Dynex DX-SB114 - Manual

Quick Setup Guide

Soundbar Home Theater Speaker | DX-SB114

SUBWOOFER OUT

OPTICAL IN

DC IN

AUX IN

R

L

RCA IN

18V

Congratulations on your purchase
of a Dynex Soundbar Home
Theater Speaker System.

Package contents

Before using your new product, please read these

instructions to prevent any damage.

Soundbar

Remote control

AC adapter

RCA audio cable

3.5 mm audio cable

Wall mounting template

# Item

1

Standby

indicator

2

(Power) button

and indicator

3

(Input) button

4

DSP

(Digital Signal

Processor) button and
indicator

5

BASS

button and indicator

6

VOL +/–

buttons

7

Hanging

brackets

8

SUBWOOFER OUT

jack

9

DC IN

jack

Description

Lights when the soundbar is in standby mode.

Press to turn on the soundbar. The indicator lights green.
Press again to return the soundbar to standby mode.

Press repeatedly to cycle through the sound source options
(RCA>AUX IN>OPTICAL IN).

Press repeatedly to cycle through the DSP sound modes:
• Standard - Lets you enjoy normal sound.
• Theater - Best for enjoying movies. Bass frequencies
are

enhanced.

• News - Select for clear voice reproduction.
The corresponding indicator lights to indicate the sound
mode selected.

Press to activate the bass frequency enhancement. The
indicator lights green. Press again to turn off the bass
frequency enhancement.

Press to increase or decrease the volume of the soundbar.

Use to hang the soundbar on a wall.

Connect a powered subwoofer to this jack.

Connect the AC adapter to this jack to power the soundbar.

# Item

10

RCA IN

(R and L) jacks

11

AUX IN

jack

12

OPTICAL IN

jack

13

(Power) button

14

INPUT

button

15

DSP

buttons

16

BASS

button

17

VOL

+/– buttons

18

(Mute) button

Description

If your TV (or other audio source device) has RCA OUT jacks,
connect the RCA cables to your source device and these jacks.

If your TV (or other audio source device) has an AUX OUT or
headphone jack, connect the 3.5 mm audio cable to your
source device and this jack.

If your TV (or other audio source device) has an Optical OUT
jack, connect a digital optical cable (not included) to your
source device and this jack.

Press to turn on the soundbar. Press again to return the
soundbar to standby mode.

Press repeatedly to cycle through the sound source options
(RCA>AUX IN>OPTICAL IN).

Press repeatedly to cycle through the DSP sound modes
(Standard>Theater >News ). The corresponding indicator on
the soundbar top panel lights to indicate the sound mode
selected.

Press to activate the bass frequency enhancement.

Press to increase or decrease the volume of the soundbar.

Press to mute the sound from the soundbar. Press again to
restore the sound.

FEATURES

Top view

Remote control

Back view

CONNECT THE SOUNDBAR

Choose one connection option below that fits your audio source device (e.g., TV, projector,
DVD/Blu-ray player, gaming console etc.).

CAUTION:

Turn off or unplug all devices while you are making connections.

NOTE:

If you have multiple devices connected to a TV or projector, connecting directly to the TV or projector will ensure

audio plays through your soundbar from all of your devices.

CONNECT THE AC ADAPTER

CAUTIONS:

•

Make sure that the electrical outlet matches the AC adapter’s input requirements of 100-240 V,

50/60 Hz before connecting.

•

Use only the AC adapter provided.

•

Plug in the AC adapter only after all other connections have been made.

1

Connect the AC adapter to the DC IN jack on the back of the soundbar.

2

Plug the other end of the AC adapter into a power outlet or surge protector.

POSITION YOUR SOUNDBAR

You can mount your soundbar on the wall
(go to Step 5).

AUX IN connections (GOOD)

1

Connect the right-angled end of the 3.5mm audio cable to

your soundbar. Plug the other end into the

Audio Output

port or headphone jack on your audio source device.

2

After connecting power, see

USING YOUR SOUNDBAR

on

the next page.

Digital connections (BEST)

1

Connect one end of the digital optical cable (not included)

to your soundbar. Connect the other end into the

Digital

Optical Output

port on your audio source device.

2

Change the device’s audio output to

'PCM' format

(typically found in Audio Settings). Refer to the
documentation that came with your audio source device
(e.g., TV, projector, DVD/Blu-ray player, etc.) for more
information.

3

After connecting power, see

USING YOUR SOUNDBAR

on the

next page.

CONNECT THE SUBWOOFER
(OPTIONAL)

Connect one end of the subwoofer
speaker cable (not included) to the
subwoofer and the other end to the
soundbar.

RCA Audio connections (GOOD)

1

For an RCA audio connection, connect the right-angled

connectors to your soundbar. Connect the other end of the
RCA cables into the

Audio Output

ports on your audio

source device.

2

After connecting power, see USING YOUR SOUNDBAR on

the next page.

NOTE:

Make sure the cable ends match the color of the ports.

VOL

Standby

Standard

Theater

News

DSP

BASS

SUBWOOFER OUT

OPTICAL IN

DC IN

AUX IN

R

L

RCA IN

18V

SUBWOOFER OUT

OPTICAL IN

DC IN

R

L

RCA IN

18V

AUX IN

Back of the soundbar

SUBWOOFER OUT

OPTICAL IN

DC IN

R

L

RCA IN

18V

AUX IN

Back of the soundbar

SUBWOOFER OUT

OPTICAL IN

DC IN

R

L

RCA IN

18V

AUX IN

Back of the soundbar

You can set the soundbar on a flat surface
(go to Step 6).

-

OR -

RCA audio cable (included)

3.5 mm audio cable (included)

Digital optical cable (not included)

OUTPUT

AUDIO

TV, projector, or

DVD/Blu-ray player

TV, projector, or

DVD/Blu-ray player

TV, projector, or

DVD/Blu-ray player

AUDIO QUALITY

BEST

GOOD

GOOD

JACK TYPE

(on source device)

CABLE

Digital optical cable (not included)

3.5 mm audio cable (included)

RCA Audio cable (included)

SUBWOOFER OUT

OPTICAL IN

DC IN

R

L

RCA IN

18V

AUX IN

Back of the soundbar

SUBWOOFER OUT

OPTICAL IN

DC IN

R

L

RCA IN

18V

AUX IN

Back of the soundbar

Subwoofer cable (not included)

OUTPUT

AUDIO

L

R

Subwoofer

OUTPUT

DIGITAL

OPTICAL

-

OR

-

-

OR

-

- PICK ONE

-

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OVER