Page 2 - Table of Contents; A Word from Matthew Polk; Dear Home Entertainment Buff,; About Polk Audio—A History of Excellence
Polk Customer Service (800) 377-7655 2 Table of Contents Safety Warnings ..........................................................................4 DS-2 Features ............................................................................5 Carton Contents ..............................................
Page 3 - This; ERFORMANCE
The original RM Digital Solution-1, with its compact high performance satellite speakers, got as close to “full size” speaker performance as possible in a “mini sub/sat” system. How? By optimizing the speakers with preamp, surround processor and amplifier electronics of our own design. We did this b...
Page 5 - EATURES
www.polkaudio.com 5 • The DS-2 features all five main and surround speakers optimized to deliverthe greatest possible performance from any integrated home theater system:The RT800 i Main Speakers, the CS400 i Center Channel Speakers and a pair of f/x500 i Surround Speakers. Heavy duty bottom end is ...
Page 6 - GETTING STARTED
Polk Customer Service (800) 377-7655 6 Carton Contents Your new Polk Audio Digital Solution system comes in six (6) cartons.If you do not have any of the pieces listed below, or if any componentseems damaged, contact your Polk Audio retailer immediately. Carton 1: One (1) Preamp/ProcessorOne (1) Inf...
Page 7 - REAR PANEL GUIDED TOUR
www.polkaudio.com 7 Area A—Antenna Connections This is where you hook up indoor or outdoor antennas for AM and FMradio reception. Area B—Audio Analog Inputs/Outputs This is where connections are made for the analog audio outputs ofsources such as CD player, DVD player, tape deck, etc. It is a good i...
Page 8 - BASIC SYSTEM HOOK UP
Polk Customer Service (800) 377-7655 8 BASIC SYSTEM HOOK UP
Page 9 - SPEAKER HOOK UP
Page 10 - Connection Precautions; • When connecting sources, use; Connecting Radio Antennas; Do not use both composite and S-video connections. If; HOOKING UP THE SYSTEM
Polk Customer Service (800) 377-7655 10 Connection Precautions • Do not plug the preamp/processor or subwoofer into AC outlets untilall the connections have been made. • When connecting sources, use either standard composite (good) or S- video (better) throughout. Do not use both composite and S-vid...
Page 11 - Connecting a VCR; Do not; Connecting a CD Player
www.polkaudio.com 11 Connecting a Stereo DSS (satellite TV) Receiver (see diagram on previous page) The first generation of DSS receivers (pre 1999) only havestereo analog audio outputs and are not capable of delivering5.1 channel digital surround sound. If your DSS receiver boxonly has Left and Rig...
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Polk Customer Service (800) 377-7655 12 Connecting a Laserdisc Player Connect the AC-3 RF output of the LD player LD RF input of the preamp/processor. IMPORTANT NOTE: Do not connect a normal analog audiooutput or digital coaxial output of a DVD player or any other source to the LD RF jack. You will ...
Page 13 - Connecting the Speakers; Center Speaker; Connecting to AC Outlets; FUSE
www.polkaudio.com 13 Connecting the Speakers We have supplied you with 5 sets of audiophile-gradespeaker wire to connect your speakers. Each wire iscolor coded just to make it easy for you to see whichwire is which at the subwoofer (amplifier) side. You can use any wire on any channel. Use whatever ...
Page 14 - SPEAKER PLACEMENT; Location; Dipole Mode; Sound; Subwoofer
Polk Customer Service (800) 377-7655 14 IMPORTANT NOTE:When this manual refers to “Front Left.” we mean the speaker onyour left side as you face the front (TV) side of the room. When werefer to “Surround Left” we mean the speaker that is behind youand to your left as you face the front (TV) side of ...
Page 15 - See page 22 for more information on using this feature.; PREAMP/PROCESSOR FRONT PANEL
Polk Customer Service (800) 377-7655 15 Power Switch and Standby Indicator When this switch is pressed once, the power turns ON and lights appearon the Main Display panel. When pressed again, the power turns OFFand the standby indicator light glows red. Make sure the Power switchon the back of the s...
Page 16 - WHAT THOSE TEENY LITTLE LIGHTS MEAN
www.polkaudio.com 16 On/Off Surround Button This button switches between surround sound and 2 channel stereo. IMPORTANT NOTE: The Dolby Digital (AC-3) mode can be selected only when either LD, DSS Digital, or DVD inputs are selected. If youhave selected a digital source with a Dolby Digital soundtra...
Page 17 - Loading Remote Control Batteries; REMOTE CONTROL OPERATION; Remote Control Range
Polk Customer Service (800) 377-7655 17 Loading Remote Control Batteries 1. Remove the back cover. 2. Insert two AA type batteries with correct (+) and (–) polarity. 3. Close the back cover until it clicks. The batteries will last about 4 months with normal use. Change the batteries as soon as you n...
Page 18 - REMOTE CONTROL GUIDED TOUR
www.polkaudio.com 18 The remote control is divided into three major sections. The top sectioncontains the controls used most often, such as ON/OFF, MUTE,SUBWOOFER volume and system VOLUME controls. The middle sectionhas the source buttons, where you select the source component youwant to hear and se...
Page 19 - Setting Channel Balance; SET-UP AND CALIBRATION; gh; Setting Dolby Digital Delay; SETTING CHANNEL DELAY
Polk Customer Service (800) 377-7655 19 After you have connected all speakers and source components you maystart using the DS-2 without any further set-up procedures and getexcellent performance in most homes. One of the many benefits of thePolk Digital Solution system is that the electronics and sp...
Page 20 - Setting Dolby Pro Logic Delay
www.polkaudio.com 20 1. Play a Dolby Digital source and push the DELAY button on theremote control. This menu will appear on your TV screen: 2. Measure the distance from your main listening position to the center speaker in feet (Fig. 6). 3. Measure the distance from your main listening position to ...
Page 21 - Listening to the Radio; POWER; HOW TO USE YOUR DIGITAL
Polk Customer Service (800) 377-7655 Listening to the Radio 1. Press the POWER switch (A) to turn on the power. 2. Press one of the SOURCE buttons (B) on the front panel, or the AM or FM buttons on the remote (C) to select either the FM or AM band. 3. Press the TUNE UP and DOWN buttons (D) to tune i...
Page 22 - Presetting Radio Station; Auto Presetting; Playing a CD (or other stereo audio source)
www.polkaudio.com 22 Presetting Radio Station You can preset up to 30 FM/AM stations in any order. Stations can bepreset either manually (by you) or automatically (by the tuner). Auto Presetting This function scans the frequencies in the selected band andautomatically presets all stations that can b...
Page 24 - Operating from the remote control:; USING MULTI-ROOM FEATURE; Operating from the Front Panel
www.polkaudio.com 24 The Multi-Room feature allows you to listen to an audio sourceconnected to the DS-2 system in another room of the house. Forexample, you can watch a movie in the living room while your childrenlisten to the CD player in the family room. In order to use this feature,you will need...
Page 25 - sure; TROUBLESHOOTING
If something doesn’t seem to work right, please use the chart below before calling your dealer or Polk Audio. You will actually save time in thelong run if you have already eliminated some of the possible reasons for the problem. Polk Customer Service (800) 377-7655 25 If this happens: No sound from...
Page 26 - Polk Audio, Inc., warrants to the original purchaser only that the; Preamp/Processor and Amplifier; in this Polk Audio Loudspeaker; POLK AUDIO LIMITED WARRANTY
www.polkaudio.com 26 Interference If this unit is placed very near a television, picture disturbance or noise may occur on the TV. In such a case, move the preamp/processor as far as possible from the television. If the problem persists, re-route the TV antenna cable so that it is as far as possible...
Page 28 - OVERALL HOOK UP
