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DS- 2
DIGITAL SOLUTION-2
HOME THEATER SYSTEM
INSTRUCTION
MANUAL
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A Word from Matthew Polk Table of Contents Dear Home Entertainment Buff, Thank you for purchasing the Polk Audio Digital Solution. Your Safety Warnings ..........................................................................4 new Polk Home Theater System includes the latest technologies to assure outstanding performance and enjoyment. While we DS-2 Features ............................................................................5 designed the Digital Solution System to be very easy to set
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SIMPLY COMPLETE HOME THEATER: THE DIGITAL SOLUTION 2 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 by designing the electronics in tandem with the speakers, making everything work together perfectly. We had created something entirely new: ® a no-c
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8. Accessories—Do not place these appliances on an unstable cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table. The audio/video products may fall, causing serious injury to a child or adult, and serious damage to the products. Use only with a cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table recommended by the manufacturer, or sold with the appliances. Any mounting of the appliances should follow the manufacturer’s instructions, and should use mounting accessories recommended by the manufacturer. 9. Ventilation—Slots
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DS-2 FEATURES • The DS-2 features all five main and surround speakers optimized to deliver • Some CDs have too much bass, some have too little. The same is the greatest possible performance from any integrated home theater system: true for movies. Most people like to adjust bass volume from CD to CD, The RT800i Main Speakers, the CS400i Center Channel Speakers and a pair movie to movie. We put the subwoofer volume control on the remote of f/x500i Surround Speakers. Heavy duty bottom end is deliv
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GETTING STARTED Quick Start Guide (see illustrations on pages 8 and 9) Carton Contents 1. Remove all of the components and accessories from the Your new Polk Audio Digital Solution system comes in six (6) cartons. shipping cartons. If you do not have any of the pieces listed below, or if any component 2. Connect sources such as DVD player, VCR, etc. to the seems damaged, contact your Polk Audio retailer immediately. preamp/processor audio and video inputs using coaxial Carton 1: (RCA-type) ca
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Area F—Remote Control Extension Jacks REAR PANEL GUIDED TOUR These jacks are for potential future Polk Audio products. When we bring out other electronic products, these jacks will help you unify the remote control functions of the DS-2 and the new device. Area A—Antenna Connections This is where you hook up indoor or outdoor antennas for AM and FM Area G—Multi-pin Connectors radio reception. (on Preamp/Processor and Subwoofer) These may look like connectors for computer printers, but they are
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BASIC SYSTEM HOOK UP 8 Polk Customer Service (800) 377-7655
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SPEAKER HOOK UP 9 www.polkaudio.com
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HOOKING UP THE SYSTEM Connection Precautions • Do not plug the preamp/processor or subwoofer into AC outlets until all 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-video connections. Use the same type of connection between the preamp/processor and your TV. • Connect one cable at a time observing the “input” and “output.” This will avoid any cross connection between channels and si
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Connecting a Stereo DSS (satellite TV) Receiver (see diagram on previous page) The first generation of DSS receivers (pre 1999) only have stereo analog audio outputs and are not capable of delivering 5.1 channel digital surround sound. If your DSS receiver box only has Left and Right audio jacks and no jack marked “Digital Out” or “PCM Out,” use this hook up method. DSS receivers made in 1999 or later with a “Digital Out,” “Optical,” “TOS Link,” or “PCM Out” jack should be connected as describ
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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 audio output or digital coaxial output of a DVD player or any other source to the LD RF jack. You will damage the preamp/processor if you do. Also connect the left and right analog audio outputs of the LD player to the Left and Right LD analog inputs on the preamp/processor. This will allow you to hear laser discs that do not have Do
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Connecting the Speakers We have supplied you with 5 sets of audiophile-grade speaker wire to connect your speakers. Each wire is color coded just to make it easy for you to see which wire is which at the subwoofer (amplifier) side. You can use any wire on any channel. Use whatever length makes sense for your set up and speaker placement. You can temporarily (and safely) rest the subwoofer on the grille-end to make it easy to see the terminals and connect the wires. *NOTE: Your wires may featu
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SPEAKER PLACEMENT IMPORTANT NOTE: When this manual refers to “Front Left.” we mean the speaker on your left side as you face the front (TV) side of the room. When we refer to “Surround Left” we mean the speaker that is behind you and to your left as you face the front (TV) side of the room. Center Channel Speaker Place the center speaker as close to the TV as possible. The most popular placement is right on top of your TV set. It is also fine to place it below the TV. Front Speakers To get th
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Volume Control PREAMP/PROCESSOR FRONT PANEL Adjusts the overall sound level. Turning the control clockwise increases the sound level, turning it counter-clockwise decreases the volume level. GUIDED TOUR Remote Sensor Window This window receives infrared signals from the remote control unit. Aim Power Switch and Standby Indicator the remote control unit to this sensor window. Do not allow any solid When this switch is pressed once, the power turns ON and lights appear object to block the path bet
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On/Off Surround Button WHAT THOSE TEENY LITTLE LIGHTS MEAN This button switches between surround sound and 2 channel stereo. IMPORTANT NOTE: The Dolby Digital (AC-3) mode can be selected Radio Signal Strength Meter only when either LD, DSS Digital, or DVD inputs are selected. If you This meter shows the relative signal strength of a radio signal. For best have selected a digital source with a Dolby Digital soundtrack and you reception, orient your antenna to get the maximum number of bars on c
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Remote Control Range REMOTE CONTROL OPERATION The distance between the remote control transmitter and the preamp/processor should be 15 feet (5 meters) or less. If the transmitter is pointed to a direction other than the IR SENSOR or if there is an obstacle between them, the remote control may not work correctly. 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
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I—FM and AM Buttons REMOTE CONTROL GUIDED TOUR Push the AM button to listen to AM band radio stations or push the FM button to listen to FM radio band radio stations. J—Preset Scan Button The remote control is divided into three major sections. The top section Push this button when you want to scan through the radio stations you contains the controls used most often, such as ON/OFF, MUTE, have preset. The tuner will play each preset station for a few seconds, SUBWOOFER volume and system VOLUME
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IMPORTANT NOTE: SET-UP AND CALIBRATION If at any time during this procedure the test tone comes from the wrong speaker, you have made a speaker connection mistake. Push the “Balance” button on the remote to cancel this procedure. Re-read the After you have connected all speakers and source components you may “Subwoofer and Speaker Connections” section of this manual and start using the DS-2 without any further set-up procedures and get correct the wiring error before returning to this procedur
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1. Play a Dolby Digital source and push the DELAY button on the Setting Dolby Pro Logic Delay remote control. This menu will appear on your TV screen: The channel delay function for Dolby Pro Logic exists for a somewhat different reason than for Dolby Digital. There is a different default surround delay value than that for Dolby Digital. Dolby Pro Logic does not require a center channel delay. The factory preset delay default values are Center = None and Surround = 30mS. (Fig. 6) 2. Measure th
