S4 Soundbar Affect of 'Voice Assist' on 'Audio Modes'?

PQR

The Polk S4 Soundbar has three(3) audio modes:
1. Movie
2. Night
3. Music

QUESTION 1: There is no 'standard' mode - as far as I can tell the soundbar MUST be in one of these 3 modes. Period. Is that correct?

The S4 has 3 VOICE ADJUST modes uniquely named "1", "2", and "3".

QUESTION 2: Is Voice Adjust "1" simply the default or 'no' voice adjust? Leaving "2" and "3" to amp up voice audio respectively?

QUESTION 3: What, if any, affect does adjusting Voice Adjust to say "2" or "3" have on the audio mode? E.g. does it still stay in Movie Mode or Music Mode or whatever and the Voice Adjust settings are completely independent? Or what?

Thanks,


(PS I do like the POLK voice adjust feature - movies these days seem to amp up sound fx and minimize audio requiring ever increasing volumes or CC to hear what is being said - at least in my opinion)

SeleniumFalcon

Hello,
I'll pose these questions to a product specialist at Polk.

SeleniumFalcon

His response:


Question 1:

If you primarily watch TV or movies, the Movie setting would be considered Standard. If you mainly use the Bar for Music listening, Music would be regarded as Standard. There is no universal standard setting.

Question 2:

Voice 1 would qualify as standard as it is the default setting. VOICE ADJUST 1 / 2 / 3: Adjust the volume of dialog in movies, vocals in music, etc., so these can be heard more easily. It can be set to 3 levels. Set this to the desired value.

Question 3:

Voice Adjust is compatible with the three Sound Modes: Movie, Night, or Music. Its primary function is to adjust the volume of dialog/vocals for an enhanced audio experience.


For further information, please refer to page 27 of the service manual.

PQR

ok thanks