SurroundBar SDA Instant Home Theater

jno34
jno34 Posts: 2
edited January 2011 in Basic Hookup/Wiring Questions
I am considering buying the SurroundBAR SDA IHT but I have a quick question before doing so. I have a cable HD box, PS3 and Xbox and want to use the surround bar for each unit. Now do I have to unplug the surround bar and plug it into each device i want to use? or can i just plug it into my TV and it will work for all the devices since they are all plugged into the TV? It could get a little inconvenient if i had to unplug it from my cable box and plug it into the PS3 each time i wanted to watch a blu ray movie.

thanks in advance.
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  • kawizx9r
    kawizx9r Posts: 5,150
    edited August 2009
    Welcome to Club Polk!
    As far as unplugging/plugging things in, I'm not at all familiar with the surroundbar but my logic suggests that whatever is plugged into your TV i.e. cable/ps3/etc, if your surroundbar is connected to a set of outputs FROM your TV anything that's played through it will be provided on the output end of your tv to your surroundbar. Hope that helps!
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  • zingo
    zingo Posts: 11,258
    edited August 2009
    Correct. The IHT has a single input, which works really well if you run it out from your TV as suggested.
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  • TECHNOKID
    TECHNOKID Posts: 4,298
    edited August 2009
    jno34 wrote: »
    I am considering buying the SurroundBAR SDA IHT but I have a quick question before doing so. I have a cable HD box, PS3 and Xbox and want to use the surround bar for each unit. Now do I have to unplug the surround bar and plug it into each device i want to use? or can i just plug it into my TV and it will work for all the devices since they are all plugged into the TV? It could get a little inconvenient if i had to unplug it from my cable box and plug it into the PS3 each time i wanted to watch a blu ray movie.

    thanks in advance.
    What you care with the IHT SB is sound therefore:

    1.Connect all of your video devices to your TV.
    2.Connect the audio cable (which comes in the box) from your TV to the SurroundBar. Just make sure you program your TV for external sound so it goes out to the IHT SB and not to your TV speakers.
    3. Set your IHT SB as per your user manual.
    4. Simply sit and enjoy :)

    Cheers!
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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 11,055
    edited August 2009
    Are you using a receiver?
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  • TECHNOKID
    TECHNOKID Posts: 4,298
    edited August 2009
    Willow wrote: »
    Are you using a receiver?
    I sure hope he isn't since the IHT has it builted in:
    Total Peak Power 260 Watts Total
    70 Watts x 2 (SurroundBar)
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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 11,055
    edited August 2009
    TECHNOKID wrote: »
    I sure hope he isn't since the IHT has it builted in:


    I noticed that part after..:o

    I hope he has lots of inputs on the back of his TV
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  • TECHNOKID
    TECHNOKID Posts: 4,298
    edited August 2009
    Willow wrote: »
    I noticed that part after..:o

    I hope he has lots of inputs on the back of his TV
    If not, all the OP needs is an external HDMI matrix: http://www.monoprice.com/products/search.asp?keyword=hdmi+multi+input

    Cheeres!
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  • jno34
    jno34 Posts: 2
    edited August 2009
    Thanks. I bought the system and it works perfectly. Just plugged it into the back of my tv and everything runs through the sound bar. I have plenty of inputs on the back of my tv so that was not an issue.

    thanks for all the input.
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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 11,055
    edited August 2009
    jno34 wrote: »
    Thanks. I bought the system and it works perfectly. Just plugged it into the back of my tv and everything runs through the sound bar. I have plenty of inputs on the back of my tv so that was not an issue.

    thanks for all the input.


    Excellent, glad it worked out for you and that you like the outcome
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  • jacob.simpson
    jacob.simpson Posts: 481
    edited August 2009
    jno34 wrote: »
    Thanks. I bought the system and it works perfectly. Just plugged it into the back of my tv and everything runs through the sound bar. I have plenty of inputs on the back of my tv so that was not an issue.

    thanks for all the input.
    Try to put up a small review it may be helpful for lot of folks here
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  • TECHNOKID
    TECHNOKID Posts: 4,298
    edited August 2009
    jacob.simpson wrote: »
    Try to put up a small review it may be helpful for lot of folks here
    +1! Would be nice if you put the review in the HUGE SB sticky discussion.

    Cheers!
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  • lukewayne
    lukewayne Posts: 80
    edited August 2009
    is there a way to tell what your tv is outputting to the SB? i'm pretty sure no matter what is going into my tv, it only will pass through stereo signal (digital) because of copy writing issues.

    for example, ps3 over hdmi to tv. optical to the receiver. receiver only gets stereo signal.
    but, tv decodes cable, optical to the receiver receiver gets 5.1 DD


    if that is the case for yours also, then the sound bar is probably getting a stereo signal for pass through audio, then inventing the other channels to make it sound surround.
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  • Tundracat
    Tundracat Posts: 3
    edited August 2009
    I am looking also to purchase Polk's Surround Bar SDA Instant Home Theater but have a few questions. I currently get my programming through Dish Network and I just noticed recently on the back of my Dish Receiver that it has a dolby digital output that I have not ever used. I have been told that I need an optical audio cable (TOSLINK). Does the Surround bar have an optical audio input or is there another way to get dolby digital? I have never had anything but tv speakers and have never set up a HTS. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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  • Tundracat
    Tundracat Posts: 3
    edited August 2009
    Keiko wrote: »
    Welcome to CP Tundracat. Perhaps someone at Tech Support can answer your questions. Polk's Customer Service is second to none.

    Here's the link:

    http://www.polkaudio.com/contactus/index.php

    Good luck!


    EDIT: You can also download product manuals from this link which would be helpful.

    http://www.polkaudio.com/homeaudio/surroundbar/#manuals

    The product manual was just what I was looking for. Unfortunately there is no optical audio input only analog inputs. Thankyou so much for the response!
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  • Tundracat
    Tundracat Posts: 3
    edited August 2009
    Not yet, but I will take a look. Thanks!
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  • TECHNOKID
    TECHNOKID Posts: 4,298
    edited August 2009
    While I've been reluctant to buy speakers from companies that are not specialist in the speaker field I have heard/read many comments of satisfaction about the Yamaha Sound Projector (quite amasing since most yamaha speakers are usualy crap).

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  • rtinneract
    rtinneract Posts: 1
    edited January 2011
    I sure could use some help. I have a SurroundBar 6000 plugged into a Panasonic Vierra TV. I programmed everything with no problem, brought up the TV menu and turned off the TV speakers. Everything worked great. And then it stopped working. This has happened a few times over the last few weeks. Each time the circumstances are different. Sometimes I can turn the TV speakers back on and at least get sound. Sometimes the bar lights turn Red and cannot be persuaded to turn blue again. Sometimes they are blue but the Bar still does not have sound. Right now when I bring up the TV audio menu I cannot get the Surround option to be On at all.
    I do not know if the problem is with the Bar, the TV, the components, the connections. If anyone has any sage advice, I will take it. (I left an email for technical service, but it is New Years Day so it might be awhile).
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