Contents 1 Important Safety Information ............. 1 Warnings ................... 2 Battery precautions ..............3 Disposal of your old product and battery ........4 2 Before you begin ................. 5 3 Welcome ................6 What's in the box ..............6 Overview of the Sound Bar ............7 Overview of the Remote Control ..........
Information Make sure you read all the safety information before you use this product. TCL North America bears no responsibility for accidents or damages caused by unauthorized changes, modifications or improper use of the product. User Manual can be found at www.tcl.com/us on the specific product page in the “Download”...
Warnings • To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this product to rain or moisture. This product should not be exposed to dripping or splashing. No objects filled with liquids, such as vases, should be placed on or near the product.
particularly at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point where it exits from the product. • Use only attachments/accessories specified by the manufacturer. • Use only with the cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table specified by the manufacturer, or sold with the apparatus. When a cart is used, use caution when moving the cart/apparatus combination to avoid injury from tip-over.
• If the batteries leak, wipe away the leakage inside the battery compartment and replace the batteries with new ones. • Keep away the batteries from heat or moisture. • Do not carry or store batteries with other metallic objects. Doing so could cause batteries to short circuit, leak or explode.
2 Before you begin • Carefully read and observe all safety instructions in the safety leaflet. • This sound bar is intended for indoor use only. In case it accidentally gets in contact with small amounts of water, unplug immediately and use a dry cloth to remove the water.
3 Welcome Congratulations on the purchase of your new TCL Sound Bar! After it is set up and connected, you can experience a super sound quality and state-of-the-art design to best fit your home entertainment system. You are recommended to read through this user manual which helps you set up, connect and operate the product easily and properly.
Overview of the Sound Bar Button and jack definition: Buttons and jacks are defined as follows: OPT USB AUX DC IN : Press to power on, short press to switch function, long press to power off 2. —: Press for volume down 3.
Overview of the Remote Control : Press to power on and power off. (MUTE): Press the mute button and turn on the sound button (white light will flash slowly when mute). : Press to switch to Bluetooth mode. 4. AUX: Press to switch to AUX mode. 5.
12. TREBLE -: Press to decrease treble sound (the white light flashes, when hit the maximum or minimum level white light will be on). 13. BASS +: Press to increase bass (the white light flashes, when hit the maximum or minimum level white light will be on).
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OPEN PUSH • This product contains a coin cell battery. If the coin cell battery is swallowed, it can cause severe internal burns in just 2 hours and can lead to death. • Keep new and used batteries away from children. •...
Sound Bar main unit on the wall. Make sure you use screws provided or specified by the authorized manufacturer. TCL bears no responsibility for accidents or damage caused by improper wall mounting and screws installation or insufficient wall strength, etc.
< 9.8' Mount your Sound Bar on the wall You can choose to mount your Sound Bar main unit on the wall. 1. Place the supplied wall mount template on the wall. Make sure the wall mount template is at least 3.9" below the center of the TV.
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4. Mark on the wall using each marking on the template through the mounting holes. 5. Take away the wall mount template. 6. Drill a screw hole at each marking on the wall. " > 3.9 " 7. Take out the screws from the rear of the sound bar, 2 per side.
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10. Insert the supplied wall anchors into 2 screw holes on the wall. 11. Insert the supplied screws into the wall anchors. 12. Fix and tighten the screws on the wall. 13. Hang the Sound Bar main unit on the screws. 406.7mm...
5 Connect your Sound Bar system After you have fixed the position of the Sound Bar, you can start connecting it to your TV or other devices and listen to the audio through your Sound Bar. Make sure you have muted the audio of your TV or device.
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For TCL TV: • Connect HDMI cable from the HDMI (ARC) interface on the sound bar to the HDMI (ARC/eARC) interface on the TV. Connect power cord. • Enable the CEC function in the settings of the TCL TV.
Connect with the optical cable 1. Remove the protective caps from the optical cable when necessary. 2. Connect one end of the optical cable to the optical input connector on your Sound Bar and another end to the optical output connector of your TV or device. DC IN ARCO PT USBA UX DC IN...
To get the best possible audio experience using the optical cable: 1 Press the Home button on your TCL TV Remote. 2 Navigate to Audio option under Settings. 3 Uncheck the “TV speaker enabled” option.
• Press on the remote control to listen to/pause/ resume the music. • Press on the remote control to skip to the previous or next track. • Press to increase or decrease the volume level. 6 Use your Sound Bar system Get Started: 1.
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Bluetooth device (please refer to the phone instructions for details); 3. Select "TCL S522W" from the device that has been searched for, click connection, with voice prompt; 4. If the phone remind you to enter password, enter “0000”...
HDMI Mode Press the " " button on the sound bar or "HDMI" button on the remote control to switch to " HDMI” mode. At this point, connect the HDMI cable to the TV set and then to the HDMI IN(ARC) jack on the back of the sound bar.
raise the volume. Note: during volume increase and decrease, the indicator light flash; when the volume is increased to the maximum or decreased to the minimum, the indicator light will be on. So remind the user! B. After power on, in any mode of playback, Press the remote control to choose sound effect mode: MUSIC, MOVIE and DIALOG.
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Bluetooth range Up to 32.8' Sound bar, Subwoofer, Remote control, AC Included in the adaptors, AUX cable (3.5mm to RCA), QSG, packaging Wall-mounted bracket and screws, Wall mount template Sound bar: 31.9" x 2.8" x 3.9" /2.95 lb Dimensions/Weight Subwoofer: 6.5" x 9.4 x 11.7" /4.45 lb Distance/Angel: 19.7'/30°...
® The Bluetooth word mark and logos are registered trademarks owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by TCL Corporation under license. Other trademarks and trade names are those of their respective owners. HDMI HDMI, and HDMI logo and High-Definition Multimedia Interface are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI licensing LLC.
9 FCC STATEMENT 1. This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
10 FAQ Bluetooth paired, connection cannot be completed Another mobile device may be connected to the sound bar. Disconnected the other connected bluetooth device. Once the device is disconnected, you device should pair automatically- provided it was previously paired. Volume of Bluetooth playback is low 1.
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Plays no sound Make sure you activate the PCM signal output on your TV or device when the HDMI ARC/Optical audio source is selected on the sound bar. For more information of how to activate the PCM signal output, check the user manual of your TV or device.