Overview

What you can do with this unit
Accessories

Inserting the battery
Operating range of the remote control unit
Part names and functions

Sound bar
Subwoofer
Remote control unit
Positioning

Positioning the sound bar
Positioning the subwoofer

Connections

Connecting a TV

TV equipped with an HDMI connector and compatible with the eARC (Enhanced Audio Return Channel) or ARC (Audio Return Channel)
TV equipped with an HDMI connector and incompatible with the eARC or ARC / TV equipped with an optical digital connector
TV equipped with an HDMI connector and incompatible with the eARC or ARC / TV equipped with an analog connector
Connecting a playback device

Connecting an HDMI device
Connecting the power cords

Playback

Playing TV, movies and music

Turning on the power of the subwoofer
Adjusting the volume
Adjusting the subwoofer volume
Turning off the sound temporarily (Muting)
Playing music on a Bluetooth device

Pairing a Bluetooth device for the first time
Pairing with other Bluetooth devices
Playing music with a paired Bluetooth device
Getting the HEOS App

Setting up first HEOS built-in device
Adding more HEOS built-in devices
HEOS Account
Playing from streaming music services
Listening to the same music in multiple rooms
Listening to Internet Radio
Playing music stored on your mobile
Playing back files stored on a PC or NAS
Playing music from a USB flash drive
AirPlay function

Playing songs from your iPhone, iPod touch or iPad
Playing iTunes music with this unit
Play a song from your iPhone, iPod touch or iPad on multiple synced devices (AirPlay 2)
Spotify Connect function

Settings

Settings

Adjusting the dialogue sound
Setting the night mode
Setting the sound mode
Operating this unit using the remote control of a TV
Connecting the sound bar and subwoofer manually
Setting the input source to switch with the TV button on the remote control unit

Tips

Troubleshooting

Power does not turn on / Power is turned off
Operations cannot be performed through the remote control unit
Trouble teaching this unit remote control commands
No sound comes out
Music cuts out or delays sometimes
The HDMI control function does not work
Audio can be heard coming from the TV’s speakers
I hear a delay when using the external input with my TV
Bluetooth playback does not work
Cannot connect the sound bar to the network
Connecting to a network using an iOS device
Connecting to a WPS network
This unit takes long time to turn on
Resetting factory settings
Resetting the firmware to the default state

Appendix

About HDMI
Power management

Power modes
Status LED table
Supported file types and codecs

Supported audio formats (Optical)
Trademark information
Specifications

Sound bar
Subwoofer
PDF Download

Sound bar

Top panel

Name Bar Top Studio3DMini

Power operation button ( Icon Power )

Turns the sound bar power on/off (standby). link

Input source select button ( Icon Source )

This selects the input source.

Switches the input source each time the button is pressed. link

Bluetooth button ( Icon Bluetooth )

Switches the input source to “Bluetooth”. link

Used to pair with Bluetooth devices. link

Volume buttons (+, –)

These adjusts the volume level. link

Front panel

Name Front Studio3DMini

Visual Indicator LEDs

Please refer to the Visual indicator LEDslink for LED color and state meaning.

Status LED

Please refer to the Status LED tablelink for LED color and state meaning.

Remote control sensor

This receives signals from the remote control unit. link

Visual indicator LEDs

Indicates input source, sound bar volume, night mode, dialogue, subwoofer volume and sound modes.

Name 5LEDs Studio3DMini

Input source indication

Input sources are indicated as follows. When the input source is TV, HDMI Input, or Optical Input, the color changes depending on the type of audio signal that is input.

Input Source indication Studio3DMini

Refer to Playing TV, movies and musiclink for how to set the input source.

Volume level indication

Volume level will be indicated with 5 LEDs. Each LED will have 5 levels of brightness to indicate volume. Volume 1% will be indicated with the left most volume dimly lit, volume 100% will be indicated with all 5 volume LEDs fully illuminated.

Volume indication Studio3DMini

Volume indicators will illuminate in purple instead of white to indicate the state of Night Mode.

Night Mode indication Studio3DMini

Refer to Adjusting the volumelink for how to adjust the volume.

Refer to Setting the night modelink for how to set the night mode.

Dialogue indication

Depending on the settings of the dialogue function for adjustment of the volume of dialogue in movies and vocals in music, the indication is as follows.

Dialogue indication Studio3DMini

Refer to Adjusting the dialogue soundlink for how to configure the Dialogue settings.

Subwoofer volume indication

The volume of the subwoofer is indicated by 5 LEDs. The default settings are ±0 and the center LED lights up. As the subwoofer volume increases, the LEDs light up in order from the center to the right. Conversely, as the subwoofer volume decreases, the LEDs light up in order from the center to the left.

SW VOL indication Studio3DMini

Refer to Adjusting the subwoofer volumelink for how to adjust the volume of the subwoofer.

Sound mode indication

The indication depends on the selected sound modes. link

Rear panel

Name Rear Studio3DMini

Wall hook hole

Used to mount the sound bar on a wall. link

CONNECT button

Used for Wi-Fi setup.

SYNC button

Used to wirelessly connect the sound bar and subwoofer. link

POWER inlet

Used to connect the power cord. link

USB port

This is used to connect USB storages (such as USB flash drives). link

NETWORK connector

Used to connect this unit to a wired Ethernet network. link

CONNECT / SYNC LED

Indicates the status of this unit. link

AUX audio input connector

Use a commercially available 3.5 mm stereo audio cable to connect a TV with an AUX audio output connector. link

Optical digital input connector (OPTICAL)

Use the included optical cable to connect a TV with an optical digital terminal. link

HDMI OUT connector (eARC/ARC)

Use the included HDMI cable to connect an eARC or ARC function-compatible TV. link

HDMI IN connector

Used to connect to the HDMI equipment with an HDMI cable. link

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