DaytonAudio SBA302-BT User manual

Brand: DaytonAudio

Model: SBA302-BT

Type: User manual

DaytonAudio SBA302-BT is a versatile amplifier kit for soundbar projects, featuring 2 x 30 Watts of power, Bluetooth 5.0, various inputs, an IR sensor and remote, and even Dolby Digital decoding via HDMI ARC. With its convenient design, you can flexibly place components in your soundbar cabinet. Connect to various audio sources via HDMI, optical, or AUX inputs. Control the amplifier effortlessly with the included IR remote or teach it to respond to your existing TV remote. Choose from multiple EQ presets to optimize your listening experience.

Model: SBA302-BT User Manual

SOUND BAR

AMPLIFIER KIT

with BLUETOOTH

and IR REMOTE

The SBA302-BT amplier is perfect for soundbar projects. With 2 x 30 Was of power, a variety of inputs, an IR sensor and

remote, and even Dolby Digital decoding via HDMI ARC. The design of the amplier has a separate back panel, control

panel, and IR/LED panel allows total exibility for custom soundbar designs.

FEATURES

• HDMIin,OpcalinandAUXinsupportforeasyconnecontoanyaudiosource

• Bluetooth5.0AudioInputforconnecngtosmartTVs,settopboxes,tablets,cellphoneandmore

• 2x30WaOutput

• Convenientdesignforspeakerbuilders,allowinganycomponenttobeplacedanywhereinthecabinetbymaking

 simplerectangularcuts

• HDMIARCInputsupporngDolbyDigitaldecoding(DolbyDigitalPlusandAC3)

• IncludedIRRemoteandIRsensor

• IRLearningtouseanyIRremoteforcontrol

• VariousEQpresets

• Controlpanelwithpowercontrol,inputswitchingandvolumecontrol

TABLE OF CONTENTS

FEATURES ..................................................................................................................................................................... 2

BACK PANEL / AMPLIFIER ............................................................................................................................................ 3

CONTROL PANEL ........................................................................................................................................................... 3

FRONT PANEL - IR SENSOR and LEDs ............................................................................................................................. 4

REMOTE ....................................................................................................................................................................... 4

PRESETS ....................................................................................................................................................................... 5

IR REMOTE LEARNING .................................................................................................................................................. 5

STEPS ...................................................................................................................................................................... 5

INSTALLATION GUIDE .................................................................................................................................................... 6

CUTOUTS ................................................................................................................................................................. 6

CONNECTIONS ......................................................................................................................................................... 7

SPECIFICATIONS ............................................................................................................................................................ 7

TROUBLESHOOTING ..................................................................................................................................................... 8

BACK PANEL / AMPLIFIER

Containstheamplieritself,alongwiththebackpanelwithalloftheamplier’sinputs.

1) DigitalOpcalInput–

TOSLINKinputisusefulforconnecngTVsorotherdigitaldeviceswithoutHDMIARCsupport.In

mostcases,opcaldoesnotsupportvolumecontrolviatheTVorProjectorremote,however,HDMIARCdoessupportthis.

2) Analog3.5mmInput–

3.5mminputissuitablefordirectconnecontoaTV,projector,cellphone,etc.Unlikeopcal,AUX

orheadphoneoutputsonTVsorprojectorsusuallyhavetheadvantageofvolumecontrolviatheTVorprojector’sremote.

3) USBServiceInput–Forserviceonly.DoesnotsupportUSBmedia.

4) HDMIARCInput–AllowsfordigitalaudioandHDMICECcontroldirectlyfromaTVorotherHDMIARCsupported

device.ThisinputalsosupportsDolbyDigitalDecoding,whichwillilluminateasecondLEDonthesoundbarifitisin

use.AsupportedHDMIcable(version1.4orhigher)isrequired.

5) DCIN–18V,3ADC

6) PowerToggle–Turnsthesoundbaronoro.

CONTROL PANEL

1)PowerControl&Mute–Shortclickonceto

exitstandbymodeandenabletheamplier.

Onceoutofstandbymode,theLEDwill

displayacolorcorrespondingtothecurrent

input.Shortclickoncetomutetheamplier

(theLEDwillturnpink).Longclick(3seconds)

toenterstandbymode(LEDwillturnred).

2)BluetoothBuon–Clickoncetoenter

Bluetoothmode.Holdtoenterpairingmode

(LEDwillblinkblue).

3)InputSwitching–Clicktocyclethroughthe

variousinputmodes.TheLEDwillchangeto

indicatethecurrentmode(seecolorchart

below).Thisbuoncanalsobelongpressed

toenteranIRRemoteLearningmode,which

isdetailedinalatersecon.

4)VolumeDown–Clickoncetoturndown

thevolumebyonestep.Holdtoconnually

turndownthevolume.TheLEDwillblinkto

indicateavolumechange.IftheLEDdoesnot

blink,thevolumehasreacheditsminimum.

5)VolumeUp–Clickoncetoturnupthevolumebyonestep.Holdtoconnuallyturndownthevolume.TheLEDwill

blinktoindicateavolumechange.IftheLEDdoesnotblink,thevolumehasreacheditsminimum.

FRONT PANEL - IR SENSOR and LEDs

1)DolbyDigitalLED–IlluminateswhenconnectedviaHDMI

ARCtoaDolbyDigitalSource.IfconnectedviaHDMI

andaudioplaysbutitdoesnotilluminate,thatmeans

youraudiosourceisnotsettoDolbyDigital.Seeyour

sourcedevices’sengsmenutoenableDolbyDigital,if

supported.

2)IRSensorTarget–TakesinputfromtheIRremotecontrol

tocontrolvariousfunconsoftheampliersuchas

volume,sourceandpreset.

3)StatusLED–ThisLEDwillchangeaccordingtotheselected

inputandthepowerstatus.

Note: LEDs can be temporarily disabled for a beer viewing experience by pressing the “LED” buon on the IR Remote.

REMOTE

TheincludedIRremoteworksbypoinngitatthe

soundbaramplier’sIRsensor(frontpanel)andpressing

thebuons.TheampliercanlearnhowtouseotherIR

remotes,suchasyourTVremoteaswell.AguidefortheIR

learningfunconcanbefoundonpage8.

1)PowerToggle–Presstotogglethesoundbarinandout

ofstandby.TheLEDwillberedinstandbymode.

2)Mute–Pressoncetomute.TheLEDwillturnpurple

whenmuted.Mutecanbedisabledbypressingthe

mutebuonagainorbypressingavolumebuon.

3)InputSwitching–Pressanyofthebuonstochange

thecurrentinputsource.

4)PresetSwitching–Seethenextseconforadescripon

ofthepresets.

5)VolumeControl–Pressoncetoturnup/downthe

volumebyonestep.Holdtoconnuallyturnup/down

thevolume.TheLEDwillblinktoindicateavolume

change.IftheLEDdoesnotblink,thevolumehas

reacheditsminimum/maximum.

6)LEDToggle–TogglesthefrontpanelLEDsonorofora

beerviewingexperience.

7)WirelessSubVolume–Controlthevolumeofthe

connectedwirelesssubwoofer(Notavailableatthisme).

PRESETS

TheSBA302-BTampliercomeswith4pre-denedsoundpresets,whichare

switchableviatheincludedIRremote.Thereare2dierentsetsofpre-sets,with

atotalof4presets,ascanbeseenontheremote.Thepresetsthatsay“sub”in

themiddleareintendedtobeusedwithasubwoofer,andhaveahighpasslter

enabledforsmootherintegraonofthesoundbarwithasubwoofer.Thismeans

thatthe“SUB”presetswillhaveLESSbass.The“Sub”EQpresetscanalsobe

usefulforlisteningatnightmetopreventbassfromthesoundbardisturbing

sleepingneighborsorhouseholdmembers.Inordertointegrateasubwoofer,you

mustsplittheinputsignalpriortothesoundbaramplierandroutetheaddional

signaltothesubwoofer.

Note: The AudioBar sound bar kit includes the SBA302EQ-BT amplier. This is a custom version of the SBA302-BT that

includes addional equalizaon applied specically for the AudioBar kit. If you have purchased the SBA302-BT separately,

the table below describes ALL of the EQ applied to the preset selecons.

IR REMOTE LEARNING

TheSBA302-BTampliercanbetaughttoworkwithanyIRRemoteControl!Forexample,insteadofusingtheincluded

IRRemote,youcanprogramtheampliertorespondtocommandsfromyourTVremoteoranyotherremoteyoumight

have.ThisisespeciallyusefulifyouareusinganopcalconneconratherthananHDMIARCconnecon.

Note: Only buons present on the control panel will work with a new remote. Buons such as presets and LED toggle

cannot be learned, and the original remote that comes with the amplier must be used.

STEPS

1) MakesurethatyourSBA302-BTamplieristurnedonandoutofstandbymode(theLEDshouldnotbered),andyour

desiredremotehasbaerypowerandisfunconingcorrectly.

2) L o n g  p r e s s  t h e  (inputswitching)buononyourcontrolpanelfor5seconds.Aer5seconds,theindicatorLED

onthefrontpanelwillstartblinking.

Note: If your input was previously set to Bluetooth, but you do not have a device paired to the amplier, your LED would

have already been blinking. If unsure, set your device to a dierent input mode (like aux, green LED) and repeat this step.

3) Pressanybuononthesoundbar’scontrolpanelthatyouwouldliketolearn.TheindicatorLEDwillturno.

4) WhilepoinngyourIRremoteatthesoundbar,pressyourdesiredbuonontheremote.TheindicatorLEDwillthen

blink3mes,whichindicatesthatlearningwassuccessful.

5) Youcannowtestyournewbuon.

6) Repeatsteps2–5tolearnnewbuons.

Preset EQ Applied

Music (Flat) 35 Hz High Pass Filter

Movie (Treble Boost) 35 Hz High Pass Filter with +3dB Treble Shelf @ 4,000 Hz

Music / Sub (Bass Cut) 120 Hz High Pass Filter

Movie / Sub (Bass Cut, Treble Boost) 120 Hz High Pass Filter with +3dB Treble Shelf @ 4,000 Hz

INSTALLATION GUIDE

CUTOUTS

TheSBA302-BTwillrequire3cutoutstobemadeinyoursoundbar.

1) Therstisforthebackpanel,whichalsohousestheampliermodulethatcontainsalloftheinputs,outputs,and

powerconnecons.Thiswillusuallygoonthebackofyoursoundbar.

2) Thenextcutoutneededisforthecontrolpanelfortheamplier,whichwillhousevariouscontrolssuchaspower

switching,inputswitching,andpresetcontrols.

3) Thelastcutoutwillbeforthefrontpanel,whichhousestheIRsensortargetandalsothestatusLEDs.

CONNECTIONS

TheSBA302-BTisasimpleplugandplaydesign,andrequiresjustafewconneconstobemade.Takecarewhenmaking

conneconorespeciallydisconnecng.Damagedcablesorconnectorscancauseissuesthatmaybediculttodiagnose.

1) FrontPanel–The6"7-pincablewillcomepre-aachedtothefrontpanel(housesthestatusLEDsandIRtarget).The

otherendneedsconnectedtothe7-pinheaderontheamplierboard.

2) ControlPanel–The23"6-pincableforthecontrolpanelwillcomeinthepackofwiresthatyoualsouseforyour

speakerconnecons.Plugoneendofthecableintothecontrolpanel,andtheotherendintothe6-pinheaderonthe

amplierboard.

3) RightSpeaker–Usingoneofthe2-pincablesthatcomewiththeamplierkit(22"red/blackwire),connectyour

loudspeakerorcrossovercircuitfortherightchannelintotheheaderontheamplierboard.

4) LeSpeaker–Usingoneofthe2-pincablesthatcomewiththeamplierkit(28"blue/blackwire),connectyour

loudspeakerorcrossovercircuitforthelechannelintotheheaderontheamplierboard.

SPECIFICATIONS

TROUBLESHOOTING

Q)HDMIARCisnotworking

A)CheckthatyourHDMIcableisHDMIARCcompable(version1.4orhigher).Ifunsure,anynewHDMIcablethatyou

purchaseshouldbecompable.Ingeneral,onlyveryoldHDMIcablesarenotcompable.

CheckthatyouhaveyourHDMIcablepluggedintotheHDMIportonyourTVlabeled“ARC”.

 CheckyourTV’sdocumentaonforenablingARCifitisnotautomac.

Q)IamusingHDMIARCandaudioisworking,butthesecondLEDisnotilluminatedtoindicateDolbyDigitaldecoding

isoccurring.

A)ThisindicatesthatthedigitalaudiofromyourTVisbeingsentviaHDMIARCtoyoursoundbarcompletely

uncompressedalready,whichmeansdecoding/decompressingthesignalisnotnecessaryinthissetup.Ifdesired,

thiscanusuallybechangedonyourTVbyspecicallyselecngDolbyDigitalinyourdigitalaudiooutputsengs(vs

somethinglikePCMordirect),whichwillvarydependingonyourTV.

Q)Iamnotgenganyoutput,ortheoutputisallnoisewhenusingopcalmode.

A)First,checkthatyouraudioisworkingproperlyinanothermode,likeBluetoothoraux.Ifitisnot,re-followthe

installaonguidetomakesureyourconneconsarecorrect.

 Inmostcases,aTVorothersourcedevicewillautomacallycongureitselfproperlyforopcaloutputtothe

SBA302-BT.Ifitisnotworking,ndtheaudiosengsofyourTVorothersource.Thereshouldbeanoponto

-changedigitalaudiooutputto2channelPCMaudioortoautodetect.Ifthisdoesnotsolveyourproblem,checkthat

youropcalcableisfreeofdamageandisconnectedproperly,andtryanewcable.Ifyouareunsurewhichopcal

opononyourTVtouse,feelfreetotryallofthemunlitsoundsright.Youmightwanttoturndownthevolumeof

yoursoundbarrsttopreventanydamagefromunexpectedsoundsfromhavingthewrongsengs.

Q)Iamnotgengsoundoutofoneorbothofmyaachedspeakers.

A)Lookthroughthedireconsfoundintheinstallaonseconofthismanual.Youwillneedtoensurethatallofthe

properconneconsaremadetotheamplieritself,andalsothatyourdrivers(speakers)areconnectedtothe

speakerwirescomingfromtheamplier.Otherwise,theissueislikelyfromyourinputsource.Verifythataudiorst

worksthroughtheAUXinput,byaachingacellphone,laptop,TVheadphonejack,etc.Ifthisinputworksbutothers

donot,itislikelyaproblemwithyoursourcedevice(wrongTVsengs,badoutputjack,etc).

Q)Myremoteisnotworking!

A)Checkthatthebaeryisinstalledintheboomofthecontroller.Ensurethatthefrontpanel(LEDandIRtargetpanel)

ispluggedintothecorrectportontheamplier.MakesurethatyouarepoinngtheremoteattheIRtargetandthat

theIRtargetisnotobsctructed.Makesuretheamplierisswitchedoninthebackandconnectedtopowerwiththe

includedpowersupply.

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