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Introduction, Description and Features, and Included Items 

Thank you for purchasing the Harman Kardon SB 30 multichannel active soundbar 

speaker system, with which you’re about to begin many years of listening enjoyment. The 

SB 30 has been custom-designed to create an extraordinarily realistic cinema experience 

in your own living room.
While extremely sophisticated electronics and state-of-the-art speaker components 

are hard at work within the SB 30, connecting, setting up and operating the system is 

simple.
To obtain maximum enjoyment from your new speaker system, we urge you to take a 

few minutes to read through this manual. It will help ensure that the connections you 

make are correct. In addition, a few minutes spent learning the functions of the various 

controls will enable you to take advantage of all the power and refinement the SB 30 is 

able to deliver.
If you have any questions about this product, its installation or its operation, please 

contact your retailer or custom installer, or visit our Web site at www.harmankardon.

com.

The SB 30 is a complete home theater speaker system that includes:

•  A video-shielded soundbar speaker (the SB 30 CNTR) that features 13 speaker 

elements, 11 amplifier channels and a triple-core digital signal processor.

•  An 8-inch (200mm), 100-watt wireless powered subwoofer (the SB 30 SUB).
•  An IR remote control.
•  Wall-mount brackets for the soundbar.
•  An optical digital audio cable for connecting the system directly to your cable/

satellite tuner or disc player.

•  A 6-1/2-foot (2m) stereo audio cable for connecting the system directly to your TV’s 

audio output.

•  A 3-foot (1.8m) AC power cord for the SB 30 CNTR soundbar.

The  SB 30 CNTR soundbar contains six 2-inch woofers and seven 1-inch tweeters, 

powered by four 40-watt amplifiers and seven 10-watt amplifiers. It features a powerful 

triple-core DSP (digital signal processor) with two HARMAN-exclusive surround modes 

(Virtual and HARMAN Wave – patent pending) that utilize different combinations of the 

soundbar’s 13 transducers and 11 amplifier channels to create an astonishingly realistic 

surround-sound experience in any size room and for listeners at any position in the room, 

without needing any extra speakers or wires.
You can set the soundbar on a table in front of your TV, or, if you have a wall-mounted 

flat-panel TV, you can use the supplied brackets to mount the soundbar on the wall along 

with your flat-panel TV. 
The SB 30 SUB subwoofer receives its signal from the SB 30 CNTR soundbar via wireless 

technology, so you can place it anywhere in your room without having to run any wires 

between it and the soundbar. Its 8-inch (200mm) woofer and built-in 100-watt amplifier 

deliver the impact and excitement from your favorite movies and video games. Other 

conveniences include a volume control, a phase switch for fine-tuning bass performance 

to suit your listening environment, and an efficient switching system that senses the 

presence of an audio signal and automatically switches the subwoofer on.
Sidney Harman and Bernard Kardon invented the high-fidelity receiver more than 50 

years ago. With state-of-the-art features and time-honored circuit designs, the SB 30 

system will turn your flat-panel TV into a fun and exciting home theater.

Carefully unpack your soundbar speaker system and confirm that all the items shown 

here are included.

SB 30 CNTR 

Soundbar

SB 30 SUB 

Wireless 

Subwoofer

6.5-ft. (2m) 

Stereo Audio Cable

5-ft. (1.5m) Optical 

Digital Audio Cable

AC Power Cord * 

(for Soundbar)

* Power cord varies by region.

Rubber 

Feet

Remote 

Control

Wall-Mount 

Brackets

IMPORTANT: If anything is missing, or if any part of your SB 30 system fails to operate 

properly, contact your dealer immediately.

Harman Kardon

SB 30 / 230V Service Manual

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