Overview

Accessories

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

Sound bar
Remote control unit

Connections

Positioning

Positioning the sound bar in front of a TV
Hanging the sound bar on a wall
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 an external subwoofer
Connecting a playback device

Connecting an HDMI device
Connecting the power cord

Playback

Playing TV, movies and music

Adjusting the volume
Adjusting the subwoofer volume
Turning off the sound temporarily
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

Settings

Settings

Selecting a sound mode
Automatically setting to standby (Auto standby function)
Reducing the standby power consumption (Deep standby function)
Switching the standby linking via HDMI control function on or off
Automatically turning on the power according to the playback of the playback device (Auto on control function)
Operating this unit using the remote control of a TV

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
Bluetooth playback does not work
The HDMI control function does not work
Audio can be heard coming from the TV’s speakers
Resetting factory settings

Appendix

About HDMI
Trademark information
Specifications
PDF Download

Pairing a Bluetooth device for the first time

Pair a Bluetooth device with this unit.

Once the Bluetooth device has been paired, it does not need to be paired again.

Press Icon Power to turn on power to the unit.
Press Icon Bluetooth to switch the input source to “Bluetooth”.

Automatically switches to pairing mode the first time it is used.

The status LED blinks in blue when this unit is in pairing mode.

Activate the Bluetooth settings on your Bluetooth device.
Select “Denon DHT-S218” from the list of devices displayed on the screen of the Bluetooth device.

The status LED lights up in blue and this unit and the Bluetooth device are paired.

This unit supports Bluetooth LE Audio. To listen to Bluetooth LE Audio, select “LE-Denon DHT-S218” while using a device that supports Bluetooth LE Audio.

The iPhone does not support Bluetooth LE Audio.

To listen to Bluetooth LE Audio on an Android smartphone that supports Bluetooth LE Audio, the software must be Android 13 or later.

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