Connecting a Solo sub
Being part of the Arcam Solo range means 
your Solo sub can communicate wirelessly 
with the Solo bar. 
Make sure the Solo sub is turned on at its 
power switch. 
Plug in and turn on
e Solo bar is supplied with a moulded 
mains plug already tted to the cable. Check 
that the plug supplied ts your supply. If 
your mains supply voltage or mains plug is 
dierent, please contact your Arcam dealer 
immediately.
First, connect the mains cable to the power 
socket on the back of the Solo bar, making 
sure that it is pushed in rmly. Now push 
the plug into your mains socket and switch 
the socket on. e unit is now in standby, 
indicated by a red LED on the front panel.
If the unit is le unused for an extended 
period of time it will go into standby to 
reduce power consumption. 
Connecting Bluetooth® devices Using headphones
e Solo bar has built in Bluetooth wireless 
technology for seamless integration with any 
Bluetooth enabled device. 
Pairing with Bluetooth devices
Follow the advice provided in the operation 
instructions for your Bluetooth device. Select 
Arcam Solo bar from the list of Bluetooth devices 
to complete the pairing. Once the pairing procedure 
is nished, it does not need to be performed again.
e Solo bar comes with a Bluetooth 
transmitter so that it can connect to a set of 
Bluetooth headphones. 
Note: Transmitting via Bluetooth is different 
to receiving. Up to four devices can be paired 
but only one device can be connected at a 
time on a first-come-first-served basis.
Connecting Bluetooth headphones
Press the   button on the remote 
control followed by   until Speaker/
EQ Setup appears on the front display 
panel. Press   followed by   again, 
until Headphone Out appears. Press   to 
selectit.
By default, the Bluetooth transmitter is 
turned o so Disable is shown on the display 
panel. Press   to change the display to 
Enabled. e Bluetooth transmitter is now 
on and the Device Search menu option is 
activated.
Now follow the advice supplied with your 
Bluetooth headphones to put them in 
pairing mode.
Make sure that Device Search is still 
displayed and press  . e Solo bar will 
search for available devices for one minute.
If no devices are found, press   again to 
start another search. You might want to 
make sure there are no obstacles in the way.
When the search is nished, available 
devices will be displayed in a list. Use the 
 and   buttons to select the correct 
device and press   to nish the pairing 
procedure. e Solo bar will display a 
message to indicate that the connection has 
been successfully completed.
Using your headphones 
Make sure both the Solo bar and your 
headphones are turned on. Select an audio 
source and enjoy listening to sound through 
your headphones.
Note: If your headphones are turned off, 
audio is automatically played using the Solo 
bar speakers. 
WARNING: Turning the Bluetooth transmitter on 
temporarily disables the Bluetooth input. This 
means you will not be able to stream sound from 
a Bluetooth device to the Solo bar and listen via 
headphones at the same time.
Note: Sync mode lasts for about 30seconds. 
If no source is detected during this time, the 
Solo bar will stop searching and the process 
will need to be repeated. 
1.  Press the   button on the remote 
control unit of the Solo bar followed 
by   until Speaker/EQ Setup appears 
on the front display panel. Press   
followed by   again, until Sub Pairing 
appears. 
2. Press   to start the pairing procedure. 
e display will change to In Progress. 
3.  Position the INPUT selector on the rear 
of the Solo sub to WIRELESS.
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