Contents What’s in the box ................... 4 Features ......................5 Setting up your speaker ................6 Installing the Sound bar to your Dell monitor ......... 6 Powering on your speaker..............7 Connecting your speaker ................8 Audio-in port ....................8 Answering Skype for Business calls ............
Setting up your speaker Installing the Sound bar to your Dell monitor Hold the sound bar and push the hook into the monitor slot. Slide the sound bar to the right to engage the hook into the monitor slot.
NOTE: If the sound bar is not detected, connect the uplink cable that came with your Dell monitor. Connect one end of the uplink cable to the USB port on the Dell monitor and the other end to the USB port on your Dell computer.
Connecting your speaker Use the audio in or aux-in jack to connect your audio device (tablet, smart phone) to your Dell sound bar. Audio-in port You can play audio using the audio-in cable that came with your speaker. Connect the audio-in cable to the aux-in port on the left sound bar.
Headphone jack Connect the headphone to the headphone jack on the sound bar. Play music and adjust the volume as desired. Press the Default playback button on the left side of the sound bar to toggle between the speaker and headphone. NOTE: The Default playback button is disabled when the headphone is not connected to the sound bar.
Answering Skype for Business calls Press the call button. NOTE: The light indicator on Call pick-up button slow blinks when there is an incoming call on Skype for Business and other supported software. Press the call hang-up button to end the call. Press the mic mute button to mute the microphone on the sound bar.
Making Skype for Business calls Press the call button to open up Skype for Business. Initiate a call via the Skype for Business application on your computer. Press the call hang-up button to end the call. Press the mic mute button to mute the microphone on the sound bar. Pressing the mic mute button again will unmute the microphone on the sound bar.
Adjusting the volume Press the + button to turn the volume up. A soft dual tone can be heard when the speaker is at the maximum volume. Press the - button to turn the volume down. A soft single tone can be heard when the speaker is at the minimum volume.
Troubleshooting Problems Possible causes Possible solutions No sound No sound from the • Check if the 3.5 mm aux-in cable is inserted in the external audio speaker aux-in port. source • Unplug the 3.5 mm aux-in cable from the aux-in jack and insert the cable again.
Page 14
Unbalanced sound Sound is coming • Clear any obstructions between the sound bar and output from only one side the user. of the sound bar • In aux-in mode, ensure that the 3.5 mm plug is completely inserted in the aux-in port of the sound bar or audio source.
Page 15
• Try a known good aux-in cable. • Check if the audio device is powered on or is playing music. • Make sure that the audio device volume is not set to • Try a known good speaker or audio source. Aux-in distortion Aux-in cable is not •...
Page 16
Headphone abnormal Audio distortion • Check if the headphone plug is properly inserted into the sound speaker headphone jack. • Check if the headphone plug has intermittent connection. • Check if the music file is not distorted when playing without the headphone or connected to a known good headphone.
Specifications General Model number AE515 Connection type USB cable Audio cable Electrical Operating voltage Operating current 500 mA Audio Input Audio Input Analog Audio Aux-in (3.5mm jack) Output Power 2 x 1.8W @ ≤10% THD (USB3.0) 2 x 1.0W @ ≤10% THD (USB2.0) 84dB ±3dB...
Dell system, it will follow the system warranty. For U.S. customers: This purchase and your use of this product are subject to Dell’s end user agreement, which you can find at Dell.com/terms. This document contains a binding arbitration clause.