The Complete Digital Entertainment System
Owner’s Guide
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For Your Records
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Table of Contents
3 Safety Warning
12 Radio Operations:
4 For Your Records
5 Carton Contents
5 Introduction to I-Sonic
5 The Polk Audio Story
6 Special Features: HD Radio
7 Special Features: XM Ready
8 I-Sonic Function Buttons
8 Side & Back Panel Hook-Ups
9 Using the Remote Control
9 Main Menu Screen
10 Clock Settings
Switch Time & Frequency Displays
AM & FM Band
Antenna Selection
™
13 XM Operations:
™
®
Selecting an XM Channel & Category
Aim the XM Antenna
Change the Display
14 Presets for AM, FM & XM
14 DVD, CD & MP3 Operations
15 Settings:
Sleep Mode
10 Alarm Settings
Bass & Treble
11 Radio Operations:
Tuning the Radio
Change Display Brightness
Change the Volume
Auxiliary Inputs
Seek a Radio Station
Scan Radio Stations
16 Warranty
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Introduction
Carton Contents
Take Inventory
Inside You Will Find
I-Sonic
Entertainment System
Remote Control
(Battery Included)
AM External Antenna
FM External Antenna
Owner’s Guide
Important Note
Check to ensure you
have everything in your
I-Sonic™ Entertainment
System carton to start
enjoying your system.
If anything is missing or
damaged, or if your I-Sonic
Entertainment System fails
to operate, notify your deal-
er immediately. We recom-
mend keeping your original
carton and packing materi-
als in case you need to
ship the unit in the future.
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™
The All-In-One I-Sonic Entertainment System from Polk Audio
™
The Complete
With an I-Sonic Entertain-
ment System, you will be
able to enjoy the widest
range of music, movies,
news, information and
entertainment available
today and tomorrow.
I-Sonic 4-Speaker
Array & PowerPort
Technologies
Product Features
Built-in DVD/CD player
HD Radio™ technology
XM Ready®
®
Entertainment System
Polk Audio’s I-Sonic™ is
the first all digital format
entertainment center,
featuring the latest digital
technologies—HD Radio™
with multicasting, XM
Ready,® DVD player, and
a high performance audio
system in a convenient
compact configuration.
Our exclusive I-Sonic™
4-speaker Array and patent-
ed PowerPort® technologies
create beautiful stereo
sound throughout an entire
room. No matter where you
sit, 360° around the I-Sonic
Entertainment System, you
hear a big, rich, room-filling
stereo image.
AM/FM radio
I-Pod® and other
MP3 player connections
Full function dual
alarm clock radio
Two auxiliary inputs
Line level output
(volume controlled)
Headphone jack
30 radio presets
for AM/FM/XM
To learn more go to:
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The Polk Audio Story
Polk Audio and PowerPort are
registered trademarks of Britannia
Investment Corporation used
under license by Polk Audio Inc.
Products Born
of Passion
Polk’s products include
loudspeakers and electronic available through specialist
components for home, auto consumer electronics
Polk Audio products are
Baltimore, Maryland-based
Polk Audio is an award-
winning manufacturer of
high performance audio
products. Founded by
Chairman Matthew Polk
and CEO George Klopfer
in 1972, Polk Audio
and marine applications.
Polk also created the first
XM satellite home compo-
nent tuner, the world’s
first high-performance
active IP-addressable loud-
speaker, and the I-Sonic
Entertainment System.
retailers worldwide.
For more information
about Polk Audio and
our products, go to:
www.polkaudio.com
I-Sonic is a trademark of Britannia
Investment Corporation used
under license by Polk Audio Inc.
holds over 50 patents
for advances in audio
design and technology.
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Special Features
™
HD Radio Technology & Multicasting
A Revolution In Radio
In what is the biggest tech-
nological change to radio
since the introduction of
FM in 1961, HD Radio™
technology is setting the
standard for digital AM
and FM radio in the US
and around the world.
HD Radio technology is
transforming the radio
experience in ways never
thought possible. HD
Radio broadcasting offers
listeners of AM and FM
Radio the quality, choice
and interactive data ser-
vices consumers have
come to expect from
Features
Stations stay in their
well-known, traditional
place on the radio dial
A variety of “data
services” that could
range from text-based
information (artist name,
song title, weather alerts,
school closings and
more) to live traffic
reports, all of which
would scroll across
your receiver display.
HD Radio receivers can
also receive conventional
analog broadcasts.
To find HD Radio stations
in your area, please visit
www.hdradio.com.
Multicasting, which is
the ability to broadcast
multiple program streams
over a single FM fre-
quency (97.7-2, 97.7-3,
etc.), thereby increasing
the amount and diversity
of content choices
Static-free, crystal-clear
reception
CD-quality sound on FM
Digital AM; FM-stereo
quality sound on AM
HD Radio™ Technology Manu-
factured Under License From
iBiquity Digital Corporation.
iBiquity Digital and the HD Radio
and HD Symbols are trademarks
of iBiquity Digital Corporation.
U.S. and Foreign Patents.
digital technologies, and
it is all subscription-free.
station broadcasting
in High Definition
station broadcasting
in High Definition
multicasting
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Special Features
®
XM Ready
Technology Warning
Introducing XM
Satellite Radio
XM monthly service sub-
scription sold separately.
XM Passport system
required to receive XM
service (sold separately).
Note
It is prohibited to copy, decompile,
disassemble, reverse engineer, or
manipulate any technology incor-
porated in receivers compatible
with the XM Satellite Radio system.
Furthermore, the AMBE (R) voice
compression software included in
this product is protected by intellec-
tual property rights, including patent
rights, copyrights and trade secrets
of Digital Voice Systems, Inc. The
user of this or any other software
contained in an XM Radio is explicit-
ly prohibited from attempting to
copy, decompile, reverse engineer,
or disassemble the object code, or
in any other way convert the object
code into human-readable form.
The software is licensed solely
for use within this product.
The XM Passport antenna
or CNP-1000 is required
(sold separately at
www.polkaudio.com.
For more information go
There’s a world beyond
AM and FM. XM Satellite
Radio. Over 170 channels
of music, news, sports,
comedy, talk, and enter-
tainment. Coast-to-coast
coverage. Digital quality
sound. With the most
commercial-free music
channels. Questions?
Visit www.xmradio.com.
Or in Canada visit
Installation costs and other to www.xmradio.com; in
fees and taxes, including
a one-time activation fee,
may apply. Subscription fee XM Ready Legal Disclaimers
Canada www.xmradio.ca.
is consumer only. All fees
and programming subject
to change. Channels with
frequent explicit language
are indicated with an XL.
“XM Ready® Products:” An XM
Ready product is a product that
has incorporated minimal tech-
nology to support the XM Service
via an external/receiver chipset
www.xmradio.ca
Channel blocking is available such as XM Direct®, which are
Features
for XM radio receivers by
calling 1-800-XMRADIO.
Subscriptions subject
to Customer Agreement
available at xmradio.com.
XM service only available
in the 48 contiguous
sold separately. XM Ready products
do not have the full XM receiver
functionality into the main product
configuration but require the
addition of an off-board receiver
accessory to make a complete
XM Radio System.
Coast-to-coast coverage
Over 170 channels
Music, news, talk
and sports
Digital quality audio
The most commercial-
free channels
XM and XM Ready are
registered trademarks
of XM Satellite Radio Inc.
United States. XM Ready
is a trademark of XM
How to Subscribe
A subscription from XM
Satellite Radio is required.
To subscribe, contact
XM on their website
at www.xmradio.com
or by calling XM’s Listener
Care at 800-852-9696
in the US. In Canada
visit www.xmradio.ca
or call 877-438-9677.
Satellite Radio Inc.© 2006
XM Satellite Radio Inc.
All rights reserved.
XM channel menu with
small display selected
XM channel menu with
large display selected
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Function Buttons & Back Panel Hook-Ups
Using the I-Sonic Console Buttons
Your Favorite
Entertainment
The I-Sonic Entertainment
System also features a
complement of buttons
that allow you to control
all system functions.
You never have to worry
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At Your Fingertips
All the functions on your
I-Sonic™ Entertainment
System are conveniently
controlled by a compact
remote control.
control. Whichever mode
you are most comfortable
using, the incredible sound
and versatility of the I-Sonic
Entertainment System are
always at your fingertips.
isonic/.
on/off Turns the power on and off.
Turns an alarm off.
snooze/mute Snoozes a sounding alarm
or mutes the audio source. (When the I-Sonic is
turned off, toggle to change display brightness.)
volume+/- Controls the volume up/down (0-30).
eject Opens and closes DVD/CD tray.
A
F
buttons
through
Correspond
to the list of sources listed across the top
of the Main Menu and to specific functions
listed across the display when you select
a different source.
I-Sonic Side Panel Hook-Ups
aux 2 input Connect your iPod®
or other MP3 player here.
headphone jack
(Main speaker and Aux Output will be muted.)
I-Sonic Back Panel Hook-Ups
to access back panel hookups
Remove the back cover.
AM antenna switch
external AM antenna (White is ground.)
external FM antenna
xm
s video
rca
aux1 power
output input cord
composite
video
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Remote Control & Main Menu Features
Using the Remote Control
source buttons Selects
a specific play mode as well
as Aux 1 and 2.
play/pause Toggles
between play & pause.
+
+
menu Displays the DVD menu.
audio Selects next DVD
audio option.
stop Stops a DVD/CD.
on/off/alarm Turns power
on or off; turns alarm off.
+
+
subtitle Displays next
DVD subtitle option; cycle
through on/off/subtitle tracks.
presets Calls up stored
AM/FM/XM stations; toggle
to call up Bank A, B or C.
Preset + [number key]
recalls that preset.
volume+/-
eject Opens or closes
DVD/CD tray.
title Displays a DVD title menu.
shift Press this key plus specific
keys to access other functions
labeled in red.
+
sleep Sets sleep time.
(15, 30, 45, 60 or 90 min.)
snooze/mute Snoozes
a sounding alarm or
silences an audio source.
castle Composed of the four
triangle keys and enter key.
The castle allows you to move
through all menus (W X keys)
and find a radio station (ST
keys). The enter key lets
you select a source or setting.
XM castle Use ST keys to
move +/- channels. Use W X
keys to move through menu.
Use enter key to select.
HD castle Use ST keys
to move +/- tune. Hold,
then release ST keys for
seek mode. Use W X keys
to move through menu.
alarm 1 Turns alarm 1 on/off.
+
+
set 1 Selects alarm 1
settings menu.
alarm 2 Turns alarm 2 on/off.
set 2 Selects alarm 2
settings menu.
track Moves forward & back-
ward to the next CD track or
DVD chapter. To fast forward,
press & hold. (Increases
to activate the remote
speed 2x, 4x, 8x, 16x, 32x).
Remove the plastic tab.
Use enter key to select.
The remote control operates the I-Sonic™ Entertainment System using a similar menu structure as the buttons on the unit.
Navigation to all other sources or settings begins with the Main Menu.
Main Menu Screen—Press On/Off to Activate Unit
status messages
These message fields
buttons
through
A
F
Correspond to the menu items
listed across the top of the
display. Each source has its
own menu. Selecting settings
or options (button F) initiates
a drop-down menu, which
displays a list of operations.
will show alarm information,
radio station/metadata,clock
time, HD signal acquisition
and strength. (Example indicates
Alarm 1 is on; tone is the wake-up
source; alarm time is 7:00am).
No information is displayed for
Alarm 2, indicating it is turned off.
idle When I-Sonic is turned
off, time and status messages
will be displayed.
highlighted box Indicates
the current selection.
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Clock & Alarm Settings
Set the Clock for the First Time
daylight savings/time zone
settings menu
Default display indicates
time must be set the first
time unit is plugged in
1
2
or is left without power
for more than 3 days.
With an XM Passport
B
Select 12 or 24 hour clock.
BDST on or off.
C D Decrease/Increase time.
C D Select time zone.
antenna connected,
Select AM or PM.
Enter. (DST status, shown
E
F
F
the time will set itself.
Enter.
under “Enter,”is on.)
Clock Settings
from Main Menu Select “Settings”
F
settings menu
daylight savings/time zone
clock menu
1
2
3
BDST on or off.
BSelect 12 or 24 hour clock.
Clock menu.
F
C
F
Select time zone.
C D Decrease/Increase time.
D
Enter.
Select AM or PM.
E
F
Enter.
Alarm Settings
from Main Menu Select “Alarm”
A
alarm 2 set-up menu
alarm menu
alarm 1 set-up menu
1
2
3
A
B
Set alarm 1.
Remote:
B
Select alarm source.
Exit from alarm menu.
+
+
C D Decrease/Increase time.
E
F
NOTE: AFTER NO KEY HAS BEEN
PRESSED FOR 5 SECONDS,
Select AM or PM.
E Set alarm 2.
Remote:
Select alarm on or alarm off
DISPLAY RETURNS TO MAIN MENU.
ALARM SOURCES:
TONE,RADIO (LAST STATION), XM (LAST CHANNEL), DVD/CD, AUX1 & 2, PRESET (PRESET A1: ALARM 1), PRESET (PRESET B1: ALARM 2)
ALARM VOLUME: INCREASES EVERY 5 SECONDS UP TO YOUR LAST VOLUME SETTING
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Radio Operations
Tuning the Radio
from Main Menu Select “Radio”
B
radio menu
radio menu
radio menu
1
2
3
C
D
Same station in HD
when icon appears.
Tune to a lower station.
Remote:
Same station in HD multicast.
NOTE: THIS DISPLAY INDICATES
AN ADDITIONAL SUB-CHANNEL
MAY BE AVAILABLE.
Tune to a higher station.
Remote:
Seek a Radio Station
from Main Menu Select “Radio”
B
seek
radio options menu
radio menu: seek
This mode finds the next
strong station signal and
stops on that station.
1
2
linking
When your I-Sonic is “seeking”
down the radio band and finds
an HD supplemental channel,
the message “linking”will appear
as it acquires the channel.
CPress down 2 secs. for seek
mode. Release button to seek
a lower station. Remote:
CSeek a lower station.
Remote:
D
Seek a higher station.
Remote:
D Press down 2 seconds to seek
a higher station. Remote:
Scan Radio Stations
from Main Menu Select “Radio”
B
radio options menu
radio menu: scan
scan
This mode finds a strong
station signal, stays on this
station for 10 seconds, then
finds the next strongest station
signal. Press either - /+ Scan
(C or D) to lock onto the station.
1
2
F Select Options.
C
Scan a lower station.
Remote:
Toggle to Scan.
D Scan a higher station.
Remote:
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Radio Operations
Switch Time & Frequency Displays
from Main Menu Select “Radio”
B
radio menu: station display
radio menu: time display
1
2
F If station frequency is displayed,
select options. Toggle to
If current time is displayed,
select options. Toggle to
F
“Display.” Time will appear.
“Display.” Station will appear.
AM & FM Band
from Main Menu Select “Radio”
B
radio menu: am/fm
radio menu: am/fm
1
E Select AM band.
E Select FM band.
Antenna Selection
from Main Menu Select “Radio”
B
NOTE: FOR AM ANTENNA USE THE
MANUAL “AM ANTENNA SWITCH”
ON THE BACK OF THE UNIT.
radio menu: fm int. antenna
radio menu: fm ext. antenna
1
2
F Toggle to “Int. Antenna.”
Dash indicates
Toggle to “Ext. Antenna.”
Dash indicates
F
current selection.
current selection.
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XM Operations
Selecting an XM Channel & Category
from Main Menu Select “XM”
D
xm channel menu
xm channel select menu
xm channel menu
2
1
3
C
D
C Select a lower channel.
Select a lower channel.
Remote:
E Toggle through
various categories.
Remote:
Select a higher channel.
Select a higher channel.
Remote:
D
Remote:
F
Select additional XM options.
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xm status displays
xm options menu
xm skip/add menu
channel status
4
5
Displayed when “loading,”
“off air,” or unavailable.
D
C Select a lower channel.
Skip/Add a channel.
updating
Remote:
Select a higher channel.
Remote:
D
Displayed when encryption
code has been changed.
F Skip/Add a channel.
Aim the XM Antenna
Change the Display
antenna
from XMOptions Menu Select “Antenna”
from XMOptions Menu Select “Display’
C
F
xm antenna aiming menu
xm menu: channel display
Displayed if XM antenna or
Passport is not connected.
1
1
signal
C Signal strength shown
when adjusting direction
of XM antenna.
F Toggle between small or
large channel display. Large
display channel shown here.
Displayed if signal strength
is too low.
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Presets for AM, FM & XM
Select a Preset
from Radio or XM Menu Select “Presets”
Navigate a Preset
from Radio or XM Menu Select“Presets”
radio preset menu
B
B
radio menu
xm channel menu
1
1
1
B Selects banks A, B and C.
BPreset a radio station.
BPreset an XM channel.
Toggle remote:
Remote:
Remote:
Moves down the banks.
Moves up the banks.
C
D
Save a Preset
Recall a Preset
from Radio or XM Menu Select “Save”
from Radio or XM Menu Select “Recall”
F
E
radio preset menu
radio preset menu
NOTE: HOLDING PRESET WILL SAVE
THE CURRENT STATION INTO THE
NEXT AVAILABLE PRESET LOCATION.
1
1
Saves the station that
Select a preset bank.
Moves down the banks.
Moves up the banks.
Recall the station.
B
C
D
E
F
is currently playing.
Holding
for 2 seconds
F
deletes the preset.
Remote: keys 1-10
DVD, CD & MP3 Operations
Play a DVD Disc
Play a CD & MP3 Disc
from Main Menu Select “DVD/CD”
from Main Menu Select “DVD/CD”
C
C
dvd disc menu
dvd disc menu
cd & mp3 disc menu
2
1
1
Eject button on I-Sonic opens &
closes DVD/CD tray. Remote:
Navigates DVD Menu.
“Shuffle,”“repeat one”or“repeat all.”
B
NOTE: SAME SCREEN OPTIONS FOR MP3.
B
C
E
F
Remote:
For previous
Remote:
Remote:
Stop disc.
NOTE: CASTLE WILL NAVIGATE THE
ON-SCREEN DISPLAY OF THE DVD DISC,
BUT IT WILL NOT NAVIGATE THE MENUS
ON THE I-SONIC IN THE DVD MODE.
chapters/tracks.
Play/Pause disc.
FOR FAST REWIND, PRESS & HOLD.
TOGGLES BETWEEN PLAY & PAUSE.
Remote:
Next chapters/tracks.
D
dvd, cd & mp3 operations
FOR FAST FORWARD, PRESS & HOLD.
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Settings
Sleep Mode
from Main Menu Select “Settings”
F
sleep menu
system settings menu
2
1
B Select for sleep timer.
Toggle to set sleep time to 15min.,
30 min., 45min., 60min. or 90min.
Remote:
B
Bass & Treble
from Settings Menu Select “Bass” ”
or “Treble”
C
D
systems settings menu
bass settings menu
NOTE: SAME SCREEN OPTIONS
FOR TREBLE SETTINGS.
1
2
C Select bass.
Select treble.
C Lower bass level adjustment.
Higher bass level adjustment.
D
D
F
Enter to save settings.
Change Display Brightness Change the Volume
Auxiliary Inputs
from Settings Menu Select “Display”
from Settings Menu Select
“Display”
from Main Menu Select “Aux In”
E
E
E
settings menu
volume menu
main menu
1
1
1
E Toggle to set display
Select volume +/- (0-30)
on top of I-Sonic
or Remote:
E Toggle to select
Aux 1 or Aux 2.
Remote:
brightness to high,
medium or low. Remote:
NOTE: THE “LOW” SETTING
IS GOOD FOR SLEEPING.
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Warranty
Limited One Year Warranty
Polk Audio, Inc., warrants to the original retail purchaser only. This warranty will terminate automatically prior to its
stated expiration if the original retail purchaser sells or transfers the Product to any other party.
Polk Audio, Inc., warrants, to the original retail purchaser only, that this Product will be free from defects in material and
workmanship for a period of one (1) year from the date of original retail purchase from a Polk Audio Authorized Dealer.
To allow Polk Audio to offer the best possible warranty service, please register your new product online at:
of the date of original purchase. Be sure to keep your original purchase receipt.
Defective Products must be shipped, together with proof of purchase, prepaid insured to the Polk Audio Authorized
Dealer from whom you purchased the Product, or to the Factory at 2550 Britannia Boulevard, Suite A, San Diego,
California 92154. Products must be shipped in the original shipping container or its equivalent; in any case the risk
of loss or damage in transit is to be borne by you. If upon examination at the Factory or Polk Audio Authorized Dealer
it is determined that the unit was defective in materials or workmanship at any time during this Warranty period,
Polk Audio or the Polk Audio Authorized Dealer will, at its option, repair or replace this Product at no additional charge,
except as set forth below.
All replaced parts and Products become the property of Polk Audio. Products replaced or repaired under this warranty
will be returned to you, within a reasonable time, freight prepaid.
This warranty does not include service or parts to repair damage caused by accident, disaster, misuse, abuse, negligence,
inadequate packing or shipping procedures, commercial use, voltage inputs in excess of the rated maximum of the unit,
cosmetic appearance of cabinetry not directly attributable to defect in materials or workmanship, or service, repair, or
modification of the Product which has not been authorized or approved by Polk Audio. This warranty shall terminate if
the Serial number on the Product has been removed, tampered with or defaced.
This warranty is in lieu of all other expressed Warranties. If this Product is defective in materials or workmanship as
warranted above, your sole remedy shall be repair or replacement as provided above. In no event will Polk Audio, Inc.
be liable to you for any incidental or consequential damages arising out of the use or inability to use the Product, even
if Polk Audio, Inc. or a Polk Audio Authorized Dealer has been advised of the possibility of such damages, or for any
claim by any other party. Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of consequential damages, so the above
limitation and exclusion may not apply to you.
All implied warranties on this Product are limited to the duration of this expressed Warranty. Some states do not allow
limitation on how long an implied Warranty lasts, so the above limitations may not apply to you. This Warranty gives
you specific legal rights, and you also may have other rights which vary from state to state.
This Warranty applies only to Products purchased in Canada, the United States of America, its possessions, and U.S.
and NATO armed forces exchanges and audio clubs.
The Warranty terms and conditions applicable to Products purchased in other countries are available from the Polk Audio
Authorized Distributors in such countries.
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