Congratulations!
You have purchased the Accusound Eclipse Series ES 100 Wireless Home Theatre
System. This Wireless system has be designed to the closest tolerance make this the leading wireless
system on the market today. The ES 100 Wireless system has been designed to work on any digital
receiver on the market. The system will give you clear vocals and crisp high-end response from all 5
speakers and solid bass performance from the powered subwoofer that many other leading brands lack.
Unpacking
On the large carton fold back the carton flaps, turn the carton upside down and remove the carton.
There are 4 floor standing speakers, 4 bases, 1 centre speaker with a wireless transmitter built in. Slide
out each speaker from the foam inserts leaving the speakers in the cloth bags which will protect them
until you have installed the system. All the parts are located in a box in the end of the foam insert.
Remove these parts and check against the contents list. Screw the bases on to the 4 floor speakers
using the 8 x 30mm screws supplied x (2 for each base)..Unpack the second carton this contains the
subwoofer.
Just in Case:
If you ever move, keep the cartons and packing to ensure protection against damage.
Room Placement
In a 5.1 setup your front speakers should be positioned on either side of the screen as wide apart in the
room as possible. The centre speaker sits in a horizontal position on or in an entertainment cabinet
facing towards the rear surround speakers with a clear line of sight to the surround speakers.
Depending on your room the best position for the left and right surround speakers are slightly back on
either side of your seating position facing you (this is position 1 in the diagram). If there are windows
and doors in the way place the speakers in either corner of the back wall of your room facing up the
room (this is position 2 in the diagram). Each speaker is marked on the back with its position. You
should always look towards the front where the TV is for your position. Front left, centre, front right, rear
surround left is on your left as you look forward and rear surround right is on your right as you look
forward. This is very important as each speaker is tuned for its position. The positioning also depends
on power at the back of the room as each surround speaker is wireless and has to be plugged into the
power. Each surround speaker has a built-in D Class amplifier to produce the sound and is fitted with a
receiver to receive the signal. The ES 100 subwoofer is also powered by its own built-in D Class
amplifier. You can place the subwoofer anywhere in the room.
Room Placement
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SPEAKER LEVELS - DO NOT PERFORM THE AUTO MICROPHONE CALIBRATION
All receivers have an auto speaker set up. They have a microphone that sets the level of each
speaker. The ES 100 Wireless rear surrounds are powered and your receiver will not understand that
these speakers are wireless. Follow the
manual
speaker set up mode on your receiver. All receivers
have a speaker level section in the set up menu. Some receivers have a dB level and other have
vertical bars that show the level. If you have purchased a new receiver the levels will be set to 0.
They can be changed up and down Leave all levels on 0dB Fronts, centre, rear surrounds and
subwoofer.
Listen to hear if all speakers are balanced. You may adjust the centre up or down so you can hear
voice without over riding the 2 front speakers. With the subwoofer you can turn this up or down
depending on how much bass you want. For the rear surrounds you have a volume control on the
rear panel of each speaker. Set this vertical to 0. Listen and turn up or down as they may be close
or far away from you seating position. If you turn up the volume in the speaker set up, you will get
distortion so use the volume control on the speaker.
Subwoofer Set up
Use a good quality subwoofer RCA cable (not supplied) from your receiver’s subwoofer output and
plug into the subwoofer
LFE
on the rear panel of the subwoofer. There is a main power off/on switch
on the subwoofer panel. Turn to
on
. At the top of the panel there is an
OFF/AUTO/ON
switch.
‘On’
will have the subwoofer running all the time, in the
auto
position the subwoofer will automatically turn
on when a signal is received from your receiver. After a short time of not receiving a signal the
subwoofer will turn to standby. This is a power saving function and also saves turning the power
switch on and off every time you use the subwoofer and system. Leaving the subwoofer in
auto
is the
standard setting. When the system is not being used for a period of time or during electrical storms,
turn the subwoofer
off
at the main power switch.
Non Wireless Surround Speaker and Subwoofer Connection
You have the choice to bypass the Wireless surrounds and connect them in a wired format. Remove
the power lead from the rear speakers and connect speaker wire from the receiver’s surround
speaker outputs to each surround speaker. You can NOT connect wireless and wired together. If you
do this it will damage the surround speakers. This method does not require the transmitter to be
connected to the receiver.
Breaking In Your Speakers
The Accusound ES 100 Wireless Eclipse Series loudspeaker system requires a break-in period to
reach its full potential. This is done by playing with a wide variety of frequencies (highs through
lows) at a medium volume for at least 30 hours. You can turn the system up during this time but this
is not recommended for long periods. We use high quality components with tight build tolerances
and they require this break-in time. After this period you will hear a refinement in the bass
reproduction and the treble will become clearer and more defined.
With any electrical equipment you can have problems with lightning strikes. If you have an electrical
storm, turn your equipment
off
and use a good quality surge protector. If you are going away for a
period of time turn your entire system
off
at the power. Do not leave in standby.
ES 100 Wireless 5.1 System
Now it’s time to sit back and enjoy your new Accusound Home Theatre Loudspeaker System. This is
an investment in quality sound that you will appreciate time and time again for many years to come.
Thank you for choosing Accusound!
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