WILSON AUDIO Watch Surround 2 Series, Owner'S Manual

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Page 11: ...this passion like Wilson Audio That s why in the past decade more blockbuster hits have been mixed composed or recorded using Wilson Audio than any other loudspeaker Design Considerations Your WATCH S...

Page 12: ...ay s multi channel surround formats including the latest AC 3 Dolby Digital and DTS Digital Theater Systems formats It will provide years of satisfaction whether listening to two channel audio multi c...

Page 13: ...Series 2 is available with a matching stand WATCH Dog Passive Subwoofer The WATCH Dog Passive Subwoofer is the culmination of over twenty years of experience at Wilson Audio in building high output u...

Page 14: ...de range of rooms and with a variety of speak ers WATCH Surround Series 2 The WATCH Surround Series 2 is a perfect example of performance dispro portionate to size With strong power handling capacity...

Page 15: ...resonance The Surround can also be rotated towards the listening position offering improved integration with the front speakers and better im aging Conclusion Finally a home theater designed from the...

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Page 19: ...g by tilting the Surround channel over on one side and opening the bag at the base of the Surround channel Slide the bag off the loudspeaker Do not remove the protective film until you are ready to pl...

Page 20: ...y all the ad ditional items in the crate With each pair of Surrounds you will receive the following Surround Crate 1 Owner s Manual 1 Warranty Registration 1 Template Guide 2 Mounting Brackets 2 Grill...

Page 21: ...21 Wi l s o n A u d i o S p e c i a l t i e s 1 1 8 Allen Wrench 1 Blue Polishing Cloth S e ct i o n 2 U n c r at i n g y o u r WAT C H S u r r o u n d...

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Page 23: ...S e c t i o n 3 I n Yo u r R o o m...

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Page 25: ...ns on the setup of the WATCH Surrounds we strongly suggest that you have your local Wilson Audio dealer perform the final speaker voicing with you Wilson dealers are specially trained in setting up Wi...

Page 26: ...ansition in your voice it will sound more tonally cor rect and less spatially diffuse your assistant can now precisely localize the exact origin of your voice When you hear this transition you have en...

Page 27: ...runs like a path parallel to the walls all around the room Adjacent to very large windows and open doors the outer edge of the Zone of Neutrality moves closer to the wall and becomes wider If you wer...

Page 28: ...ive sounding the room is the more difficult it will be to detect the changes in your voice Thus you may have to repeat this process until the zones have been determined Section 3 2 Room Acoustics Note...

Page 29: ...use This approach can be accounted for during the construction process For existing rooms slap echo can also be controlled entirely by the application of absorptive materials to the hard surfaces Thes...

Page 30: ...uld be used judiciously Standing Waves Another type of reflection phenomenon is standing waves Standing waves cause the unnatural boosting or accentuation of certain frequencies typically in the bass...

Page 31: ...trap system Low frequency standing waves can be particularly troublesome in rooms con structed of concrete or brick These materials trap the bass in the room unless it is al lowed to leak out of the...

Page 32: ...n frequencies cancellation occurs because the reflected sound lags in phase relative to the direct sound This cancellation is most apparent where the two frequen cies are 180 degrees out of phase Furt...

Page 33: ...es generally occur in the low to mid bass frequencies and add a false fullness to the ton al balance They too are more prominent at louder levels but their contribution to the sound of the speaker is...

Page 34: ...is low frequency room coloration Custom designed bass traps such as perforated Helmholtz resonators provide the greatest degree of low frequency control Section 3 4 Your Room Room Shapes Standing wave...

Page 35: ...will dissipate more quickly than in a square room In these rooms the preferred speaker position for spatial placement and midrange resolution would be on the longer walls Bass response would be reinfo...

Page 36: ...a long rectangular room of 12 x 18 if the speaker tweeters are going to be 9 apart you should be sitting 9 11 to 11 3 from the speaker This would be more than halfway down the long axis of the room M...

Page 37: ...e your adjustments to maxi mize these effects Overcompensated systems are sometimes pleasing in the short term but long term satisfaction is always achieved through proper balance WATCH Center Channel...

Page 38: ...t offers the smoothest left right and Center channel integra tion WATCH Surround Channel Wilson Audio has done everything possible to eliminate the boundary interactions caused by mounting a speaker o...

Page 39: ...oundaries and corners Since most of the information contained in the LFE channel is in the sub frequency bass range with little information in the mid and upper bass there are some advantages to placi...

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Page 43: ...tallation of your new loudspeakers Section 4 2 Safety Warning Serious injury may occur if you do not follow these instructions carefully This wall mounting bracket was designed to be mounted into wood...

Page 44: ...your particular wall construction and determine the ideal mounting hardware Section 4 3 Mounting the Wall Bracket The Surround channel mount has been designed to mount into concrete or at least 1 5 th...

Page 45: ...45 45 Figure 8 Mounting Locations for Wall Stud or Wood Support Mounting locations for center wall stud Additional holes for wood screws if wood support is available Figure 7 Mounting Locations for fo...

Page 46: ...d cement drill bit and a hammer drill Wood drill a 3 16 diameter by 1 3 4 deep pilot hole Using the provided wall anchors lag bolt or concrete anchor washers and ratchet with socket position the corre...

Page 47: ...figure Placing Surround on Bracket Place the WATCH Surround onto the bracket by lifting it up and sliding the spikes into the upper spike holes nearest to the wall Position the speaker so the spikes a...

Page 48: ...ition the lower spike into the lower spike hole located on the mount ing bracket see Figures 10 and 11 Note The upper spike location has 3 possible locations allowing for some rotation in towards the...

Page 49: ...n nel Make sure that there are no kinks twists or right angle bends in the cable If you need to turn corners attempt to use a gradual curve as op posed to a severe right angled bend Connect the negati...

Page 50: ...y those designed for high frequency propagation correction and phase linearity Beware of zip cord type speaker cables which will smear sound from your Surround channels and limit their effective bandw...

Page 51: ...g should be performed as outlined in Section 5 Section 5 will evaluate your entire speaker setup and allow you to make small modifications in speak er rotation and location except of course the Surrou...

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Page 55: ...of your multi channel home theater system The WATCH system offers increased resolution and over all system performance This increased resolution allows you to fine tune your system thus increasing ove...

Page 56: ...ted in the primary listening position Using removable masking tape graph off the floor so that you can accu rately move both speakers forward and backward in 1 2 inch increments Place your multi chann...

Page 57: ...s side to side Using only one channel speaker at a time you will now determine the op timum position with regard to the side walls Note A high quality solo piano recording works well for this step Whi...

Page 58: ...n make adjustments in the processor Ultimately you will of course need to make level adjustments via the pro cessor Integrating the WATCH Center The next step in the setup process is to fine tune the...

Page 59: ...Center Rotation Our testing has shown that a stand mounted Center channel at listening distances greater than 6 7 feet requires the front of the Center channel to be raised about 1 This is because th...

Page 60: ...eristics will be seamlessly blended and should be just as transparent as the front channels Adjust the rotation of the Surround channel until you find the best integra tion Note The Surround channel r...

Page 61: ...in to remove the grilles Adjust the rotation of the speakers so that they are firing straight forward Using a piece of full range music dynamic with a lot of low frequency information played at a mode...

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Page 65: ...as a brush gently whisk off any remaining loose dust Shake out the dust cloth Dust the finish using linear motions in one direction parallel to the floor Avoid using circular or vertical motions Becau...

Page 66: ...in Period All audio equipment will sound best after its components have been broken in for some period of use Wilson Audio breaks in all woofers and mid range drivers for approximately 12 hours All dr...

Page 67: ...udspeaker Correct modulus of elasticity coefficient of thermal expansion and natural frequency response are just a few of the important ele ments of adhesives A highly cross linked thermo set adhesive...

Page 68: ...stent repeatable performance unaffected by the climatic condi tions anywhere in the world Finally like all Wilson products the WATCH Surround is hand crafted with meticulous attention to detail with a...

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Page 71: ...e l Yo u m ay h av e a d r i v e r t h a t i s n o t o p e r a t i n g c o r r e c t l y I f y o u f i n d a d r i v e r t h a t i s s i l e n t p l e a s e g o t o t h e D r i v e r O u t s e c t i...

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Page 77: ...e when unsoldering the driver 4 Remove the resistor access cover from the enclosure by removing each of the button head screws see Section 4 for resistor cover locations 5 Heat up the leads of the res...

Page 78: ...1100 degree F soldering iron heat up the solder joints and re move the driver 7 Melt a small 1 8 diameter bead of solder onto the terminal posts of the driver 8 Slide the driver foam gasket over the...

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Page 81: ...11 3 8 28 89 cm 12 7 16 31 52 cm 25 5 8 65 14 cm S e c t i o n 9 S p e c i f i c a t i o n s...

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Page 83: ...Depth Unmounted Depth Mounted Width at Top Width at Bottom Weight Uncrated Speaker Weight Mount Weight Shipping Weight approximate Per Crate Pair of Crates 8 Ohms 89dB 2 38 V at one meter 40 Hz to 22...

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Page 89: ...lly installed by the Wilson Audio dealer that sold the product to the customer FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH EITHER REQUIREMENT NO 1 OR REQUIREMENT NO 2 WILL RESULT IN THE WARRANTY PERIOD BEING LIMITED TO A...

Page 90: ...lson Audio Dealer within the Warranty Period for service or repair of the product without charge for parts or labor which service or repair at the Dealer s option shall take place either at the locati...

Page 91: ...ip for the same time peri ods as if the product had originally been bought for immediate resale to the retail cus tomer Wilson Audio products are warranted for a period of 90 days unless extended to 5...