Congratulations!
You have purchased the Accusound Eclipse Series ES40 Wireless Home Theatre
System. This Wireless system has taken over 2 years of development. Designed in Australia to the
closest tolerance make this the leading wireless system on the market today. The ES40 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 one of the end foam inserts. 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). There are 4 rubber pads for the centre / transmitter. These
can be attached to the bottom of the centre speaker. 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 amplifier to produce the sound and is fitted with a receiver
to receive the signal. The ES40 subwoofer is also powered by its own built-in amplifier. You can place
the subwoofer anywhere in the room.
Room Placement
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SPEAKER LEVELS DO NOT PERFORM THE AUTO CALIBRATION
Most home theatre receivers have an auto speaker set up. Some have a microphone that sets the
level of each speaker. The Accusound ES40 Wireless surrounds are powered and your receiver will
not understand that the surround speakers are plugged into a wireless transmitter. Follow the
speaker set up mode on your receiver. Your receiver should be set as follows. Fronts, centre,
surrounds, subwoofer all to 0dB. Confirm with your receiver’s manual how their settings are
configured as we are basing this on -12 to +12 for each individual channel. Zero is 0dB. Some
receivers have -20dB to 0dB so -10 is in the middle. These settings are separate to your main
volume control.
Listen to hear if all speakers are balanced. You may have to turn the centre up or down for vocals,
surrounds for effects and the subwoofer for bass to get the correct level. Make sure you do not
produce distortion as this can damage the speakers. You also have a further adjustment on the rear
panel of the surround speakers if you need to turn the volume up or down. This was set to zero
initially. Do not turn past +3.
Subwoofer Set up
Use a good quality subwoofer RCA cable (not supplied) from your receiver’s subwoofer output and
plug into the subwoofer
IN
on the rear panel of the subwoofer. There is a main power
off/on
switch at
the bottom of the subwoofer panel. Turn to
on
. At the top of the panel there is an
On/Auto/Off
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. There is a light on the subwoofer. Red is for stand-by and
green is for on. 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 ES40 Wireless Sigma 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.
ES40 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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