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Epsilon

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SPECIFICATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

QUICK-CONNECT GUIDE FOR BALANCED INPUTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

QUICK-CONNECT GUIDE FOR UNBALANCED INPUTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

SET-UP OVERVIEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

AMPLIFIER AND OTHER SYSTEM COMPONENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

LOUDSPEAKER SETUP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

AMPLIFIER-LOUDSPEAKER CONNECTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

EPSILON SERVO CONTROL (SCU) UNIT CONNECTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

EPSILON SCU SETUP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

FIRST TIME POWER UP AND USE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

MAINTENANCE, TROUBLE SHOOTING AND THINGS TO AVOID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

TROUBLESHOOTING/BALANCED CONNECTION NOTES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

BALANCED CONNECTION NOTES/AMPLIFIER GAIN MEASUREMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Summary of Contents for IRS Epsilon

Page 1: ...Infinity Systems Inc 250 Crossways Park Dr Woodbury New York 11797 REV 0 03 2001...

Page 2: ...AMPLIFIER AND OTHER SYSTEM COMPONENTS 9 LOUDSPEAKER SETUP 10 AMPLIFIER LOUDSPEAKER CONNECTIONS 11 EPSILON SERVO CONTROL SCU UNIT CONNECTIONS 12 EPSILON SCU SETUP 13 FIRST TIME POWER UP AND USE 14 MAIN...

Page 3: ...5 lb 93kg Not including spiked feet Add approximately 2 for locking ring spiked feet and cover Total 61 H IMPORTANT NOTICE There are two versions of the IRS Epsilon system The following part numbers w...

Page 4: ...Epsilon 4 Quick Connect Guide for Balanced Inputs...

Page 5: ...Epsilon 5 Quick Connect Guide for Balanced Inputs...

Page 6: ...Epsilon 6 Epsilon Loudspeaker Quick Connect Guide for Unbalanced Inputs...

Page 7: ...Epsilon 7 Epsilon Loudspeaker Quick Connect Guide for Unbalanced Inputs...

Page 8: ...echnologies including an active servo woofer system and high accuracy planar drivers to deliver all of the hallmarks of high fidelity sound Wide bandwidth high acoustic power output uniform coverage s...

Page 9: ...Gain Measurement Setting If any of your amplifiers have balanced input connections you also must know if the balanced connector conforms to AES standards for signal polarity See the Servo Control Unit...

Page 10: ...o a finished length until you have determined the exact locations for all of your components Cables that are too long rarely create problems except for vastly too long speaker cables but cables that a...

Page 11: ...ed or 4 Ohm terminals of the amplifiers and speakers Epsilon input terminals The Epsilon s HIGH PASS and LOW PASS input terminals accept most of the speaker wire terminations currently in use If you h...

Page 12: ...TIONS CAUTION Turn off the AC power to all components and switch the SCU to standby mode before making or breaking any signal or power connections SCU AC power connections The Epsilon SCU employs a po...

Page 13: ...plifiers conform to AES standards or are polarity reversed Inputs to the SCU Connect the preamp audio control center s left and right channel outputs to the SCU s left and right input connectors Be ce...

Page 14: ...tching for amplifier gains ranging from 21dB to 39dB If your woofer amps gains fall outside of this range and cannot be adjusted to be within this range please see you dealer for assistance You may ne...

Page 15: ...s fully discharge will often result in chemical damage to the batteries their connections and their surroundings Since these batteries are inexpensive you may find it convenient to change them annuall...

Page 16: ...of failure and your Epsilon loudspeakers are no exception After you have become familiar with your new system and have sustained listening experience with it a doubt or a hunch that all is not well is...

Page 17: ...ain Many power amplifiers are fixed gain units with no input level or sensitivity adjustments Others have switches and or potentiometers that adjust the input sensitivity or overall gain As noted in t...

Page 18: ...amp with the highest gain Adjust this control so the highest gain amp matches the lower gain amp Your dealer may be able to provide such a control for you If only one of the amps has a level control a...