SPEAKER LEVELS DO NOT PERFORM THE AUTO CALIBRATION
Most home theatre receivers have an auto speaker set up. Some have a micro-
phone that sets the level of each speaker. 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 re-
ceiver 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 sub-
woofer. 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 re-
ceiver. 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.
Running In Your Speakers
Your Accent loudspeaker system will require at least 30 hours before they reach their
full potential. You can turn the system up during this time but this is not recommended
for long periods. 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.
Now it’s time to sit back and enjoy your new Accent System.
This is an investment in quality sound reproduction that you will appreciate
time and again, for many years to come. Thank you for choosing Accent!
Connection Possibilities
The Three series speaker package provides two connection possibilities.
Wired and wireless operation of the surround speakers.
This section covers the connections for a conventional system.
If this hook up is to be used
DO NOT CONNECT MAINS POWER TO THE
CENTER AND SURROUND SPEAKERS.
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 con-
nected to the receiver.
Speaker Cable
We recommend the use of a good quality Oxygen Free Copper cable, please
correctly identify the polarity (+ & -) markings on the outside of the jacket.
This will help you determine which wire is the positive and negative at both the
receiver and speaker ends of the cable. This is very important, Red for posi-
tive and black for negative.
Your Receiver
If you have a 7.1 or 7.2 receiver and have chosen a 5.1 speaker package,
please take care. We have found customers connecting their surround speakers
to surround back terminals, this is incorrect. The surround back channels must
be disabled in the receivers set-up menu.
Speaker Connection
On the back of the speakers there are two binding post connectors. Red is
positive (+) and Black is negative (-). From your receivers positive terminal
connect the wire with the (+) marking to the Red terminal on the speaker.
Connect the negative wire to the Black terminal.
