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BOOKSHELF SPEAKERS
ES-500-SAT-4
ES-500-LCR-4
Thank you for purchasing a great product from one of the best sounding speaker lines available
today, Episode™. We appreciate your purchase and are committed to providing the highest
quality products possible.
The Episode bookshelf models are a superb choice for almost every type of home theater or home
audio installation. They have been designed with advanced technological components that allow for
high performance and a lifetime of enjoyment.
WARRANTY
Limited Lifetime Warranty
Episode in-wall, in-ceiling and bookshelf Speakers have a Lifetime Limited Warranty. This warranty
includes parts and labor repairs on all components found to be defective in material or workmanship
under normal conditions of use. This warranty shall not apply to products which have been abused,
modified or disassembled. Products to be repaired under this warranty must be returned to SnapAV
or a designated service center with prior notification and an assigned return authorization number (RA).
Lifetime
CONNECTING AND CHECKING SPEAKER PHASE
To ensure proper speaker connections, perform the following steps:
1. At each loudspeaker connection, ensure that at least 2 inches of each conductor are separated.
Strip the insulation on each conductor approximately ¼” and insert into the speaker terminals.
Ensure that there are no stray strands of wire protruding from the connectors. Observe proper
polarity (+ to + and – to – for each speaker and at the amplifier).
If you connect your speakers out of phase, one loudspeaker will be playing at the opposite ‘time’
as the other, which will result in sound that lacks bass and sounds “thin” or “distant” with vocals.
If you suspect the sound is not right and you cannot see any markings on the wire to verify polarity
is correct, try this simple test:
• Sit with equal distance to the speakers.
• Play some music with your receiver set to Mono.
• Listen to the bass. Is it full or thin? Listen to volume of the bass as well.
• Turn off your receiver and reverse the connections for one of the speakers.
• Repeat your test at the same volume level. When the sound has the loudest and best sounding
bass and also sounds best in the vocal region, your connections are correct and in-phase.
2. Turn on the home theater receiver and calibrate all loudspeakers in the system according to the
receiver (or surround processor) manufacturer’s instructions.
INSTALLING AND REMOVING THE GRILL
• The grill is held by magnets. To install the grill, hold it about ½” from the front of the speaker with
equal distance to the top, bottom, left and right. Note that the wider opening on the back of the
ES-500-SAT-4 grill is in front of the woofer (towards the bottom of the speaker). Move the grill
back towards the speaker until the magnets snap it in place.
CLEANING
• Use a dampened
soft cloth or paper towel to clean the cabinet. The grill is best cleaned by
brushing it off with a lint-free cloth.
