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MPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS AND CONSIDERATIONS
• Carefully read all instructions before beginning installation, accounting for any
potential electrical issues or other obstacles.
GENERAL GUIDELINES
• Keep speakers about 2 feet away from corners and other surfaces that might interfere
with or reflect sound, such as tall furniture.
RECOMMENDED AMPLIFIER POWER
• To get the best performance from your Episode ES-700-MON-6 speaker, we recommend
powering it with an amplifier or receiver with a power rating between 20 and 130 Watts
RMS per channel.
SPEAKER WIRE
• To connect the ES-700-MON-6 speaker to an amplifier, high quality 14 to 16
gauge
stranded speaker wire is recommended. The wire may be connected directly to the
speaker’s five-way binding posts, or terminated with either spade lugs or banana plugs.
BI-WIRING/BI-AMPING
• If bi-wiring or bi-amping is desired, remove
the two terminal jumpers and connect speaker
wires appropriately to the terminals marked
HF (high frequencies) and LF (low frequencies).
BI-WIRING
• The purpose of bi-wiring is to reduce interaction
between woofer and midrange and/or tweeter.
Separate cables are connected to the low requency (LF) terminal and the high frequency (HF)
terminal. Both cables are connected to the same terminal on the receiver/amplifier.
BI-AMPING
• The highest possible performance is obtained by using separate amplifiers for LF and HF.
Identical amplifiers can be used; however, if using different amplifiers, the following must
be observed:
- All amplifiers should be phase coherent, either phase or non-phase inverting, and
have identical voltage gain.
- Each amplifier for LF, and each amplifier for HF, must be identical.
SPEAKER PLACEMENT
• For most applications, the ES-700-MON-6 should be placed at approximately ear height –
which is about 40 to 50 inches from the floor for situations in which the listeners will be
seated. This positioning will provide the clearest sound and best dialog intelligibility.
• For Center channel applications, place the speaker directly above or below the screen,
or behind it in installations where a perforated screen is used.
• For Left and Right speaker applications, place the speakers on either side of the screen at equal
distances from the center of the screen. Ideally, the two speakers should be spaced 6 to 12 feet
apart. Left and Right speakers should also be equal to or less than the distance (about 8 to 20
feet) away from the center of the primary listening position.
• When used as a Surround or Surround Back speaker, the speaker should be placed to
the side or rear of the listening area respectively. When used as a surround, the speaker should
typically be placed at about 65 to 75 inches from the floor, and as far from the listening area as
the room dimensions allow – this will provide for a more enveloping surround effect.
ADJUSTMENTS
• Refer to the manual for the receiver or amplifier to make sound adjustments such as bass, treble
and balance to obtain the preferred sound, as well as surround modes and effects when used in
a surround sound system.
WALL MOUNTING
• Use the 3/8”-16 insert in the back of the
ES-700-MON-6 to attach a bracket (not included)
for mounting the speaker on a wall. Be sure to
use a bracket capable of supporting the weight
of the speaker (13.4 lbs.). Follow the
instructions for the bracket for correct installation.
• Use plastic washer (included) between bracket
and speaker.
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