OWNER’S MANUAL >> LCR SPEAKER

ES-HT900-LCR-6

Welcome to Episode® Speakers. We appreciate your purchase and are committed

to providing the highest-quality products possible.

The Episode® LCR model is a superb choice for almost every type of home theater

or home audio installation. It has been designed with advanced technological

components that allow for high performance and a lifetime of enjoyment.

WALL MOUNTING

a stud located in the wall or a suitable wall anchor. Install provided rubber

bumpers to back of speaker in order to stabilize speaker on wall.

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 away 1/4 inch of insulation from each conductor. Connect the appropriate conductor to each

ve-way binding post observing correct polarity.

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 “warbly” 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

sounding bass and also sounds best in the vocal region, your connections are correct and in-phase.

2. Connect the other end of the loudspeaker wires to the home theater receiver (or amplier)

and loudspeakers in the same way.

3. Turn on the home theater receiver and calibrate all loudspeakers in the system according

to the receiver (or surround processor) manufacturer’s instructions.

CLEANING

Use a dampened soft cloth or paper towel to clean the cabinet. The grille is best cleaned by

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TROUBLESHOOTING

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WARRANTY

Limited Lifetime Warranty

Episode In-Wall, In-Ceiling and In-Room 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,

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and an assigned return authorization number (RA).

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HF (high frequencies) and LF (low frequencies).

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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/amplier.

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The highest possible performance is obtained by using

separate ampliers for LF and HF. Identical ampliers can

RECOMMENDED AMPLIFIER POWER

To get the best performance from your ES-HT900-LCR-6 speaker, we recommend powering it with an amplier or receiver

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SPEAKER WIRE

To connect your ES-HT900-LCR-6 speaker to your amplier, high quality 12 to 16 gauge stranded speaker wire is

recommended. The wire may be connected directly to the speaker’s ve-way binding posts or terminated with

either spade lugs or banana plugs.

SPEAKER PLACEMENT

For Left, Right and Center applications, the ES-HT900-LCR-6 should be placed with the ribbon tweeter at ear height

upside down so the tweeters on both speakers are on the outside, facing away from the screen.

When used as a Surround or Surround Back speaker, the ES-HT900-LCR-6 should be placed to the side or rear of the listening

area respectively, at about 6 feet above the oor. When used as a surround, the LCR should typically be placed as far from

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INSTALLING AND REMOVING THE GRILL

Once installed and connected to the home theater system, the ES-HT900-LCR-6 can be further tweaked by setting the

Screen EQ and Boundary Compensation switches located on the front of the speaker. Both of these settings are highly

dependent on the installation, location and theater arrangement. There is not one “right” way to set these adjustments.

Typically, what sounds the best to the listener is “right” for that installation.

For horizontal installations, the tweeter should be rotated 90 degrees to maintain its optimum dispersion pattern. In order

to do this, the tweeter and the front-mounted port tube has to switch locations. Follow the instructions below closely to

avoid damaging any parts of the speaker.

To rotate the tweeter, follow these steps:

1. Lay the speaker on its back (drivers facing up) on

a solid surface.

2. Remove the 6 screws on the front of the ribbon

and the 6 screws on the front of the port tube

(as shown in the illustration).

3. Carefully remove the port tube from the box by

5. Reroute the tweeter wires through the opening

that you are moving the tweeter to, and

reconnect to the tweeter.

6. Carefully seat the tweeter in the opening,

ensuring that the gasket material is

placed properly in the recess between

the tweeter and the bae.

7. Lower the port tube into the hole that initially held

tweeter, ensuring that the gasket material is placed

properly in the recess between the port and the bae.

horizontally while maintaining its optimal

performance and proper high-frequency dispersion.