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WATCH Center Series 2 Owner’s Manual
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Contents
W A T C H C E N T E R S E R I E S 2 O W N E R ’ S M A N U A L . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
S E C T I O N 1 – I N T R O D U C T I O N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
S E C T I O N 1 . 1 – W AT C H S Y S T E M I N T R O D U C T I O N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1
D E S I G N C O N S I D E R A T I O N S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1
A P P L I C A T I O N S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2
S E C T I O N 1 . 2 – W AT C H P A C K A G E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2
W A T C H C E N T E R S E R I E S 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2
W A T C H D O G P A S S I V E S U B W O O F E R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 3
W A T C H C O N T R O L L E R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 3
W A T C H S U R R O U N D S E R I E S 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 4
C O N C L U S I O N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 5
S E C T I O N 2 – U N C R A T I N G Y O U R W A T C H C E N T E R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 7
S E C T I O N 2 . 1 – U N C R A T I N G T H E W A T C H C E N T E R C H A N N E L . . . . . . . 1 9
I N I T I A L C H E C K . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 9
U N C R A T I N G T H E W A T C H C E N T E R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 9
S E C T I O N 2 . 2 – C R A T E C O N T E N T C H E C K L I S T . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 0
C E N T E R C H A N N E L C R A T E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 0
C E N T E R S T A N D B O X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1
S E C T I O N 3 – I N Y O U R R O O M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 3
S E C T I O N 3 . 1 – T H E W I L S O N A U D I O S E T U P P R O C E D U R E . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 5
F I N A L L I S T E N I N G R O O M S E T U P ( V O I C I N G ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 5
Z O N E O F N E U T R A L I T Y : M A I N L E F T A N D R I G H T C H A N N E L . . . . . . . . . 2 5
S E C T I O N 3 . 2 – R O O M A C O U S T I C S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 7
S L A P E C H O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 7
S T A N D I N G W A V E S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 0
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C O M B F I L T E R E F F E C T . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 1
S E C T I O N 3 . 3 – R E S O N A N C E S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 1
S T R U C T U R A L R E S O N A N C E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2
V O L U M E R E S O N A N C E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2
S E C T I O N 3 . 4 – Y O U R R O O M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 3
R O O M S H A P E S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 3
W A T C H C E N T E R C H A N N E L I N A D E D I C A T E D H O M E T H E A T E R . . . . . 3 4
S P E A K E R P L A C E M E N T V E R S U S L I S T E N I N G P O S I T I O N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 5
S P E A K E R O R I E N T A T I O N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 5
C E N T E R C H A N N E L . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 6
S U R R O U N D C H A N N E L . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7
W A T C H D O G P A S S I V E S U B W O O F E R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7
S E C T I O N 4 – I N I T I A L S E T U P . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 9
S E C T I O N 4 . 1 - F I N A L S E T U P . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 1
P R E P A R A T I O N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 1
S E C T I O N 4 . 2 - C E N T E R C H A N N E L S P I K E S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 1
A S S E M B L Y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2
G R I L L A S S E M B L Y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 3
S E C T I O N 4 . 3 - M E A S U R E D L I S T E N I N G P O S I T I O N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 3
P R O P A G A T I O N D E L A Y C O R R E C T I O N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 3
R O O M S E T U P . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 3
C E N T E R C H A N N E L C O N F I G U R A T I O N S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 4
S E C T I O N 4 . 4 – S E T U P # 1 C E N T E R C H A N N E L O N F L O O R . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 5
S E C T I O N 4 . 5 – S E T U P # 2 C E N T E R C H A N N E L O N S T A N D . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 7
S E C T I O N 4 . 6 – S E T U P # 3 C E N T E R O N C U S T O M S T A N D O R S H E L F 4 8
S E C T I O N 4 . 7 – S E T U P # 4 C E N T E R M O U N T E D T O C E I L I N G . . . . . . . . . . 5 0
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S E C T I O N 4 . 8 - C E N T E R C H A N N E L F I N A L S E T U P . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 3
S T A N D O R F L O O R M O U N T E D C E N T E R C H A N N E L . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 4
C E I L I N G O R O T H E R C U S T O M L O C A T I O N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 4
S E C T I O N 4 . 9 - C O N N E C T I N G S P E A K E R T O A M P L I F I E R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 6
S P E A K E R C A B L E S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 6
S P A D E L U G S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 7
C O N N E C T I O N O F T H E C E N T E R T O T H E P O W E R A M P L I F I E R . . . . . . . . . 5 7
C E N T E R C H A N N E L S E T U P C O M P L E T E D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 7
S E C T I O N 5 – T U N I N G A N D V O I C I N G . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 9
S E C T I O N 5 . 1 - F I N A L T U N I N G A N D V O I C I N G . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 1
S E C T I O N 5 . 2 - L E F T A N D R I G H T C H A N N E L S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 1
D E T E R M I N I N G F R O N T T O B A C K D I S T A N C E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 2
D E T E R M I N I N G S I D E T O S I D E D I S T A N C E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 3
S E C T I O N 5 . 3 - I N T E G R A T I N G T H E W A T C H S Y S T E M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 4
I N T E G R A T I N G T H E W A T C H C E N T E R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 4
I M A G E H E I G H T . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 5
C E N T E R R O T A T I O N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 5
R E S E T T I N G T H E P R O P G A T I O N D E L A Y C O R R E C T I O N ( P D C ) . . . . . . . . 6 6
C E N T E R C H A N N E L P O L A R I T Y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 6
I N T E G R A T I N G T H E W A T C H S U R R O U N D C H A N N E L S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 7
I N T E G R A T I N G T H E P A S S I V E W A T C H D O G . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 7
S E C T I O N 6 – C A R E O F T H E F I N I S H . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 9
S E C T I O N 6 . 1 – C A R E O F T H E F I N I S H . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 1
D U S T I N G T H E W A T C H C E N T E R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 1
C A R E O F T H E G R I L L S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 1
B R E A K - I N P E R I O D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 2
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S E C T I O N 6 . 2 – E N C L O S U R E T E C H N O L O G Y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 2
M A T E R I A L S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 2
A D H E S I V E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 3
S E C T I O N 6 . 3 – D E P T H O F D E S I G N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 3
S E C T I O N 7 – T R O U B L E S H O O T I N G . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 5
S E C T I O N 8 - R E P A I R P R O C E D U R E S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 1
S E C T I O N 8 . 1 - R E P A I R P R O C E D U R E S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 3
R E P L A C I N G A B L O W N R E S I S T O R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 3
R E P L A C I N G A B A D D R I V E R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 3
S E C T I O N 9 – S P E C I F I C A T I O N S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 5
S E C T I O N 9 . 1 - W AT C H C E N T E R C H A N N E L S P E C I F I C A T I O N S . . . . . . . 8 7
M E A S U R E M E N T S : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 7
D I M E N S I O N S : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 7
W E I G H T U N C R A T E D : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 7
S H I P P I N G W E I G H T ( A P P R O X I M A T E ) : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 7
C E N T E R S E R I E S 2 D I M E N S I O N S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 8
C E N T E R S E R I E S 2 M A T C H I N G S T A N D D I M E N S I O N S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 9
C E N T E R S E R I E S 2 O N M A T C H I N G S T A N D D I M E N S I O N S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 0
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S E C T I O N 1 0 - T W E E T E R A L I G N M E N T T A B L E S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 3
I N I T I A L S P I K E C O N F I G U R A T I O N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 5
T A B L E 1 - F O R O N F L O O R W I T H S P I K E A N D N U T . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 6
T A B L E 2 - F O R O N F L O O R W I T H D I O D E , S P I K E , A N D N U T . . . . . . . . . . 9 7
T A B L E 3 - F O R O N F L O O R P L A C E M E N T , O N E S P A C E R . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 8
T A B L E 4 - F O R O N F L O O R P L A C E M E N T , T W O S P A C E R S . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 9
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T A B L E 5 - F O R O N S T A N D W I T H S P I K E A N D N U T . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0 0
T A B L E 6 - F O R O N S T A N D W I T H D I O D E , S P I K E , A N D N U T . . . . . . . . 1 0 1
S E C T I O N 1 1 – C E I L I N G M O U N T E D B R A C K E T . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0 3
S E C T I O N 1 1 . 1 - C E I L I N G M O U N T E D C E N T E R C H A N N E L . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0 5
S E C T I O N 1 2 – W A R R A N T Y I N F O R M A T I O N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0 9
S E C T I O N 1 2 . 1 – W A R R A N T Y I N F O R M A T I O N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 1
L I M I T E D W A R R A N T Y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 1
C O N D I T I O N S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 1
R E M E D Y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 2
W A R R A N T Y L I M I T E D T O O R I G I N A L P U R C H A S E R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 2
D E M O N S T R A T I O N E Q U I P M E N T . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 3
M I S C E L L A N E O U S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 3
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Section 1 – Introduction
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Section 1.1 – WATCH System Introduction
If your passion is home theater, and you have sought the full sensory experience cre-
ated as your eyes absorb the vision and your skin awakens to the power of the sound, Wil-
son Audio has your answer. Introducing WATCH - Wilson Audio Theater Comes Home.
While all Wilson speakers are designed to take full advantage of today’s popular
multi-channel formats, WATCH is the first Wilson system designed from the ground up to
excel specifically at home theater performance. Best of all, it comes in a package as small
or as large as you desire.
The fact is, you haven’t truly experienced home theater until you’ve felt the impact,
power, and passion of a film score the way the director intended it, and no company will
deliver this passion like Wilson Audio. That’s why, for nearly twenty years, more block-
buster hits have been mixed, composed, or recorded using Wilson Audio than any other
loudspeaker.
Design Considerations
Your WATCH System has been designed to perform all of the specific functions of
a high performance home theater system. This was a difficult task because of the many
interactions that occur in a home theater environment. Because the WATCH System was
designed in-house and voiced with a variety of Wilson speakers, you can be sure that the
driver blend will be excellent whether your system includes Sophia Series 2 or the X-2
Alexandria Series 2. Wilson Audio loudspeakers have set the standard for performance in
a wide variety of two-channel audio and multi-channel home theater applications. The
WATCH Center Series 2 ensures the most seamless integration with your Wilson Audio
loudspeakers. The WATCH Center is the only center channel designed specifically to match
the inherent quality of the Sophia, WATT/Puppy, MAXX, and, in many instances, the Alex-
andria X-2.
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Applications
One of Wilson Audio’s most important criteria in speaker development is that a
speaker meets the accuracy and dynamic demands of studio monitoring, analytical hard-
ware and software evaluation, and, of course, critical music and theater soundtrack listen-
ing. The WATCH Center Series 2 has been designed to deliver all of the speed, dynamics,
and musical accuracy to satisfy even the most demanding music lovers.
The WATCH Center has been engineered to take full advantage of today’s multi-chan-
nel surround formats, including the latest AC-3 (Dolby Digital) and DTS (Digital Theater
Systems) formats.
It will provide years of satisfaction whether listening to two-channel audio, multi-
channel audio, or to the latest movie sound track.
Section 1.2 – WATCH Package
WATCH Center Series 2
Specifically designed to excel at center channel functions, WATCH Center is ex-
tremely dynamic with high sensitivity and
robust power handling. Unlike most cen-
ter channels, it provides listeners not only
with optimal on-axis response, but also
smooth, linear, off-axis performance. This
is, in part, a result of Wilson PDC (Propa-
gation Delay Correction) technology first
developed for the WAMM
®
and X-1 Grand
SLAMM
®
systems and later applied to the
rest of the Wilson Line. PDC allows for op-
timal tuning of a loudspeaker for various
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listening distances and heights and gives listeners much greater control over their sound.
The WATCH Center Series 2 was designed from the ground up as a center channel.
It is not merely a standard speaker that was tipped onto its side. The Center channel was
voiced and optimized to truly represent dialogue for movies as well as music and vocals
when used in a multi-channel audio setup.
Of course, the WATCH Center Series 2 lives up to Wilson’s high standards of cutting
edge design, superior build quality, and stunning sonic performance. The WATCH Center
is available with a matching stand.
WATCH Dog Passive Subwoofer
The WATCH Dog passive subwoofer
is the culmination of over twenty years of
experience at Wilson Audio in building
high output, ultra-low distortion woofer
and subwoofer products. It was designed
to further extend and enhance the bottom
octave performance of music and theater
systems without compromising speed, tonal
accuracy, or phase coherency. The WATCH
Dog will seamlessly and coherently inte-
grate with any loudspeaker, whether you
are augmenting a two-channel system or
using the Dog as the LFE channel in a surround system.
WATCH Controller
Like other WATCH products, along with music system applications, the WATCH Dog
was designed to take advantage of today’s multi-channel formats. The unique tuneability
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of the WATCH Dog is
greatly enhanced when
used with the WATCH
Dog Controller active
crossover. The cross-
over’s comprehensive
control allows the
WATCH Dog to be optimized for both music and multi-channel applications, even within
the same system. The crossover adjustments allow critical setup, ensuring the best possible
performance in a wide range of rooms and with a variety of speakers.
WATCH Surround Series 2
WATCH Surround Series 2 is a perfect
example of performance disproportionate to
size. With strong power handling capacity
and low end frequency response reaching
40 Hz, this speaker will take your surround
sound to new heights. Unlike most surround
speakers, WATCH Surround is more than a
noisemaker. It brings accuracy, dynamics,
and emotion to your theater, and with its
gorgeous WilsonGloss™ finish, it looks right
at home on your wall.
The greatest challenge for any wall-
mount loudspeaker is accounting for the
deleterious interaction with the wall and
ceiling, as well as degradation caused by
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FIGURE 3 - WATCH CONTROLLER
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the mount itself. This causes frequency nonlinearities – accentuating some frequencies and
effectively masking others. WATCH Surround minimizes wall/ceiling resonant interactions
through its advanced mounting system. Using state-of-the-art materials technology first
developed for the X-1 Grand SLAMM, WATCH Surround provides stunning results.
The Surround is mounted to its bracket by strategically located spikes, further reduc-
ing wall interaction and resonance. The Surround can also be rotated towards the listening
position, offering improved integration with the front speakers and better imaging.
Conclusion
Finally, a home theater, designed from the ground up as multi-channel, that is truly
high-end. Combine the structural and design considerations with the superior sonic qual-
ity and finish, and you find what makes Wilson Audio the leader in the industry. Wilson
Audio delivers a product that maintains the strictest structural tolerances, durability and
reliability. You will have consistent, repeatable performance, unaffected by the climatic
conditions, anywhere in the world. You are about to experience multi-channel audio/home
theater like you never thought possible, except from Wilson ....
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Section 2.1 – Uncrating the WATCH Center Channel
Initial Check
The WATCH Center Channel is shipped in a wooden crate. If you have also purchased
a Center stand, it is shipped in a separate cardboard box. Upon receiving the crate (and
cardboard box), please check their condition. If there is any damage, please report it to the
shipping company immediately for insurance verification.
The following items are recommended for this procedure:
• Supplied hardware kit
• Tape measure
• Known listening position
• Electric screwdriver
• Phillips head drive bit or Phillips head screwdriver
Uncrating the WATCH Center
Gently lift the Center channel out of the crate. Remove the plastic outer bag. Inven-
tory the crate contents. Move the Center channel into the desired location.
Note: Do not cut the bag off of the Center channel. By using scissors or a knife, you
could unintentionally mark the cabinet or damage a driving element. Keep the bag in
case you need to repackage the Center channel. Likewise, save your shipping crates and
all packing materials. They are specifically designed to prevent harm from coming to
your WATCH Center.
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Note: Be careful not to touch the driver elements when you are moving your Center
channel.
Section 2.2 – Crate Content Checklist
Now that you have unpacked your WATCH Center Channel, you can inventory all the
additional items in the crate.
Center Channel Crate
1 – Owner’s Manual
1 – Warranty Registration
1 – Center Midrange Grill
1 – Center Tweeter Grill
8 – Nuts
4 – Spikes
4 – Brass Discs
4 – Spacers
2 – Diodes
1 – 3/16” Allen Wrench (Handle)
1 – 1/2” Nut Driver
1 – 1/8” Allen Wrench
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