WILSON AUDIO WATCH Center Channel Series 2 Owner's manual

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

C E N T E R S E R I E S 2 I M P E D A N C E C U R V E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 1

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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