page | 2 CAUTION Risk of Electrical Shock! DO NOT OPEN! ATTENTION ! RISQUE DE CHOC ! ÉLECTRIQUE PAS OUVRIR ! The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons.
| 4 INTRODUCTION Thank you for purchasing Episode® amplifiers. To complete installation, follow these instructions. Visit our website for design recommendations and speaker calculators. The ESA-70V2CH 2-channel, 70-volt digital power amplifier series is designed for applications requiring two channel stereo audio, or two mono zones of audio with different sources or levels.
| 5 FRONT PANEL ESA-70V2CH-150W, 300W PROT -30 CLIP ESA-70V2CH-IP-150W ESA-70V2CH-500W PROT -30 CLIP ESA-70V2CH-IP-500W A. Power Switch with LED Indicator Momentary switch for manual control of standby power mode. BLUE – On. RED – Standby. B. Protection LED Indicates whether a channel is operating correctly or is in protection.
page | 8 POSITIONING THE AMPLIFIER Placing the amplifier can have a large impact on performance and longevity. Please take the following guidelines into consideration. Shelf Mounting • Be sure that the unit is in a well-ventilated area that provides adequate cooling. •...
page | 12 AMPLIFIER POWER CONTROL Front Panel Power Button When the amplifier is powered ON, the power button will illuminate solid blue. When it is in STAND-BY, the power button will be red. Resetting the Amplifier Press and hold the power button for 10 seconds once the receiver is powered on for a “soft” reset.
Connect a subwoofer or subamp using the LOOP OUT port on the amplifier and the LFE port on the Subwoofer or Subamp. Two Sources with Two Mono Output Zones ESA-70V2CH-150W, 300W Source 2 (Unbalanced Input) Source 1 (Unbalanced RCA) From Automation System...
page | 14 Volume Calibration To calibrate source input volume and inline volume control level: Connect all speaker and audio source wiring. Connect power to the amplifier. (If applicable) Set all volume controls to their maximum volume setting. Set each input level knob to 50% and set the input level for unused channels to minimum.
WARRANTY 2-Year Limited Warranty Episode® Amplifiers have a 2-Year 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 that have been abused, modified or disassembled.