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  • Page 2 1.0, if you are in need of a more recent manual please contact your dealer. The information in this manual is the sole property of Wilson Audio Specialties, Inc. Any reproduction in whole or in part without the express written permission of Wilson Audio Specialties, Inc. is prohibited. No material contained here in may be transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, for any purpose, without the express written permission of Wilson Audio Specialties, Inc.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    A B L E O N T E N T S 1.0 WATCH I ..............1-1 ECTION NTRODUCTION WATCH ....................1-1 1.1 A ..................1-2 ECTION PPLICATIONS ..................... 1-2 PPLICATIONS ................1-3 ESIGN ONSIDERATIONS ............1-3 NCLOSURE ATERIALS ECHNOLOGY ....................1-3 DHESIVE ..................
  • Page 4 A B L E O N T E N T S 4.1 C ............. 4-3 ECTION HOOSING A ISTENING OSITION ................. 4-3 EFT AND IGHT PEAKERS ..........4-3 PEAKER LACEMENT VS ISTENING OSITION ................4-3 PEAKER RIENTATION ..................4-4 ENTER HANNEL ..................
  • Page 5 A B L E O N T E N T S 7.0 I .................. 7-1 ECTION NTRODUCTION 7.1 L ............. 7-2 ECTION EFT AND IGHT HANNELS ............. 7-2 ETERMINING RONT TO ISTANCE ............7-3 ETERMINING IDE TO ISTANCE 7.2 I WATCH S ..........
  • Page 6 A B L E R A P H I C S 1.1 WATCH C .......................1-4 IGURE ENTER 1.2 WATCH S ......................1-5 IGURE URROUND 3.1 C ......................3-4 IGURE ILTER FFECT 6.1 S ..................6-2 IGURE URROUND OUNTING RACKET 6.2 M ..............6-4 IGURE OUNTING LOCATIONS FOR A CONCRETE WALL 6.3 M .
  • Page 7 W I L S O N A U D I O S P E C I A L T I E S , I N C .
  • Page 9 W A T C H I N T R O D U C T I O N...
  • Page 10 W I L S O N A U D I O S P E C I A L T I E S , I N C .

  • Page 11: Ection 1.0 Watch Introduction

    film score the way the director intended it, and no company will deliver this passion like Wilson Audio. Thatʼs why in the past decade, more blockbuster hits have been mixed, composed, or recorded using Wilson Audio than any other loudspeaker.

  • Page 12: Section 1.1 Applications

    ECTION PPLICATIONS PPLICATIONS For more than 20 years, Wilson Audio loudspeakers have set the standard for performance in a wide variety of 2 channel audio and multichannel home the- ater applications. The WATCH (Wilson Audio Theater Come Home) surround sys- tem was designed to offer a more compact and versatile home theater option for those with limited space.

  • Page 13: Design Considerations

    W A T C H I N T R O D U C T I O N ESIGN ONSIDERATIONS Your WATCH system has been designed to perform all of the specific func- tions of a high performance home theater system. This was a difficult task be- cause of the many interactions that occur in a home theater environment.

  • Page 14: Depth Of Design

    W A T C H S ʼ U R R O U N D W N E R A N U A L EPTH OF ESIGN The combination of the best in composite materials and adhesive technology, provided to us by the leaders in their industries, allows us to design enclosures with unmatched performance.

  • Page 15: Watch Surround

    UBWOOFER The WATCH Subwoofer has been designed to integrate well with any of the Wilson Audio loudspeakers you chose for your multichannel system. The bass is clean, powerful, and uncolored. It offers speed, dynamics and clarity that are often talked about with a Subwoofer, but rarely realized in the design. If you are looking for that extra bass extension, the WATCH Subwoofer is the only solution to give you truly high-end audio bass, without compromise.
  • Page 16 Finally, a home theater, designed from the ground up as multichannel, that is truly high-end. Combine the structural and design considerations with the superior sonic quality and finish and you find what makes Wilson Audio the leader in the in- dustry. Wilson Audio delivers a product that maintains the strictest structural toler- ances, durability and reliability.
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  • Page 19 W A T C H A R E T H E U R R O U N D...
  • Page 20 W I L S O N A U D I O S P E C I A L T I E S , I N C .

  • Page 21: Section 2.0 Care Of The Finish

    W A T C H S A R E T H E U R R O U N D 2.0 C ECTION ARE OF THE INISH Your WATCH Surround enclosures are hand-painted with Wilson gloss paint and ™ hand-polished to a high luster. While the paint seems quite dry to the touch, final curing and complete hardening takes place over a period of several weeks.

  • Page 22: Break I N Period

    All audio equipment will sound its best after the components have been broken in for some period of use. Wilson Audio breaks in all woofers and mid-range driv- ers for a 12 hour period. All drivers are then tested, calibrated, and matched for their acoustical properties.
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  • Page 25 O U R O O M...
  • Page 26 W I L S O N A U D I O S P E C I A L T I E S , I N C .

  • Page 27: Section 3.0 Room Reflections

    O U R O O M Note: The following section presents important information on room acoustics. These im- portant concepts for two channel audio become even more important when dealing with multichannel audio or home theater. The presence of more than two speakers in a room only increase the amount of setup difficulties and speaker interactions.

  • Page 28: Standing Waves

    W A T C H S ʼ U R R O U N D W N E R A N U A L Nonparallel walls do not support slap echo, but rather allow the sound to diffuse. Slap echo is a common acoustical problem in the typical domestic listening room, be- cause most of these rooms have walls of a hard, reflective nature, usually being only oc- casionally interrupted by curtains or drapes.

  • Page 29: Comb Filter Effect

    O U R O O M • Sound staging- LF component of image shifted Standing waves are more difficult to correct than slap echo because they tend to occur at lower frequencies, whose wave lengths are long enough to be ineffectively controlled by absorbent materials such as Sonex.

  • Page 30: Igure Omb Ilter Ffect

    W A T C H S ʼ U R R O U N D W N E R A N U A L The subjective effect of comb filter effects, (such as is shown in Figure 3.1) is as fol- lows: •...

  • Page 31: Section 3.1 Resonance

    O U R O O M 3.1 R ECTION ESONANCE Resonance in listening rooms are generally caused by two sources: • The structures within the listening room • The volume of the air itself in the listening room TRUCTURAL RESONANCE Structural resonances are familiar to most people as buzzes and rattles, but this type of resonance usually only occurs at extremely high volume levels, and is usually masked by the music.
  • Page 33 N I T I A L E T U P N F O R M A T I O N U L T I H A N N E L E T U P...
  • Page 34 W I L S O N A U D I O S P E C I A L T I E S , I N C .

  • Page 35: System Setup Procedure

    YSTEM ETUP We strongly recommend that you have a Wilson Audio dealer come to your home and help you with the set up of the WATCH System. They have been trained on setting up our systems to provide you with the most satisfying results. However, if you choose to set up the system yourself we have provided some instruction that will allow you to achieve very good performance from the WATCH System.

  • Page 36: Zone Of Neutrality

    W A T C H S ʼ U R R O U N D W N E R A N U A L ONE OF EUTRALITY The zone of neutrality is the speaker location where your speakers sound most natural. This location is where the speakers interact the least with the room. We realize that the location of your WATCH speakers are not very flexible.

  • Page 37: Section 4.1 Choosing A Listening Position

    N I T I A L N F O R M A T I O N 4.1 C ECTION HOOSING A ISTENING OSITION Decide where you want your listening position to be. Please remember that your WATCH System can fill most rooms with beautiful sound. However, for the PDC advantage, we want to ensure that you get all the benefits possible with the group delay adjustment features that are built into this design.

  • Page 38: Center Channel

    W A T C H S ʼ U R R O U N D W N E R A N U A L Another important aspect of speaker placement is how far to place the speakers from the wall behind them. The closer to the back wall the more pro- nounced the low bass energy and centering of the image will be.

  • Page 39: Surround Channel

    We will step you through this process in Section 7. URROUND HANNEL Wilson Audio has done everything possible to eliminate the boundary inter- actions caused by mounting a speaker onto the wall. The mounting bracket allows for significant improvements in detail, speed, and clarity. The surround channels will perform well in almost any location they are placed.

  • Page 40: Section 4.2 Initial Setup Summary

    W A T C H S ʼ U R R O U N D W N E R A N U A L 4.2 I ECTION NITIAL ETUP UMMARY Ideally, the speakers should not be positioned too far from the listener, if maximum resolution of low level detail is required (near-field monitoring).
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  • Page 45: System Setup Procedure

    HANNEL UDIO We recommend that you have a Wilson Audio dealer come to your home and help you with the set up of on wall speakers. They have been trained on setting up our systems to provide you with the most satisfying results. However, if you choose to set up the system yourself we have provided some instruction that will allow you to achieve very good performance from your speakers.

  • Page 46: Zone Of Neutrality

    W A T C H S ʼ U R R O U N D W N E R A N U A L ONE OF EUTRALITY The zone of neutrality is the speaker location where your speakers sound most natural and interact the least with the room. We realize that the location of your on wall speakers is not very flexible.

  • Page 47: Surround Channel

    URROUND HANNEL Wilson Audio has done everything possible to eliminate the boundary interac- tions caused by mounting a speaker onto the wall. The mounting bracket allows for significant improvements in detail, speed, and clarity. The surround channels will perform well in almost any location they are placed.
  • Page 49 M o u n t i n g t h e S u r r o u n d...
  • Page 50 W I L S O N A U D I O S P E C I A L T I E S , I N C .

  • Page 51: Section 6.0 Preparation

    W a t c h S u r r o u n d C h a n n e l S e t u p Note: Before setting up the Surround channels study carefully the sections 3-5 on room acoustics and initial setup information. They provide valuable information on determining the ideal room locations for your speakers.

  • Page 52: Igure Urround Ounting Racket

    W A T C H S ʼ U R R O U N D W N E R A N U A L 3. Take a moment familiarize yourself with the mounting bracket. Note the locations for mounting hardware, spikes, instruction plate and speaker wire (see Figure 6.1) below.

  • Page 53: Section 6.1 Safety Warning

    M o u n t i n g S u r f a c e E v a l u a t i o n Is your wall strong enough to support the Surround speaker? Wilson Audio has provided two different wall anchors depending on whether you are mounting into wood or concrete. We have evaluated these anchors and found them to securely attach the wall mounting bracket to the wall in most domes- tic environments in the U.S.A (specifically to cement foundations, 2”x4”...

  • Page 54: Marking Location

    W A T C H S ʼ U R R O U N D W N E R A N U A L 6.2 M ECTION OUNTING THE RACKET The Surround channel mount has been designed to mount into concrete or at least 1.5”...

  • Page 55: Drilling Pilot Holes

    W a t c h S u r r o u n d C h a n n e l S e t u p OUNTING LOCA DDITIONAL HOLES TIONS FOR WOOD SCREWS FOR CENTER WALL IF WOOD SUPPORT STUD IS AVAILABLE 6.3- M IGURE...

  • Page 56: Mounting Bracket

    W A T C H S ʼ U R R O U N D W N E R A N U A L OUNTING RACKET • Using the provided wall anchors (lag bolt or concrete anchor), washers and ratchet with socket, position the correct mounting bracket (CW or CCW) onto wall and screw into placing.

  • Page 57: Lacing Urround On Racket

    W a t c h S u r r o u n d C h a n n e l S e t u p There are three different lower spike options, #2, #3, and #4. Start with the Spike stamped #3. If needed, during final setup and system tuning you may change this spike to improve the Surround channel integration.
  • Page 58 W A T C H S ʼ U R R O U N D W N E R A N U A L Note: The upper left spike location has 3 different possible locations, allowing for some ro- tation in towards the listening position. Place the spike into the spike hole that is closest to the wall.
  • Page 59 W a t c h S u r r o u n d C h a n n e l S e t u p OWER PIKE 1/4” INTO HOLE GROUNDED INTO LEAD 6.7- P IGURE OSITIONING OWER PIKE W I L S O N A U D I O S P E C I A L T I E S , I N C .

  • Page 60: Section 6.4 Connecting Speaker To Amplifier

    W A T C H S ʼ U R R O U N D W N E R A N U A L 6.4 C ECTION ONNECTING PEAKER TO MPLIFIER • Turn off the power amplifier(s) and remove the AC power cord from the wall outlet.

  • Page 61: Speaker Cables

    W a t c h S u r r o u n d C h a n n e l S e t u p 6.8- S IGURE PADE TTACHMENT PEAKER ABLES We recommend the use of the very highest quality loudspeaker cables, particularly those designed for high frequency propagation correction and phase linearity.

  • Page 62: Surround Setup Completed

    W A T C H S ʼ U R R O U N D W N E R A N U A L URROUND ETUP OMPLETED This completes the initial setup of your Surround channel. Final system tun- ing and voicing should be performed as outlined in Section 7. Section 7 will evalu- ate your entire speaker setup and allow you to make small modifications in speaker rotation and location (except of course the Surround channel), that will greatly im- prove the performance of your multichannel audio or home theater system.
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  • Page 65 I N A L Y S T E M U N I N G A N D O I C I N G...
  • Page 66 W I L S O N A U D I O S P E C I A L T I E S , I N C .
  • Page 67 NTRODUCTION This loudspeaker placement method was developed by David A. Wilson, for Wilson Audio Specialties, to find optimum loudspeaker location in any given room within one hour. Participating in numerous audio/multichannel/home theater shows with very different and difficult acoustic environments necessitated this procedure.
  • Page 68 W A T C H S ʼ U R R O U N D W N E R A N U A L 7.1 L ECTION EFT AND IGHT HANNELS ETERMINING RONT TO ISTANCE The proper setup of the left and right channels is crucial for optimum system performance.
  • Page 69 I N A L Y S T E M U N I N G A N D O I C I N G ETERMINING IDE TO ISTANCE The distance the speakers are from the side walls is very important. This dis- tance determines the amount of comb filtering you will hear.
  • Page 70 W A T C H S ʼ U R R O U N D W N E R A N U A L 7.2 I WATCH S ECTION NTEGRATING THE YSTEM Note: Many processors offer a setup guide that steps you through the integration of each of the speakers.
  • Page 71 I N A L Y S T E M U N I N G A N D O I C I N G MAGE EIGHT Check the image height. Does the dialogue of a movie have the correct height? Is it too low or too high? If needed adjust the amount of rotation until the image height is correct.

  • Page 72: Surround Channels

    We recommend that you experiment with the placement of the subwoofer to find a balance of the above mentioned items with which you are satisfied. For complete information on integrating a Wilson Audio subwoofer, please refer to your subwoofer ownerʼs manual.
  • Page 73 I N A L Y S T E M U N I N G A N D O I C I N G 7.3 T ECTION WO CHANNEL INAL ETUP ROCEDURE The final step in setting up your on wall stereo speakers is to set the rotation. Remember that the mounting bracket allows for the speaker to rotate on the upper spikes.
  • Page 75 Y S T E M P E C I F I C A T I O N S...
  • Page 76 W I L S O N A U D I O S P E C I A L T I E S , I N C .

  • Page 77: Pecifications

    Y S T E M P E C I F I C A T I O N S 8.0 WATCH S ECTION YSTEM PECIFICATIONS WATCH - S URROUND Measurements: Impedance: 8 Ohms, see Impedance Curve page 8-2 Sensitivity: 89 dB, 2.38 V input, measured @ 1m. Frequency Response: 45Hz to 22kHz Dimensions:...
  • Page 78 W A T C H S ʼ U R R O U N D W N E R A N U A L URROUND HANNEL MPENDANCE URVE W I L S O N A U D I O S P E C I A L T I E S , I N C .
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  • Page 81: Nformation

    A R R A N T Y N F O R M A T I O N...
  • Page 82 W I L S O N A U D I O S P E C I A L T I E S , I N C .
  • Page 83 Wilson Audio, or an authorized repair center. Most repairs can be made in the field by an authorized Wilson Audio agent. In instances when return to Wilson Audioʼs factory is required, a return au- thorization must first be obtained by the dealer or customer.
  • Page 84 W N E R A N U A L shall be to return the product to Wilson Audio or to an authorized Wilson Audio re- pair center where the defect will be rectified without charge for parts or labor. LIMITED TO ORIGINAL PURCHASER This Warranty is for the sole benefit of the original purchaser of the covered product...
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  • Page 87: Hooting Guide

    R O U B L E H O O T I N G U I D E...
  • Page 88 W I L S O N A U D I O S P E C I A L T I E S , I N C .
  • Page 89 R O U B L E H O O T I N G U I D E Problem Reason One channel is not operating... Check interconnects from source. Check the connections on the speaker cables. Both at amplifier and speaker ends. Watch espe- cially for connector touching each other.
  • Page 90 W A T C H S ʼ U R R O U N D W N E R A N U A L Using the 1/8” Allen wrench remove the resistor cover. Locate the resistor and remove the resistor using a soldering iron.
  • Page 91 R O U B L E H O O T I N G U I D E If the problem is solved: Call your Wilson Audio dealer. There may be a problem with the cross- over or the speakerʼs internal wiring.
  • Page 92 W I L S O N A U D I O S P E C I A L T I E S , I N C .
  • Page 93 E P A I R R O C E D U R E S W I L S O N A U D I O S P E C I A L T I E S , I N C .
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  • Page 95 E P A I R R O C E D U R E S EPLACING A BLOWN RESISTOR The WATCH Surround loudspeaker has a resistor that will protect the tweet- er, in most cases, if the speaker is over driven during normal operation. This is done so that the driver is not damaged.
  • Page 96 W A T C H S ʼ U R R O U N D W N E R A N U A L EPLACING A BAD DRIVER If you believe that a driver is blown, make sure that you have tried replacing the protective resistor before you replace the driver.
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