Page 3 - Important Note; Automatic On/Off and Automatic Digital-Input Selection
-3- The ESC333 of fers two uniqueuser-convenience features:Automatic Turn-On/Shut-Downand Automatic Digital-InputSelection. The Automatic Turn-On featurewill turn the ESC333 on as soonas a source connected to itsdigital inputs (such as DVD, CDplayer with digital output, orany other device featuring ...
Page 5 - About Dolby Digital
-5- About Dolby Digital The ESC333 features DolbyDigital (also unof f icially knownas AC-3) multichannel signalprocessing, a system developedby Dolby Laboratories. Dolby Digital, unlike “matrixed”systems (such as Dolby ProLogic) that derive and decodemultichannel sound from twochannels of sound, is ...
Page 6 - Mounting Options; Subwoofer; Speaker Placement; Satellites; Mounting Remote Sensor to Center Speaker.
-6- On shelves. On the wall. Optional bracket,WB300 or WB300WHT (white). Mounting Options On optional stands, FS300or FS300WHT (white). Subwoofer Surround Speakers 5 – 6 ft. Satellites and Surrounds one. Speaker Placement Satellites 0-2 ft. Mounting Remote Sensor to Center Speaker. Place remote sens...
Page 8 - Operation; Master On/Off Switch
-8- three. Operation Master On/Off Switch To operate unit, place this switchin the On/Standby position. Thesystem will go into standby whenno signal has been received andwhen no unit connected to any ofits two digital inputs has been onfor approximately f ive minutes. Rear-Panel Control Remote-Contr...
Page 9 - Remote and Front-Panel Controls and Indicators
-9- Bass Treble Delay Level 0 dB Test Adjustment Late Night Power Mute Surround Mode Input — + — + — + Volume 8 10 11 12 13 5 4 9 7 3 2 1 6 Volume Surround Mode Input Mute STANDBY ON SUB LVL DLY RS RF C LF LS AUX PCM 3 - St Late Night Phantom Digital 5.1 Ch ProLogic Surround DIG. OPT DIG. COAX TV 31...
Page 11 - Speaker Indicator
-11- +/– buttons (11). Levels set inone mode will stay valid for allother modes and are not inde-pendent. Please note that thestatus-bar indicator (27) willnot display unless Adjustment+/– buttons are pressed. And,while the status-bar indicator(27) is on, channel indicators(28) and LVL (29) will not...
Page 12 - Status-Bar Indicators; Increase
-12- LED Bar Indicators illuminate inresponse to adjustments in volume, delay, level, bass andtreble controls. Status-Bar Indicators Increase Decrease Volume, Level, Delay 0dB 0dB Increase Decrease Bass, Treble
Page 13 - Surround Modes; Test Tone
-13- Surround Use this mode for f ilms recordedusing Dolby Digital or Dolby ProLogic Surround. Phantom This mode creates surroundsound from stereo recordings.The center channel is not usedand the surround channels havea 20-ms delay. 3-Stereo Mode Use this mode to play back ProLogic-encoded f ilms wh...
Page 14 - If you have low bass output:; Troubleshooting
-14- If there is no sound from anyof the speakers: • Make sure the subwoofer is plugged into an active ACwall outlet. • Make sure the Master Power Switch, located on the rear ofthe subwoofer, is in theOn/Standby position. • Make sure there is a source – for example, a DVD Player, CDPlayer, VCR or te...
Page 15 - Specifications; Power Output
-15- Specifications ESC333 System Power Output Satellites:35 Watts x 5 @ 0.1% THDSubwoofer:65 Watts x 1 @ 0.1% THD Signal-to-Noise Ratio 90 dBA Input Impedance (analog inputs) 20k ohms Input Sensitivity (analog inputs) 400mV Auto Turn-On Sensitivity (analog inputs) 2mV Frequency Response (–6 dB) 35H...