Bose 6 Acoustimass Speaker System manual

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    Acoustimass ® 10 Series IV HOME ENTERTAINMENT SPEAKER SYSTEMS !"#$% &'()*+,$ )*-.(,$(*'.%+/ 0/1+2$(,&*1+3+ '.1+/# Acoustimass ® 6 Series III[...]

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    2 English Français Español S AFETY I NFORMATION Please read this owner’ s guide Please take the time to follow this owner’ s guide carefully . It will help you set up and operate your system properly and enjoy all of its a dvanced features. Please save your owner’ s guide fo r future r eference. For your safety WA R N I N G: T o reduce the [...]

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    3 C ONTENTS English Français Español S ETTING U P 4 Before you begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Unpacking t he carton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    4 English Français Español S ETTING U P Before you begin W e appreciate your choic e of the Bose ® Acoustimass ® 6 Series III or Acoustimass 10 Series IV home entert ainment speaker system. The Acoust imass 6 featur es five small c ube speakers, wh ile the Acoustimass 10 system features four cube spea ker arrays and a center front speaker . The[...]

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    5 S ETTING U P English Français Español Placing your speakers to achi eve realistic home theater sound Keep these guidelines in mind w hen choosing a location for each speaker: • The Acoustimass ® module should be at le ast 2 feet (.6 m) from your TV set to prevent interfer ence. • All of the small sp eakers are magne tically shielded to pr [...]

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    6 S ETTING U P English Français Español Front left and right speakers The goal for these is to cr eate a sound image wider than the scr een that seems natural to viewers sitting anywhere in the r oom. • Place these two front speakers on either side of your TV . • Keep them from 6 feet (2 m) to 15 feet (5 m) apart (as shown in Figure 2 on page[...]

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    7 S ETTING U P English Français Español Powered Acoustimass ® module Acoustimass ® speaker technology makes it difficult to locate the source of low-fr equency sound from this module. So feel free to hide it from view , and: • Locate the module at th e same end of the room as the TV scr een. • Keep the module at least 2 feet (.6 m) from you[...]

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    8 S ETTING U P English Français Español 2. Use the supplied 50-ft ( 15.2 m) speaker cables for the spea kers at the re ar of your ro om (Figure 5). Insert them into th e jacks on the module as follows: • RR goes into the jack labeled Right Rear . • LR goes into the jack labeled Left Rear . 3. At the other end of each cabl e, inse rt the red-c[...]

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    9 S ETTING U P English Français Español Connecting the Acoustimass ® module to the receiver The system input cable is 20 feet (6.1 m) long and connects to your surr ound receiver . Unlike the speaker cables, this in put cable has a multi-pin connector th at inserts into the Audio Input jack on the module (Figure 6). Figure 6 System input cable c[...]

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    10 S ETTING U P English Français Español Figure 8 Acoustimass ® module to receiver connections Thumbscrews Home theater receivers Acoustimass ® module LFE connector with cover removed Checking the connections Before plugging in the Acoustimas s module, check a ll connections from the r eceiver to the the module and the module to the small speak[...]

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    11 English Français Español U SING Y OUR S YSTEM Getting the most from your home theater speakers With system connections co mpleted and the module plugg ed in, your Acoustimass ® system is now ready for use. Y ou may want to familiarize yourself with the controls and built-in protections that adjust ! the audio of this system (Figur e 9) . They[...]

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    12 U SING Y OUR S YSTEM English Français Español Setting your digital surround sound receiver Speakers in your Acoustimass ® 6 Series III or Acoustimass 10 Series IV system are fully ! compatible with the audio outp ut of digital surround receivers. The system’ s integrated signal processing sup ports full lo w-frequency r eproductio n fr om a[...]

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    13 English Français Español R EFERENCE T roubleshooting If you have a problem with your Acoustimass ® speaker system, tur n of f your sound source and try the following solutions. If you still have a problem, contact your Bose ® dealer to arrange for service. T o co ntact Bose directly , refer to the address list include d in the carton. Proble[...]

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    14 R EFERENCE English Français Español Customer service For additional help in solvin g pr oblems, contact the Bose ® Customer Service office ! appropriate to your area. See the address list include d in the carton. Cleaning the speakers The cabinets of your Aco ustimass ® speaker system may be cleaned only with a soft dry cloth. Do not use any[...]

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    15 R EFERENCE English Français Español T echnical information Speaker driver complement Acoustimass ® 10 system: • Cube speak er arrays and cent er front speaker: T wo 2.5" (6.3 5 cm) T widdler TM speakers • Powered Acoustimass module : T wo 5.25" (13 cm) woofers Acoustimass 6 system: • Cube speak ers: One 2.5" (6.3 5 cm) T [...]

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    Acoustimass ® 10 Series IV ©2007 Bose Corporation , The Mountain, Framingham, MA 01701-9168 USA AM294330 Rev .03 HOME ENTERTAINMENT SPEAKER SYSTEMS Owner ’s Guide Guía de usario Notice d’utilisation Acoustimass ® 6 Series III[...]