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    The Bose ® Acoustimass ® 15 Home Theater Speaker System Owner’ s Guide October 22, 2001 AM194452_06_V .pdf[...]

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    2 October 22, 2001 AM194452_06_V .pdf Introduction Thank you W e appr eciate your choice of the Bose ® Acoustimass ® 15 home theater speaker system. With these Virtually Invisible ® speakers you will surround yourself with r ealistic sound, with a minimal amount of equipment. Y our system featur es new third generation Acoustimass cube speaker a[...]

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    AM251174_03_V.pdf October 22, 2001 a Important Safety Instructions 1. Read these instructions – for all components before using this pr oduct. 2. Keep these instructions – for futur e refer ence. 3. Heed all warnings – on the pr oduct and in the owner ’ s guide. 4. Follow all instructions. 5. Do not use this apparatus near water or moisture[...]

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    English b October 22, 2001 AM251174_03_V.pdf Important Safety Instructions Antenna gr ounding Example of antenna grounding as per National Electrical Code, ANSI/NFP A 70. Note to CA TV system installer This reminder is pr ovided to call the CA TV system installer ’ s attention to Article 820-40 of the NEC (of USA) that pr ovides guidelines for pr[...]

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    AM194452_06_V.pdf October 22, 2001 3 Contents Where to find... Introduction Thank you ..................................................................................................................... 2 Important Information ................................................................................................... 2 Contents Where to fi[...]

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    4 October 22, 2001 AM194452_06_V.pdf Befor e you begin Bose ® Virtually Invisible ® speaker technology allows you to enjoy lifelike home performances from the very latest surr ound-sound encoded movies, CDs, and television shows, without a room full of speakers. Each of the five cube speaker arrays, along with the Power ed Acousti- mass ® module[...]

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    AM194452_06_V.pdf October 22, 2001 5 Placing your speakers to achieve r ealistic home theater sound A suggested home theater layout that conforms to the guidelines described above is shown in Figure 2. Y ou may want to place the speakers differ ently , to take advantage of the sound characteristics of differ ent rooms. Note: The cube arrays are ide[...]

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    6 October 22, 2001 AM194452_06_V.pdf Setting Up Left and right fr ont cube speakers The left and right front speakers cr eate a sound image wider than the screen that seems natural to viewers sitting anywhere in the r oom. Y ou can place them near a TV screen with no picture interfer ence. See figure 2. • Place the front cube arrays on either sid[...]

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    AM194452_06_V.pdf October 22, 2001 7 Setting Up Connect the speakers Connect the cube arrays to the Powered Acoustimass ® module, and then connect the module to your receiver . The supplied cables make this easy . The cables may be separated or “ unzipped ” as much as needed to comfortably r each the speakers. See Figure 4. Figure 4 Separating[...]

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    8 October 22, 2001 AM194452_06_V.pdf Setting Up Connect the Powered Acoustimass ® module to the surr ound cube arrays The 50 foot (15 m) cable with two pairs of wires connects the Powered Acoustimass module to the Right and Left surround cube arrays. Each has an individual plug on the module end. 1. The wire marked R connects the module to the rig[...]

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    AM194452_06_V.pdf October 22, 2001 9 Setting Up Check the connections Check all connections from the r eceiver to the Powered Acoustimass module and fr om the module to the cube arrays (Figur e 6). Make sure all cube arrays ar e connected to the proper terminals according to their position in your r oom. Check that all wires are connected in phase [...]

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    10 October 22, 2001 AM194452_06_V.pdf Using Y our Acoustimass ® 15 Speakers For realistic home theater sound LFE level control The LFE level contr ol on your Powered Acoustimass module incr eases or decreases the relative level of low fr equency effects on movie soundtracks. Use it to regulate the pr esence of these underlying deep bass sounds. Y [...]

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    AM194452_06_V.pdf October 22, 2001 11 Be sure to get the Dolby Digital signal T o be sure that the Dolby Digital or other digital signal from your DVD player r eaches your receiver , connect its digital sound output to the digital sound input on your r eceiver . Y ou must use a coaxial cable, with RCA connectors on each end, or an optical (T oslink[...]

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    12 October 22, 2001 AM194452_06_V.pdf T roubleshooting If you have a problem with your Acoustimass 15 speakers, turn of f your sound source and try the solutions below . If you still have a problem, contact your Bose ® dealer to arrange for service. T o contact Bose directly , refer to the inside back cover of this guide. Problem What to do System[...]

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    AM194452_06_V.pdf October 22, 2001 13 Product Information T echnical information Power ed Acoustimass ® module power rating USA/Canada: 120V ~ 50/60 Hz 260W Eur ope/Australia: 220-240V ~ 50/60 Hz 260W Featur es • Direct/Reflecting ® speaker technology • Virtually Invisible ® speaker design • Acoustimass speaker technology combined with Int[...]

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    Bose ® Corporation Italia Bose S.p.A., Via della Magliana 876 00148 Roma www .bose.iT TEL 06-65670802 F AX 06-65680167 Japan Bose K.K., Shibuya YT Building 28-3 Maruyama-cho Shibuya-ku, T okyo 150 TEL 3-5489-0955 F AX 3-5489-0592 Nederland Bose B.V ., Nijverheidstraat 8 1135 GE Edam TEL 0299-390111 F AX 0299-390109 Norge Bose A/S, Solheimsgate 11 [...]

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    © 2000 Bose Corporation, The Mountain, Framingham, MA 01701-9168 USA 194452 AM Rev. 06 JN98831[...]