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    Acoustimass ® 16 Series II Acoustimass ® 15 Series III HOME ENTERTAINMENT SPEAKER SYSTEM !"#$% &'()*+,$ )*-.(,$(*'.%+/ 0/1+2$(,&*1+3+1'.1+/#[...]

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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 for future r eference. For your safety WA R N I N G: T o redu ce the [...]

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    3 C ONTENTS English Français Español S ETTING U P 4 Unpacking t he carton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Choosing locations for your speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    4 English Français Español S ETTING U P Before you begin W e appreciate your choice of the Bos e ® Acoustimass ® 16 Series II or 15 Series III home ! entertainment speaker system. Each system features a combination of cube speaker arrays, center front speaker , and a powered Acoustimass module. T ogether , they repr oduce the ! full-spectrum so[...]

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    5 S ETTING U P English Français Español Choosing locations for your speakers Keep these guideline s in mind when choosing a lo cation for each spea ker: • Select a stable and level surface for each of the small speakers. ! Vibration can cause them to move, particularly on smooth surfaces like marble, glass, or highly polished wood. T o preven t[...]

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    6 S ETTING U P English Français Español Bose ® wall brackets and floor or table stands expand the options for placement of your speakers. For further information , see “Accessories” on page 14. Note: The Acoustimass ® 15 Series III system is designed for use with an optional center rear cube speaker array . For further det ails, see “Opti[...]

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    7 S ETTING U P English Français Español Placing your Acoustimass ® module Bose ® Acoustimass ® speaker technology makes it difficult to locate the source of ! low-frequency sound fr om this module. So fee l free to hide it from view , and: • Locate the module at the same end of the room as the television screen. • Keep the module at least [...]

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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 sp ea kers at the re ar of your room (Figure 5). Insert them into th e jacks on the module as follows: • RR goes into the jack labeled Right Rear . • CR goes into the jack labeled Center Rear . This speaker is pr ov ided only with an Acoustimass[...]

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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 fe et (6.1 meter) long and connec ts the Acoustimass module to your surround sound r eceiver . Unlike the sp eaker cables, this input cable has a multi-pin ! connector that inserts int o the Audio Input jack on the module (Fig[...]

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    10 S ETTING U P English Français Español Figure 8 Acoustimass ® module to receiver connections T humbscrews LFE connector with cover removed Home theater receiver Acoustimass ® 16 modul e Checking and finalizing connections Before plugging in the Acoustimas s module, check a ll connections from the r eceiver to the the module and the module to [...]

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    11 English Français Español U SING YOUR SYSTEM 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 pr otections that adjust ! the audio of this system (Figure 9). They of[...]

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    12 U SING YOUR SYSTEM English Français Español Setting your digital surround sound receiver Speakers in your Bose ® Acoustimass ® 16 Series II or Acoustimass 15 Series III system are fully compatible with th e audio output of digital surro und receivers. The system’ s integrated signal processing supports full low-fr eq uency repr oduction fr[...]

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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 c o ntact Bose directly , refer to the address list include d in the carton. Probl[...]

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    14 R EFERENCE English Français Español Limited warranty Y our Acoustimass ® speaker system is covered by a limited transferable warranty . Details of the limited warranty are pr ovided on the wa rranty car d that came with your system. Please fill out the information section on the card and mail it to Bose. Failure to do so, ! however , does not[...]

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    15 R EFERENCE English Français Español[...]

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    Acoustimass ® 16 Series II Acoustimass ® 15 Series III ©2006 Bose Corporation , The Mountain, F r ami n gham, MA 01701 - 9168 USA AM 293692 R e v .0 1 CCM - 003041 HOME ENTERTAINMENT SPEAKER SYSTEM Owner ’s Guide Guía de usario Notice d’utilitsation AM15-16_Owners Guide Cover.fm Page 1 Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:01 PM[...]