Bose VCS 10 Series II manual

The Bose ® Acoustimass ® 10 Series II Home Theater Speaker System Owner’ s Guide October 22, 2001 AM194646_02 _V .pdf[...]

2 October 22, 2001 AM19464_02_V .pdf English Declaration of Confor mity W e, the of ferer: Bose ® Corporation, The Mountain, Framingham, MA 01701-9168 USA acknowledge our sole r esponsibility , that the pr oduct: Kind of equipment: Loudspeakers T ype designation: Acoustimass ® 10 Series II Home Theater Speakers in accordance with EMC Dir ective 8[...]

AM194646_02_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[...]

English b October 22, 2001 AM19464_02_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[...]

AM194646_02_V.pdf October 22, 2001 3 English Contents Where to find... Introduction Thank you ..................................................................................................................... 2 Important Information ................................................................................................... 2 Contents Whe[...]

4 October 22, 2001 AM19464_02_V .pdf English 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. Y our stereo VCR or stereo television sends the encoded pr ogram material to [...]

AM194646_02_V.pdf October 22, 2001 5 English Setting Up Note: Now is a good time to recor d the serial number of the Acoustimass ® module on page 3 of this guide and on your warranty car d. It is a good idea to save all packing materials for possible futur e use. Figure 1 What comes in the car ton: • Acoustimass module • Module end cover • 5[...]

6 October 22, 2001 AM19464_02_V .pdf English Setting Up A suggested home theater layout that conforms to the guidelines described above is shown in Figur e 2. T wist the pairs of cube speakers so they describe angles that cr eate room-filling sound patterns. Y ou may choose to place the speakers differently , to take advantage of the sound characte[...]

AM194646_02_V.pdf October 22, 2001 7 English Setting Up • Place the front speakers on either side of your TV , at least 6 feet (2 m), or as much as 15 feet (5 m) apart. • Place them in line with the center of the screen for the best sound balance (position 1). Y ou can also place them diagonally as shown below in position 2. Placing them in a l[...]

8 October 22, 2001 AM19464_02_V .pdf English Setting Up Surround cube speakers The left and right rear channel sound should r each the viewer from both sides, rather than from dir ectly behind. Refer to Figure 5. • Put one on the left and the other on the right, beside or just to the r ear of the home theater seating area. • Place them high up,[...]

AM194646_02_V.pdf October 22, 2001 9 English Connecting the speakers The supplied cables make it easy for you to connect your system. The connections at the Acoustimass ® module are alr eady made for you. There are thr ee sets of cables, joined together to form ribbons, which may be separated or “ unzipped ” as much as needed to comfortably re[...]

10 October 22, 2001 AM19464_02_V .pdf English Setting Up Note: If you want to use other speaker cable or need to lengthen the supplied cables, call Bose ® customer service. See page 15 for descriptions of applicable accessories. The cus- tomer service numbers can be found inside the back cover . Connect the Acoustimass ® module to the center and [...]

AM194646_02_V.pdf October 22, 2001 11 English Connect the Acoustimass ® module to the surr ound cube speakers Use the 50 foot (15 m) cable with two pairs of wires to connect the Right and Left surr ound cube speakers to the Acoustimass module. 1. Use the wire marked RIGHT SURROUND to connect the module to the right surr ound speaker (on your right[...]

12 October 22, 2001 AM19464_02_V .pdf English Setting Up Check the connections Check all connections fr om the receiver to the Acoustimass ® module and the module to the cube speakers (Figure 9). Make sur e all speakers ar e connected to the proper terminals according to their position in your r oom. At the receiver , check that the wir es are con[...]

AM194646_02_V.pdf October 22, 2001 13 English Using Y our Acoustimass ® 10 Series II Speaker System For r ealistic home theater sound Each speaker pr oduces only the sound directed to it by the steering logic in your surr ound- sound r eceiver . During a surround-sound program the fr ont and center speakers will emit sound almost constantly , whil[...]

14 October 22, 2001 AM19464_02_V .pdf English Maintaining Y our Acoustimass ® 10 Series II Speaker System T roubleshooting If you have a problem with your Acoustimass 10 Series II speakers, turn of f your sound source and try the solutions below . If you still have a pr oblem, contact your Bose ® dealer to arrange for service. Or , to contact Bos[...]

AM194646_02_V.pdf October 22, 2001 15 English Maintaining Y our Acoustimass ® 10 Series II Speaker System Cleaning the speakers Wipe the cube speakers using a damp cloth. Do not use solvents or chemicals. Do not allow liquids to spill on or objects to drop into the Acoustimass module or the speaker grilles. Y ou may vacuum the grilles carefully; t[...]

16 October 22, 2001 AM19464_02_V .pdf English Product Information T echnical infor mation Featur es • Direct/Reflecting ® speaker technology • Virtually Invisible ® speaker design • Acoustimass ® speaker technology combined with Adaptive Ener gy Summing TM speaker design • Magnetically shielded cube speakers • Automatic system protecti[...]

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