Owner's guide
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The Bose® Acoustimass® 6 Series III and Acoustimass 10 Series III Home Theater Speaker Systems Owner's Guide August 13 , 2002 AM264887_00_V.pdf Bose Corporation
The Bose® Acoustimass® 6 Series III and Acoustimass 10 Series III Home Theater Speaker Systems Owner's Guide August 13 , 2002 AM264887_00_V.pdf Bose Corporation
Owner's guide
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... its advanced features. NO USER-SERVICABLE PARTS INSIDE. It will help you set up and operate your records The system serial number is located on the bottom of the Acoustimass module. Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. These CAUTION marks ...Works. ©1992-1997 Dolby Laboratories. Please read this owner's guide Please take the time to constitute a risk of electric shock. CAUTION: To prevent electric shock, match wide blade of plug to rain or moisture. CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRICAL SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE...
... its advanced features. NO USER-SERVICABLE PARTS INSIDE. It will help you set up and operate your records The system serial number is located on the bottom of the Acoustimass module. Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. These CAUTION marks ...Works. ©1992-1997 Dolby Laboratories. Please read this owner's guide Please take the time to constitute a risk of electric shock. CAUTION: To prevent electric shock, match wide blade of plug to rain or moisture. CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRICAL SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE...
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... theater sound 5 Front center cube speaker 6 Front left and right cube speakers 7 Rear cube speakers 7 Powered Acoustimass® module 7 Connecting the speakers 8 Connecting front cube speakers to the Acoustimass module 8 Connecting rear cube speakers to the Acoustimass module 9 Connecting the Acoustimass module to the receiver 10 Checking the connections 12 Connecting the Acoustimass module to power 12 Using your system 13 For realistic home theater sound 13 Adjusting the LFE level 13 Adjusting the bass/room compensation level 13 Setting your digital surround sound receiver...
... theater sound 5 Front center cube speaker 6 Front left and right cube speakers 7 Rear cube speakers 7 Powered Acoustimass® module 7 Connecting the speakers 8 Connecting front cube speakers to the Acoustimass module 8 Connecting rear cube speakers to the Acoustimass module 9 Connecting the Acoustimass module to the receiver 10 Checking the connections 12 Connecting the Acoustimass module to power 12 Using your system 13 For realistic home theater sound 13 Adjusting the LFE level 13 Adjusting the bass/room compensation level 13 Setting your digital surround sound receiver...
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... speakers. 2. Note: Now is compatible with the powered Acoustimass module, reproduce the full-spectrum of sound from multi-channel digital programming. Your stereo VCR, stereo television, or DVD player sends the encoded program material to the surround-sound receiver, which interprets and distributes the information to avoid injury. At a given point in a surround-sound performance, you begin We appreciate your choice of the Bose® Acoustimass® 6 Series III or Acoustimass 10 Series III home entertainment speaker system. Use...
... speakers. 2. Note: Now is compatible with the powered Acoustimass module, reproduce the full-spectrum of sound from multi-channel digital programming. Your stereo VCR, stereo television, or DVD player sends the encoded program material to the surround-sound receiver, which interprets and distributes the information to avoid injury. At a given point in a surround-sound performance, you begin We appreciate your choice of the Bose® Acoustimass® 6 Series III or Acoustimass 10 Series III home entertainment speaker system. Use...
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... be used for front center cube speaker With Acoustimass 6 System Five cube speakers With Acoustimass 10 System Five cube speaker arrays Two 50-ft (15.2m) rear speaker cables Two 50-ft (15.2m) rear speaker cables USA/Canada Power cord (1) Europe UK/Singapore Australia Placing your speakers to achieve realistic home theater sound A suggested home theater layout is magnetically shielded to create room-filling sound patterns (Figure 3). • Bose® wall brackets...
... be used for front center cube speaker With Acoustimass 6 System Five cube speakers With Acoustimass 10 System Five cube speaker arrays Two 50-ft (15.2m) rear speaker cables Two 50-ft (15.2m) rear speaker cables USA/Canada Power cord (1) Europe UK/Singapore Australia Placing your speakers to achieve realistic home theater sound A suggested home theater layout is magnetically shielded to create room-filling sound patterns (Figure 3). • Bose® wall brackets...
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... (part number 178321-04), free of the screen as close to move, particularly on your television, use the set . Sound should seem to come from your system. 6 264887_00 _V.pdf • August 13, 2002 If you are placing the center cube speaker on top of your cube speakers. If below , or on top of four rubber feet provided. For Acoustimass 6 Series III For Acoustimass 10 Series III...
... (part number 178321-04), free of the screen as close to move, particularly on your television, use the set . Sound should seem to come from your system. 6 264887_00 _V.pdf • August 13, 2002 If you are placing the center cube speaker on top of your cube speakers. If below , or on top of four rubber feet provided. For Acoustimass 6 Series III For Acoustimass 10 Series III...
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... Figure 2). Powered Acoustimass module Bose® Acoustimass speaker technology takes advantage of the fact that the source of pure bass sound is difficult to locate, so you can place the speaker arrays near a TV screen with no picture interference. Rear cube speakers The rear, or surround, cube speakers add discrete sounds and special effects that expand the visual image, bringing the viewer into the center of...
... Figure 2). Powered Acoustimass module Bose® Acoustimass speaker technology takes advantage of the fact that the source of pure bass sound is difficult to locate, so you can place the speaker arrays near a TV screen with no picture interference. Rear cube speakers The rear, or surround, cube speakers add discrete sounds and special effects that expand the visual image, bringing the viewer into the center of...
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...;ed installer. Setting Up Connecting the speakers CAUTION: Never connect the cube speakers directly to the receiver. The other ends of the cables have blue RCA connectors at one end with the corresponding speaker location. The red collars on the + wire are not intended for in electrical shock or damage to match the correct cable with L (left front cube speakers to Acoustimass module RIGHT CENTER LEFT Audio Input Left Center Right...
...;ed installer. Setting Up Connecting the speakers CAUTION: Never connect the cube speakers directly to the receiver. The other ends of the cables have blue RCA connectors at one end with the corresponding speaker location. The red collars on the + wire are not intended for in electrical shock or damage to match the correct cable with L (left front cube speakers to Acoustimass module RIGHT CENTER LEFT Audio Input Left Center Right...
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... the Acoustimass module. 9 264887_00 _V.pdf • August 13, 2002 Plug the other ends of the TV as you face it). 3. Setting Up 1. Be sure to the right of the cables have orange RCA connectors at one end with the corresponding speaker location. Release the tab to the center cube speaker (Figure 5). Connect the wire pair marked CENTER to secure the wires. 2. Connect the wire...
... the Acoustimass module. 9 264887_00 _V.pdf • August 13, 2002 Plug the other ends of the TV as you face it). 3. Setting Up 1. Be sure to the right of the cables have orange RCA connectors at one end with the corresponding speaker location. Release the tab to the center cube speaker (Figure 5). Connect the wire pair marked CENTER to secure the wires. 2. Connect the wire...
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...;ed outputs for connection to assure a secure connection. 2. CAUTION: Do not connect the powered Acoustimass module directly to your surround receiver (see Figure 6). Insert the multi-pin connector on the system input cable into the input jack on the other. Note: The RCA plug of the cable may result in place. 3. If applicable, connect the RCA plug on your system. CAUTION: Do not allow exposed wires to the LFE/SUBWOOFER OUT jack...
...;ed outputs for connection to assure a secure connection. 2. CAUTION: Do not connect the powered Acoustimass module directly to your surround receiver (see Figure 6). Insert the multi-pin connector on the system input cable into the input jack on the other. Note: The RCA plug of the cable may result in place. 3. If applicable, connect the RCA plug on your system. CAUTION: Do not allow exposed wires to the LFE/SUBWOOFER OUT jack...
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Figure 6 Acoustimass® module to receiver connections Thumbscrews Audio Output Left Rear Right Rear Audio Input Left Center Right Front Front Front Setting Up FRONT SPEAKERS A R L CENTER FRONT SPEAKERS A R L CENTER SURROUND SPEAKERS R L LFE/SUBWOOFER OUT Note: Cables may be separated or "unzipped" as much as needed to comfortably reach the surround receiver connections. 11 264887_00 _V.pdf • August 13, 2002
Figure 6 Acoustimass® module to receiver connections Thumbscrews Audio Output Left Rear Right Rear Audio Input Left Center Right Front Front Front Setting Up FRONT SPEAKERS A R L CENTER FRONT SPEAKERS A R L CENTER SURROUND SPEAKERS R L LFE/SUBWOOFER OUT Note: Cables may be separated or "unzipped" as much as needed to comfortably reach the surround receiver connections. 11 264887_00 _V.pdf • August 13, 2002
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... it receives a signal from the module to the cube speakers (Figure 5 and Figure 6). to -). Correct wiring problems before you have checked all electronics equipment. Connecting the Acoustimass module to power Note: Bose® recommends using a quality surge suppressor on all system connections, plug the power cord of failures attributed to surges and may be purchased at an electronics store. Setting Up Checking the connections Check all connections...
... it receives a signal from the module to the cube speakers (Figure 5 and Figure 6). to -). Correct wiring problems before you have checked all electronics equipment. Connecting the Acoustimass module to power Note: Bose® recommends using a quality surge suppressor on all system connections, plug the power cord of failures attributed to surges and may be purchased at an electronics store. Setting Up Checking the connections Check all connections...
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... suggests a set to increase the bass level of the module. If the room sounds "thin" or lacks bass, turn the knob in volume. Using your system For realistic home theater sound CAUTION: The Acoustimass® 6 and Acoustimass 10 speaker systems incorporate an automatic protection circuit, which guards against most kinds of damage from digital surround receivers. The factory or detent setting is set to LARGE in a clockwise direction to the lowest number possible...
... suggests a set to increase the bass level of the module. If the room sounds "thin" or lacks bass, turn the knob in volume. Using your system For realistic home theater sound CAUTION: The Acoustimass® 6 and Acoustimass 10 speaker systems incorporate an automatic protection circuit, which guards against most kinds of damage from digital surround receivers. The factory or detent setting is set to LARGE in a clockwise direction to the lowest number possible...
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...-sound center mode of your receiver to the owner's guide that the digital audio signal from your DVD player reaches your surround receiver, connect the digital audio output from your DVD player to the digital audio input on your receiver owner's guide for this process vary, depending on a surround receiver Note: Use the OPTICAL or COAXIAL OR digital input connections, but not both. Follow your receiver (Figure 7). Instructions for testing and adjusting the balance of your surround receiver. For additional setup and operating information, please refer to WIDE. DIGITAL PLAY...
...-sound center mode of your receiver to the owner's guide that the digital audio signal from your DVD player reaches your surround receiver, connect the digital audio output from your DVD player to the digital audio input on your receiver owner's guide for this process vary, depending on a surround receiver Note: Use the OPTICAL or COAXIAL OR digital input connections, but not both. Follow your receiver (Figure 7). Instructions for testing and adjusting the balance of your surround receiver. For additional setup and operating information, please refer to WIDE. DIGITAL PLAY...
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... optical cable connects the digital output of fices and phone numbers enclosed in solving problems, contact Bose customer service. Problem What to do System does not function • Make sure the receiver and powered Acoustimass module are using the Dolby Pro-Logic mode, check that surround-sound is turned on . • Be sure to select a source at the receiver (video, CD, DVD, tuner). No sound from a wall or corner to decrease bass. • Adjust the LFE Level or Room Compensation control. Reference Troubleshooting...
... optical cable connects the digital output of fices and phone numbers enclosed in solving problems, contact Bose customer service. Problem What to do System does not function • Make sure the receiver and powered Acoustimass module are using the Dolby Pro-Logic mode, check that surround-sound is turned on . • Be sure to select a source at the receiver (video, CD, DVD, tuner). No sound from a wall or corner to decrease bass. • Adjust the LFE Level or Room Compensation control. Reference Troubleshooting...
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... Series III System) • Virtually Invisible® speaker design • Acoustimass speaker technology combined with Integrated Signal Processing • Magnetically shielded cube speakers • Automatic system protection circuitry • Syncom® computer quality control Finish • Cube arrays: Black or Arctic White finish • Acoustimass module: Scratch-resistant Black or Arctic White textured finish Acoustimass 6 Series III Acoustimass 10 Series III Acoustimass module power rating Speaker driver complement Connectivity...
... Series III System) • Virtually Invisible® speaker design • Acoustimass speaker technology combined with Integrated Signal Processing • Magnetically shielded cube speakers • Automatic system protection circuitry • Syncom® computer quality control Finish • Cube arrays: Black or Arctic White finish • Acoustimass module: Scratch-resistant Black or Arctic White textured finish Acoustimass 6 Series III Acoustimass 10 Series III Acoustimass module power rating Speaker driver complement Connectivity...
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...stands: UFS-20B (black), UFS-20W (white) • Wall brackets: UB-20B (black), UB-20W (white) • Module input cable adapter for use with existing wiring: PN 267138-001 (black) PN 267138-002 (white) • Module-to Bose®. Please fill out the information section on the warranty... card that came with existing wiring: PN 267139-001 (black) PN 267139-002 (white) • Module 20 ft (6.1 m) input extension cable: PN198221-001 (black) PN198221-002 (white) 17 264887_00 _V.pdf • August...
...stands: UFS-20B (black), UFS-20W (white) • Wall brackets: UB-20B (black), UB-20W (white) • Module input cable adapter for use with existing wiring: PN 267138-001 (black) PN 267138-002 (white) • Module-to Bose®. Please fill out the information section on the warranty... card that came with existing wiring: PN 267139-001 (black) PN 267139-002 (white) • Module 20 ft (6.1 m) input extension cable: PN198221-001 (black) PN198221-002 (white) 17 264887_00 _V.pdf • August...
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©2002 Bose Corporation, The Mountain, Framingham, MA 01701-9168 USA 264887 AM Rev.00 JN20952 264887_00 _V.pdf • August 13, 2002
©2002 Bose Corporation, The Mountain, Framingham, MA 01701-9168 USA 264887 AM Rev.00 JN20952 264887_00 _V.pdf • August 13, 2002
Quick setup guide
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Acoustimass® 6 Series III Acoustimass 10 Series IV HOME ENTERTAINMENT SPEAKER SYSTEMS Quick setup guide • Hurtig opstillingsvejledning • Kurzanleitung • Guía rápida de instalación • Noticede montage • Guida di installazione rapida • Snelle opstellingsgids • Vägledning för snabb montering 1 2 3 4 5 6 �� � � � �� Acoustimass 6 Series III system � �� � � �� 4 �...
Acoustimass® 6 Series III Acoustimass 10 Series IV HOME ENTERTAINMENT SPEAKER SYSTEMS Quick setup guide • Hurtig opstillingsvejledning • Kurzanleitung • Guía rápida de instalación • Noticede montage • Guida di installazione rapida • Snelle opstellingsgids • Vägledning för snabb montering 1 2 3 4 5 6 �� � � � �� Acoustimass 6 Series III system � �� � � �� 4 �...