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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
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... Additional safety information See the additional safety information on the bottom of important operating and maintenance instructions in this owner's guide. ©2002 Bose Corporation. Confidential Unpublished Works. ©1992-1997 Dolby Laboratories. All rights reserved. 2 264887_00 _V.pdf • August 13,... SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). Please save your system properly, and enjoy all of Dolby Laboratories. For your speaker system. IL N'EXISTE À L'INTERIEUR DE CET ÉQUIPEMENT AUCUN ÉLÉMENT OU SOUS-ENSEMBLE POUVANT ÊTRE DEPANNÉ...
... Additional safety information See the additional safety information on the bottom of important operating and maintenance instructions in this owner's guide. ©2002 Bose Corporation. Confidential Unpublished Works. ©1992-1997 Dolby Laboratories. All rights reserved. 2 264887_00 _V.pdf • August 13,... SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). Please save your system properly, and enjoy all of Dolby Laboratories. For your speaker system. IL N'EXISTE À L'INTERIEUR DE CET ÉQUIPEMENT AUCUN ÉLÉMENT OU SOUS-ENSEMBLE POUVANT ÊTRE DEPANNÉ...
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... level 13 Adjusting the bass/room compensation level 13 Setting your analog surround sound receiver 14 Reference 15 Troubleshooting 15 Customer service 15 Cleaning the speakers 16 Technical information 16 Warranty period 17 Accessories 17 3 264887_00 _V.pdf • August 13, 2002 Contents Where to get the digital audio signal 14...
... level 13 Adjusting the bass/room compensation level 13 Setting your analog surround sound receiver 14 Reference 15 Troubleshooting 15 Customer service 15 Cleaning the speakers 16 Technical information 16 Warranty period 17 Accessories 17 3 264887_00 _V.pdf • August 13, 2002 Contents Where to get the digital audio signal 14...
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...stereo programming that may hear sound from all channels and sends appropriate sounds to the rear cube speakers. Carefully unpack the carton contents (Figure 1): 1. Bose Virtually Invisible® speaker technology allows you to enjoy lifelike home performances from the carton. 4. The sound mix varies ... side. 3. Note: This product is a good time to be found in the center of the Bose® Acoustimass® 6 Series III or Acoustimass 10 Series III home entertainment speaker system. Gently stand the module up. round" preceding a TV broadcast. Setting Up Before you begin ...
...stereo programming that may hear sound from all channels and sends appropriate sounds to the rear cube speakers. Carefully unpack the carton contents (Figure 1): 1. Bose Virtually Invisible® speaker technology allows you to enjoy lifelike home performances from the carton. 4. The sound mix varies ... side. 3. Note: This product is a good time to be found in the center of the Bose® Acoustimass® 6 Series III or Acoustimass 10 Series III home entertainment speaker system. Gently stand the module up. round" preceding a TV broadcast. Setting Up Before you begin ...
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... Three 20-ft (6.1m) front speaker cables Rubber feet 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) ...want to place the speakers differently to take advantage of the sound characteristics of the cube speaker arrays can be used for any channel. • Each of the Acoustimass cube speakers is magnetically shielded to create room-filling sound patterns (Figure 3). • Bose® wall brackets and...
... Three 20-ft (6.1m) front speaker cables Rubber feet 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) ...want to place the speakers differently to take advantage of the sound characteristics of the cube speaker arrays can be used for any channel. • Each of the Acoustimass cube speakers is magnetically shielded to create room-filling sound patterns (Figure 3). • Bose® wall brackets and...
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... television in any way. • Keep the front cube speaker as possible, for your system. 6 264887_00 _V.pdf • August 13, 2002 See the list of charge, by contacting Bose® Customer Service. Setting Up Figure 2 A suggested home theater layout For Acoustimass® 6 Series III System (26'--51m5)' CR RR L LR (0.26'm+ +) For...
... television in any way. • Keep the front cube speaker as possible, for your system. 6 264887_00 _V.pdf • August 13, 2002 See the list of charge, by contacting Bose® Customer Service. Setting Up Figure 2 A suggested home theater layout For Acoustimass® 6 Series III System (26'--51m5)' CR RR L LR (0.26'm+ +) For...
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... behind the listener or reflect the sound off the rear wall (see Figure 3). Powered Acoustimass module Bose® Acoustimass speaker technology takes advantage of the fact that expand the visual image, bringing the viewer into the center of sight. CAUTION: To prevent interference, keep... sitting anywhere in the room. Note: Placing the module horizontally, or on either side of the room as well. • Position the left and right speaker arrays create a sound image wider than from your TV, at least 2 inches (5 cm) between the opening and any surface. • If the opening ....
... behind the listener or reflect the sound off the rear wall (see Figure 3). Powered Acoustimass module Bose® Acoustimass speaker technology takes advantage of the fact that expand the visual image, bringing the viewer into the center of sight. CAUTION: To prevent interference, keep... sitting anywhere in the room. Note: Placing the module horizontally, or on either side of the room as well. • Position the left and right speaker arrays create a sound image wider than from your TV, at least 2 inches (5 cm) between the opening and any surface. • If the opening ....
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...to a receiver output. Figure 5 Cube speaker connections to your system. Connecting front cube speakers to the Acoustimass module Three individual 20-foot (6.1 m) speaker cables connect the center, right, and left ), R (right), or C (center) molded into the connectors. Front speaker cables have two wires. Check local building ...enlist a qualified installer. 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 Acoustimass module RIGHT ...
...to a receiver output. Figure 5 Cube speaker connections to your system. Connecting front cube speakers to the Acoustimass module Three individual 20-foot (6.1 m) speaker cables connect the center, right, and left ), R (right), or C (center) molded into the connectors. Front speaker cables have two wires. Check local building ...enlist a qualified installer. 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 Acoustimass module RIGHT ...
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...terminal. The red collars on the Acoustimass module. 9 264887_00 _V.pdf • August 13, 2002 See Figure 5. The other end of the cube speaker. Connect the wire pair marked RIGHT REAR to match the correct cable with LR (left rear) and RR (right rear) molded into the Center Front...wire into the red terminal and the plain (-) wire into the black terminal. Release the tab to the center cube speaker (Figure 5). Release the tab to the Acoustimass module with a 50-foot (15 m) speaker cable (Figure 5). Press the terminal tab on your right as you face the TV). Connecting rear cube...
...terminal. The red collars on the Acoustimass module. 9 264887_00 _V.pdf • August 13, 2002 See Figure 5. The other end of the cube speaker. Connect the wire pair marked RIGHT REAR to match the correct cable with LR (left rear) and RR (right rear) molded into the Center Front...wire into the red terminal and the plain (-) wire into the black terminal. Release the tab to the center cube speaker (Figure 5). Release the tab to the Acoustimass module with a 50-foot (15 m) speaker cable (Figure 5). Press the terminal tab on your right as you face the TV). Connecting rear cube...
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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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...any system. Check that the wires are connected to the proper terminals according to power Note: Bose® recommends using a quality surge suppressor on . to the cube speakers (Figure 5 and Figure 6). Setting Up Checking the connections Check all connections from the receiver to... the powered Acoustimass® module and from your room. Your Acoustimass speaker system will turn it receives a signal from the module to -). A quality suppressor can damage electronic components in your surround receiver....
...any system. Check that the wires are connected to the proper terminals according to power Note: Bose® recommends using a quality surge suppressor on . to the cube speakers (Figure 5 and Figure 6). Setting Up Checking the connections Check all connections from the receiver to... the powered Acoustimass® module and from your room. Your Acoustimass speaker system will turn it receives a signal from the module to -). A quality suppressor can damage electronic components in your surround receiver....
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...frequency effects) The LFE level control on 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 the module. Integrated Signal Processing assures full bass reproduction for... a majority of the cube speakers. The cube speaker arrays should be set to ON. Use the "test tones" feature in a counter-clockwise rotation to match the volume ...
...frequency effects) The LFE level control on 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 the module. Integrated Signal Processing assures full bass reproduction for... a majority of the cube speakers. The cube speaker arrays should be set to ON. Use the "test tones" feature in a counter-clockwise rotation to match the volume ...
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... COAXIAL OR digital input connections, but not both. DIGITAL PLAY IN IN (OPTICAL) PLAY IN (COAXIAL) DIGITAL PLAY IN IN (OPTICAL) PLAY IN (COAXIAL) FRONT SPEAKERS R L SURROUND SPEAKERS R REAR L CENTER Setting your analog surround sound receiver For analog surround sound (not digital) applications, we recommend that you play a DVD disc, be sure... and adjusting the balance of your surround receiver. Follow your receiver owner's guide for this process vary, depending on the brand and model of each speaker. 14 264887_00 _V.pdf • August 13, 2002
... COAXIAL OR digital input connections, but not both. DIGITAL PLAY IN IN (OPTICAL) PLAY IN (COAXIAL) DIGITAL PLAY IN IN (OPTICAL) PLAY IN (COAXIAL) FRONT SPEAKERS R L SURROUND SPEAKERS R REAR L CENTER Setting your analog surround sound receiver For analog surround sound (not digital) applications, we recommend that you play a DVD disc, be sure... and adjusting the balance of your surround receiver. Follow your receiver owner's guide for this process vary, depending on the brand and model of each speaker. 14 264887_00 _V.pdf • August 13, 2002
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... a problem with the digital input on . • Be sure to -). No sound • Check the speaker connections. • Make sure that the powered Acoustimass module is turned on your Bose® dealer to + and - To contact Bose directly, refer to decrease bass. • Adjust the LFE Level or Room Compensation control. Not enough...
... a problem with the digital input on . • Be sure to -). No sound • Check the speaker connections. • Make sure that the powered Acoustimass module is turned on your Bose® dealer to + and - To contact Bose directly, refer to decrease bass. • Adjust the LFE Level or Room Compensation control. Not enough...
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...Features • Direct/Reflecting® speaker technology (Acoustimass 10 Series III System) • Virtually Invisible® speaker design • Acoustimass speaker technology combined with Integrated Signal Processing • Magnetically shielded cube speakers • Automatic system protection circuitry •...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 Size Weight USA/Canada: 100-127V 50/60 Hz 135W Europe/Australia...
...Features • Direct/Reflecting® speaker technology (Acoustimass 10 Series III System) • Virtually Invisible® speaker design • Acoustimass speaker technology combined with Integrated Signal Processing • Magnetically shielded cube speakers • Automatic system protection circuitry •...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 Size Weight USA/Canada: 100-127V 50/60 Hz 135W Europe/Australia...
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... card that came with your system. Reference Warranty period Your Acoustimass® speaker system is covered by a limited transferable warranty. Details of the warranty are provided on the card and mail it to -cube speaker cable adapter for use with existing wiring: PN 267138-001 (black) PN... 267138-002 (white) • Module-to Bose®. Accessories • Table stands: UTS-20B (black), UTS-20W (white) • ...
... card that came with your system. Reference Warranty period Your Acoustimass® speaker system is covered by a limited transferable warranty. Details of the warranty are provided on the card and mail it to -cube speaker cable adapter for use with existing wiring: PN 267138-001 (black) PN... 267138-002 (white) • Module-to Bose®. Accessories • Table stands: UTS-20B (black), UTS-20W (white) • ...