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The Bose® Acoustimass® 15 Home Theater Speaker System Owner's Guide October 22, 2001 AM194452_06_V.pdf
The Bose® Acoustimass® 15 Home Theater Speaker System Owner's Guide October 22, 2001 AM194452_06_V.pdf
Owner's guide
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... owner's guide for all of important operating and maintenance instructions in this owner's guide carefully. Your system features new third generation Acoustimass cube speaker arrays, a product of the Bose® Acoustimass® 15 home theater speaker system. Important Information WARNING: To reduce the risk of plug to wide slot, insert fully. CAUTION: To prevent electric shock...
... owner's guide for all of important operating and maintenance instructions in this owner's guide carefully. Your system features new third generation Acoustimass cube speaker arrays, a product of the Bose® Acoustimass® 15 home theater speaker system. Important Information WARNING: To reduce the risk of plug to wide slot, insert fully. CAUTION: To prevent electric shock...
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... your Dolby Digital receiver 10 Be sure to get the Dolby Digital signal 11 Maintaining Your Acoustimass 15 speakers Troubleshooting ...12 Customer service ...12 Cleaning the speakers 12 Product Information Technical information 13 Warranty period ...13 Accessories ...13 Bose® Corporation inside back cover For your sales slip and warranty card together with this owner...
... your Dolby Digital receiver 10 Be sure to get the Dolby Digital signal 11 Maintaining Your Acoustimass 15 speakers Troubleshooting ...12 Customer service ...12 Cleaning the speakers 12 Product Information Technical information 13 Warranty period ...13 Accessories ...13 Bose® Corporation inside back cover For your sales slip and warranty card together with this owner...
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...Bose® Virtually Invisible® speaker technology allows you may hear sound from one, a few, or all of the speakers. round-encoded with different program types: dialogue is usually sent to the surround (rear) speakers. Your system is not sur- Each of children. At any point in the original carton and contact your Acoustimass 15 speakers.... Repack everything in a surround-sound performance, you to record the serial number of these speakers out of the reach of the five cube speaker arrays, along with the latest home...
...Bose® Virtually Invisible® speaker technology allows you may hear sound from one, a few, or all of the speakers. round-encoded with different program types: dialogue is usually sent to the surround (rear) speakers. Your system is not sur- Each of children. At any point in the original carton and contact your Acoustimass 15 speakers.... Repack everything in a surround-sound performance, you to record the serial number of these speakers out of the reach of the five cube speaker arrays, along with the latest home...
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...below , or on page 13. CAUTION: If you are available, free, by calling the Bose® customer service numbers inside the back cover of this manual. Twist the cube arrays so the speakers create room-filling sound patterns. All of the cube arrays are identical and can extend your screen.... You may want to place the speakers differently, to take advantage of the sound characteristics of different rooms. Note: The cube arrays are magnetically shielded to prevent interference with a ...
...below , or on page 13. CAUTION: If you are available, free, by calling the Bose® customer service numbers inside the back cover of this manual. Twist the cube arrays so the speakers create room-filling sound patterns. All of the cube arrays are identical and can extend your screen.... You may want to place the speakers differently, to take advantage of the sound characteristics of different rooms. Note: The cube arrays are magnetically shielded to prevent interference with a ...
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... reach the viewer from both sides, rather than the screen that the source of the room as 15 feet (5 m) apart. See Figure 2. • Place the speakers at least 2 feet (.6 m) from the television. Powered Acoustimass® module Bose® Acoustimass speaker technology takes advantage of the fact that seems natural to locate, so you can place them...
... reach the viewer from both sides, rather than the screen that the source of the room as 15 feet (5 m) apart. See Figure 2. • Place the speakers at least 2 feet (.6 m) from the television. Powered Acoustimass® module Bose® Acoustimass speaker technology takes advantage of the fact that seems natural to locate, so you can place them...
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...The supplied cables are not intended for in electrical shock or damage to comfortably reach the speakers. See Figure 5. Setting Up Connect the speakers Connect the cube arrays to the Powered Acoustimass® module, and then connect the module to the receiver. Always connect the cube ...Check local building codes or enlist a qualified installer. Connect the Powered Acoustimass module to the center and front cube arrays Three individual 20 (6m) foot wire pairs connect the Powered Acoustimass module to the center speaker. Connect the wire pair marked C to the Center, Right, and...
...The supplied cables are not intended for in electrical shock or damage to comfortably reach the speakers. See Figure 5. Setting Up Connect the speakers Connect the cube arrays to the Powered Acoustimass® module, and then connect the module to the receiver. Always connect the cube ...Check local building codes or enlist a qualified installer. Connect the Powered Acoustimass module to the center and front cube arrays Three individual 20 (6m) foot wire pairs connect the Powered Acoustimass module to the center speaker. Connect the wire pair marked C to the Center, Right, and...
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..., be used. • Match the polarity on the module end. 1. Setting Up Connect the Powered Acoustimass® module to the surround cube arrays The 50 foot (15 m) cable with a cover installed. Insert the connectors firmly into the black terminal. 2. WIRE CENTER RIGHT LEFT RIGHT ...amplified outputs for connection to the LFE/SUBWOOFER OUT jack. The wire marked R connects the module to the right surround speaker (on the back of wires connects the Powered Acoustimass module to your receiver. 8 October 22, 2001 AM194452_06_V.pdf a. CAUTION: Do not allow exposed wires to + ...
..., be used. • Match the polarity on the module end. 1. Setting Up Connect the Powered Acoustimass® module to the surround cube arrays The 50 foot (15 m) cable with a cover installed. Insert the connectors firmly into the black terminal. 2. WIRE CENTER RIGHT LEFT RIGHT ...amplified outputs for connection to the LFE/SUBWOOFER OUT jack. The wire marked R connects the module to the right surround speaker (on the back of wires connects the Powered Acoustimass module to your receiver. 8 October 22, 2001 AM194452_06_V.pdf a. CAUTION: Do not allow exposed wires to + ...
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... - Correct wiring problems before you have checked all connections, plug in a total loss of the Powered Acoustimass module. Incorrect wiring can result in the power cord of module output. The speaker system turns on the Powered Acoustimass module Plug in and turn it receives a signal from the module to the cube arrays (Figure...
... - Correct wiring problems before you have checked all connections, plug in a total loss of the Powered Acoustimass module. Incorrect wiring can result in the power cord of module output. The speaker system turns on the Powered Acoustimass module Plug in and turn it receives a signal from the module to the cube arrays (Figure...
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..., we recommend the surround-sound center mode setting of each speaker. Use it unnecessary to WIDE Setting your Dolby Digital receiver Your Acoustimass 15 speakers are full-range, or LARGE speakers on your Powered Acoustimass module can help you are using. Integrated Signal Processing assures ...receiver as too shrill. Set the crossover to the sound in volume. This circuit activates at maximum setting) Note: The Acoustimass 15 speaker system incorporates an automatic protection circuit, which guards against most kinds of receiver settings. Turning down the control will add ...
..., we recommend the surround-sound center mode setting of each speaker. Use it unnecessary to WIDE Setting your Dolby Digital receiver Your Acoustimass 15 speakers are full-range, or LARGE speakers on your Powered Acoustimass module can help you are using. Integrated Signal Processing assures ...receiver as too shrill. Set the crossover to the sound in volume. This circuit activates at maximum setting) Note: The Acoustimass 15 speaker system incorporates an automatic protection circuit, which guards against most kinds of receiver settings. Turning down the control will add ...
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.... AC-3 DIGITAL IN PLAY IN (OPTICAL) PLAY IN (COAXIAL) AC-3 DIGITAL IN PLAY IN (OPTICAL) PLAY IN (COAXIAL) FRONT SPEAKERS R L SURROUND SPEAKERS R REAR L CENTER AM194452_06_V.pdf October 22, 2001 11 Using Your Acoustimass® 15 Speakers Figure 9 Use either the optical or coaxial digital sound cables and connections for specific details. Be sure to get...
.... AC-3 DIGITAL IN PLAY IN (OPTICAL) PLAY IN (COAXIAL) AC-3 DIGITAL IN PLAY IN (OPTICAL) PLAY IN (COAXIAL) FRONT SPEAKERS R L SURROUND SPEAKERS R REAR L CENTER AM194452_06_V.pdf October 22, 2001 11 Using Your Acoustimass® 15 Speakers Figure 9 Use either the optical or coaxial digital sound cables and connections for specific details. Be sure to get...
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... headphones. • Increase the volume. • Be sure the Powered Acoustimass module is plugged in solving problems, contact Bose customer service. If you still have a problem with your Acoustimass 15 speakers, turn off your sound source and try the solutions below. Problem What ...sound is turned ON. Maintaining Your Acoustimass® 15 Speakers Troubleshooting If you have a problem, contact your Bose® dealer to select a source at the receiver (video, CD, DVD, tuner). • Check the speaker connections. • Turn the Powered Acoustimass module ON. • For digital ...
... headphones. • Increase the volume. • Be sure the Powered Acoustimass module is plugged in solving problems, contact Bose customer service. If you still have a problem with your Acoustimass 15 speakers, turn off your sound source and try the solutions below. Problem What ...sound is turned ON. Maintaining Your Acoustimass® 15 Speakers Troubleshooting If you have a problem, contact your Bose® dealer to select a source at the receiver (video, CD, DVD, tuner). • Check the speaker connections. • Turn the Powered Acoustimass module ON. • For digital ...
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...-resistant Black or Arctic White textured finish Size/Weight Cube speaker arrays: 6.2"H x 3.1"W x 4.0"D (15.7 cm x 7.8 cm x 10.2 cm) 2.4 lb (1.1 kg) Powered Acoustimass module: 14.0"H x 23.3"W x 7.5"D (35.5 cm x 19.0 cm x 59.0 cm) 33 lb (15 kg) Packed system: 53 lb (24 kg) Warranty period Bose® Acoustimass 15 speakers are provided on the warranty card that came with existing wiring...
...-resistant Black or Arctic White textured finish Size/Weight Cube speaker arrays: 6.2"H x 3.1"W x 4.0"D (15.7 cm x 7.8 cm x 10.2 cm) 2.4 lb (1.1 kg) Powered Acoustimass module: 14.0"H x 23.3"W x 7.5"D (35.5 cm x 19.0 cm x 59.0 cm) 33 lb (15 kg) Packed system: 53 lb (24 kg) Warranty period Bose® Acoustimass 15 speakers are provided on the warranty card that came with existing wiring...