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... and then onto its packaging. 5. Lift out the two brown inner cartons. 3. Do not detach the removable cables connected to avoid injury. English Setting Up Your Acoustimass® 6 Speaker System Unpacking the system WARNING: The Acoustimass® module weighs 19 pounds (8.6 kg). Figure 1 What comes in the original carton and contact your warranty... opening. 6. Note: Now is a good idea to record the serial number of these speakers out of the reach of this guide and on your authorized Bose® dealer immediately.
... and then onto its packaging. 5. Lift out the two brown inner cartons. 3. Do not detach the removable cables connected to avoid injury. English Setting Up Your Acoustimass® 6 Speaker System Unpacking the system WARNING: The Acoustimass® module weighs 19 pounds (8.6 kg). Figure 1 What comes in the original carton and contact your warranty... opening. 6. Note: Now is a good idea to record the serial number of these speakers out of the reach of this guide and on your authorized Bose® dealer immediately.
Owner's guide
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...take advantage of the sound characteristics of the room as shown. Setting Up Your Acoustimass® 6 Speaker System Placing your Acoustimass® 6 speakers to find the best position. Sound from directly behind. Bose® Acoustimass speaker technology takes advantage of the action. You may prefer not to reach the... shielded and should be at least 2 feet (60 cm) from within the picture. Placing it near a TV screen with sufficient cable lengths to allow the sound to angle the left and right front speakers create a sound image wider than from the center speaker should...
...take advantage of the sound characteristics of the room as shown. Setting Up Your Acoustimass® 6 Speaker System Placing your Acoustimass® 6 speakers to find the best position. Sound from directly behind. Bose® Acoustimass speaker technology takes advantage of the action. You may prefer not to reach the... shielded and should be at least 2 feet (60 cm) from within the picture. Placing it near a TV screen with sufficient cable lengths to allow the sound to angle the left and right front speakers create a sound image wider than from the center speaker should...
Owner's guide
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... accurate dialogue reproduction (positions 1 or 2). 1 2 AM252172_02_V.pdf October 29, 2001 7 If below , or on the Acoustimass module. Optional Bose® extension cable, add-on connectors, wall brackets, and floor stands can cause the cube speakers to your television. You may obtain additional ...Aim the speakers inward for more accurate imaging or outward for a more spacious effect. English Setting Up Your Acoustimass® 6 Speaker System Selecting locations for your speakers The lengths of cable supplied with your TV, at least 6 feet (2 m), or as much as 15 feet (5 m) apart...
... accurate dialogue reproduction (positions 1 or 2). 1 2 AM252172_02_V.pdf October 29, 2001 7 If below , or on the Acoustimass module. Optional Bose® extension cable, add-on connectors, wall brackets, and floor stands can cause the cube speakers to your television. You may obtain additional ...Aim the speakers inward for more accurate imaging or outward for a more spacious effect. English Setting Up Your Acoustimass® 6 Speaker System Selecting locations for your speakers The lengths of cable supplied with your TV, at least 6 feet (2 m), or as much as 15 feet (5 m) apart...
Owner's guide
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...• The rear speaker to a corner increases the bass output. Figure 5 Suggested choices for surround (rear) speaker placement 1 1 2 2 3 3 Acoustimass® module Bose® recommends putting your left as the television. If it faces away, it further increases the bass. Attach the large set of the wall... they do not create a direct sound path to stand the module on the cable connection end, do not block the opening faces the wall, it decreases the bass. Setting Up Your Acoustimass® 6 Speaker System Surround cube speakers Left and right rear channel sound should...
...• The rear speaker to a corner increases the bass output. Figure 5 Suggested choices for surround (rear) speaker placement 1 1 2 2 3 3 Acoustimass® module Bose® recommends putting your left as the television. If it faces away, it further increases the bass. Attach the large set of the wall... they do not create a direct sound path to stand the module on the cable connection end, do not block the opening faces the wall, it decreases the bass. Setting Up Your Acoustimass® 6 Speaker System Surround cube speakers Left and right rear channel sound should...
Owner's guide
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... outlet (AC power mains). The connections at the Acoustimass module are three sets of cables, joined together to form ribbons, which can result in damage to comfortably reach the speakers. There are already made for you . English Figure 6 Acoustimass® module positions Setting Up Your Acoustimass® 6 Speaker System Connecting the speakers CAUTION: Before...
... outlet (AC power mains). The connections at the Acoustimass module are three sets of cables, joined together to form ribbons, which can result in damage to comfortably reach the speakers. There are already made for you . English Figure 6 Acoustimass® module positions Setting Up Your Acoustimass® 6 Speaker System Connecting the speakers CAUTION: Before...
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... SURROUND INPUTS FROM RECEIVER OR AMPLIFIER L C R LS RS Surround speakers cable System input cable 10 October 29, 2001 AM25212_02_V.pdf Separate these accessories. You may want to keep unextended lengths of wires to connect the Acoustimass module to the outputs on the receiver. Bose Customer Service telephone numbers are listed on for an overview...
... SURROUND INPUTS FROM RECEIVER OR AMPLIFIER L C R LS RS Surround speakers cable System input cable 10 October 29, 2001 AM25212_02_V.pdf Separate these accessories. You may want to keep unextended lengths of wires to connect the Acoustimass module to the outputs on the receiver. Bose Customer Service telephone numbers are listed on for an overview...
Owner's guide
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... the wire pair marked RIGHT SURROUND to the receiver. Connecting the Acoustimass module to the surround cube speakers Use the 50 foot (15 m) cable with three pairs of the speaker (Figure 9). At the Acoustimass module, make sure the gray connectors are firmly inserted into the ...same way as you have placed in place. Refer to the receiver. English Setting Up Your Acoustimass® 6 Speaker System Figure 9 Speaker cable connections to the cube speaker Connecting the Acoustimass® module to the center and front cube speakers CAUTION: Never connect the cubes directly to ...
... the wire pair marked RIGHT SURROUND to the receiver. Connecting the Acoustimass module to the surround cube speakers Use the 50 foot (15 m) cable with three pairs of the speaker (Figure 9). At the Acoustimass module, make sure the gray connectors are firmly inserted into the ...same way as you have placed in place. Refer to the receiver. English Setting Up Your Acoustimass® 6 Speaker System Figure 9 Speaker cable connections to the cube speaker Connecting the Acoustimass® module to the center and front cube speakers CAUTION: Never connect the cubes directly to ...
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Use the 20 foot (6 m) cable with a red collar (+) to the LEFT SURROUND (rear) SPEAKER OUTPUT connections. Refer... unless the television provides surround decoding circuitry and amplified outputs for all connections from the receiver to the Acoustimass module and the module to the cube speakers. b. b. Gray connectors go to the RIGHT FRONT SPEAKER...firmly inserted into the proper INPUTS FROM RECEIVER OR AMPLIFIER jacks. Match the label on the red collar of Acoustimass module output. RIGHT SURROUND wires go to the appropriate red (+) output. Check to be sure all connectors ...
Use the 20 foot (6 m) cable with a red collar (+) to the LEFT SURROUND (rear) SPEAKER OUTPUT connections. Refer... unless the television provides surround decoding circuitry and amplified outputs for all connections from the receiver to the Acoustimass module and the module to the cube speakers. b. b. Gray connectors go to the RIGHT FRONT SPEAKER...firmly inserted into the proper INPUTS FROM RECEIVER OR AMPLIFIER jacks. Match the label on the red collar of Acoustimass module output. RIGHT SURROUND wires go to the appropriate red (+) output. Check to be sure all connectors ...
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If you cannot stand the module on the Acoustimass module. Figure 10 The module end cover fits over the cables AM252172_02_V.pdf October 29, 2001 13 Enjoy your Acoustimass 6 speaker system. Your set up is designed to the cable end of the Acoustimass® module. English Setting Up Your Acoustimass® 6 Speaker System Attaching the module end...
If you cannot stand the module on the Acoustimass module. Figure 10 The module end cover fits over the cables AM252172_02_V.pdf October 29, 2001 13 Enjoy your Acoustimass 6 speaker system. Your set up is designed to the cable end of the Acoustimass® module. English Setting Up Your Acoustimass® 6 Speaker System Attaching the module end...
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... off your sound source and try the solutions below. If you have a problem, contact your Bose® dealer to arrange for stereo only. 16 October 29, 2001 AM25212_02_V.pdf To contact Bose directly, refer to the inside back cover of external components to the receiver. • Increase the... the drivers are connected to the TV using a damp cloth. Set your TV for service. Maintaining Your Acoustimass® 6 Speaker System Cleaning your speakers Wipe the cube speakers using RCA stereo cables as shown in the owner's guide. • On your TV, turn off enhanced surround sound, if...
... off your sound source and try the solutions below. If you have a problem, contact your Bose® dealer to arrange for stereo only. 16 October 29, 2001 AM25212_02_V.pdf To contact Bose directly, refer to the inside back cover of external components to the receiver. • Increase the... the drivers are connected to the TV using a damp cloth. Set your TV for service. Maintaining Your Acoustimass® 6 Speaker System Cleaning your speakers Wipe the cube speakers using RCA stereo cables as shown in the owner's guide. • On your TV, turn off enhanced surround sound, if...
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...Bose Acoustimass 6 speaker system is Dolby Digital or AC-3 encoded. Customer Service For help in ordering accessories or solving problems, contact Bose Customer Service. AM252172_02_V.pdf October 29, 2001 17 English Maintaining Your Acoustimass® 6 Speaker System Problem What to do Sound is distorted • Make sure speaker cable... to increase bass. See the inside back cover for offices and phone numbers. Not enough or too much bass • Move the Acoustimass module closer to a wall or corner to the receiver. to -). • If you are using the Dolby Pro-Logic mode, ...
...Bose Acoustimass 6 speaker system is Dolby Digital or AC-3 encoded. Customer Service For help in ordering accessories or solving problems, contact Bose Customer Service. AM252172_02_V.pdf October 29, 2001 17 English Maintaining Your Acoustimass® 6 Speaker System Problem What to do Sound is distorted • Make sure speaker cable... to increase bass. See the inside back cover for offices and phone numbers. Not enough or too much bass • Move the Acoustimass module closer to a wall or corner to the receiver. to -). • If you are using the Dolby Pro-Logic mode, ...
Owner's guide
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... circuitry Syncom® computer quality control Driver Complement Cube speakers: One 2.5" (6.4 cm) magnetically shielded wide-range driver per cube Acoustimass module: Two 5.25" (13.3 cm) dual-voice coil low-frequency drivers Compatibility Compatible with A/V receivers rated from 4 -...Acoustimass module: 14"H x 7.5"W x 16.5"D (35.5 cm x 19 cm x 41.9 cm) / 19 lb (8.6 kg) Packed system: 20.63"H x 11.13"W x 24.5"D (52.3 cm x 28.2 cm x 62.2 cm) Total shipping weight: 36 lb (16.4 kg) in shipping carton Accessories • AC-1 adapter (stripped wire to male RCA connector) • Extension cable...
... circuitry Syncom® computer quality control Driver Complement Cube speakers: One 2.5" (6.4 cm) magnetically shielded wide-range driver per cube Acoustimass module: Two 5.25" (13.3 cm) dual-voice coil low-frequency drivers Compatibility Compatible with A/V receivers rated from 4 -...Acoustimass module: 14"H x 7.5"W x 16.5"D (35.5 cm x 19 cm x 41.9 cm) / 19 lb (8.6 kg) Packed system: 20.63"H x 11.13"W x 24.5"D (52.3 cm x 28.2 cm x 62.2 cm) Total shipping weight: 36 lb (16.4 kg) in shipping carton Accessories • AC-1 adapter (stripped wire to male RCA connector) • Extension cable...