Technical information
Table Of Contents
- Additional safety information
- Please read this owner’s guide
- Where to find…
- Before you begin
- Unpacking the carton
- Placing your speakers to achieve realistic home theater sound
- Connecting the speakers
- Connecting front cube speaker arrays to the Acoustimass module
- Figure 5
- Cube speaker array connections to the Acoustimass module
- 1. Connect the wire pair marked CENTER to the center cube speaker array. Press the terminal tab o...
- 2. Connect the wire pair marked RIGHT to the right front cube speaker array (to the right of the ...
- 3. Connect the wire pair marked LEFT to the left front cube speaker array.
- 4. Plug the other end of each cable into the CENTER FRONT, RIGHT FRONT, and LEFT FRONT blue RCA j...
- Connecting rear cube speaker arrays to the Acoustimass module
- 1. Connect the wire pair marked RIGHT REAR to the right rear cube speaker array (on your right as...
- 2. Connect the wire pair marked LEFT REAR to the left rear cube speaker array.
- 3. If you have a center rear cube speaker array (Acoustimass 16 system or upgraded Acoustimass 15...
- 4. Plug the other end of each cable into the RIGHT REAR, LEFT REAR, and CENTER REAR orange RCA ja...
- Connecting the Acoustimass® module to the receiver
- 1. Insert the multi-pin connector on the system input cable into the input jack on the Acoustimas...
- 2. Connect each wire pair on the other end of the system input cable to your surround receiver. C...
- 3. If applicable, connect the RCA plug marked LFE on the system input cable to the LFE/SUBWOOFER ...
- Cube speaker array connections to the Acoustimass module
- Figure 6
- Checking the connections
- Connecting the Acoustimass module to power
- Upgrading your Acoustimass 15 Series II speaker system
- For realistic home theater sound
- Setting your digital surround sound receiver
- Be sure to get the digital audio signal
- Setting your analog surround sound receiver
- Troubleshooting
- Customer service
- Cleaning the speakers
- Technical information
- Warranty period
- Accessories

12
Setting Up
Checking the connections
Check all connections from the receiver to the Acoustimass
®
module and from the module to
the cube speaker arrays (Figure 5 and Figure 6). Make sure all cube speaker arrays are con-
nected to the proper terminals according to their position in your room. Check that all wires
are connected to your surround receiver in phase (+ to + and – to –). Incorrect wiring can
result in a total loss of module output. Correct wiring problems before you plug your receiver
in and turn it on.
Connecting the Acoustimass module to power
Note: Bose
®
recommends using a quality surge suppressor on all electronics equipment.
Voltage variations and spikes can damage electronic components in any system. A quality
suppressor can eliminate the vast majority of failures attributed to surges and may be pur-
chased at an electronics store.
After you have checked all system connections, plug the power cord of the powered Acousti-
mass module into an AC (mains) receptacle. Your Acoustimass speaker system will turn on
and off automatically as it receives a signal from your surround receiver.
Upgrading your Acoustimass 15 Series II speaker system
Your Acoustimass 15 Series II speaker system can be upgraded to provide you with 6.1 or
6 channel surround sound.
The 6.1 upgrade kit contains one black (PC 029661) or white (PC 029662) cube speaker array,
a 50-foot connecting cable, and complete connection instructions.
To purchase the 6.1 upgrade kit, contact your local authorized Bose retailer or call Bose
directly. See the list of Bose offices and phone numbers enclosed with your system. When
ordering, you will need to know the serial number of your Acoustimass module.
AM264924_00 _V.pdf • August 13, 2002