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
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Safety Information
WARNING:
To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose the powered
Acoustimass
®
module to rain or moisture.
CAUTION:
To prevent electric shock, match wide blade of plug to wide slot, insert fully.
These CAUTION marks may be located on the Acoustimass module:
The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended
to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the system
enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock.
The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle, as marked on the system, is
intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance
instructions in this owner’s guide.
Additional safety information
See the additional safety information on the Important Safety Instructions page enclosed with
your speaker system.
Please read this owner’s guide
Please take the time to follow this owner’s guide carefully. It will help you set up and operate
your system properly, and enjoy all of its advanced features. Please save your owner’s guide
for future reference.
CAUTION:
No naked flame sources, such as lighted candles, should be placed on the
apparatus.
CAUTION
RISK OF ELECTRICAL SHOCK
DO NOT OPEN
CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK,
DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK).
NO USER-SERVICABLE PARTS INSIDE.
REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL.
AVIS
RISQUE DE CHOC ÉLECTRIQUE
NE PAS OUVRIR
ATTENTION : AFIN DE RÉDUIRE LE RISQUE DE CHOC ÉLECTRIQUE,
NE PAS RETIRER LE CAPOT DE L’APPAREIL (ou son panneau arrière).
IL N’EXISTE À L’INTERIEUR DE CET ÉQUIPEMENT AUCUN ÉLÉMENT
OU SOUS-ENSEMBLE POUVANT ÊTRE DEPANNÉ PAR L’UTILISATEUR.
LA MAINTENANCE DOIT ÊTRE RÉALISÉE PAR UN PERSONNEL QUALIFIÉ.
©2002 Bose Corporation. No part of this work may be reproduced, modified, distributed or otherwise used without
prior written permission.
Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby” and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby
Laboratories. Confidential Unpublished Works. ©1992-1997 Dolby Laboratories. All rights reserved.
For your records
The system serial number is located on the bottom of the Acoustimass module.
Serial number: ________________________________________________________
Dealer name: _________________________________________________________
Dealer phone: ____________________ Purchase date ____________________
Please keep your sales receipt and warranty card together with this owner’s guide.
AM264924_00 _V.pdf • August 13, 2002