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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 owners guide.
Additional safety information
See the additional safety information on the Important Safety Instructions page enclosed with
your speaker system.
Please read this owners guide
Please take the time to follow this owners guide carefully. It will help you set up and operate
your system properly, and enjoy all of its advanced features. Please save your owners 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 LAPPAREIL (ou son panneau arrière).
IL NEXISTE - LINTERIEUR DE CET ÉQUIPEMENT AUCUN ÉLÉMENT
OU SOUS-ENSEMBLE POUVANT ÊTRE DEPANNÉ PAR LUTILISATEUR.
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 Confidential Unpublished Works.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 owners guide.
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Contents
Where to find-
Setting Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Before you begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Unpacking the carton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Placing your speakers to achieve realistic home theater sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Front center cube speaker array . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Front left and right cube speaker arrays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Rear cube speaker arrays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Powered Acoustimass
®
module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Connecting the speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Connecting front cube speaker arrays to the Acoustimass module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Connecting rear cube speaker arrays to the Acoustimass module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Connecting the Acoustimass module to the receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Checking the connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Connecting the Acoustimass module to power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Upgrading your Acoustimass 15 Series II speaker system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Using your system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
For realistic home theater sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Adjusting the LFE level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Adjusting the bass/room compensation level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Setting your digital surround sound receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Be sure to get the digital audio signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
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
