The Bose® 151® SE Environmental Speakers Owner’s Guide
The Bose® 151® SE Environmental Speakers Before you begin English Thank you for purchasing Bose 151® SE speakers. Their advanced design and quality construction are intended to provide long-term listening enjoyment in or outside your home. Your 151 SE speakers are engineered to provide quality Stereo Everywhere® speaker performance from a simple, elegant weatherproof design. Unpacking Carefully unpack your speakers and save all packing materials for future use.
The Bose® 151® SE Environmental Speakers Required tools and materials #2 Phillips-head screwdriver Power drill Eye and ear protection Dust mask 3 /32 inch (2,5 mm) wood bit, or ¼ inch (6,0 mm) masonry bit • Speaker cord: Measure length and choose wire gauge: Length 20 ft (6 m), max. 30 ft (9 m), max. 50 ft (15 m), max. English • • • • • Gauge 18 (0.82 mm2) 16 (1.30 mm2) 14 (2.10 mm2) Speaker placement • For best results, mount both speakers horizontally (Figure 2).
The Bose® 151® SE Environmental Speakers English Mounting procedure 1. Remove screw C and lock washer D from the mounting bracket assembly, and remove part B from part A (Figure 3). Figure 3 Speaker cord A Exploded view of speaker and mounting bracket D C E F B 2. Hold bracket part A in position against the wall and mark the left and right round holes for the mounting hardware (Figure 4). If you plan to feed speaker cord through the wall, mark the oval speaker cord feed-through hole also.
The Bose® 151® SE Environmental Speakers Figure 5 Adjusting speaker angle C Note: Your 151® SE speakers can be mounted vertically. However, when mounted vertically you will not experience Stereo Everywhere® speaker performance. Note: For vertical mounting, mount bracket part A so that the hole for bracket locking screw C is at the lower end of the bracket. When mounted vertically, you can rotate the logo to be read horizontally. Gently pull out on the logo, rotate it into position and release.
The Bose® 151® SE Environmental Speakers English 4. Connect the speaker on the left side of the listening area to the left amplifier channel (Figure 7). Attach the marked wire to the red (+) terminal. Attach the plain wire to the black (–) terminal. 5. Connect the speaker on the right side of the listening area to the right amplifier channel. Attach the marked wire to the red (+) terminal. Attach the plain wire to the black (–) terminal.
The Bose® 151® SE Environmental Speakers Cleaning your speakers Customer service If you need help with your new product, contact Bose Customer Service. Refer to the list of phone numbers and addresses included in the carton. Limited warranty Bose 151 SE environmental speakers are covered by a limited five-year transferable warranty. Details of coverage are on the product registration card that came with your speakers.
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