The Bose® Acoustimass® 15 Home Theater Speaker System Owner’s Guide October 22, 2001 AM194452_06_V.
Introduction Thank you We appreciate your choice of the Bose® Acoustimass® 15 home theater speaker system. With these Virtually Invisible® speakers you will surround yourself with realistic sound, with a minimal amount of equipment. Your system features new third generation Acoustimass cube speaker arrays, a product of the continuous research and development at Bose Corporation. These cube speakers deliver more lifelike sound and better overall performance, yet are smaller than their predecessors.
Important Safety Instructions 1. Read these instructions – for all components before using this product. 2. Keep these instructions – for future reference. 3. Heed all warnings – on the product and in the owner’s guide. 4. Follow all instructions. 5. Do not use this apparatus near water or moisture – Do not use this product near a bathtub, washbowl, kitchen sink, laundry tub, in a wet basement, near a swimming pool, or anywhere else that water or moisture are present. 6.
English Important Safety Instructions 18. Use proper power sources – Plug the product into a proper power source, as described in the operating instructions or as marked on the product. 19. Avoid power lines – Use extreme care when installing an outside antenna system to keep from touching power lines or circuits, as contact with them may be fatal.
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Setting Up Before you begin Bose® Virtually Invisible® speaker technology allows you to enjoy lifelike home performances from the very latest surround-sound encoded movies, CDs, and television shows, without a room full of speakers. Each of the five cube speaker arrays, along with the Powered Acoustimass® module, reproduces the full-spectrum of sound from multi-channel digital programming.
Setting Up Placing your speakers to achieve realistic home theater sound A suggested home theater layout that conforms to the guidelines described above is shown in Figure 2. You may want to place the speakers differently, to take advantage of the sound characteristics of different rooms. Note: The cube arrays are identical and can be used for any channel. All of the cube arrays are magnetically shielded to prevent interference with a television picture.
Setting Up Left and right front cube speakers The left and right front speakers create a sound image wider than the screen that seems natural to viewers sitting anywhere in the room. You can place them near a TV screen with no picture interference. See figure 2. • Place the front cube arrays on either side of your TV, at least 6 feet (2 m), or as much as 15 feet (5 m) apart.
Setting Up Connect the speakers Connect the cube arrays to the Powered Acoustimass® module, and then connect the module to your receiver. The supplied cables make this easy. The cables may be separated or “unzipped” as much as needed to comfortably reach the speakers. See Figure 4. Figure 4 Separating cables CAUTION: Before making any connections turn off your receiver and unplug it from the outlet (AC power mains). Not doing so may result in damage to your system.
Setting Up Connect the Powered Acoustimass® module to the surround cube arrays The 50 foot (15 m) cable with two pairs of wires connects the Powered Acoustimass module to the Right and Left surround cube arrays. Each has an individual plug on the module end. 1. The wire marked R connects the module to the right surround speaker (on your right as you face the TV).
Setting Up Check the connections Check all connections from the receiver to the Powered Acoustimass module and from the module to the cube arrays (Figure 6). Make sure all cube arrays are connected to the proper terminals according to their position in your room. Check that all wires are connected 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.
Using Your Acoustimass® 15 Speakers For realistic home theater sound LFE level control The LFE level control on your Powered Acoustimass module increases or decreases the relative level of low frequency effects on movie soundtracks. Use it to regulate the presence of these underlying deep bass sounds. You may find it unnecessary to adjust this control. The factory, or detent setting is appropriate for a majority of listening situations.
Using Your Acoustimass® 15 Speakers Be sure to get the Dolby Digital signal To be sure that the Dolby Digital or other digital signal from your DVD player reaches your receiver, connect its digital sound output to the digital sound input on your receiver. You must use a coaxial cable, with RCA connectors on each end, or an optical (Toslink) cable that has unique, “square” cable ends. See Figure 9.
Maintaining Your Acoustimass® 15 Speakers Troubleshooting If you have a problem with your Acoustimass 15 speakers, turn off your sound source and try the solutions below. If you still have a problem, contact your Bose® dealer to arrange for service. To contact Bose directly, refer to the inside back cover of this guide.
Product Information Technical information Powered Acoustimass® module power rating USA/Canada: 120V ~ 50/60 Hz 260W Europe/Australia: 220-240V ~ 50/60 Hz 260W Features • Direct/Reflecting® speaker technology • Virtually Invisible® speaker design • Acoustimass speaker technology combined with Integrated Signal Processing • Magnetically shielded cube speaker arrays • Automatic system protection circuitry • Syncom® computer quality control Speaker driver complement Cube speaker arrays: two 2.50-inch (6.
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