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The Bose Acoustimass -10 Home Theater Speaker
System
Owner’s Guide
December 20, 2001
AM183644_01.pdf
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Introduction Thank you ® ® We appreciate your choice of the Bose Acoustimass -10 home theater speaker system. ® With these Virtually Invisible speakers you’ll surround yourself with realistic sound, without a lot of equipment. For your records The serial number is located near the connection panel on the Acoustimass module. Serial number: _________________________________________________________________ Dealer name: __________________________________________________________________ Dealer phone:
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Contents Where to find... Introduction Thank you ...................................................................................................................2 For your records .........................................................................................................2 Setting Up Before you begin ........................................................................................................4 Unpack the carton ..........................................................
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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. Your stereo VCR or stereo television sends the encoded program material to the surround sound receiver, which interprets it by distributing various sounds to particular speakers. Although the sound mix varies with different types of programs, dialogue is usually se
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Setting Up ® Placing your Acoustimass -10 speakers to achieve realistic home theater sound The center speaker localizes action and dialogue on your screen. Sound from the center speaker should seem to come from within the picture. The left and right front speakers create a sound image wider than the screen that seems natural to viewers sitting anywhere in the room. The surround speakers add subtle sounds and special effects that expand the visual image, bringing the viewer into the center of the
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Setting Up Select the locations for your speakers ® The cables provided with your Acoustimass -10 system vary in length and provide a great deal of flexibility in speaker placement. Left and right front cube speakers Use the two cube speakers with black terminals. Figure 3 shows suggested ways to achieve an accurate left and right sound image. • Place the front speakers on either side of your TV, at least 6 feet (2 m), or as much as 15 feet (5 m) apart. • Place them in line with the center of th
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Setting Up Surround cube speakers The remaining two speakers with gray terminals are to be used as surround speakers. The left and right rear channel sound should reach the viewer from both sides, rather than from directly behind. Refer to Figure 5. • Put one on the left and the other on the right, keeping them as far apart as possible, beside or just to the rear of the home theater seating area. • Place them high up, to avoid a direct sound path to the ears of the listeners (position 1). • If y
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Setting Up Connect the speakers The supplied cables make it easy for you to connect your system. The connections at the ® Acoustimass module are already made for you. There are three sets of cables, joined together to form ribbons, which may be separated or “unzipped” as much as needed to comfortably reach the speakers (Figure 7). Separate the cables as you are laying out the cable lengths. • The 20 foot (6 m) cable with three pairs of wires connects the Acoustimass module to the center, left,
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Setting Up ® ® Connect the Acoustimass module to the center and front cube speakers Use the 20 foot (6 m) cable with three pairs of wires to connect the Acoustimass module to the center and front cube speakers. Just press the custom RCA connectors in place. 1. Insert the gray connector marked C into the gray terminal on the center Figure 8 speaker. Making cube speaker 2. Insert the black connector marked L connections into the black terminal on the left front speaker (to the left of the TV as yo
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Setting Up Check the connections ® Check all connections from the receiver to the Acoustimass module and the module to the CAUTION: cube speakers (Figure 9). Make sure all speakers are connected to the proper terminals Do not allow exposed wires to according to their position in your room. Also make sure the two speakers with black brush against each other; this terminal tabs are connected as front speakers. could damage your receiver. At the receiver, check that the wires are connected in phase
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® Using Your Acoustimass -10 Speakers For realistic home theater sound Each speaker produces only the sound directed to it by the steering logic in your surround sound receiver. During a surround sound program the front and center speakers will emit sound almost constantly, while the surround speakers may be silent for periods of time. How to set your Pro-Logic receiver You must set the volume levels for the front, center, and surround speakers at your receiver. For use in video applications, b
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® Maintaining Your Acoustimass -10 Speakers Troubleshooting If you have a problem with your Acoustimass-10 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. Or, to contact Bose directly, refer to the inside back cover of this guide. Problem What to do System does not • Make sure the power cord of the receiver is plugged into an function at all operating AC wall outlet and that the unit turned on. • B
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® Maintaining Your Acoustimass -10 Speakers Cleaning the speakers Wipe the cube speakers using a damp cloth. Do not use solvents or chemicals. Do not allow liquids to spill on or objects to drop into the Acoustimass module or the speaker grilles. You may vacuum the grilles carefully; the drivers are directly behind the grille cloth. No other maintenance is needed. Warranty period ® Bose Acoustimass-10 speakers are covered by a limited 5-year transferable warranty. Details of the coverage are ex
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Product Information Technical information Features ® • Direct/Reflecting speaker technology ® • Virtually Invisible speaker design ® TM • Acoustimass speaker technology combined with Adaptive Energy Summing speaker design • Magnetically shielded cube speakers • Automatic system protection circuitry ® • Syncom computer quality control Speaker driver complement TM Cube speaker arrays: two 2.50-inch Twiddler speakers Acoustimass module: three 5.25-inch woofers for left and right front and sur- rou
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