User manual BOSE ACOUSTIMASS 20

[. . . ] The Bose® Acoustimass® 5 and 20 Powered Speaker System Owner's Guide December 20, 2001 AM262838_00_V. pdf Safety/Maintenance Information WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose the system to rain or moisture. CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRICAL SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). ATTENTION : POUR RÉDUIRE LE RISQUE D'ÉLECTROCUTION, NE RETIREZ PAS LE COUVERCLE (NI LE PANNEAU ARRIÈRE). IL NE SE TROUVE À L'INTÉRIEUR AUCUNE PIÈCE POUVANT ÊTRE RÉPARÉE PAR L'USAGER. ADRESSEZ-VOUS A UN À UN RÉPARATEUR COMPÉTENT. These CAUTION marks are located on the bottom of your Lifestyle® 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. [. . . ] Speaker cables have green connectors at one end, with L (left) and R (right) molded into the connectors. To extend the length of speaker cable, you will need a 30-foot extension cable. To order this part, please call Bose® customer service (request PN 186445-1 black; PN 186445-2 white). Or, splice in 18-gauge (. 75 mm2) or thicker cord (connecting + to + and ­ to ­). To purchase extension wire, see your dealer, electronics store, or call Bose customer service. Figure 5 Speaker cable connections to the Jewel Cube speaker array Connecting the Acoustimass 5 cube speaker arrays to the Acoustimass module Each speaker cable contains two wires. The wire marked with a red collar is positive (+) and the ribbed one is negative (­). These wires match the positive (red) and negative (black) terminals on the back of each speaker. To extend the length of speaker cable, you will need a 30-foot extension cable. To purchase this cable see dealer, electronics store, or call Bose customer service. To order this part from Bose, please call Bose customer service (request PN 186445-1 black; PN 186445-2 white). Or, splice in 18-gauge (. 75 mm2) or thicker cord (connecting + to + and ­ to ­). · Speaker cables have blue connectors at one end, with L and R molded into the connectors. Connect the wire end of one speaker cable to the terminals on the rear of the matching cube speaker array. Press the terminal tab on the back of the cube array to insert the marked wire into the red terminal and the plain wire into the black terminal. Connect each cable to the corresponding left or right blue jack on the Acoustimass module. Figure 6 Speaker cable connections to the cube speaker array CAUTION: Make sure no strands of wire from any terminal touch any other terminal. Bridged wires create short circuits that affect proper operation of your system. AM262838_00_V. pdf December 20, 2001 7 Setting Up Which Lifestyle system center do you own? ® Identifying multi-room interface systems Figure 7 Front and rear of the multi-room interface and Personal® music center LOCATE MUSIC CENTER BOSE CD AUDIO INPUT ANTENNA FM AM L AUX VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 L L TAPE IN L L RECORD OUT AUDIO OUTPUT ROOM A (PRIMARY) ROOM B POWER ! SEE USER'S GUIDE 12V AC 1. 6A R R R R R ROOM C ROOM D SERIAL DATA ! The multi-room interface allows you to connect up to four rooms or listening areas with !To connect additional speakers to a multi-room interface, see "Connecting the Acoustimass® module to multi-room interface systems" on page 9. Identifying systems with the Lifestyle® media center Figure 8 Front and rear of the Lifestyle® media center 33V TV SENSOR 1. 1A DC POWER RECORD TAPE AUX VCR TV AM FM IR EMITTER 1 SERIAL DATA 2 SPEAKER ZONES INPUT ANTENNA OPTICAL OPTICAL 75 L L L L L VIDEO INPUTS COMPOSITE S-VIDEO R R R R R DIGITAL OUTPUT AUDIO OUTPUTS DIGITAL DIGITAL DIGITAL DIGITAL AUDIO INPUTS COMPOSITE S-VIDEO VIDEO OUTPUTS The Lifestyle® media center includes a single-disc DVD/CD player and two mini-DIN speaker output jacks labeled ZONE 1 and ZONE 2 on the rear panel. To connect additional speakers to a Lifestyle® media center, see "Connecting the Acoustimass module to the Lifestyle® media center" on page 12. Identifying systems with the Model 20 music center Figure 9 Front and rear of the Model 20 music center ® L TAPE IN R L TAPE OUT R The Model 20 music center includes a six-disc CD player and two mini-DIN speaker output jacks, labeled ZONE 1 and ZONE 2, on the rear panel. To connect additional speakers to a Model 20 music center, see "Connecting the Acoustimass module to the Model 20 music center" on page 14. Identifying systems with the Model 5 music center ® Figure 10 LIFESTYLE® MODEL 5 MUSIC CENTER FM 75 AM LOOP 1 POWER 12VAC IN 1. 0A L Front and rear of the Model 5 music center FIXED COVERED BY U. S. PATENT D339, 606 L SYSTEM CONTROL R 2 R B A SPEAKERS OUTPUT REC TAPE PLAY AUX INPUT VIDEO SOUND MANUFACTURED: BOSE CORPORATION, FRAMINGHAM, MA 01701-9168 MADE IN U. S. A ANTENNA SEE INSTRUCTION MANUAL The Lifestyle® 5 music center includes a single-disc CD player and three RCA pairs of speaker output jacks, labeled A, B, and FIXED, on the rear panel. To connect additional speakers to a Model 5 music center, see "Connecting the Acoustimass module to the Model 5 music center" on page 15. 8 December 20, 2001 AM262838_00_V. pdf Setting Up Connecting the Acoustimass® module to multi-room interface systems Figure 11 Connecting the speakers to your multi-room interface AUDIO INPUT AUDIO INPUT RIGHT OUTPUTS TO CUBE SPEAKERS ANTENNA FM AM L AUX VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 TAPE IN L L L L RECORD OUT AUDIO OUTPUT ROOM A (PRIMARY) ROOM B POWER LEFT ! LOCATE MUSIC CENTER BOSE CD SEE USER'S GUIDE 12V AC 1. 6A VAR OFF POWER ON R R R R R ROOM C ROOM D SERIAL DATA Note: To extend the length of the cables, use the supplied 50-foot extension cable (shown in the dotted line above). This cable connects between the 30-foot audio input cable and the 3-foot VAR adapter cable. To connect the Acoustimass 5 or 20 powered speakers to your system, follow these steps: 1. [. . . ] They allow you to adjust the treble (high frequencies) and bass (low frequencies). In the normal setting, the dots on each control are in the 12-o'clock position. Turn the controls clockwise to increase and counterclockwise to decrease the amount of treble or bass. ® Compensating for room acoustics Treb le Bass The acoustics (sound qualities) of your room can affect the overall sound quality of any speaker system. In general, you can reduce many problems with acoustics by the careful use of the TREBLE and BASS controls. Too much or too little treble Rooms with too few sound-absorbing furnishings, especially those with bare floors and walls, may sound overly shrill or "bright. " Turning down the treble control (toward ­) decreases treble sound. Rooms with a lot of sound-absorbing furnishings, such as upholstered furniture, wall-to-wall carpet, or heavy drapes, may reduce the treble sound of your system. [. . . ]