Bose Acoustimass 6 Manuel utilisateur

The Bose®Acoustimass®- 6 Home Theater Speaker

System

Owner’s Guide

December 20, 2001

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Declaration

of Conformity

We, the offerer:

Bose

Corporation, The Mountain

Framingham, MA 01701-9168 USA

acknowledge our sole responsibility, that the product:

Kind of equipment: Loudspeakers

Type designation: Acoustimass

-6

Home Theater Speakers

in accordance with EMC Directive 89/336/EEC and Article 10(1) of the Directive,

is in compliance with the following norm(s) or document(s):

Technical regulations: EN50081-1, EN50082-1

Accredited by Bose Corporation

21 February 1997

Bose B.V., Nijverheidstraat 8 Anton Schalkamp

1135 GE Edam, General Manager, Bose Europe

The Netherlands Manufacturer’s authorized EU representative

Introduction

Thank you

We appreciate your choice of the Bose

Acoustimass

-6 home theater speaker system. With

these Virtually Invisible

speakers you will 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: _______________________ Purchase date: ___________________________

We suggest you keep your sales slip and warranty card together with this owner’s guide.

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Contents

Where to find...

Setting Up

Before you begin ........................................................................................................4

Unpack the carton ......................................................................................................5

Placing your Acoustimass®-6 speakers to achieve realistic home theater sound...... 6

Select the locations for your speakers .......................................................................7

Left and right front cube speakers ...................................................................... 7

Center cube speaker ...........................................................................................8

Surround cube speakers ..................................................................................... 8

Acoustimass module ...........................................................................................9

Connect the speakers ..............................................................................................10

Connect the Acoustimass module to the center and front cube speakers ...... 10

Connect the module to the surround cube speakers ....................................... 11

Connect the module to the receiver .................................................................. 11

Check the connections ..................................................................................... 12

Attach the module end cover, if needed ........................................................... 13

Using Your Acoustimass-6 Speakers

For realistic home theater sound .............................................................................. 14

How to set your Pro-Logic receiver ..................................................................14

How to set your Dolby Digital (AC-3) receiver...................................................14

Maintaining Your Acoustimass-6 Speakers

Troubleshooting........................................................................................................15

Cleaning the speakers ..............................................................................................15

Product Information

Warranty period ........................................................................................................16

Technical information ...............................................................................................16

Accessories ..............................................................................................................17

Bose®Corporation ................................................................................. inside back cover

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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 video sound source (stereo VCR, laserdisc or digital video player, 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 sent to the center speaker while sounds

from the left or right side of the picture go to the left or right front speakers. Ambient sounds

and special effects are directed to one or both of the surround (rear) speakers. The unique,

easy-to-hide Acoustimass

module delivers bass for all channels. At any point in a surround

sound performance, you may hear sound from all or just a few of the speakers, but the

overall experience puts you in the center of the action.

To select surround-encoded program material, look for any of the terms Surround, Dolby

Surround, and the double-D symbol * on tapes and discs, and the

word “surround” preceding a TV broadcast. Your Acoustimass-6 home theater speakers are

also compatible with Dolby Digital (AC-3) receivers and program material. The special

settings for Dolby Digital are described on page 14.

You can also enjoy a wide variety of stereo programming that is not surround-encoded with

your Acoustimass-6 speakers. Simply adjust your receiver as described on page 14.

*Dolby and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation.

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Setting Up

Unpack the carton

• Remove any staples from the opened carton flaps.

• Lift out the two brown inner cartons.

• Remove the five cube speakers from their packaging.

• Remove the Acoustimass

module end cover from its packaging.

• Gently roll the carton over onto its side and then onto its opening.

• Carefully lift the carton from around the Acoustimass module and packing cushions.

• Do not detach the removable cables connected to the Acoustimass module.

• If the speakers or the Acoustimass module appear damaged, do not use them. Repack

everything in the original carton and contact your authorized Bose

dealer immediately.

Note:

Now is a good time to record the serial number of these speakers on page 2 of this

guide and on your warranty card. It is a good idea to save all packing materials for possible

future use.

WARNING:

The Acoustimass module

weighs 19 pounds (8.6 kg).

Use good lifting practice to

avoid injury.

To avoid danger of suffoca-

tion, keep the plastic bags

that wrap these speakers out

of the reach of children.

Rubber feet

Acoustimass

module

Cables

Module

end cover

Cube speakers

Quick set up guide

Owner’s guide

Figure 1

What comes in the carton:

• Acoustimass module

• Module end cover

•5cube speakers

• 20' (6 m) speaker input cable

• 20' (6 m) front speaker output

cable

• 50' (15 m) rear speaker output

cable

• 8 protective rubber feet

• Owner’s guide

• Quick set up guide

Setting Up

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Figure 2

One suggested home theater

layout

Placing your Acoustimass

-6 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 action. The surround speakers should be posi-

tioned to allow the sound to reach the viewer from both sides, rather than from directly

behind.

You can place the front and center speakers near a TV screen with no picture interference,

because all of the cube speakers are magnetically shielded.

The Acoustimass module is not magnetically shielded and should be at least 2 feet (60 cm)

from your screen, but at the same end of the room as the front and center speakers. Bose

Acoustimass speaker technology takes advantage of the fact that the source of bass sound

is difficult to locate, so you can hide the Acoustimass module conveniently out of sight.

Placing it near a corner increases bass output from the module.

A suggested home theater layout that conforms to the guidelines described above is shown

in Figure 2.

You may choose to place the speakers differently, to take advantage of the sound charac-

teristics of different rooms. For instance, where walls are absent or the room is large, you

may prefer not to angle the left and right speakers as shown. You can experiment to find the

best position.

Your speakers come with sufficient cable lengths to allow you to have the following dis-

tances between components:

• Up to 20 feet (6 m) between the Acoustimass module and the receiver.

• Up to 20 feet (6 m) between the Acoustimass module and the front and center cube

speakers.

• Up to 50 feet (15 m) between the Acoustimass module and the surround speakers.

Right

Left

Left surround Right surround

Setting Up

Center

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Figure 4

Suggested choices for left and

right front speaker placement

Select the locations for your speakers

The lengths of cable supplied with your Acoustimass

-6 system provide a great deal of

flexibility in speaker placement. Optional Bose

extension cable, add-on connectors, wall

brackets, and floor stands can add to your choices. See “Accessories” on page 17.

Left and right front cube speakers

Use the two cube speakers with black terminals that are marked L/R (Figure 3). There are

several ways to achieve an accurate left and right sound image (Figure 4).

• 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 the screen for the best sound balance (position 1).

Placing them in a line above the top of the TV is another choice (position 2).

• Aim the speakers inward for more accurate imaging or outward for a more spacious

effect. Adjust them according to your preference.

• The speaker on the left as you face the TV connects to the LEFT FRONT jack on the

Acoustimass module.

Figure 3

The terminal on the back of a left

or right front cube speaker

2 2

L/R

Setting Up

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Setting Up

C/S

Center cube speaker

Select one speaker with a gray terminal marked C/S as the front center speaker (Figure 5).

Sound from the center speaker should seem to come from within the picture.

Figure 6 shows suggested positions for the center speaker.

• Place the center cube speaker above, below, or on top of your television. If below, be

sure that the cube speaker is not supporting the weight of the television in any way.

• Aim this speaker straight ahead for onscreen imaging.

• Keep it as close to the vertical center of the screen as possible, for the most accurate

dialogue reproduction (positions 1 or 2).

Note:

To obtain additional rubber feet, free, call Bose

Customer Service (listed on the

inside back cover), and ask for Part Number 178321-04.

Surround cube speakers

The remaining two speakers with gray terminals marked C/S are the surround speakers.

Their left and right rear channel sound should reach the viewer from both sides, rather than

from directly behind (Figure 7).

• Put one on the left and the other on the right, beside or just to the rear of the home

theater seating area.

• Position them so they do not create a direct sound path to the ears of the listeners

(position 1).

• Generally aim them away from the viewers, toward the rear or side walls (positions 2

or 3).

• If you want these speakers directly behind the seating area, make sure they are not

directed at the viewers.

• The rear speaker to your left as you face the TV connects to the LEFT SURROUND jack

on the Acoustimass

module.

Figure 5

The terminal on the back of a

center or surround cube speaker

Figure 6

Suggested choices for center

speaker placement

CAUTION:

Before placing

the center speaker on top of a

television, attach the four

small rubber feet to its bottom

surface. They give added

stability on slippery surfaces,

such as polished furniture,

marble, or glass.

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Setting Up

Figure 7

Suggested choices for surround

(rear) speaker placement

Acoustimass

module

Bose

recommends putting your Acoustimass module at the same end of the room as the

television monitor. To prevent interference, keep the module at least 2 feet (60 cm) from the

television.

• You may hide the Acoustimass module behind or under furniture, but do not block the

opening. Be sure there is at least 2 inches (5 cm) between the opening and any surface.

• Placing the module close to a corner increases the bass output. Moving it toward the

center of the wall reduces the output.

• If the opening faces the wall, it further increases the bass. If it faces away, it decreases

the bass. For the most bass response, place the opening 2 to 3 inches (5 to 8 cm) from

a wall or corner.

• Stand the module vertically or horizontally (Figure 8). Attach the large set of rubber feet

to the bottom surface. If you plan to stand the module on the cable connection end,

do not use the module end cover, but be sure to attach the large rubber feet to protect

the connections.

Rubber

feet

Rubber

feet

Module end

cover

Figure 8

Acoustimass module positions

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Setting Up

CAUTION:

Before making any connec-

tions turn off your receiver or

amplifier and unplug it from

the outlet (AC power mains).

Not doing so may result in

damage to your system.

Connect the speakers

Note:

You can refer to Figure 12 on page 12 for an overview of the completed connections.

The supplied cables make it easy for you to connect your system. Each cable connector is

colored gray or black and embossed with a letter to identify the cube speaker, the output, or

the input it matches. 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 needed to comfortably reach the speakers (Figure 9). Separate the cables as

you are laying out the cable lengths. However, you may want to keep the unextended length

of cable joined, making it easier to hide.

Figure 9

Separating cables

L/R

C/S

L/R

Figure 10

Inserting gray connector marked

C into the gray terminal marked

C/S

CAUTION:

Never connect the cubes

directly to the receiver. Always

connect the cube speakers to

the Acoustimass module, then

connect the Acoustimass

module to the receiver.

• The 20 foot (6 m) cable with three pairs of wires connects the Acoustimass module to the

center, left front, and right front cube speakers.

• The 50 foot (15 m) cable with two pairs of wires connects the Acoustimass module to the

left and right surround cube speakers.

• The 20 foot (6 m) cable with five pairs of wires connects the Acoustimass module to the

outputs on the receiver. Separate these wires just enough to reach the connectors.

Note:

If you have already installed cable behind walls or under floors, or believe you need

to splice the supplied cables for any other reason, inquire about the add-on connectors and

extension cable available from Bose

Customer Service. Refer to page 17 for details on

these accessories. Bose Customer Service telephone numbers are listed on the inside back

cover.

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 connectors into place.

• The gray connector goes into the gray

terminal on the center speaker (Figure 10).

• The black connector marked L goes into

the black terminal on the left front speaker

(to the left of the TV as you face it).

• The black connector marked R goes

into the black terminal on the right front

speaker.

CAUTION:

Never use broken or frayed

wiring, which can result in

electrical shock or damage to

your system.

The supplied cables are not

intended for in-wall installa-

tion.

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