Bose Acoustimass 16 User Manuals

Table of Contents

• Additional safety information

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• Please read this owner’s guide

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• Where to find…

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• Before you begin

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• Unpacking the carton

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  • 1. Remove the brown inner carton containing the cube speaker arrays.

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  • 2. Gently roll the carton over onto its side.

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  • 3. Slowly pull the Acoustimass module from the carton.

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  • 4. Stand the module up.

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  • Figure 1

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    • Carton contents

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• Placing your speakers to achieve realistic home theater sound

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  • Figure 2

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    • Suggested home theater layouts

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  • Figure 3

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    • Sound patterns

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      • Front center cube speaker array

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      • Front left and right cube speaker arrays

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      • Rear cube speaker arrays

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      • Powered Acoustimass® module

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  • Figure 4

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    • Powered Acoustimass module placement

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• Connecting the speakers

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  • Connecting front cube speaker arrays to the Acoustimass module

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  • Figure 5

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    • Cube speaker array connections to the Acoustimass module

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      • 1. Connect the wire pair marked CENTER to the center cube speaker array. Press the terminal tab o...

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      • 2. Connect the wire pair marked RIGHT to the right front cube speaker array (to the right of the ...

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      • 3. Connect the wire pair marked LEFT to the left front cube speaker array.

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      • 4. Plug the other end of each cable into the CENTER FRONT, RIGHT FRONT, and LEFT FRONT blue RCA j...

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      • Connecting rear cube speaker arrays to the Acoustimass module

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        • 1. Connect the wire pair marked RIGHT REAR to the right rear cube speaker array (on your right as...

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        • 2. Connect the wire pair marked LEFT REAR to the left rear cube speaker array.

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        • 3. If you have a center rear cube speaker array (Acoustimass 16 system or upgraded Acoustimass 15...

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        • 4. Plug the other end of each cable into the RIGHT REAR, LEFT REAR, and CENTER REAR orange RCA ja...

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      • Connecting the Acoustimass® module to the receiver

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        • 1. Insert the multi-pin connector on the system input cable into the input jack on the Acoustimas...

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        • 2. Connect each wire pair on the other end of the system input cable to your surround receiver. C...

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        • 3. If applicable, connect the RCA plug marked LFE on the system input cable to the LFE/SUBWOOFER ...

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  • Figure 6

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    • Acoustimass® module to receiver connections

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• Checking the connections

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• Connecting the Acoustimass module to power

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• Upgrading your Acoustimass 15 Series II speaker system

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• For realistic home theater sound

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  • Adjusting the LFE level

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  • Adjusting the bass/room compensation level

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• Setting your digital surround sound receiver

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• Be sure to get the digital audio signal

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  • Figure 7

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    • Digital signal connections on a surround receiver

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• Setting your analog surround sound receiver

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• Troubleshooting

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• Customer service

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• Cleaning the speakers

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• Technical information

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  • Features

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  • Finish

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  • Speaker driver complement

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  • Speaker size/weight

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  • Acoustimass module power rating

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  • Connectivity

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  • Packed system weight

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• Warranty period

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• Accessories

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