Bose Acoustimass 15 Bedienungsanleitung

The Bose

Acoustimass

15 Series II and Acoustimass 16

Home Entertainment Speaker Systems

August 13 , 2002

AM264924_00_V.pdf

Bose Corporation

Safety Information

WARNING:

To reduce the risk of ﬁre or electric shock, do not expose the powered

Acoustimass

module to rain or moisture.

CAUTION:

To prevent electric shock, match wide blade of plug to wide slot, insert fully.

These CAUTION marks may be located on the 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.

The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle, as marked on the system, is

intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance

instructions in this owner’s guide.

Additional safety information

See the additional safety information on the Important Safety Instructions page enclosed with

your speaker system.

Please read this owner’s guide

Please take the time to follow this owner’s guide carefully. It will help you set up and operate

your system properly, and enjoy all of its advanced features. Please save your owner’s guide

for future reference.

CAUTION:

No naked ﬂame sources, such as lighted candles, should be placed on the

apparatus.

CAUTION

RISK OF ELECTRICAL SHOCK

DO NOT OPEN

CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK,

DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK).

NO USER-SERVICABLE PARTS INSIDE.

REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL.

AVIS

RISQUE DE CHOC ÉLECTRIQUE

NE PAS OUVRIR

ATTENTION : AFIN DE RÉDUIRE LE RISQUE DE CHOC ÉLECTRIQUE,

NE PAS RETIRER LE CAPOT DE L’APPAREIL (ou son panneau arrière).

IL N’EXISTE ÀL’INTERIEUR DE CET ÉQUIPEMENT AUCUN ÉLÉMENT

OU SOUS-ENSEMBLE POUVANT ÊTRE DEPANNÉPAR L’UTILISATEUR.

LA MAINTENANCE DOIT ÊTRE RÉALISÉE PAR UN PERSONNEL QUALIFIÉ.

prior written permission.

Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby” and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby

For your records

The system serial number is located on the bottom of the Acoustimass module.

Serial number: ________________________________________________________

Dealer name: _________________________________________________________

Dealer phone: ____________________ Purchase date ____________________

Please keep your sales receipt and warranty card together with this owner’s guide.

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Contents

Where to ﬁnd…

Setting Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

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

Unpacking the carton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Placing your speakers to achieve realistic home theater sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Front center cube speaker array . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Front left and right cube speaker arrays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Rear cube speaker arrays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Powered Acoustimass

module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Connecting the speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Connecting front cube speaker arrays to the Acoustimass module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Connecting rear cube speaker arrays to the Acoustimass module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Connecting the Acoustimass module to the receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Checking the connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Connecting the Acoustimass module to power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Upgrading your Acoustimass 15 Series II speaker system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Using your system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

For realistic home theater sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Adjusting the LFE level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Adjusting the bass/room compensation level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Setting your digital surround sound receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Be sure to get the digital audio signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Setting your analog surround sound receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

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

Customer service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Cleaning the speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

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

Warranty period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

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

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Setting Up

Before you begin

We appreciate your choice of the Bose

Acoustimass

15 series II or Acoustimass 16 home

entertainment speaker system.

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. The cube speaker arrays, along with the powered Acoustimass mod-

ule, reproduce the full-spectrum of sound from multi-channel digital programming. Integrated

Signal Processing assures full bass performance from all channels at all listening levels,

regardless of your receiver settings.

Your stereo VCR, stereo television, or DVD player sends the encoded program material to the

surround-sound receiver, which interprets and distributes the information to the powered

Acoustimass module. The module delivers the bass for all channels and sends appropriate

sounds to each cube speaker array. The sound mix varies with different program types: dia-

logue is usually sent to the center cube speaker array, a visual soundstage is created by the

left and right front cube speaker arrays, and you feel as if you are in the center of the action

because sounds and special effects are directed to the rear cube speaker arrays. At any point

in a surround-sound performance, you may hear sound from one, a few, or all of the cube

speaker arrays.

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

the double-D symbol

, Dolby Digital

, other digital formats, or the word “sur-

round”preceding a TV broadcast. Your system is compatible with home theater receivers.

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

Unpacking the carton

WARNING:

The powered Acoustimass module weighs 33 pounds (15 kg). Use good lifting

practice to avoid injury.

WARNING:

To avoid danger of suffocation, keep the plastic bags that wrap these speakers

out of the reach of children.

Note:

This product is not to be powered by any DC-to-AC inverters that may be found in

automobiles, recreational vehicles, boats, ships, or other similar situations.

Carefully unpack the carton contents (Figure 1):

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

2. Gently roll the carton over onto its side.

3. Slowly pull the Acoustimass module from the carton.

4. Stand the module up.

If the cube speaker arrays or the module appear damaged, do not use them. Repack every-

thing in the original carton and contact your authorized Bose dealer immediately. Or, to con-

tact Bose directly, see the list of ofﬁces and phone numbers enclosed with your system.

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. Please save all packing materials for possible future use.

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Setting Up

Figure 1

Carton contents

Placing your speakers to achieve realistic home theater sound

A suggested home theater layout is shown in Figure 2. You may want to place the speakers

differently to take advantage of the sound characteristics of different rooms. Here are some

suggested guidelines for placing your speaker system:

•The cube speaker arrays are identical and can be used for any channel.

•All cube speaker arrays are magnetically shielded to prevent interference with a TV picture.

•The top and bottom sections of the cube speaker arrays can be rotated to create

room-ﬁlling sound patterns (Figure 3).

•Bose

wall brackets and ﬂoor stands can extend your placement options. See “Accesso-

ries”on page 17. Please follow wall bracket instructions carefully. Proper mounting will

ensure optimum performance and safety from your system.

Note:

The Acoustimass 15 Series II may be upgraded by adding a center rear cube speaker

array. See “Upgrading your Acoustimass 15 Series II speaker system” on page 12.

Powered Acoustimass®

module

20-ft (6.1m) system input cable

Three 20-ft (6.1m) front speaker cables

With Acoustimass 15 Series II system With Acoustimass 16 system

Rubber feet for front center

cube speaker array

Five cube speaker arrays Six cube speaker arrays

Two 50-ft (15.2m) rear speaker cables Three 50-ft (15.2m) rear speaker cables

Power cord (1)

USA/Canada Europe UK/Singapore Australia

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Setting Up

Figure 2

Suggested home theater

layouts

CAUTION:

To prevent interference, keep the Acoustimass module at least 2 feet (.6m) from

your TV set.

Figure 3

Sound patterns

Front center cube speaker array

The front center cube speaker array localizes action and dialogue on your screen. Sound

should seem to come from within the picture.

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

below, be sure that it is not supporting the weight of the television in any way.

•Keep the front cube speaker array as close to the vertical center of the screen as possible,

for the most accurate dialogue reproduction.

CAUTION:

Choose a stable and level surface for your cube speaker arrays. Vibration can

cause them to move, particularly on smooth surfaces like marble, glass, or highly polished

wood. If you are placing the center cube speaker array on top of your television, use the set

of four rubber feet provided. You may obtain additional rubber feet (part number 178321-04),

free of charge, by contacting Bose

Customer Service. See the list of phone numbers

included with your system.

- 15'

(2 - 5m)

2'+

(0.6m+)

- 15'

(2 - 5m)

2'+

(0.6m+)

CRCR

For Acoustimass®15 Series II For Acoustimass 16

For Acoustimass 15 Series II For Acoustimass 16

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Setting Up

Front left and right cube speaker arrays

The front left and right cube speaker arrays create a sound image wider than the screen that

seems natural to viewers sitting anywhere in the room. You can place the cube speaker arrays

near a TV screen with no picture interference. Place the front cube speaker arrays on either

side of your TV, at least 6 feet (2m), or as much as 15 feet (5m) apart (see Figure 2).

Rear cube speaker arrays

The rear, or surround cube speaker arrays add discrete sounds and special effects that

expand the visual image, bringing the viewer into the center of the action. The rear cube

speaker arrays may carry dialogue as well.

•Position the left and right rear cube speaker arrays to allow the sound to reach the viewer

from both sides, rather than from directly behind (see Figure 2).

•Place the rear cube speaker arrays at ear height (when seated) or higher, if possible.

•Rotate the top and bottom sections of the rear cube speaker arrays to direct the sound to

the front and back of the listener.

•

If you have a center rear cube speaker array

(Acoustimass 16 system or upgraded Acousti-

mass 15 Series II system), place it so that it is centered between the rear left and right cube

speaker arrays (see Figure 2).

Powered Acoustimass

module

Bose

Acoustimass speaker technology takes advantage of the fact that the source of pure

bass sound is difﬁcult to locate, so you can hide the powered Acoustimass module conve-

niently out of sight. Place the module at the same end of the room as the television monitor.

•You may hide the module behind furniture, but do not block the opening. Be sure there is at

least 2 inches (5 cm) between any surface and the front opening or the grille on the bottom.

•If the opening faces the wall it increases the bass; if it faces away it decreases the bass.

CAUTION:

To prevent interference, keep the module at least 2 feet (.6m) from your TV set.

Figure 4

Powered Acoustimass

module placement

Note: Placing the module horizontally, or on

its side, may reduce ventilation, inhibiting its

ability to play at full output for extended

periods of time.

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Setting Up

Connecting the speakers

CAUTION:

Never connect the cube speaker arrays directly to a receiver output. Always con-

nect them to the powered Acoustimass

module, then connect the module to the receiver.

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 installation. Check local

building codes or enlist a qualiﬁed installer.

Connecting front cube speaker arrays to the Acoustimass module

Three individual 20-foot (6.1m) speaker cables connect the center, right, and left front cube

speaker arrays to the Acoustimass module (Figure 5). Be sure to match the correct cable with

the corresponding speaker location. Front speaker cables have blue RCA connectors at one

end with

(left),

(right), or

(center) molded into the connectors. The other ends of the

cables have two wires. The red collars on the + wire are labeled

LEFT

RIGHT

, or

CENTER

Note:

The center rear cube speaker array is included with the Acoustimass 16 system or may

be added to an Acoustimass 15 Series II system. For upgrading information, see “Upgrading

your Acoustimass 15 Series II speaker system” on page 12.

Figure 5

Cube speaker array

connections to the

Acoustimass module

Audio Output

Left

Rear Center

Rear Right

Rear

Left

Front Center

Front Right

Front

Audio Input

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Setting Up

1. Connect the wire pair marked

CENTER

to the center cube speaker array. Press the termi-

nal tab on the back of the cube speaker array. Insert the marked (+) wire into the red ter-

minal and the plain (–) wire into the black terminal. Release the tab to secure the wires.

2. Connect the wire pair marked

RIGHT

to the right front cube speaker array (to the right of

the TV as you face it).

3. Connect the wire pair marked

LEFT

to the left front cube speaker array.

4. Plug the other end of each cable into the

CENTER FRONT

RIGHT FRONT

, and

LEFT

FRONT

blue RCA jacks, respectively, on the Acoustimass

module.

Connecting rear cube speaker arrays to the Acoustimass module

Each rear cube speaker array is connected to the Acoustimass module with a 50-foot (15m)

speaker cable (Figure 5). Be sure to match the correct cable with the corresponding speaker

location. Rear speaker cables have orange RCA connectors at one end with

(left rear),

(right rear), or

(center rear) molded into the connectors. The other ends of the cables have

two wires. The red collars on the + wires are labeled

LEFT REAR

RIGHT REAR

, or

CENTER

REAR

1. Connect the wire pair marked

RIGHT REAR

to the right rear cube speaker array (on your

right as you face the TV). Press the terminal tab on the back of the cube speaker array.

Insert the marked wire into the red terminal and the plain wire into the black terminal.

Release the tab to secure the wires.

2. Connect the wire pair marked

LEFT REAR

to the left rear cube speaker array.

If you have a center rear cube speaker array

(Acoustimass 16 system or upgraded Acous-

timass 15 Series II system), connect the wire pair marked

CENTER REAR

to the center

rear cube speaker array.

Note:

The Acoustimass 15 Series II system may be upgraded by adding a center rear cube

speaker array. See “Upgrading your Acoustimass 15 Series II speaker system” on page 12.

4. Plug the other end of each cable into the

RIGHT REAR

LEFT REAR

, and

CENTER

REAR

orange RCA jacks, respectively, on the Acoustimass module.

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Setting Up

Connecting the Acoustimass

module to the receiver

The 20-foot (6.1m) system input cable connects the module to your surround receiver (see

Figure 6). The system input cable has a multi-pin connector on one end and several wire pairs

on the other. The wire pairs of the cable may be separated or “unzipped”as much as needed

to comfortably reach the surround receiver connections. Each wire pair is marked on the

cable jacket with

RIGHT

LEFT, CENTER, RIGHT SURROUND, LEFT SURROUND, or

CENTER SURROUND to indicate where each wire connects to the receiver.

CAUTION: Before making any connections turn off your receiver and unplug it from the AC

(mains) outlet. Not doing so may result in damage to your system.

CAUTION: Do not connect the powered Acoustimass module directly to your TV unless it

provides surround decoding circuitry and ampliﬁed outputs for all channels.

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

timass module. Tighten the two thumbscrews to assure a secure connection.

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

receiver. Carefully match the polarity of the connections (+ to + and –to –).

•Attach each marked wire (+) to the appropriate + terminal.

•Attach each plain wire (–) to the appropriate –terminal.

Note: The RCA plug of the system input cable comes with a cover installed. Remove

this cover for connection to the LFE/SUBWOOFER OUT jack. If your receiver has no

LFE/SUBWOOFER OUT jack, leave the plug cover in place.

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

LFE/SUBWOOFER OUT jack on your surround receiver.

CAUTION: Do not allow exposed wires to brush against each other; this could damage your

receiver.

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