User manual BOSE ACOUSTIMASS 15 II HOME CINEMA SPEAKER SYSTEM

[. . . ] The Bose® Acoustimass® 15 Series II and Acoustimass 16 Home Entertainment Speaker Systems Owner's Guide 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. CA UTION RISK OF ELECTRICAL SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). 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 À L'INTERIEUR DE CET ÉQUIPEMENT AUCUN ÉLÉMENT OU SOUS-ENSEMBLE POUVANT ÊTRE DEPANNÉ PAR L'UTILISATEUR. [. . . ] Plug the other end of each cable into the CENTER FRONT, RIGHT FRONT, and LEFT FRONT blue RCA jacks, respectively, on the Acoustimass® module. 2. 4. 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 LR (left rear), RR (right rear), or CR (center rear) molded into the connectors. The red collars on the + wires are labeled LEFT REAR, RIGHT REAR, or CENTER REAR. Connect the wire pair marked RIGHT REAR to the right rear cube speaker array (on your right as you face the TV). Insert the marked wire into the red terminal and the plain wire into the black terminal. 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 Acoustimass 15 Series II system), connect the wire pair marked CENTER REAR to the center rear cube speaker array. 2. 3. 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. Plug the other end of each cable into the RIGHT REAR, LEFT REAR, and CENTER REAR orange RCA jacks, respectively, on the Acoustimass module. 9 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. CAUTION: Do not connect the powered Acoustimass module directly to your TV unless it provides surround decoding circuitry and amplified outputs for all channels. Insert the multi-pin connector on the system input cable into the input jack on the Acoustimass module. 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 plain wire (­) to the appropriate ­ terminal. Note: The RCA plug of the system input cable comes with a cover installed. [. . . ] Figure 7 Digital signal connections on a surround receiver Note: Use the optical or coaxial digital input connections, but not both. OR DIGITAL PLAY IN (OPTICAL) IN PLAY IN (COAXIAL) DIGITAL PLAY IN IN (OPTICAL) PLAY IN (COAXIAL) FRONT SPEAKERS R L SURROUND SPEAKERS R REAR L CENTER Setting your analog surround sound receiver For analog surround sound (non-digital) applications, we recommend that you set the surround-sound center mode of your receiver to WIDE. Instructions for this process vary, depending on the brand and model of your surround receiver. Follow your receiver owner's guide for testing and adjusting the balance of each speaker. 14 Reference Troubleshooting If you have a problem with your Acoustimass® speaker system, turn off your sound source and try the following solutions. If you still have a problem, contact your Bose® dealer to arrange for service. [. . . ]