Bose 201 Loud Owner's guide - Page 2

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The

Bose

201

Direct/Reflecting'

Loudspeaker

System

1.

Introduction

Thank

you

for

purchasing

the

Bose

201

DirecVReflecting'

Loudspeaker

System.

Its

advanced

design

and

quality

con-

struction

will

give

you

many

years

of

listening

pleasure.

The

installation

and

operating

principles

of

your

201

system

are

significantly

different

from

those

of

conventional

speaker

systems.

To

obtain

the

best

possible

performance,

please

take

the

time

to

read

this

manual.

2.

Unpacking

The

shipping

carton

contains

two

201

speakers

labeled

Part

1

(left)

and

Part

2

(right).

Unpack

each

unit

carefully.

saving

the

carton

and

all

packaging

materials

for

later

use.

If

either

speaker

appears

to

be

damaged

when

unpacking,

do

not

operate

the

damaged

unit

Repack

both

speakers

in

their

original

canon

and

notify

your

authorized

Bose

dealer

immediately.

Do

not

attempt

to

remove

the

foam

grille

panels

or

"Bose"

nameplates

on

your

201

Loudspeakers.

This

can

result

in

damage

riot

covered

by

the

warranty.

3.

Placement

201

Loudspeakers

are

designed

for

convenient

placement

in

a

wide

variety

of

listening

environments.

They

can

be

set

on

bookshelves

and

tables

or

(lush

-mounted

directly

onto

a

wall.

If

you

are

placing

your

201

speakers

on

a

shelf

or

table,

attach

the

self-adhesive

rubber

feet

supplied

in

the

shipping

carton

to

the

bottom

of

the

speaker

enclosures.

If

you

are

wall

-mounting

your

201

speakers,

obtain

a

set

of

Bose

201

Wall

Brackets

from

your

authorized

Bose

High

Fidelity

dealer.

Complete

instructions

are

included

with

the

brackets.

The

following

placement

guidelines

will

help

you

to

reakze

the

best

possible

performance

from

your

201

speakers

in

.

any

type

of

installation.

Refer

to

FIGURE

1.

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I-3

feel

(3)

-

90cm)

u.•

IMn'murn

Winches

(Can)

CEiLiNG

Lefr

S

Pat

peak./

4-12

face

0.2-3.6m1

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BACK

WALL

klnimum

Winches

KS

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Pan

2

Firjl

Speaker

FLOOR

A

FIGURE

1.

Recommended

placement

in

average

-sized

listening

rooms.

a.

Your

201

speakers

work best

when

music

is

given

space

to

develop

"around"

the

cabinet&

reflecting

off

nearby

walls

to

create

a

wide,

transparent

stereo

image.

Hard

materials

such

aswood,

brick,

glass.

sheetrock

and/or

sturdy

paneling

generally

provide

the

most

effective

sound

-reflecting

surfaces.

Sound

-absorbent

furnishings

(heavy

drapes,

etc.)

should

be

kept

away

from

the

imme-

diate

vicinity

of

the

speakers.

b.

Place

the

Part

1

and

Part

2

speakers

on

the

left

and

right

sides

of

the

room

respectively,

spaced

4-12

feet

(1.2-3.6

m)

apart.

Vertical

placement

(with

the

energy

controls

facing

directly

upward

or

downward)

is

not

recommended.

c.

Position

the

speakers

at

least

12

Inches

(30

cm)

away

from

the

side

walls.

Optimum

distance

is

1

1

/

2

-3

feet

(45-90

cm).

d

The

most

accurate

bass

response

results

when

the

speakers

are

set

less

than

18

Inches

(45

cm)

away

from

the

wall

behind

them,

and

more

than

18

inches

from

the

floor

or

ceiling.

Avoid

placing

the

speakers

exactly

halfway

between

the

floor

and

ceiling.

c.

If

your

music

seems

to

be

lacking

in

deep

bass,

try

moving

the

speakers

closer

to

the

wall

behind

them

and/

or

nearer

to

the

corners

of

the

listening

room.

Heavy.

"booming"

bass

can

be

tamed

by

moving

the

speakers

away

from

corners

and

walls.

You

can

also

experirnei

with

the

tone

controls

on

your

amplifier

or

receiver

to

achieve

a

spectral

balance

that

suits

your

listening

environment

and

personal

tastes.

4.

Wire

Selection

Audible

coloration

of

the

sound

and/or

power

loss

will

occur

if

the

wire

comecting

the

speakers

to

your

amplifier

or

re-

ceiver

is

too

small.

The

table

below

specifies

the

minimum

thickness

of

2

-conductor

wire

recommended

for

various

speaker

-to

-amp

distances.

RECOMMENDED

WIRE

SIZES*

Maximum

Length

Wire

Gauge

30

feel(

9m)

18

(0.75

innil

45

leet

(14

m)

16(1.5=1

2

)

70

feet

(21

m)

14

(2

0

mmw)

'Based

on

a

maximum

fr

equency

response

deviation

ol•.05

dB.

Standard

2

-conductor

zipcord

(available

al

electrical

and

hardware

stores)

can

be

used

for

speaker

connection.

This

wire

is

often

color

-coded,

or

else

has

a

ribbed

line(s)

ruining

along

one

conductor

for

easy

identification

of

the

positive

and

negative

leads.

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