Bose 6.2 Owner's guide - Page 7

Check verycarefully lobe certain that noloose strands of wire are accidentally touching across terminals on the speakers or the amplifier. This couldcreate short circuits which can damageyour amplifier.Repair any loose wire strands beforeoperating your amplifier or receiver. Plug your amplifier or receiver into the AC power supply before testing your connections. Testing the connections To make sure that the speakers are connected to your amplifier "in phase - positive to positive, negative to negative - perform this f ple test. Set your sound system for MONO (monophonic) reproduction. Be sure the balance control is centered or set to normal. 2. Temporarily place the speakers close together, facing each other. 3. Now, play some deep bass music over the system. If your speakers are correctly phased, the sound will appear to come from between the speakers, providing full. natural bass response. 4. If the music seems to be lacking in deep bass, reverse the + and - wire connections on onespeaker andrepeat the test. Use theconnection thatproduces themost powerfulbass. Amplifier/receiver considerations Your 6.2' speakers incorporate heavy-duty driver elements designed to resist many types of electrical stress. However, any speaker can be damaged if the amplifier driving it should fail. Speaker damage may also occur by playing the music so loudly that it sounds distorted. Thks canhappeneven witha lowpoweredamplifier orreceiver. Your 6.2 speaker systemis designed for use with amplifiers or receivers rated from 10 to 120watts per channel. For further information, refer to your amplifier or receiver owner's guide. e 7