Bose Acoustimass 16 Series II Owner's guide - Page 7

English Español Français SETTING UP Figure 3 Position options for your Acoustimass module Placing your Acoustimass® module Bose® Acoustimass® speaker technology makes it difficult to locate the source of ! low-frequency sound from this module. So feel free to hide it from view, and: • Locate the module at the same end of the room as the television screen. • Keep the module at least 2 feet (.6 m) from your TV set to prevent interference. • To increase bass effects, turn the front opening toward a wall; turn it away from the wall to decrease bass effects. • Keep both the front opening and the ventilation grille on the bottom of the module at least ! 2 inches (5 cm) from any other surface. • Do not block the ventilation grille located on the bottom of the module. ! Impeding ventilation can cause a reduction in the bass-frequency output from the module. Preferred Alternate Front opening Ventilation grille Making the connections Only the Acoustimass module connects to your receiver. The small center front speaker and cube speaker arrays connect directly to the Acoustimass module. WARNING: Connecting the small speakers to a receiver can result in damage to your system and possible electric shock. Connecting speakers to the Acoustimass module Insert the connector on each speaker cable into the jack on the module. Refer to the label on each connector to match it to the proper jack. Figure 4 Speaker cable connection to an output jack on the module and to the speaker Supplied speaker cable Cube speaker array Matched labels Red collar to red speaker terminal 1. Use the supplied 20-foot (6.1 m) speaker cables for the three front speakers. Insert the connectors, as labeled, into jacks on the module as follows! (Figure 5 on page 8). • R goes into the jack labeled Right Front. • C goes into the jack labeled Center Front. • L goes into the gray jack labeled Left Front. 7