Bose Lifestyle 30 Series II Owner's guide - Page 8

Setting Up Selecting the locations for your Lifestyle® 30 Series II system When you place your speakers according to the guidelines below, a combination of reflected and direct sound provides the audio atmosphere of a home theater. You may experiment with the placement and orientation of the Jewel Cube® speakers to produce the sound most pleasing to you. For more discussion of speaker placement and room acoustics, see "Finetuning your system" on page 29. Jewel Cube speaker locations Follow these guidelines to select locations that provide the maximum home theater effect from your Lifestyle® 30 system (Figures 2 and 3). CAUTION: Choose a stable and level surface for your Jewel Cube speakers. Vibration can cause these speakers to move, particularly on smooth surfaces like marble, glass, or highly polished wood. For additional stability, add the provided rubber feet to your Jewel Cube® speakers. Left and right front speakers The sound from the left and right front speakers should seem to appear at the edge of the picture, so that the acoustic image is close to the size of the visual image (Figure 2). 1. Place the cubes so that they line up with the center of the TV screen. 2. Place them up to 3 feet (1 m) from the edge of the TV screen. We recommend a maximum distance of 3 feet (1 m) so that the sound does not become too separated from the picture. You may wish to vary this distance based on room conditions and personal preference. The front cables allow the cube speakers to be placed up to 20 feet (6.1 m) from the Acoustimass® module. 3. Direct one cube of each speaker forward. Direct the other cube toward the wall or in a different direction to create reflected sound. (See the illustration of reflected sound patterns in Figure 3.) Note: The Jewel Cube® speakers are magnetically shielded so you can place them close to the TV without affecting picture quality. Center speaker The sound from the center speaker should appear to come directly from the center of the picture (Figure 2). The center speaker cable allows up to 20 feet (6.1 m) distance from the Acoustimass module. Note: Do not place the speaker on its side, as this diminishes performance by blocking the Jewel Cube ports. 1. Place the center speaker directly above or below the center of the TV screen, or at the closest convenient location. 2. Align the speaker with the front of the TV screen (not pushed to the back of the TV). 3. Direct each of the cubes slightly away from center, to create a wider area of direct sound (Figure 3). Note: If you put the speakers in a bookcase unit, be sure to place each one at the front edge of the shelf. Placing speakers in an enclosed space can change the tonal quality of the sound. This effect is minimized if the shelves are filled with books. 6 October 28, 2001 AM197736_06_V.pdf