Bose 141 Series II Owner's guide - Page 6

English Maintaining Your Speakers To clean your 141 series II bookshelf speakers Wipe the Model 141 speaker cabinets clean using a soft cloth dampened with a mild detergent. Do not allow liquids to spill into the speaker grilles. No other regular maintenance is required. Troubleshooting If you have a problem with your 141 series II bookshelf speakers: 1. Turn off your amplifier or receiver and check all connections between the speakers and the amplifier or receiver. 2. Check your amplifier or receiver owner's guide. That component may be the source of the problem. 3. Use the troubleshooting guidelines below. If they do not solve your problem, contact your Bose® dealer to arrange for service. Or, to contact Bose directly, refer to the listing on the inside back cover of this guide. Bose Corporation will make every effort to remedy any problem within the terms of your warranty. Problem Possible cause How to find out Solution One speaker doesn't play or sounds defective. Defective speaker cord. Switch the speaker cords at both ends. Connect the right speaker cord to the left speaker and to the left speaker channel of the amplifier or receiver. Connect the left speaker cord to the other speaker and amplifier channel. If the originally faulty speaker now plays properly and the other does not, the cord on the malfunctioning speaker is defective. Defective speaker or malfunctioning receiver or amplifier channel. Switch the cords at the speaker end only. If the originally faulty speaIkfer still does not play properly, the speaker is probably defective. Call Bose or your retailer to arrange for service. If the originally faulty speaker now plays, one channel in the amplifier or receiver is probably defective. Try another receiver. Both speakers do not play or sound distorted. Defective amplifier or receiver. Reconnect the speakers to another amplifier or receiver that is working properly. 6