Bose Acoustimass 3 Owner's guide - Page 5

S

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Sound

in

Five

Easy

Steps

CAUTION:

Unplug

your

receiver

or

amplifier

from

the

wall

outlet

before

connecting

your

Acoustimass'

-3

system.

1

Set

up

the

components

(Figure

2).

In

a

way

that

best

suits

your

room

and

decor,

place

the

left

speaker

("r)

on

the

left

side

of

the

room,

the

right

speaker

(

-

R")

on

the

right

side,

and

the

Acousti-

mass

module

wherever

you

want

it

(just

leave

at

least

2

inches

of

space

in

front

of

the

two

slotted

openings

on

its

end).

Be

sure

that

the

supplied

20.foot

cables

will

reach

from

the

speakers

to

the

koustimass

module.

(You

may

increase

the

ilt

lance

between

the

cube

speakers

and

the

Austimass

module

by

using

a

longer

vrire

of

the

same

or

greater

gauge,

connecting

them

positive

to

positive.

negative

to

negative.)

2

Examine

the

cables

and

connections.

AI

the

end

of

each

of

the

supplied

cables

are

two

leads,

one

marked

with

a

gray

stripe

or

a

red

collar,

and

the

other

one

plain.

The

plain

lead

is

always

negative

(-),

and

the

striped

or

red

one

is

always

positive

(

+

).

These

correspond

to

the

negative

(plain)

and

positive

(red)

terminals

on

the

backs

of

the

speakers

and

the

Acoustimass

module.

Always

connect

the

leads

to

their

corresponding

terminals

(negative

to

negative,

positive

to

psi

-

live).

To

do

so,

simply

press

the

black

C-1

lab.

insert

the

plain

lead,

and

release

the

tab

to

secure

the

lead

in

place.

Insert

the

gray

striped

or

red

lead

into

the

red

("+")

3

Connect

the

cube

speakers

to

the

Acoustimass

module

(Figure

3).

a.

Using

the

thumbnail

recesses,

remove

the

plastic

covers

on

the

back

of

the

cube

speakers

(Figure

3).

b.

Connect

one

end

of

the

first

cable

to

the

termi-

nals

on

the

rear

of

the

left

speaker

and

the

other

end

to

the

left

("12)

terminals

on

the

rear

of

the

Acoustimass

module

marked

"OUTPUTS

TO

CUBE

SPEAKERS"

Take

another

cable

and

connect

the

right

speaker

to

the

right

module

outputs

in

the

same

way.

Replace

the

plastic

covers

on

the

back

of

the

cube

speakers.

4

Connect

the

Acoustimass

module

to

your

amplifier

or

receiver

(Figure

3).

a.

Connect

the

third

cable

between

the

left

chan•

nel

terminals

on

the

Acoustimass

module

marked

"INPUTS

FROM

AMP

OR

RECEIVER"

and

the

left

("C)

speaker

output

terminals

on

your

amplifier

or

receiver.

Repeat

for

the

right

channel,

using

the

fourth

cable.

b.

Check

all

your

connections

to

make

sure

they

are

wired

positive

to

positive

(

+

to

+),

nega-

live

to

negative

(-

to

-).

The

speakers

will

produce

little

or

no

bass

if

they

are

wired

incorrectly.

Also,

check

to

make

sure

that

no

strands

of

wire

from

any

terminal

are

brushing

against

any

other

terminal.

Such

"bridged"

wires

create

short

circuits

that

can

damage

your

receiver

or

amplifier.

5

Enjoy!

Plug

in

your

receiver,

turn

on

your

system,

and

enjoy

your

music!

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