Bose Acoustimass 5 Series II Owner's guide - Page 10

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Maintaining your new system The cabinets of your Acoustimass"-5 system may be easily cleaned with a damp cloth and, if necessary, a mild detergent such as dish soap. Do not allow liquids to spill through the grille assemblies of the cube arrays, or in any way to enter the Acoustimass module. The grille assemblies on the cube arrays may be carefully vacuumed if necessary. Please note that the drivers are located directly behind the grill cloth, and are easily atiamaged if reasonable care is not taken. Void applying any pressure with the vacuum nozzle. In case you have a problem If you have a problem connecting and using your Acoustimass-5 system, try the procedures listed below. The majority of problems usually occur in components other than the speakers. Problem: The left cube array doesn't play or sounds distorted. Solution: Turn off the amplifier or receiver. Check the wiring that connects the cube array to the Acoustimass module, and the wiring that connects the module to the amplifier or receiver. If no visible problem is found, disconnect the wires at the back of the amplifier or receiver. Now connect the left wires to the right amplifier terminals. Turn the •alance control on the receiver or amplifier completely to the right, and turn the power on. If the left cube array now works properly, ta the left channel of your amplifier or receiver is probably defective. Caution: Do not connect the other cube speaker array to the channel in question. If the amplifier or receiver channel is defective, damage to your Acoustimass5 system might occur. Problem: The right cube array doesn't play or sounds distorted. Solution: Use the same procedure as given for the left cube array, but substitute the words "left' for "right" and "right" for "left." Problem: The whole Acoustimass-5 system does not play or sounds distorted. Solution: Turn off the receiver or amplifier and disconnect the Acoustimass-5 system. Reconnect the Acoustimass system to another receiver or amplifier known to be working properly. If the Acoustimass-5 system now works properly, the problem is not in the Acoustimass-5 system. Note: If this is the case, you Should check all user accessible fuses on your receiver or amplifier (see the appropriate owner's guide for help). If the fuses blow again, have the amplifier or receiver checked by qualified personnel. If trouble persists in your Acoustimass-5 System, contact your authorized Bose' dealer. He will verify any defects and arrange for service by an authorized service agency or by the Bose factory. Bose Corporation will make every effort to remedy any problem within the terms of the warranty at minimum inconvenience to you. 9

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Maintaining
your
new
system
The
cabinets
of
your
Acoustimass"-5
system
may
be
easily
cleaned
with
a
damp
cloth
and,
if
necessary,
a
mild
detergent
such
as
dish
soap.
Do
not
allow
liquids
to
spill
through
the
grille
assemblies
of
the
cube
arrays,
or
in
any
way
to
enter
the
Acoustimass
module.
The
grille
assemblies
on
the
cube
arrays
may
be
carefully
vacuumed
if
necessary.
Please
note
that
the
drivers
are
located
directly
behind
the
grill
cloth,
and
are
easily
atiamaged
if
reasonable
care
is
not
taken.
Void
applying
any
pressure
with
the
vacuum
nozzle.
In
case
you
have
a
problem
If
you
have
a
problem
connecting
and
using
your
Acoustimass-5
system,
try
the
procedures
listed
below.
The
majority
of
problems
usually
occur
in
components
other
than
the
speakers.
Problem:
The
left
cube
array
doesn't
play
or
sounds
distorted.
Solution:
Turn
off
the
amplifier
or
receiver.
Check
the
wiring
that
connects
the
cube
array
to
the
Acoustimass
module,
and
the
wiring
that
connects
the
module
to
the
amplifier
or
receiver.
If
no
visible
problem
is
found,
disconnect
the
wires
at
the
back
of
the
amplifier
or
receiver.
Now
connect
the
left
wires
to
the
right
amplifier
terminals.
Turn
the
•alance
control
on
the
receiver
or
amplifier
completely
to
the
right,
and
turn
the
power
on.
If
the
left
cube
array
now
works
properly,
the
left
channel
of
your
amplifier
or
receiver
is
probably
defective.
Caution:
Do
not
connect
the
other
cube
speaker
array
to
the
channel
in
question.
If
the
amplifier
or
receiver
channel
is
defective,
damage
to
your
Acoustimass-
5
system
might
occur.
Problem:
The
right
cube
array
doesn't
play
or
sounds
distorted.
Solution:
Use
the
same
procedure
as
given
for
the
left
cube
array,
but
substitute
the
words
"left'
for
"right"
and
"right"
for
"left."
Problem:
The
whole
Acoustimass-5
system
does
not
play
or
sounds
distorted.
Solution:
Turn
off
the
receiver
or
amplifier
and
disconnect
the
Acoustimass-5
system.
Reconnect
the
Acoustimass
system
to
another
receiver
or
amplifier
known
to
be
working
properly.
If
the
Acoustimass-5
system
now
works
properly,
the
problem
is
not
in
the
Acoustimass-5
system.
Note:
If
this
is
the
case,
you
Should
check
all
user
accessible
fuses
on
your
receiver
or
amplifier
(see
the
appropriate
owner's
guide
for
help).
If
the
fuses
blow
again,
have
the
amplifier
or
receiver
checked
by
qualified
personnel.
If
tr
ouble
persists
in
your
Acoustimass-5
System,
contact
your
authorized
Bose'
dealer.
He
will
verify
any
defects
and
arrange
for
service
by
an
authorized
service
agency
or
by
the
Bose
factory.
Bose
Corporation
will
make
every
effort
to
remedy
any
problem
within
the
terms
of
the
warranty
at
minimum
inconvenience
to
you.
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