Bose Acoustimass 5 Series II Owner's guide - Page 8

Using

your

Acoustimass

-5

Series

II

system

to

its

best

advantage

Once

your

Acoustimass-5

system

is

set

up

and

connected

properly,

it

will

require

very

little

attention.

However,

observing

the

following

guidelines

will

help

you

get

the

most

from

your

investment.

Room

Acoustics

The

acoustics

(sound

properties)

of

your

listening

room

can

affect

the

overall

sound

quality

of

any

speaker

system,

including

Or

r

Acoustimass-5

system.

The

following

will

give

you

some

control

over

the

system's

sound:

1.

Rooms

with

a

lot

of

sound

-absorbing

furnishings

such

as

stuffed

furniture,

wall-

to-wall

carpet,

or

heavy

drapes

may

reduce

the

treble

sound

(high

frequen-

cies)

of

your

Acoustimass-5

system.

The

missing

treble

sound

can

be

restored

by

slightly

turning

up

the

treble

control

on

your

amplifier

or

receiver.

If

convenient,

you

may

instead

remove

some

of

the

sound

-absorbing

furnishings.

2.

Rooms

with

too

few

sound

absorbing

furnishings,

especially

those

with

bare

fl

oors

and

walls,

may

sound

overly

shrill

or

"bright"

because

of

too

much

treble.

Turning

down

the

treble

control

or

adding

sound

absorbers

such

as

throw

carpets

or

drapes

will

usually

improve

the

sound.

•

3.

If

your

system

seems

to

have

too

much

or

too

little

bass

(low

frequencies),

you

can

adjust

it

using

the

bass

control

on

your

amplifier

or

receiver.

As

described

previously,

you

may

also

move

the

Acoustimass

module

closer

to

a

wall

and/

or

Corner

to

increase

bass,

or

closer

to

the

center

of

the

room

to

decrease

it.

4.

In

general,

many

problems

with

acoustics

can

be

solved

by

the

judicious

use

of

your

tone

controls. Remember,

though,

that

the

use

of

these

controls

(especially

when

turned

all

the

way

up)

may

put

greater

power

demands

on

your

receiver

or

amplifier.

Excessive

tone

control

can

cause

an

amplifier

or

receiver

to

run

out

of

power

and

distort,

potentially

damag-

ing

your

system.

5.

External

signal

processors

(such

as

graphic

and

parametric

equalizers),

while

not

recommended,

can

be

used

with

your

Acoustimass-5

system

if

a

greater

degree

of

acoustic

control

is

desired.

Consult

your

Bose

dealer

for

advice.

Automatic

System

Protection

The

Acoustimass-5 speaker

system

incorporates

an

automatic

protection

circuit,

which

guards

the

system

against

most

kinds

Of

potential

damage

due

to

electrical

stress

or

overload.

This

circuit

activates

at

high

volume

levels

to

reduce

the

system

output,

Causing

a

slight

decrease

in

volume.

This

is

normal

operation

and

indicates

that

power

input

may

be

exceeding

safe

levels.

Sustained

listening

at

these

levels

is

not

recommended.

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3

7)

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