Bose Acoustimass 7 Owner's guide - Page 5

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Oar sound as you prefer it: Place the module along a wall near the corner. m • Face the open end away from the wall to decrease the bass, or toward the wall to ea increase the bass. • To get the most bass output, place the open end 2 to 3 inches (5 to 7.5 cm) from a wall. (Be sure there are at least 2 inches between the bass module opening and any surface.) • To reduce the bass, move the module away from the corner, more toward the center of the wall. • To prevent interference, keep the module at least 2 feet (.6 m) from any video screen. When you have decided how you will position the module, attach the supplied rubber feet to the bottom surface. They provide additional stability and protection. 2' (5 cm) minimum Figure 3 How to position the bass module without blocking the open end CAUTION: Be sure to attach the supplied rubber feet to the bottom surface. If the terminal side of your bass module faces down, 0 this willprevent floor scratches and pressure on the wires. 0 Connect the speakers Use the supplied 20-foot speaker cables to connect the cube speaker arrays to the Acoustimass" module and the module to your receiver. Note: If you need longer speaker cables, splice in similar or thicker cable. Refer to "Wire recommendations" on page 11. Make sure to attach wires positive to positive and negative to negative. Speaker cable consists of two insulated wires. The insulation around one wire is marked with a red band or stripe. This wire is always positive (+). The plain wire is always negative (-). These correspond to the positive (red) and negative (black) terminals on the back of each speaker and e receiver. Be sure to connect each wire to the proper minal (positive to positive and negative to negative). Red (4) Black (-) Il For each connection, push the terminal tab down and insert the appropriate wire into the exposed hole (Figure 4). Release the tab to secure the wire. CAUTION: Before making any connections. turn off your receiver and unplug it from the AC power (mains) outlet. Not doing so may result in damage to your system. Figure 4 How to insert wire into the terminal 5

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O
ar
sound
as
you
prefer
it:
Place
the
module
along
a
wall
near
the
corner.
Face
the
open
end
away
from
the
wall
to
decrease
the
bass,
or
toward
the
wall
to
increase
the
bass.
To
get
the
most
bass
output,
place
the
open
end
2
to
3
inches
(5
to
7.5
cm)
from
a
wall.
(Be
sure
there
are
at
least
2
inches
between
the
bass
module
opening
and
any
surface.)
To
reduce
the
bass,
move
the
module
away
from
the
corner,
more
toward
the
center
of
the
wall.
To
prevent
interference,
keep
the
module
at
least
2
feet
(.6
m)
from
any
video
screen.
When
you
have
decided
how
you
will
position
the
module,
attach
the
supplied
rubber
feet
to
the
bottom
surface.
They
provide
additional
stability
and
protection.
0
2'
(5
cm)
minimum
0
Connect
the
speakers
Use
the
supplied
20
-foot
speaker
cables
to
connect
the
cube
speaker
arrays
to
the
Acousti-
mass"
module
and
the
module
to
your
receiver.
Note:
If
you
need
longer
speaker
cables,
splice
in
similar
or
thicker
cable.
Refer
to
"Wire
recommendations"
on
page
11.
Make
sure
to
attach
wires
positive
to
positive
and
negative
to
negative.
Speaker
cable
consists
of
two
insulated
wires.
The
insula-
tion
around
one
wire
is
marked
with
a
red
band
or
stripe.
This
wire
is
always
positive
(+).
The
plain
wire
is
always
negative
(-).
These
correspond
to
the
positive
(red)
and
negative
(black)
terminals
on
the
back
of
each
speaker
and
e
receiver.
Be
sure
to
connect
each
wire
to
the
proper
minal
(positive
to
positive
and
negative
to
negative).
For
each
connection,
push
the
terminal
tab
down
and
insert
the
appropriate
wire
into
the
exposed
hole
(Figure
4).
Release
the
tab
to
secure
the
wire.
Red
(4)
Black
(-)
Il
Figure
3
How
to
position
the
bass
module
without
blocking
the
open
end
CAUTION:
Be
sure
to
attach
the
supplied
rubber
feet
to
the
bottom
surface.
If
the
terminal
side
of
your
bass
module
faces
down,
this
will
prevent
floor
scratches
and
pressure
on
the
wires.
CAUTION:
Before
making
any
connec-
tions.
turn
off
your
receiver
and
unplug
it
from
the
AC
power
(mains)
outlet.
Not
doing
so
may
result
in
dam-
age
to
your
system.
Figure
4
How
to
insert
wire
into
the
terminal
m
ea
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