Bose Acoustimass 700 Owner's guide - Page 4

Before

you

begin

Bose

°

Virtually

Invisible°

speaker

technology

allows

you

to

enjoy

lifelike

home

performances

from

the

very

latest

surround

-sound

encoded

movies,

CDs,

and

television

shows,

without

a

room

full

of

speakers.

Your

stereo

VCR

or

stereo

television

sends

the

encoded

program

material

to

the

surround

sound

receiver,

which

interprets

it

by

distributing

various

sounds

to

particular

speakers.

Although

the

sound

mix

varies

with

different

types

of

programs,

dialogue

is

usually

sent

to

the

center

speaker,

while

sounds

from

the

left

or

right

side

of

the

picture

go

to

the

left

or

right

front

speakers.

Ambient

sound

and

special

effects

are

directed

to

one

or

both

of

the

surround

(rear)

speakers.

At

any

point

in

a

surround

-sound

performance,

you

may

hear

sound

from

all

of

just

a

few

of

the

speakers.

To

select

surround

-encoded

program

material,

look

for

any

of

the

terms

Surround,

Dolby*

Surround,

the

double

-D

symbol

En

CaBY

SURRCIPM

I

on

tapes

and

discs,

and

the

word

"sur-

round"

preceding

a

TV

broadcast.

Your

Acoustimass"

700

home

theater

speakers

are

also

compatible

with

Dolby

Digital

(also

known

as

AC3)

receivers

and

program

material.

The

special

settings

for

Dolby

Pro

-Logic

and

Dolby

Digital

receivers

are

described

on

pages

12

and

13.

With

your

Acoustimass

700

speakers,

you

can

also

enjoy

a

wide

variety

of

stereo

program-

ming

that

is

not

surround

-encoded.

Simply

adjust

your

receiver

accordingly.

Unpack

the

carton

•

Remove

any

staples

from

the

opened

carton

flaps.

•

Remove

the

inner

cartons

containing

the

three

cube

speaker

arrays,

the

two

surround

speakers,

and

speaker

cables

and

brackets.

•

Gently

roll

the

carton

over

onto

its

side

and

then

onto

its

opening.

•

Carefully

lift

the

carton

from

around

the

Acoustimass

module

and

packing

cushions.

•

If

the

speakers

or

the

Acoustimass

module

appear

damaged,

do

not

use

them.

Repack

everything

in

the

original

carton

and

contact

your

authorized

Bose

dealer

immediately.

Note:

Now

is

a

good

time

to

record

the

serial

number

and

the

date

of

manufacture

(DOM)

on

page

2

of

this

guide

and

on

your

warranty

card.

S

WARNING:

The

Acoustimass

module

weights

21.1

lb

(9.57

kg).

Use

good

lifting

practice

to

•

avoid

injury.

WARNING:

To

avoid

danger

of

suffoca-

tion,

keep

the

plastic

bags

that

wrap

these

speakers

out

of

the

reach

of

children.

Acoustimass

module

Surround

speakers

Figure

1

What

comes

in

the

carton

•

Acoustimass

module

•

2

surround

speakers

•

3

cube

speaker

arrays

*alb.

•

6

20

-foot

speaker

cables

4

rubber

feet

•

2

50

-foot

speaker

cables

•

4

rubber

feet

(for

the

8

r

u

bber

Bracket

mounting

Acoustimass

module)

.

r61}W*

1.

44.

feet

hardware

Surround

speaker

l

mounting

brackets

•

8

rubber

feet

(for

the

surround

speakers)

20

-foot

speaker

cables

Cube

speaker

arrays

•

2

surround

speaker

mountin

brackets

50

-foot

speaker

cables

•

1

packet

of

bracket

mounting

hardware

'

Dolby

and

the

double

-D

symbol

are

trademarks

of

Dolby

Laboratories

Licensing

Corporation.

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