Bose Acoustimass 700 Owner's guide - Page 6

Setting

Up

Selecting

the

locations

for

your

speakers

The

cables

provided

with

your

Acoustimass

-

700

system

allow

for

the

following

distances

between

components:

•

Up

to

20

feet

(6

m)

between

the

Acoustimass

module

and

the

receiver

•

Up

to

20

feet

(6

m)

between

the

Acoustimass

module

and

the

front

and

center

cube

speaker

arrays

•

Up

to

50

feet

(15

m)

between

the

receiver

and

the

surround

speakers

Use

the

placement

suggestions

below

to

help

choose

convenient

speaker

locations

that

give

you

good

sound.

Bose'

wall

brackets

and

floor

stands

can

extend

your

placement

options.

See

"Accessories"

on

page

16.

Left

and

right

front

cube

speaker

arrays

Figure

3

shows

suggested

ways

to

achieve

an

accurate

left

and

right

sound

image.

•

Place

the

front

speakers

on

either

side

of

your

TV,

at

least

6

feet

(2

m)

or

as

much

as

15

feet

(5

m)

apart.

•

Place

them

in

line

with

the

center

of

the

screen

for

the

best

sound

balance

(position

1).

You

can

also

place

them

diagonally

(position

2).

Placing

them

in

a

line

above

the

top

of

the

TV

is

the

third

choice

(position

3).

•

The

speaker

on

the

left

as

you

face

the

TV

connects

to

the

LEFT

FRONT

output

jack

on

the

Acoustimass

module.

I

Center

cube

speaker

array

Figure

4

shows

suggested

positions

for

the

center

speaker.

Its

sound

should

seem

to

come

from

within

the

picture.

•

Place

the

center

cube

speaker

array

above,

below,

or

on

top

of

your

television.

If

it

is

below,

be

sure

that

it

is

not

supporting

the

weight

of

the

television

in

any

way.

•

Keep

it

as

close

to

the

vertical

center

of

the

screen

as

possible,

for

the

most

accurate

dialogue

reproduction

(positions

1

or

2).

I

dig

2

CAUTION:

Before

mounting

speakers

to

•

a

wall

or

ceiling,

be

sure

to

read

all

of

these

guidelines

and

use

only

the

supplied

brackets.

Refer

to

the

bracket

instructions

in

the

Appendix.

Do

not

connect

the

speakers

before

looking

over

those

instructions.

Figure

3

Suggested

choices

for

lett

and

right

front

speaker

placement

Figure

4

•

Suggested

choices

for

center

speaker

placement

•

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