Bose Acoustimass 700 Owner's guide - Page 8

Setting

Up

Acoustimass'

module

Bose'

recommends

putting

your

Acoustimass

module

at

the

same

end

of

the

room

as

the

television

monitor.

To

prevent

interference,

keep

the

module

at

least

2

feet

(.6

m)

from

the

television.

•

You

may

hide

the

Acoustimass

module

behind

or

under

furniture,

but

do

not

block

the

opening.

Be

sure

there

is

at

least

2

inches

(5

cm)

between

the

opening

and

any

surface.

•

If

the

opening

faces

the

wall

it

increases

the

bass;

if

it

faces

away

it

decreases

the

bass.

For

the

most

bass

response.

position

the

opening

2

to

3

inches

(5

to

8

cm)

from

a

wall

or

corner.

•

Stand

the

Acoustimass

module

vertically

or

horizontally

(Figure

7).

After

selecting

a

place

for

the

Acoustimass

module,

attach

the

larger

set

of

four

rubber

feet

to

the

bottom

surface

for

additional

stability.

The

feet

also

protect

the

cable

connections

if

the

Acoustimass

module

is

standing

on

the

end

that

has

the

cable

connections.

C

Connect

the

speakers

0

Use

the

supplied

20

-foot

speaker

cables

to

connect

the

cube

speakers

to

the

Acoustimass

module

and

the

module

to

your

receiver.

Use

the

50

-foot

cables

to

connect

the

surround

speakers

to

your

receiver.

Note:

If

you

need

longer

speaker

cables,

splice

in

18

-gauge

(0.75

mm)

or

thicker

cable.

Make

sure

to

attach

the

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.

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

or

receiver.

Be

sure

to

connect

each

wire

to

the

proper

terminal,

positive

to

positive

and

negative

to

negative.

•

Figure

7

Acoustimass

module

positions

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.

•

•

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