Bose Acoustimass Bass Owner's guide - Page 6

Connecting

the

Acoustimass

®

Bass

System

to

Your

Stereo

System

Step

1:

Before

you

start

Caution:

Unplug

your

receiver

or

amplifier

from

the

wall

outlet.

If

your

bookshelf

speakers

are

already

hooked

up

to

your

receiver

or

amplifier,

disconnect

them,

too.

A.

You

will

fi

nd

four

identical

sets

of

wires

packed

with

your

Acoustimass

Bass

System.

Two

sets

will

connect

the

Acoustimass

Rats

System

to

your

receiver

or

amplifier,

the

other

two

will

connect

your

Bose

bookshelf

speakers

to

the

Acoustimass

Bass

System.

B.

Examine

the

ends

of

the

wires.

In

each

set

one

wire

will

have

a

red

or

other

unique

marker.

For

each

connection

you

make,

always

connect

the

wire

with

the

red

(or

other

unique)

marker

to

the

"+"

or

red

terminal.

Step

2:

Connecting

your

Acoustimass

Bass

System

C.

On

your

Acoustimass

Bass

System

module,

fi

nd

the

left

channel

terminals

located

near

the

bottom

on

the

system's

plastic

end

cap

marked

"INPUTS

FROM

AMP

OR

RECEIVER"

(see

Figure

4).

Depress

the

red

("+")

tab.

insert

the

lead

with

the

red

(or

unique)

marker

(see

Figure

5),

and

release

the

tab.

Repeat

the

process

for

the

black

terminal

and

the

other

lead.

D.

Locate

the

speaker

outputs

on

your

amplifier

or

receiver.

Connect

the

other

ends

of

the

wire

from

the

left

channel

of

the

Acoustimass

Bass

module

to

the

terminals

marked

"L"

or

"LEFT."

Make

sure

that

the

lead

with

the

red

(or

unique)

marker

is

connected

to

the

"+"

and

the

other

lead

is

connected

to

the

"-"

terminal.

E.

Repeat

steps

C

and

D

for

the

right

channel.

Step

3:

Connecting

your

Bose

book-

shelf

speakers.

F.

On

your

Acoustimass

Bass

System

module,

find

the

left

channel

terminals

marked

"OUTPUTS

TO

SPEAKERS"

located

near

the

top

of

the

plastic

end

cap

(see

Frgu

re

4).

Depress

the

red

("+")

tab,

insert

the

lead

with

the

red

(or

unique)

marker,

and

release

the

tab.

The

lead

should

be

held

snugly

in

place

by

the

terminal.

Repeat

the

process

for

the

black

terminal

and

the

other

lead.

G.

Locate

the

terminals

on

the

rear

of

the

bookshelf

speaker

to

be

used

for

the

left

side

of

the

room.

Connect

the

other

end

of

the

left

channel

wires

from

the

Acoustimass

Bass

System

to

the

left

bookshelf

speaker.

Make

sure

that

the

lead

with

•

the

red

(or

unique)

marker

is

connected

to

the

-+"

or

red

terminal

on

your

bookshelf

speaker.

Repeat

the

process

for

the

black

terminal

and

the

other

lead.

H.

Repeat

steps

F

and

G

for

the

right

channel.

Step

4:

Get

ready...enjoy!

I.

Before

you

plug

in

your

receiver

or

amplifier.

make

sure

that

no

strands

of

wire

from

any

terminal

are

brushing

against

any

other

terminal.

Such

"bridged"

wires

create

shod

circuits

that

can

damage

your

receiver

or

amplifier.

J.

Plug

in

your

receiver,

turn

on

your

system,

and

enjoy

your

music!

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