Bose Acoustimass HT Owner's guide - Page 9

Setting

Up

ass

module

Pay

careful

attention

to

connecting

all

cable

wires

positive

to

positive

and

negative

to

negative

(in

phase).

Out

of

phase

wiring

can

cause

total

loss

of

bass

module

output.

Your

receiver

may

have

more

than

one

pair

of

front

speaker

outputs.

They

are

usually

labeled

Speakers

A

and

Speakers

B.

Use

either

set

of

outputs

unless

one

is

designated

for

a

particular

ohm

rating.

In

that

case,

use

the

outputs

intended

for

use

with

speakers

rated

8

ohms

(8S2)

or

less.

1.

Connect

the

end

of

a

20

-foot

speaker

cable

to

the

RIGHT

INPUT

FROM

RECEIVER

OR

AMPLIFIER

terminals

on

the

Acoustimase

bass

module

(see

Figure

6

on

page

10).

2.

Connect

the

other

end

to

the

RIGHT

FRONT

SPEAKER

outputs

on

your

receiver.

3.

Repeat

1

and

2

to

connect

the

LEFT

INPUT

FROM

RECEIVER

OR

AMPLIFIER

terminals

to

the

LEFT

FRONT

SPEAKER

outputs

on

your

receiver.

4.

Repeat

to

connect

the

CENTER

INPUT

FROM

RECEIVER

OR

AMPLIFIER

terminals

to

the

CENTER

SPEAKER

outputs

on

your

receiver.

If

there

are

two

sets

of

center

channel

outputs,

use

either

set.

Note:

If

your

receiver's

center

channel

is

not

amplified

you

must

connect

an

amplifier

to

your

receiver.

Use

RCA

cable

to

connect

the

center

channel

RCA

-type

output

on

the

receiver

to

the

RCA

-type

input

on

the

amplifier.

Then

connect

the

Acoustimass

bass

module

directly

to

the

amplifier,

instead

of

to

the

receiver.

Surround

speakers

For

connections

to

the

surround

speakers,

slide

one

terminal

lever

aside

to

insert

the

appropriate

wire.

Release

the

tab

to

secure

the

wire

1.

Connect

one

end

of

a

50

-foot

cable

to

one

speaker.

2.

Connect

the

other

end

to

the

RIGHT

SURROUND

SPEAKER

outputs

on

your

receiver.

3.

Repeat

1

and

2

to

connect

the

cable

from

the

other

speaker

to

the

LEFT

SURROUND

SPEAKER

outputs.

CAUTION:

Do

not

connect

the

bass

module

directly

to

your

television

unless

it

provides

surround

decoding

circuitry

and

amplified

outputs

for

all

channels.

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