Bose Acoustimass Multimedia Owner's guide - Page 10

Problem, Cause, Solutions

Page 10 highlights

Problem The speaker system Cause Connections Solutions Make sure you made all connections. (See • does not play. "Connecting the Acoustimass multimedia speaker system" on page 6.) Make sure no speaker wires are touching each other, causing a short circuit. Sound source Make sure you plugged in the sound source and it is playing. Make sure the volume on the sound source is loud enough. Power supply Make sure the power switch is in the ON (I) position. Monophonic sound source Check your sound source. If it is in mono (one channeD you need to use a mono-tostereo adapter plug to connect it to your bass module. The speaker system sounds distorted. Volume Decrease the volume at the sound source and increase the volume on the bass module. A cube speaker doesn't Connections Check the connections between the cube play or sounds distorted. speakers and the bass module. Insert the audio connectors completely into the jacks • on the bass module. Cube speaker Disconnect the cords from both speakers. Then switch them, connecting the right speaker cord to the left speaker and the left speaker cord to the right speaker. Now turn on the sound source and speaker system. Bass module If the previously "broken" speaker now works properly, and the other speaker doesn't, the problem is in the sound source or bass module. Disconnect the audio-input cable from your bass module. Then switch the plugs, connecting the right (red) connector to the left INPUT jack and the left (white) connector to the right INPUT jack. Now turn on the sound source and speaker system. If the previously "broken" speaker now works properly, and the other speaker doesn't, the problem is in the sound source. • 10

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
  • 13

Problem
Cause
Solutions
The
speaker
system
does
not
play.
The
speaker
system
sounds
distorted.
A
cube
speaker
doesn't
play
or
sounds
distorted.
Connections
Sound
source
Power
supply
Monophonic
sound
source
Volume
Connections
Cube
speaker
Bass
module
Make
sure
you
made
all
connections.
(See
"Connecting
the
Acoustimass
multimedia
speaker
system"
on
page
6.)
Make
sure
no
speaker
wires
are
touching
each
other,
causing
a
short
circuit.
Make
sure
you
plugged
in
the sound
source
and
it
is
playing.
Make
sure
the
volume
on
the
sound
source
is
loud
enough.
Make
sure
the
power
switch
is
in
the
ON
(I)
position.
Check
your
sound
source.
If
it is
in
mono
(one
channeD
you
need
to
use
a
mono
-to
-
stereo
adapter
plug
to
connect
it
to
your
bass module.
Decrease
the
volume
at
the
sound
source
and
increase
the
volume
on
the
bass
module.
Check
the
connections
between
the
cube
speakers
and
the
bass
module.
Insert
the
audio
connectors
completely
into
the
jacks
on
the
bass
module.
Disconnect
the
cords
from
both
speakers.
Then
switch
them,
connecting
the
right
speaker
cord
to
the
left
speaker
and
the
left
speaker
cord
to
the
right
speaker.
Now
turn
on
the
sound
source
and
speaker
system.
If
the
previously
"broken"
speaker
now
works
properly,
and
the
other
speaker
doesn't,
the
problem
is
in
the
sound
source
or
bass
module.
Disconnect
the
audio
-input
cable
from
your
bass
module.
Then
switch
the
plugs,
connecting
the
right
(red)
connector
to
the
left
INPUT
jack
and
the
left
(white)
connec-
tor
to
the
right
INPUT
jack.
Now
turn
on
the
sound
source
and
speaker
system.
If
the
previously
"broken"
speaker
now
works
properly,
and
the
other
speaker
doesn't,
the
problem
is
in
the
sound
source.
10