Bose Acoustimass Multimedia Owner's guide - Page 8

Operating

the

Acoustimass

multimedia

speaker

system

Powering

the

system

The

AC

power

cord

is

detachable.

You

must

connect

it

to

the

bass

module

before

the

speaker

system

will

operate.

1.

Plug

the

small

end

of

the

power

cord

into

the

power

jack

on

the

bass

module.

2.

Plug

the

other

end

of

the

power

cord

into

the

wall

outlet.

3.

Turn

on

your

computer

or

sound

source.

4.

Press

the

power

switch

on

the

back

of

your

bass

module

to

ON

(I

).

Adjusting

the

sound

The

acoustics

of

your

listening

room

affect

the

sound

quality

of

any

speaker

system.

Uphol-

stered

furniture,

wall-to-wall

carpets,

or

heavy

drapes

can

muffle

the

treble

(high

frequencies).

Bare

floors

and

walls

and

unupholstered

furniture

reflect

the

treble

and

may

sound

too

shrill.

Listening

at

close

range

(less

than

4

feet

from

the

cube

speakers).

such

as

when

cube

speak-

ers

are

placed

next

to

your

computer

monitor,

may

also

cause

the sound

to

be

too

shrill.

Bass/Treble

After

listening

to

your

speaker

system,

you

may

wish

to

adjust

the

sound.

Use

the

bass

and

treble

controls

on

the

bass

module

(Figure

9).

A

small

dot

near

each

knob

marks

the

recommended

setting.

Turn

the

control

clockwise

to

increase,

or

counterclockwise

to

decrease,

the

treble

or

bass.

Volume

Use

the

volume

control

on

the

bass

module

(Figure

9).

A

small

dot

near

the

knob

marks

the

recom-

mended

setting.

Turn

the

knob

clockwise

to

increase,

or

counter-

clockwise

to

decrease,

the

volume.

You

may

also

be

able

to

control

the

volume

on

your

computer

or

computer

and

CD-ROM

combination

from

a

control

panel

on

your

computer.

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•

Note:

You

do

not

have

to

turn

off

your

speaker

system

after

you

have

connected

it.

The

system

remains

in

"stand

by"

mode

when

not

in

use.

Figure

9

•

Note:

Using

the

volume

controls

in

their

maximum

position

may

reduce

the

speaker

system's

maximum

volume.

Note:

If

you

wish

to

control

volume

at

the

sound

source,

instead

of

the

bass

module,

set

the

volume

control

o

the

bass

module

at

maximum

volume.

Then

make

all

other

adjustments

using

the

volume

control

on

your

sound

source.

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