Bose Powered Acoustimass 5 Series II Owner's guide - Page 13

Compensating forRoom Acoustics. The acoustics (sound properties) of your listening room can affect the overall sound I'quality of any speakers. In general, many problems with acoustics can be solved by the judicious use of your room compensation controls, as in the common situations listed below. Note, however, that using these controls in their maximum output position reduces the maximum volume level that the powered Acoustimass'-5 Series II speakers can produce. 1 Not enough treble sound. Rooms with a lot of sound-absorbing furnishings, such as stuffed furniture, wall-to-wall carpet, or heavy drapes, may reduce the treble sound of your powered Acoustimass-5 speakers. The missing treble sound can be restored by slightly turning up the treble control. 2. Too much treble sound.Rooms with • too few sound-absorbing furnishings, especially those with bare floors and walls, may sound overly shrill or "bright" because of too much treble. Turning down the treble control will usually solve this problem. 3. Too much or too little bass.If your system seems to have too much or too little bass, you can adjust it using the bass control. You may also move the Acoustimass bass module closer to a wall and/or corner to increase bass, or closer to the center of the room to decrease it (see paragraph on Location/Position of the Acoustimass bass module in the previous section for details). Automatic Turn-on/ Shutoff Feature When plugged in (and with the bass module's POWER switch, if so equipped, in the ON (I) position), the powered Acoustimass-5 Series II speakers will automatically shut off power to the bass module if no audio signal is received in 2 minutes. The speakers remain in a readyto-play state, however, and automatically restores power to the system and begins playing when it receives an audio signal. • 13