Bose 161 Owners Manual
Bose® 161™ Speakers
Owner’s Guide
Where to find …
Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Unpacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Placing your Bose
Choosing speaker cord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Preparing speaker cord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Connecting speaker cord to the speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Connecting speaker cord to your receiver or amplifier . . . . . . . 5
Testing speaker connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Mounting your speakers on a wall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Cleaning your speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Technical information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Before you begin
Thank you for purchasing Bose 161 speakers. Their advanced design and
quality construction ar e in tended to pr ovide lon g-term lis tening enj oyment
in your home. Your 161 speakers are engineered to provide quality Bose
speaker performance from a simple, elegant design. Unique Bose technologies, including Stereo Everywhere
ated with much larger speakers.
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161™ speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
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, deliver performance usually associ-
English
For your records
Serial numbers are located on the label on the back of each 161 speaker.
Serial numbers: ______________ ____ and ____________________
Dealer name: ___ _____________________________ _____________
Dealer phone: _______________ Purchase date: _______________
We suggest you keep your sales receipt with this owner’s guide.
Setup
Unpacking
Unpack the carton carefully. Save the carton and packing materials for possible later use. If either speaker appears damaged, do
no
t operate either one. Repack both speakers in the original car-
ton and notify your authorized Bose
Placing your Bose 161™ speakers
Note: Your 161 speakers are magnetically shielded to prevent
interference wi th most television screens.
For best acoustic performance, place the left channel speaker on
th
e left side of the room and the right channel speaker on the
right, at least 5 feet (1.5 m) ap art. (Refer to the label on the back of
each speaker.) Make sure the back of each speaker is parallel to
the front wall.
For rear channel use in a home theater surround sound system,
put
the speakers near the back of the room, behind or to the sides
of the listening area.
Attach the supplied self-adhesive feet to the bottom surface of
ea
speaker for greater stability (Figure 1).
ch
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dealer immediately.
If you want to mount your speakers using the supplied wall
brackets, see “Mounting your speakers on a wall” on page 6.
Figure 1
Locations for
attaching rubber
feet to the bottom
of the speakers
CAUTION: Do not install near any heat sources, such as radiators,
heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including amplifiers) that
produ
ce heat.
Choosing speaker cord
Be sure to use the proper gauge (thickness) of speaker cord.
Standard zip cord (2-conductor, 18-gauge [0.75 mm
at electrical and h a rdware stores) works for most applications. If
the length of speaker wire extends more than 30 feet (9 m) from a
receiver or amplifier, refer to “Wire reco mmendations” on page 7
or contact your authorized Bose dealer for more in formation.
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] wire found
CAUTION: Before making any connections, turn off your receiver
or amplifier and unplug it from the outlet (the AC power mains).
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Preparing speaker cord
Speaker cord consists of two insulated wires. The insulation
around one wir e is st riped, coll ar ed, or ri bbed. This mark ed wir e is
always positive (+). The plain wire is always negative (–). These
correspond to the positive (red) and negative (black) terminals on
the back of each speaker, receiver, or amplifier. Be sure to connect
each wire to the proper terminal (+ to +, – to –).
Note: Be sure to cut enough cord to reach from the receiver to
each speaker.
Setup
At the ends of each cord, strip approximately 1⁄2
insulation from both wires. Twist the bare ends of each wire so
there are no loose strands.
Connecting speaker cord to the speake rs
Locate the termin als on the back o f each s peaker. Depress the r ed
terminal button (Figure 2), insert the marked (+) wire and release
the button. Depress the black terminal button, insert the plain (–)
wir
and release the button.
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Figure 2
Making speaker
wire connections
Black (–)
inc
h (1.3þcm) of
Red (+)
Connecting speaker cord to your receiver or amplifier
Connect the left speaker cord to the left channel speaker output
of your receiver or amplifier. Attach the marked wire to the red (+)
terminal and the plain wire to the black (–) terminal. In the same
manner, connect the right speaker cord to the right channel
speaker output.
CAUTION: Make sure no loose strands of wire touch across terminals. This could create a short circuit that can damage an amplifier
o
receiver . Secur e any loos e wir es bef ore yo u plug in the rece ive r
r
or amplifier.
Note: If these speakers are used for the rear surround channels in
a home theater system, choose the “SMALL SPEAKER” setting.
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