Bose® 161™ Speakers
Owner’s Guide
Declaration of conformity
We, the offerer,
Bose Corporation, The Mountain
Framingham, MA 01701-9168 USA
acknowledge our sole responsibility, that the product,
Kind of equipment: Loudspeaker
Type designation: 161™ loudspeaker
in accordance with EMC directive 89/336/EC and article 10(1) of the Directive, is in compliance with the following norm(s) or document(s):
Technical regulations: EN 50081-1, EN 50082-1
Accredited by Bose Corporation
1 May 2001
Bose Products B.V. |
Nic Merks, |
Nijverheidstraat 8, |
Vice President, Bose Europe |
1135 GE Edam, |
Manufacturer’s authorized |
The Netherlands |
EU representative |
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Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Unpacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Placing your Bose® 161™ speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 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
Thank you for purchasing Bose 161 speakers. Their advanced design and quality construction are intended to provide long-term listening enjoyment 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®, deliver performance usually associated with much larger speakers.
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.
©2001 Bose Corporation. No part of this work may be reproduced, modified, distributed or otherwise used without prior written permission.
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