Bose 601Series IV Owner's Manual

The Bose® 601TM Series IV Direct/Reflecting® Speaker System

Owner’s Guide

Customer Information

Acknowledge our sole responsibility, that the product:

Declaration of Conformity

We, the offerer:

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Bose

Framingham, MA 01701-9168 USA

Corporation, The Mo un tain,

Kind of equipment: Loudspeaker

Type designation: 601

TM

Series IV Direct/Reflecting® speaker

In accordance with EMC Directive 89/336/EEC and

Article 10 (1) of the Directive,

is in compliance with the following norm(s ) or document(s):

Technical regulations:

EN50081-1, EN50082-1

Accredited by Bose Corporation

1 May 2001

Bose Products B.V. Nic Merks
Nijverheidstraat 8, 1135 GE Edam Vice President, Bose Europe
The Netherlands Manufacturer’s authorized EU

representative

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Contents

Setting Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Unpacking the speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Attaching the speaker grilles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Placing the speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Choosing the speaker cord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Running the speaker cord through a wall or under a floor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Preparing the speaker cord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Making the connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Checking the connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

For use in home theater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

For rear or surroun d s peakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Setting your surround sound receiver or amplifier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Reference Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Technical information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Customer service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Warranty

Bose® 601TM Direct/Reflecting® speakers are covered by a limited five-year transferable warranty. Details of the coverage
are provided on the warranty card that came with your speakers. Please fill out the information section on your card,
detach it, and mail it to Bose.

For your records

The serial number is located on the label on the back of each speaker.
Serial numbers: and
Dealer name:
Dealer phone: Purchase date:
We suggest you keep your sales slip and warranty card together 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. All trademarks referenced herein are the property of Bose Corporation.

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Setting Up

Introduction

Your 601TM Direct/Reflecting® speakers re-create a natural balance of reflected and direct

sound energy for a lifelike, spacious performance. As with all Bose

meant to bring you high-quality concert-like sound.

Figure 1

A natural balance of
reflected and direct sound
energy.

Unpacking the speakers

Carefully unpack the contents of the shipping carton.

• Individually remove each speaker.

• Retain the packaging material for possible future use.

• If either speaker appears damaged, do not use it. Repack both speakers in the original
carton and notify your authorized Bose dealer immediately.

WARNING: To avoid danger of suffocation, keep the plastic bags that wrap these speakers
out of the reach of children.

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products, their design is

WARNING: Each speaker weighs 30 lb (13.6 kg). Use good lifting practice to avoid injury.

Figure 2

Package contents:

• 1 left speaker

• 1 right speaker

• Owner’s guide

• 2 front speaker grilles

• 2 rear speaker grilles

Left speaker

Attaching the speaker grilles

Each speaker has both a front and a rear protective grille. The rear grille is the larger of the
two. To attach these grilles to your speakers, line up the top curve of the grille so that it
matches the curve of the speaker. Align the pins on the back of the grille to the mounting
holes on the speaker ca binet and gently push the grille straight on.

CAUTION: Do not place objects into any opening on the speaker cabinets.

Front speaker grilles

Rear speake r grilles

Owner’s guide

Right speaker

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