The Bose® Acoustimass® - 6 Home Theater Speaker
System
Owner’s Guide
December 20, 2001
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Introduction
Thank you
We appreciate your choice of the Bose® Acoustimass®-6 home theater speaker system. With these Virtually Invisible® speakers you will surround yourself with realistic sound, without a lot of equipment.
For your records
The serial number is located near the connection panel on the Acoustimass module.
Serial number: _________________________________________________________________
Dealer name: __________________________________________________________________
Dealer phone: _______________________ Purchase date: ___________________________
We suggest you keep your sales slip and warranty card together with this 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:
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Loudspeakers |
Type designation: |
Acoustimass® -6 |
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Home Theater Speakers |
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
21 February 1997
Bose B.V., Nijverheidstraat 8 |
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1135 GE Edam, |
General Manager, Bose Europe |
The Netherlands |
Manufacturer’s authorized EU representative |
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Contents
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Setting Up |
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Before you begin ........................................................................................................ |
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Unpack the carton ...................................................................................................... |
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Placing your Acoustimass®-6 speakers to achieve realistic home theater sound |
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Select the locations for your speakers ....................................................................... |
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Left and right front cube speakers ...................................................................... |
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Center cube speaker ........................................................................................... |
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Surround cube speakers ..................................................................................... |
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Acoustimass module ........................................................................................... |
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Connect the speakers .............................................................................................. |
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Connect the Acoustimass module to the center and front cube speakers ...... |
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Connect the module to the surround cube speakers ....................................... |
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Connect the module to the receiver .................................................................. |
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Check the connections ..................................................................................... |
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Attach the module end cover, if needed ........................................................... |
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Using Your Acoustimass-6 Speakers |
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For realistic home theater sound .............................................................................. |
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How to set your Pro-Logic receiver .................................................................. |
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How to set your Dolby Digital (AC-3) receiver ................................................... |
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Maintaining Your Acoustimass-6 Speakers |
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Troubleshooting........................................................................................................ |
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Cleaning the speakers .............................................................................................. |
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Product Information |
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Warranty period ........................................................................................................ |
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Technical information ............................................................................................... |
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Accessories .............................................................................................................. |
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Bose® Corporation ................................................................................. |
inside back cover |
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Setting Up
Before you begin
Bose® Virtually Invisible® speaker technology allows you to enjoy lifelike home performances from the very latest surround sound encoded movies, CDs, and television shows, without a room full of speakers.
Your video sound source (stereo VCR, laserdisc or digital video player, or stereo television) sends the encoded program material to the surround sound receiver, which interprets it by distributing various sounds to particular speakers. Although the sound mix varies with different types of programs, dialogue is usually sent to the center speaker while sounds from the left or right side of the picture go to the left or right front speakers. Ambient sounds and special effects are directed to one or both of the surround (rear) speakers. The unique, easy-to-hide Acoustimass® module delivers bass for all channels. At any point in a surround sound performance, you may hear sound from all or just a few of the speakers, but the overall experience puts you in the center of the action.
To select surround-encoded program material, look for any of the terms Surround, Dolby Surround, and the double-D symbol 
* on tapes and discs, and the word “surround” preceding a TV broadcast. Your Acoustimass-6 home theater speakers are also compatible with Dolby Digital (AC-3) receivers and program material. The special settings for Dolby Digital are described on page 14.
You can also enjoy a wide variety of stereo programming that is not surround-encoded with your Acoustimass-6 speakers. Simply adjust your receiver as described on page 14.
*Dolby and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation.
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Setting Up
Unpack the carton
•Remove any staples from the opened carton flaps.
•Lift out the two brown inner cartons.
•Remove the five cube speakers from their packaging.
•Remove the Acoustimass® module end cover from its packaging.
•Gently roll the carton over onto its side and then onto its opening.
•Carefully lift the carton from around the Acoustimass module and packing cushions.
•Do not detach the removable cables connected to the Acoustimass module.
•If the speakers or the Acoustimass module appear damaged, do not use them. Repack everything in the original carton and contact your authorized Bose® dealer immediately.
Note: Now is a good time to record the serial number of these speakers on page 2 of this guide and on your warranty card. It is a good idea to save all packing materials for possible future use.
WARNING:
The Acoustimass module weighs 19 pounds (8.6 kg). Use good lifting practice to avoid injury.
To avoid danger of suffocation, keep the plastic bags that wrap these speakers out of the reach of children.
Cables
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Acoustimass |
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module |
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end cover |
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Rubber feet
Cube speakers
Quick set up guide
Owner’s guide
Figure 1
What comes in the carton:
•Acoustimass module
•Module end cover
•5 cube speakers
•20' (6 m) speaker input cable
•20' (6 m) front speaker output cable
•50' (15 m) rear speaker output cable
•8 protective rubber feet
•Owner’s guide
•Quick set up guide
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Setting Up
Placing your Acoustimass®-6 speakers to achieve realistic home theater sound
The center speaker localizes action and dialogue on your screen. Sound from the center speaker should seem to come from within the picture.
The left and right front speakers create a sound image wider than the screen that seems natural to viewers sitting anywhere in the room.
The surround speakers add subtle sounds and special effects that expand the visual image, bringing the viewer into the center of the action. The surround speakers should be positioned to allow the sound to reach the viewer from both sides, rather than from directly behind.
You can place the front and center speakers near a TV screen with no picture interference, because all of the cube speakers are magnetically shielded.
The Acoustimass module is not magnetically shielded and should be at least 2 feet (60 cm) from your screen, but at the same end of the room as the front and center speakers. Bose® Acoustimass speaker technology takes advantage of the fact that the source of bass sound is difficult to locate, so you can hide the Acoustimass module conveniently out of sight.
Placing it near a corner increases bass output from the module.
A suggested home theater layout that conforms to the guidelines described above is shown in Figure 2.
You may choose to place the speakers differently, to take advantage of the sound characteristics of different rooms. For instance, where walls are absent or the room is large, you may prefer not to angle the left and right speakers as shown. You can experiment to find the best position.
Your speakers come with sufficient cable lengths to allow you to have the following distances between components:
•Up to 20 feet (6 m) between the Acoustimass module and the receiver.
•Up to 20 feet (6 m) between the Acoustimass module and the front and center cube speakers.
•Up to 50 feet (15 m) between the Acoustimass module and the surround speakers.
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Center |
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Left surround |
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Right surround |
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Figure 2
One suggested home theater layout
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