Bose Acoustimass - 10 User Manual
The Bose® Acoustimass® -10 Home Theater Speaker
System
Owner’ s Guide
December 20, 2001
AM183644_01.pdf
Introduction
Thank you
We appreciate your choice of the Bose® Acoustimass®-10 home theater speaker system.
With these Virtually Invisible® speakers you’ll 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:
Kind of equipment: Loudspeakers
Type designation: Acoustimass® -10
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
3 January 1996
Bose B.V., Nijverheidstraat 8 Paul Olean, General Manager, Bose Europe
1135 GE Edam, The Netherlands Manufacturer’s authorized EU
representative
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Where to find...
Introduction
Thank you ...................................................................................................................2
For your records .........................................................................................................2
Setting Up
Before you begin ........................................................................................................ 4
Unpack the carton ...................................................................................................... 4
Placing your Acoustimass®-10 speakers to achieve realistic home theater sound ....5
Select the locations for your speakers .......................................................................6
Left and right front cube speakers ......................................................................6
Center cube speaker ........................................................................................... 6
Surround cube speakers ..................................................................................... 7
Acoustimass module ........................................................................................... 7
Connect the speakers ................................................................................................ 8
Use the cable correctly ....................................................................................... 8
Connect the Acoustimass module to the center
and front cube speakers ............................................................................... 9
Connect the Acoustimass module to the surround cube speakers .................... 9
Connect the Acoustimass module to the receiver ..............................................9
Check the connections ..................................................................................... 10
Contents
Using Your Acoustimass-10 speakers
For realistic home theater sound .............................................................................. 11
How to set your Pro-Logic receiver .................................................................. 11
Bass and treble adjustments ............................................................................11
Set your Dolby AC-3 receiver correctly............................................................. 11
Maintaining Your Acoustimass-10 speakers
Troubleshooting........................................................................................................ 12
Customer service ..................................................................................................... 12
Cleaning the speakers .............................................................................................. 13
Warranty period ........................................................................................................ 13
Product Information
Technical information ............................................................................................... 14
Accessories ..............................................................................................................14
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 stereo VCR 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-10 home theater speakers
are also compatible with Dolby AC-3 receivers and program material. The special settings
for Dolby Surround and AC-3 are described on page 11.
You can also enjoy a wide variety of stereo programming that is not surround-encoded with
your Acoustimass-10 speakers. Simply adjust your receiver accordingly.
Unpack the carton
• Remove any staples from the opened carton flaps.
• Remove the brown inner carton containing the five cube speaker arrays and the Acoustimass module terminal cover.
• 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 23 pounds (10.5 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.
Figure 1
What comes in the carton:
• Acoustimass module
• Module end cover
•5 cube speaker pairs
• 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
* Dolby and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation.
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Placing your Acoustimass®-10 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 (.6 m)
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.
A suggested home theater layout that conforms to the guidelines described above is shown
in Figure 2. Twist the pairs of cube speakers so they describe angles that create room-filling
sound patterns.
You may choose to place the speakers differently, to take advantage of the sound characteristics of different rooms. 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.
Bose wall brackets and floor stands can extend your placement options. See “Accessories”
on page 14.
®
Setting Up
NOTE:
Please follow wall bracket
instructions carefully. Proper
mounting will insure optimum
performance from your
system.
Figure 2
One suggested home theater
layout
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Setting Up
Select the locations for your speakers
The cables provided with your Acoustimass®-10 system vary in length and provide a great
deal of flexibility in speaker placement.
Left and right front cube speakers
Use the two cube speakers with black terminals. Figure 3 shows suggested ways to
achieve an accurate left and right sound image.
• Place the front speakers on either side of your TV, at least 6 feet (2 m), or as much as 15
feet (5 m) apart.
• Place them in line with the center of the screen for the best sound balance (position 1).
Or, place them in a lateral position, with one high and the other low (position 2). Placing
them in a line above the top of the TV is a third choice (position 3).
• The speaker on the left as you face the TV is connected to the LEFT FRONT jack on the
Acoustimass module.
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Figure 3
Suggested choices for left and
right front speaker placement
1
2
1
Center cube speaker
Select one speaker with a gray terminal for the front center speaker. Sound from the center
speaker should seem to come from within the picture.
Figure 4 shows suggested positions for the center speaker.
• Place the center cube speaker above, below, or on top of your television. If below, be
sure that the cube speaker is not supporting the weight of the television in any way.
• Keep it as close to the vertical center of the screen as possible, for the most accurate
dialogue reproduction (positions 1 or 2).
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CAUTION:
If you are placing
the center speaker on top of
the television, use the smaller
of the two sets of four rubber
feet provided. This will
provide extra stability on
surfaces such as marble or
glass. Additional rubber feet
are available, free, by calling
the Bose® customer service
numbers inside the back
cover of this manual. Ask for
Part Number 178321-04.
Figure 4
Suggested choices for center
speaker placement
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