Bose ACOUSTIMASS 10 HOME CINEMA SPEAKER SYSTEM, ACOUSTIMASS 6 HOME CINEMA SPEAKER SYSTEM User Manual
Acoustimass® 6 Series III
Acoustimass® 10 Series IV
HOME ENTERTAINMENT SPEAKER SYSTEMS
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SAFETY INFORMATION
Please read this owner’s guide
Please take the time to follow this owner’s guide carefully. It will help you set up and operate your system properly
and enjoy all of its advanced features. Please save your owner’s guide for future reference.
For your safety
WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose the powered Acoustimass® module to rain or
moisture.
WARNING:
These CAUTION marks are located on the rear of the Acoustimass module:
No naked flame sources, such as lighted candles, should be placed on the apparatus.
The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the
presence of uninsulated, dangerous voltage within the system enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock.
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The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle, as marked on the system, is intended to alert the user
to the presence of important operating and maintenance instructions in this owner’s guide.
CAUTION:
receptacle. Insert fully.
To prevent electric shock, match the wide blade of the line cord plug to the wide slot of the AC (mains)
This product conforms to the EMC Directive 89/336/EEC and to the Low Voltage Directive 73/23/EEC.
The complete Declaration of Conformity can be found on www.bose.com/static/compliance/index.html.
Additional safety information
See the additional safety information on the Important Safety Instructions page enclosed with your speaker system.
For your records
The system serial number is located on the rear of the Acoustimass module.
Serial number: ___________________________________________________________________________________
Dealer name: ____________________________________________________________________________________
Dealer phone: _______________________________ Purchase date: ____________________________________
Please keep your sales receipt and warranty card together with this owner’s guide.
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CONTENTS
SETTING UP 4
Before you begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Unpacking the carton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Placing your speakers to achieve realistic home theater sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Front left and right speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Center speaker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Rear speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Powered Acoustimass
Making the connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Connecting speakers to the Acoustimass module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Connecting the Acoustimass module to the receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Checking the connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
USING YOUR SYSTEM 11
Getting the most from your home theater speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Adjusting the bass/room compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Adjusting the LFE level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Setting your digital surround sound receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Receiving a digital audio signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Setting your analog surround sound receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
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module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
REFERENCE 13
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Customer service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Cleaning the speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Limited warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Technical information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
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SETTING UP
Before you begin
We appreciate your choice of the Bose® Acoustimass® 6 Series III or Acoustimass 10
Series IV home entertainment speaker system.
The Acoustimass 6 features five small cube speakers, while the Acoustimass 10 system
features four cube speaker arrays and a center front speaker. These speakers, together with
the Acoustimass module, reproduce the full spectrum of multi-channel digital programming
for a powerful and realistic home theater experience.
Unpacking the carton
Carefully unpack the carton contents (Figure 1):
1. Remove the brown inner carton containing the small speakers.
2. Gently roll the carton onto its side and pull out the Acoustimass module.
WARNING: To avoid injury, use care in lifting the module, which weighs roughly 30 lb (14 kg).
Figure 1
Carton contents
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Powered Acoustimass
module
With Acoustimass 6 system
Five cube speakers
Two 50-ft (15.2 m)
rear speaker cables
U.S./Canada Europe U.K./Singapore Australia
20-ft (6.1 m)
system input cable
Three 20-ft (6.1 m)
front speaker cables
Rubber feet for front
center cube speaker
With Acoustimass 10 system
Four cube speaker arrays
Center
front speaker
Two 50-ft (15.2 m)
rear speaker cables
Power cord (1)
Now is a good time to record the serial number of these speakers on your warranty card.
Please save all packing materials for possible future use.
WARNING: To avoid danger of suffocation, keep the plastic bags that wrap these speakers out
of the reach of children.
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Placing your speakers to achieve realistic home theater sound
Keep these guidelines in mind when choosing a location for each speaker:
• The Acoustimass
interference.
• All of the small speakers are magnetically shielded to prevent interference with a TV picture.
• Select a stable and level surface for each of the small speakers.
Vibration can cause them to move, particularly on smooth surfaces like marble, glass, or
highly polished wood. To prevent this problem, rubber feet are provided for attachment to
the bottom of the center front speaker.
Note: You may order additional rubber feet, free of charge, by contacting Bose. Refer to the
address list included in the carton.
• In an Acoustimass 10 system, the center front speaker is for use at the front of the room
and near the center of your TV. The other cube array speakers are identical and can be
placed interchangeably around the room (Figure 2a and 2b).
• The top and bottom cube on each cube array speaker can be rotated to create
room-filling sound patterns.
• In the Acoustimass 6 system, all five single cube speakers are identical and can be placed
interchangeably around the room (Figure 2c and 2d).
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module should be at least 2 feet (.6 m) from your TV set to prevent
SETTING UP
Figure 2
Sample speaker placement
(a and c) and performance
results (b and d)
The shape and size of your room and location of the furniture in it will affect your choice of
speaker locations. Use the examples below as the basis, but not the rule, for your home
theater setup.
Acoustimass 10 Series IV system
a.
Acoustimass 6 Series III system
c.
b.
d.
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