Bose ACOUSTIMASS 10 SERIES III User Manual
The Bose® Acoustimass® 6 Series III and Acoustimass 10 Series III
Home Theater Speaker Systems
Owner’s Guide
Safety Information
WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose the Acoustimass®
module to rain or moisture.
CAUTION: To prevent electric shock, match wide blade of plug to wide slot, insert fully.
CAUTION
RISK OF ELECTRICAL SHOCK
DO NOT OPEN
CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK,
DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK).
NO USER-SERVICABLE PARTS INSIDE.
REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL.
RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE
ATTENTION : AFIN DE REDUIRE LE RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE,
NE PAS RETIRER LE CAPOT DE L’APPAREIL (ou son panneau arrière).
IL N’EXISTE A L’INTERIEUR DE CET EQUIPEMENT AUCUN ELEMENT
OU SOUS-ENSEMBLE POUVANT ETRE DEP ANNE PAR L’UTILISATEUR.
LA MAINTENANCE DOIT ETRE REALISEE PAR UN PERSONNEL QUALIFIE.
AVIS
NE PAS OUVRIR
These CAUTION marks may be located on the Acoustimass module:
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 sho ck.
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 thi s owner’s guide.
Additional safety information
See the additional safe ty informat ion on the Imp ortant Safety Instructio ns page encl osed with
your speaker system.
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.
CAUTION: No naked flame sources, such as lighted candles, should be placed on the
apparatus.
For your records
The system serial number is located on the bottom of the Acoustimass module.
Serial number: ________________________________________________________
Dealer name: _________________________________________________________
Dealer phone: ____________________ Purchase date ____________________
Please keep your sales receipt and warranty card togeth er with this owner’s guide.
©2002 Bose Corporation. No part of this work may be reproduced, modified, distributed or otherwise used without
prior written perm is s ion.
Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby” and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby
Laboratories. Confidential Unpublished Works. ©1992-1997 Dolby Laboratories. All rights reserved.
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Where to find …
Setting Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Using your system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Contents
Before you begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Unpacking the carton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Placing your speakers to achieve realistic home theater sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Front center cube speaker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Front left and right cube speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Rear cube speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Powered Acoustimass® module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Connecting the speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Connecting front cube speakers to the Acoustimass module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Connecting rear cube speakers to the Acoustimass module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Connecting the Acoustimass module to the receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Checking the connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Connecting the Acoustimass module to power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
For realistic home theater sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Adjusting the LFE level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Adjusting the bass/room compensation level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Setting your digital surround sound receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Be sure to get the digital audio signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Setting your analog surround sound receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Customer service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Cleaning the speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Technical information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Warranty period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
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Setting Up
Before you begin
We appreciate your choice of the Bose® Acoustimass® 6 Series III or Acoustima ss 10 Series III
home entertainment speaker system.
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. The cube speakers, along with the power ed Acoustimass module,
reproduce the full-spectrum of sound fr om multi-channel digital programming. Integrated
Signal Processin g ass ur es full bass p erformance fr om all chann els, at audible listen ing lev els,
regardless of your receiver sett ings.
Your stereo VCR, st er eo televi sion, or DVD player s ends the en coded pr og ram materi al to the
surround-sound receiver, which interprets and distributes the information to the powered
Acoustimass module. The module delivers the bass for all channels and sends appropriate
sounds to each cube spe aker. Th e sou nd mi x var ies wit h d if fe r e nt p rogram types: dialogue is
usually sent to the center cube speaker, a visual soundsta g e is created by the left and right
front cube speak ers, and you feel as i f you ar e in the center of t he action because sou nds and
special effects are directed to the rear cube speakers. At a given point in a surround-sound
performance, you may hear sound from one, a few, or all of the cube speakers.
To select surround-encoded program material, look for the terms Surround, Dolby Surround,
the double-D symbol
ing a TV broadcast. Your system is compatible with home theater receivers. You can also
enjoy a wide variety of stereo programming that is not surround-encoded.
3, Dolby Digital 1, other digital formats, or the word “surround” preced-
Unpacking the carton
WARNING: The powered Acoustimass® 6 module weighs 27 pounds (12.3 kg). The powered
Acoustimass 10 module weighs 35 pounds (15.9kg). Use good lifting practice to avoid injury.
WARNING: To avoid danger of suffocation, keep the plastic bags that wrap these speakers
out of the reach of children.
Note: This product is not to be powered by any DC-to-AC inverters that may be found in auto-
mobiles, recreational vehicles, boats, ships, or other similar situations.
Carefully unpack the carton contents (Figure 1):
1. Remove the brown inner carton containing the cube speakers.
2. Gently roll the carton over onto its side.
3. Slowly pull the Acoustimass module from the carton.
4. Gently stand the module up.
Note: 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.
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Figure 1
Carton contents
Setting Up
20-ft (6.1m) system input cable
Three 20-ft (6.1m) front speaker cables
Powered Acoustimass®
module
With Acoustimass 6 System
Five cube speakers
Two 50-ft (15.2m) rear speaker cables
USA/Canada Europe UK/Singapore Australia
Rubber feet for front
center cube speaker
With Acoustimass 10 System
Five cube speaker arrays
Two 50-ft (15.2m) rear speaker cables
Power cord (1)
Placing your speakers to achieve realistic home th eater sound
A suggested home theater layout is shown in Figure 2. You may want to place the speakers
differently to take advantage of the sound characteristics of different rooms. Here are some
suggested guidelines for placing your speaker system:
• The cube speakers are identical and can be used for any channel.
• Each of the Acoustimass cube speakers is magnetically shielded to prevent interference
with a TV picture.
• In the Acoustimass 10 system, the top and bot tom sect ions of the cube sp eaker arra ys can
be rotated to create room-filling sound patterns (
Figure 3).
•Bose® wall brackets and floo r stands can extend your placement options. See “Accessories” on page 17. Please follow wall bracket instructions carefully. Proper mounting will
ensure optimum performance and safety from your sy stem.
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Setting Up
Figure 2
A suggested home theater layout
Figure 3
Room reflection diagram
For Acoustimass® 6 Series III System
2 - 5m
C
R
L
0.6m+
LR
RR
For Acoustimass 10 Series III System
2 - 5m
C
R
L
0.6m+
LR
RR
CAUTION: To prevent interference, keep the Acoustimass module at least 2þfeetþ(.6 m) from
your TV set.
For Acoustimass 6 Series III For Acoustimass 10 Series III
Front center cube speaker
The front center cu be speaker localizes action and dialogue on your screen. Sound should
seem to come from within the picture.
• Place the front center cube speaker above, below, or on top of your television. If below, be
sure that it is not supporting the weight of the television in any way.
• Keep the front cube speaker as c lose to the ve rtical c enter of the s creen as possib le, for the
most accurate dialogue reproduction.
CAUTION: Choose a stable and level surface for your cube speakers. Vibration can cause
them to move, particularly on smooth surfaces like marble, glass, or highly polished wood. If
you are placing the center cube speaker on top of your television, use the set of four rubber
feet provided. You may obtain additional rubber feet (part number 178321-04), free of charge,
by contacting Bose
tem.
®
Customer Service. See the list of phone numbers included with your sys-
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