Bose Acoustimass 6 User Manual
The Bose® Acoustimass® - 6 Home Theater Speaker
System
Owner’ s Guide
December 20, 2001
AM189815_04_V.pdf
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:
Kind of equipment: Loudspeakers
Type designation: Acoustimass® -6
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 Anton Schalkamp
1135 GE Edam, General Manager, Bose Europe
The Netherlands Manufacturer’s authorized EU representative
2 December 20, 2001 AM189815_04_V.pdf
Where to find...
Setting Up
Before you begin ........................................................................................................4
Unpack the carton ...................................................................................................... 5
Placing your Acoustimass®-6 speakers to achieve realistic home theater sound ......6
Select the locations for your speakers .......................................................................7
Left and right front cube speakers ......................................................................7
Center cube speaker ........................................................................................... 8
Surround cube speakers ..................................................................................... 8
Acoustimass module ........................................................................................... 9
Connect the speakers .............................................................................................. 10
Connect the Acoustimass module to the center and front cube speakers ...... 10
Connect the module to the surround cube speakers ....................................... 11
Connect the module to the receiver .................................................................. 11
Check the connections ..................................................................................... 12
Attach the module end cover, if needed ........................................................... 13
Using Your Acoustimass-6 Speakers
For realistic home theater sound .............................................................................. 14
How to set your Pro-Logic receiver .................................................................. 14
How to set your Dolby Digital (AC-3) receiver................................................... 14
Contents
Maintaining Your Acoustimass-6 Speakers
Troubleshooting........................................................................................................ 15
Cleaning the speakers .............................................................................................. 15
Product Information
Warranty period ........................................................................................................ 16
Technical information ...............................................................................................16
Accessories ..............................................................................................................17
Bose® Corporation ................................................................................. inside back cover
AM189815_04_V .pdf December 20, 2001 3
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
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.
* on tapes and discs, and the
4 December 20, 2001 AM189815_04_V.pdf
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
• 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
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.
Module
Rubber feet
end cover
module end cover from its packaging.
Cables
Acoustimass
module
Quick set up guide
Owner’s guide
®
dealer immediately.
Cube speakers
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.
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
Setting Up
AM189815_04_V .pdf December 20, 2001 5
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.
®
Left
Left surround Right surround
6 December 20, 2001 AM189815_04_V.pdf
Center
Right
Figure 2
One suggested home theater
layout
Loading...