Bose Speakers User Manual

Bose

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161

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Speakers

Owner’s Guide

October 26, 2001

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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: Loudspeaker
Type designation: 161

in accordance with EMC directive 89/336/EC and article 10(1) of the
Directive, is in compliance with the following norm(s) or document(s):

Technical regulations: EN 50081-1, EN 50082-1

Accredited by Bose Corporation

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loudspeaker

1 May 2001
Bose Products B.V. Nic Merks,

Nijverheidstraat 8, Vice President, Bose Europe
1135 GE Edam, Manufacturer’s authorized
The Netherlands EU representative

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Where to find …

Before you begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

For your records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Unpacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Placing your Bose 161

Choosing speaker cord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Preparing speaker cord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Connecting speaker cord to the speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Connecting speaker cord to your receiver or amplifier . . . . . . . 5

Testing speaker connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Mounting your speakers on a wall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Cleaning your speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Technical information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

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Before you begin

Thank you for purchasing Bose 161 speakers. Their advanced design and
quality construction are intended to provide long-term listening enjoyment
in your home. Your 161 speakers are engineered to provide quality Bose
speaker performance from a simple, elegant design. Unique Bose technol­ogies, including Stereo Everywhere
ated with much larger speakers.

For your records

Serial numbers are located on the label on the back of each 161 speaker.
Serial numbers: __________________ and ____________________
Dealer name: _____________________________________________
Dealer phone: _______________ Purchase date: _______________
We suggest you keep your sales receipt with this owner’s guide.

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, deliver performance usually associ-

©2001 Bose Corporation. No part of this work may be reproduced, modified,
distributed or otherwise used without prior written permission.

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Setup

Unpacking

Unpack the carton carefully. Save the carton and packing materi­als for possible later use. If either speaker appears damaged, do
not operate either one. Repack both speakers in the original car­ton and notify your authorized Bose

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dealer immediately.

Placing your Bose 161

Note: Your 161 speakers are magnetically shielded to prevent

interference with most television screens.

For best acoustic performance, place the left channel speaker on
the left side of the room and the right channel speaker on the
right, at least 5 feet (1.5 m) apart. (Refer to the label on the back of
each speaker.) Make sure the back of each speaker is parallel to
the front wall.

For rear channel use in a home theater surround sound system,
put the speakers near the back of the room, behind or to the sides
of the listening area.

Attach the supplied self-adhesive feet to the bottom surface of
each speaker for greater stability (Figure 1).

If you want to mount your speakers using the supplied wall
brackets, see “Mounting your speakers on a wall” on page 6.

Figure 1

Locations for
attaching rubber
feet to the bottom
of the speakers

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CAUTION: Do not install near any heat sources, such as radia-

tors, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including amplifi­ers) that produce heat.

Choosing speaker cord

Be sure to use the proper gauge (thickness) of speaker cord. Stan­dard zip cord (2-conductor, 18-gauge [0.75 mm
electrical and hardware stores) works for most applications. If the
length of speaker wire extends more than 30 feet (9 m) from a
receiver or amplifier, refer to “Wire recommendations” on page 7
or contact your authorized Bose dealer for more information.

CAUTION: Before making any connections, turn off your receiver

or amplifier and unplug it from the outlet (the AC power mains).

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