User manual BOSE ACOUSTIMASS 16 II

[. . . ] The Bose® Acoustimass® 15 Series II and Acoustimass 16 Home Entertainment Speaker Systems Owner's Guide Safety Information WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose the powered Acoustimass® module to rain or moisture. CAUTION: To prevent electric shock, match wide blade of plug to wide slot, insert fully. CA UTION RISK OF ELECTRICAL SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL. AVIS RISQUE DE CHOC ÉLECTRIQUE NE PAS OUVRIR ATTENTION : AFIN DE RÉDUIRE LE RISQUE DE CHOC ÉLECTRIQUE, NE PAS RETIRER LE CAPOT DE L'APPAREIL (ou son panneau arrière). IL N'EXISTE À L'INTERIEUR DE CET ÉQUIPEMENT AUCUN ÉLÉMENT OU SOUS-ENSEMBLE POUVANT ÊTRE DEPANNÉ PAR L'UTILISATEUR. [. . . ] For upgrading information, see "Upgrading your Acoustimass 15 Series II speaker system" on page 12. Figure 5 Cube speaker array connections to the Acoustimass module Audio Input Right Rear 8 Left Center Right Front Front Front Audio Output Left Center Rear Rear Setting Up 1. Connect the wire pair marked CENTER to the center cube speaker array. Press the terminal tab on the back of the cube speaker array. Insert the marked (+) wire into the red terminal and the plain (­) wire into the black terminal. Connect the wire pair marked RIGHT to the right front cube speaker array (to the right of the TV as you face it). Connect the wire pair marked LEFT to the left front cube speaker array. Plug the other end of each cable into the CENTER FRONT, RIGHT FRONT, and LEFT FRONT blue RCA jacks, respectively, on the Acoustimass® module. 2. 4. Connecting rear cube speaker arrays to the Acoustimass module Each rear cube speaker array is connected to the Acoustimass module with a 50-foot (15m) speaker cable (Figure 5). Be sure to match the correct cable with the corresponding speaker location. Rear speaker cables have orange RCA connectors at one end with LR (left rear), RR (right rear), or CR (center rear) molded into the connectors. The other ends of the cables have two wires. The red collars on the + wires are labeled LEFT REAR, RIGHT REAR, or CENTER REAR. Connect the wire pair marked RIGHT REAR to the right rear cube speaker array (on your right as you face the TV). Press the terminal tab on the back of the cube speaker array. Insert the marked wire into the red terminal and the plain wire into the black terminal. Connect the wire pair marked LEFT REAR to the left rear cube speaker array. If you have a center rear cube speaker array (Acoustimass 16 system or upgraded Acoustimass 15 Series II system), connect the wire pair marked CENTER REAR to the center rear cube speaker array. 2. 3. Note: The Acoustimass 15 Series II system may be upgraded by adding a center rear cube speaker array. See "Upgrading your Acoustimass 15 Series II speaker system" on page 12. Plug the other end of each cable into the RIGHT REAR, LEFT REAR, and CENTER REAR orange RCA jacks, respectively, on the Acoustimass module. 9 Setting Up Connecting the Acoustimass® module to the receiver The 20-foot (6. 1m) system input cable connects the module to your surround receiver (see Figure 6). The system input cable has a multi-pin connector on one end and several wire pairs on the other. [. . . ] Problem System does not function at all No sound What to do · Make sure the receiver and powered Acoustimass module are plugged into an operating AC wall outlet and that the receiver is turned on. · Be sure to select a source at the receiver (video, CD, DVD, tuner). · Make sure that the powered Acoustimass module is plugged in. · For digital sound, be sure a coaxial or optical cable connects the digital output of the DVD player with the digital input on your receiver. [. . . ]