Detailed instructions for use are in the User's Guide.
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MULTIMEDIA SPEAKERS
Owner's Guide Guía de usario Notice d'utilisation
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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 its advanced features. Please save your owner's guide for future reference. WARNING: !"#$%&'(%#)*%#$+, -#". #. +$%#"$#%/%()$+(#, *"(-0#&"#1")#%23", %#)*+, #, 4, )%5#)"#$6+1#"$#5"+, )'$%7# WARNING: !*%#6336$6)', #, *6//#1")#8%#%23", %&#)"#&$+33+19#"$#, 3/6, *+190#61&#"8:%(), #. +//%&#;+)*#/+<'+&, 0#, '(*#6, # =6, %, 0#, *6//#1")#8%#3/6(%&#"1#)*%#6336$6)', 7#>, #;+)*#614#%/%()$"1+(#3$"&'(), 0#', %#(6$%#1")#)"#, 3+//#/+<'+&, #+1)"#614#36$)# ". #)*%#, 4, )%57#?+<'+&, #(61#(6', %#6#. 6+/'$%#61&@"$#. +$%#*6A6$&7
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USING YOUR SPEAKER SYSTEM
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REFERENCE
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For your records
The system serial number is located on the bottom of the Acoustimass module. Serial number: __________________________________________________________________________________ Dealer name: ___________________________________________________________________________________ Dealer phone: __________________________________________________________________________________ We suggest you keep your sales receipt together with this owner's guide. Now would be a good time to register your product online at www. bose. com/register. 5
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GETTING STARTED
Congratulations on your choice
Thank you for purchasing the Bose®!Companion® 3 Series II multimedia speaker system. Bose designed this amplified system to provide true-to-life stereo performance for music, computer games, and video, plus high-quality sound from a variety of desktop audio sources. Unique features make this system a superior choice for home or office workspaces. Companion 3 multimedia speaker system benefits include: · Small speakers and an easy-to-hide Acoustimass® module that keep your workspace !· TrueSpace® stereo signal processing for a wide soundstage from speakers positioned close together. · Control pod for at-hand volume adjustments and mute capability plus jacks to connect!headphones or external equipment like a CD player, MP3 player, or other audio source. · Magnetic shielding that allows speaker placement next to your monitor or television !without on-screen color distortion.
Unpacking the carton
Carefully unpack your speakers and save all of the packing materials, which provide the !safest means for shipping or transporting. Check to be sure your system includes all of the parts (Figure 1). If any part of the system appears damaged, do not attempt to use it. Notify your authorized Bose dealer immediately. Or, to contact Bose directly, refer to the address sheet included in the carton. Figure 1
Carton contents
Acoustimass® module
Speakers
Control pod Rubber feet AC power cord Owner's guide Audio input cable
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Removing a speaker from the stand (a) and applying rubber feet (b) to the speaker
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Making connections
Custom cables supplied with this system simplify connections to the labeled jacks on the rear of the Acoustimass® module (Figure 7). [. . . ] This setting is typically found in the Options menu of the volume control icon. This icon is usually located in the lower right-hand corner of the Windows desktop. seems distorted One speaker does not perform or sounds distorted · Decrease the volume of the sound source and increase the speaker system volume using the control pod. · Check connections from the speakers, control pod, and computer to the Acoustimass® module. [. . . ]