Bose Acoustimass 16 home entertainment speaker system Sold from August 2002 to July 2006 User Manual

 
The Bose 
® 
 Acoustimass 
® 
 15 Series II and Acoustimass 16
Home Entertainment Speaker Systems 

 
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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.  
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...

 
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Contents
Where to find… 
Setting Up  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Before you begin   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Unpacking the carton  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Placing your speakers to achieve realistic home...

 
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Setting Up
Before you begin 
We appreciate your choice of the Bose 
® 
 Acoustimass 
® 
 15 series II or Acoustimass 16 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 speaker arrays, along with the powered Acoustimass mod-
ule, reproduce the full-spectrum of sound from multi-channel digital...

 
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Setting Up 
Figure 1 
Carton contents 
Placing your speakers to achieve realistic home theater 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 speaker arrays are identical and can be used for any channel.
•All cube speaker arrays are magnetically shielded to prevent interference with a TV...

 
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Setting Up 
Figure 2 
Suggested home theater 
layouts 
CAUTION:  
To prevent interference, keep the Acoustimass module at least 2 feet (.6m) from 
your TV set. 
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Sound patterns 
Front center cube speaker array 
The front center cube speaker array localizes action and dialogue on your screen. Sound 
should seem to come from within the picture. 
•Place the front center cube speaker array above, below, or on top of your television. If 
below, be sure that it is not supporting the weight of the...

 
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Setting Up 
Front left and right cube speaker arrays 
The front left and right cube speaker arrays create a sound image wider than the screen that 
seems natural to viewers sitting anywhere in the room. You can place the cube speaker arrays 
near a TV screen with no picture interference. Place the front cube speaker arrays on either 
side of your TV, at least 6 feet (2m), or as much as 15 feet (5m) apart (see Figure 2).  
Rear cube speaker arrays 
The rear, or surround cube speaker arrays add...

 
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Setting Up
Connecting the speakers  
CAUTION:  
Never connect the cube speaker arrays directly to a receiver output. Always con-
nect them to the powered Acoustimass 
® 
 module, then connect the module to the receiver.  
CAUTION:  
Never use broken or frayed wiring, which can result in electrical shock or damage 
to your system. The supplied cables are not intended for in-wall installation. Check local 
building codes or enlist a qualified installer.  
Connecting front cube speaker arrays to the...

 
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Setting Up 
1. Connect the wire pair marked  
CENTER 
 to the center cube speaker array. Press the termi-
nal tab on the back of the cube speaker array. Insert the marked (+) wire into the red ter-
minal and the plain (–) wire into the black terminal. Release the tab to secure the wires. 
2. Connect the wire pair marked  
RIGHT 
 to the right front cube speaker array (to the right of 
the TV as you face it). 
3. Connect the wire pair marked  
LEFT 
 to the left front cube speaker array.
4. Plug the...

 
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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. The wire pairs of the cable may be separated or “unzipped” as much as needed 
to comfortably reach the surround receiver connections. Each wire pair is marked on the 
cable jacket with  
RIGHT 
,  
LEFT, CENTER, RIGHT SURROUND, LEFT...