Bose Acoustimass 10 home theatre speaker system Sold from August 1996 to 1998 User Manual

The Bose® Acoustimass® -10 Home Theater Speaker
System
Owner’s Guide
December 20, 2001
AM183644_01.pdf 

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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:Loudspeakers
Type designation:Acoustimass
® -10
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...

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Contents
Where to find...
Introduction
Thank you ................................................................................................................... 2
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Setting Up
Before you begin...

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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 stereo VCR 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...

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Setting Up
Placing your Acoustimass®-10 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...

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Setting Up
Select the locations for your speakers
The cables provided with your Acoustimass®-10 system vary in length and provide a great
deal of flexibility in speaker placement.
Left and right front cube speakers
Use the two cube speakers with black terminals. Figure 3 shows suggested ways to
achieve an accurate left and right sound image.
• Place the front speakers on either side of your TV, at least 6 feet (2 m), or as much as 15
feet (5 m) apart.
•...

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Setting Up
Surround cube speakers
The remaining two speakers with gray terminals are to be used as surround speakers. The
left and right rear channel sound should reach the viewer from both sides, rather than from
directly behind. Refer to Figure 5.
• Put one on the left and the other on the right, keeping them as far apart as possible,
beside or just to the rear of the home theater seating area.
• Place...

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Setting Up
 Connect the speakers
The supplied cables make it easy for you to connect your system. The connections at the
Acoustimass® module are already made for you. There are three sets of cables, joined
together to form ribbons, which may be separated or “unzipped” as much as needed to
comfortably reach the speakers (Figure 7). Separate the cables as you are laying out the
cable lengths.
• The 20 foot (6 m) cable with three pairs of wires connects the...

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Setting Up
Connect the Acoustimass
® ® module to the center and front cube
speakers
Use the 20 foot (6 m) cable with three pairs of wires to connect the Acoustimass module to
the center and front cube speakers. Just press the custom RCA connectors in place.
1. Insert the gray connector marked C
into the gray terminal on the center
speaker.
2. Insert the black connector marked L
into the black terminal on...

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Setting Up
Check the connections
Check all connections from the receiver to the Acoustimass® module and the module to the
cube speakers (Figure 9). Make sure all speakers are connected to the proper terminals
according to their position in your room. Also make sure the two speakers with black
terminal tabs are connected as front speakers.
At the receiver, check that the wires are connected in phase (+ to + and – to –). Incorrect
wiring can result in a...