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The Bose Series VI Direct/Reflecting Speaker System ® ® ® Owner’s Guide Brugervejledning Bedienungsanleitung Guía del usuario Notice d’utilisation Manuale d’istruzioni Gebruiksaanwijzing Bruksanvisning...
® warranty. Details of the warranty are provided on the warranty card that came with your system. Please fill out the information section on the card and mail it to Bose Corporation. Customer service For additional help in solving problems, contact Bose customer service. See the inside back cover for Bose customer service offices and phone numbers.
® ® ® the best in Bose Corporation speaker design and engineering and will give you many years of listening pleasure. The installation and operating principles of this system are significantly different from those of conventional speakers. To obtain the best possible performance and avoid problems, please take the time to read this guide.
The two most common methods are described in this guide. Using different components may require different connection methods. More information is available by calling Bose Corporation. Ask for the free booklet, Guide to Optional System Connections for Bose 901 Direct/Reflecting Speaker Systems, part number 149393.
Note: The speakers hang in an inverted position, with the terminal connections facing up. Carefully rotate the Bose logo 180˚ (so it appears right side up) before hanging the speakers. Figure 2 Pedestal (A) and ceiling mount...
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Drill to a depth of ⁄ inch (12 mm) in the speaker cabinet. Do not drill completely through the cabinet. Note: Contact Bose for more information on suspending speakers. See the inside back cover ® for phone numbers. For details on your specific ceiling construction, consult a qualified building contractor or professional installer.
Setting Up Speaker connections With your speakers in their chosen locations, connect them to the receiver. Choosing the wire It is important to use the right thickness of speaker wire. For distances of up to 30 feet (9 m), 18 gauge (.075 mm ) 2-conductor wire works well.
Stereo/non-home theater use (tape monitor connections) The Bose active equalizer connects directly to your receiver through the tape monitor ® ®...
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SERIAL speakers will not be usable in your home theater system. AUDIO ˆII¨ EQUIPMENT ENGINEERED IN U.S.A. BY BOSE CORPORATION FRAMINGHAM, MA 01701-9168 ASSEMBLED IN MEXICO ( TO AMP “TAPE IN” ) ” ) ( TO REC “INPUT” ) ” ) ( FROM AMP “TAPE OUT...
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– and not any non-901 speakers used as center and surround channels. Call Bose Corporation for assistance with the connection of additional speakers or signal processing equipment. Refer to the address information inside the back cover of this guide.
Setting Up Testing the speakers and equalizer Choose the test method appropriate to your system: To test the TAPE MONITOR connection 1. Turn off or disconnect any non-901 speakers or headphones that may be connected. 2. On the 901 active equalizer, press the MONITOR button IN to TAPE, and the BASS ®...
Connect right channel to right channel and left channel to left channel. Note: To use an external signal processor, or to add a graphic equalizer, contact Bose for more information. Refer to the inside back cover of this guide.
Using Your 901 Series VI Speaker System ® Playing your speakers Always use the 901 active equalizer when playing your 901 speakers. How you set the equal- ® izer depends on how it is connected to your receiver. When connected to TAPE MONITOR Press your receiver TAPE MONITOR button to the IN or MONITOR position.
Using Your 901 Series VI Speaker System ® Adjusting the sound Adjust the sound using the MID-TREBLE and MID-BASS sliders and BASS control on the active equalizer. Use the tone controls on your receiver only after the MID-TREBLE and ® MID-BASS sliders have been set according to the procedures below.
® ® Bose 901 Series VI speakers. It may also be used with 901 Series V speakers. WARNING: Bose 901 Series I, II, III, or IV speakers require a substantially different equalization. The 901 Series VI active equalizer must not be used with Series I –...
• Contact your authorized Bose dealer to verify any defects and arrange for service by ® speakers or equalizer a factory authorized agency or by the Bose factory. Bose Corporation will make every effort to remedy any problem within the terms of the warranty.
30 ft (9 m) maximum 16 (1.5 mm 45 ft (14 m) maximum 14 (2.0 mm 70 ft (21 m) maximum Accessories To find out about PS-6 floor pedestals, contact your Bose dealer. Or call Bose directly (see inside back cover for phone numbers).
Weekdays 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Japan Saturdays 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Bose K.K., Shibuya YT Building Canada 28-3 Maruyama-cho Bose Ltd., 1-35 East Beaver Creek Road Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150 Richmond Hill, Ontario L4B 1B3 TEL 3-5489-0955 FAX 3-5489-0592 1-800-465-2673...
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