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Bose FreeSpace E4 Series II Owner's Manual

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  • Page 1 FreeSpace E4 Series II Business Music System ® OWNER’S GUIDE...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    1.0 E4 Introduction ......13 5.0 Using FreeSpace ® Installer™ Software ..34 1.1 The Bose ® FreeSpace ®...
  • Page 3 Contents 8.4 Common problems ..... . 68 8.4.1 Communications port error ... 68 8.4.2 No audio in zone .

  • Page 4: Installing The Software

    Operation is ce may not caus e the hardware device with a serial cable and then that connection accept any interference Bose Corporation, Framingham, MA 01701-9168 ndesired operation. Made in the U.S.A. must be activated using the software. STANDBY push button 1.
  • Page 5 5.0 Using FreeSpace Installer™ Software ® Programmer’s Note: If you encounter the “Choose Launch the FreeSpace ® Installer™ software. COM port” dialog box, immediately follow the displayed The Installer software splash screen will appear on your screen. recommendations for correcting the problem. DO NOT click the Cancel button until after trying each of the given recommendations.

  • Page 6: No Hardware Detected

    Programmer’s Note: The Installer software does not notify you if there is a loss of communication between the Click on the “Bose FreeSpace E4” system name in the Sys- E4 hardware and your PC. tem Overview pane. The E4 front panel will appear in the application window.

  • Page 7: User Interface

    5.0 Using FreeSpace Installer™ Software ® 5.3 The Installer™ software user interface The following describes the software user interface. Window sizing tools Tool box Mode buttons Work area Control pane System overview pane 37 of 80...
  • Page 8 5.0 Using FreeSpace Installer™ Software ® Tool box System overview pane – After connecting your PC to a system, this pane will list the hardware device. After you select the device Open File – Displays the file open dialog. to establish a connection, the name of the hardware device is highlighted.

  • Page 9: Set Up Hardware Mode

    5.0 Using FreeSpace Installer™ Software ® 5.4 Set Up Hardware mode Hardware pane – The hardware pane displays a software front panel of the hardware device that you selected in the system Using the Set Up Hardware mode, you can create new system overview pane.

  • Page 10: Set Up Schedule Mode

    5.0 Using FreeSpace Installer™ Software ® 5.5 Set Up Schedule mode Control pane – When you select an event in the event list, this pane displays the settings for that event. Any changes made to The Set Up Schedule mode allows you to automate a system by these settings are reflected in the event listing.

  • Page 11: Setting The Clock

    5.0 Using FreeSpace Installer™ Software ® 5.5.1 Setting the clock Adds a system Auto On/Off event The date and time of the hardware clock is initially set in Eastern This event applies only to the whole system. You can select indi- Standard Time.

  • Page 12: Removing Events From The List

    5.0 Using FreeSpace Installer™ Software ® 5.5.3 Viewing and changing event Adds a zone Source Change event settings This event allows you to change the source at a specified time on To view any event and change the settings, first click the system selected days of the week.

  • Page 13: Service Hardware Mode

    5.0 Using FreeSpace Installer™ Software ® 5.6 Service Hardware mode Service Hardware button The Service Hardware mode provides a list of any system errors that have occurred. To view the Error Log, click the Service Hardware button. If you are already connected to hardware, the Error Log is retrieved from the hardware and displayed in the window.

  • Page 14: Introduction

    FreeSpace Model E4 Series II 400 Watt System Electronics Connect the RS-232 serial port of your PC to the RS-232 Bose Corporation, Framingham, MA 01701-9168 Made in the U.S.A. serial port on the rear panel of the E4 unit using a straight serial data cable.

  • Page 15: Controls

    6.0 E4 System Setup 6.3 System setup procedure 6.3.1 Output gain The controls in the Output Gain control panel allow you to control The first time you turn on an E4 system it loads its factory the amplifier output of the E4 system. (default) configuration settings.

  • Page 16: Zone Setup

    6.0 E4 System Setup Set the minimum output gain. Programmer’s Note: In an Auto Volume zone, the maximum and minimum level stops are disabled once an This sets the desired minimum volume within a zone. Play a Auto Volume calibration is run. source that will be used in the zone and adjust the volume slider to the desired minimum level.

  • Page 17: Input Gain

    Source type slider level meter former saturation when non-Bose loudspeakers are connected to the E4 hardware. This setting acts as a band pass filter and allows energy between 80 Hz and 16 kHz to be sent to the amplifier sec- tion of the E4 electronics.
  • Page 18 6.0 E4 System Setup Input gain setup sequence Input gain meter – The input gain meter indicates the average input signal level of the hardware. The meter is divided into three ® Set Opti-source to Off. This allows you make the initial color segments: gain setting.
  • Page 19 6.0 E4 System Setup 6.3.4 Source assign When the source appears in the ZONE Sources list, it is assigned to the current zone. Once a source is assigned to a In the Source Assign control, you can choose which system zone, that source is no longer available in the System sources will be available in each zone.

  • Page 20: Source Eq

    6.0 E4 System Setup To set up paging in a zone 6.3.6 Page setup In order to use paging in a zone, first you must assign the PAGE The Page Setup control panel is used to set up the MIC/PAGE/ source to the zone.
  • Page 21 • PTT – Detects contact closure from push-to-talk (PTT) micro- Click the Flash Hardware Configuration button. phones. This disables the Page Threshold slider control. Opti-voice selection – The Bose ® proprietary Opti-voice paging system provides the appropriate sound level regardless of varia- tions in speech projection.

  • Page 22: Zone Eq

    6.0 E4 System Setup Paging operation 6.3.7 Zone EQ When a page signal is triggered, the music signal is ramped The Zone EQ control panel provides a three-band equalizer for down according to the ducking time. The ducking time is preset adjusting the sound quality of the zone.

  • Page 23: Operate Correctly

    6.0 E4 System Setup 6.3.8 Dynamic EQ • DO NOT USE AUTOTRANSFORMERS: DO NOT use an auto transformer on the speaker line to adjust the speaker The Dynamic EQ control panel provides an on/off control to volume. Dynamic EQ will not operate properly with this enable/disable Dynamic Equalization in the current zone.

  • Page 24: Connections

    6.0 E4 System Setup IMPORTANT: Before you calibrate Auto Volume setup procedure Auto Volume Programmer’s Note: While the Auto Volume calibra- • Make sure that the system hardware installation is complete tion is running, and that all components (sense microphones, speakers, and •...
  • Page 25 6.0 E4 System Setup Click Continue. Your Auto Volume Tracking settings are con- Click Continue to begin the source calibration setup steps. firmed. If the tracking settings are not correct, click the Can- Wait for the setup steps to be completed. cel button, change the settings, and start the setup process again.
  • Page 26 6.0 E4 System Setup Click Continue to begin the source calibration process. Click Continue to begin the Zone Microphone Calibration. The source calibration process takes about three minutes This calibration is performed using a test signal at the maxi- per source. For each source, the input gain is measured and mum zone volume and takes about 5 minutes.
  • Page 27 6.0 E4 System Setup Programmer’s Note: If this process fails, a dialog 10. At the end of a successful Auto Volume calibration, the soft- similar to the following will appear. Check the sensing ware displays a list of controls that are disabled when Auto microphone installation and make sure all sources are Volume is on.
  • Page 28 6.0 E4 System Setup When to repeat the Auto Volume calibration You will need to repeat the Auto Volume process if: Band ZONE • You reset a calibrated zone. source pass filter input • You physically replaced source hardware. • You moved a sensing microphone. •...

  • Page 29: Turning The System On

    7.0 User Interface Operation 7.1 Enabling keypad operation Standard User Interface Example User interface keys for assigned sources are enabled only after flashing the hardware. Keys for any unassigned sources are auto- matically disabled after flashing the hardware. 7.2 Turning the system on When the E4 hardware is in STANDBY, you can turn the system on by pressing any key on any keypad except keys for unas- signed sources on the Standard and Auto Volume user interfaces,...
  • Page 30 7.0 User Interface Operation 7.4 Auto Volume user interface Auto Volume User Interface Example operation The Auto Volume user interface provides source selection, vol- ume up/down, and Auto Volume on/off controls. Auto Volume User Interface WALL PLATE 1 WALL PLATE 2 WALL PLATE 3 WALL PLATE 4 Select LINE 1...
  • Page 31 7.0 User Interface Operation 7.5 Multi-zone paging user interface Paging User Interface Example: operation • The PAGE source is assigned to ZONE OUT 1 and ZONE OUT 4. • In the Page Setup control pane for ZONE 1 and ZONE 4: The Multi-zone paging user interface provides keys to select sin- gle paging zones, all paging zones and initiate a page.
  • Page 32 How you can obtain warranty service: Remedies: 1. You can ship the system to either a Bose Service Agency or to Bose directly with a proof of purchase from an authorized dealer. The provisions of this limited warranty are in lieu of any other Please: warranties or conditions, except those provided by law.
  • Page 33 ©2004 Bose Corporation, The Mountain, Framingham, MA 01701-9168 USA 279145 AM Rev.00 CCM-000922...

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