Bose Acoustimass 3 Series III - Manual (Page 5)

Connections
Use the cables conectly
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the supplied cables to connect the cube speakers to the module and the module to your
lifier or receiver.
To place these components more than 20 feet (6.2-9.2 m) apart, you will need to splice in a
length of standard zip cord (2 conductor, 18-gauge wire found at electrical and hardware
stores). To place them more than 30 feet (9.2 m) apart, you will need heavier gauge wire. See
the wire recommendations on page 9. Or check with your authorized Bose dealer.
Speaker cable consists of two Insulated wires. The insulation around or^ wire Is mart<ed with a
band or stripe. This marked wire is always positive (+). The plain wire is always negative (-).
These correspond to the red (+) and black (-) terminals on the back of the speaker, amplifier, or
receiver. Be sure to connect each wire to the proper terminal (positive to positive, negative to
negative).
CAUTION:
Be sure all components are turned
off and unplugged from the power
outlet before making the connec­
tions.
Connect the cube speakers
1. Attach the end of one speaker cable to
the terminals on the back of a cube
speaker. Just press the terminal tab and
insert each wire.
2. Use a second speaker cable to repeat
step 1 for the second cube speaker.
3. Connect the free end of the first cable to
• the LEFT OUTPUTS TO CUBE SPEAK­
ERS terminals on the bass module.
Cube speakers do not attach directly to
your amplifier or receiver (Rgure 4).
4 . Repeat step 3 for the second cord,
connecting it to the bass module’s
RIGHT OUTPUTS TO CUBE SPEAK­
ERS terminals.
5. Position the speakers so the cube connected to the LEFT terminals is on your left as you
face it to listen, and the cube speaker connected to the RIGHT terminals is on your right.
Figure 4
Do not connect cube speakers
directly to the amplifier or receiver.
Connect the bass module
1. Attach one of the the remaining cables to the LEFT INPUTS FROM RECEIVER OR
AMPLIFIER terminals on the Acoustimass' bass module.
2. Attach the final cable to the module’s RIGHT INPUTS FROM RECEIVER OR MIPUFIER
terminals.
3. Connect the free end of the LEFT INPUTS cable to your amplifier or receiver’s LEFT
SPEAKER terminals.
4 . Connect the free end of the RIGHT INPUTS cable to the RIGHT SPEAKER terminals.
CAUTION:
Correct wiring is important.
Incorrect wiring will result in little
or no bass output and could
potentially damage the system.