Bose E4 quick start English, Set zone Speaker EQ Set Input Gain for music sources

FreeSpace® E4 Series II System Quick Start-Up Guide

English

1 Connect your PC to the E4 system 2 Start the Installer software 3 Mute the zone outputs

• NOTE: Install your FreeSpace® system Installer™ software before following these steps.

		RS232
	SENSE MICROPHONES				ion.
1	2	3	4	RS232	ON

							CLASS 2 WIRING				POWER
							AMPOUT
							1	2
											OFF
WALL PLATE CONNECTION						INPUTS
1	2	CONTACT			MUSIC ON		OUTPUTS
				AUX OUT/
		CLOSURE			HOLD/		AMPOUT
			INPUT	CONTROL	PBX OUT				OUTPUT
							3	4	VOL TAGE
3	4								70V	100V
				12V							100/120V~AC T6.25A, L250V
											220/240V~AC T3.15A, L250V
									DO NOT SWITCH		50/60Hz
		AUDIO SOURCES							WHILE POWER IS ON		300W MAX
LINE1	LINE2	MIC/	MIC/PAGE/		DIRECT IN/
		LINE3	LINE4		CONTROL

		FreeSpace E4 Series II
	This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is	400 Watt System Electronics	• Launch the Installer software on your PC.
	subject to the following conditions: (1)This device may not cause	Bose Corporation, Framingham,MA 01701-9168
PTTPTT	harmful interference and (2)this device must accept any interference
	received,including interference which may cause undesired operat
	Complies with Canadian ICES-003 AClass Spec.	Made in the U.S.A.
• Connect a straight-wired DB9M-to-DB9F cable between			• NOTE: The software installation disc is included with	• Select Out Gain for each zone.
the COM port of your PC and the RS-232 port of the			the E4 system hardware.	• Click the Mute checkbox to silence the zone outputs of
			• When the connection is initialized, the Installer software
E4 system.				the E4 system.
• Make sure the E4 system POWER switch is set to ON.			automatically switches the E4 unit from standby to	• Leave one zone active for monitoring purposes, or
			operating mode.
				connect a single speaker to the ZONE 1 output.

•Once the connection is established, the Hardware Set Up window for the E4 system appears on the screen.

4 Set zone Speaker EQ 5 Set Input Gain for music sources

Opti-source

Opti-source

		• When using sources that do not have an output gain
• Select ZONE Set Up for each zone output.	• Select In Gain for the first music source.	control, increase the input gain using the Gain slider
		until the signal meter is solid green.
• Select the proper loudspeaker EQ type from the	• Select the proper input type from the Type drop list.	• Set Opti-source®to On. If you hear a dramatic
Speaker EQ drop list.	• When using sources that have an output gain control,	increase or decrease in volume, adjust your input gain
	increase the source output gain until the signal meter is	accordingly.
	solid green. Occasional flashing red is normal.	• NOTE: For detailed information on the setup of mic, line
		and page sources see the online help system.

6 Assign sources to zones 7 Set zone Output Gain 8 Adjust the zone EQ

• Select Source Assign for each zone.	• Select Out Gain for each zone.	• Select EQ for each zone.
• Move selected System Sources to the ZONE Sources	• Raise the Gain slider to the desired maximum volume	• Make the desired adjustments to the Low, Mid and Hi
list using the right arrow button.	and move the Maximum Gain Stop to this location.	equalizer controls.
• In the Zone Sources list, double click on the name of	• Lower the Gain slider to the desired minimum volume	• Select Dynamic EQ for the zone and set it to On.
the source you want as the default source.	and move the Minimum Gain Stop to this location.
• Assign Paging to a zone by adding the PAGE source.	• Set the Gain slider to the desired initial volume.

• Make sure all zones are connected to the E4 system.

9 Calibrate Auto Volume 10 Flash hardware configuration

Opti-source

• Check that the Auto Volume sensing microphone has	• Click the Set Up button to start the calibration process.	• Click the Flash Hardware Configuration button to
been installed according to recommendations.	• Follow the onscreen instructions during the process.	save the current system settings as the new default
• Select Auto Volume for the zone to be calibrated.	• For detailed information on the Auto Volume function,	configuration. The default configuration contains the
• Set the Auto Volume Tracking level. Use a level of	see the online help system.	settings that are loaded when the E4 system is powered
		on.
“less than” by “3” or “6” dB for background systems,
and a level of “equal to” or “more than” by “1” or “3” dB		• Click the Save File button to save the settings in a file
for foreground systems.		on your PC where they can be stored for future use.
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