Cleaning your speakers, Troubleshooting, What to do

Cleaning your speakers

Use a damp cloth to clean your 161'"161’” speakers.. Do not use harsh chemicals or household cleaners.. Do not apply liquids directly to the speakers. . If you vacuum the front grille of the speakers, do so carefully..

Troubleshooting

If you experience problems with your 161 speakers, the following suggestions may help. If you need additional help, contact your authorized Bose@Bose® dealer, or contact Bose directly..

Problem

Neither speaker

plays

Bass or treble is

weak

Only one speaker plays

One speaker still does not play

What to do

Check the settings on your receiver or amplifier.. Refer to the owners guide that came with it for instruction on settings. .

Check the tonal balance setting on your receiver or amplifier. .

•l Check the balance control on your receiver or amplifier. .

•l Check the wires connected to the speaker that does not play.. Make sure the wires are in good condition and are firmly connected. . See page 5.

•l Disconnect the wires from both the speaker and the receiver or amplifier.. Disconnect the other cord from its speaker, and connect that end of the cord to the speaker that doesn’tdoesn'tplay..

•l If the speaker still doesn'tdoesn’t play, the problem is in the speaker.. If the speaker now plays, continue checking for the source of the problem. .

•l Disconnect the same cord from the amplifier or receiver.. Connect it to the other outputs on the amplifier or receiver..

•l If the speaker plays, the problem is in the original cord that was con-- nected to that speaker.. If the speaker does not play, the problem is in that channel of the receiver..

Technical information

Quality standard: Syncom®Syncom” computer quality control

Driver complement: Two (2) 2.5”5" (6.3 cm) wide--rangerange drivers per speaker

Enclosure: Tuned port, molded ABS resin

Dimensions: 4.17”H17"H x 10..93”W93"W x 4..98”D98"0 (10..6 cm x 27..88 cm x 12..66 cm)

Compatibility: Rated 50W IEC; compatible with amplifiers or receivers rated 1O-l 00

Compatibility: Rated 50W lEe; compatible with amplifiers or receivers rated 10-100

watts per channel, rated 4-8ohms -8

Wire recommendations: Based on a maximum frequency response deviation of of

+0.5 dB. ±0.5 dB.

GaugeLength

18 (0.75 mm’)2 30 ft (9 m) maximum

18 (0.75 mm ) 30 ft (9 m) maximum

16 (1.5 mm”)245 ft (14 m) maximum

16 (1.5 mm ) 45 ft (14 m) maximum

14 (2.0 mm*)270 ft (21 m) maximum

14 (2.0 mm ) 70 ft (21 m) maximum

Weight: 8 Ibs. (3.6 kg) per pair, in the carton