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Maintaining Your MediaMate® Speakers
How to clean the speakers
Wipe the speakers using a soft cloth dampened with a mild detergent such as dish soap. Do not use solvents, chemicals, or sprays. You can also lightly vacuum the grilles, if you prefer.
Do not allow liquids to spill or objects to drop into any openings.
Troubleshooting
If you have a problem with your MediaMate speakers, turn off your sound source and try the solutions below. If they don’t solve your problem, disconnect the speakers and contact your local Bose® dealer to arrange for service. Or, to contact Bose directly, refer to the listings on the inside back cover. Bose Corporation will make every effort to remedy any problem within terms of your limited warranty.
Problem | Cause | Solutions |
The speakers | Connections | Make sure you made all connections. |
don’t play |
| See instructions on pages 7 and 8. |
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| Check the speaker cable. It should be |
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| completely plugged into both the |
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| accessory and powered speakers. |
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| Also read the note on page 7. |
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| Power supply | Check the detachable power pack. It |
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| should be completely plugged into the |
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| powered speaker and the wall outlet. |
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| Sound source | Make sure the sound source is |
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| plugged in. Turn it on. |
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| Be sure the source mixer is set for |
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| sound source. |
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| Volume | Be sure the volume isn’t set too low. |
| Headphones | Make sure headphones are not |
| plugged in | plugged into the headphone jack. |
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Only one | Monophonic | See the illustration on page 8 for proper |
speaker plays | sound source | speaker cable connection. Also make |
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| sure the cable is plugged in completely. |
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| Check your sound source. If it is mono |
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| (only one channel), you need to use a |
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| from both speakers. Call Bose service. |
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The sound | Volume | Decrease the volume on your sound |
is distorted |
| source and increase the volume on |
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| the speakers. |
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10 | October 29, 2001 | AM177243_03_V.pdf |