Bose 3 Series manual Connecting the cube speakers to the Acoustimass module

Setting Up Your Acoustimass® 3 Speaker System

Connecting the cube speakers to the Acoustimass® module

Use the following steps to connect the cube speakers to the rear panel of the Acoustimass module:

1.Select one pair of wires, and locate the terminal tab on the rear of the left cube speaker.

2.Press the terminal tab on the back of the speaker and insert the marked wire into the red

(+) terminal and the plain wire into the black (–) terminal (Figure 3).

3.Release the terminal tab to secure both wires.

4.Repeat this process with the other pair of wires and the right cube speaker.

CAUTION: Do not connect your amplifier or receiver directly to the cube speakers. Cube speakers must be connected directly to the Acoustimass module or damage will result.

5.Locate the terminals marked OUTPUTS TO CUBE SPEAKERS on the rear panel of the Acoustimass module (Figure 4).

6.Connect the free end of the left cube speaker cable to the left (L) pair of terminals. Make sure that the marked wire is connected to the positive (+) terminal and the plain wire is connected to the negative (–) terminal.

7.Repeat step 6 for the right cube speaker cable, connecting its wires to the right (R) pair of terminals.

Figure 3

Connecting the speaker cable to the cube speaker

Connecting the Acoustimass module to your receiver or amplifier

Use the following steps to connect your Acoustimass module to your receiver or amplifier:

CAUTION: Correct wiring is important. Incorrect wiring will result in little or no bass output and could potentially damage the system.

1.Locate the terminals marked INPUTS FROM AMP OR RECEIVER on the rear panel of the Acoustimass module (Figure 4).

2.Connect either end of one of the remaining speaker cables to the left (L) pair of input terminals. Make sure that the marked wire is connected to the positive (+) terminal and the plain wire is connected to the negative (–) terminal.

3.Connect either end of the final speaker cable to the right (R) pair of input terminals. Make sure that the marked wire is connected to the positive (+) terminal and the plain wire is connected to the negative (–) terminal.

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