Setting Up, Guidelines for placement

Setting Up

Choosing the location for your speakers

Choose locations for your 901® speakers that use the walls to best advantage by reflecting sound throughout the listening room. Refer to the drawing on page 7.

Guidelines for placement

Place the speakers along the same wall (see Figure 3):

•4 to 12 feet (1.2 – 3.6 m) apart, with the V-shaped rear of the speaker between 8 and 18 inches (20 – 45 cm) from the rear wall. Do not aim the V toward a corner.

•18 inches (45 cm) of clear space around the sides, top, and bottom of the speakers.

•at least 2 feet (60 cm) from sound-absorbent furnishings.

•18 to 48 inches (45 – 120 cm) from the side and rear walls.

•18 to 36 inches (45 – 91 cm) from the floor or ceiling. Do not place the speakers exactly halfway between floor and ceiling.

Within these guidelines, remember that the closer the speakers are placed to a reflective surface, like a wall, the more bass is reproduced.

Choose the support for your speakers

You may place 901 speakers on a table or shelf. You may also use Bose® floor pedestals, or suspend the speakers from your ceiling. Refer to Figure 3 on page 7.

To set the speakers on a table or shelf

Although each speaker weighs 35 lb (16 kg), a suitable shelf or table must be able to support 140 lb (64 kg). Keep an adequate distance between the speakers and the rear wall as listed in “Guidelines for placement” above.

To stand the speakers on the floor

Use only Bose pedestals (PS-6) as floor stands. They are designed to provide the proper support and are available through your authorized Bose dealer. Please read the pedestal attachment instructions before making any speaker connections. Four pilot holes on the bottom of each speaker (see Figure 2, hole set A) are pre-drilled for the purpose of anchor- ing the speaker to the pedestal.

To suspend the speakers from the ceiling

Use these guidelines to ensure safe suspension of your 901 speakers. Three steel support chains are recommended. We cannot specify the ceiling attachments. The type to use depends on the type of building construction.

CAUTION: Do not mount on surfaces that are not sturdy enough, or that have hazards concealed behind them, such as plumbing or electrical wire. If you are unsure of your ability to install these speakers, contact a qualified professional installer.

Note: The speakers hang in an inverted position, with the terminal connections facing up. Carefully rotate the Bose logo 180˚ (so it appears right side up) before hanging the speak- ers.

Figure 2