Bose Lifestyle 30 Series II User Manual download pdf (Page 8)

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Setting Up

Selecting the locations for your Lifestyle

30 Series II system

When you place your speakers according to the guidelines below, a combination of reflected

and direct sound provides the audio atmosphere of a home theater. You may experiment with

the placement and orientation of the Jewel Cube

speakers to produce the sound most

pleasing to you. For more discussion of speaker placement and room acoustics, see “Fine-

tuning your system” on page 29.

Jewel Cube speaker locations

Follow these guidelines to select locations that provide the maximum home theater effect

from your Lifestyle

30 system (Figures 2 and 3).

CAUTION:

Choose a stable and level surface for your Jewel Cube speakers. Vibration can

cause these speakers to move, particularly on smooth surfaces like marble, glass, or highly

polished wood. For additional stability, add the provided rubber feet to your Jewel Cube

speakers.

Left and right front speakers

The sound from the left and right front speakers should seem to appear at the edge of the

picture, so that the acoustic image is close to the size of the visual image (Figure 2).

1. Place the cubes so that they line up with the center of the TV screen.

2. Place them up to 3 feet (1 m) from the edge of the TV screen.

We recommend a maximum distance of 3 feet (1 m) so that the sound does not become

too separated from the picture. You may wish to vary this distance based on room condi-

tions and personal preference. The front cables allow the cube speakers to be placed up

to 20 feet (6.1 m) from the Acoustimass

module.

3. Direct one cube of each speaker forward. Direct the other cube toward the wall or in a

different direction to create reflected sound. (See the illustration of reflected sound pat-

terns in Figure 3.)

Note:

The Jewel Cube

speakers are magnetically shielded so you can place them close to

the TV without affecting picture quality.

Center speaker

The sound from the center speaker should appear to come directly from the center of the

picture (Figure 2). The center speaker cable allows up to 20 feet (6.1 m) distance from the

Acoustimass module.

Note:

Do not place the speaker on its side, as this diminishes performance by blocking the

Jewel Cube ports.

1. Place the center speaker directly above or below the center of the TV screen, or at the

closest convenient location.

2. Align the speaker with the front of the TV screen (not pushed to the back of the TV).

3. Direct each of the cubes slightly away from center, to create a wider area of direct sound

(Figure 3).

Note:

If you put the speakers in a bookcase unit, be sure to place each one at the front

edge of the shelf. Placing speakers in an enclosed space can change the tonal quality of the

sound. This effect is minimized if the shelves are filled with books.

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