Bose 901 Owner's Manual - Page 9

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Listening to your 901

Adjusting the sound quality

Figure 6

Powered (left) speaker

control panel

901

DIRECT REFLECTING

POWERED SPEAKER SYSTEM

MAY BE COVERED BY PAT. RIGHTS ISSUED AND PENDING

INCLUDING U.S. PAT.3,582,533 4,061,890 4,146,745 4,158,756

4,739,514 AND RE31679. PATENTED IN CANADA 1974, 1980

SERIAL NUMBER

D.O.M.

BOSE CORPORATION, FRAMINGHAM, MA 01701-9168

MADE IN U.S.A.

CAUTION

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DO NOT OPEN

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NE PAS OUVRIR

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TREBLE

–

NORM

BASS

–

INPUT

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LIFESTYLE® MUSIC

CENTER

POWER

OUTPUT

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ACCESSORY

SPEAKER

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Operating Your 901

powered speaker system

The 901 powered speaker system is intended to be used as a ZONE 2 speaker system. A

ZONE 2 remote control is recommended. Please see your LIFESTYLE

guide for complete instructions or contact Bose

address and phone number list included with your system.

In most situations, placing your speakers according to the guidelines given in "Placing the

speakers" on page 5, will result in excellent sound quality.

You do not need to adjust tone settings for different volume settings. Bose patented signal

processing technology provides a natural tonal balance over the full range of volume settings.

If you wish to ﬁne-tune the tonal balance further, use the TREBLE and BASS controls.

Treble and bass controls

The TREBLE and BASS controls are located on the powered speaker pedestal (Figure 6).

They allow you to adjust the treble (high frequencies) and bass (low frequencies). In the nor-

mal setting, the dot on each control is in the 12 o'clock position. You can also locate the nor-

mal setting by feeling when the control settles into the notch at this position. Turn the controls

clockwise to increase, or counterclockwise to decrease the amount of treble or bass.

Compensating for room acoustics

The acoustics (sound qualities) of your room can affect the overall sound quality of any

speaker system. In general, you can reduce many problems with acoustics by the cautious

use of the TREBLE and BASS controls.

Too much or too little treble

Rooms with few sound-absorbing furnishings, especially those with bare ﬂoors and walls,

may sound overly shrill or "bright". Turning down the treble control (toward –) decreases tre-

ble sound.

Rooms with a lot of sound-absorbing furnishings, such as upholstered furniture, wall-to-wall

carpet, or heavy drapes, may reduce the treble sound of your system. Moving speakers far-

ther away from soft furnishings increases treble. You can increase treble sound by slightly

turning up the treble control (toward +).

Too much or too little bass

You can decrease bass sound by turning down the bass control (toward –). To increase bass,

turn up the bass control (toward +).

Speaker placement affects the amount of bass you hear. Placing the speakers closer to the

corners of the room will increase bass. Keep the speakers within 2 to 4 feet (60–120 cm) of

the side walls (see "Placing the speakers" on page 5). If you want to increase bass further,

starting at 16 inches from the back wall, move the tips of the V-shaped rear panels slightly

closer to the wall (but no closer than 8 inches).

November 19, 2001

Powered Speaker System

system's owner's

customer service for assistance. See the