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Bose Acoustimass 5 Series IV Owner's Manual

Setting Up

Fine-tuning your system

Figure 19

Bass and treble controls

Tre ble

Ba ss

In most situations, you only need to follow the speaker placement guidelines for your system

to provide excellent sound quality.

You do not need to adjust tone settings for changes in volume, since Bose

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

If desired, you can further fine-tune your system as described below.

Adjusting speaker controls

The TREBLE and BASS controls are located on the Acoustimass

Acoustimass module (Figure 19). They allow you to adjust the treble (high frequencies) and

bass (low frequencies). In the normal setting, the dots on each control are in the 12-o'clock

position. Turn the controls clockwise to increase and 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 careful use

of the TREBLE and BASS controls.

Too much or too little treble

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

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

treble 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

farther 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 +).

Acoustimass module placement affects the amount of bass you hear. Placing the module

closer to the corner of the room will increase bass. Moving the module away from the corner

will decrease bass.

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