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Overview
of the Example Installation Room
 Our example room is 19' long by 18' wide and the
screen is straight ahead as you enter the room (center/left in
the illustration above). Additional components in our example
installation include a 61" projection screen, DVD, cable
box and VCR. We set up the Lifestyle® music
center and the multi-room interface on the top left of the projection
screen. The DVD is in the center and the digital cable box and
VCR are on the right.
Wall mounted Jewel Cube®
speaker using the short stem on bracket #UB-20
Ceiling mounted Jewel Cube
speaker using the long stem on bracket #UB-20
All the Jewel Cube speakers should be placed at
a seated ear level or higher, if possible. We ran the three front
(left-center-right) speaker cables using feed-through bushings
to enter the walls near the speakers. To avoid splicing the speaker
wires, we split the feed-through bushings with a utility knife
and placed them around the wires. We filled in the cut sections
with white caulk that was also used to secure the bushings to
the walls and ceiling. The front side speakers are mounted to
the walls using part #UB-20, the optional wall/ceiling mount
brackets (shown above). The front left and right speakers
were installed 2' from each side of the projection screen at
a height equal to the center of the screen. The front center
speaker setup is mounted to the ceiling above the screen using
the same bracket kit (shown above).
Jewel Cube speakers on floor
stand #UFS-20
The rear speaker wires were run inside white wire
raceway, which is affixed above the baseboard. Double-sided tape
is pre-attached to the raceway for easy installation. Raceway
is easy to cut with a utility knife and blends well with the
white baseboard. Corner caps are available for all wire turns.
The rear speakers are mounted on the optional floor stands, part
#UFS-20 (shown above). These floor stands put the speakers
at ear level while sitting in the listening area.
Acoustimass® module with
split flexible tube to a media faceplate
Split flexible tubing is used to keep the wires
neat from the Acoustimass module to the wall (shown above).
The wires enter the wall through the module hole of a single
gang media faceplate. Flexible tubing is also used on the wires
that run to the rear of the projection screen.
White PVC Raceway
You must determine the ideal method for running
the wiring for your installation. New construction or renovation
provides the best opportunity to pre-run the wiring inside the
walls, however easy access from basements, crawl spaces or drop
ceilings facilitates wire runs in existing rooms. Wire raceway
(shown above) outside the walls is best for wire runs
along walls that are difficult or impossible to traverse. For
illustrative purposes, we used both methods for our wire runs.
If you are not sure about the
construction of your walls you should consult with a licensed
electrician for more specific information about your installation
choices. Different home theater systems are wired in various
configurations so remember to check with the specific company
for information before you pre-wire.
Note: All the
speaker wiring used in this example installation came included
with the system, however, if you are pre-wiring, you may use
18-guage speaker cable or extension RCA cables.
The illustration above shows the Bose 6-CD changer
and the multi-room interface. On the back of the multi-room interface
are the connections for the antenna input, Bose 6-CD changer
input, auxiliary inputs, two additional stereo inputs and tape
in and out (see closeup below). The room outputs on the right
use a proprietary cable that connects to the Acoustimass module.
The digital pigtail input is located on this cable as well. We
used the output to room (A).
 The
photograph above shows the Personal® music
center which places complete control of system operations in
your hands. The center is portable, communicating with the rest
of the system through a two-way radio-frequency link. See:"System
highlights" for additional information
There are three additional
special outputs that can send signal to add-on powered speakers
used for optional multi-room expansion.
Click on
the icon below to visit the Bose website for Lifestyle® 50 expansion
information.
The Acoustimass speaker module houses the
connections for the five additional speakers. The five speakers
which are comprised of front (left-center-right) and rear (left-right)
make the 5 in 5.1 surround sound. The .1 refers to the Acoustimass speaker
module .
The illustration above shows the bottom of the
Acoustimass module . Connections are shown for the front, Left-Center-Right
speakers (blue) and the rear Left-Right speakers (orange). The
end that connects to the Acoustimass module is standard RCA and
can be extended. The black cable shown on the top of the illustration
is the proprietary cable from the room A connection on the multi-room
expansion interface. The cable shown on the bottom is the AC
cord.
The illustration above shows the RCA connector
(left inset) and the ridged connector at the opposite end that
matches a notch in the rear of the Jewel Cube speaker inset).
The illustration above shows a closeup of the input
and output connections on the multi-room interface.
The illustration above shows the back audio connections
from a DVD player to the multi-room expansion interface. The
DVD digital out (sometimes referred to as S/PDIF or Coaxial)
connects to the pigtail that is attached to the output cable
connected to room (A). The DVD stereo analog outputs connect
to the aux inputs. You should connect both digital and analog.
If there is a break or pause in the digital bit stream, the system
defaults to analog. The audio and video connections shown use
standard RCA cables. The digital out to the pigtail uses a standard
RCA cable as well.
The illustration above shows the DVD analog connections
as well as the connections for the remaining units to the multi-room
interface. The DVD analog stereo outputs connect to the analog
AUX input in addition to the aforementioned digital connection
to the pigtail. The cable receiver stereo outputs connect to
video 1. The VCR stereo outputs connect to video 2. All of the
analog connections use standard audio RCA cables.
The illustration above shows the video outputs
for the three units and their connection to the back of the projection
screen. The DVD video connection is made using the component
outputs. There are three connections with component outputs:
Y, Cr and Cb (also referred to as Y, Pr and Pb).
A cable set manufactured for component connections should be
used. The Cable receiver video connection is made using the S-video
output that uses a multi-pin cable. The VCR video connection
is made using a composite output. A composite output uses
a standard video RCA cable. The DVD and cable receiver connections
could have used the composite output but component or S-video
outputs should be your first choice when a monitor or projection
screen can accommodate them.
Component
output is transmitted on
three channels: one channel for luminance (brightness or black
and white information) information, and two channels of color.
A component signal carries more color detail and eliminates rainbow
patterns completely.
S-video
output separates the video
signal into separate luminance and chrominance (color) signals
in order to maintain a better video quality.
Composite
output combines the signals
into a single composite video connection
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