Page 2 - Contents; FreeSpace
11 of 80 Contents 1.0 E4 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 1.1 The Bose ® FreeSpace ® E4 Series II business music system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 1.2 E4 system accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131.3 FreeSpace Installer™...
Page 3 - InstallerTM Design File
12 of 80 Contents 8.4 Common problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 8.4.1 Communications port error . . . . . . . . . . . 688.4.2 No audio in zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 688.4.3 User interface keypads do not operate correctly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 8.4...
Page 4 - TM Software; Installing the software; Installer; Connecting to the E4 system; Installer; Connect your PC to the E4 hardware.
34 of 80 5.0 Using FreeSpace ® Installer ™ Software 5.1 Installing the software Insert the FreeSpace ® Installer ™ software CD into the CD tray of your laptop PC. If the install program does not start automatically, open “My com-puter” from the desktop, double-click on the CD-ROM drive icon, and dou...
Page 5 - Launch the FreeSpace; The; Cancel; Refer to the “E4 System Setup” on page 44.
35 of 80 5.0 Using FreeSpace ® Installer ™ Software 3. Launch the FreeSpace ® Installer™ software. The Installer software splash screen will appear on your screen. After the splash screen, a status dialog will appear and report the status of each installation stage. Programmer’s Note: Clicking the C...
Page 6 - Close; Upgrade; Upgrading new software does; If you are not connected to the
36 of 80 5.0 Using FreeSpace ® Installer ™ Software 5.2.1 No hardware detected If after launching the Installer ™ software a hardware device is not found, the status window reports a failure to detect connected hardware: In this case, clicking the Close button results in a blank hardware setup windo...
Page 7 - InstallerTM; software; The following describes the software user interface.; Tool box
37 of 80 5.0 Using FreeSpace ® Installer ™ Software 5.3 The Installer™ software user interface The following describes the software user interface. Tool box Mode buttons Window sizing tools Work area Control pane System overview pane
Page 9 - Set Up Hardware mode
39 of 80 5.0 Using FreeSpace ® Installer ™ Software 5.4 Set Up Hardware mode Using the Set Up Hardware mode, you can create new system configurations. The following example displays the software front panel for the FreeSpace ® E4 Series II system. The hardware setup window consists of three panes: S...
Page 10 - Set Up Schedule mode
40 of 80 5.0 Using FreeSpace ® Installer ™ Software 5.5 Set Up Schedule mode The Set Up Schedule mode allows you to automate a system by creating up to 64 events. To select the Set Up Schedule mode, click the Schedule button under Set Up System. The features and controls of the Set Up Schedule windo...
Page 11 - Flashing the Installer software configura-; Remaining events
41 of 80 5.0 Using FreeSpace ® Installer ™ Software 5.5.1 Setting the clock The date and time of the hardware clock is initially set in Eastern Standard Time. After your PC is connected to the hardware, check the clock and set it as necessary for the time zone and region of your installation. To adj...
Page 12 - Adds a zone Source Change event; Do not schedule an Auto Volume; settings; To remove an event from the list, select the event by clicking on it
42 of 80 5.0 Using FreeSpace ® Installer ™ Software Adds a zone Source Change event This event allows you to change the source at a specified time on selected days of the week. Adds a zone Auto Volume event This event allows you to turn Auto Volume on or off at a specified time on selected days of t...
Page 13 - Service Hardware mode; Service Hardware
43 of 80 5.0 Using FreeSpace ® Installer ™ Software 5.6 Service Hardware mode The Service Hardware mode provides a list of any system errors that have occurred. To view the Error Log, click the Service Hardware button. If you are already connected to hardware, the Error Log is retrieved from the har...
Page 14 - Connecting your PC to an; POWER; If the E4 system experiences a
44 of 80 6.0 E4 System Setup 6.1 Introduction This section provides instructions on setting up an installed E4 system. To set up an E4 system you need a PC running the FreeSpace ® Installer ™ software. 6.2 Connecting your PC to an E4 system Before you can set up the E4 system, your PC must first be ...
Page 15 - System setup procedure; Factory default settings; Set the maximum output gain.; If the source still plays too loud at; Gain
45 of 80 6.0 E4 System Setup 6.3 System setup procedure The first time you turn on an E4 system it loads its factory (default) configuration settings. These settings were stored in the E4 when it was manufactured. Once your PC is fully connected to the E4 system, you can use the Installer ™ software...
Page 16 - Speaker EQ
46 of 80 6.0 E4 System Setup 2. Set the minimum output gain. This sets the desired minimum volume within a zone. Play a source that will be used in the zone and adjust the volume slider to the desired minimum level. Raise the minimum gain stop up to the volume slider level. 3. Set the initial output...
Page 17 - No EQ; To add a subzone; Input Type
47 of 80 6.0 E4 System Setup Programmer’s Note: If you are using the E4 system to drive speakers that are not Bose ® products, choose the No EQ setting or one of the four high-pass filter settings at the end of the list. The No EQ setting helps protect the E4 against loudspeaker trans-former saturat...
Page 18 - Input gain setup sequence; You may have to repeat step 3 a; Input gain controls; When setting up the system,; Input Line
48 of 80 6.0 E4 System Setup Input gain setup sequence 1. Set Opti-source ® to Off . This allows you make the initial gain setting. 2. Select the source Type and determine if Mic Power +12V is needed. Set Mic Power to On if required. Leave it in the Off setting if you are using line inputs. 3. Start...
Page 19 - Select a source in the System Sources list.; To unassign a source; Select the source in the ZONE Sources list.; To route a source to a zone; LINE 1 input source is assigned and routed to all four zones.
49 of 80 6.0 E4 System Setup 6.3.4 Source assign In the Source Assign control, you can choose which system sources will be available in each zone. The Source Assign control panel lists all system sources on the left and zone sources on the right. Sources are assigned by moving them from the System S...
Page 20 - To set up paging in a zone; PAGE; Low
50 of 80 6.0 E4 System Setup To set up paging in a zone In order to use paging in a zone, first you must assign the PAGE source to the zone. Then select the appropriate settings in the Page Setup (page 50) control pane. 6.3.5 Source EQ An input source EQ control panel is available for inputs 3 and 4...
Page 22 - Paging operation; The attack time for a page is; corner frequency of 125 Hz and a roll-off of 6 dB per octave.
52 of 80 6.0 E4 System Setup Paging operation When a page signal is triggered, the music signal is ramped down according to the ducking time. The ducking time is preset at 20 ms for Auto detection and 0 ms for PTT triggering. The music level is reduced by the ducking depth which can be adjusted usin...
Page 23 - For Dynamic EQ to operate correctly; DO NOT USE AUTOTRANSFORMERS:; E4 System; E4 System
53 of 80 6.0 E4 System Setup 6.3.8 Dynamic EQ The Dynamic EQ control panel provides an on/off control to enable/disable Dynamic Equalization in the current zone. Dynamic EQ should only be used in either of the following conditions: • The system contains extended bass or a FreeSpace ® 3 speaker syste...
Page 24 - Auto Volume setup procedure; More
54 of 80 6.0 E4 System Setup IMPORTANT: Before you calibrate Auto Volume • Make sure that the system hardware installation is complete and that all components (sense microphones, speakers, and Auto Volume user interfaces) are properly connected. Remem-ber that speakers must be directly wired to the ...
Page 25 - If you attempt to calibrate a
55 of 80 6.0 E4 System Setup 5. Click Continue . Your Auto Volume Tracking settings are con- firmed. If the tracking settings are not correct, click the Can- cel button, change the settings, and start the setup process again. 6. Click Continue . All sources assigned to the zone are listed in the win...
Page 26 - Click; to begin the source calibration process.; Continue; to begin the Zone Microphone Calibration.
56 of 80 6.0 E4 System Setup 8. Click Continue to begin the source calibration process. The source calibration process takes about three minutes per source. For each source, the input gain is measured and optimized, and the source level is activated. When this is done, the software displays the foll...
Page 27 - If this process fails, a dialog; Finish; to exit Auto Volume Setup. The; On; Resetting a calibrated Auto Volume zone; To cancel the calibration in an Auto Volume zone, click the; Reset; Be sure you want to reset the; Click to reset Auto Volume calibration
57 of 80 6.0 E4 System Setup Programmer’s Note: If this process fails, a dialog similar to the following will appear. Check the sensing microphone installation and make sure all sources are operating. Following a successful microphone calibration, the software automatically flashes the hardware to s...
Page 28 - Auto Volume On/Off states; Auto Volume operation; Volume; Changing Auto Volume Tracking after; For this type of system
58 of 80 6.0 E4 System Setup When to repeat the Auto Volume calibration You will need to repeat the Auto Volume process if: • You reset a calibrated zone. • You physically replaced source hardware. • You moved a sensing microphone. • You changed a speaker tap. • The source hardware has an output con...
Page 29 - User Interface Operation; Enabling keypad operation; Standard User Interface Example
59 of 80 7.0 User Interface Operation 7.1 Enabling keypad operation User interface keys for assigned sources are enabled only after flashing the hardware. Keys for any unassigned sources are auto-matically disabled after flashing the hardware. 7.2 Turning the system on When the E4 hardware is in STA...
Page 30 - Auto Volume user interface; Auto Volume User Interface Example
60 of 80 7.0 User Interface Operation 7.4 Auto Volume user interface operation The Auto Volume user interface provides source selection, vol-ume up/down, and Auto Volume on/off controls. • Press 1 , 2 , or 3 to select the audio source connected to the LINE 1, LINE 2, or LINE 3 input, respectively. A...
Page 31 - operation
61 of 80 7.0 User Interface Operation 7.5 Multi-zone paging user interface operation The Multi-zone paging user interface provides keys to select sin-gle paging zones, all paging zones and initiate a page. Paging zones are not the same as output zones. After assigning the PAGE source to the output z...
Page 32 - Limited Warranty Policy; Bose Corporation; How you can obtain warranty service:
77 of 78 Bose ® Product Sales Conditions Limited Warranty Policy and Conditions of Sale Bose Corporation The Mountain Framingham, MA 01701 What is covered: All parts defective in material and workmanship. This limited warranty for the Bose Freespace ® E4 system (“system”) covers the functionality of...
