Bose E4 - User Manual

AMP OUT

AUX OUT/
CONTR

OL

DIRECT IN

/

CONTR

OL

SENSE MICR

OPHONES

1

2

3

4

WALL PLA TE CONNECTION

CONTACT
CLOSURE

INPUT

LINE

2

MUSIC ON

HOLD/

PBX OUT

Bose Corporation, Framingham , MA 01701-9168

Made in the U.S.A.

70V

100V

RS232

MIC/

LINE

3

MIC/PAGE/

LINE4

1

3

2

4

INPUTS

RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE

NE P AS OUVRIR

RISK OF ELECTRICA

L

SHOCK

DO NOT OPEN

POWER

ON

OFF

OUTPUT

VOL TAGE

3

4

1

2

DO NOT SWITCH

WHILE POWER IS ON

OUTPUTS

LINE

1

AUDIO SOURCES

400 Watt System Electronics

CLASS 2 WIRING

AMP OUT

100/120V~AC T6.25A, L250V
220/240V~AC T3.15A, L250V

50/60Hz

300W MAX

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AUDIO

EQUIPMENT

LISTED 917D

®

PTT

PTT

12V

This device complies

with part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is

subject to the following conditions

:

(1)This device may not cause

harmful interference and (2)this device must accept any interference
received,inc

luding

interference which may cause undesired operat

ion.

Complies with Canadian ICES-003 Class

A

Spec.

RS232

FreeSpace E4 Series II

• Connect a straight-wired DB9M-to-DB9F cable between

the COM port of your PC and the RS-232 port of the
E4 system.

• Make sure the E4 system POWER switch is set to ON.

• Launch the

Installer

software on your PC.

•

NOTE:

The software installation disc is included with

the E4 system hardware.

• When the connection is initialized, the

Installer

software

automatically switches the E4 unit from standby to
operating mode.

• Once the connection is established, the Hardware Set

Up window for the E4 system appears on the screen.

• Select

Out Gain

for each zone.

• Click the

Mute

checkbox to silence the zone outputs of

the E4 system.

• Leave one zone active for monitoring purposes, or

connect a single speaker to the ZONE 1 output.

• Select

ZONE Set Up

for each zone output.

• Select the proper loudspeaker EQ type from the

Speaker EQ

drop list.

O p t i - s o u r c e

O p t i - s o u r c e

• Select

In Gain

for the first music source.

• Select the proper input type from the

Type

drop list.

• When using sources that have an output gain control,

increase the source output gain until the signal meter is
solid green. Occasional flashing red is normal.

• When using sources that do not have an output gain

control, increase the input gain using the

Gain

slider

until the signal meter is solid green.

• Set

Opti-source

®

to

On

. If you hear a dramatic

increase or decrease in volume, adjust your input gain
accordingly.

•

NOTE:

For detailed information on the setup of mic, line

and page sources see the online help system.

1

Connect your PC to the E4 system

2

Start the

Installer

software

3

Mute the zone outputs

4

Set zone Speaker EQ

5

Set Input Gain for music sources

O p t i - s o u r c e

• Select

Source Assign

for each zone.

• Move selected System Sources to the ZONE Sources

list using the right arrow button.

• In the Zone Sources list, double click on the name of

the source you want as the default source.

• Assign Paging to a zone by adding the PAGE source.
• Make sure all zones are connected to the E4 system.

• Select

Out Gain

for each zone.

• Raise the

Gain

slider to the desired maximum volume

and move the Maximum Gain Stop to this location.

• Lower the

Gain

slider to the desired minimum volume

and move the Minimum Gain Stop to this location.

• Set the

Gain

slider to the desired initial volume.

• Select

EQ

for each zone.

• Make the desired adjustments to the Low, Mid and Hi

equalizer controls.

• Select

Dynamic EQ

for the zone and set it to

On

.

• Check that the Auto Volume sensing microphone has

been installed according to recommendations.

• Select

Auto Volume

for the zone to be calibrated.

• Set the

Auto Volume Tracking

level. Use a level of

“less than” by “3” or “6” dB for background systems,
and a level of “equal to” or “more than” by “1” or “3” dB
for foreground systems.

• Click the

Set Up

button to start the calibration process.

• Follow the onscreen instructions during the process.
• For detailed information on the Auto Volume function,

see the online help system.

• Click the

Flash Hardware Configuration

button to

save the current system settings as the new default
configuration. The default configuration contains the
settings that are loaded when the E4 system is powered
on.

• Click the

Save File

button to save the settings in a file

on your PC where they can be stored for future use.

10

Flash hardware configuration

7

Set zone Output Gain

6

Assign sources to zones

8

Adjust the zone EQ

9

Calibrate Auto Volume

©2004 Bose Corporation, The Mountain, Framingham, MA 01701-9168 USA

279146 AM Rev.00 CCM-000922

•

NOTE:

Install your FreeSpace

®

system Installer™

software before following these steps.

FreeSpace

®

E4 Series II System Quick Start-Up Guide

English