Boston Bravo 20 User manual

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Specifications - -

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Frequency Range (±3dB):

80

Hzto

20

kHz

Recommended Amplifier Power:

15-125 watts

Nominal Impedance:

8 ohms

SensitivitySSdB [SPU2.8v at 1m):

89dB

Woofer:

4

V/

(

11

5mm) copolymer

Tweeter:

Crossover Frequency

Dimensions:

(H

xW x

D)

with

cornerfillers

without

cornerfillers

Weight:

1

"(25mm)

VR®

a

lu

minum domewith

AMD

2500

Hz

1414

X

6V2X

514

"

(362

X

1

66

X

1

34

mm

)

1414

X

6\12

X

4\4"

(362

X

166

X

108mm)

5l

bs

(2.25kg)

Finish:

White or bl

ack,

textured

ABS

with matching me

ta

l gri

lle

Introduction

Th

ank

you

for choosing

Bo

sto

n

Acou

stic

s.

Th

e

Bosto

n

Bra

vo®

20

isamulti-purpose, high performan

ce

co

mpact loudspeaker.

Th

e

Br

avo

20,whi

ch

u

ses

Boston

'spatented one-inch aluminum dome

VR"

tweeterwith

AMD

and

a4V

2·i

nchwoofer,

ca

n

be

combined with i

ts

supplied mounti

ng

bra

cke

t or

rear

stand to

be

mounted or pl

aced

virtuallyanywhere in any room.

How

to

ConnectYour Speakers

Correct

ly

wiring

yo

ur

speake

rs

is

im

portant

fo

rachieving t

he

best

so

und

qua

lit

y.

Wir

in

g

sho

uld

t

ake

just afew minutes,

but

it's

important to do it

ca

re

fu

ll

y,

s

in

ce

incorrect wir

in

g

(such

as

r

eve

r

se

d connection

s)

ca

n r

esu

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in

apoor

soun

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nd

poor

ba

ss

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We

re

commend 18

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uge w

ir

e or t

hi

ckerfor

run

sup to

15

fee

t

(4.5

m

),

and

16

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gau

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wireor t

hi

cker

for longerrun

s.

Se

pa

rate

the first few inc

he

s

of

the wirecondu

ct

ors.

Str

ip

off

V2

-inch (12mm)

of

in

sulation from the e

nd

sof

eac

h sp

eake

rwireto e

xpose

the

tw

o conductors

and

tightly twist the wire

strands.

WARNING:

To

prevent

el

ect

r

ica

lsh

oc

k

haza

rd

,al

ways

sw

i

tch

off

the

amp

l

ifi

er

or

rece

i

ve

rwh

en

mak

i

ng

con

ne

c

tions

to the

speake

r.

IMPORTANT:

Typ

i

ca

ll

y,

one s

id

e

of

thewire issmooth.

Connect thiss

id

eto

the-

(b

lac

k)

conn

ec

tio

n.

Theother si

de

h

as

a rib or strip

e.

Co

nne

ct thisto th

e+

(red)

co

nn

ec

tion.

2

U

si

ng

the

spring

terminal

posts:

Th

e

sp

ring terminal

posts

permit

easy

connecti

on

to banana plugs,

spade

l

ugs,

and

bare

wire.

Pus

hthethetop

of

theterminal down

by

approxima

te

ly

14

-

in

ch,exposing t

he

h

ole.

In

se

rt thew

ir

e

in

the hole

and

rel

ease

thetermi

na

l.

Connecting

the

Boston Bravo

to

Your Amplifier

or

Receiver

1.

Connect

the

speaker terminals

to

the amplifier speaker outputs.

2.

Make sure

the

speaker cable iscorrectly routed

throug

h

the

mounting

bracket.

(see

Mount

ing Options)

3.

When making

al

l connections,

be

sure

to

connect+

to + (red)

and-

to-

(bl

ack)

.

4.

If

using

the

Bravo

20

with

a subwoofer, set

the

receiver's

bass

management

to

SMALL

in the speaker setup menu.Thisw

il

l

divert very

low

frequenci

es

away from the center channel

to

th

e main speakers

and/or

subwoofer.

speakerterminal

~

+-

amplifier or receiver

Using

the

Bravo

20

on a Flat Surface

T

he

Bravo

20

ca

n be used on afiat surfa

ce

,such asatable,

she

lf

or the

floor

.

For

horizontal placement

that

angles

up

at 45°,

both corner fille

rs

must be u

se

d and t

he

br

ac

ket must be

re

mov

ed.For untilted horizontal placeme

nt

,

th

e r

ea

r

sta

nd must be

used w

it

h

the

mounting

br

acket attached (

see

"Mo

unt

th

e Speaker

to

the

Bra

cket"and the"

Re

ar Stand

In

stallation

In

structions"

found on page 6.

For

vertical

app

lications

mount

th

e fo

ur

supplied rubberfeet

to

the

bottom

of

the

speake

r.

Attach t

wo

of

the supplied self-ad

he

sive r

ubb

er feet

so

that

itsedge contacts

the

back

edg

e

of

the cabinet. Apply

two

more self-adhesive

rubber feet to the

re

c

es

s

es

at

the

fr

ont

of

the

cabinet.

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Vertical Placement Horizontal Placement-Angled

Up

3

Mounting

the

Bravo

20

Identify

the

Bracket

In

its packing material, the Bravo

20's

mounting

bracket

is

fitted

into

the back

H--+

-----1ft-

angle/

corner

mounting holes (4)

2 perside

flat mounting holes (4)

2

per

side

of

the speake

r.

Remove

the

tape

that

is

temporarily holding the bracket

to

th

e

speaker, and

then

pull the bracket away

from

the

back

of

the speake

r.

Determi

ne

how

the Bravo 20

is

to

be mounted

to

the

wall or ceilin

g.

It

can

be mounted either

horizontally

or

verti

cally,

either on

an

open

section

of

wall, or where

two

or three room

surfaces meet.

Refer

to

the illustration here to

determine what screw holes on

the

Bravo

20

bracket should be

used

for your applicatio

n.

single gang

-----11f----+++-+-H-

NOTE: The large rectangular hole in

the

middle

of

the

bracket will

fit

a single gang

electrical

outlet

to route

the

speaker wire

thr

ough

a conduit.

electric

outlet

opening

Mount

the

Bracket

to

the

Wall

Deci

de

where

to

mount

bracket.

IMPORTANT: See"Ceiling Clearance"on page

6.

Determine what

mounting

ho

l

es

in the bracket

wi

ll be u

sed

.

Mark

the

holes

on

the wa

ll

or

ceiling using bracket

as

atemplate.

speaker-to-bracket

mountingholes (2)

1 perside

-t---t+----t----"-,--!11---"

singlegang electrical

box mounting holes

speakercable run

holes

(2)

on

top

and

bottom

Drill

th

e hol

es

us

i

ng

th

e appropriate dri

ll

bit

si

ze

to

accommodate

the

mount

i

ng

hardware

that

you pl

an

to

use

(ie,

V2

-inch

diamet

er

to

clear

th

e

toggle

bo

lt

sfor holl

ow

surfaces

or

sma

ll

eno

ugh

to

al

low

se

lf-ta

pping

screws in a

so

lid s

urf

ace).

Mount

the

bracket flat

or

int

o a corner

as

shown below.

We

r

ecommend

the use

of

four fasteners

whe

rever possible. Consult

a knowledgeable installer regarding the proper hardwa

re

to

use

on

your

wall.

Strip

the

speaker wires ends, and feed

the

speaker

wi

re

thr

ough

the appropriate bracket opening.

Co

nnect

the

wire

to

th

e spe

ak

er

's

term

inal

s,

taking care

to

maintain speaker polarity.

(See

"How

to

Conn

ect

Your Speakers"

on

page 2

).

Both

the

Bravo 20 a

nd

it

sbracket are

sy

mm

etri

ca

l, so

the

speaker can be

mount

ed

wi

th either

it

swoofer

or

tweete

r

on top. In general,

bass

performance will be enhanced wi

th

the

wooferasclose to

as

many

ro

om

su

rfaces

as

possible.

Flat

Mount

Example Corner

Mount

Example

4

Corner Fillers

If

the

Bravo 20

is

being

mounted

in a corne

r,

then one or

both

of

the

supplied

corner fillers may be inserted

int

o the slots on the back of the speaker. Th

ese

accessories

wi

ll

enhance

the

ap

pearance

of

the

installation by making it appear

that

the back

of

Bravo

20 extends

into

the corner.

NOTE:

Up

to

16-gauge sp

ea

ker wire will fit be

tw

een the fille

rs

and

th

e corner.

Ceiling Clearance

If

th

e

Br

avo 20

is

to

be mo

unt

ed so

th

at

th

e

~~

r /

///

ceiling /

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top

or

the

side

of

the speaker will meet aflush

surface,either a wall (horizontall

y)

or

the ceiling

(v

ertically),

then

measure

th

e exact

di

stance

as

sh

o

wn

here fr

om

th

at

su

rface to the top or

sid

e

of

th

e br

ac

ket.

t

5

/sinches (16mml

_L

___

_

Mount

the

Speaker

to

the

Bracket

Re

move the speaker'sgrille by gra

sp

ing

the

ba

ck of the

cabinet in one han

d,

while

ge

ntly pulling the g

ri

lle away

with

th

e o

th

er

ha

nd

.

Align the ope

ning

s

in

the

back of

the

speaker

wit

h the two

p

os

tspro

tr

ud

ing from

the

bracket

as

sh

ow

n below.

Gently

re

move a

ny

slack in

th

e sp

ea

ker

wir

e asyou push

the speaker firmly onto the

br

acket.

Attach the speaker

to

the

br

acket by in

se

rting

th

e

supplied screws

th

ro

ugh

th

e hol

es

in the front of

th

e

speaker and into the

br

acket

as

shown

below

(

do

n

ot

over-tigh

te

n the screws).

Replace

th

e grille on

th

e speaker.

NOTE:

The Bravo 20 isnot

sec

urely a

tt

ached to

it

sb

ra

cket

unlessthe screws are used.

cornerfiller (2)

5

Rear Stand Installation Instructions

Th

e

Bos

ton

Bravo 20

ca

n be u

sed

horizontally on an untilted Aat

surfac

e,

su

ch asatable, shelfor

th

e

top

of a

re

ar proJection

TV

using

the

included r

ea

r bracket stand.

Fir

st

mo

unt

th

e

sp

ea

ker to

th

e brac

ke

t

(see

above).

Ne

x

t,

pl

ace

th

e speaker in

the

location that you

int

end to

us

e it

in (i

e,

c

or

rect grille/ logo and tweeter/

woo

fer o

ri

e

nt

a

ti

on).

Hol

d

the stand in an

upright

position

as

indicated

(n

ot

e that

the

stand

anglesaway fr

om

the bracket).

Li

ne

up

the stand w

ith

the l

ow

er slot

in the brack

et

so that

th

e 2

mi

ddle

"fingers"are on e

it

her side

of

the

web

th

at bisects

th

e slot. Sl

ight

ly angle the stand away from the

bracket and

pu

sh

th

e stand fingers

up

i

nto

th

e slot

so

that

the 4 in-

ner"fingers"are placed inside the slot and

the

2 outer"thumbs"are

placed

out

side the slot. Gently pu

sh

the stand

up

into the

bra

cket

sl

ot

unt

il

the

"finger

s"

and"thumbs"snap i

nt

o place.

Attach the ru

bbe

r feet

to

the stand and cabinet

(deta

il

ed

on

page 4)

Mounting

Possibilities

of

the

Bravo

20

4

inner"fingers"

2 outer "thumbs"

Push stand

into bracket

slot

until

"fingers"and

"thumbs"click

into place

Sticka rubber

foot

to

both

padson

the

stand and

to

both

lowercorners

of

the

cabinet

(do

not

apply

to

grille}

We designed the Bravo 20 to be

mou

nt

ed or placed in a wide

va

riety of configurations. Shown bel

ow

are seven

of

the

most

co

mm

on possibiliti

es

foryou

to

consider.

6

rear surround

flat

mount

horizontal

flat

mount

front main corner

mount

(or

any

other

corner)

~

--

-

1

horizontal untilted

horizontalfloor

or

shelfplacement

angled

up

rear surround

angled back

Rotating

the

Logo for Horizontal

Mounting

or

Placement

The logo plate on the Bravo

20's

gril

le

can

be rotated

90°

in either

direction

to

enhance the speaker's appearance when

mo

unt

ing

or

placing it in a horizontal position.

To

rotate the logo:

Remove

the

gr

ille and turn

it

over.

Locate

the

logo's spring loaded post protruding

through

the

bottom

inside portion

of

the

grille.

Place

your

thumb

against

the

post and press firmly until the

logo

pops forward.

Rotate

the

logo

to

the desired position and release pre

ssur

e

on

the

post allowing

it

to

snap back

int

o

the

seated position.

Listening Levels and Power Handling

11~

II

Th

e listed

power

recommendations in

the

Specifications section assume you will operate your

sys

tem in a way

that

will not

produce distortion.

Even

these rugged spea

kers

can be damaged by a

mod

est amplifier

if

it

p

ro

du

ces

distortion. Ifyou hear a

harsh,

gritty

noise, turn

down

the

volume. Prolonged

or

repeated

ope

ration of your speaker

with

a distorted signal from the

amplifier can

ca

us

e damage

that

is

not

covered by

th

e warranty.

LimitedWarranty

Boston Acoustics warrants

to

the

or

igi

nal

purchaser

of

ou

r

pass

ive loudspeakers

that

they will be fr

ee

of

defects in materi

als

a

nd

workmanship for a period

of

5 years from

the

date

of

pur

chase.Your

res

ponsibilities are

to

in

sta

ll and use them according

to the instructions supp

li

ed,

to

provide

safe

and

sec

u

re

transportation

to

an

authori

ze

d

Bost

on Acousti

cs

service repre

sen

tativ

e,

and

to

present

proof

of

purchase in

the

form of your

sales

slip when requesting service. Excluded f

ro

m this warranty is

dam

-

age

that

results from abuse, misuse, improper installation, accidents, shipping, or repairs/modi

fi

ca

tions

by

anyone

other

than

an

authorized Boston Acoustics

ser

vi

ce representative.Thiswarranty

is

limited

to

the

Boston Acousti

cs

product

and does

not

cover damage

to

any associated

equ

ip

ment

Thiswarranty

doe

s

not

cover

the

cost

of

removal or

re

in

sta

llation.Thiswarran

ty

isvoid if the

se

ri

al

number

h

as

been removed or defaced. Thiswarranty gives

yo

u specific legal right

s,

and you may also h

ave

othe

r rights,

wh

ich vary fr

om

state

to

state.

If

Service Seems Necessary

UnitedStates

First,

contact

th

e dealerfrom

whom

you purchased

the

product.

If

that

is

not

po

ss

ibl

e,

se

nd

an

email

to

: [email protected]

or

wr

it

e t

o:

Bo

s

ton

Acoustics,

In

c.

1

00

Corporate Drive

Mahwah,

NJ

07490

USA

All

Other

Countries

Canada

First, contact

th

e dealerfrom

who

m

you purchased

the

product.

If

that is

not

possibl

e,

se

nd an em

ai

lto: [email protected]

or

writ

e t

o:

D&M Canada

5-505

App

le Creek Blvd

Markham,

ON

L3R

5B

1

C

on

t

act

the

dealer

fr

om

whom

you

purchased

th

e

product

or

contact

your

lo

cal

distributor

.

For

more

inform

a

tion,

pl

ease

vis

it

bostona

co

us

ti

cs.co

m/support

7

to

www.bo

st

onacoust

ics.com

P4TS

Table/Floor

Stand

• Stylish and sleek metal construction

• Hides wires

for

a clean appearance

• Sturdy cast base ensures stability

• Designed

for

table

or

floor

placement

To

purchase

P4TS

Table Stands,

consult

your

authorized

Boston

dealer

or

visit bostonacoustics.com

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