Bose AM193147_03_V. manual

The Bose ® Lifestyle ® 30 System Owner’ s Guide December 20, 2001 AM193147_03_V .pdf[...]

2 December 20, 2001 AM193147_03_V.pdf Safety Infor mation W arning T o reduce the risk of fir e or electric shock, do not expose this system to rain or moistur e. CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRICAL SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED P[...]

AM193147_03_V.pdf December 20, 2001 a Important Safety Instructions 1. Read these instructions – for all components before using this pr oduct. 2. Keep these instructions – for futur e refer ence. 3. Heed all warnings – on the pr oduct and in the owner ’ s guide. 4. Follow all instructions. 5. Do not use this apparatus near water or moistur[...]

English b December 20, 2001 AM193147_03_V.pdf Important Safety Instructions Antenna gr ounding Example of antenna grounding as per National Electrical Code, ANSI/NFP A 70. Note to CA TV system installer This reminder is pr ovided to call the CA TV system installer ’ s attention to Article 820-40 of the NEC (of USA) that pr ovides guidelines for p[...]

AM193147_03_V.pdf December 20, 2001 3 Contents For your r ecords Serial numbers are located on the bottom of the music center and the bottom panel of the Acoustimass ® module. Lifestyle ® music center serial number: _____________________________________________ Acoustimass module serial number: ______________________________________________ Deale[...]

4 December 20, 2001 AM193147_03_V.pdf Setting Up Befor e you begin Thank you for purchasing the Bose ® Lifestyle ® 30 system. This remarkably compact system is a result of advanced technology developed by years of r esearch. T echnological innova- tions that make the Lifestyle ® 30 system possible include the smallest CD changer now available fo[...]

AM193147_03_V.pdf December 20, 2001 5 ® T r e b l e B a s s ® ® T H E B O S E S P E C IA L E D I T IO N L IF E S T Y L E M U S I C S Y S T E M C D ® ® ® Setting Up Unpacking the carton Carefully unpack your system. Save all packing materials for possible futur e use. The original packing materials pr ovide the safest way to transport your Lif[...]

6 December 20, 2001 AM193147_03_V.pdf Setting Up Select the locations for your Lifestyle ® 30 system When you place your speakers accor ding to the guidelines below , a combination of reflected and dir ect sound provides the audio atmospher e of a home theater . Y ou may experiment with the placement and orientation of the Jewel Cube ® speakers a[...]

AM193147_03_V.pdf December 20, 2001 7 Setting Up Acoustimass module Follow these guidelines to select a location for the Acoustimass module. CAUTION: T o avoid interference with the TV picture, place the module at least 18 inches (45 cm) fr om the TV . 1. Place the module along the same wall as the TV , or close to the same end of the room as the f[...]

8 December 20, 2001 AM193147_03_V.pdf Setting Up Connect the speakers and music center Once you have selected locations for your speakers and music center , connect the system. Connecting the Jewel Cube ® speakers to the Acoustimass ® module 1. Match each cable to the corr esponding speaker location. • Front speaker cables have blue RCA connect[...]

AM193147_03_V.pdf December 20, 2001 9 LR TAPE IN LR TAPE OUT RIGHT RIGHT CENTER OUTPUTS TO CUBE SPEAKERS LEFT LEFT FRONT SURROUND AUDIO INPUT Figure 6 Connecting the speakers and the music center 230 V 230 V 115 V 115 V Figure 7 Dual voltage Acoustimass module: voltage selector switch settings Figure 8 The AC power pack (model PS71 shown) CAUTION: [...]

10 December 20, 2001 AM193147_03_V.pdf Setting Up Figur e 9 Connecting components through your TV Cable TV Laserdisc VCR Connecting your home theater components to the Lifestyle ® system There ar e many variations of equipment in a home theater . A basic home theater system might include a stereo or mono TV and ster eo VCR with the Lifestyle ® 30[...]

AM193147_03_V.pdf December 20, 2001 11 Figur e 10 Music center connectors Figure 12 Connecting components to the music center inputs Cable TV Setting Up Laserdisc VCR Audio out TV Video Audio out to TV out (2) T o direct your video sound sour ces through your VCR If your TV is not a stereo model, or does not have the appr opriate outputs, connect y[...]

12 December 20, 2001 AM193147_03_V.pdf Other connections Use standard RCA audio cables to connect other components to your Lifestyle ® system, matching the red connector to R (right), white (or black) connector to L (left). Y ou can use a Y -adapter (available at electronics stor es) to connect a mono source. How- ever , the left and right speaker[...]

AM193147_03_V.pdf December 20, 2001 13 LR TAPE IN LR TAPE OUT Setting Up Connect the antennas The rear panel of your Lifestyle ® music center provides connections for the supplied AM and FM antennas (Figure 14). Unwind each antenna. Antennas provide better r eception when their wires ar e not bundled. FM antenna connections 1. Plug the FM antenna [...]

14 December 20, 2001 AM193147_03_V.pdf Setting Up Set up the r emote control 1. Slide open the battery compartment on the back of the r emote (Figure 17). 2. Insert 3 AA or IEC-R6 1.5V batteries, or the equivalent, as shown. Match the + and – symbols on the batteries with the + and – markings inside the compartment. 3. Slide the battery compart[...]

AM193147_03_V.pdf December 20, 2001 15 Operating Y our Lifestyle ® 30 System T ur n on your Lifestyle ® 30 system Plug the Acoustimass ® module power cord into an AC power (mains) outlet. Then plug in the music center power pack. Note: Y our speakers will not operate unless you complete all cable and power connections before turning on the music[...]

16 December 20, 2001 AM193147_03_V.pdf AM FM AUX CD 1 VIDEO 2 VIDEO T APE MUTE MUTE ALL OFF ON RANDOM Operating Y our Lifestyle ® 30 System Note: T o control the system from dif ferent listening zones, see “ Using two listening zones ” on pages 23-24. SOURCE SELECT / I I / I I Music center Remote contr ol SKIP SKIP ON OF F SKIP SKIP The system[...]

AM193147_03_V.pdf December 20, 2001 17 Operating Y our Lifestyle ® 30 System Other music center contr ols The music center function keys ar e described on the previous page. Use the following special music center keys to tune the radio, set station presets, and scan a CD (Figur e 20). TUNE / - Lowers or raises the frequency setting of the radio (s[...]

18 December 20, 2001 AM193147_03_V.pdf Operating Y our Lifestyle ® 30 System Listening to compact discs Using the CD changer Y ou can load up to six compact discs at a time. Loading discs into the CD magazine Hold the magazine, looking at the side with the arrow . Insert up to six discs, label side up (Figure 22). T ake care to place only one disc[...]

AM193147_03_V.pdf December 20, 2001 19 Operating Y our Lifestyle ® 30 System T ur ning the system on and choosing the CD player Press the CD key on the r emote or press SOURCE SELECT on the music center until CD is selected. If the system is alr eady on, use one of these keys to select the CD player . The CD indicator on the display lights. If a C[...]

20 December 20, 2001 AM193147_03_V.pdf Operating Y our Lifestyle ® 30 System Listening to the radio Y our Lifestyle ® music center has a built-in AM/FM radio. T ur ning the system on and choosing the radio Press AM/FM (on the r emote) or SOURCE SELECT (on the music center) to turn your system on to the most recently selected AM or FM station. Sel[...]

AM193147_03_V.pdf December 20, 2001 21 Operating Y our Lifestyle ® 30 System Using the system with exter nal components Follow the instructions on pages 10-12 for connecting components. T urn on your component directly or by using its remote contr ol. Use the VOLUME ▲ or ▼ key on the Lifestyle ® remote contr ol or music center to raise or low[...]

22 December 20, 2001 AM193147_03_V.pdf Operating Y our Lifestyle ® 30 System Fine-tuning your system In most situations, following the speaker placement guidelines (see pages 6-7) pr ovides excellent sound quality . Y ou do not need to adjust tone settings for changes in volume, since Bose ® patented signal processing technology pr ovides a natur[...]

AM193147_03_V.pdf December 20, 2001 23 Operating Y our Lifestyle ® 30 System Using two listening zones The Lifestyle ® 30 system can dir ect sound from one or two sound sour ces to two differ ent listening areas at the same time. Each listening ar ea, whether a room or a group of r ooms, is refer red to as a zone. By adding power ed speakers and [...]

24 December 20, 2001 AM193147_03_V.pdf Operating Y our Lifestyle ® 30 System Operating two listening zones Controlling the zones fr om the remote contr ols T o control two zones you need to have r emotes set to each zone. See instructions on page 23 for setting a second r emote to zone 2. • Y ou can select and control sour ces in each zone by co[...]

AM193147_03_V.pdf December 20, 2001 25 Maintaining Y our Lifestyle ® 30 System Changing the house code settings Each Lifestyle ® remote contr ol uses a system of matching house codes to communicate with its corresponding music center . If your remote ’ s commands ever conflict with those of another nearby Lifestyle ® system, you can easily set[...]

26 December 20, 2001 AM193147_03_V.pdf Maintaining Y our Lifestyle ® 30 System T roubleshooting Problem What to do System does not function • Make sur e the power connector is inserted securely into the music center , the power cord at all is inserted securely into the Acoustimass ® module, the power pack and power cord ar e plugged fully into [...]

AM193147_03_V.pdf December 20, 2001 27 Problem What to do Remote control • Check batteries and their polarity (+ and – ). See page 14. is inconsistent • Operate the r emote control closer to the music center . or does not work • Move the remote (or the music center) a few feet to avoid an ar ea of “ dead spots. ” See note on page 17. ?[...]

28 December 20, 2001 AM193147_03_V.pdf Maintaining Y our Lifestyle ® 30 System T aking care of your Lifestyle ® 30 system The only maintenance needed is cleaning the system and your compact discs, and r eplac- ing remote contr ol batteries. For information on replacing the r emote control batteries see “ Set up the remote contr ol ” on page 1[...]

AM193147_03_V.pdf December 20, 2001 29 Product Information T echnical infor mation Music center power pack power rating USA/Canada: 120V~ 60 Hz 25V A Europe: 230V~ 50 Hz 25V A Australia: 240V~ 50 Hz 25V A Dual voltage: 120V~ 60 Hz 25V A and 230V~ 50 Hz 25V A Speaker system power rating USA/Canada: 120V~ 50/60 Hz 350W Europe/Australia: 220-240V~ 50/[...]

30 December 20, 2001 AM193147_03_V.pdf Index A accessories 29 Acoustimass ® module 2-9, 13, 15, 21, 22, 26, 29 adapter plug 9 AM antenna 5, 13, 26, 29 AM/FM 4, 15-17, 20, 21, 26 antenna 5, 11, 13, 26, 27, 29 audio input cable 5, 7-9, 26 AUX 11, 16, 17, 21, 23, 29 auxiliary 4 B BASS control 22 batteries 5, 14, 27, 28 C cable 5-10, 12, 26, 27 cable [...]

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