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    The Bose ® Lifestyle ® 40 Music System Owner’ s Guide December 20, 2001 AM189858_03_V .pdf[...]

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    2 December 20, 2001 AM189858_03_V.pdf Safety Information W ARNING: T o r educe the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose the system to rain or moistur e. These CAUTION marks are located on the bottoms of your Lifestyle ® Personal™ music center , Acoustimass ® module, multi-room interface, and CD changer: The lightning flash with arr owh[...]

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    AM189858_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 reference. 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 moisture[...]

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    English b December 20, 2001 AM189858_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[...]

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    AM189858_03_V.pdf December 20, 2001 3 Contents For your recor ds Serial numbers are located on the bottom panels of the Personal music center , multi-room interface, CD changer , and the Acoustimass ® module. Personal music center serial number: _____________________________________________ Multi-r oom interface serial number: ____________________[...]

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    4 December 20, 2001 AM189858_03_V.pdf Setting Up Before you begin Thank you for purchasing the Bose ® Lifestyle ® 40 music system. Y ears of research lie behind this complete audio home entertainment system – the most advanced compact music system available fr om Bose. T echnological innovations that make the Lifestyle ® 40 music system unique[...]

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    AM189858_03_V.pdf December 20, 2001 5 Unpacking the car ton Carefully unpack your system. Save all packing materials for possible futur e use. The original packing materials provide the safest way to transport your Lifestyle ® 40 music system. If any part of the product appears damaged, do not attempt to use the system. Notify Bose ® or your auth[...]

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    6 December 20, 2001 AM189858_03_V.pdf Setting Up Selecting the locations for your Lifestyle ® 40 music system When you place your speakers according to the guidelines below , a combination of reflected and direct sound pr ovides a lifelike stereo image virtually everywher e in the room. Y ou may experiment with the placement and orientation of the[...]

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    AM189858_03_V.pdf December 20, 2001 7 Setting Up Acoustimass ® module Follow these guidelines to select a location for the Acoustimass module. Note: T o avoid inter ference with the TV picture, place the Acoustimass module at least 18 inches (45 cm) fr om the TV . 1. Place the Acoustimass module along the same wall or close to the same end of the [...]

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    8 December 20, 2001 AM189858_03_V.pdf Setting Up Connecting your system Once you have selected locations for your speakers, CD changer , and interface, connect the system. CAUTION: Make sure all components ar e unplugged fr om the power outlet befor e you begin hooking up the system. Connecting the Jewel Cube ® speakers to the Acoustimass ® modul[...]

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    AM189858_03_V.pdf December 20, 2001 9 OFF POWER ON RIGHT OUTPUTS TO CUBE SPEAKERS LEFT AUDIO INPUT Setting Up Right speaker Right-angle connector into AUDIO INPUT Left speaker Audio input cable Power jack Multi-pin connector into ROOM A AC power pack Blue connectors from BOSE CD to BOSE CD Connecting the Acoustimass ® module to the multi-room inte[...]

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    10 December 20, 2001 AM189858_03_V.pdf Setting Up 230 V 115 V Connecting the Acoustimass ® module power (mains) cord CAUTION: If you have a dual-voltage system, make sur e the voltage selector switch on the Acoustimass module is set cor rectly . 1. On a dual voltage system, the voltage selector switch is preset at the factory to be corr ect for yo[...]

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    AM189858_03_V.pdf December 20, 2001 11 Connecting exter nal components Use standar d RCA audio cables to connect other components to your Lifestyle ® system ’ s multi-room inter face, matching the red connector to R (right) and white (or black) connector to L (left). Y ou can use a Y -adapter (available at electronics stor es) to connect a mono [...]

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    12 December 20, 2001 AM189858_03_V.pdf Setting Up FM antenna connections 1. Plug the FM antenna connector into the FM ANTENNA jack on the back of the interface. 2. Spread out the antenna arms. Experiment with both the placement and the angle of this antenna to provide optimum FM r eception. Note: A central antenna or cable, or an outdoor FM antenna[...]

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    AM189858_03_V.pdf December 20, 2001 13 Setting Up Completing connections and tur ning on the Acoustimass ® module 1. Plug the Acoustimass ® module power cord into an AC power (mains) outlet. 2. Plug the multi-room interface power pack into an AC power (mains) outlet. 3. When you have checked all connections, be sure to turn the Acoustimass module[...]

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    14 December 20, 2001 AM189858_03_V.pdf Operating Y our Lifestyle ® 40 Music System T ur ning on the system Y ou are r eady to enjoy your new Lifestyle ® system. Y our Personal ™ music center places complete control of the system operations in your hands. The center is portable, communi- cating with the rest of the system thr ough a two-way radi[...]

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    English AM189858_03_V.pdf December 20, 2001 15 Operating Y our Lifestyle ® 40 Music System Adjusting the volume • T ouch the VOLUME ▲ (up) or ▼ (down) button to raise or lower the volume. • V olume settings range fr om 0 to 100. V olume settings are displayed while being adjusted. • If the volume was above 80 when the system was turned o[...]

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    16 December 20, 2001 AM189858_03_V.pdf Using the SOURCE buttons The seven source buttons pr ovide direct access to the thr ee built-in sources (FM, AM, CD) and up to four external components connected to the system. The Lifestyle ® system can select an external component and adjust the volume, but it cannot tur n a connected compo- nent on or off.[...]

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    English AM189858_03_V.pdf December 20, 2001 17 Using the MENU items The menu items are selected by pr essing the MENU button to step through the list until the function you want is displayed. Menu items ar e available in the list if they are applicable to the current state of the system. Y ou can exit from any menu item by pr essing DONE or ON/OFF [...]

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    18 December 20, 2001 AM189858_03_V.pdf Operating Y our Lifestyle ® 40 Music System Listening to the radio Y our Lifestyle ® music system has a built-in AM/FM radio. Good AM/FM radio reception depends on the location and orientation of the AM and FM antennas. See “ FM antenna connections ” and “ AM antenna connections ” on page 12 for prop[...]

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    English AM189858_03_V.pdf December 20, 2001 19 Operating Y our Lifestyle ® 40 Music System Press and hold here to stor e a preset or , to quick-store a preset, pr ess and hold any button 1 through 9. Receiving AM stations Normally , the AM radio receives suf ficiently strong AM stations using a wide bandwidth filter . If you experience difficulty [...]

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    20 December 20, 2001 AM189858_03_V.pdf Operating Y our Lifestyle ® 40 Music System Figure 23 After setting a station as preset 3 Setting presets using the PRESETS menu Y ou can set station pr esets using the PRESETS menu which is available only when AM or FM is the selected sour ce. T o set a preset station: 1. Select the AM or FM source. 2. Press[...]

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    English AM189858_03_V.pdf December 20, 2001 21 6 D I S K M A G A Z I N E 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 6 DISK MAGAZINE 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 6 D I S K M A G A Z I N E 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 Eject button Operating Y our Lifestyle ® 40 Music System Ejecting discs from the CD magazine Press the white lever that cor responds to th[...]

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    22 December 20, 2001 AM189858_03_V.pdf Operating Y our Lifestyle ® 40 Music System ÂENU SLEEP ON OFF VOLUÂE VOLUÂE ÂUTE SOURCE DISC TRACK PLA Y P AUSE ST OP PLA Y LIST KEYP AD OÂIT TRACK PLA Y , P AUSE, STOP and PLA Y LIST buttons Elapsed play time for current track Press and hold here to stor e a TRACK number in the CD play list Scan CD back[...]

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    English AM189858_03_V.pdf December 20, 2001 23 Operating Y our Lifestyle ® 40 Music System T o scan a disc Press and hold the scan forwar d or backward button (these are the ones to the left and right of the play time display). Scanning back or forwar d stops at the first or last track of the disc. Y ou can scan a CD while it is paused. T o add a [...]

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    24 December 20, 2001 AM189858_03_V.pdf Operating Y our Lifestyle ® 40 Music System Using the CD OPTIONS menu From the CD OPTIONS menu you can select r epeat or random play , or program a CD play list. T o access the CD OPTIONS , pr ess the MENU button until CD OPTIONS is displayed (Figur e 28). Y ou can do this while a CD plays if you wish. Figure[...]

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    English AM189858_03_V.pdf December 20, 2001 25 Operating Y our Lifestyle ® 40 Music System Programming a CD play list Using the Lifestyle ® system ’ s programming feature, you can cr eate your own CD play list of up to 50 tracks (including repeats) fr om the loaded discs. Y ou can create or edit a CD play list even while listening to another so[...]

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    26 December 20, 2001 AM189858_03_V.pdf Operating Y our Lifestyle ® 40 Music System ÂENU SLEEP ON OFF VOLUÂE VOLUÂE ÂUTE CD OPTIONS ITEÂ DISC TRACK CLEAR LIST DONE CLEAR INSER T Press to insert item into list Press to r emove item from list Press to r emove entire list T o insert a new track in an existing play list 1. Press EDIT PLA Y LIST . [...]

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    English AM189858_03_V.pdf December 20, 2001 27 Using the system with exter nal components Follow the instructions on page 11 for connecting components. T ur n on your component directly or by using its remote contr ol. Press VOLUME ▲ or ▼ on your Personal ™ music center to raise or lower the volume. Contr ol all other functions at the source,[...]

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    28 December 20, 2001 AM189858_03_V.pdf ® Treble Bass Operating Y our Lifestyle ® 40 Music System Fine-tuning your system In most situations, you only need to follow the speaker placement guidelines (see “ Setting Up ” on pages 6-7) for your system to pr ovide excellent sound quality . Y ou do not need to adjust tone settings for changes in vo[...]

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    English AM189858_03_V.pdf December 20, 2001 29 Operating Y our Lifestyle ® 40 Music System Equalizing the volume levels of exter nal sources The SIGNAL LEVELS selection in the MENU options allows you to adjust and equalize the volume gain levels received fr om externally connected sources (VIDEO 1, VIDEO 2, AUX, T APE). For example, you can adjust[...]

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    30 December 20, 2001 AM189858_03_V.pdf Operating Y our Lifestyle ® 40 Music System For cing the SOURCE buttons to stay on Normally , the SOURCE buttons are automatically r emoved from the display following certain operations. Y ou can change the behavior of these buttons so that they remain in the state you last set them (on or of f screen) using [...]

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    English AM189858_03_V.pdf December 20, 2001 31 Operating Y our Lifestyle ® 40 Music System Adjusting the display fade time The fade control display allows you to adjust the length of time the music center display stays on (after your last button pr ess) before it fades. T o adjust this time: 1. Press and hold the SOURCE button until Lcd appears. 2[...]

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    32 December 20, 2001 AM189858_03_V.pdf Connecting additional rooms Follow the placement guidelines for the Bose ® powered speakers that you plan to connect. Then review your plan for how to connect these speakers to the multi-r oom interface in your primary room. If you have questions or need extension cables to complete the connections, call Bose[...]

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    AM189858_03_V.pdf December 20, 2001 33 Operating a Multi-Room Lifestyle ® 40 Music System Operating in more than one room Y our Lifestyle ® 40 music system can control up to four sets of Bose ® power ed speakers, allowing your family to enjoy differ ent audio sources (CD, radio, TV , etc.) in up to four rooms. These rooms ar e referr ed to as ro[...]

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    34 December 20, 2001 AM189858_03_V.pdf Operating a Multi-Room Lifestyle ® 40 Music System Using the ROOM button The ROOM button allows you to select any connected room and contr ol any sound source you want to hear in that r oom. Each time you press the ROOM button you can transfer control fr om one room to the next in A-B-C-D or der . The room in[...]

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    AM189858_03_V.pdf December 20, 2001 35 Operating a Multi-Room Lifestyle ® 40 Music System Using the HOUSE button The HOUSE button lets you contr ol all connected rooms as if they were one. When you pr ess the HOUSE button, an empty box indicator is displayed for each connected r oom. Any button pr essed after that (any source button, VOLUME, MUTE,[...]

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    36 December 20, 2001 AM189858_03_V.pdf Maintaining Y our Lifestyle ® 40 Music System Finding a misplaced Personal ™ music center The “ find me ” featur e assists you in locating the Personal music center . Press the LOCA TE MUSIC CENTER button on the back of the multi-r oom interface (under the antenna connec- tions, next to the CD changer c[...]

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    AM189858_03_V.pdf December 20, 2001 37 Maintaining Y our Lifestyle ® 40 Music System Cleaning the system The only maintenance your system may need is periodic cleaning and r eplacing the Personal music center batteries. For information on replacing the batteries see page 13. CAUTION: Do not use any spray cleaners near the system. Do not use any so[...]

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    38 December 20, 2001 AM189858_03_V.pdf T roubleshooting Problem What to do System does not function • Make sur e the power connector is inserted securely into the multi-room interface, the at all power cord is inserted secur ely into the Acoustimass ® module, and the power pack and power cord ar e plugged fully into operating AC wall outlets. ?[...]

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    AM189858_03_V.pdf December 20, 2001 39 Maintaining Y our Lifestyle ® 40 Music System Problem What to do Radio does not work • Make sure antennas are connected pr operly . • Position the AM antenna as far away fr om the multi-room interface as possible, at least 20 inches away . • Adjust antenna position to impr ove reception. Use SIGNAL LEVE[...]

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    40 December 20, 2001 AM189858_03_V.pdf Product Information T echnical infor mation Speaker system power rating USA/Canada: 120V~ 50/60 Hz 350W Europe/Australia: 220-240V~ 50/60 Hz 350W Dual voltage: 115/230V~ 50/60 Hz 350W Multi-r oom inter face power pack power rating USA/Canada: 120V~ 60 Hz 25V A Europe: 230V~ 50 Hz 25V A Australia: 240V~ 50 Hz 2[...]

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    English AM189858_03_V.pdf December 20, 2001 41 Index A Acoustimass ® module best bass performance 7 connections 8, 9, 13 location 7 magnetic field 7, 27 on and off 13 power cord 13 power switch 13 rubber feet 7 TREBLE and BASS controls 28 turning on 13 ventilation 7 Additional powered speakers 32 Additional rooms connecting 32 operating 33 AM 14, [...]

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    42 December 20, 2001 AM189858_03_V.pdf Index M Magnetic field 7, 27 MENU CD OPTIONS 24 exit 17 PRESETS 20 primar y button 16 RECORD OUT 27 SIGNAL LEVELS 28, 29 Multi-room interface antenna connections 12 inputs 40 location 7 outputs 40 power pack 13 rear panel 12 MUTE 16, 35 N NO RESPONSE 13, 35, 38 noCd 22, 38 O OMIT TRACK 23 ON/OFF 13, 14, 16 P P[...]

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    English AM189858_03_V.pdf December 20, 2001 43 Index[...]

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    45 Bose ® Corporation USA Bose Corporation, The Mountain Framingham, MA 01701-9168 1-800-367-4008 Phone hours - ET (eastern time): W eekdays 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturdays 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Canada Bose Ltd., 1-35 East Beaver Creek Road Richmond Hill, Ontario L4B 1B3 1-800-465-2673 Phone hours - ET (eastern time): W eekdays 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. European Of [...]

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    ©1999 Bose Corporation The Mountain, Framingham, MA 01701-9168 USA 189858 AM Rev .03 JN 00207[...]