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Bose Lifestyle 525 Series III manual

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    Operating Guide | Guía del usuario | Guide d’utilisation[...]

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    2 - English Important Safety Information Please refer to your system’ s setup guide for Important Safety Information. Important USA and Canada compliance Information • This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules and Industry Canada license-exempt RSS standard(s). Opera- tion is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may[...]

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    English - 3 Contents Introduction About y our Lifestyle ® system .......................................................................... 5 System features ......................................................................................... 5 If y ou need help .................................................................................[...]

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    4 - English Contents Playing content from an iPod or iPhone ...................................................... 18 Using the front console inputs ....................................................................... 19 Front USB input .......................................................................................... 19 Front Analog A/V[...]

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    English - 5 Introduction About y our Lifest yle ® system Thank you for choosing a Bose ® Lifestyle ® system for your home. This elegant and easy-to-use system delivers superior performance for both music and video. By now you should have successfully set up your system using the UNIFY ® intelligent integration system and calibrated the sound fo[...]

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    6 - English Controls and Indicators Remote Control Using the remote This advanced radio frequency r emote works throughout the r oom. Y ou do not need to aim it at the control console. SOURCE – Displays and selects connected devices from the source menu on your TV Power – T urns your system on or off V olume Up/Down – Increases (+) or decreas[...]

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    Controls and Indicators English - 7 Navigation controls MENU – Displays the menu for a connected device INFO – Displays program information OK – Selects or confirms highlighted item Page Up – Moves to previous page GUIDE – Displays your set-top box or TV program guide, or Blu-ray Disc ™ player popup menu EXIT – Clears a menu or guide[...]

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    Controls and Indicators 8 - English Information display The display provides operating and system status information. Examples: Source identification Cable V olume Cable 43 Radio tuner FM 90.9 - WBUR90.9 P1 iPod iPod Album Operating prompt Hold number key to set preset SoundT ouch ™ Remote glow button Pressing the glow button on the rear of the [...]

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    Controls and Indicators English - 9 MORE buttons Press the MORE button to display additional button functions along the top of your TV screen for the curr ent source. The functions that appear depend on the selected source. Only 13 of the available buttons can be displayed. An arrow at the right or left of the buttons indicates if additional button[...]

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    Controls and Indicators 10 - English Button function definitions (continued) Allows you to enter a 3-digit number (Japan only). Displays the OPTIONS menu. See “Changing System Options” on page 21. Accesses the system menu for your set-top box. Access the T op Menu (or Title Menu) on Blu-ray Disc ™ players. Accesses A, B, C, or D functions in[...]

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    Controls and Indicators English - 11 Control console 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 System status indicator Off..... ................... System is of f Red ...................... Network standby Blinking green ..... System is starting Solid green .......... System is on and r eady to use Amber .................. System is off or turning off, and when char ging iPod[...]

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    Controls and Indicators 12 - English Speaker array (135 series III systems) Status Status indicator: Off ................................... Speaker array and Acoustimass ® module are connected Slow blinking orange ...... Speaker array is available to make a wir eless connection Fast blinking orange ....... Speaker array is disconnected and trying[...]

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    English - 13 Pow er On/Of f Controls Star ting y our system T o start your system: Press the Power button on the r emote or the console. In several seconds, the system status indicator on the console changes from blinking to solid green. The system is now r eady to use. T o start your system and go directly to the SOURCE menu: Press the SOURCE butt[...]

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    14 - English Operating Y our System Sources Selecting a source The SOURCE menu allows you to select your sources and connected devices. The menu can display a maximum of 10 selections. When there ar e more than 10 selections, an arrow appears either at the top or bottom of the menu telling you to scroll up or down to see the other items. 1. Press t[...]

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    Operating Y our System Sources English - 15 W atching TV Y our TV may be receiving its program content through a set-top box or the tuner built into your TV . Note: Since most televisions come with an IR (infrared) remote, you may need to point the Bose ® remote at your TV to operate it. Using a set-top box If you connected a cable, satellite, or [...]

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    Operating Y our System Sources 16 - English Playing audio/video devices During the interactive setup process, you may have connected a CD, DVD, DVR, Blu-ray Disc ™ player , or other such device. These are typically connected to inputs 1-5. If you programmed the Lifestyle ® remote for the device, you can use the following controls to operate the [...]

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    Operating Y our System Sources English - 17 Selecting the radio 1. Press the SOURCE button. 2. Keep pressing the SOURCE button to select FM or AM in the SOURCE menu. T uning to a station • Press (increase) or (decrease) to tune up or down the frequency band. O r, • Press (seek next) or (seek previous) to find the next/previous str ong station.[...]

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    Operating Y our System Sources 18 - English Playing content from an iPod or iPhone Y our Lifestyle ® system can play audio and video from an iPod or iPhone using the 30-pin accessory dock (not included) available from Bose ® . Y our iPod or iPhone menus and content appear on the left side of your screen as shown in the following example. The “N[...]

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    Operating Y our System Sources English - 19 Using the front console inputs The front of the console pr ovides analog A/V inputs plus a USB and an HDMI ™ input. These inputs appear in the SOURCE menu as A/V (Front), USB, and HDMI (Front) only when a device is connected. These inputs ar e provided for temporarily connecting devices such as digital [...]

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    Operating Y our System Sources 20 - English Front Analog A/V input Y ou can use this input for devices that have composite video and left/right audio outputs. The Bose ® remote does not contr ol a device connected to this input. Y ou need to use the controls on the device itself or the remote that came with it. Front HDMI input Y ou can use this i[...]

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    English - 21 Changing System Options Using the system OPTIONS menu The number of items appearing in the OPTIONS menu depends on which source is currently selected. 1. Press on your remote. 2. Press or navigation to highlight OPTIONS. 3. Press OK on your r emote to display the OPTIONS menu for the current sour ce as shown in the following example. C[...]

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    Changing System Options 22 - English Option Available Settings Game Mode On .............................. Reduces video processing and delay Off .............................. Normal performance Audio Compression Off ............................... No change to audio track Enhance Dialog ......... Enhances sound output so you can hear movie dialog[...]

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    Changing System Options English - 23 Option Available Settings Center Speaker (Not available on 235/135 series III systems) Adjusts the volume level of the front center speaker r elative to other speakers: –8 to Normal to +8 Note: This option is unavailable if the Speakers option is set to Stereo (2) Speakers (Not available on 235/135 series III [...]

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    24 - English Changing Y our System Setup UNIFY ® system over view The UNIFY intelligent integration system guides you through the initial pr ocess of setting up and configuring your system. It helps you choose the right cables and inputs, and program the Lifestyle ® remote to operate your connected devices. After completing the initial setup, yo[...]

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    English - 25 Care and Maintenance T roubleshooting Problem What to do The system is not responding to initial operation of my Bose ® remote • Make sure the contr ol console is turned on. • Check to see if the remote batteries ar e installed correctly or need replacement. See “Replacing the batteries” on page 29. • Reset the system. See ?[...]

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    Care and Maintenance 26 - English Problem What to do Sound quality has changed and speaker array status indicator is blinking orange (135 series III systems). Press the Setup button on the contr ol console and select the “Reconnect Acoustimass” menu item. Follow the on-screen instructions. TV does not respond to remote commands (135 series III [...]

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    Care and Maintenance English - 27 Problem What to do No sound from a connected device • Check the connections. • If using a coaxial or optical audio connection, make sure you have not made both types of connections to the same input on the control console. • Make sure that device is turned on. • Refer to the owner’ s manual that came with[...]

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    Care and Maintenance 28 - English Resetting the system 1. Press and hold the Power button on the contr ol console for 5 seconds or until the system status indicator on the control console changes to r ed. The system status indicator on the control console changes to r ed when the system shuts down. 2. Release the Power button on the control console[...]

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    Care and Maintenance English - 29 Per forming a system software update System software updates may be available periodically fr om Bose ® and can be downloaded over the Internet to the USB drive included with your system. 1. Press the Setup button on the fr ont of the control console to display the UNIFY ® menu. 2. Select Update using the remote [...]

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    Care and Maintenance 30 - English Cleaning Y ou can wipe the outside surfaces using a soft dry cloth. Y ou can also lightly vacuum the speaker grilles. CAUTION: • DO NOT use solvents, chemicals, or sprays for cleaning. • DO NOT allow liquids to spill or objects to drop into any openings. Limited warranty Y our Lifestyle ® system is covered by [...]

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    Care and Maintenance English - 31 Technical information Remote control Frequency: 2.4 GHz Range: 33 ft (10 m) Control console power supply rating AC input: 100-240V 50/60 Hz, 1.0A (1,0A) DC output: 12V 35W Max. Acoustimass ® module rating for Lifestyle ® 535, 525 and 235 series III systems USA/Canada: 100-120V 50/60 Hz 350W International: 220-240[...]

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    Care and Maintenance 32 - English Licensing information This product contains one or mor e free or open sour ce software programs originat- ing from thir d parties and distributed as part of the STLinux software package. V isit www .stlinux.com/download for further details. This free and open source softwar e is subject to the terms of the GNU Gene[...]

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    Care and Maintenance English - 33[...]

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    ©2014 Bose Corporation, The Mountain, Framingham, MA 01701-9168 USA AM720423 Rev . 00[...]