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    The Bose ® Lifestyle ® Powered Speaker System Owner’ s Guide December 20, 2001 AM262842_00_V .pdf[...]

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    2 December 20, 2001 AM262842_00_V.pdf Safety Infor mation W ARNING: T o reduce the risk of fir e or electric shock, do not expose the system to rain or moistur e. Additional safety information See the additional instructions on the Important Safety Information page enclosed with this owner’ s guide. Please read this owner ’ s guide Please take [...]

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    AM262842_00_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[...]

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    English b December 20, 2001 AM262842_00_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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    AM262842_00_V.pdf December 20, 2001 3 Contents Where to find … Setting Up Before you begin ........................................................................................................... 4 Unpacking the carton ................................................................................................... 4 Selecting the locations [...]

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    4 December 20, 2001 AM262842_00_V.pdf Befor e you begin Thank you for purchasing the Bose ® Lifestyle ® power ed speaker system. These speakers are designed specifically for use with any Lifestyle ® system to deliver high-fidelity , room-filling sound to additional r ooms in your home. Unpacking the carton Carefully unpack your speakers. Save al[...]

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    AM262842_00_V.pdf December 20, 2001 5 Connecting the Lifestyle ® powered speakers to each other Follow the steps below to connect your Lifestyle ® powered speakers to each other: 1. Connect the speaker wir e • The wire marked with the r ed collar is positive (+) and the ribbed wir e is negative ( – ). These wires corr espond r espectively to [...]

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    6 December 20, 2001 AM262842_00_V.pdf Connecting the speakers to another music sour ce If you will be connecting your Lifestyle ® powered speaker system to a CD player , DVD player , cassette deck, or other music sour ce, follow these instructions: 1. Unplug the music sour ce from the AC power (mains) outlet. 2. Insert the r ed and black plugs fro[...]

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    AM262842_00_V.pdf December 20, 2001 7 Which Lifestyle ® system do you own? If you will be connecting your Lifestyle ® powered speaker system to a Lifestyle ® system, you need to determine which system you own before attempting to connect the speakers. Identifying multi-room interface systems Figure 5 Front and rear of the multi-r oom interface, [...]

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    8 December 20, 2001 AM262842_00_V.pdf Connecting the speakers to multi-r oom interface systems T o connect the Lifestyle ® powered speaker system to your Lifestyle ® system refer to Figur e 9. Then follow these steps: 1. Make sure all components ar e unplugged from the AC power (mains) outlet befor e making any connections. 2. Connect the attache[...]

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    AM262842_00_V.pdf December 20, 2001 9 A boxed letter indicates the pr esently-selected room or r ooms. B An unboxed letter indicates a r oom listening to a shared source . An empty box appears for each connected r oom when you press the HOUSE button. T urning on differ ent sources in mor e than one room Let ’ s say you have a two-room system (r o[...]

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    10 December 20, 2001 AM262842_00_V.pdf Connecting the speakers to the Lifestyle ® media center Note: T o extend the length of the cables, use the supplied 50-foot extension cable (shown as dotted line above). This cable connects the 6-foot audio input cable to the 3-foot FIX adapter cable. T o connect the Lifestyle ® powered speaker system to you[...]

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    AM262842_00_V.pdf December 20, 2001 11 Setting Zone 2 Pr otocol For the Lifestyle ® power ed speaker system to work properly with a Lifestyle ® media center , you will need to check the Zone 2 Pr otocol to ensure that it is set to Normal mode. 1. While your Lifestyle ® system is on, press the Settings button (Figur e 12b) on your remote control.[...]

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    12 December 20, 2001 AM262842_00_V.pdf Connecting the speakers to the Model 20 music center T o connect the Lifestyle ® power ed speaker system to your Lifestyle ® system refer to Figur e 13. Then follow these steps: Note: When making the connections, be sure to always connect the RED ends of the speaker wire to the RED ends of the other wir e or[...]

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    AM262842_00_V.pdf December 20, 2001 13 Connecting the speakers to the Model 5 music center Note: T o extend the length of the cables, use the supplied 50-foot extension cable (shown as dotted line). This cable connects between the 6-foot audio input cable and the SPEAKERS B output on the music center . T o connect the Lifestyle ® powered speaker s[...]

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    14 December 20, 2001 AM262842_00_V.pdf Problem What to do System doesn ’ t play at all • Check power cor d and connections. It may be unplugged or improperly connected. • On models equipped with a power switch, make sur e the switch is in the on (I) position. • Increase volume on the speaker fr om the main system. No sound when system • T[...]

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    AM262842_00_V.pdf December 20, 2001 15 Pr oduct Infor mation T echnical Information Power rating USA/Canada: 120V ~ 50/60 Hz, 30W Dual V oltage: 115/230V ~ 50/60 Hz, 30W Europe/Australia: 220-240V ~ 50/60 Hz, 30W Features High-impact polystyrene copolymer ported enclosur e Built-in volume control Patented signal processing Syncom ® computer tested[...]

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    ©2002 Bose Corporation, The Mountain, Framingham, MA 01701-9168 USA 262842 AM Rev. 00 JN20603[...]