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    LIFESTYLE ® RoomMate ® POWERED SPEAKER SYSTEM 2ZQHU ¶V*XLGH[...]

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    2  English Français Español S AFETY I NFORMATION Please read this owner’ s guide Please take the time to follow the instructions in this owner’ s guide car eful ly . It will help you set up and operate your system pr operly and enjoy all of its advanced featur es. Please save this owner’ s guide for future reference. W ARNING: T o red[...]

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    3 C ONTENTS English Français Español I NTRODUCING T HE R OO M M ATE ® P OWERED S PEAKER . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Before you be gin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Unpacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    4 English Français Esp añol L ISTENING TO Y OUR LIFESTYLE ® S YSTEM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Performance at your command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Playing stored m usic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    5  English Français Español I NTRODUCING T HE R OOM M ATE ® P OWERED S PEAKER Before you begin Thank you for purchasing a LIFESTYLE ® RoomMate ® powered speaker system, a small speaker system that delivers surprisingly great sound. This speaker system provides a simple and elegant solution for enjoying the sound from your LIFESTYLE ® ho[...]

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    6  I NTRODUCING T HE R OOM M AT E ® P OWERED S PEAKER English Français Español Rear panel features The rear panel pr ovides a power connector , audio input connectors, and room code switches. Figure 2 RoomMate ® speaker rear panel DC Powe r A DC power input jack which accepts the power pack output cable. Room Code Four miniature switches [...]

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    7  English Français Español S ETUP Connecting the speaker to your LIFESTYLE ® system Using the supplied Bose ® link “B” cable, connect your RoomMate ® speaker to the media  center as shown in Figure 4. Y our LIFESTYLE ® RoomMate ® speaker is shipped fr om the fact ory already set up to operate in a Bose link networ k using room [...]

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    8  S ETUP English Français Español Making the power connections 1. Insert the DC power cord fr om the power pack into the DC Power jack on the r ear pa nel of the RoomMate ® speaker . Make sure the DC Power label faces up (Figure 5). 2. Insert the small connector of the AC power cord into the power pack. Plug the other end into an appropri[...]

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    9  S ETUP English Français Español Installing batteries in the PERSONAL  music center II The PERSONAL ® music center II is shipped from the factory already set up to operate your system using room code I . If room code I is already assigned to another Bose ® link product in your home, you will need to change the room code. Refer to “[...]

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    10  S ETUP English Français Español Adding an external audio source Y ou can use your RoomMate ® speaker to listen to an external audio sour ce such as a TV , or a portable CD or MP3 player . Just plug the outpu t cable from your source into the The AUX IN jack on the rear panel of your speaker . The cable must be equipped with a male 3.5 [...]

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    11  S ETUP English Français Español Changing the room code for your RoomMate  speaker system Each Bose ® link product connecte d to your LIFESTYLE ® home entertainment system needs to have a unique room code. Th is code is what enables the PERSONAL ® music center II to operate your LIFE STYLE ® system from a Bose ® link room (a r oo[...]

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    12  English Français Español U SING T HE PERSONAL ® M USIC C ENTER II Y our control options The PERSONAL ® music center II opens the door to a variety of new options for playing your LIFESTYLE ® DVD home entertainment system in almost any area of your home. This PERSONAL ® music center II pr ovides you with: • Control of your LIFESTYL[...]

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    13  U SING T HE PERSONAL ® M USIC C ENTER II English Français Español Basic controls Using just a few selection buttons and the display screen, you can see, choose fr om, and enjoy a wide variety of LIFESTYLE ® system capabilities in your Bose ® link r oom. Remember that you can use the PERSONAL ® music center II, with no need to aim it[...]

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    14  U SING T HE PERSONAL ® M USIC C ENTER II English Français Español What appears on the display Press Sour ce to see the list of the av ailable sour ces (Figur e 9). Y our list may look diff erent, de pending on the type of system you have. (For instance, Stored will appear only if you have a LIFESTYLE ® 38 or 48 system.) Figure 9 Sourc[...]

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    15  U SING T HE PERSONAL ® M USIC C ENTER II English Français Español Where you can go from he re: • Move up or down to another pr eset station. • Move left to return to the source selection screen. • Move right to see the station tuning screen (Figur e 11). Figure 11 Example of a radio tuni ng screen Back FM Tune Station FM 103.3 Tu[...]

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    16  U SING T HE PERSONAL ® M USIC C ENTER II English Français Español Buttons to use while you listen There ar e two circular button se ts for use while listening to a source. For details on how each button works for a specific source, r efe r to “Listening to Y our LIFESTYLE ® System” on page 21. 2 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Use the upper bu[...]

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    17  U SING T HE PERSONAL ® M USIC C ENTER II English Français Español Adjustable features of the PERSONAL  music center II Y ou can change some factory default se ttings of the PERSONAL ® music center II to custom- ize it as you like. Press the Setup button near the bottom of the PERSONAL ® music center II to see a list of the feature[...]

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    18  U SING T HE PERSONAL ® M USIC C ENTER II English Français Español The importance of room codes Y our PERSONAL ® music center II is set at the f actory for use in a Bose ® link room, while the LIFESTYLE ® system media center and primary r emote are set fo r use in the main r oom. The use of unique room co des lets your LIFESTYLE ® s[...]

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    19  U SING T HE PERSONAL ® M USIC C ENTER II English Français Español With just your RoomMate ® speaker system set up in one Bose ® link r oom, the PERSONAL ® music center should rema in set to Room Code I , as shown (Figure 13). Figure 13 Room Code I setting on the PERSONAL ® music center II display However , to use more than one PERS[...]

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    20  U SING T HE PERSONAL ® M USIC C ENTER II English Français Español Audio streams mult iply your options While the LIFESTYLE ® system is playing in the main r oom, you can use your PERSONAL ® music center II in another room to play a complet e ly dif ferent choice from that same system. The system provides this choice by em ployin g tw[...]

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    21  English Français Español L ISTENING TO Y OUR LIFESTYLE ® S YSTEM Performance at your command By pressing , you turn on your PERSONAL ® music center II to the last source selected on the selected audio stream. Select a dif ferent sour ce by pressing and moving up or down on the display to highlight th e pr eferred source. Then pr ess i[...]

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    22  L ISTENING TO Y OUR LIFESTYLE ® S YSTEM English Français Español • T o select a dif ferent pr eset: 1. Press the Pr esets button on the PERSONAL ® music center . 2. Move up or down to highlight the preferr ed preset and press in on the center bar to confirm the new selection. This returns to the original display screen. • T o see [...]

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    23  L ISTENING TO Y OUR LIFEST YLE ® S YSTEM English Français Español Searching the library of stored music Y ou may want to lo cate other tracks in your collection, which is easy to do using the display on your PERSONAL ® music center II. While listening to the Stored source, press the right arrow button to see the library sea r ch scree[...]

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    24  L ISTENING TO Y OUR LIFESTYLE ® S YSTEM English Français Español 2. Press in on the center bar to see the possible choices in that category (Figure 17). Figure 17 Results of the search for artists in all genres Cancel Play Select A r tist Genre: Rock / Pop Artist: The Beatles Album: - All albu ms - Tr a c k : - A ll trac k s - 16 album[...]

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    25  L ISTENING TO Y OUR LIFEST YLE ® S YSTEM English Français Español Using radio presets Y our LIFESTYLE ® system can stor e up to 20 AM and 20 FM stations as radio presets. By assigning a preset number to the stations you like most, you can get to them quickly and  easily . All of the presets can be used in a ny of the Bose link room[...]

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    26  L ISTENING TO Y OUR LIFESTYLE ® S YSTEM English Français Español Playing a CD Make sure ther e is a CD in the disc tray . The pla yer can then be gin to play as soon as you select CD/DVD from the sour ce list. The display on your PERSONAL ® music center II provides inf ormation about the disc and track playing. The display indicate s [...]

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    27  L ISTENING TO Y OUR LIFEST YLE ® S YSTEM English Français Español Or , simply listen and use the PERSONAL ® music center II buttons to choose from the full range of control options. In order to... Do this... Pause the music... Press . Resume play from wher e the music paused... Press . Stop and start again at the beginning of the CD..[...]

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    28  L ISTENING TO Y OUR LIFESTYLE ® S YSTEM English Français Español Figure 21 DVD or VCD display Back DVD Chapter 5 of 36  [123...] Back VCD Track 5 of 36  [123...] • Y ou can move up or down to change chapters (or tracks) one by one, or press the center bar to see the screen that allows you to select a chapter (track) by number .[...]

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    29  L ISTENING TO Y OUR LIFEST YLE ® S YSTEM English Français Español Listening to other sources Y our LIFESTYLE ® system has connection jacks for other components, like a TV , VCR, and cable or satellite box, and can select and operate the additional source connected using these jacks. Each one of these compone nts also appears in the so[...]

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    30  English Français Español C ARE AND M AINTENANCE T roubleshooting Problem What to do Y our PERSONAL ® music center II doesn’t work as expected • It could be time to change batteries. • In some buildings, you may experience “dead spots” when the PERSONAL ® music center II will not operate effectively . If this happens, simply [...]

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    31  C ARE AND M AINTENANCE English Français Español Cleaning T o clean your RoomMate ® power ed speaker or PERSONAL ® music center II, wipe the enclo- sure using a soft dry cloth. Y ou can also lightly vacuum the grille on the speaker . • DO NOT use solvents, chemicals, or sprays. • DO NOT allow liquids to spill or objects to drop int[...]

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