Bose 25 Series II manual

The Bose ® Lifestyle ® 25 Series II System Owner’ s Guide October 29, 2001 AM196575_05_V .pdf[...]

2 October 29, 2001 AM196575_05_V.pdf Safety Infor mation W ARNING: T o reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose the system to rain or moistur e. CAUTION These CAUTION marks may be located on the back panel and bottom of your Lifestyle ® music center and the bottom panel of your Acoustimass ® module: The lightning flash with arrowh[...]

AM196575_05_V.pdf October 29, 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 moisture[...]

English b October 29, 2001 AM196575_05_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 pr[...]

AM196575_05_V.pdf October 29, 2001 3 Contents Where to find … Setting Up Before you begin ........................................................................................................... 4 Unpacking the carton ................................................................................................... 5 Selecting the locations f[...]

4 October 29, 2001 AM196575_05_V.pdf Setting Up Befor e you begin Thank you for purchasing the Bose ® Lifestyle ® 25 Series II system. This complete audio home entertainment system offers superb sound, elegance, technology , and simplicity for music and home theater . Y our system is fully compatible with digital program material and includes: ?[...]

AM196575_05_V.pdf October 29, 2001 5 Setting Up • Lifestyle ® music center • AC power (mains) pack* • FM antenna • AM loop antenna • Antenna base • Remote control • 3 AA batteries • Acoustimass module • 5 cube speaker arrays • AC power (mains) cord* • Audio input cable • 5 speaker cables (3 fr ont and 2 surround) • 8 self[...]

6 October 29, 2001 AM196575_05_V.pdf Setting Up Selecting the locations for your Lifestyle ® 25 Series II system When you place your speakers according to the guidelines below , a combination of reflected and direct sound pr ovides the audio atmosphere of a home theater . Y ou may experiment with the placement and orientation of the cubes to produ[...]

AM196575_05_V.pdf October 29, 2001 7 ® Left front Right front Center Left surround Right surround Setting Up Figure 2 Recommended front speaker locations Surround speakers The surr ound (rear) speakers create an ar ea of sound around the listener . Place them in the back half of your room. Dir ect the cubes so that you cannot pinpoint the exact lo[...]

8 October 29, 2001 AM196575_05_V.pdf Acoustimass ® module Follow these guidelines to select a location for the Acoustimass module. Note: T o avoid interference with the TV pictur e, place the Acoustimass module at least 18 inches (45 cm) fr om the TV . 1. Place the Acoustimass module along the same wall as the TV , or close to the same end of the [...]

AM196575_05_V.pdf October 29, 2001 9 Setting Up Connecting the speakers and Lifestyle ® music center Once you have selected locations for your music system, connect the speakers. CAUTION: Make sure all components ar e unplugged from the power outlet befor e you begin hooking up the system. Connecting the cube speaker arrays to the Acoustimass ® m[...]

10 October 29, 2001 AM196575_05_V.pdf LR TAPE IN LR TAPE OUT RIGHT RIGHT CENTER OUTPUTS TO CUBE SPEAKERS LEFT LEFT FRONT SURROUND AUDIO INPUT Left surround speaker Right surround speaker Center speaker Left front speaker Right front speaker Setting Up Right-angle connector into AUDIO INPUT Audio input cable AC power jack To digital signal source AC[...]

AM196575_05_V.pdf October 29, 2001 11 Setting Up 230 V 115 V Connecting the Acoustimass ® module power (mains) cord 1. On a dual voltage system, the voltage selector switch is preset at the factory to be corr ect for your area. Check to be sur e it is set for the proper voltage (Figur e 7). Use 115V for North America; 230V for Eur ope and Australi[...]

12 October 29, 2001 AM196575_05_V.pdf Setting Up Connecting your home theater components to the Lifestyle ® 25 system There ar e many possible variations of equipment in a home theater . In addition to the Lifestyle ® 25 system, a home theater complement typically includes a stereo or mono TV and stereo VCR. In a digital home theater system, the [...]

AM196575_05_V.pdf October 29, 2001 13 How to set up your home theater There ar e two basic methods for setting up your home theater . It is best to connect compo- nents directly to the Lifestyle ® 25 music center , and select the source fr om its remote or control panel. A second option is to use a ster eo TV as the switching center to select the [...]

14 October 29, 2001 AM196575_05_V.pdf Cable TV VCR TV DVD player Music center Digital audio output To the module LR TAPE IN LR TAPE OUT L L R V R V R L Music center (2) T o dir ect video sound sources thr ough your TV This is an alternative connection method. (See Figure 11.) If your stereo TV has fixed audio outputs (the audio signal level doesn ?[...]

AM196575_05_V.pdf October 29, 2001 15 Setting Up About the video source Y our TV is the display for the video (pictur e) signal. Thus, the video signal must be connected directly to the TV . Do not connect it to the Lifestyle ® 25 system. Note: For assistance with video connections between your DVD player and/or VCR and TV , see your video compone[...]

16 October 29, 2001 AM196575_05_V.pdf Setting Up AM antenna jack FM antenna jack Figure 13 The FM dipole antenna Figure 14 The AM loop antenna Connecting the antennas The rear panel of your Lifestyle ® music center provides connections for AM and FM antennas (Figur e 12). Unwind each antenna ’ s wir es. Antennas provide better reception when the[...]

AM196575_05_V.pdf October 29, 2001 17 Setting Up Miniature switches Battery compartment cover 3 AA batteries Setting radio channel spacing for dual voltage and 120V systems Dual voltage music centers (which include both 120V and 230V power packs) can be set for two types of AM and FM channel spacing. • 10 kHz for AM and 200 kHz for FM (common to [...]

18 October 29, 2001 AM196575_05_V.pdf T ur ning on the music center Plug the Acoustimass ® module power cord into an AC (mains) outlet. Then plug in the music center power pack. Note: Y our speakers will not operate unless all cable and power connections are completed before turning on the music center . Y ou are ready to enjoy your new Lifestyle [...]

AM196575_05_V.pdf October 29, 2001 19 The Lifestyle ® r emote control The advanced radio-frequency r emote control works fr om anywhere within most types of home construction. Its radio wave signals pass thr ough walls and floors to reach the music center . Simply pr ess the desired button. Y ou do not need to aim the remote at the music center . [...]

20 October 29, 2001 AM196575_05_V.pdf Operating Y our Lifestyle ® 25 System AM FM AUX CD 1 VIDEO 2 VIDEO T APE MUTE MUTE ALL OFF ON Note: For information on controlling the system from dif ferent zones, see “ Using two listening zones ” on page 30. SOURCE SELECT / I I / I I SKIP SKIP ON OF F SKIP SKIP The system controls Function VIDEO 1 - Sel[...]

AM196575_05_V.pdf October 29, 2001 21 Operating Y our Lifestyle ® 25 System Remote control SURROUND STEREO+CENTER STEREO SURROUND Additional system controls Function SURROUND • Pr ess and release to select SURROUND (5-speaker) mode for all sour ces. • Pr ess and hold for 3 seconds to engage (1 chime) or disengage (2 chimes) simulated sur round[...]

22 October 29, 2001 AM196575_05_V.pdf Operating Y our Lifestyle ® 25 System Listening to your Lifestyle ® 25 system Y our Lifestyle ® 25 system uses digital signal pr ocessing to bring even greater r ealism and impact to both movies and music r ecordings. Built-in Dolby Digital decoding delivers up to 5.1 discrete audio channels (i.e., five for [...]

AM196575_05_V.pdf October 29, 2001 23 Operating Y our Lifestyle ® 25 System Operating the special featur es Please see the previous page for a mor e detailed explanation of these special features. Enhanced mode When you select The mode is T o change this VIDEO 1, VIDEO 2, or AUX Enhanced Press the same button again T APE Standard Press the same bu[...]

24 October 29, 2001 AM196575_05_V.pdf Figure 20 Loading a CD 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 6 D IS K M A G A Z IN E 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 Listening to digital sound T ur ning on the digital audio source T urn on the DVD player , DTV , or other digital audio sour ce. Load the DVD disc. T ur ning on the system and choosing digital sound Press AUX to turn [...]

AM196575_05_V.pdf October 29, 2001 25 Ejecting discs from the CD magazine Press the white lever that cor responds to the disc you want to eject. This ejects the disc far enough for you to grasp the edge and remove it fr om the magazine (Figure 21). Loading the CD magazine into the music center Open the music center door . Insert the CD magazine ful[...]

26 October 29, 2001 AM196575_05_V.pdf T urning on the system 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 already on, use one of these keys to select the CD player . The CD indicator on the display lights. If a CD has been loaded, it begins to play . Not[...]

AM196575_05_V.pdf October 29, 2001 27 Operating Y our Lifestyle ® 25 System Listening to the radio T urning the system on and choosing the radio Press the AM/FM key on the r emote or the music center to tur n your music system on to the most r ecently heard AM or FM station. The system turns on in SURROUND mode. Select another speaker mode, if des[...]

28 October 29, 2001 AM196575_05_V.pdf Using the system with external components Follow the instructions on pages 12-15 for connecting components. T urn on your component directly or by using its remote contr ol. Use the VOLUME ▲ or ▼ button on the Lifestyle ® remote contr ol or music center to raise or lower the volume. Control all other funct[...]

AM196575_05_V.pdf October 29, 2001 29 Maintaining Y our Lifestyle ® 25 System Fine-tuning your system In most situations, following the speaker placement guidelines (see pages 6-8) pr ovides excellent sound quality . Y ou do not need to adjust tone settings for changes in volume, since Bose ® patented signal pr ocessing technology provides a natu[...]

30 October 29, 2001 AM196575_05_V.pdf Using two listening zones The Lifestyle ® 25 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 (including outdoor areas), is r eferred to as a zone. By adding powered speakers and a second remote[...]

AM196575_05_V.pdf October 29, 2001 31 Operating two listening zones Contr olling the zones from the remote contr ols T o contr ol two zones, you need to have a remote set to each zone. See instructions on page 30 for setting a second r emote to zone 2. • Y ou can select and contr ol sources in each zone by commands fr om its remote control. • Y[...]

32 October 29, 2001 AM196575_05_V.pdf Maintaining Y our Lifestyle ® 25 System 4. Lift the music center door . 5. T ur n both zones off. 6. Press and hold the STORE key . The display will begin to flash PROGRAM. 7. While you hold the STORE key and the display is flashing, press any key on the r emote control. • The display stops flashing and mome[...]

AM196575_05_V.pdf October 29, 2001 33 T aking care of your Lifestyle ® 25 system The only maintenance needed is cleaning the system and your compact discs, and r eplacing remote contr ol batteries. For information on replacing the r emote control batteries see “ Install the batteries in the remote contr ol ” on page 17 . Handling CDs Handle di[...]

34 October 29, 2001 AM196575_05_V.pdf Maintaining Y our Lifestyle ® 25 System T roubleshooting Problem What to do System does not function • Make sure the power connector is inser ted securely into the music center , the power cor d at all is inserted secur ely into the Acoustimass ® module, and the power pack and power cor d are plugged fully [...]

AM196575_05_V.pdf October 29, 2001 35 Maintaining Y our Lifestyle ® 25 System Problem What to do Remote control • Check batteries and their polarity (+ and – ). See page 17. 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 “[...]

36 October 29, 2001 AM196575_05_V.pdf 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~ 50/6[...]

AM196575_05_V.pdf October 29, 2001 37 Index A AA 5, 17 AC POWER 11 AC power cord 5, 11 AC power pack 5, 10, 11 accessories 36 acoustic image 6 Acoustimass ® module 2-11, 16, 18, 29, 34, 36 AM antenna 5, 16, 34, 35, 36 AM/FM 4, 20, 22-24, 27, 28, 34 analog 4, 12, 13, 15, 22, 24 ANTENNA 16 antenna 5, 16, 34, 35, 36 audio cable 12, 13 AUDIO INPUT 10,[...]

38 October 29, 2001 AM196575_05_V.pdf random 18, 26 RCA cables 9, 13-15 RCA connector 10, 12 RCA connectors 9 RCA extension cables 9 red 12, 15 remote contr ol 5, 17, 19-21 28, 30-32, 34-36 room acoustics 29 rubber feet 5, 6, 8 S safety 2 SAP 13, 14 satellite 4, 12 seek 27 SERIAL DA T A 36 serial number 3, 5 signal processing technology 29 signal s[...]

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