Bose Lifestyle 8 manual

The Bose ® Life style ® 8 Series II Syste m Owner’ s Guide October 22, 2001 AM252876_03_V .pdf[...]

2 October 22, 2001 AM252876_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 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 arrowhead symb[...]

AM252876_03_V.pdf October 22, 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 [...]

English b October 22, 2001 AM252876_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 pr[...]

AM252876_03_V.pdf October 22, 2001 3 Contents Where to find … Setting Up Before you begin ........................................................................................................... 4 Unpacking the carton ................................................................................................... 5 Selecting the locations f[...]

4 October 22, 2001 AM252876_03_V.pdf Setting Up Befor e you begin Thank you for purchasing the Bose ® Lifestyle ® 8 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: •[...]

AM252876_03_V.pdf October 22, 2001 5 Setting Up ® + – ® Tre b le B a ss Surround speaker cables (orange connectors) Front speaker cables (blue connectors) AA batteries AC power pack 5 cube speakers AC power cord Rubber feet Stereo cable T est CD FM antenna AM loop antenna Audio input cable Wire cover Lifestyle ® music center Acoustimass module[...]

6 October 22, 2001 AM252876_03_V.pdf Setting Up Selecting the locations for your Lifestyle ® 8 system When you place your speakers accor ding to the guidelines below , they provide the audio atmosphere of a home theater . Y ou may experiment with the placement and orientation of the cubes to produce the sound most pleasing to you. For the best sur[...]

AM252876_03_V.pdf October 22, 2001 7 Left front Right front Center 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 location of the sound sour ce (Fig[...]

8 October 22, 2001 AM252876_03_V.pdf R I G H T R I G H T C E N T E R O U T P U TS T O C U B E S P E A K E R S L E F T L E F T ® A U D I O IN P U T S U R R O U N D F R O N T T r e b l e B a s s ® Preferred position Alternate position 5. Once you have selected a position for the module, place the four self-adhesive rubber feet near the corners of t[...]

AM252876_03_V.pdf October 22, 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 speakers to the Acoustimass ® module [...]

10 October 22, 2001 AM252876_03_V.pdf Connecting the Acoustimass ® module to the Lifestyle ® music center Connect the Acoustimass module to the music center with the audio input cable (Figur e 6). 1. Insert the three male connectors at one end of the audio input cable into the appr opriate jacks on the rear panel of the music center: • Black co[...]

AM252876_03_V.pdf October 22, 2001 11 Setting Up 230 V 115 V 1. Firmly insert the small connector on the end of the AC (mains) power pack cable into the AC POWER jack on the back of the Lifestyle ® music center . 2. Make sure that the power pack r eaches an AC (mains) outlet. Note: Do not plug the AC power pack into a power outlet until all compon[...]

12 October 22, 2001 AM252876_03_V.pdf Setting Up Connecting your home theater components to the Lifestyle ® 8 system There ar e many possible variations of equipment in a home theater . In addition to the Lifestyle ® 8 system, a home theater complement typically includes a ster eo or mono TV and stereo VCR. In a digital home theater system, the p[...]

AM252876_03_V.pdf October 22, 2001 13 L R A B SPEAKERS OUTPUT TAPE REC PLAY FIXED INPUT L R AUX VIDEO SOUND ANTENNA 1 2 SYSTEM CONTROL SEE INSTRUCTION MANUAL POWER 12VAC IN 1.0A A M L O O P F M 7 5 Ω L I F E S T Y L E ® M O D E L 5 M U S I C C E N T E R B O S E C O R P O R A T I O N , F R A M I N G H A M , M A 0 1 7 0 1 - 9 1 6 8 M A D E I N U .[...]

14 October 22, 2001 AM252876_03_V.pdf Setting Up L R A B SPEAKERS OUTPUT TAPE REC PLAY FIXED INPUT L R AUX VIDEO SOUND ANTENNA 1 2 SYSTEM CONTROL SEE INSTRUCTION MANUAL POWER 12VAC IN 1.0A A M L O O P FM 75 Ω L I F E S T Y L E ® M O D E L 5 M U S IC C E N T E R B O S E C O R P O R A T I O N , F R A M I N G H A M , M A 0 1 7 0 1 - 9 1 6 8 M A D E[...]

AM252876_03_V.pdf October 22, 2001 15 About the video sour ce Y our TV is the display for the video (picture) signal. Thus, the video signal must be connected directly to the TV . Do not connect it to the Lifestyle ® 8 system. Note: For assistance with video connections between your DVD player and/or VCR and TV , see your video components manuals.[...]

16 October 22, 2001 AM252876_03_V.pdf 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 their wir es are not bundled. Figure 12 The antenna connections Setting Up L R A B SPEAKERS OUTPUT T APE REC[...]

AM252876_03_V.pdf October 22, 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) and 120V music centers can be set for two types of AM and FM channel spacing. • Channel spacing for N[...]

18 October 22, 2001 AM252876_03_V.pdf The music center display This music center display (Figur e 17) provides information on the music center functions. Figure 17 The music center display No disc indicator Play indicator Pause indicator CD track and AM/FM preset number display Source indicators FM STEREO DISC RANDOM AUTO OFF MUTE AUX T APE VIDEO C[...]

AM252876_03_V.pdf October 22, 2001 19 VOLUME OFF VIDEO TRACK/PRESET AUX SKIP / ll TAPE PLAY/PAUSE CD AM/FM SEEK/TUNE PRESET STORE ERASE SEEK/TUNE The music center contr ols The music center function keys are described on pages 20-23. Use the following special music center keys to manually tune the radio and set station presets. The CD cover latch o[...]

20 October 22, 2001 AM252876_03_V.pdf Operating Y our Lifestyle ® 8 System The system controls Function VIDEO - Selects a video sound sour ce connected to the VIDEO inputs, and turns the system on. (See page 22.) AM/FM - Selects the radio and turns the system on to the pr eviously selected station. When the radio is on, switches between AM and FM.[...]

AM252876_03_V.pdf October 22, 2001 21 Operating Y our Lifestyle ® 8 System Remote control Additional system contr ols 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 for monaural pr ogram sources. • Pr [...]

22 October 22, 2001 AM252876_03_V.pdf Listening to your Lifestyle ® 8 system Y our Lifestyle ® 8 system uses digital signal processing to bring even gr eater realism 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 the independent cube speakers and one for [...]

AM252876_03_V.pdf October 22, 2001 23 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 or AUX Enhanced Press the same button again TAPE Standard Press the same button again CD or AM/FM Standard Not applicable: Y ou[...]

24 October 22, 2001 AM252876_03_V.pdf Operating Y our Lifestyle ® 8 System Listening to digital sound T urning on the digital audio source T ur n on the DVD player , DTV , or other digital audio sour ce. Load the DVD disc. T urning on the system and choosing digital sound Press AUX to turn your system on to play digital sound. If your Lifestyle ®[...]

AM252876_03_V.pdf October 22, 2001 25 Operating Y our Lifestyle ® 8 System Listening to the radio T ur ning the system on and choosing the radio Press the AM/FM key on the r emote or the music center to turn 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 desi[...]

26 October 22, 2001 AM252876_03_V.pdf Using the system with external components Follow the instructions on pages 12-15 for connecting components. T ur n on your component directly or by using its r emote control. Use the VOLUME ▲ or ▼ button on the Lifestyle ® remote contr ol or music center to raise or lower the volume. Control all other func[...]

AM252876_03_V.pdf October 22, 2001 27 Maintaining Y our Lifestyle ® 8 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 natur[...]

28 October 22, 2001 AM252876_03_V.pdf Maintaining Y our Lifestyle ® 8 System Changing the house code settings Each Lifestyle ® remote contr ol uses a system of matching house codes to communicate with its corresponding music center . If your r emote ’ s commands ever conflict with those of another nearby Lifestyle ® system, you can easily set [...]

AM252876_03_V.pdf October 22, 2001 29 Adding speakers Y our Lifestyle ® 8 system provides high quality audio for a single listening ar ea. However , your music center also pr ovides connections (SPEAKERS A or SPEAKERS B) for adding a pair of powered speakers in a second r oom. In the second room, you can listen to the sound sour ce that is playing[...]

30 October 22, 2001 AM252876_03_V.pdf Maintaining Y our Lifestyle ® 8 System T roubleshooting Problem What to do System does not • Make sur e the power connector is inserted securely into the music center , the power cord function at all is inserted securely into the Acoustimass ® module, and the power pack and power cor d are plugged fully int[...]

AM252876_03_V.pdf October 22, 2001 31 Maintaining Y our Lifestyle ® 8 System Problem What to do Unit turns on • Change the house code setting to pr event signals from conflicting with another nearby and off by itself, Lifestyle ® system. See page 28 for instructions on setting the house code. or behaves erratically CD does not play • Make sur[...]

32 October 22, 2001 AM252876_03_V.pdf Maintaining Y our Lifestyle ® 8 System T aking car e of your Lifestyle ® 8 system The only maintenance needed is cleaning the system and your compact discs, and replacing remote contr ol batteries. For information on replacing the r emote control batteries see “ Installing the batteries in the remote contr [...]

AM252876_03_V.pdf October 22, 2001 33 Product Information Dimensions Music center 15.0" W x 7.8" D x 2.5" H (38.1 cm x 19.8 cm x 6.4 cm) Cube speakers 3.0" W x 4.0" D x 3.0" H (7.6 cm x 10.2 cm x 7.6 cm) Acoustimass ® module 20.0" W x 7.5" D x 14.0" H (50.8 cm x 19.0 cm x 35.5 cm) W eights Music center [...]

34 October 22, 2001 AM252876_03_V.pdf Index A AA 5, 17 AC POWER 11 AC power cord 5, 11 AC power pack 5, 11 accessories 33 acoustic image 6 acoustics 27 Acoustimass ® module 2-8, 10, 11, 16, 18, 22, 27, 30, 33 AM 17, 20, 22, 25 AM ANTENNA 16 AM antenna 5, 16, 30, 31, 33 AM/FM 4, 18, 20, 22-26, 30 analog 12, 13, 15, 22, 24 antenna 5, 10, 16, 30, 31,[...]

AM252876_03_V.pdf October 22, 2001 35 Index P Pause 18 PCM 4, 12, 22, 24 phantom 13, 14 phone numbers 31, 33 placement 6, 7, 16, 27 PLA Y 15, 31 Play 18 PLA Y/P AUSE 20, 24 polarity 30 port 8 power cord 5, 11, 18, 30 power pack 5, 11, 17, 18, 30, 33 power rating 33 power sur ge 30 powered speakers 29 PRESET 19 preset 18-20, 25 preset radio station [...]

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