Bose Lifestyle SA-2 manual

The B ose ® Lifestyl e ® SA-2 and SA-3 Ster eo Amplifie r Owner’ s Guide[...]

2 Safety Information WA RN I N G : T o reduce the r isk of fire or electrical shock, do not expose the product to rain or moisture. WA R N I N G : The appa ratus sha ll not be expo sed to dr ipping or spla shing, and obje cts filled with liquids, such as vases, shall not be placed on th e apparatus. A s with an y e lectronic produc ts, use care not[...]

3 Important Safety Instructions 1. Read these instructio ns – for all compo nent s befor e using this product. 2. Keep thes e instructions – for fu ture ref eren ce . 3. Heed all warning s – on the product and in the owner’ s guide. 4. Follow all inst ructions. 5. Do not use this apparatus near water or moisture – Do not use this product [...]

4 Conte nts Intr od ucin g th e Lif esty le ® SA- 2 and SA-3 Stereo Ampl ifier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Before you begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Unpacking th e carton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

5 Introducing the Lif estyle ® SA-2 and SA- 3 Stereo Ampli f ier Befor e you begin Thank you for pur chasi ng a Lifesty le ® SA-2 or SA-3 st ereo amp lifier . The Life style ® st ereo amplifi er pr ovides you with a simple solution when you wan t to add Bose ® non-powered envir onmental s pe akers or Bose non - po wer e d acce sso ry s pe akers[...]

6 Introducing the Lifestyle ® SA- 2 and SA-3 Stereo Amplifier Conn ection p anel feat ures The connec t ion panel incl u des t he i nput/outp ut connecti ons plus r oom code switches an d amplifi er LED sta tus indi cators. Figure 2 Lifestyle ® amplifier connection panel AC POW ER AC power cor d jack. Ther e is no on/of f switch on this p rodu ct[...]

7 Introducing the Lif estyle ® SA-2 and SA- 3 Stereo Ampli f ier ROOM CODE switch es Micr oswitches f or setting room c od e and amp l ifi er advanced featur es. LED status ind ica to r The gr een LED indicat es t he operational s tate of the amplifier . See “Powerin g-up your sy stem” on page 22. AUX INP UT (SA-3 only) Left and right channel [...]

8 Sett ing Up Your Lif estyl e ® St ereo Amplifier Identif y in g your system The Lifesty le ® ster eo a mplif ier an d add ition al r emote co me r ead y to be inst alle d and u sed in a second r oom (Room B). This secti on pr ovides plac emen t and mou nti ng instru ct io ns for the Li fe style ® stereo amplifi er . Followin g this inf ormatio[...]

9 Setting Up Your Life style ® S tereo Amplif ier Sele ct ing a loca tion for yo ur Lifestyl e ® stereo amplifier Y our Lifes tyle ® ste reo amplif ier does not nee d t o be situat ed close t o either your Lifest yle ® system or the accessory spe ak ers. Conside r the followi ng guideli nes when sele ct ing a loca tio n fo r you r amp li fi e r[...]

10 Sett ing Up Your Lif estyl e ® St ereo Amplifier Mounting your Lifestyle ® stereo amplifier Y our Lifes tyle ® ste reo amplif ier can be placed on a shelf or mounted on a wal l (Figure 3) . • When placin g the amplifier on a horizont al surface like a floo r or shelf, the amplifi er’ s rubber feet pr ovide stab ility a n d pr event scrat [...]

11 Setting Up Your Life style ® S tereo Amplif ier Model A V -18/3 8/48 medi a cent er setup CAUTIO N: Before maki ng conne ctions, turn the Lif e styl e ® system off and disconnect the media center from the AC ( mains) power outlet. DO NO T plug the amp lifier in to an outlet u ntil you have complet ed all other connections. 1. Insert on e end o[...]

12 Sett ing Up Your Lif estyl e ® St ereo Amplifier Setting up RC18S 2 and RC38S2 remotes Y our add itional r emote is shi pped f ro m the f actory alr eady set u p for a secon d r oom (r oom B). T o make s ur e that this remote will wor k with your home ent ertainment system, do the foll ow- ing to check the h o use code sett i ng. 1. Remove th e[...]

13 Setting Up Your Life style ® S tereo Amplif ier Model A V -28 media cen ter set up CAUTIO N: Before maki ng conne ctions, turn the Lif e styl e ® system off and disconnect the media center from the AC ( mains) power outlet. DO NO T plug the amp lifier in to an outlet u ntil you have complet ed all other connections. 1. Inser t the 8-to-9-p in [...]

14 Sett ing Up Your Lif estyl e ® St ereo Amplifier Setting up the RC28S remote Y our se cond remote is shipped f r om the fa ctory already set up for Zone 2. T o make sure that this r emote will work with you r home entertainm ent syste m, do t h e fol lowing to chec k th e house co de setting . 1. Remove th e r emote control b attery cover a nd [...]

15 Setting Up Your Life style ® S tereo Amplif ier Multi-room in terface setup CAUTIO N: Before maki ng any connectio ns, turn the Lifestyl e ® syst em off and di sconnect the music cen ter from the AC ( mains) power ou tlet. DO NOT pl ug the amplifi er into an outle t until you have comp leted all o ther conn ecti ons. 1. Insert t he 8-to-9- pin[...]

16 Sett ing Up Your Lif estyl e ® St ereo Amplifier Setting up the Personal ® m usic center Systems th at h ave a mult i- r oom i nter fac e ar e contr ol led b y th e Per sonal ® music ce nter whic h req uires no i nternal switch set tings befor e it allows you to contr ol more than on e room of speakers. However , if you purc hase a second Per[...]

17 Setting Up Your Life style ® S tereo Amplif ier Model 20 mus ic cen ter set up CAUTIO N: Before maki ng conne ctions, turn the Li fe style ® system off and disco nnect the music center from the AC ( mains) power outlet. DO NO T plug the amp lifier in to an outlet u ntil you have complet ed all other connections. 1. Insert th e 8-to-9-in D IN a[...]

18 Sett ing Up Your Lif estyl e ® St ereo Amplifier Setting up the RC-20 remote for Zone 2 If your s ystem uses a Mode l 20 music center , you ne ed to set u p a seco nd RC-20 r emote contr ol to operate the ZONE 2 outp u ts . 1. Remove the r emote contr o l battery cover and locate the mi niatur e switch es (Figure 13). 2. Make su r e that the ho[...]

19 Setting Up Your Life style ® S tereo Amplif ier Model 5 mu si c center setup This setu p re quires a 3-ft audio in put adapt er cable. Contact your Bose dealer or Bos e ® Custome r Service. See the list of locatio ns and phone numb ers included in the sh ipping carton . CAUTIO N: Before maki ng conne ctions, turn the Li fe style ® system off [...]

20 Sett ing Up Your Lif estyl e ® St ereo Amplifier Setting up the RC-5 rem ote If your s ystem uses a Mode l 5 musi c center , you need to set up a second RC-5 r emote con- tr ol to operate your L ifestyl e ® st ereo amplifi er . 1. Remove the r emote contr o l battery cover and locate the mi niatur e switch es (Figure 15). 2. Make su r e that t[...]

21 Setting Up Your Life style ® S tereo Amplif ier Conne c tin g speaker s to your Life st yle ® stereo ampli fier CAUTIO N: DO NOT connec t any make or model of power ed speakers to the speak er outputs of the Li fe style ® stereo ampl ifier . Doing so may cause damage to the equip ment. CAUTIO N: Make sure that the amp lifier is disco nnected [...]

22 Sett ing Up Your Lif estyl e ® St ereo Amplifier Poweri ng -u p yo ur syst em CAUTIO N: DO N OT plu g the AC po wer cor d into an A C (mai ns) outlet u ntil all othe r connecti ons are complete. 1. Using th e power cor d include d wit h yo ur Life st yle ® stereo am plifie r , fi rmly insert th e smal l connec tor on one end of t he power cord[...]

23 Setting Up Additio nal Rooms For Sound Setup guide lines for add itional rooms If you ha ve a Lif estyl e ® 18 ser ies II, 2 8 ser ies II , 38 or 48 ho me ente rtai nmen t sys te m, you c an exper ience stereo so und in up to 14 other r ooms u sing Lifes tyle ® ster eo amplifi ers , c o mpa ti- ble sp eake r syste ms an d remote c ontrols for [...]

24 Setting Up Additio nal Rooms For Sound Setting up remote cont rols for o ther r ooms T o set up th e RC18S or RC38S re mote: 1. Remove th e r e mote control b attery cover and locate th e microswitches ( Figure 19). 2. Mak e sur e that t h e house co de set ting s (swi tches 1, 2 , 3, and 4) ma tch the h ouse c ode settings in your main r oom re[...]

25 Setting Up Additio nal Rooms For Sound Setti ng up the amplifi er room code The r oom code of the a mplifier must match the r oom code of the remo te used in the r oom wher e the speak ers are installed. Figure 20 Amplifier roo m code settings C 6 7 8 9 A B C 6 7 8 9 SA-2 SA-3 Room code switch es Room 6789 B Down Down Down Up C Down Down Up Down[...]

26 Setting Up Ad van ced Features Amplif ier mod e sw i tches The adva nced featu res of the L ifestyl e ® ster eo amplifier ar e set up using mic roswit ches A, B, and C (Fig ure 2 1). The SA-3 h as all thr ee switches, but the SA- 2 h as only switc h C. Figure 21 SA-2 and SA-3 microsw itches Stereo or mono output (SA- 3 on ly) The output of the [...]

27 Maintain in g Your Lifestyle ® Stere o Am plifier Clea ni ng the ampli fier CAUTIO N: Disconnect the po wer co rd from the AC o utlet befo r e cleani ng. The amplifi er , which is designed on ly for indoor use, may be come dusty over time. T o clea n the ampli fier , use only a so ft, dry cloth to r emove dust fr om the outside of t he enclosur[...]

28 Maintain in g Your Lifestyle ® Stereo Amplif ier Customer service For addi t ion al help in solving pr oblems, contact Bose ® Customer Serv ice. Refer to the addr ess lis t e nclosed in t he pr oduct pa ckaging for corr ect phone numbers . Limite d war ra nty The Life st yle ® stereo a mplifier is co vered by the Bose limited one-year transfe[...]

29 Maintain in g Your Lifestyle ® Stere o Am plifier T ech nical i nforma tion Features •B o s e ® pr op rietary digit a l sig n al pr ocessin g technolog y • Bui lt-in digi tal volu me con trol • Therm al ov erload prot ection • Pr otective ru bber fee t Power ra ting • USA/Canada : 120V 50/ 60 Hz, 220W (SA-2 ), 400W (SA-3) • Inter n[...]

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