Bose Music Center II manual

PERSONAL ® music center II ©2005 Bose Corporation, The Mountain, Framingham, MA 01701-9168 USA 279725 AM Rev .00 CCM-001417 Owner ’s Guide AM279725 Cover.fm Page 1 Friday , February 4, 2005 3:07 PM[...]

2 English Français Español I NTRODUCTION Thank you By choosing a Bose ® PERSONAL ® music center II, you ha ve opened the door to a variety of new options for playing your  LIFESTYLE ® DVD home entertai nment system – in almost any ar ea of your home! This new music center II provides you with: • Control of your LIFESTYLE ® (18 or 28 Se[...]

3 English Français Español C ONTENTS Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Thank you . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Other equipment you can contro l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

4 English Français Español P REPARING FOR U SE Where to begin Y our expansion system or speaker s must be set up and con- nected to the LIF ESTYLE ® system before you can use them with the PERSONAL ® music center II. If you have a Bose ® link product and still need to set i t up, see “T o add more r ooms of sound” on page 25. If you have a[...]

5 English Français Español P REPARING FOR U SE Confirm that current settings are right Y our PERSONAL ® music center II is pre-set at the factory for  compatibility , as follows: • T o cont r ol sound in a single expansion r o om – Room B – or a r ea  (not in Room A, the lo cation of your LIFESTYLE ® media center). • A house code [...]

6 English Français Español P REPARING FOR U SE 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 expansion room. Remember that you can use the PERSONAL ® music center II, with no need to aim it, all around you r home, even ou t[...]

7 English Français Español P REPARING FOR U SE What appears on the display Press to see the list of the av ailable sour ces (Figure 2). Y our list may look different, depending on the components you have connected to your LIFESTYLE ® system, and wh at type of  system it is. (For instance, Stored will appear only if you have a LIFESTYLE ® 38 [...]

8 English Français Español P REPARING FOR U SE When you see the display above, you may: • Change the station selected by using the up and down arrows, which move forward or backward through the preset stations. • Confirm a new selection by pr essing in on the center bar . Where you can go from here: • Move up or down to another preset stati[...]

9 English Français Español P REPARING FOR U SE Buttons to use while you listen There ar e two circular button sets for use while listening to a source. For details on how each button works for a specific source, r efer to “Liste ning to Y our LIFESTYLE ® System ” on page 10. 5. 6. 2. 1. 3. 4. 7. 8. 9. 10. Use this button set to: 1. Adjust th[...]

10 English Français Español L ISTENING TO Y OUR LIFESTYLE ® S YSTEM Performance at your command By pressing , you tur n on your PERSONAL ® music center II to the last source selected.  Select a differ ent source by pr essing and moving up or down on the display to highlight the preferr ed source. Then press in on the cent er bar ( ) to confi[...]

11 English Français Español L ISTENING TO Y OUR LIFESTYLE ® S YSTEM Note: Refer to your LIFESTYLE ® 38 or 48 system Operating Guide for detailed information on the uMusic intelligent playback system, the importance of presets, and how the system knows what to play . • T o select a different preset: 1. Press the Presets button on the PERSONAL [...]

12 English Français Español L ISTENING TO Y OUR LIFESTYLE ® S YSTEM Delete this track from the Playlist... While listening to the Playlist, press and hold Playlist . Add this track to the Playlist... While listening to a track in uMusic, Encore or Whole CD play modes, but not in the Playlist, press and hold Playlist . Let the system pick th e tr[...]

13 English Français Español L ISTENING TO Y OUR LIFESTYLE ® S YSTEM 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 , pr ess the right arrow button to see the library sear ch screen (Figu[...]

14 English Français Español L ISTENING TO Y OUR LIFESTYLE ® S YSTEM Using the radio T o listen to the radio, select AM or FM from your list of sour ces. The LIFESTYLE ® system activates, as needed, and begins play . What appears on the display The display on your PERSONAL ® music center II provides  information about the radio stat ion and [...]

15 English Français Español L ISTENING TO Y OUR LIFESTYLE ® S YSTEM Using radio presets Y our LIFESTYLE ® system can store up to 20 AM and 20 FM  stations as radio presets. By assigning a preset nu mber to the stations you like most, you can get to them quickly and easily . All of the presets can be used in any of the expans ion rooms. T o a[...]

16 English Français Español L ISTENING TO Y OUR LIFESTYLE ® S YSTEM • Press in on and ho ld the center bar to see the numeric selection display , where you can choo se the track directly by number (Figur e 10). Figure 10 Numeric selection display Track 1 2 3 Erase Done [Add] Enter number T o select a specific track by number When the numeric s[...]

17 English Français Español L ISTENING TO Y OUR LIFESTYLE ® S YSTEM Playing a DVD or VCD With a DVD or VCD loaded in the disc tray of the LI FESTYLE ®  system in your main room, select CD/DVD from your list of sources. This turns on the player , if it is off, and begins video play . What appears on the display The display on your PERSONAL ®[...]

18 English Français Español L ISTENING TO Y OUR LIFESTYLE ® S YSTEM Note: DVDs vary in their content presenta tion. After pressing Play for the first time, you may see a me nu of multiple options. Before the main attraction begins to play , you may need to pres s Play a second or even third time. Listening to other sources Y our LIFESTYLE ® sys[...]

19 English Français Español L ISTENING TO Y OUR L OCAL S OURCE How a nearby sound source differs Y our PERSONAL ® music center II is engineered for use w ith any Bose ® link enabled products in your expansion room. For example, speakers connected to a Bose SA-2 or SA-3 ampli- fier respond to on and off commands fr om the PERSONAL ® music cente[...]

20 English Français Español L ISTENING TO Y OUR L OCAL S OURCE • Move up or down to scroll through local selections. • Move right to change inputs (for au dio on your local source or connected to it). One example, with AM and FM radio and CD/DVD options Y ou can make the following choices: • T o switch fr om one to the other , move right. T[...]

21 English Français Español B EYOND THE B ASICS Adjustable features of the PERSONAL  music center II Y ou can change some factory de fault settings of the PERSONAL ® music center II to cu stomize it as you like. Press the Setup b utton near the bottom of the PERSONAL ® music center II to see a list of the featur e settings you can change. No[...]

22 English Français Español B EYOND THE B ASICS Room Code Default: B. Distinguishes each room (up to 15) connected to the system. Choosing A will match the setting for the LIFESTYLE ® rem o te i n the main ro om. Choosing O allows the PERSONAL ® music center II to work with older (legacy) product s, such as Bose ® Acoustimass ® 5 powered spea[...]

23 English Français Español B EYOND THE B ASICS The importance of room codes Y our PERSONAL ® music center II is set at the factory for use in an expansion room, while the LIFESTYLE ® syst em media center and primary remote ar e set for use in the main room. Th e use of unique room codes lets your LIFESTYLE ® system know where commands that co[...]

24 English Français Español B EYOND THE B ASICS Why would you change the house code? Y our PERSONAL ® music center II is set at the factor y with a house code identical to the factory setting on other LIFESTYLE ® sy stems and remote contr ols. If you have not changed the house code set- ting in your LIFESTYLE ® system, there is no need to chan[...]

25 English Français Español B EYOND THE B ASICS T o add more rooms of sound Y our LIFESTYLE ® system is capable of supplying up to 14 expa n- sion rooms to fill your entir e living space with Bose ® sound. There are numer ous Bos e products designed specifically for use in these expansion rooms, and some older Bose pr oducts ca n serve this pur[...]

26 English Français Español B EYOND THE B ASICS Insert one end of a Bose ® link B cable into the Bose ® link jack  on the rear panel of the addi tional system (Figur e 15). Connect  the other end dir ectly to the Bose ® link jack on the rear of the  LIFESTYLE ® system media center , or to an extension/expansion cable (when adding pr [...]

27 English Français Español B EYOND THE B ASICS When using a Bose ® SA-1 amplifier – Use the cable that came with the amplifier and connect the cable to the Bose ® link jack on the LIFESTYLE ® media center . Do not tur n the amplifier on until you change the LIFESTYLE ® system setting ( in the System menu, under Media Center) for Pr otocol [...]

28 English Français Español R EFERENCE T roubleshooting Problem What to do Y our PERSONAL ® music center II doesn’t work as expected  ,WFRXOGEHWLPHWR FKDQJHEDWWHULHV  ,QVRPHEXLOGLQJVRXPD  H[SHULHQFH³GHDGVSRWV´ ZKHQWKH3(5621$/ ® PXVLFFHQWHU,,ZLOOQRWRSHUDWH HII[...]

29 English Français Español R EFERENCE Contacting customer service For additional help in so lving pr oblems, contact Bose ® Customer Service. See the address and ph one number list included with your LIFESTYLE ® system. Limited warranty Y our PERSONAL ® music center II is covered by a transferable  limited warranty . See your produc t regi[...]

PERSONAL ® music center II ©2005 Bose Corporation, The Mountain, Framingham, MA 01701-9168 USA 279725 AM Rev .00 CCM-001417 Owner ’s Guide Guía de usario Notice d’utilitsation AM279725 Cover.fm Page 1 Friday , February 4, 2005 3:07 PM[...]