Bose RC-38S manual

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Introd uction 2 English Français Español Introduct ion Thank you for choo sing the RC -38S remote As the owner of a Bose ® LIFESTYLE ® RC-38S remote contr ol, you can e njoy a wide vari ety of new options with your LIFESTYLE ® DVD home entertai nment system. Thi s remot e is one of m any Bos e ® link comp atible pr od- ucts des igned to wor k[...]

3 Contents 3 English Français Españo l Where to find ... Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Thank you for choosing t he RC-38S remote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Where to us e this expan sion remote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 How i[...]

Deciding Where and How 4 English Français Español Deci ding Wh ere an d How Sett ing up yo ur expa nsion pr oducts If you ha ve pur chased other Bose ® link com pat ible pro ducts, yo u can pai r them to work se amlessly with your ne w remote. This allo ws you to command s ound fr om y our LI FESTYL E ® system in an entire ly diff eren t part o[...]

5 Deciding Where and How English Français Espa ñol With a 3•2•1 or 3•2• 1 GS Se ries II syste m The 3•2• 1 Serie s II and 3• 2•1 GS Se ries II DVD home entertai nment systems ar e also Bos e ® link compatibl e prod ucts designed to work with your LIFESTYLE ® system. This give s you the choice of listeni ng to any of the 3 •2?[...]

Deciding Where and How 6 English Français Español With older Bose ® products for ex pansion Some other Bose ® pr odu cts, whic h you may already o wn, can also co nnect to your LIFESTYLE ® sys tem. However , if the product yo u add is no t Bose ® link compatib le, you ar e limited to expa ndin g your s ystem to one ad ditiona l room. How you [...]

7 Preparing the Remote English Français Espa ñol Prep aring the Rem ote Gettin g the rem ote read y to use Y ou can use your RC-38S r emote cont rol a s soon as the batter ies ar e instal led. It i s pre- set at th e factory for use outside the main room wher e your LIFESTYLE ® system is located , in an area where anot her Bose ® syste m or spe[...]

Preparing th e Remote 8 English Français Español What each butt on does Styled afte r the primary remote, wh ich is pack ed with the media center , the RC-38S remote has similar bu ttons. System ON, OFF , silenced Select the source T u rns the sys tem on and of f. Selects t he sour ce last used . Mutes th e volume for a ll connect ed speakers (ma[...]

9 Preparing the Remote English Français Españo l Select an audio program Select a play mode Seek backw ard or fo rward to th e next s trong radio statio n. Skip backwar d or forwar d to the next CD t rack, DV D chap ter , radio pr eset, or TV channel . Select a CD t rack, DVD ch apter , radio st ation, or TV channel that corr esponds to the numbe[...]

Preparing th e Remote 10 English Français Español Confirm and return uMusic™ intelligent playback system Confirms the ch annel s elect ion on ce rtain T Vs. Retur ns to the previous TV ch annel ( if the TV suppo rts this f eature). Selec ts the uMusi c intel ligent pl ayback system mode of stored CD play . Overrides other stor ed CD modes . A v[...]

11 Audi o Poss ibilit ies English Français Espa ñol Audio Poss ibilities Using the remote to control oth er audio Y our RC-38S r emote is capable of working with other audio compon ents connected to your LIFESTYLE ® sy s- tem media ce nter . Whil e it cannot turn thes e components on or of f, it can chan ge the volume, st art or stop pl ay , and[...]

Audio Possi bilities 12 English Français Español ROOM A – hom e theate r system ROOM B – Bose ® link ampl ifier a nd spe akers • Dining ar ea, as signed as Room B • Guest Bathr oom, assi gned as Room C • Hallway to the fron t door , assi gned as Room D In this ca se, her e are some rooms yo u might want to h ave r eceive Str eam 2, ins[...]

13 Audi o Poss ibilit ies English Français Espa ñol Y ou can assign a Bose ® link compatib le device to r ooms B thro ugh N. Room O is r eserved for non -Bose amplifiers and le gacy (olde r) Bos e powe red speake rs. For connec ting an SA-1 ampl ifier , see the in structio ns on page 1 5. How to make i t happen Firs t dec ide which roo ms yo u w[...]

Code Sw itch Se tting 14 English Français Español Code Sw i tch Set ting Some simple rules to k eep it all straight Whether you use just one or many RC-38S remotes, keep these gui delines in min d. • Remote contr ols for other -r oom use must be set with: • the same house code as the primary remote. • a dif fer ent room co de fro m the prim[...]

15 Code Switch Setting English Français Espa ñol Additional legacy product r ules With a few speci al settin gs, and operat ional li mitations, legacy Bose (a nd other bran d) pr oducts can work wit h your LIFESTYLE ® 38 or 48 DVD h ome ente rtainment system. The y may pre-d ate the Bose ® link system of multi- room ex pansion, but older speake[...]

Code Sw itch Se tting 16 English Français Español Make sure the house code settings match For all of yo ur secondary remote con trols to work , the house co de in each must matc h the one in your pr imary rem o t e. The firs t four swit ches defin e the house code and est ab- lish w hich m edia ce nter the remo te can control. Figure 3 Nine switc[...]

17 Code Switch Setting English Français Espa ñol How to change the settings, as needed Use a fine-poi nted pen or othe r small tool to move ea ch switch to it s new positi on. Firs t chec k the ho use cod e set ting (switch es 1- 4) Make sur e that the first f our switch es on the le ft, as you face them, mat ch the house code sett ings in your p[...]

Code Sw itch Se tting 18 English Français Español Keep the room codes cons istent Use one of t he codes shown in the chart below for e ach room wh ere a r emote will be used . Y ou may also us e the log on the insi de back cover of this guide to n ote the r oom and audi o stream a ssignments for multip le rooms a nd remotes . Now for the re wards[...]

19 Refere nce English Français Espa ñol Refe renc e T echnical information Remote cont rol rang e: 65 ft (20 m) Size: 9.1"H x 2.2"W x 0.9"D (2 3 cm x 5.7 c m x 2.4 c m) We i g h t : 5.6 oz ( 160 G) Batte ry type: AA A or IE C-LR3 1.5V ba tteri es (4) Frequency : U .S ./Canada : 27.145 MHz EU/other : 40.685 MHz RF Field Str ength: &[...]

Referenc e 20 English Français Español T r oubleshoot ing Problem What to do No s ound • Make su re the house code sett ing of the RC-38S remote control matche s the ho use code setting of the pr imary r emote. • Mak e sure the remote room code s etting is corr ect. • If used in a r oom where a Bose ® a mplifier is located make sure : • [...]

21 Refere nce English Français Espa ñol Log for remote s witch sett ings and products Use the t able below to list th e Bose ® link products you add, and n ote which: • area of your house wher e you will u se the remot e • room co de y ou a ssi gn to it • audio str eam you choos e to r eceive in that ar ea. Floor & Locat ion Room Code [...]

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