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The Bose Lifestyle 12 System
Owner’s Guide
December 20, 2001
AM191409_01_V.pdf
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Safety Information WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose the system to rain or moisture. CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRICAL SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL. ® These CAUTION marks are 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 sym
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Important Safety Instructions 1. Read these instructions – for all components 14. Refer all servicing to qualified service person- before using this product. nel. Servicing is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way: such as power- 2. Keep these instructions – for future reference. supply cord or plug is damaged; liquid has 3. Heed all warnings – on the product and in the been spilled or objects have fallen into the owner’s guide. apparatus; the apparatus has been exposed to 4. F
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Important Safety Instructions 18. Use proper power sources – Plug the product into Antenna grounding a proper power source, as described in the operating Example of antenna grounding as per National Electrical instructions or as marked on the product. Code, ANSI/NFPA 70. 19. Avoid power lines – Use extreme care when installing an outside antenna system to keep from touching power lines or circuits, as contact with them may be fatal. Do not install external antennas Antenna lead in wire near over
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Contents Where to find… Setting Up Before you begin........................................................................................................... 4 Unpacking the carton ................................................................................................... 5 ® Select the locations for your Lifestyle 12 system ........................................................ 6 ® Connect the speakers and Lifestyle music center ......................................................
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® ® Setting Up Before you begin ® ® Thank you for purchasing the Bose Lifestyle 12 system. This complete audio home enter- tainment system offers superb sound, elegance, technology, and simplicity for music and home theater. Your system includes: ® • A Lifestyle music center with built-in AM/FM radio and compact disc (CD) player • Inputs for a video sound source, an auxiliary source, and a tape deck ® • Powered Acoustimass speakers with a hide-away Acoustimass module • An easy-to-use remote cont
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+ – Treble Bass ® ® ® ® Setting Up Unpacking the carton Carefully unpack your system. Save all packing materials for possible future use. The ® original packing materials provide the safest way to transport your Lifestyle 12 system. If ® any part of the product appears damaged, do not attempt to use the system. Notify Bose or your authorized Bose dealer immediately. ® Check to be sure your Lifestyle 12 system contains the parts identified in Figure 1. ® Note: Find the serial numbers on the botto
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Setting Up ® Select the locations for your Lifestyle 12 system When you place your speakers according to the guidelines below, a combination of reflected and direct sound provides the audio atmosphere of a home theater. You may experiment with the placement and orientation of the cubes to produce the sound most pleasing to you. For the best surround effect, adjust the speakers so you cannot pinpoint where the sound comes from. It is preferable not to aim the cubes directly at the listener. For m
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® ® ® Setting Up Center speaker The sound from the center speaker should appear to come directly from the center of the picture (Figure 2). The center speaker cable allows up to 20 feet (6.1 m) distance from the ® Acoustimass module. 1. Place the speaker on line with the vertical center of the screen, above or below (which- ever is closer to the screen), or the closest convenient location. 2. Place the speaker in line with the front of the screen (not pushed to the back of the TV). 3. Direct eac
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® ® Treble Bass ® CU OB UE T P SU PE TS A K TE O RS RIGHT REAR LEFT REAR R FIR G O H N TT CENTER LEFT FRONT Setting Up ® Acoustimass module Follow these guidelines to select a location for the Acoustimass module. Note: To avoid interference with the TV picture, place the Acoustimass module at least 18 inches (45 cm) from the TV. 1. Place the Acoustimass module along the same the wall as the TV, or close to the same end of the room as the front speakers (see the example along the front wall in Fi
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Setting Up ® Connect the speakers and Lifestyle music center Once you have selected locations for your music system, connect the speakers. CAUTION: Make sure all components are unplugged from the power outlet before you begin hooking up the system. ® Connecting the cube speaker arrays to the Acoustimass module Each speaker cable contains two wires. The wire marked with a red collar is positive (+) and the plain one is negative (–). These wires match the positive (red) and negative (black) termi
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Setting Up ® ® Connecting the Acoustimass module to the Lifestyle music center Connect the Acoustimass module to the music center with the audio input cable (Figure 6). 1. Insert the three connectors at one end of the audio input cable into the jacks on the rear panel of the music center: • Black connector into the SYSTEM CONTROL 1 jack • Red connector into the R (right) FIXED OUTPUT jack • White connector into the L (left) FIXED OUTPUT jack Note: Be sure the connectors are fully inserted into e
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Setting Up ® Connecting the Acoustimass module power (mains) cord 1. On a dual voltage system, the voltage selector switch is preset at the factory to be correct for your area. Check to be sure it is set for the proper voltage (Figure 7). Use 115V for North America; 230V for Europe and Australia. In Europe, use the adapter plug provided. If you are in doubt, contact your local electric utility for the appropriate voltage setting. Figure 7 230 V Dual voltage Acoustimass module: voltage selector s
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Setting Up ® Connecting your home theater components to the Lifestyle 12 system There are many variations of equipment in a home theater. A basic home theater system ® might include a stereo or mono TV and stereo VCR with the Lifestyle 12 system. Your home theater can include many other combinations of equipment, including cable TV, laserdisc players, DVD players, CDI players, additional VCRs, and satellite decoder. Note: A mono TV only serves as a display for the video, not as a source for the
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Setting Up (1) To direct your video sound sources through your TV If your stereo TV has fixed audio outputs (the audio signal level doesn’t change), and it allows you to select the source of the signal (VCR, laserdisc, cable, etc.): • Connect your home theater components (VCR, cable box, laserdisc player, etc.) to the appropriate TV inputs. (See Figure 10.) • Connect the fixed audio outputs to the VIDEO SOUND INPUTs of the music center. • Turn the TV speakers off or the volume all the way down.
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Setting Up Laserdisc Figure 12 L L R R Connecting components to the V V ® Lifestyle 12 system inputs ® B G642 SPEAKERS FIXED TAPE AUX VIDEO SOUND SYSTEM Z 950 D S AM CONTROL LIFESTYLE MODEL ® 5 MUSIC CENTER T LOOP L 1 POWER BOSE Corporation TÜV Rheinland Sicherheit geprüdfte L 12VAC~ IN 1.0A LISTED 917D AUDIO U ® L EQUIPMENT R R 2 MANUFACTURED: 93 A B REC PLAY BOSE CORPORATION, FRAMINGHAM, MA 01701-9168 MADE IN USA OUTPUT INPUT ANTENNA ® Lifestyle L music center R Audio out V Video out to
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Setting Up Other connections Tape deck To use an external tape recorder (analog audio cassette, analog open reel, digital audio tape, Digital Compact Cassette, or MiniDisc), connect the inputs (REC) from the tape deck to the music center TAPE REC jacks. Connect the outputs (PLAY) from the tape deck to the music center TAPE PLAY INPUT jacks, matching the red plug to R (right) and black or white plug to L (left). CD changer, DVD player, or laserdisc player To use one of these components, connect i
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Setting Up Connect the antennas ® The rear panel of your Lifestyle music center provides connections for AM and FM antennas (Figure 13). Unwind each antenna’s wires. Antennas provide better reception when their wires are not bundled. FM antenna AM antenna Figure 13 jack terminals The antenna connections SPEAKERS FIXED TAPE AUX VIDEO SOUND B SYSTEM ® G642 Z AM CONTROL 950 D S LOOP ® T LIFESTYLE MODEL 5 MUSIC CENTER L 1 POWER geprüdfte BOSE Corporation TÜV Rheinland Sicherheit L 12VAC IN ~
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Setting Up Set up the remote control Install the batteries 1. Slide open the battery compartment on the back of the remote (Figure 17). 2. Insert 3 AA or IEC-R6 1.5V batteries, or the equivalent, as shown. Match the + and – symbols on the batteries with the + and – markings inside the compartment. 3. Slide the battery compartment cover back into place. Replace the batteries when the remote control stops operating or its range seems reduced. Alkaline batteries are recommended. Note: Do not change
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® Operating Your Lifestyle 12 System The music center display This music center display (Figure 18) provides information on the music center functions. CD track and CD elapsed time Figure 18 AM/FM preset Source and AM/FM station The music center display number display indicators frequency display CD AM FM VIDEO STEREO TAPE DISC TRACK AUX RANDOM PRESET AUTO OFFMUTE Play Pause No disc indicator indicator indicator The system controls Remote Control Music Center Function VIDEO - Selects a video sou
