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The Bose Lifestyle 25 Series II System
Owner’s Guide
October 29, 2001
AM196575_05_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 AVIS CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRICAL SHOCK RISQUE DE CHOC ÉLECTRIQUE DO NOT OPEN NE PAS OUVRIR ATTENTION : POUR RÉDUIRE LE RISQUE DE DÉCHARGE CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, ÉLECTRIQUE, NE RETIREZ PAS LE COUVERCLE (OU DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). L’ARRIÈRE). IL NE SE TROUVE ÀL’INTÉRIEURAUCUNE NO USER-SERVICABLE PARTS INSIDE. PIÈCE POUVANT ÊTRE RÉPARÉE PARL’U
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Important Safety Instructions 1. Read these instructions – for all components 14. Refer all servicing to qualified service person- nel. Servicing is required when the apparatus before using this product. 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 ® Selecting the locations for your Lifestyle 25 Series II system ..................................... 6 ® Connecting the speakers and Lifestyle music center.................................................. 9 ® Conn
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Setting Up Before you begin ® ® Thank you for purchasing the Bose Lifestyle 25 Series II system. This complete audio home entertainment system offers superb sound, elegance, technology, and simplicity for music and home theater. Your system is fully compatible with digital program material and includes: ® • A Lifestyle music center with built-in AM/FM radio and six-disc CD changer • Inputs for two video sound sources, a digital sound source, and a tape deck (or other auxiliary source) • Capabili
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Treble Bass ® ® THE BOSE SPECIAL EDITION LIFESTYLE MUSIC SYSTEM CD 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 25 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 25 system contains the parts identified in Figure 1. ®
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Setting Up ® Selecting the locations for your Lifestyle 25 Series II 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 more discussion of speaker placement and room acoustics, see “Fine-tuning your system” on page 29. Speaker locations Follow these guidelines to select lo
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Setting Up Center Figure 2 Recommended front speaker locations Right front Left front ® Surround speakers The surround (rear) speakers create an area of sound around the listener. Place them in the back half of your room. Direct the cubes so that you cannot pinpoint the exact location of the sound source (Figure 3). The surround cables allow up to 50 feet (15.2 m) distance from the ® Acoustimass module. Left Right Acoustimass Figure 3 Center front front module Speaker placement Left Right surrou
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® ® Treble Bass ® CU OB UE T P SU PE TS A K TE O RS RIGHT REAR LEFT REAR RIGHT FRONT CENTER L FE RF O TNT 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 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 Figur
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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 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) ter
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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. Plug the small black multi-pin connector (flat side facing up) into the jack marked SPEAKER ZONE 1 on the rear of the music center. 2. Insert the single right-angle multi-pin connector on the other end of the audio input cable into the AUDIO INPUT jack on the Acoustimass module. Align the connector at the angle shown in Figure
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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 25 system There are many possible variations of equipment in a home theater. In addition to the ® Lifestyle 25 system, a home theater complement typically includes a stereo or mono TV and stereo VCR. In a digital home theater system, the primary source may be a DVD player. Your home theater can include many other combinations of equipment, including cable TV, laserdisc players, additional VCRs, and a satellite decoder. Note: A
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Setting Up How to set up your home theater There are two basic methods for setting up your home theater. It is best to connect compo- ® nents directly to the Lifestyle 25 music center, and select the source from its remote or control panel. A second option is to use a stereo TV as the switching center to select the sound source. In each example, the analog outputs from the DVD player (or other digital device) are connected to the AUX inputs. You may need extra long audio cables or exten- sions f
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Setting Up (2) To direct video sound sources through your TV This is an alternative connection method. (See Figure 11.) 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.), then you can: • Connect your DVD player L and R outputs to the music center AUX inputs. • Connect the DVD video output to one of the video inputs on the TV. • Connect the coaxial digital audio output from your DVD
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Setting Up About the video source Your 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 25 system. Note: For assistance with video connections between your DVD player and/or VCR and TV, see your video components manuals. Note: There is no video signal input (usually a yellow-coded jack) on the music center. The VIDEO INPUT jacks are for audio from a video source. Other connections ® Use standard R
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Setting Up Connecting the antennas ® The rear panel of your Lifestyle music center provides connections for AM and FM antennas (Figure 12). Unwind each antenna’s wires. Antennas provide better reception when their wires are not bundled. Note: Outdoor antennas may be used with the music center antenna connections. To install an outdoor antenna, consult a qualified installer. Follow all safety instructions. Figure 12 The antenna connections LRLR TAPE IN TAPE OUT AM antenna jack FM antenna jack Fig
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Setting Up Installing the batteries in the remote control 1. Slide open the battery compartment on the back of the remote (Figure 15). 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 25 System Turning on the music center ® Plug the Acoustimass module power cord into an AC (mains) outlet. Then plug in the music center power pack. Note: Your speakers will not operate unless all cable and power connections are completed before turning on the music center. Figure 16 ® You are ready to enjoy your new Lifestyle system. Open the music center by gently pressing Opening the music center door upwards on the bottom of the door (Figure 16). Refer to the pages
