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® ®
The Bose Lifestyle 5 Music System
Owner’s Guide
October 22, 2001
AM251774_03_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 may be 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
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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 ® Select the locations for your Lifestyle 5 music system ............................................... 6 ® Connect the speakers and Lifestyle music center ...................................................... 8 ®
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Setting Up Before you begin ® ® Thank you for purchasing the Bose Lifestyle 5 music system. This complete audio system offers superb sound, elegance, technology, and simplicity for music and home entertainment. 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 control 4 October
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AUX VIDEO TAPE VIDEO AM/FM CD SKIP TRACK/PRESET REV FWD SEEK VOLUME AUTO MUTE OFF OFF ® 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 5 music 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 5 music system
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Setting Up ® Select the locations for your Lifestyle 5 music system When you place your speakers according to the guidelines below, a combination of reflected and direct sound provides a good stereo image virtually everywhere in the room. You may ® experiment with the placement and orientation of the cubes and the Acoustimass module to produce the sound most pleasing to you. To adjust your system for the characteristics of your listening room, see “Fine-tuning your system” on page 23. Speaker l
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® ® Treble Bass ® 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 a TV. 1. Place the module along the same the wall as the speakers, if possible (Figure 2). 2. Select a convenient location – under a table, behind a sofa. Do not allow furniture or drapes to block the ventilation openings of the module. 3. Place the module within r
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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 5). 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) SPEAKERS A OUTPUT jack • White connector into the L (left) SPEAKERS A OUTPUT jack Note: Be sure the connectors are fully inser
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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 6). Use 115V for North America; 230V for Europe and Australia. Use the adapter plug provided when appropriate. If you are in doubt, contact your local electric utility for the appropriate voltage setting. Figure 6 230 V Dual voltage Acoustimass module: voltage sele
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Setting Up ® Connecting other components to the Lifestyle 5 music system ® Use standard audio cables to connect other components to your Lifestyle music system, matching the red connector to R (right) and white or black connector to L (left). For additional assistance with connecting other components, see your components manuals. Figure 8 Music center connectors B SPEAKERS FIXED TAPE AUX VIDEO SOUND SYSTEM ® G642 AM CONTROL Z 950 D S LOOP ® T LIFESTYLE MODEL 5 MUSIC CENTER L POWER 1 geprü
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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 9). Unwind each antenna’s wires. Antennas provide better reception when their wires are not bundled. FM antenna AM antenna Figure 9 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 12VAC IN L ~ 1.
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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 13). 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 5 music system The music center display This music center display (Figure 14) provides information on the music center functions. CD track and CD elapsed time Figure 14 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 AUX - Selects a CD cha
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® Operating Your Lifestyle 5 music system Figure 15 AM/FM TAPE AUX VIDEO PLAY/PAUSE TRACK/PRESET VOLUME OFF The music center controls CD / ll SKIP SEEK/TUNE CD cover latch SEEK/TUNE PRESET STORE ERASE The music center controls Use the special keys on the music center to manually tune the radio and set station presets. The CD cover latch opens the CD cover for loading and unloading a CD. SEEK/TUNE < / > - Lowers or raises the frequency setting of the radio (stations). PRESET STORE/ERASE - Adds or
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® Operating Your Lifestyle 5 music system Listening to the radio Turning the system on and choosing the radio Press the AM/FM key on the remote or the console to turn your music system on to the most recently heard AM or FM station. Note: If the system is on and the radio is already selected, this key switches between the AM and FM bands. Tuning Seeking the strongest stations • Press and release the SEEK (forward) or (reverse) key on the remote to seek and stop at the next strong signal. If yo
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® Operating Your Lifestyle 5 music system Listening to a CD Loading a CD into the music center Press the latch on the CD cover, and place a CD onto the spindle, label-side up. Close the CD cover. Turning the system on and choosing the CD player Press the CD key on the remote or the console. If the music system is already on, pressing one of these keys selects the CD player and the CD indicator lights. If a CD has been loaded, it begins to play. If no CD is loaded, the No Disc O indicator lights.
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Treble Bass ® ® Maintaining Your Lifestyle 5 music system Fine-tuning your system In most situations, you only need to follow the speaker placement guidelines (see “Setting Up” on pages 6-7) for your system to provide excellent sound quality. ® You do not need to adjust tone settings for changes in volume, since Bose patented signal Figure 17 processing technology provides a natural tonal balance over the full range of volume settings. Bass and treble controls If desired, you can further fine-tu
