Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product Lifestyle 8 Bose
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The Bose ® Life style ® 8 Series II Syste m Owner’ s Guide October 22, 2001 AM252876_03_V .pdf.
2 October 22, 2001 AM252876_03_V.pdf Safety Information W ARNING: T o r educe the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose the system to rain or moistur e.
AM252876_03_V.pdf October 22, 2001 a Important Safety Instructions 1. Read these instructions – for all components before using this pr oduct. 2. Keep these instructions – for futur e reference. 3. Heed all warnings – on the pr oduct and in the owner ’ s guide.
English b October 22, 2001 AM252876_03_V.pdf Important Safety Instructions Antenna gr ounding Example of antenna grounding as per National Electrical Code, ANSI/NFP A 70.
AM252876_03_V.pdf October 22, 2001 3 Contents Where to find … Setting Up Before you begin ........................................................................................................... 4 Unpacking the carton ............................
4 October 22, 2001 AM252876_03_V.pdf Setting Up Befor e you begin Thank you for purchasing the Bose ® Lifestyle ® 8 Series II system. This complete audio home entertainment system offers superb sound, elegance, technology , and simplicity for music and home theater .
AM252876_03_V.pdf October 22, 2001 5 Setting Up ® + – ® Tre b le B a ss Surround speaker cables (orange connectors) Front speaker cables (blue connectors) AA batteries AC power pack 5 cube speaker.
6 October 22, 2001 AM252876_03_V.pdf Setting Up Selecting the locations for your Lifestyle ® 8 system When you place your speakers accor ding to the guidelines below , they provide the audio atmosphere of a home theater . Y ou may experiment with the placement and orientation of the cubes to produce the sound most pleasing to you.
AM252876_03_V.pdf October 22, 2001 7 Left front Right front Center Setting Up Figure 2 Recommended front speaker locations Surround speakers The surr ound (rear) speakers create an ar ea of sound around the listener . Place them in the back half of your room.
8 October 22, 2001 AM252876_03_V.pdf R I G H T R I G H T C E N T E R O U T P U TS T O C U B E S P E A K E R S L E F T L E F T ® A U D I O IN P U T S U R R O U N D F R O N T T r e b l e B a s s ® Preferred position Alternate position 5.
AM252876_03_V.pdf October 22, 2001 9 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 ar e unplugged from the power outlet befor e you begin hooking up the system.
10 October 22, 2001 AM252876_03_V.pdf Connecting the Acoustimass ® module to the Lifestyle ® music center Connect the Acoustimass module to the music center with the audio input cable (Figur e 6).
AM252876_03_V.pdf October 22, 2001 11 Setting Up 230 V 115 V 1. Firmly insert the small connector on the end of the AC (mains) power pack cable into the AC POWER jack on the back of the Lifestyle ® music center . 2. Make sure that the power pack r eaches an AC (mains) outlet.
12 October 22, 2001 AM252876_03_V.pdf Setting Up Connecting your home theater components to the Lifestyle ® 8 system There ar e many possible variations of equipment in a home theater . In addition to the Lifestyle ® 8 system, a home theater complement typically includes a ster eo or mono TV and stereo VCR.
AM252876_03_V.pdf October 22, 2001 13 L R A B SPEAKERS OUTPUT TAPE REC PLAY FIXED INPUT L R AUX VIDEO SOUND ANTENNA 1 2 SYSTEM CONTROL SEE INSTRUCTION MANUAL POWER 12VAC IN 1.0A A M L O O P F M 7 5 Ω L I F E S T Y L E ® M O D E L 5 M U S I C C E N T E R B O S E C O R P O R A T I O N , F R A M I N G H A M , M A 0 1 7 0 1 - 9 1 6 8 M A D E I N U .
14 October 22, 2001 AM252876_03_V.pdf Setting Up L R A B SPEAKERS OUTPUT TAPE REC PLAY FIXED INPUT L R AUX VIDEO SOUND ANTENNA 1 2 SYSTEM CONTROL SEE INSTRUCTION MANUAL POWER 12VAC IN 1.
AM252876_03_V.pdf October 22, 2001 15 About the video sour ce Y our 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 ® 8 system. Note: For assistance with video connections between your DVD player and/or VCR and TV , see your video components manuals.
16 October 22, 2001 AM252876_03_V.pdf Connecting the antennas The rear panel of your Lifestyle ® music center provides connections for AM and FM antennas (Figur e 12). Unwind each antenna ’ s wir es. Antennas provide better reception when their wir es are not bundled.
AM252876_03_V.pdf October 22, 2001 17 Setting Up Miniature switches Battery compartment cover 3 AA batteries Setting radio channel spacing for dual voltage and 120V systems Dual voltage music centers (which include both 120V and 230V power packs) and 120V music centers can be set for two types of AM and FM channel spacing.
18 October 22, 2001 AM252876_03_V.pdf The music center display This music center display (Figur e 17) provides information on the music center functions.
AM252876_03_V.pdf October 22, 2001 19 VOLUME OFF VIDEO TRACK/PRESET AUX SKIP / ll TAPE PLAY/PAUSE CD AM/FM SEEK/TUNE PRESET STORE ERASE SEEK/TUNE The music center contr ols The music center function keys are described on pages 20-23. Use the following special music center keys to manually tune the radio and set station presets.
20 October 22, 2001 AM252876_03_V.pdf Operating Y our Lifestyle ® 8 System The system controls Function VIDEO - Selects a video sound sour ce connected to the VIDEO inputs, and turns the system on. (See page 22.) AM/FM - Selects the radio and turns the system on to the pr eviously selected station.
AM252876_03_V.pdf October 22, 2001 21 Operating Y our Lifestyle ® 8 System Remote control Additional system contr ols Function SURROUND • Pr ess and release to select SURROUND (5-speaker) mode for all sour ces. • Pr ess and hold for 3 seconds to engage (1 chime) or disengage (2 chimes) simulated sur round for monaural pr ogram sources.
22 October 22, 2001 AM252876_03_V.pdf Listening to your Lifestyle ® 8 system Y our Lifestyle ® 8 system uses digital signal processing to bring even gr eater realism and impact to both movies and music r ecordings. Built-in Dolby Digital decoding delivers up to 5.
AM252876_03_V.pdf October 22, 2001 23 Operating the special featur es Please see the previous page for a mor e detailed explanation of these special features.
24 October 22, 2001 AM252876_03_V.pdf Operating Y our Lifestyle ® 8 System Listening to digital sound T urning on the digital audio source T ur n on the DVD player , DTV , or other digital audio sour ce. Load the DVD disc. T urning on the system and choosing digital sound Press AUX to turn your system on to play digital sound.
AM252876_03_V.pdf October 22, 2001 25 Operating Y our Lifestyle ® 8 System Listening to the radio T ur ning the system on and choosing the radio Press the AM/FM key on the r emote or the music center to turn your music system on to the most r ecently heard AM or FM station.
26 October 22, 2001 AM252876_03_V.pdf Using the system with external components Follow the instructions on pages 12-15 for connecting components. T ur n on your component directly or by using its r emote control. Use the VOLUME ▲ or ▼ button on the Lifestyle ® remote contr ol or music center to raise or lower the volume.
AM252876_03_V.pdf October 22, 2001 27 Maintaining Y our Lifestyle ® 8 System Fine-tuning your system In most situations, following the speaker placement guidelines (see pages 6-8) pr ovides excellent sound quality .
28 October 22, 2001 AM252876_03_V.pdf Maintaining Y our Lifestyle ® 8 System Changing the house code settings Each Lifestyle ® remote contr ol uses a system of matching house codes to communicate with its corresponding music center .
AM252876_03_V.pdf October 22, 2001 29 Adding speakers Y our Lifestyle ® 8 system provides high quality audio for a single listening ar ea. However , your music center also pr ovides connections (SPEAKERS A or SPEAKERS B) for adding a pair of powered speakers in a second r oom.
30 October 22, 2001 AM252876_03_V.pdf Maintaining Y our Lifestyle ® 8 System T roubleshooting Problem What to do System does not • Make sur e the power connector is inserted securely into the music.
AM252876_03_V.pdf October 22, 2001 31 Maintaining Y our Lifestyle ® 8 System Problem What to do Unit turns on • Change the house code setting to pr event signals from conflicting with another nearby and off by itself, Lifestyle ® system. See page 28 for instructions on setting the house code.
32 October 22, 2001 AM252876_03_V.pdf Maintaining Y our Lifestyle ® 8 System T aking car e of your Lifestyle ® 8 system The only maintenance needed is cleaning the system and your compact discs, and replacing remote contr ol batteries.
AM252876_03_V.pdf October 22, 2001 33 Product Information Dimensions Music center 15.0" W x 7.8" D x 2.5" H (38.1 cm x 19.8 cm x 6.4 cm) Cube speakers 3.0" W x 4.0" D x 3.0" H (7.6 cm x 10.2 cm x 7.6 cm) Acoustimass ® module 20.
34 October 22, 2001 AM252876_03_V.pdf Index A AA 5, 17 AC POWER 11 AC power cord 5, 11 AC power pack 5, 11 accessories 33 acoustic image 6 acoustics 27 Acoustimass ® module 2-8, 10, 11, 16, 18, 22, 2.
AM252876_03_V.pdf October 22, 2001 35 Index P Pause 18 PCM 4, 12, 22, 24 phantom 13, 14 phone numbers 31, 33 placement 6, 7, 16, 27 PLA Y 15, 31 Play 18 PLA Y/P AUSE 20, 24 polarity 30 port 8 power co.
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Bose ® Corporation USA Bose Corporation, The Mountain Framingham, MA 01701-9168 1-800-367-4008 Phone hours - ET (eastern time): W eekdays 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturdays 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Canada Bose Ltd., 1-35 East Beaver Creek Road Richmond Hill, Ontario L4B 1B3 1-800-465-2673 Phone hours - ET (eastern time): W eekdays 9 a.
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