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PERSONAL ® music center II ©2009 Bose Corporation, The Mountain, Framingham, MA 01701-9168 USA AM279725 Rev .01 Owner ’s Guide Guía de usario Notice d’utilisation AM279725 Cover.
2 English Français Español I NTRODUCTION Thank you By choosing a Bose ® PERSONAL ® music center II, you have opened the door to a var iety of new options for play ing your LIFESTYLE ® home entert.
3 English Français Español C ONTENTS Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Thank you . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4 English Français Español P REPARING FOR U SE Where to begin Y our expansion system or speaker s must be set up a nd con - nected to the L IFESTYLE ® system befor e you can use them with the PERSONAL ® music center II. If you have a Bose ® link product and still need to set it up, see “T o add more r ooms of sound” on page 25 .
5 English Français Español P REPARING FOR U SE Confirm that current settings are right Y our PERSONAL ® music cen ter II is pre-set at the factory for compatibility , as follows: • T o contr ol sound in a sing le expansion r oom – Room B – or area (not in Room A, t he location of your LIFESTYLE ® media center).
6 English Français Español P REPARING FOR U SE Basic controls Using just a few selection button s and the display sc reen, you can see, choose fr om, and enjoy a wide variety of LIFESTYL E ® system capabilities in your expansion room.
7 English Français Español P REPARING FOR U SE What appears on the display Press to see the list of the ava ilable sour ces ( Figure 2 ). Y our list may lo ok differ ent, depending on the components yo u have c onnected to your LIFESTYLE ® system, an d what type of system it is.
8 English Français Español P REPARING FOR U SE When you see the radio display , you may: • Change the sta tion selected by using the up and down ar rows, which mo ve forw ard or backward through the preset station s. • Confirm a new s election by pr essing in on the center bar .
9 English Français Español P REPARING FOR U SE Buttons to use while you listen There are two circular button sets for use while listening to a source. For details on how e ach button works fo r a specific source, refer to “Listening to Y our LIFESTYLE ® System” on page 10 .
10 English Français Español L ISTENING TO Y OUR LIFESTYLE ® S YSTEM Performance at your command By pressing , you tur n on your PERSONAL ® music cen ter II to the last source selected. Select a dif ferent sour ce by pressing and moving up or down on the display to highlight the preferred source.
11 English Français Español L ISTENING TO Y OUR LIFESTYLE ® S YSTEM This returns to the or igina l display screen. • T o see more information on th e current track: Pres s in on the center bar to select . • T o stop text fr om moving across t he display: Pres s in and hold the cent er bar .
12 English Français Español L ISTENING TO Y OUR LIFESTYLE ® S YSTEM Changing from uMusic ® to Playlist mode Press the Play list button on the PERS ONAL ® music center II to begin playing the tracks in the most recently selected Playlist. There are 9 Playlists available for use in your LIFESTYLE ® system.
13 English Français Español L ISTENING TO Y OUR LIFESTYLE ® S YSTEM Searching the library of stored music Y ou may want to locate oth er trac ks in your collection, which is easy to do using the display on your PERSONAL ® music center II.
14 English Français Español L ISTENING TO Y OUR LIFESTYLE ® S YSTEM Using the radio T o listen to th e radio, select AM or FM from your list of sources.
15 English Français Español L ISTENING TO Y OUR LIFESTYLE ® S YSTEM Using radio presets Y our LIFESTYLE ® system can s tore up to 20 AM and 20 FM stations as radio presets. By assigning a preset number to the stations yo u like most, you can get to them qui ckly and easily .
16 English Français Español L ISTENING TO Y OUR LIFESTYLE ® S YSTEM • Press in on and ho ld the center bar to see the nu meric selection displa y , where you c an choose the tr ack dir ectly by number ( Fig ure 10 ).
17 English Français Español L ISTENING TO Y OUR LIFESTYLE ® S YSTEM Playing a DVD or VCD With a DVD or VCD loaded in t he disc tray of the LIFEST YLE ® system in your main room, select CD/DVD from your list of source s. This tur ns on th e player , if it is off, and begin s video play .
18 English Français Español L ISTENING TO Y OUR LIFESTYLE ® S YSTEM Note: DVDs var y in their content presentation. Afte r pressing Play for the first time, you may see a menu of m ultiple options. Befor e the main attraction beg ins to play , you may need to pr ess Play a second or even third ti me.
19 English Français Español L ISTENING TO Y OUR L OCAL S OURCE How a nearby sound source differs Y our PERSONAL ® music center II is engineered for use w ith any Bose ® link enabled products in y our expansion room.
20 English Français Español L ISTENING TO Y OUR L OCAL S OURCE • Move up or down to scro ll thro ugh local selections. • Move right to change inpu ts (for audio on your loca l source or connec ted to it).
21 English Français Español B EYOND THE B ASICS Adjustable features of the PERSONAL ® music center II Y ou can change some fac tory default setting s of the PERSONAL ® music center II to customize it as yo u like. Press the Set up b utton near the bottom of the PERSONAL ® music center II to see a lis t of the fea ture settings yo u can change.
22 English Français Español B EYOND THE B ASICS Room Code Default: B. Distinguishes ea ch room (up to 15) connected to the system. Choosing A will match the setting for the LIFESTYLE ® re mo t e i n the main r oom.
23 English Français Español B EYOND THE B ASICS The importance of room codes Y our PERSONAL ® music center II is set at the factory fo r use in an expansion r oom, while the LIFESTYLE ® s ystem media center and primary r emote are set for use in the main r oom.
24 English Français Español B EYOND THE B ASICS Why would you change t he house code? Y our PERSONAL ® music center II is set at t he factory with a house code identical to the factory settin g on other LIFEST YLE ® systems and r emote contr ols.
25 English Français Español B EYOND THE B ASICS T o add more rooms of sound Y our LIFESTYLE ® system is capable of supplying up to 14 expa n - sion rooms to fill your en tir e living space with Bose ® sound.
26 English Français Español B EYOND THE B ASICS Insert one end of a Bose ® link B cable into th e Bose ® link jack on the re ar panel of the additio nal system ( Figur e 15 ).
27 English Français Español B EYOND THE B ASICS When using a Bose ® SA-1 amplifier – Use the cable that came with the amplifier an d connect the cable to the Bose ® link jack on the LIFESTYLE ® media center .
28 English Français Español R EFERENCE T roubleshooting Problem What to do Y our PERSONAL ® music center II doesn’t work as expected • It could be time to change batteries. • In some bu ild ing s, yo u ma y exp e rie nc e “d ea d spots” when the PERSONAL ® music center II will not operate effectivel y .
29 English Français Español R EFERENCE Contacting customer service For additional he lp in solving pr oblems, contact Bose ® Customer Service. See the address and phone number list includ ed with your LIFESTYLE ® system. Limited warranty Y our PERSONAL ® music center II is covere d by a transferab le limited warran ty .
PERSONAL ® music center II ©2009 Bose Corporation, The Mountain, Framingham, MA 01701-9168 USA AM279725 Rev .01 Owner ’s Guide Guía de usario Notice d’utilisation AM279725 Cover.
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