Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product RC-38S Bose
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Bose ® LIFES TYLE ® RC-38S Remote Control O w n e r ’ s G ui d e a nd B o s e ® Li n k E x pa n s i on O v e r v i e w.
Introd uction 2 English Français Español Introduct ion Thank you for choo sing the RC -38S remote As the owner of a Bose ® LIFESTYLE ® RC-38S remote contr ol, you can e njoy a wide vari ety of new options with your LIFESTYLE ® DVD home entertai nment system.
3 Contents 3 English Français Españo l Where to find ... Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Thank you for choosing t he RC-38S remote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Deciding Where and How 4 English Français Español Deci ding Wh ere an d How Sett ing up yo ur expa nsion pr oducts If you ha ve pur chased other Bose ® link com pat ible pro ducts, yo u can pai r them to work se amlessly with your ne w remote.
5 Deciding Where and How English Français Espa ñol With a 3•2•1 or 3•2• 1 GS Se ries II syste m The 3•2• 1 Serie s II and 3• 2•1 GS Se ries II DVD home entertai nment systems ar e also Bos e ® link compatibl e prod ucts designed to work with your LIFESTYLE ® system.
Deciding Where and How 6 English Français Español With older Bose ® products for ex pansion Some other Bose ® pr odu cts, whic h you may already o wn, can also co nnect to your LIFESTYLE ® sys tem. However , if the product yo u add is no t Bose ® link compatib le, you ar e limited to expa ndin g your s ystem to one ad ditiona l room.
7 Preparing the Remote English Français Espa ñol Prep aring the Rem ote Gettin g the rem ote read y to use Y ou can use your RC-38S r emote cont rol a s soon as the batter ies ar e instal led.
Preparing th e Remote 8 English Français Español What each butt on does Styled afte r the primary remote, wh ich is pack ed with the media center , the RC-38S remote has similar bu ttons. System ON, OFF , silenced Select the source T u rns the sys tem on and of f.
9 Preparing the Remote English Français Españo l Select an audio program Select a play mode Seek backw ard or fo rward to th e next s trong radio statio n. Skip backwar d or forwar d to the next CD t rack, DV D chap ter , radio pr eset, or TV channel .
Preparing th e Remote 10 English Français Español Confirm and return uMusic™ intelligent playback system Confirms the ch annel s elect ion on ce rtain T Vs. Retur ns to the previous TV ch annel ( if the TV suppo rts this f eature). Selec ts the uMusi c intel ligent pl ayback system mode of stored CD play .
11 Audi o Poss ibilit ies English Français Espa ñol Audio Poss ibilities Using the remote to control oth er audio Y our RC-38S r emote is capable of working with other audio compon ents connected to your LIFESTYLE ® sy s- tem media ce nter .
Audio Possi bilities 12 English Français Español ROOM A – hom e theate r system ROOM B – Bose ® link ampl ifier a nd spe akers • Dining ar ea, as signed as Room B • Guest Bathr oom, assi gn.
13 Audi o Poss ibilit ies English Français Espa ñol Y ou can assign a Bose ® link compatib le device to r ooms B thro ugh N. Room O is r eserved for non -Bose amplifiers and le gacy (olde r) Bos e powe red speake rs. For connec ting an SA-1 ampl ifier , see the in structio ns on page 1 5.
Code Sw itch Se tting 14 English Français Español Code Sw i tch Set ting Some simple rules to k eep it all straight Whether you use just one or many RC-38S remotes, keep these gui delines in min d. • Remote contr ols for other -r oom use must be set with: • the same house code as the primary remote.
15 Code Switch Setting English Français Espa ñol Additional legacy product r ules With a few speci al settin gs, and operat ional li mitations, legacy Bose (a nd other bran d) pr oducts can work wit h your LIFESTYLE ® 38 or 48 DVD h ome ente rtainment system.
Code Sw itch Se tting 16 English Français Español Make sure the house code settings match For all of yo ur secondary remote con trols to work , the house co de in each must matc h the one in your pr imary rem o t e. The firs t four swit ches defin e the house code and est ab- lish w hich m edia ce nter the remo te can control.
17 Code Switch Setting English Français Espa ñol How to change the settings, as needed Use a fine-poi nted pen or othe r small tool to move ea ch switch to it s new positi on.
Code Sw itch Se tting 18 English Français Español Keep the room codes cons istent Use one of t he codes shown in the chart below for e ach room wh ere a r emote will be used . Y ou may also us e the log on the insi de back cover of this guide to n ote the r oom and audi o stream a ssignments for multip le rooms a nd remotes .
19 Refere nce English Français Espa ñol Refe renc e T echnical information Remote cont rol rang e: 65 ft (20 m) Size: 9.1"H x 2.2"W x 0.9"D (2 3 cm x 5.7 c m x 2.4 c m) We i g h t : 5.6 oz ( 160 G) Batte ry type: AA A or IE C-LR3 1.5V ba tteri es (4) Frequency : U .
Referenc e 20 English Français Español T r oubleshoot ing Problem What to do No s ound • Make su re the house code sett ing of the RC-38S remote control matche s the ho use code setting of the pr imary r emote. • Mak e sure the remote room code s etting is corr ect.
21 Refere nce English Français Espa ñol Log for remote s witch sett ings and products Use the t able below to list th e Bose ® link products you add, and n ote which: • area of your house wher e you will u se the remot e • room co de y ou a ssi gn to it • audio str eam you choos e to r eceive in that ar ea.
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