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The Bose ® Lifestyle ® 12 System Owner’ s Guide December 20, 2001 AM191409_01_V .pdf.
2 December 20, 2001 AM191409_01_V.pdf Safety Infor mation W ARNING: T o r educe the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose the system to rain or moistur e. CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRICAL SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK).
AM191409_01_V.pdf December 20, 2001 a Important Safety Instructions 1. Read these instructions – for all components before using this pr oduct. 2. Keep these instructions – for futur e refer ence. 3. Heed all warnings – on the pr oduct and in the owner ’ s guide.
English b December 20, 2001 AM191409_01_V.pdf Important Safety Instructions Antenna gr ounding Example of antenna grounding as per National Electrical Code, ANSI/NFP A 70.
AM191409_01_V.pdf December 20, 2001 3 Contents Where to find … Setting Up Before you begin ........................................................................................................... 4 Unpacking the carton ...........................
4 December 20, 2001 AM191409_01_V.pdf Befor e you begin Thank you for purchasing the Bose ® Lifestyle ® 12 system. This complete audio home enter - tainment system of fers superb sound, elegance, technology , and simplicity for music and home theater .
AM191409_01_V.pdf December 20, 2001 5 Setting Up Unpacking the carton Carefully unpack your system. Save all packing materials for possible futur e use. The original packing materials pr ovide the safest way to transport your Lifestyle ® 12 system. If any part of the product appears damaged, do not attempt to use the system.
6 December 20, 2001 AM191409_01_V.pdf Setting Up Select the locations for your Lifestyle ® 12 system When you place your speakers according to the guidelines below , a combination of reflected and direct sound pr ovides the audio atmosphere of a home theater .
AM191409_01_V.pdf December 20, 2001 7 Center speaker The sound fr om the center speaker should appear to come directly fr om the center of the picture (Figur e 2). The center speaker cable allows up to 20 feet (6.1 m) distance from the Acoustimass ® module.
8 December 20, 2001 AM191409_01_V.pdf Setting Up Acoustimass ® module Follow these guidelines to select a location for the Acoustimass module. Note: T o avoid interference with the TV picture, place the Acoustimass module at least 18 inches (45 cm) fr om the TV .
AM191409_01_V.pdf December 20, 2001 9 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 ar e unplugged from the power outlet befor e you begin hooking up the system.
10 December 20, 2001 AM191409_01_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).
AM191409_01_V.pdf December 20, 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 December 20, 2001 AM191409_01_V.pdf Setting Up Connecting your home theater components to the Lifestyle ® 12 system There ar e many variations of equipment in a home theater . A basic home theater system might include a stereo or mono TV and ster eo VCR with the Lifestyle ® 12 system.
AM191409_01_V.pdf December 20, 2001 13 (1) T o direct your video sound sources thr ough your TV If your stereo TV has fixed audio outputs (the audio signal level doesn ’ t change), and it allows you to select the sour ce of the signal (VCR, laserdisc, cable, etc.
14 December 20, 2001 AM191409_01_V.pdf Setting Up Figure 12 Connecting components to the Lifestyle ® 12 system inputs (3) T o connect components dir ectly to the Lifestyle ® 12 system If you cannot (or do not choose to) use your TV or VCR to select the sound sour ces, connect up to three sound sour ces directly to the Lifestyle ® 12 system.
AM191409_01_V.pdf December 20, 2001 15 Other connections T ape deck T o use an exter nal tape recor der (analog audio cassette, analog open reel, digital audio tape, Digital Compact Cassette, or MiniDisc), connect the inputs (REC) fr om the tape deck to the music center T APE REC jacks.
16 December 20, 2001 AM191409_01_V.pdf Connect the antennas The rear panel of your Lifestyle ® music center provides connections for AM and FM antennas (Figur e 13). Unwind each antenna ’ s wir es. Antennas provide better reception when their wir es are not bundled.
AM191409_01_V.pdf December 20, 2001 17 Setting Up Miniature switches Battery compartment cover 3 AA batteries Set 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 December 20, 2001 AM191409_01_V.pdf Operating Y our Lifestyle ® 12 System The music center display This music center display (Figur e 18) provides information on the music center functions.
AM191409_01_V.pdf December 20, 2001 19 VOLUME OFF VIDEO TRACK/PRESET AUX SKIP / ll TAPE PLAY/P AUSE CD AM/FM SEEK/TUNE PRESET ST ORE ERASE SEEK/TUNE The music center controls Use the special keys on the music center to manually tune the radio and set station pr esets.
20 December 20, 2001 AM191409_01_V.pdf Operating Y our Lifestyle ® 12 System Listening to your Lifestyle ® 12 system Y our Lifestyle ® 12 system offers the option of listening in 2, 3, or 5-speaker mode. The system turns on in SURROUND (5-speaker) mode when VIDEO is selected and in STEREO (2- speaker) mode for AM/FM, CD, T APE, or AUX.
AM191409_01_V.pdf December 20, 2001 21 Operating Y our Lifestyle ® 12 System Listening to the radio T urning the system on and choosing the radio Press the AM/FM key on the r emote or the console to tur n your music system on to the most recently hear d AM or FM station.
22 December 20, 2001 AM191409_01_V.pdf 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 . T ur ning the system on and choosing the CD player Press the CD key on the r emote or the console.
AM191409_01_V.pdf December 20, 2001 23 Maintaining Y our Lifestyle ® 12 System Fine-tuning your system In most situations, you only need to follow the speaker placement guidelines (see “ Setting Up ” on pages 6-8) for your system to pr ovide excellent sound quality .
24 December 20, 2001 AM191409_01_V.pdf Maintaining Y our Lifestyle ® 12 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 .
AM191409_01_V.pdf December 20, 2001 25 Adding speakers Y our Lifestyle ® 12 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.
26 December 20, 2001 AM191409_01_V.pdf Maintaining Y our Lifestyle ® 12 System T roubleshooting Problem What to do System does not • Make sur e the power connector is plugged securely into the musi.
AM191409_01_V.pdf December 20, 2001 27 Maintaining Y our Lifestyle ® 12 System Problem What to do CD does not play • Make sure the music center CD cover is closed. • Check to see if the play symbol in the display is lit. • After pressing the CD key , wait a few seconds before pr essing PLA Y .
28 December 20, 2001 AM191409_01_V.pdf Maintaining Y our Lifestyle ® 12 System Cleaning the Lifestyle ® 12 system The only maintenance needed is cleaning the system and replacing batteries for the r emote control. For information on r eplacing the remote contr ol batteries, see “ Install the batteries ” on page 17 .
AM191409_01_V.pdf December 20, 2001 29 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 4.8" D x 6.0" H (7.6 cm x 12.2 cm x 15.2 cm) Acoustimass module 23.
30 December 20, 2001 AM191409_01_V.pdf Index A Acoustimass ® module 2-11, 17, 23, 28, 29 AM antenna 5, 16, 26, 29 AM/FM 4, 18-22, 26 ANTENNA 16 antenna 5, 13, 16, 26, 27, 29 audio input cable 5, 8, 1.
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