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® ®
The Bose Lifestyle 20 Music System
Owner’s Guide
October 29, 2001
AM178934_09_V.pdf
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Safety Information Warning To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this system to rain or moisture. CAUTION CAUTION: RISK OF ELECTRICAL SHOCK For units with a polarized DO NOT OPEN power plug, to prevent electric shock, match wide CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, blade of plug to wide slot, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). insert fully. NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL. ® These CAUTION marks may be located on the back panel
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Important Safety Instructions 1. Read these instructions – for all components 14. Refer all servicing to qualified service person- before using this product. nel. Servicing is required when the apparatus 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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Español Français English Contents Where to find… Setting Up Before you begin ........................................................................................................4 Unpack the carton ......................................................................................................5 ® Select the locations for your Lifestyle 20 music system ...........................................6 ® Connect the speakers and Lifestyle music center ..........................................
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Setting Up Before you begin ® ® Thank you for purchasing the Bose Lifestyle 20 music system. This remarkably compact CAUTION: system is a result of advanced technology developed by years of research. Technological Remove and dispose of the ® innovations that make the Lifestyle 20 music system possible include the smallest CD three manufacturer’s shipping TM changer now available for home use and Jewel Cube speakers one-half the size of the screws from the bottom of the ® ® previous Acoustimass c
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English VI1 DEO VI2 DEO AUX CD FM AM TAPE STOP PAUSE PLAY RANDOM REV SKIP PLAY NEXT DISC VOLUME MUTE A ML U LTE OFO FN Treble Bass ® ® THE BOSE LIFESTYLE SPECIAL EDITION MUSIC SYSTEM CD Setting Up Unpack 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 system. If any ® part of the product appears damaged, do not attempt to use the system. Notify Bose or your authorized
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® ® Treb l e ass B ® Setting Up ® Select the locations for your Lifestyle 20 music system When you place your speakers according to the guidelines below, a combination of re- flected and direct sound provides a good stereo image virtually everywhere in the room. You TM may experiment with the placement and orientation of the Jewel Cube speakers and ® Acoustimass module to produce sound most pleasing to you. To adjust your system for the characteristics of Figure 2 your listening room, see “Fin
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English Setting Up ® CAUTION: Connect the speakers and Lifestyle music center Make sure all components of Once you have selected locations for your speakers and music center, connect the system. your system are unplugged TM ® from the AC power (mains) Connecting the Jewel Cube speakers to the Acoustimass module source before you begin 1. Insert the connector of each speaker cable fully into the jack on the rear of each speaker connecting them. (Figure 4). Match the ridge of the connector to the
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Setting Up ® Connecting the Acoustimass module power cord Figure 6 1. On a dual voltage Acoustimass module, the voltage selector switch is preset at the Dual voltage Acoustimass module: factory. Check to be sure it is set for the proper voltage (Figure 6). Use 115V for North voltage selector switch settings America, and 230V for Europe and Australia. In Europe, use the adapter plug provided. If 230 V you are in doubt, contact your local electric utility for the appropriate voltage setting. 115 V
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English 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. Antennas provide better reception when their wires are not bundled. Figure 9 AM antenna FM antenna The antenna connections jack jack LRLR TAPE IN TAPE OUT FM antenna connections ® 1. Plug the FM antenna connector into the FM ANTENNA jack on the back of the Lifestyle Figure 10 music center. The FM antenna 2. Spread out the antenna arm
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Setting Up Set up the remote control 1. Slide open the battery compartment on the back of the remote (Figure 12). 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 the settings of the f
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English ® Operating Your Lifestyle 20 Music System ® Listening to your Lifestyle 20 music system CAUTION: ® Be sure to remove the three Plug the Acoustimass module power cord into an AC power (mains) outlet. Then plug in the shipping screws on the music center power pack. Turn the power switch on the Acoustimass module connection bottom of the music center panel to the ON (I) position. We recommend you leave this switch on. The module uses less before turning on the system. than 2 watts of elect
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® Operating Your Lifestyle 20 Music System The system controls Function Remote control Music center VIDEO 1 - Selects a video sound source connected to the VIDEO 1 VIDEO 1 inputs, and turns the music system on. VIDEO 2 - Selects a video sound source connected to the VIDEO 2 VIDEO 2 inputs, and turns the music system on. AUX - Selects a component connected to the AUX inputs, and turns AUX the music system on. CD - Selects the built-in CD changer and turns the music system on. CD AM AM/FM - Select
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English ® Operating Your Lifestyle 20 Music System Other music center controls The music center function keys are described on the previous page. Use the following special music center keys to tune the radio, set station presets, and scan a CD (Figure 15). TUNE / - Lowers or raises the frequency setting of the radio (stations). In CD mode, initiates a fast scan of the current CD. STORE or ERASE - Adds or removes radio station presets. For instructions, see page 16. Also used for changing channel
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6 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 6 DISK MAGAZINE 1 1 ® Operating Your Lifestyle 20 Music System Listening to compact discs Using the CD changer You can load up to six compact discs at a time. Figure 17 Loading discs into the CD magazine Hold the magazine, looking at the side with Loading a CD the arrow. Insert up to six discs, label side up (Figure 17). Take care to place only one disc in each slot. Note the slot numbers 1 CAUTION: through 6, from bottom to top, on the front Do not in
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English ® Operating Your Lifestyle 20 Music System Ejecting the CD magazine from the music center Figure 20 Press the EJECT button, at the lower left of the magazine The CD magazine EJECT button slot, to remove the magazine (Figure 20). If a CD is playing, pressing the EJECT button stops the CD, replaces EJECT button it in the magazine, and ejects the magazine. Turning the system on and choosing the CD player Press the CD key on the remote or press SOURCE SELECT on the music center until CD is s
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® Operating Your Lifestyle 20 Music System Listening to the radio Turning the system on and choosing the radio Press AM/FM (on the remote) or SOURCE SELECT (on the music center) to turn your system on to the most recently selected AM or FM station. Note: If the system is on and the radio is already selected, the AM/FM key switches between AM and FM bands. Tuning Seeking the strongest stations • Press and hold SKIP (forward) or (reverse) to start seeking. Release the key to stop at the next str
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English ® Operating Your Lifestyle 20 Music System Using the system with external components Follow the instructions on page 8 for connecting a component. Turn on your component directly or by using its remote control. Use the VOLUME or ® key on the Lifestyle remote control or music center to raise or lower the volume. Control all other functions at the source, referring to its owner’s manual, if necessary. To begin, make sure the component is turned on and a tape, CD, laserdisc, etc. is loa
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Treble Bass ® ® Operating Your Lifestyle 20 Music System Fine-tuning your system In most situations, following the speaker placement guidelines (see page 6) for your Figure 24 ® Lifestyle 20 music system provides excellent sound quality. Bass and treble controls ® You do not need to adjust tone settings for changes in volume, since Bose patented signal processing technology provides a natural tonal balance over the full range of volume settings. If desired, you can further fine-tune your system
