The Bose® Lifestyle® 40 Music System Owner’s Guide December 20, 2001 AM189858_03_V.
Safety Information WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose the system to rain or moisture. CAUTION AV I S RISK OF ELECTRICAL SHOCK DO NOT OPEN RISQUE DE CHOC ÉLECTRIQUE NE PAS OUVRIR CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL. ATTENTION : POUR RÉDUIRE LE RISQUE DE DÉCHARGE ÉLECTRIQUE, NE RETIREZ PAS LE COUVERCLE (OU L’ARRIÈRE).
Important Safety Instructions 1. Read these instructions – for all components before using this product. 2. Keep these instructions – for future reference. 3. Heed all warnings – on the product and in the owner’s guide. 4. Follow all instructions. 5. Do not use this apparatus near water or moisture – Do not use this product near a bathtub, washbowl, kitchen sink, laundry tub, in a wet basement, near a swimming pool, or anywhere else that water or moisture are present. 6.
English Important Safety Instructions 18. Use proper power sources – Plug the product into a proper power source, as described in the operating instructions or as marked on the product. 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.
Contents Where to find … Setting Up .............................................................................................................................4 Before you begin .............................................................................................................4 Unpacking the carton .................................................................................................... 5 Selecting the locations for your Lifestyle® 40 music system ....................................
Setting Up Before you begin Thank you for purchasing the Bose® Lifestyle® 40 music system. Years of research lie behind this complete audio home entertainment system – the most advanced compact music system available from Bose. Technological innovations that make the Lifestyle® 40 music system unique include the Bose Personal™ music center, which places all system operations in the palm of your hand, and tiny Jewel Cube® speakers so small they virtually disappear.
Setting Up Unpacking 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® 40 music system. If any part of the product appears damaged, do not attempt to use the system. Notify Bose® or your authorized Bose dealer immediately. Check to be sure your Lifestyle® 40 music system contains the parts identified in Figure 1.
Setting Up Selecting the locations for your Lifestyle 40 music system ® When you place your speakers according to the guidelines below, a combination of reflected and direct sound provides a lifelike stereo image virtually everywhere in the room. You may experiment with the placement and orientation of the Jewel Cube® speakers and Acoustimass® module to produce the sound most pleasing to you. For more discussion of speaker placement and room acoustics, see “Fine-tuning your system” on page 28.
Setting Up Acoustimass module ® Follow these guidelines to select a location for the Acoustimass module. Note: To avoid interference with the TV picture, place the Acoustimass module at least 18 inches (45 cm) from the TV. 1. Place the Acoustimass module along the same wall or close to the same end of the room as the Jewel Cube® speakers. See the example in Figure 2. 2. Select a convenient location – under a table, behind a sofa.
Setting Up Connecting your system Once you have selected locations for your speakers, CD changer, and interface, connect the system. CAUTION: Make sure all components are unplugged from the power outlet befor e you begin hooking up the system. Connecting the Jewel Cube speakers to the Acoustimass module ® ® 1. Insert the connector of each speaker cable fully into the jack on the rear of each speaker (Figure 6). Match the ridge of the connector to the notch at the top of the jack. 2.
Setting Up Connecting the Acoustimass module to the multi-room interface ® Connect the module to the interface with the audio input cable (Figure 7). 1. Insert the right-angle multi-pin connector on the audio input cable into the AUDIO INPUT jack on the module. Align the connector at the angle shown in Figure 7. 2. Plug the small black multi-pin connector (flat side facing up) into the jack marked ROOM A (PRIMARY) on the back of the interface.
Setting Up Connecting the Acoustimass module power (mains) cord CAUTION: If you have a dual-voltage system, make sure the voltage selector switch on the Acoustimass module is set correctly. ® 1. On a dual voltage system, the voltage selector switch is preset at the factory to be correct for your area. Check to be sure it is set for the proper voltage (Figure 8). Use 115V for North America; 230V for Europe and Australia. In Europe, use the adapter plug provided.
Setting Up Connecting external components Use standard RCA audio cables to connect other components to your Lifestyle® system’s multi-room interface, matching the red connector to R (right) and white (or black) connector to L (left). You can use a Y-adapter (available at electronics stores) to connect a mono source. However, the left and right speakers then play the same monaural sound.
Setting Up Connecting the antennas The rear panel of your multi-room interface provides connections for the supplied AM and FM antennas (Figure 11). Untie and straighten the bundled wires on each antenna. Antennas provide better reception when their wires are fully extended. Figure 11 Coaxial (75Ω) FM antenna jack AM antenna jack The antenna connections FM antenna connections 1. Plug the FM antenna connector into the FM ANTENNA jack on the back of the interface. 2. Spread out the antenna arms.
Setting Up Completing connections and turning on the Acoustimass® module 1. Plug the Acoustimass® module power cord into an AC power (mains) outlet. Figure 13 Turning on the Acoustimass module AUDIO INPUT OUTPUTS TO CUBE SPEAKERS RIGHT LEFT OFF POWER ON 2. Plug the multi-room interface power pack into an AC power (mains) outlet. 3. When you have checked all connections, be sure to turn the Acoustimass module power switch on (Figure 13). It is not necessary to turn the module off after each use.
Operating Your Lifestyle® 40 Music System Turning on the system You are ready to enjoy your new Lifestyle® system. Your Personal™ music center places complete control of the system operations in your hands. The center is portable, communicating with the rest of the system through a two-way radio-frequency link. The display is backlit for easy viewing, and provides visual feedback of current system operations and the available options.
Operating Your Lifestyle® 40 Music System Adjusting the volume • Volume settings range from 0 to 100. Volume settings are displayed while being adjusted. • If the volume was above 80 when the system was turned off, it will turn on at 80 (to prevent surprising you with an extremely high volume). Muting your system • Press the MUTE button to silence the system. MUTE flashes on the display when the system is muted. • Press MUTE again or VOLUME ▲ to restore volume to the muted speakers.
Operating Your Lifestyle® 40 Music System Using the Personal™ music center display The Personal music center display provides information on the system functions. The display offers different combinations of buttons to provide control of the function you are using. Sometimes an item on the display will flash to provide information about a system function. When an item flashes faster, it is alerting you to a needed action.
Operating Your Lifestyle® 40 Music System Using the MENU items Figure 19 Selecting MENU items – one at a time MENU items display area PRESETS You can preset a maximum of 25 FM and 25 AM radio stations. In addition to using the PRESETS menu, you can set presets directly from the KEYPAD buttons. See pages 19-20. WIPE SCREEN Select this option when you need to wipe the display to clean off fingerprints, etc. WIPE SCREEN allows you 20 seconds to clean the display without affecting the system operations.
Operating Your Lifestyle® 40 Music System Listening to the radio Your Lifestyle® music system has a built-in AM/FM radio. Good AM/FM radio reception depends on the location and orientation of the AM and FM antennas. See “FM antenna connections” and “AM antenna connections” on page 12 for proper antenna installation. See “Optimizing AM/FM radio reception” on page 28 for help with antenna adjustment.
Operating Your Lifestyle® 40 Music System To force the tuner to use a narrow bandwidth filter, press and hold the center of the station display until you hear a low-pitched beep. To switch back to the wide bandwidth filter, press and hold until you hear a high-pitched beep. Retuning the station cancels any forcing. Seeking the strongest stations Press either the or SEEK arrow button to tune to the next strong station.
Operating Your Lifestyle® 40 Music System Setting presets using the PRESETS menu You can set station presets using the PRESETS menu which is available only when AM or FM is the selected source. To set a preset station: 1. Select the AM or FM source. 2. Press the MENU button once to access the PRESETS menu (Figure 22). 3. Select an unused preset number and then a station using the arrow buttons. Stations can also be selected using SEEK or the KEYPAD. Any preset number not used flashes on the display. 4.
Operating Your Lifestyle® 40 Music System Listening to compact discs English Using the CD changer You can load the CD changer with up to six compact discs at a time. Loading discs into the CD magazine To load the CD magazine, hold it as shown in Figure 24. Insert up to six discs, label side up. Take care to place only one disc in each slot. Note the slot numbers 1 through 6, from bottom to top, on the front edge window. These numbers correspond to the CD numbers on the display.
Operating Your Lifestyle® 40 Music System Turning the system on and choosing the CD changer Press the CD source button to select the CD changer. If the system is off, this turns it on at the same time. When you press CD, the CD changer display (Figure 26) appears on the display. If a CD has been loaded, it begins to play. If no disc is installed, a noCd message is displayed. Note: To prevent excessive wear on the CD mechanism, CD play or random play operations automatically stop after 24 hours.
Operating Your Lifestyle® 40 Music System English To scan a disc Press and hold the scan forward or backward button (these are the ones to the left and right of the play time display). Scanning back or forward stops at the first or last track of the disc. You can scan a CD while it is paused. To add a track to the play list Skip to the track you want to add to the play list. Press and hold the TRACK number display area. The current track number is stored in the next available location in the CD play list.
Operating Your Lifestyle® 40 Music System Using the CD OPTIONS menu From the CD OPTIONS menu you can select repeat or random play, or program a CD play list. To access the CD OPTIONS, press the MENU button until CD OPTIONS is displayed (Figure 28). You can do this while a CD plays if you wish.
Operating Your Lifestyle® 40 Music System Programming a CD play list Note: If you have more than one Personal™ music center, only one user can edit the play list at a time. To create a CD play list 1. Press EDIT PLAY LIST. The next available item number is flashing to indicate that the music center is ready for programming (Figure 29). 2. Select a DISC and TRACK number using the or arrow buttons. 3. Press STORE to enter the CD selection into memory under the selected ITEM number.
Operating Your Lifestyle® 40 Music System To insert a new track in an existing play list 1. Press EDIT PLAY LIST. If the ITEM field indicates FULL, you can’t insert a new item unless you delete one or more items from the list. 2. Select the ITEM number of the location where you want to insert a new CD selection. The ITEM number should not be flashing. 3. Press INSERT (Figure 30).
Operating Your Lifestyle® 40 Music System Using the system with external components Turn on your component directly or by using its remote control. Press VOLUME ▲ or ▼ on your Personal™ 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, DVD, laserdisc, etc. is loaded.
Operating Your Lifestyle® 40 Music System Fine-tuning your system Figure 32 Treble and bass controls In most situations, you only need to follow the speaker placement guidelines (see “Setting Up” on pages 6-7) for your system to provide excellent sound quality. You do not need to adjust tone settings for changes in volume, since Bose® patented integrated signal processing provides a natural tonal balance over the full range of volume settings.
Operating Your Lifestyle® 40 Music System Equalizing the volume levels of external sources 1. Using the MENU button, select SIGNAL LEVELS. 2. Press VIDEO 1, VIDEO 2, TAPE or AUX and you are shown a gain adjustment display (Figure 34). After listening to the built-in sources (FM, AM, CD) at your preferred volume level, use the arrow keys to adjust the signal level settings (GAIN) of the connected sources until you get the same volumes. The adjustment range is from –15 to +15.
Operating Your Lifestyle® 40 Music System Forcing the SOURCE buttons to stay on Normally, the SOURCE buttons are automatically removed from the display following certain operations. You can change the behavior of these buttons so that they remain in the state you last set them (on or off screen) using the SOURCE button. 1. Press and hold the SOURCE button until Lcd appears. 2. Press either upper arrow key until you see STAY and the SOURCE button appears in the upper left region of the display (Figure 37).
Operating Your Lifestyle® 40 Music System Adjusting the display fade time 1. Press and hold the SOURCE button until Lcd appears. 2. Press either upper arrow key until you see FAdE on the display (Figure 39). 3. Press either lower arrow key to select a number between –15 and +15 (initial setting = 0). This is the number of seconds that is added or subtracted from the display fade time. A positive number keeps the display on longer than the initial setting.
Operating a Multi-Room Lifestyle® 40 Music System Connecting additional rooms Follow the placement guidelines for the Bose® powered speakers that you plan to connect. Then review your plan for how to connect these speakers to the multi-room interface in your primary room. If you have questions or need extension cables to complete the connections, call Bose Customer Service at the numbers listed on the back inside cover of this owner’s guide.
Operating a Multi-Room Lifestyle® 40 Music System Operating in more than one room Your Lifestyle® 40 music system can control up to four sets of Bose® powered speakers, allowing your family to enjoy different audio sources (CD, radio, TV, etc.) in up to four rooms. These rooms are referred to as room A, B, C, and D, with room A being the primary room (the one used for a one-room system).
Operating a Multi-Room Lifestyle® 40 Music System Using the ROOM button The ROOM button allows you to select any connected room and control any sound source you want to hear in that room. Each time you press the ROOM button you can transfer control from one room to the next in A-B-C-D order. The room indicators on the display tell you what is currently selected. Rooms listening to a shared source can be linked and controlled as one room.
Operating a Multi-Room Lifestyle® 40 Music System Using the HOUSE button The HOUSE button lets you control all connected rooms as if they were one. When you press the HOUSE button, an empty box indicator is displayed for each connected room. Any button pressed after that (any source button, VOLUME, MUTE, or SLEEP) affects every room. When you are done listening you can press OFF to turn off the entire system.
Maintaining Your Lifestyle® 40 Music System Finding a misplaced Personal™ music center The “find me” feature assists you in locating the Personal music center. Press the LOCATE MUSIC CENTER button on the back of the multi-room interface (under the antenna connections, next to the CD changer cable connection). The volume drops in any rooms that are on and any music center within range of the multi-room interface eventually begins beeping and flashing. The beeping and flashing continues for two minutes.
Maintaining Your Lifestyle® 40 Music System Cleaning the system The only maintenance your system may need is periodic cleaning and replacing the Personal music center batteries. For information on replacing the batteries see page 13. CAUTION: Do not use any spray cleaners near the system. Do not use any solvents, chemicals, or cleaning solutions containing alcohol, ammonia, or abrasives. CAUTION: Do not allow liquids to spill into any openings of the system.
Maintaining Your Lifestyle® 40 Music System Troubleshooting Problem What to do System does not function at all • Make sure the power connector is inserted securely into the multi-room interface, the power cord is inserted securely into the Acoustimass® module, and the power pack and power cord are plugged fully into operating AC wall outlets. • Be sure to select a source (CD, AM/FM, etc.). • Unplug the multi-room interface power pack for a few seconds, then reconnect it.
Maintaining Your Lifestyle® 40 Music System Problem What to do Radio does not work • Make sure antennas are connected properly. • Position the AM antenna as far away from the multi-room interface as possible, at least 20 inches away. • Adjust antenna position to improve reception. Use SIGNAL LEVELS MENU to determine best reception. You may be in an area of weak signal coverage. • AM antenna must be upright. • Move antennas farther from TV or other electronic equipment.
Product Information Technical information Speaker system power rating Dimensions USA/Canada: 120V~ 50/60 Hz 350W Personal music center 8.8" W x 4.1" D x 1.4" H (22.4 cm x 10.5 cm x 3.6 cm) Europe/Australia: 220-240V~ 50/60 Hz 350W Dual voltage: 115/230V~ 50/60 Hz 350W Multi-room interface power pack power rating USA/Canada: 120V~ 60 Hz 25VA Multi-room interface 7.4" W x 4.0" D x 2.1" H (18.8 cm x 10.0 cm x 5.5 cm) CD changer 15.5" W x 8.0" D x 2.6" H (39.4 cm x 20.3 cm x 6.
Index A Acoustimass module best bass performance 7 connections 8, 9, 13 location 7 magnetic field 7, 27 on and off 13 power cord 13 power switch 13 rubber feet 7 TREBLE and BASS controls 28 turning on 13 ventilation 7 Additional powered speakers 32 Additional rooms connecting 32 operating 33 AM 14, 16, 18 AM/FM radio antenna 5 antenna connections 12 antenna placement 12 channel spacing 18 reception 28 select 14 station preset 19 TUNE 18 ANTENNA SIGNAL 28 AUDIO INPUT external components 11 jacks 11 AUDIO OU
Index M Magnetic field 7, 27 MENU CD OPTIONS 24 exit 17 PRESETS 20 primary button 16 RECORD OUT 27 SIGNAL LEVELS 28, 29 Multi-room interface antenna connections 12 inputs 40 location 7 outputs 40 power pack 13 rear panel 12 MUTE 16, 35 PRESETS 17 menu 19, 20 number display 19 selecting 19 setting 19 primary buttons 16 R NO RESPONSE 13, 35, 38 noCd 22, 38 Radio channel spacing 18 Radio-frequency link 13 RANDOM 24 RECORD OUT display 27 jacks 27 option 17 source 27 REPEAT 24 ROOM button 33 jack pinouts 40
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