AM279725 Cover.fm Page 1 Thursday, March 19, 2009 1:34 PM PERSONAL Owner’s Guide Guía de usario Notice d’utilisation ©2009 Bose Corporation, The Mountain, Framingham, MA 01701-9168 USA AM279725 Rev.
00_RC48 OG.book Page 2 Thursday, March 19, 2009 1:46 PM Français Español English INTRODUCTION Thank you By choosing a Bose® PERSONAL® music center II, you have opened the door to a variety of new options for playing your LIFESTYLE® home entertainment system – in almost any area of your home! This new music center II provides you with: • Easy access to system options, which appear right on the remote control screen.
00_RC48 OG.book Page 3 Thursday, March 19, 2009 1:46 PM English Español Français CONTENTS Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Thank you . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Other equipment you can control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Preparing for Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
00_RC48 OG.book Page 4 Thursday, March 19, 2009 1:46 PM Français PREPARING FOR Español English USE Where to begin Your expansion system or speakers must be set up and connected to the LIFESTYLE® system before 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 “To add more rooms of sound” on page 25. If you have an older (legacy) product to use with the remote, refer to “Using other products for expansion” on page 26.
00_RC48 OG.book Page 5 Thursday, March 19, 2009 1:46 PM English Español Français PREPARING FOR USE Confirm that current settings are right Your PERSONAL® music center II is pre-set at the factory for compatibility, as follows: • To control sound in a single expansion room – Room B – or area (not in Room A, the location of your LIFESTYLE® media center). • A house code identical to the one given every new LIFESTYLE® system. For details, see “Why would you change the house code?” on page 24.
00_RC48 OG.book Page 6 Thursday, March 19, 2009 1:46 PM Français Español English PREPARING FOR USE Basic controls Using just a few selection buttons and the display screen, you can see, choose from, and enjoy a wide variety of LIFESTYLE® system capabilities in your expansion room. Remember that you can use the PERSONAL® music center II, with no need to aim it, all around your home, even outside. Its radio frequency (RF) signals can reach the system from as far away as 80 feet (24.4 meters).
00_RC48 OG.book Page 7 Thursday, March 19, 2009 1:46 PM English Español Français PREPARING FOR USE What appears on the display Press to see the list of the available sources (Figure 2). Your list may look different, depending on the components you have connected to your LIFESTYLE® system, and what type of system it is. (For instance, Stored will appear only if you have a LIFESTYLE® 38 or 48, not on a LIFESTYLE® 18 or 28 system.
00_RC48 OG.book Page 8 Thursday, March 19, 2009 1:46 PM Français Español English PREPARING FOR USE When you see the radio display, you may: • Change the station selected by using the up and down arrows, which move forward or backward through the preset stations. • Confirm a new selection by pressing in on the center bar. Where you can go from here: • Move up or down to another preset station. • Move left to return to the source selection screen. • Move right to see the station tuning screen (Figure 4).
00_RC48 OG.book Page 9 Thursday, March 19, 2009 1:46 PM English Español Français PREPARING FOR USE Buttons to use while you listen There are two circular button sets for use while listening to a source. For details on how each button works for a specific source, refer to “Listening to Your LIFESTYLE® System” on page 10. Use this button set to: 2. 1. 4. 3. 1. Adjust the speaker volume up or down. 2. Select the preset for a radio station, uStationTM, or Playlist. 3.
00_RC48 OG.book Page 10 Thursday, March 19, 2009 1:46 PM Français LISTENING TO Español English YOUR LIFESTYLE® SYSTEM Performance at your command By pressing , you turn on your PERSONAL® music center II to the last source selected. Select a different source by pressing and moving up or down on the display to highlight the preferred source. Then press ) to confirm your selection. in on the center bar ( Use sections of this circular button as you listen.
00_RC48 OG.book Page 11 Thursday, March 19, 2009 1:46 PM English Español Français LISTENING TO YOUR LIFESTYLE® SYSTEM This returns to the original display screen. • To see more information on the current track: to select Press in on the center bar . • To stop text from moving across the display: Press in and hold the center bar movement. . Press again to resume • To simply listen and enjoy No particular action is required. You may want to simply listen and respond to the music as you normally do.
00_RC48 OG.book Page 12 Thursday, March 19, 2009 1:46 PM Français Español English LISTENING TO YOUR LIFESTYLE® SYSTEM Scan backward through the current track... Press and hold . Skip to the beginning of this track... Press . Or, tip down on the center bar Skip to the beginning of the previous track... Press twice. Or, tip down on center bar twice. Skip this track... Tip up on the center bar . Tip up and hold to skip more tracks. Return to a previous track... Tip down on the center bar .
00_RC48 OG.book Page 13 Thursday, March 19, 2009 1:46 PM English Español Français LISTENING TO YOUR LIFESTYLE® SYSTEM Searching the library of stored music You may want to locate other tracks in your collection, which is easy to do using the display on your PERSONAL® music center II.
00_RC48 OG.book Page 14 Thursday, March 19, 2009 1:46 PM Français Español English LISTENING TO YOUR LIFESTYLE® SYSTEM Using the radio To listen to the radio, select AM or FM from your list of sources. The LIFESTYLE® system activates, as needed, and begins play. What appears on the display The display on your PERSONAL® music center II provides information about the radio station and preset (Figure 8). Figure 8 FM Radio Station information display Station 2 FM 103.
00_RC48 OG.book Page 15 Thursday, March 19, 2009 1:46 PM English Español Français LISTENING TO YOUR LIFESTYLE® SYSTEM Using radio presets Your LIFESTYLE® system can store up to 20 AM and 20 FM stations as radio presets. By assigning a preset number to the stations you like most, you can get to them quickly and easily. All of the presets can be used in any of the expansion rooms.
00_RC48 OG.book Page 16 Thursday, March 19, 2009 1:46 PM Français Español English LISTENING TO YOUR LIFESTYLE® SYSTEM • Press in on and hold the center bar to see the numeric selection display, where you can choose the track directly by number (Figure 10). Figure 10 Enter number Numeric selection display Track 123 Erase [Add] Done To select a specific track by number When the numeric selection display appears: • Move up or down to increase or decrease the highlighted number.
00_RC48 OG.book Page 17 Thursday, March 19, 2009 1:46 PM English Español Français LISTENING TO YOUR LIFESTYLE® SYSTEM Skip quickly forward... Tip up on the center bar hold. Skip quickly backward... Tip down on the center bar and hold. Select a track by number... Press in on the center bar . Move up or down to change to the first digit of the track number. Press in to confirm the number and move on to the next digit, etc. See the list of other sources... Press the left arrow button to move left.
00_RC48 OG.book Page 18 Thursday, March 19, 2009 1:46 PM Français Español English LISTENING TO YOUR LIFESTYLE® SYSTEM Stop and start again at the beginning of the DVD... Press and hold . Then press again. Skip to the next chapter (track)... Tip up on the center bar . Tip and hold to skip more than one. Skip to the beginning of the previous chapter (track)... Tip down on the center bar . Tip and hold to skip more chapters. Scan forward... (silences temporarily) .
00_RC48 OG.book Page 19 Thursday, March 19, 2009 1:46 PM English Español Français LISTENING TO YOUR LOCAL SOURCE How a nearby sound source differs Your PERSONAL® music center II is engineered for use with any Bose® link enabled products in your expansion room. For example, speakers connected to a Bose SA-2 or SA-3 amplifier respond to on and off commands from the PERSONAL® music center II, as well as muting and volume changes.
00_RC48 OG.book Page 20 Thursday, March 19, 2009 1:46 PM Français Español English LISTENING TO YOUR LOCAL SOURCE • Move up or down to scroll through local selections. • Move right to change inputs (for audio on your local source or connected to it). One example, with AM and FM radio and CD/DVD options You can make the following choices: • To switch from one to the other, move right. The change appears on the local source display.
00_RC48 OG.book Page 21 Thursday, March 19, 2009 1:46 PM English Español Français BEYOND THE BASICS Adjustable features of the PERSONAL® music center II You can change some factory default settings of the PERSONAL® music center II to customize it as you like. Press the Setup button near the bottom of the PERSONAL® music center II to see a list of the feature settings you can change. Note: To learn more about house codes, room codes, and audio streams, refer to the sections about these features.
00_RC48 OG.book Page 22 Thursday, March 19, 2009 1:46 PM Français Español English BEYOND THE BASICS Room Code Default: B. Distinguishes each room (up to 15) connected to the system. Choosing A will match the setting for the LIFESTYLE® remote in the main room. Choosing O allows the PERSONAL® music center II to work with older (legacy) products, such as Bose® Acoustimass® 5 powered speakers, a Wave® radio, or other amplifiers, with limited functionality.
00_RC48 OG.book Page 23 Thursday, March 19, 2009 1:46 PM English Español Français BEYOND THE BASICS The importance of room codes Your PERSONAL® music center II is set at the factory for use in an expansion room, while the LIFESTYLE® system media center and primary remote are set for use in the main room. The use of unique room codes lets your LIFESTYLE® system know where commands that come to it originate, so it can respond in the appropriate room.
00_RC48 OG.book Page 24 Thursday, March 19, 2009 1:46 PM Français Español English BEYOND THE BASICS Why would you change the house code? Your PERSONAL® music center II is set at the factory with a house code identical to the factory setting on other LIFESTYLE® systems and remote controls. If you have not changed the house code setting in your LIFESTYLE® system, there is no need to change that code in your PERSONAL® music center II.
00_RC48 OG.book Page 25 Thursday, March 19, 2009 1:46 PM English Español Français BEYOND THE BASICS To add more rooms of sound Your LIFESTYLE® system is capable of supplying up to 14 expansion rooms to fill your entire living space with Bose® sound. There are numerous Bose products designed specifically for use in these expansion rooms, and some older Bose products can serve this purpose as well. Products from other suppliers may also fit into your whole-house solution.
00_RC48 OG.book Page 26 Thursday, March 19, 2009 1:46 PM Français Español English BEYOND THE BASICS Insert one end of a Bose® link B cable into the Bose® link jack on the rear panel of the additional system (Figure 15). Connect the other end directly to the Bose® link jack on the rear of the LIFESTYLE® system media center, or to an extension/expansion cable (when adding products for more than one expansion room).
00_RC48 OG.book Page 27 Thursday, March 19, 2009 1:46 PM English Español Français BEYOND THE BASICS When using a Bose® SA-1 amplifier – Use the cable that came with the amplifier and connect the cable to the Bose® link jack on the LIFESTYLE® media center. Do not turn the amplifier on until you change the LIFESTYLE® system setting (in the System menu, under Media Center) for Protocol to Legacy. Note: Refer to your LIFESTYLE® operating guide for details on making System menu changes.
00_RC48 OG.book Page 28 Thursday, March 19, 2009 1:46 PM Français Español English REFERENCE Troubleshooting Problem What to do Your PERSONAL® music center II doesn’t work as expected • • • • • No sound • • • It could be time to change batteries. In some buildings, you may experience “dead spots” when the PERSONAL® music center II will not operate effectively. If this happens, simply move it a foot or two and try again.
00_RC48 OG.book Page 29 Thursday, March 19, 2009 1:46 PM English Español Français REFERENCE Contacting customer service For additional help in solving problems, contact Bose® Customer Service. See the address and phone number list included with your LIFESTYLE® system. Limited warranty Your PERSONAL® music center II is covered by a transferable limited warranty. See your product registration card for details. Please be sure to fill out the information section on the card and mail it to Bose.
AM279725 Cover.fm Page 1 Thursday, March 19, 2009 1:34 PM PERSONAL Owner’s Guide Guía de usario Notice d’utilisation ©2009 Bose Corporation, The Mountain, Framingham, MA 01701-9168 USA AM279725 Rev.