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Français Español English SAFETY INFORMATION Please read this owner’s guide Please take the time to follow the instructions in this owner’s guide carefully. It will help you set up and operate your system properly and enjoy all of its advanced features. Please save this owner’s guide for future reference. WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire or electrical shock, do not expose the product to rain or moisture.
English Español Français CONTENTS 00 00 00 INTRODUCING THE ROOMMATE® POWERED SPEAKER . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Before you begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unpacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rear panel features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Français Español English LISTENING TO YOUR LIFESTYLE® SYSTEM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Performance at your command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Playing stored music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Searching the library of stored music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using the radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
English Español Français INTRODUCING THE ROOMMATE® POWERED SPEAKER Before you begin Thank you for purchasing a LIFESTYLE® RoomMate® powered speaker system, a small speaker system that delivers surprisingly great sound. This speaker system provides a simple and elegant solution for enjoying the sound from your LIFESTYLE® home entertainment system in your living room, kitchen, bedroom or any other room in your home.
Français Español English INTRODUCING THE ROOMMATE® POWERED SPEAKER Rear panel features The rear panel provides a power connector, audio input connectors, and room code switches. Figure 2 RoomMate® speaker rear panel Room Code Four miniature switches used to set the room code. See “Changing the room code for your RoomMate speaker system” on page 11. DC Power A DC power input jack which accepts the power pack output cable. AUX IN 1 A 3.
English Español Français SETUP Connecting the speaker to your LIFESTYLE® system Using the supplied Bose® link “B” cable, connect your RoomMate® speaker to the media center as shown in Figure 4. Your LIFESTYLE® RoomMate® speaker is shipped from the factory already set up to operate in a Bose link network using room code I. If room code I is already assigned to another Bose link product in your home, you will need to change the room code.
Français Español English SETUP Making the power connections 1. Insert the DC power cord from the power pack into the DC Power jack on the rear panel of the RoomMate® speaker. Make sure the DC Power label faces up (Figure 5). 2. Insert the small connector of the AC power cord into the power pack. Plug the other end into an appropriate AC receptacle. The speaker is now in standby mode, ready to use. Turn to “Installing batteries in the PERSONAL music center II” on page 9.
English Español Français SETUP Installing batteries in the PERSONAL music center II The PERSONAL® music center II is shipped from the factory already set up to operate your system using room code I. If room code I is already assigned to another Bose® link product in your home, you will need to change the room code. Refer to “When to change the room code” on page 19. Note: Make sure the room code assigned to your PERSONAL® music center II is the same room code assigned to your RoomMate® speaker system.
Français Español English SETUP Adding an external audio source You can use your RoomMate® speaker to listen to an external audio source such as a TV, or a portable CD or MP3 player. Just plug the output cable from your source into the The AUX IN jack on the rear panel of your speaker. The cable must be equipped with a male 3.5 mm (1/8") stereo plug. For operating instructions on listening to an external audio source, refer to “Listening to Your Local Source” on page 29.
English Español Français SETUP Changing the room code for your RoomMate speaker system Each Bose® link product connected to your LIFESTYLE® home entertainment system needs to have a unique room code. This code is what enables the PERSONAL® music center II to operate your LIFESTYLE® system from a Bose® link room (a room in which a Bose® link product is used). Your LIFESTYLE® RoomMate® speaker is shipped from the factory already set up to operate in a Bose® link room using room code I.
Français Español English USING THE PERSONAL® MUSIC CENTER II Your control options The PERSONAL® music center II opens the door to a variety of new options for playing your LIFESTYLE® DVD home entertainment system in almost any area of your home. This PERSONAL® music center II provides you with: • Control of your LIFESTYLE® (18 or 28 Series II or the 38 or 48) system from a different room or floor of your house.
English Español Français USING THE PERSONAL® MUSIC CENTER II 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 Bose® link 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).
Français Español English USING THE PERSONAL® MUSIC CENTER II What appears on the display Press Source to see the list of the available sources (Figure 9). Your list may look different, depending on the type of system you have. (For instance, Stored will appear only if you have a LIFESTYLE® 38 or 48 system.
English Español Français USING THE PERSONAL® MUSIC CENTER II 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 11). Figure 11 FM Tune Example of a radio tuning screen Battery indicator appears only as explained below. Station FM 103.3 Tune station Back Or, press to return to the list of the sources.
Français Español English USING THE PERSONAL® MUSIC CENTER II Buttons to use while you listen 2 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 21. 1 Use the upper button set to: 3 1 Adjust the speaker volume up or down. 2 Establish and select presets. 3 Skip and scan forward and back. 4 Begin or pause play.
English Español Français USING THE PERSONAL® MUSIC CENTER II 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. To change settings for a feature 1.
Français Español English USING THE PERSONAL® MUSIC CENTER II Feature Possible settings Audio Stream Default: 2. Delivers audio to the room where the PERSONAL® music center II is used and possibly to other rooms. For further information about audio streams, refer to “Audio streams multiply your options” on page 20. Contrast Default: Default. Visually distinguishes display text from background. Increase or reduce the display contrast as needed. Backlight Bright Default: 100%.
English Español Français USING THE PERSONAL® MUSIC CENTER II With just your RoomMate® speaker system set up in one Bose® link room, the PERSONAL® music center should remain set to Room Code I, as shown (Figure 13). Figure 13 Room Code I setting on the PERSONAL® music center II display However, to use more than one PERSONAL® music center II, or with other LIFESTYLE® system remotes in your home, they all need to have different room codes.
Français Español English USING THE PERSONAL® MUSIC CENTER II Audio streams multiply your options While the LIFESTYLE® system is playing in the main room, you can use your PERSONAL® music center II in another room to play a completely different choice from that same system. The system provides this choice by employing two independent audio streams to deliver the sound.
English Español Français LISTENING TO YOUR LIFESTYLE® SYSTEM Performance at your command By pressing , you turn on your PERSONAL® music center II to the last source selected on and moving up or the selected audio stream. Select a different source by pressing down on the display to highlight the preferred source. Then press in on the center bar ( ) to confirm your selection. Use the buttons shown in Figure 14 as you listen. Your options will vary according to the source that is playing.
Français Español English LISTENING TO YOUR LIFESTYLE® SYSTEM • To select a different preset: 1. Press the Presets button on the PERSONAL® music center. 2. Move up or down to highlight the preferred preset and press in on the center bar confirm the new selection. to This returns to the original display screen. • To see more information on the current track: Press in on the center bar to select . • To stop text from moving across the display: Press in and hold the center bar .
English Español Français LISTENING TO YOUR LIFESTYLE® SYSTEM In order to... Do this... Scan forward through the current track... Press and hold . 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 Skip this track... Tip up on the center bar . Tip up and hold to skip more tracks. Return to a previous track...
Français Español English LISTENING TO YOUR LIFESTYLE® SYSTEM 2. Press in on the center bar Figure 17 Results of the search for artists in all genres to see the possible choices in that category (Figure 17). Select Artist Genre: - All Rock / Pop artists Artist: ABBA The Beatles The Album: Beatles, - All albums Bee Gees, The Track: - All tracks Big Audio Dynam... Cure, The 16 albums / 221 tracks Cancel [Ok] Play 3. Move up or down to make a selection. 4.
English Español Français LISTENING TO YOUR LIFESTYLE® SYSTEM In order to... Do this... Tune to higher or lower frequencies... Move right into station tuning, then tip up or down on the . center bar Tip and hold to tune more quickly. Choose a specific preset... Press the Presets button. Or, tip up or down on the center bar next preset. to select the Tune forward to the next strong station... Press . Press and hold to tune quickly and release to stop at the next station.
Français Español English LISTENING TO YOUR LIFESTYLE® SYSTEM Playing a CD Make sure there is a CD in the disc tray. The player can then begin to play as soon as you select CD/DVD from the source list. The display on your PERSONAL® music center II provides information about the disc and track playing. The display indicates whether the disc is a regular or MP3 CD (Figure 19). Figure 19 CD CD and MP3 CD displays MP3-CD Track Song, Title, Artist Name 3 Back of 14 [123...
English Español Français LISTENING TO YOUR LIFESTYLE® SYSTEM Or, simply listen and use the PERSONAL® music center II buttons to choose from the full range of control options. In order to... Do this... Pause the music... Press . Resume play from where the music paused... Press . Stop and start again at the beginning of the CD... . Press and hold Then press again. Scan forward through the current track... Press and hold . Scan backward through the current track... Press and hold .
Français Español English LISTENING TO YOUR LIFESTYLE® SYSTEM Figure 21 DVD or VCD display DVD VCD Chapter Track 5 Back 5 of 36 [123...] Back of 36 [123...] • You can move up or down to change chapters (or tracks) one by one, or press the center to see the screen that allows you to select a chapter (track) by number. bar • Or, just listen and use the PERSONAL® music center II buttons to choose from the following control options. In order to... Do this... Begin play... Press .
English Español Français LISTENING TO YOUR LIFESTYLE® SYSTEM Listening to other sources Your LIFESTYLE® system has connection jacks for other components, like a TV, VCR, and cable or satellite box, and can select and operate the additional source connected using these jacks. Each one of these components also appears in the source list of your PERSONAL® music center II. So, once a component in the list has been turned on, you can select and listen to it.
Français CARE AND Español English MAINTENANCE Troubleshooting Problem What to do Your PERSONAL® music center II doesn’t work as expected • 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.
English Español Français CARE AND MAINTENANCE Cleaning To clean your RoomMate® powered speaker or PERSONAL® music center II, wipe the enclosure using a soft dry cloth. You can also lightly vacuum the grille on the speaker. • DO NOT use solvents, chemicals, or sprays. • DO NOT allow liquids to spill or objects to drop into any openings. Contacting customer service For additional help in solving problems, contact Bose® Customer Service.
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