Expanding Your System To Other Rooms; How To Decide What To Add - Bose Lifestyle 18 Series II Installation Manual

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Expanding your system to other rooms

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Your media center provides two audio output jacks.
• One sends audio to the speakers connected to the media center in the main room.
• The other jack, labeled BoseLink Speakers, connects other speakers in other rooms. Spe-
cial Bose ® link cables are available for that connection. The cable allows you to take advan-
tage of an advanced system capability. You can send separate programs from two separate
sources to different rooms throughout your house...even outdoors.
The Bose ® link network can incorporate a variety of Bose
able Bose custom cables and adapters. See "Setting up a second room with sound" in your
Operating Guide.

How to decide what to add

One option is using a Bose product you already own, if you want sound reproduced in just
one additional room.
To adapt legacy (pre-existing) Bose products for this purpose, you need to know:
• Powered Acoustimass ®
• Lifestyle ® stereo amplifier, Model SA-2 or SA-3, for use with passive Bose speakers,
restricts to one pair the number of speakers you can add.
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• Any Wave radio or other existing Bose stereo system requires use of a variable cable
adapter.
To properly connect and control additional speakers, you need:
• Another LIFESTYLE ® system remote control to adjust the volume and turn the additional set
of speakers on and off.
• Appropriate LIFESTYLE
For further information, or to purchase compatible equipment, see your Bose authorized
dealer. Or, to contact Bose directly, refer to the address list provided with the system.
5 or Acoustimass 20 speakers require a variable RCA to DIN cable.
® system cables to connect the added speaker system.
® speakers and systems, using avail-