Using External Components; Connecting External Components To The System; Using A Cd Player, Vcr, Tape Deck, Or Tv; Using A Turntable - Bose Acoustic Wave Owner's Manual

Using External Components

Connecting external components to the system

Figure 12
Rear panel input/
output connections

Using a CD player, VCR, tape deck, or TV

Using a turntable

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You can connect other components to the rear panel of your Acoustic
®
Wave system (Figure 12).
CAUTION: Turn off the power to the system and any component being
installed before making connections.
Line inputs for a CD player,
VCR, tape deck, TV, turntable,
®
or Lifestyle system
L
R
1. Plug one end of the stereo audio cable supplied with your Acoustic
®
Wave music system into the output jacks of the component.
2. Plug the other end of the cable into the AUX IN jacks of your music
system.
3. Press the AUX button to select the external component.
Note: If the component has a mono output, use a Y-adapter cable to
connect the single mono output of the component to the stereo audio
cable. If you need help finding a Y-adapter cable, call the customer
service number inside the back cover.
Note: To prevent interference with the screen image, keep the music
system at least one foot (30 cm) from a television or computer monitor.
To connect a turntable, you need a phono preamplifier with RIAA equaliza-
tion.
1. Plug the turntable cable into the preamplifier.
2. Plug one end of the stereo audio cable supplied with your Acoustic
®
Wave music system into the output jacks of the preamplifier. Match the
red plug to R (right) and black or white plug to L (left).
3. Plug the other end of the stereo cable into the AUX IN jacks of your
music system. Match the red plug to R (right) and black or white plug to
L (left).
4. Press the AUX button to select the turntable.
Inputs for the Bose
powered microphone
AUX IN MIC LINE OUT
®
Line outputs
for a tape deck
or powered
speakers