Bose PERSONAL Music Center II Owner's Manual
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  • Page 1 ® ® Bose PERSONAL Music Center II Owner’s Guide...
  • Page 2: Introduction

    ® • LIFESTYLE SA-2 or SA-3 amplifiers that work with a variety of Bose passive speakers. • Bose 3•2•1 Series II and 3•2•1 GS Series II systems. ® • The Bose Wave music system. Or you can use a previously purchased Bose product, which does ®...
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    ....... . 25 ® Connecting another Bose link system ......25 Using other products for expansion .
  • Page 4: Preparing To Use The Music Center

    PERSONAL music center II. ® If you have a Bose link product and still need to set it up, refer to “To add more rooms of sound” on page 25. If you have an older product to use with the remote, refer to “Using other products for expansion”...
  • Page 5: Be Sure To Confirm These Settings

    Preparing to Use the Music Center Be sure to confirm these settings ® Your PERSONAL music center is pre-set at the factory: • For use in the single expansion room (Room B) or area (not in the main room with your LIFESTYLE ®...
  • Page 6: Basics Of The Controls

    Preparing to Use the Music Center Basics of the controls Your PERSONAL ® music center II features a powerful combination of selection buttons and a display screen, which lets you see and choose from the wide variety of LIFESTYLE ® system capabilities.
  • Page 7: What Appears On The Display

    Preparing to Use the Music Center What appears on the display Press to see the list of the sources (Figure 2). Figure 2 Select source for Audio 2 The list of possible Stored On Audio 1 What you sources available FM Radio On Audio 2 can do...
  • Page 8 Preparing to Use the Music Center 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). Figure 4 FM Tune Example of a radio...
  • Page 9: Buttons To Use While You Listen

    Preparing to Use the Music Center 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 ®...
  • Page 10: Listening To Your Lifestyle System

    ® Listening to Your LIFESTYLE System ® Enjoying a command performance Listening to Your LIFESTYLE System To turn on your PERSONAL ® music center to the source last selected, press To select a different source, press and move up or down on the display to highlight the preferred source.
  • Page 11 Listening to Your LIFESTYLE ® System To tune to lower While in station tuning, tip the center frequencies... down. Tip down and hold to move more quickly. To tune to a specific Press the Presets button. preset... Or, move up or down to select the next preset.
  • Page 12: Playing A Cd

    ® Listening to Your LIFESTYLE System Playing a CD With a CD loaded in the disc tray of the LIFESTYLE ® system in your main room, select CD/DVD from your list of sources. This turns on the player, if it is off, and begins play. What appears on the display The display on your PERSONAL ®...
  • Page 13: Playing A Dvd Or Vcd

    Listening to Your LIFESTYLE ® System To stop and start again at Press and hold the beginning of the CD... Then press again. To scan forward through Press and hold the current track... To scan backward through Press and hold the current track...
  • Page 14: Playing Stored Music

    ® Listening to Your LIFESTYLE System You can move up or down to change chapters one by one, or press the center bar to see the screen where you can make a chapter selection by number, if you prefer. Or, simply listen and use the PERSONAL ®...
  • Page 15 Listening to Your LIFESTYLE ® System What appears on the display The display on your PERSONAL ® music center provides informa- tion about the music playing and the preset selected (Figure 9). Figure 9 Stored Identity of the Penny Lane stored music The Beatles playing...
  • Page 16 ® Listening to Your LIFESTYLE System For this... Do this... Tell the system your Press the minus (–) button if you are strong reaction to a not in the mood for or do not like this track... song. Press the plus (+) button if you espe- cially like this song.
  • Page 17: Getting Into The Library Of Stored Music

    Listening to Your LIFESTYLE ® System To skip this track... Tip the center bar Tip and hold to skip more tracks. To return to a previous Tip the center bar down. track... Tip and hold to skip more tracks. To see the list of other Press the left arrow button sources...
  • Page 18: Listening To Other Sources

    ® Listening to Your LIFESTYLE System 3. Move up or down to make a selection. 4. Press the center bar to confirm the selection and return to the category list. • Or, move left to cancel the selection. • Or, move right to return to All as the selection. 5.
  • Page 19: Listening To Your Local Source

    PERSONAL music center. Muting or adjusting the vol- ume are the only other adjustments you make to these speakers. With a Bose 3•2•1 Series II or 3•2•1 GS Series II system or a Bose Wave ® music system connected in the expansion room, however, you have another full sound source.
  • Page 20: Exploring Your Options

    Listening to Your Local Source Exploring your options Your local source may include AM and FM radio and a CD/DVD player. • To switch from one to another of these play mediums, move right. • To see the numeric selection screen, press the center bar •...
  • Page 21: Beyond The Basics

    Beyond the Basics Music center settings you can change Beyond the Basics You can change some factory default settings of the PERSONAL ® music center II, as you prefer. By pressing the Setup button located near the bottom of the PERSONAL ®...
  • Page 22 Choosing A will match the setting for the LIFESTYLE ® remote in the main room. Choosing O allows the PERSONAL ® music center to work with older products, such as Bose ® Acoustimass ® 5 powered speak- ® ers, a Wave radio, or other amplifiers, with limited functionality.
  • Page 23: The Importance Of Room Codes

    Like the PERSONAL music center, these LIFESTYLE amplifiers ® as well as Bose link compatible systems are set at the factory for Room B. If you change that setting, because you have more than one expansion room set up, your PERSONAL ®...
  • Page 24: Audio Streams Multiply Your Options

    Beyond the Basics A LIFESTYLE ® system radio frequency (RF) remote has a long range and the ability to penetrate walls. Therefore, the signals from a remote in one home can possibly reach and affect the operation of a LIFESTYLE ®...
  • Page 25: To Add More Rooms Of Sound

    PERSONAL ® music system II. One example is a Bose SA-2 or SA-3 amplifier that connects to a variety of Bose indoor and outdoor speakers. You can even use ® the Bose...
  • Page 26: Using Other Products For Expansion

    ® link extension/expansion cable, ask for Part Num- ber 275475-050. Or, to contact Bose directly, refer to the address list included in the carton with your system. Using other products for expansion There are other Bose products, which you may already own, that ®...
  • Page 27 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 ®...
  • Page 28: Reference

    Audio 1 stream • If you are using an older Bose product, which is not doesn’t work Bose ® link compatible, you may be limited to the Audio 2...
  • Page 29: Contacting Customer Service

    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. Failure to do so will not affect your limited warranty. Technical information Remote control range 80 ft (24.6 m)

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