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LIFESTYLE RoomMate ® ® P O W E R E D S P E A K E R S Y S T E M...
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The PERSONAL ® music center II conforms to the RTTE Directive 99/5/EC (R+TTED). The complete Declarations of Conformity can be found on www.bose.com. Please dispose of used batteries properly, following any local regulations. Do not burn. Additional safety information See the additional instructions on the Important Safety Instructions sheet (North America only) enclosed in the shipping carton.
English Dansk Deutsch Español Français Italiano Nederlands Svenska ONTENTS ® NTRODUCING OWERED PEAKER ETUP ® PERSONAL SING THE MUSIC CENTER RC18S R SING THE EMOTE ONTROL ARE AND AINTENANCE ® ....... NTRODUCING OWERED PEAKER...
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Dealer phone: __________________________________ Purchase date:_________________________ Don’t forget to fill out your Product Registration Card and post it to Bose. Failure to do so does not affect your limited warranty. Please keep your sales receipt and product registration together with this...
If any part of the product appears to be damaged, do not attempt to use it. Contact your authorised Bose dealer immediately or call Bose Customer Service. You will find the phone numbers on the address list enclosed in the box.
13. Front panel mute switch The bottom front centre of the speaker enclosure contains a touch-sensitive mute switch. To mute or unmute the speaker, just touch the Bose logo. Figure 3 RoomMate speaker mute Note: You can also mute the speaker by switch location ®...
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. For more information, see “Changing the room code for your RoomMate...
Svenska Nederlands Italiano Français Español Deutsch Dansk English ETUP Connecting to the power source 1. Insert the DC power cable from the power pack into the DC Power jack on the rear ® panel of the RoomMate speaker. Make sure the graphic on the power cable is facing upwards (Figure 5).
When the PERSONAL music center II is shipped from the factory it is 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”...
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RC18S remote control When the RC18S is shipped from the factory it is 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.
Using an external source without a Bose link connection When your RoomMate speaker is disconnected from a Bose link network, the AUX IN source is automatically selected. This means that you can listen to an external audio source without ®...
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II or the RC18S ® ® ® remote to operate your LIFESTYLE system from a Bose link room (a room in which a Bose link product is used). ® ® When your LIFESTYLE RoomMate speaker is shipped from the factory it is already set up to link room using room code I.
At the factory, your PERSONAL ® music center II is set up for compatibility as follows: ® • To control the sound from a LIFESTYLE ® RoomMate speaker connected to the Bose ® link ® output on your LIFESTYLE system media centre. ®...
• Turns off the current source, the PERSONAL ® music center II, and your RoomMate speaker in the Bose link room. Navigates in the display. • Tip the centre bar up or down to move up or down. • Press a left or right arrow button to move left or right.
Indicates Cancel [Ok] more choices Other choices available using: Audio 2, the stream selected to deliver sound to the Bose ® link room speakers when the PERSONAL ® music system instructs it to also appears briefly in the Room label line.
All speakers muted: The Mute button – on your PERSONAL ® music center II or in another room – has been pressed and held down, silencing the speakers in all Bose ® link rooms. Pressing Mute now will unmute the speakers in your room only.
® system CD play; they may not apply to another Bose ® system used as an Bose link room local source. The remaining buttons in this circular set are only to be used with stored music, available on LIFESTYLE ®...
Svenska Nederlands Italiano Français Español Deutsch Dansk English ® PERSONAL SING MUSIC CENTER Adjustable features of the PERSONAL ® music center II You can change some of the PERSONAL ® music center II’s default settings to customize it as you like. Press the Setup button near the bottom of the PERSONAL ®...
(not adjustable) currently installed. The importance of room codes Your PERSONAL ® music center II is preset at the factory to be used in a Bose ® link room, ® while the LIFESTYLE system media centre and primary remote are preset for use in the main ®...
PERSONAL SING MUSIC CENTER When to change the room code • If you have already set up other Bose ® link rooms. There are 14 room codes in addition to Room A. • If you prefer to use your PERSONAL ®...
English Dansk Deutsch Español Français Italiano Nederlands Svenska ® PERSONAL SING MUSIC CENTER Listening to your LIFESTYLE ® System Press , to switch on your PERSONAL ® music center II to the last source selected on the selected audio stream. Select a different source by pressing and moving up or down on the display to highlight the source you want.
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Svenska Nederlands Italiano Français Español Deutsch Dansk English ® PERSONAL SING MUSIC CENTER • To select a different preset: ® 1. Press the Presets button on the PERSONAL music centre. 2. Move up or down to highlight the preferred preset and press the centre bar confirm the new selection.
English Dansk Deutsch Español Français Italiano Nederlands Svenska ® PERSONAL SING MUSIC CENTER In order to... Do this... Scan forward through the current Press and hold track... Scan backward through the current Press and hold track... Skip to the beginning of this track... Press Or, tip down the centre bar Skip to the beginning of the previous...
Svenska Nederlands Italiano Français Español Deutsch Dansk English ® PERSONAL SING MUSIC CENTER 2. Press the centre bar to see the possible choices in that category (Figure 18). Figure 18 Select Artist Results of the search for Genre: Rock / Pop - All artists - artists in all genres ABBA...
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20 AM and 20 FM stations as radio presets. By assigning a preset number to the stations you like most you can access them quickly and easily. All the presets can be used in any of the Bose ®...
Svenska Nederlands Italiano Français Español Deutsch Dansk English ® PERSONAL SING MUSIC CENTER 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. ®...
English Dansk Deutsch Español Français Italiano Nederlands Svenska ® PERSONAL SING MUSIC CENTER Alternatively, simply listen and use the PERSONAL ® music center II buttons to make a selection from the full range of control options. In order to... Do this... Pause the music...
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Svenska Nederlands Italiano Français Español Deutsch Dansk English ® PERSONAL SING MUSIC CENTER Figure 22 DVD or VCD display Chapter Track of 36 of 36 Back [123...] Back [123...] • You can move up or down to change chapters (or tracks) one by one, or press the centre to display the screen that allows you to select a chapter (track) by number.
English Dansk Deutsch Español Français Italiano Nederlands Svenska ® PERSONAL SING MUSIC CENTER Listening to other sources Your LIFESTYLE ® system has connection jacks for other components, such as a TV, VCR, or cable TV or satellite box, and can select and operate any additional source that is connected using these jacks.
Silences the audio from all connected speakers (main speakers and those in other rooms). Silences or restores the audio in the room where the RC18S is used. ® Note: You can mute the RoomMate speaker by touching the Bose logo below the speaker grille. Source selection Selects the audio source located in the Bose ®...
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English Dansk Deutsch Español Français Italiano Nederlands Svenska RC18S R SING EMOTE ONTROL Remote control button functions – cont. Source controls Searches backward or forward to the next strong radio station. Skips backward or forward to the next TV channel, CD track, or DVD chapter.
Svenska Nederlands Italiano Français Español Deutsch Dansk English RC18S R SING EMOTE ONTROL Listening to your LIFESTYLE system How to use the remote buttons to listen to your LIFESTYLE ® system. Listening to FM/AM radio • Press FM AM to switch on the system, if it has been switched off, and listen to the last radio station that was selected.
If only your RoomMate link room, the RC18S should remain set to Room Code I. However, if you already have a Bose link- compatible product that uses room code I set up in your home, you will need to change the room code in your new RC18S remote.
Svenska Nederlands Italiano Français Español Deutsch Dansk English RC18S R SING EMOTE ONTROL Changing the house code Before any secondary remote control can work, the house code in each control must match the one in your primary remote. Because all primary and secondary remotes are preset at the factory with the same house code, you do not usually need to change the house code.
Audio 1 stream doesn’t work • If you are using an older Bose product, which is not Bose link-compatible, you may be limited to the Audio 2 stream only. Cannot hear my external source • Make sure the cable from the external device is connected to the AUX IN jack.
See your product registration card for details. Please be sure to fill out the information section on the card and post it to Bose. Failure to do so will not affect your limited warranty.
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