Page 2 - Safety Information; These CAUTION marks are located on the bottoms of your Lifestyle; Class 1 laser product; See the additional instructions on the; Please read this owner’s guide; C A U T I O N
2 December 20, 2001 AM189858_03_V.pdf Safety Information WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose the system to rain or moisture. These CAUTION marks are located on the bottoms of your Lifestyle ® Personal™ music center, Acoustimass ® module, multi-room interface, and CD ...
Page 3 - Important Safety Instructions; Unauthorized modification of the receiver or radio
AM189858_03_V.pdf December 20, 2001 a Important Safety Instructions 1. Read these instructions – for all components before using this product. 2. Keep these instructions – for future reference. 3. Heed all warnings – on the product and in the owner’s guide. 4. Follow all instructions. 5. Do not use ...
Page 4 - Antenna grounding; Use proper power sources; – Plug the product into; Avoid power lines; – Use extreme care when; Ground all outdoor antennas; – If an external
English b December 20, 2001 AM189858_03_V.pdf Important Safety Instructions Antenna grounding Example of antenna grounding as per National ElectricalCode, ANSI/NFPA 70. Note to CATV system installer This reminder is provided to call the CATV systeminstaller’s attention to Article 820-40 of the NEC (...
Page 5 - Contents; For your records; Operating Your Lifestyle
AM189858_03_V.pdf December 20, 2001 3 Contents For your records Serial numbers are located on the bottom panels of the Personal music center, multi-roominterface, CD changer, and the Acoustimass ® module. Personal music center serial number: _____________________________________________ Multi-room i...
Page 6 - Setting Up; Before you begin
4 December 20, 2001 AM189858_03_V.pdf Setting Up Before you begin Thank you for purchasing the Bose ® Lifestyle ® 40 music system. Years of research lie behind this complete audio home entertainment system – the most advanced compact musicsystem available from Bose. Technological innovations that ma...
Page 7 - Unpacking the carton; 0 music system. If any; Figure 1
AM189858_03_V.pdf December 20, 2001 5 Unpacking the carton Carefully unpack your system. Save all packing materials for possible future use. The originalpacking materials provide the safest way to transport your Lifestyle ® 40 music system. If any part of the product appears damaged, do not attempt ...
Page 8 - Selecting the locations for your Lifestyle; speakers and Acousti-; Jewel Cube speakers; toward a side wall to create reflected sound.; Figure 2
6 December 20, 2001 AM189858_03_V.pdf Setting Up Selecting the locations for your Lifestyle ® 40 music system When you place your speakers according to the guidelines below, a combination of reflectedand direct sound provides a lifelike stereo image virtually everywhere in the room. You mayexperimen...
Page 9 - as the Jewel Cube; Figure 3; Acoustimass module positions; or creating too much bass.; Select a convenient location for the CD changer.; Figure 4; CD changer; Preferred
AM189858_03_V.pdf December 20, 2001 7 Setting Up Acoustimass ® module Follow these guidelines to select a location for the Acoustimass module. Note: To avoid interference with the TV picture, place the Acoustimass module at least 18 inches (45 cm) from the TV. 1. Place the Acoustimass module along t...
Page 10 - Connecting your system; begin hooking up the system.; Connecting the Jewel Cube; Figure 6; Notch
8 December 20, 2001 AM189858_03_V.pdf Setting Up Connecting your system Once you have selected locations for your speakers, CD changer, and interface, connect thesystem. CAUTION: Make sure all components are unplugged from the power outlet befor e you begin hooking up the system. Connecting the Jewe...
Page 11 - Be sure that each connector is inserted completely into each jack.; Connecting the CD changer to the multi-room interface; back of the interface.; Figure 7
AM189858_03_V.pdf December 20, 2001 9 OFF POWER ON RIGHT OUTPUTS TO CUBE SPEAKERS LEFT AUDIO INPUT Setting Up Right speaker Right-angle connector into AUDIO INPUT Left speaker Audio input cable Power jack Multi-pin connector into ROOM A AC power pack Blue connectors from BOSE CD to BOSE CD Connectin...
Page 12 - • Model PS71, 120V in North America
10 December 20, 2001 AM189858_03_V.pdf Setting Up 230 V 115 V Connecting the Acoustimass ® module power (mains) cord CAUTION: If you have a dual-voltage system, make sure the voltage selector switch on the Acoustimass module is set correctly. 1. On a dual voltage system, the voltage selector switch ...
Page 13 - Connecting external components; system’s; Video components; To play video sound through your Lifestyle; Tape deck; Customer Service (See the inside back cover
AM189858_03_V.pdf December 20, 2001 11 Connecting external components Use standard RCA audio cables to connect other components to your Lifestyle ® system’s multi-room interface, matching the red connector to R (right) and white (or black) connector toL (left). You can use a Y-adapter (available at ...
Page 14 - antenna to provide optimum FM reception.; AM antenna connections; EXTERNAL; AM antenna; Connecting the antennas; The antenna connections
12 December 20, 2001 AM189858_03_V.pdf Setting Up FM antenna connections 1. Plug the FM antenna connector into the FM ANTENNA jack on the back of the interface. 2. Spread out the antenna arms. Experiment with both the placement and the angle of this antenna to provide optimum FM reception. Note: A c...
Page 15 - Completing connections and turning on the Acoustimass; Plug the Acoustimass; Setting up the Personal music center; frequency link with the closest multi-r oom inter face.; Battery compartment cover; ing batteries” on page 36. Alkaline batteries are recommended.
AM189858_03_V.pdf December 20, 2001 13 Setting Up Completing connections and turning on the Acoustimass ® module 1. Plug the Acoustimass ® module power cord into an AC power (mains) outlet. 2. Plug the multi-room interface power pack into an AC power (mains) outlet. 3. When you have checked all conn...
Page 16 - Turning on the system; You are ready to enjoy your new Lifestyle; Turning the system on; used appears on the screen.; Waking up the display; Turning the system off
14 December 20, 2001 AM189858_03_V.pdf Operating Your Lifestyle ® 40 Music System Turning on the system You are ready to enjoy your new Lifestyle ® system. Your Personal™ music center places complete control of the system operations in your hands. The center is portable, communi-cating with the rest...
Page 17 - The SLEEP display; The SLEEP indicator flashes
English AM189858_03_V.pdf December 20, 2001 15 Operating Your Lifestyle ® 40 Music System Adjusting the volume • Touch the VOLUME ▲ (up) or ▼ (down) button to raise or lower the volume. • Volume settings range from 0 to 100. Volume settings are displayed while being adjusted. • If the volume was abo...
Page 18 - PRESET; Using the current status display; Using the PersonalTM music center display; Using the primary buttons
16 December 20, 2001 AM189858_03_V.pdf Using the SOURCE buttons The seven source buttons provide direct access to the three built-in sources (FM, AM, CD)and up to four external components connected to the system. The Lifestyle ® system can select an external component and adjust the volume, but it c...
Page 19 - PRESETS; MENU items display area
English AM189858_03_V.pdf December 20, 2001 17 Using the MENU items The menu items are selected by pressing the MENU button to step through the list until thefunction you want is displayed. Menu items are available in the list if they are applicable to thecurrent state of the system. You can exit fr...
Page 20 - Listening to the radio; Turning the system on and choosing the radio; tunr; Selecting FM or AM; TUNE; point the KEYPAD to; Receiving FM stereo or monaural broadcasts; STEREO
18 December 20, 2001 AM189858_03_V.pdf Operating Your Lifestyle ® 40 Music System Listening to the radio Your Lifestyle ® music system has a built-in AM/FM radio. Good AM/FM radio reception depends on the location and orientation of the AM and FM antennas. See “FM antennaconnections” and “AM antenna...
Page 21 - and hold any button 1 through 9.; Receiving AM stations; Seeking the strongest stations; Setting a station preset; Setting a preset using the STORE button; If all presets are full, the STORE button is not shown.; Using the KEYPAD to quick-store presets; presets are available. See “Erasing a preset station” on page 20.
English AM189858_03_V.pdf December 20, 2001 19 Operating Your Lifestyle ® 40 Music System Press and hold here to store a preset or, to quick-store a preset, press and hold any button 1 through 9. Receiving AM stations Normally, the AM radio receives sufficiently strong AM stations using a wide bandw...
Page 22 - To set a preset station:; Selecting a station for a preset; Erasing a preset station
20 December 20, 2001 AM189858_03_V.pdf Operating Your Lifestyle ® 40 Music System Figure 23 After setting a station aspreset 3 Setting presets using the PRESETS menu You can set station presets using the PRESETS menu which is available only when AM or FMis the selected source. To set a preset statio...
Page 23 - English; Eject button; Ejecting discs from the CD magazine; Listening to compact discs; Using the CD changer; You can load the CD changer with up to six compact discs at a time.; Loading discs into the CD magazine; Loading and ejecting a CD
English AM189858_03_V.pdf December 20, 2001 21 6 DIS K MA GAZIN E 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 6 DISK MAGAZINE 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 6 D ISK MA GA ZIN E 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 Eject button Operating Your Lifestyle ® 40 Music System Ejecting discs from the CD magazine Press the ...
Page 24 - Turning the system on and choosing the CD changer; noCd; automatically stop after 24 hours.; The CD changer display; To play a CD; CHANGING
22 December 20, 2001 AM189858_03_V.pdf Operating Your Lifestyle ® 40 Music System ÂENU SLEEP ON OFF VOLUÂE VOLUÂE ÂUTE SOURCE DISC TRACK PLAY PAUSE STOP PLAY LIST KEYPAD OÂIT TRACK PLAY, PAUSE, STOP and PLAY LIST buttons Elapsed play time for current track Press and hold here to store a TRACK number...
Page 25 - To scan a disc; Press and hold the scan forward; To add a track to the play list; You can skip to an omitted track using the TRACK forward; To listen to the CD play list
English AM189858_03_V.pdf December 20, 2001 23 Operating Your Lifestyle ® 40 Music System To scan a disc Press and hold the scan forward or backward button (these are the ones to the left and right of the play time display). Scanning back or forward stops at the first or last track ofthe disc. You c...
Page 26 - CD OPTIONS display; Selecting repeat and random modes; Press to program
24 December 20, 2001 AM189858_03_V.pdf Operating Your Lifestyle ® 40 Music System Using the CD OPTIONS menu From the CD OPTIONS menu you can select repeat or random play, or program a CD play list. To access the CD OPTIONS , press the MENU button until CD OPTIONS is displayed (Figure 28). You can do...
Page 27 - To create a CD play list; Starting to build the CD play list; Press to store selected DISC and TRACK; To change an entry in the CD play list; Next available location flashes
English AM189858_03_V.pdf December 20, 2001 25 Operating Your Lifestyle ® 40 Music System Programming a CD play list Using the Lifestyle ® system’s programming feature, you can create your own CD play list of up to 50 tracks (including repeats) from the loaded discs. You can create or edit a CD play...
Page 28 - To insert a new track in an existing play list; you delete one or more items from the list.; To delete a track from the play list
26 December 20, 2001 AM189858_03_V.pdf Operating Your Lifestyle ® 40 Music System ÂENU SLEEP ON OFF VOLUÂE VOLUÂE ÂUTE CD OPTIONS ITEÂ DISC TRACK CLEAR LIST DONE CLEAR INSERT Press to insert item into list Press to remove item from list Press to remove entire list To insert a new track in an existin...
Page 29 - Using the system with external components; Turning the system on and selecting the component; RECORD OUT
English AM189858_03_V.pdf December 20, 2001 27 Using the system with external components Follow the instructions on page 11 for connecting components. Turn on your component directly or by using its remote control. Press VOLUME ▲ or ▼ on your Personal™ music center to raise or lower the volume. Cont...
Page 30 - Fine-tuning your system; patented integrated signal process-; Adjusting speaker controls; The Lifestyle; Compensating for room acoustics; Too much or too little treble; Optimizing AM/FM radio reception; SIGNAL LEVELS; Treble and bass controls
28 December 20, 2001 AM189858_03_V.pdf ® Treble Bass Operating Your Lifestyle ® 40 Music System Fine-tuning your system In most situations, you only need to follow the speaker placement guidelines (see “SettingUp” on pages 6-7) for your system to provide excellent sound quality. You do not need toad...
Page 31 - The; Gain adjustment display; Adjusting LCD contrast; appears. Use the lower arrow buttons to change the contrast level.; Adjusting the PersonalTM music center beep; Lcd; appears. Use the upper arrow buttons to select the; bEEP; display. Use the arrow buttons to select between; Lo; Beep adjustment display
English AM189858_03_V.pdf December 20, 2001 29 Operating Your Lifestyle ® 40 Music System Equalizing the volume levels of external sources The SIGNAL LEVELS selection in the MENU options allows you to adjust and equalize the volume gain levels received from externally connected sources (VIDEO 1, VID...
Page 32 - Forcing the KEYPAD buttons to stay on
30 December 20, 2001 AM189858_03_V.pdf Operating Your Lifestyle ® 40 Music System Forcing the SOURCE buttons to stay on Normally, the SOURCE buttons are automatically removed from the display following certainoperations. You can change the behavior of these buttons so that they remain in the state y...
Page 33 - Press and hold the SOURCE button until; Press either upper arrow key until you see; FAdE; Fade control display
English AM189858_03_V.pdf December 20, 2001 31 Operating Your Lifestyle ® 40 Music System Adjusting the display fade time The fade control display allows you to adjust the length of time the music center display stayson (after your last button press) before it fades. To adjust this time: 1. Press an...
Page 34 - Connecting additional rooms; Follow the placement guidelines for the Bose; Operating a Multi-Room Lifestyle; 0 music system, the
32 December 20, 2001 AM189858_03_V.pdf Connecting additional rooms Follow the placement guidelines for the Bose ® powered speakers that you plan to connect. Then review your plan for how to connect these speakers to the multi-room interface in yourprimary room. If you have questions or need extensio...
Page 35 - Operating in more than one room; Your Lifestyle; Understanding the room indicators; An unboxed letter indicates a room listening to a; The HOUSE button lets you control all connected rooms as one
AM189858_03_V.pdf December 20, 2001 33 Operating a Multi-Room Lifestyle ® 40 Music System Operating in more than one room Your Lifestyle ® 40 music system can control up to four sets of Bose ® powered speakers, allowing your family to enjoy different audio sources (CD, radio, TV, etc.) in up to four...
Page 36 - Turning on different sources in more than one room; Controlling two or more rooms together
34 December 20, 2001 AM189858_03_V.pdf Operating a Multi-Room Lifestyle ® 40 Music System Using the ROOM button The ROOM button allows you to select any connected room and control any sound sourceyou want to hear in that room. Each time you press the ROOM button you can transfercontrol from one room...
Page 37 - again cancels HOUSE mode.; Press ...; Using more than one PersonalTM music center
AM189858_03_V.pdf December 20, 2001 35 Operating a Multi-Room Lifestyle ® 40 Music System Using the HOUSE button The HOUSE button lets you control all connected rooms as if they were one. When you pressthe HOUSE button, an empty box indicator is displayed for each connected room. Any buttonpressed a...
Page 38 - Finding a misplaced PersonalTM music center; LOCATE MUSIC CENTER button
36 December 20, 2001 AM189858_03_V.pdf Maintaining Your Lifestyle ® 40 Music System Finding a misplaced Personal™ music center The “find me” feature assists you in locating the Personal music center. Press the LOCATEMUSIC CENTER button on the back of the multi-room interface (under the antenna conne...
Page 39 - Cleaning the system; Customer; Cleaning the PersonalTM music center; WIPE SCREEN; Cleaning the CD changer
AM189858_03_V.pdf December 20, 2001 37 Maintaining Your Lifestyle ® 40 Music System Cleaning the system The only maintenance your system may need is periodic cleaning and replacing the Personalmusic center batteries. For information on replacing the batteries see page 13. CAUTION: Do not use any spr...
Page 40 - Troubleshooting; Problem; NO RESPONSE; Maintaining Your Lifestyle
38 December 20, 2001 AM189858_03_V.pdf Troubleshooting Problem What to do System does not function • Make sure the power connector is inserted securely into the multi-room interface, the at all power cord is inserted securely into the Acoustimass ® module, and the power pack and power cord are plugg...
Page 41 - Warranty period
AM189858_03_V.pdf December 20, 2001 39 Maintaining Your Lifestyle ® 40 Music System Problem What to do Radio does not work • Make sure antennas are connected properly.• Position the AM antenna as far away from the multi-room interface as possible, at least 20 inches away. • Adjust antenna position t...
Page 42 - Product Information; Technical information
40 December 20, 2001 AM189858_03_V.pdf Product Information Technical information Speaker system power rating USA/Canada: 120V~ 50/60 Hz 350W Europe/Australia: 220-240V~ 50/60 Hz 350W Dual voltage: 115/230V~ 50/60 Hz 350W Multi-room interfacepower pack power rating USA/Canada: 120V~ 60 Hz 25VA Europe...
Page 44 - Index
42 December 20, 2001 AM189858_03_V.pdf Index M Magnetic field 7, 27MENU CD OPTIONS 24exit 17PRESETS 20primary button 16RECORD OUT 27SIGNAL LEVELS 28, 29 Multi-room interface antenna connections 12inputs 40location 7outputs 40power pack 13rear panel 12 MUTE 16, 35 N NO RESPONSE 13, 35, 38noCd 22, 38 ...