Bose 50 manual Warranty period, Customer Service

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Maintaining Your Lifestyle® 50 System

Problem

What to do

 

 

CD does not play

• Check to see if the PLAY button symbol in the display is flashing.

•Make sure the magazine is properly inserted.

•Check to see if there is a disc in the magazine, label-side up. Display shows a flashing number for a disc that is label-side down or cannot be read. Display shows noCd if no discs are loaded.

•Eject the magazine and try loading the CD again.

•There may be dirt or dust on the CD. Clean the CD.

•The disc may be defective. Try another disc.

•The CD changer cannot play a DVD disc.

•If the CD changer is not properly connected the display shows Plug in cd.

•A display message Err indicates a mechanical error. Call Bose® Customer Service (see inside back cover for listings).

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 to improve reception. Use SIGNAL LEVELS menu to determine

 

best reception. You may be in an area of weak signal coverage.

 

• Make sure the AM antenna is upright.

 

• Move antennas farther from TV or other electronic equipment.

 

 

FM sound is distorted

• Adjust antenna position to reduce interference.

 

 

Sound is distorted

• Make sure speaker cables are not damaged and the connections are secure.

 

• Reduce the output level from any external components connected to the CD changer.

 

 

No tape, CD, VCR,

• Check the connections.

or TV sound

• Make sure the component is turned on.

 

• Refer to the component owner’s manual.

 

 

A display button does not

• Calibrate the display screen. When you can only initiate a function by pressing the button

activate its function when

too far off center, then a display screen calibration may be necessary. Calibrating the

pressed on center

display screen aligns the button icon with the appropriate area of the screen.

 

1. Press and hold the source display area (top center) until CAL appears.

 

2. Press the SOURCE button as close to its center as possible. The KEYPAD button

 

appears.

 

3. Press the KEYPAD button as close to its center as possible. A small round button

 

appears at the bottom right of the screen.

 

4. Press the small round button as close to its center as possible to exit the calibration

 

function with a newly calibrated screen.

 

• Contact Customer Service for assistance.

Warranty period

The Bose® Lifestyle® 50 system is covered by a limited 1-year transferable warranty. Details of the warranty are provided on the warranty card that came with your system. Please fill out the information section on the card and mail it to Bose.

Customer Service

For additional help in solving problems, contact Bose Customer Service. See the inside back cover for Bose Customer Service offices and phone numbers.

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Contents Bose Lifestyle 50 System Class 1 laser product Additional safety informationClass B emissions limits BatteriesInformation about products that generate electrical noise Antenna grounding For your records Where to find …Realism and impact Before you beginCompatibility Automatic sound level monitoring and controlWhat comes with your Lifestyle 50 system Unpacking the cartonJewel Cube speakers Selecting the locations for your Lifestyle 50 systemLeft and right front speakers Surround speakers Center speakerMulti-room interface Acoustimass moduleCD changer Connecting the Jewel Cube speakers to the Acoustimass module Connecting your systemLeft Connecting the CD changer to the multi-room interfaceConnecting the multi-room interface power pack Connecting the Acoustimass module power mains cordSetting up a video sound source Setting up a digital sound sourceHow to set up your home theater Multi-room interface About the video source Connecting other external componentsTape deck Laserdisc player or additional CD changerConnecting to a cable radio signal Connecting the antennasFM antenna connections AM antenna connectionsSetting up the Personal music center Connecting power to your systemTurning the system on Turning on the systemTurning the system off Using the sleep timer Adjusting the volumeMuting your system Using the primary buttons Using the Personal music center displayUsing the Source buttons Using the Keypad buttonsPresets Using the Menu itemsListening to the system Adjusting center and surround levelsSelecting the number of speakers Using simulated surround for mono movie material Using enhanced mode for movie soundtracksDigital Dynamic Range compression Listening to digital soundTurning on the digital audio source Turning on the system and choosing digital soundEnhanced mode Operating the special featuresSimulated surround monaural into 5 speakers Manually tuning a radio station Setting radio channel spacingListening to the radio Turning the system on and choosing the radioSetting a station preset Selecting a preset stationSeeking the strongest stations To set a preset station Setting presets using the Presets menuErasing a preset station Managing your preset stationsListening to compact discs Using the CD changerTurning the system on and choosing the CD changer To add a track to the play list To scan a discTo omit a track from normal play To listen to the CD play listSelecting repeat and random modes Using the CD Options menuSelecting play list modes To create a CD play list Programming a CD play listTo change an entry in the CD play list To delete a track from the play list To insert a new track in an existing play listTo erase the entire CD play list Using a tape recorder with your system Using the system with external componentsTurning the system on and selecting the component Adjusting speaker controls Fine-tuning your systemCompensating for room acoustics Optimizing AM/FM radio receptionAdjusting LCD contrast Equalizing the volume levels of external sourcesAdjusting the Personal music center beep Forcing the Keypad buttons to stay on Forcing the Source buttons to stay onAdjusting the display fade time Connecting additional rooms Operating in more than one room Understanding the room indicatorsSetting up a shared source Using the Room buttonLinking rooms for common control Returning to single-room controlUsing the House button Using more than one Personal music centerReplacing batteries Finding a misplaced Personal music centerCleaning the Personal music center Cleaning the systemCleaning the CD changer Cleaning the speakers and Acoustimass moduleProblem What to do TroubleshootingCustomer Service Warranty periodTechnical information AccessoriesIndex Signal Levels 36 Index European Office CanadaAustralia Belgique/België

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