Bose SoundDock Portable, SOUNDDOCKPORT manual Playing your iPod, Playing another sound device

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USING YOUR NEW MUSIC SYSTEM

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Playing your iPod®

If your iPod® is turned on and playing when you insert it, music playback begins immediately.

Volume

• Buttons on the right side of the SoundDock® Portable system raise (+) or lower (–) the vol- buttons ume. Whenever you press either button, a small green light on the front of the system

flashes briefly.

• If earphones are plugged into your iPod when it is playing, sound comes from both the earphones and the system.

• When running on battery power, the SoundDock Portable system becomes inactive when your iPod is off or silent for 10 minutes. This suspends iPod charging.

•Pressing any button (except Off) reactivates the SoundDock Portable system and resumes iPod charging.

•When the iPod is fully charged, leaving it in the dock does no harm to the SoundDock Portable system or to your iPod.

Playing another sound device

You can use another sound device, such as a portable DVD player shown here, with your SoundDock Portable system. This requires using an audio input cable (not provided with the system) that is appropriate for the device and has a 3.5mm mini plug on one end.

1.Connect this other sound device to the system.

2.Set the device to full volume, then use the SoundDock Portable system volume buttons to adjust the level.

3.Remove your iPod, if it is in the dock. Your added sound device will not play when the iPod is connected.

4.With this sound device turned on, touch any button (except OFF) on the SoundDock Portable system or remote control to reactivate the system.

Noticing the indicator lights

Audio input

connector

Audio input cable

On the front of the SoundDock Portable system, a small light lets you know the state of the system.

The light appears:

•Off, when the battery is fully charged and the system is on or off, playing or inactive.

•Green, when you touch a button on the remote or on the SoundDock Portable system. This light flashes several times when the volume reaches maximum or minimum.

•Yellow, solid when the system battery is charging.

•Red, blinking when the system battery needs charging. This requires plugging in the system.

The light also indicates the level of battery power when you press and hold down the Off button on the remote:

• Red – 20% or less full power • Yellow – from 20% to 70% full power • Green – above 70% full power

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