Bose SA-3, SA-2 manual Model 5 music center setup, System Control

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Setting Up Your Lifestyle® Stereo Amplifier

Model 5 music center setup

Figure 14

Lifestyle® stereo amplifier to Model 5 music center connections

This setup requires a 3-ft audio input adapter cable. Contact your Bose dealer or Bose® Customer Service. See the list of locations and phone numbers included in the shipping carton.

CAUTION: Before making connections, turn the Lifestyle® system off and disconnect the music center from the AC (mains) power outlet. DO NOT plug the amplifier into an outlet until you have completed all other connections.

CAUTION: DO NOT connect the audio input cable for the Lifestyle® stereo amplifier to the SPEAKERS A or SPEAKERS B outputs. The amplifier is designed to work properly with the fixed output level available from the FIXED OUTPUT jacks.

1.Disconnect the Acoustimass® cable from the FIXED L and R outputs on the rear panel of the music center (Figure 14).

2.Insert the red RCA piggyback connector of the three-foot audio input adapter cable into the R (right) FIXED OUTPUT jack. Insert the white RCA piggyback connector into the L (left) FIXED OUTPUT jack. Insert the 3.5 mm mini-plug into the SYSTEM CONTROL 2 jack on the rear panel of the music center.

3.Insert the red RCA connector of the Acoustimass module cable into the red piggyback jack and the white RCA connector into the white piggyback jack.

4.Plug one end of the 20-foot audio cable (supplied) into the free end of the three-foot audio input adapter cable. Plug the other end of the 20-foot audio cable into the Bose® link input jack on the rear panel of the Lifestyle® stereo amplifier.

Lifestyle® stereo amplifier rear panel

Model 5 music center rear panel

SYSTEM CONTROL 2

3.5 mm mini-plug

 

BoseLink

OUTPUT

BoseLink

INPUT

Fixed L and

R speaker

outputs

20-ft Bose® link A cable

3-ft audio input adapter

(available from Bose)

Acoustimass module cable

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Contents Bose Lifestyle SA-2 and SA-3 Stereo Amplifier Class B emissions Safety InformationPlease read this owner’s guide Antenna grounding Important Safety InstructionsInformation about products that generate electrical noise Contents Before you begin Introducing the Lifestyle SA-2 and SA-3 Stereo AmplifierUnpacking the carton AC Power Connection panel featuresBose link INPUT/OUTPUT Room Code switchesLED status indicator AUX Input SA-3 onlyIdentifying your system Setting Up Your Lifestyle Stereo AmplifierSelecting a location for your Lifestyle stereo amplifier Wood wall Wallboard Mounting your Lifestyle stereo amplifierModel AV-18/38/48 media center setup Check the expansion protocol setting in your system Setting up RC18S2 and RC38S2 remotesModel AV-28 media center setup Setting Zone 2 Protocol Setting up the RC28S remoteMulti-room interface setup Selecting other rooms with the Personal music center Setting up the Personal music centerSee Setting up the amplifier room code on Model 20 music center setupSetting up the RC-20 remote for Zone System Control Model 5 music center setupSetting up the RC-5 remote Connecting speakers to your Lifestyle stereo amplifier LED activity Meaning Powering-up your systemSetup guidelines for additional rooms Setting Up Additional Rooms For SoundRoom Setting up remote controls for other roomsTo set up the RC18S or RC38S remote To set up the Personal Music CenterSetting up the amplifier room code Automatic detection of a local source SA-3 only Setting Up Advanced FeaturesAmplifier mode switches Stereo or mono output SA-3 onlyProblem What to do Cleaning the amplifierProtecting outdoor wiring TroubleshootingLimited warranty Customer serviceAccessories Technical information Page Bose Corporation
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