Bose Guide to Setting Up Your Lifestyle Stereo Amplifier

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Setting Up Your Lifestyle® Stereo Amplifier

Connecting speakers to your Lifestyle® stereo amplifier

Figure 16

Connecting speaker cable to SPEAKER OUTPUTS

CAUTION: DO NOT connect any make or model of powered speakers to the speaker outputs of the Lifestyle® stereo amplifier. Doing so may cause damage to the equipment.

CAUTION: Make sure that the amplifier is disconnected from AC power before making speaker connections.

CAUTION: The Lifestyle® stereo amplifier requires a 6-ohm minimum load.

Speaker cord consists of two insulated wires. One wire is usually marked (striped, collared, or ribbed), indicating that it should be connected to the positive (+) terminal. The plain wire should always be connected to the negative (–) terminal. For recommended wire sizes and lengths, see “Wire recommendations” on page 29.

1.Remove the terminal block connector from the SPEAKER OUTPUTS jack on the rear panel of the amplifier.

2.Connect the left speaker cord to the L positive (+) and minus (–) terminals of the 4-pin terminal block connector.

3.Connect the right speaker cord to the R positive (+) and minus (–) terminals of the 4-pin terminal block connector.

4.Plug the terminal block connector into the SPEAKER OUTPUTS jack.

Rear panel of Lifestyle® stereo amplifier

Positive (+) wire (marked with stripe)

Terminal block connector

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Contents Bose Lifestyle SA-2 and SA-3 Stereo Amplifier Safety Information Class B emissionsPlease read this owner’s guide Important Safety Instructions Antenna groundingInformation about products that generate electrical noise Contents Introducing the Lifestyle SA-2 and SA-3 Stereo Amplifier Before you beginUnpacking the carton AC Power Connection panel featuresLED status indicator Room Code switchesAUX Input SA-3 only Bose link INPUT/OUTPUTIdentifying 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 SoundTo set up the RC18S or RC38S remote Setting up remote controls for other roomsTo set up the Personal Music Center RoomSetting up the amplifier room code Amplifier mode switches Setting Up Advanced FeaturesStereo or mono output SA-3 only Automatic detection of a local source SA-3 onlyProtecting outdoor wiring Cleaning the amplifierTroubleshooting Problem What to doCustomer service Limited warrantyAccessories Technical information Page Bose Corporation Page OUR Commitment to YOU B05~ For U.S. And Canadian Residents Only LLJ ~ L---1-~~1 ~ e~ LlllllllJe Bose Product From other side
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SA-3 specifications

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