Bose 12 manual Listening to the radio, Tuning

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Operating Your Lifestyle® 12 System

Listening to the radio

Turning the system on and choosing the radio

Press the AM/FM key on the remote or the console to turn your music system on to the most recently heard AM or FM station. The system turns on in STEREO mode. Select another speaker mode, if desired.

Note: f the system is on and the radio is already selected, this key switches between the AM and FM bands.

Tuning

Seeking the strongest stations

Press and release the SEEK (forward) or (reverse) key on the remote to seek and stop at the next strong signal. If you hold these keys down, the radio continues to seek without stopping at any station.

Or, press SEEK/TUNE > or < (under the CD cover) on the music center.

To stop seeking in one direction, briefly press the opposite direction key.

Switching between AM and FM

Press the AM/FM key to switch to the other band.

Manual tuning

If you want to tune the radio to a distant or weak station that the radio cannot seek, use the

SEEK/TUNE keys, located under the CD cover.

1.Hold down the > or < key to scan through the stations.

2.Release the > or < key to stop at a selected station.

3.As soon as the scan stops, tap the > or < key to tune one channel at a time.

Setting a station preset

Your Lifestyle® music center can store up to 20 AM and FM stations in any combination.

1.Select a radio station you wish to store as a preset.

2.Press the STORE key (located under the CD cover). The station is stored in the lowest available preset location.

3.If you decide not to store the displayed station in the displayed preset location:

a.Press and hold the STORE key.

b.Press the SKIP (forward) or (reverse) key to select a different preset number for this station.

c.Release the STORE key. The frequency of the preset station flashes.

Note: You cannot store a station in an already-occupied preset location without erasing that preset station first (see “Erasing a preset station” below). If you attempt to store more than 20 stations, the preset display will flash ‘— —’.

Selecting a preset station

Once you set one or more station presets, press the SKIP (forward) or (reverse) key to select the next or the previous preset station.

Erasing a preset station

1.Use the SKIP (forward) or (reverse) keys to select the preset station you wish to erase.

2.Press the ERASE key (located under the CD cover). The preset number is no longer lit.

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Contents Bose Lifestyle 12 System Batteries Additional safety informationClass 1 laser product Class B emissions limitsInformation about products that generate electrical noise Antenna grounding For your records Where to find…Before you begin Stereo cable Test CD Unpacking the cartonLeft and right front speakers Select the locations for your Lifestyle 12 systemSpeaker locations Surround speakers Center speakerMusic center Acoustimass moduleConnect the speakers and Lifestyle music center Connecting the cube speaker arrays to the Acoustimass moduleMusic center and speaker connections Connecting the music center AC mains power pack Connecting the Acoustimass module power mains cordPower Setting up the primary video sound sourceTo direct your video sound sources through your VCR To direct your video sound sources through your TVTo connect components directly to the Lifestyle 12 system About the video sourceTurntable Other connectionsTape deck CD changer, DVD player, or laserdisc playerFM antenna connections Attach the wire coverConnecting to a cable radio signal Connect the antennasTurn on the music center Set up the remote controlInstall the batteries Set radio channel spacing for dual voltage and 120V systemsSystem controls Function Remote Control Music CenterMusic center display Music center controls Lifestyle remote controlListening to video sound Listening to your Lifestyle 12 systemListening to the radio TuningListening to a CD Using the system with an external componentUsing the CD player Compensating for movie soundtracks Fine-tuning your systemAdjusting speaker controls Compensating for room acousticsChanging the house code settings Adding speakers Setting a second remote for additional speakersProblem What to do TroubleshootingCustomer service Warranty periodCleaning the speakers and Acoustimass module Cleaning the Lifestyle 12 systemCleaning the music center Cleaning the CD player lensTechnical information AccessoriesIndex Belgique/België CanadaEuropean Office Australia