Bose III manual Adjusting the snooze time, Turning RDS on or off, Changing the time format

PERSONALIZING YOUR WAVE® RADIO III

Adjusting the snooze time

This setting determines the duration of time the system remains silent when the snooze function is activated.

1. Press and hold Alarm Setup (Menu) until -SETUP MENU- is displayed.

2. Press Tune/Playlist > once until SNOOZE- 10 MIN is displayed.

3. Press Time – or Time + to change the snooze time to 10-60 minutes (in 10-minute increments).

4. Press Alarm Setup (Menu) to exit the setup menu or wait 10 seconds for the setup menu to exit automatically.

Turning RDS on or off

This setting enables or disables your system to display RDS information. The RDS is a system that transmits useful information, such as station name, program information and the current time. RDS is used only on FM and RDS information is displayed only if it is included in the FM broadcast signal.

1. Press and hold Alarm Setup (Menu) until -SETUP MENU- is displayed.

2. Press Tune/Playlist > two times until RDS- is displayed.

3. Press Time – or Time + to select OFF or ON.

4. Press Alarm Setup (Menu) to exit the setup menu or wait 10 seconds for the setup menu to exit automatically.

Changing the time format

You can choose to have the display show the time in 12-hour (AM/PM) or 24-hour time.

1. Press and hold Alarm Setup (Menu) until -SETUP MENU- is displayed.

2. Press Tune/Playlist > three times until TIME- is displayed.

3. Press Time – or Time + to select 12

HOUR or 24 HOUR.

4. Press Alarm Setup (Menu) to exit the setup menu or wait 10 seconds for the setup menu to exit automatically.

Adjusting the display brightness

The brightness level of the display automatically adjusts itself for low and high ambient light conditions. This feature brightens the display for better visibility in high ambient light conditions and dims the display making it less intrusive in low ambient light conditions. High and low brightness settings can be set independently.

1. Press and hold Alarm Setup (Menu) until -SETUP MENU- is displayed.

2. Press Tune/Playlist > four times until BRIGHT HI- is displayed.

3. Press Time – or Time + to set the high display brightness level to a value from 8-15.

4. Press Tune/Playlist > once until BRIGHT LO- is displayed.

5. Press Time – or Time + to set the low display brightness level from 1-8.

6. Press Alarm Setup (Menu) to exit the setup menu or wait 10 seconds for the setup menu to exit automatically.

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