Bose PDF259774_00 manual System Setup, Before you begin, System benefits, System installation

System Setup

Before you begin

Thank you for purchasing the Bose® Wave/PC™ interactive system. This system combines the power of your computer with the benefits of award-winning patented acoustic waveguide speaker technology to provide an entirely new way to listen to music. The Wave/PC system gives you one-touch access to your favorite AM/FM or Internet radio stations, music files, and your entire music collection in one easy-to-use package.

To fully appreciate the exciting features of this system, please take the time to read this owner’s guide. It tells you how to set up and operate your Wave/PC interactive system and enjoy extraordinary sound.

System benefits

•Play and record CDs using your computer’s CD-ROM drive.

•Listen to AM/FM radio with the system’s high performance stereo tuner.

•Listen to Web radio stations through your Internet connection.

•Listen to music files stored on your computer’s hard drive.

•Assign up to six presets for AM/FM, Web Radio, and Music Files.

•Control the system from anywhere in the room using the Wave/PC remote control.

•Set one or both of the independent alarms.

•Listen to an additional sound source, such as a tape player, through an auxiliary input.

System installation

The Wave/PC interactive system is installed in two phases. The first phase, “Installing the Wave/PC™ system hardware” on page 7, describes setting up the hardware components of the system. The second phase, “Installing the Wave/PC™ application software” on page 12, guides you through the software installation process.

For your records

The Wave/PC system serial number is located on the bottom of the Wave/PC unit. Serial number: ____________________________

Purchase date: ______________________________________

We suggest you keep your sales receipt and warranty card together with this owner’s guide.

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