Bose Lifestyle 235 Operating Guide

							LIFESTYLE
®
 235/135
HOME ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEMS
LIFESTYLE
®
 V35/V25
HOME ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEMS
LIFESTYLE
®
 T20/T10
HOME THEATER SYSTEMS
Operating Guide | Guía del usuario | Guide d’utilisation
2011 Bose Corporation, The Mountain,
Framingham, MA 01701-9168 USA
AM342774 Rev 00
LIFESTYLE
® 235/135/V35/V25 H
OME
 EENTERTAINMENT
 SYSTEMS
 AND
 LIFESTYLE
® T20/T10 H
OME
 THEATER
 SYSTEMS
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SAFETY INFORMATION
Please read this guide
Please take the time to follow the instructions in this guide carefully. They will help you set up and 
use your system properly so you can enjoy its advanced features. Please save this guide for future 
reference.
All Bose products must be used in accordance with  local, state, federal, and industry regulations.
The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within  an equilateral triangle alerts the user to the 
presence of uninsulated, dangerous voltage within the system enclosure that may be of 
sufficient magnitude to constitu te a risk of electric shock.
The exclamation point within an equilateral tr iangle alerts the user to the presence of 
important operating and maintenance instructions in this guide.
WARNINGS:
• To reduce the risk of fire or el ectrical shock, do not expose th e product to rain or moisture. 
 Do not expose this apparatus to dripping or splash ing, and do not place objects filled with liquids, 
such as vases, on or near the ap paratus. As with any electronic products, use care not to spill liquids 
into any part of the syst em. Liquids can cause a failure and/or a fire hazard.
 Do not place any naked flame sources, such as  lighted candles, on or near the apparatus.
 Contains small parts that ma y be a choking hazard. Not suitable for children under 
age 3.
CAUTIONS:
 Make no modifications to the system or accessories. Un authorized alterations may 
compromise safety, regulatory compliance, and system performa nce, and may void the warranty.
 Long-term exposure to loud musi c may cause hearing damage. It is best to avoid extreme volume 
when using headphones, especi ally for extended periods.
Notes:
 Where the mains plug or appliance coupler is used  as the disconnect device, such disconnect device 
shall remain readily operable.
 The product must be used indoor s. It is neither designed nor tested for use outdoors, in recreation 
vehicles, or on boats.
 This product is intended to be used only with the power supply provided.
 The product label is located on the bottom or the back of the product.
 The interconnect cables included with this system are not approv ed for in-wall installation. Please 
check your local building codes for  the correct type of wire and cable required for in-wall installation.
Please dispose of used batteries properly, following any local regulations. 
Do not incinerate.
Additional safety information
See the additional instructions on the Important Safety Information  sheet enclosed in the shipping 
carton.
Th
is product conforms to all EU Directive requir ements as applicable by law. The complete 
Declaration of Conformity can be found at www.Bose.com/static/compliance.
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Notice
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, 
pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection 
against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can 
radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, 
may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that 
interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful 
interference to radio or television reception,  which can be determined by turning the equipment 
off and on, you are encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following 
measures:
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
 Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
 Connect the equipment to an outlet on a different circuit than the one to  which the receiver is 
connected.
 Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
Changes or modifications not expressly approved by Bose Corporation could void the user’s 
authority to operate this equipment.
These devices comply with FCC an d Industry Canada RF radiation exposure limits set forth for the 
general population. They must no t be co-located or be operating in conjunction with any other 
antennas or tr ansmitters.
These devices comply with Industry Canada license-exempt RSS standard(s). Operation is subject 
to the following two conditions: (1 ) This device may not cause interference, and (2) this device must 
accept any interference received, including interf erence that may cause undesired operation of the 
device.
Designed with UEI Technology™  Under License from Universal Electronics Inc. ©UEI 2000-2011.
HDMI and the HDMI logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI Licensing, LLC in the 
United States and other countries.
iPhone, iPod, iPod classic, iPod nano, and iPod touch are trademarks of Apple, Inc., registered in  the U.S. and other countries.
Xbox is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation. 
TiVo is a trademark of TiVo , Inc. or its subsidiaries. 
Other trademarks are property of their respective owners.
Manufactured under license from Dolby  Laboratories. Dolby and the double-D 
symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.
Applicable only for:
•LIFESTYLE® V25/V35 home entertainment systems
® T10/T20 home theater systems
Manufactured under license under U. S. Patent #’s: 5,956,674; 5,974,380; 
6,487,535 & other U.S. and worldwide patent s issued & pending. DTS, the Symbol, 
& DTS and the symbol together are registered trademarks & DTS Digital Surround 
and the DTS logos are trademarks of DTS, Inc. Product includes software. ©DTS, Inc. All Rights 
Reserved.
Applicable only for:
® 135/235 home entertainment systems
Manufactured under license under U.S.  Patent #’s: 5,956,674; 5,974,380 and 
6,487,535 & other worldwide patents issued  & pending. DTS, the DTS Symbol and 
DTS+the DTS Symbol are registered trademarks & the DTS logos are trademarks of 
DTS, Inc. Product includes software.  ©2010 DTS, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
SAFETY INFORMATION
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Applicable only for:
® V25/V35/135/235 home entertainment systems
“Made for iPod” and “Made for iPhone” mean that an electronic 
accessory has been designed to connect specifically to iPod or 
iPhone,respectively, and has been certified by the developer to 
meet Apple performance standards.  Apple is not responsible for 
the operation of this device or its compliance with safety and 
regulatory standards. Please note that the use of this accessory 
with iPod or iPhone may af fect wireless performance.
Made for:
iPod touch (1st, 2nd, and 3rd generation)
iPod nano (3rd, 4th, and 5th generation)
iPod classic
iPod with video
iPhone 4
iPhone 3GS
iPhone 3G
iPhone
Please complete and retain for your records:
LIFESTYLE model:  ______________________________________________________
Control console serial number (on bottom panel):  ___________________________
Speaker array serial number (on bottom panel):  _____________________________
Acoustimass module serial nu mber (on back panel):  _________________________
SAFETY INFORMATION
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CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION 7
Welcome   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
System features  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
If you need help   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
CONTROLS AND INDICATORS 8
Remote Control   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Control Console  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Speaker Array (135 systems only)   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Acoustimass
® Module (135 systems only)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
POWER ON/OFF CONTROLS 13
Starting your system   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Turning on your TV  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Shutting down your system  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
OPERATING YOUR CONNECTED DEVICES 14
Selecting a connected device   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Watching TV  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Using a set top box  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Using the tuner in your TV  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Tuning to a TV station  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Playing audio/video devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Listening to a Bose
® link input device   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Playing an iPod or iPhone (235/135 or V3 5/V25 systems only)  . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Using the front console inputs  . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Front USB input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Front Analog A/V input   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Front HDMI™ input  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Changing the image view  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
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LISTENING TO THE RADIO (235/135/V35/V25 ONLY) 20
Selecting the radio   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  20
Tuning to a station   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  20
Storing a preset station  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  20
Recalling a preset station   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  20
Deleting a preset station  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  20
Optional radio tuner settings  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  20
MORE BUTTONS AND SYSTEM OPTIONS 21
MORE buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  21
Activating a MORE button function  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  21
Button function definitions  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  21
Changing system options  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  22
CHANGING YOUR SYSTEM SETUP 25
UNIFY® system overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  25
Using the UNIFY menu  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  25
ADDING SOUND TO ANOTHER ROOM 
(235/135/V35/V25 ONLY) 26
Expanding your system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  26
Expansion guidelines   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  26
CARE AND MAINTENANCE 27
Troubleshooting   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  27 Resetting the system  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  29
Pairing the remote with the console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  29
Performing a system software update  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  29
Contacting customer service   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  30
Replacing the batteries  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  30
Cleaning   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  30
Limited warranty  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  30
Technical information   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  31
CONTENTS
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CONTROLS AND INDICATORS
Remote Control 
Using the remote
This advanced radio frequency remote works throughout the room. You do not need to aim it at the control console.
*For system delivering sound  to another room through Bose® link OUT (not applicable to systems 
sold in Japan)
The Beatles iPod 3:20SOURCE
 – Displays and selects 
connected devices from the 
source list on your TV
Power  – Turns your LIFESTYLE
® 
system on or off (press and hold 
to turn off all rooms*)
Volume Up/Down  – Increases (+) 
or decreases (–) the system vol-
ume
Mute  – Mutes/unmutes system 
speakers (press and hold to 
mute/unmute all rooms*)
Numeric Keypad  – Allows 
manual entry of channels and 
settings
Image View – Changes the way 
video appears
Information Display – See 
page 10
TV Input  – Changes inputs on 
your TV Playback Controls
 – See 
page 9
Last Channel
 – Returns to 
last channel or preset Channel Up/Down
 – Next or 
previous numbered channel or 
preset MORE 
– Displays additional 
device-specific controls and 
information on your TV
Navigation controls – See 
page 9 TV Power
 – Turns your TV on 
or off
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CONTROLS AND INDICATORS
Navigation controls
Note: See “Operating Your Connected Devices”  on page 14 for more details on using navigation and playback controls with selected sources.
Playback controls 
Page Up/Down – Moves to 
next/previous page
MENU  – Displays the menu 
for a connected device
INFO  – Displays program 
information GUIDE
 – Displays your set top box 
or TV program guide, or Blu-ray 
Disc™ player  popup menu
EXIT  – Clears a menu or guide 
from your TV screen
Left/Right and Up/Down  – 
Navigation control
Page Up/Down  – Moves to 
next/previous page
OK
 – Selects or confirms 
highlighted item
Shuffle
Seek Backward/Rewind
Quick Replay/Skip Backward
Stop RecordSeek Forward/Fast Forward
Quick Skip/Skip Forward
PausePlay
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CONTROLS AND INDICATORS
Information display (235/135 and V35/V25 systems only)
The display provides operating and system status information.
Examples:
Remote glow button
Pressing the glow button on the rear of the remote illuminates the remote 
buttons (and the display for 235/135 and V35/V25 systems). The light turns off 
automatically after several seconds to prolong battery life.
Cable
Source identification Volume
Radio tuner iPod
Operating prompt
Cable  43
FM P1
90.9 - WBUR90.9iPod
Album
Hold number key to set preset
Glow button
To adjust the illumination level:
Note: If the currently selected source is AM or FM, switch 
to any other source before making this adjustment. This 
prevents unintentionally deleting a radio preset.
1.Press and hold the Glow and OK buttons at the 
same time for 5 seconds.
2.Press the up/down navigation button to select 
Brightness or Contrast.
3.Press the left/right navigation button to decrease 
or increase the i llumination level.
4.Press either the OK or Glow button to return to 
normal operation.
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