Bose Lifestyle 25 Owners Guide

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Figure 6
Connecting the speakers and the
music center
LRTAPE INLRTAPE OUT
RIGHT RIGHT
CENTER
OUTPUTS TO
CUBE SPEAKERSLEFT LEFTFRONT SURROUNDAUDIO
INPUT
Left front
speaker
230 V230 V
115 V115 V
Figure 7
Dual voltage Acoustimass module:
voltage selector switch settings
Figure 8
The AC power pack (model PS71
shown)
CAUTION:
Be sure to use the correct
power pack for your area.
Using the wrong one may
damage your music center.
Connecting the Acoustimass®...

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Setting Up
Figure 9
Connecting components through
your TV
Cable TV
Laserdisc
VCR
Connecting your home theater components to the
Lifestyle® system
There are many variations of equipment in a home theater. A basic home theater system
might include a stereo or mono TV and stereo VCR with the Lifestyle® 25 system. Your home
theater can include many other combinations of equipment, including cable TV box, laser-
disc players, CDI...

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Figure 10
Music center connectors
(2) To direct your video sound sources through your VCR
If your TV is not a stereo model, or does not have the appropriate outputs, connect your
stereo VCR to the music center. Use the VCR as a tuner to select other connected sound
sources. See Figure 11.
•Connect your home theater components to the appropriate VCR inputs.
•Connect the VCR video out signal to the TV through VIDEO IN or composite video
input. You can...

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Other connections
Use standard RCA audio cables to connect other components to your Lifestyle® system,
matching the red connector to R (right), white (or black) connector to L (left).
You can use a Y-adapter (available at electronics stores) to connect a mono source. How-
ever, the left and right speakers then play the same monaural sound.
Tape deck
To use an external tape recorder (analog audio cassette, analog open reel, digital...

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LRTAPE INLRTAPE OUT
Setting Up
Connect the antennas
The rear panel of your Lifestyle® music center provides connections for the supplied AM and
FM antennas (Figure 14). Unwind each antenna. Antennas provide better reception when
their wires are not bundled.
FM antenna connections
1. Plug the FM antenna connector into the FM ANTENNA jack on the back of the music
center.
2. Spread out the antenna arms. Experiment with both the placement and the angle...

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Setting Up
Set up the remote control
1. Slide open the battery compartment on the back of the remote (Figure 17).
2. Insert 3 AA or IEC-R6 1.5V batteries, or the equivalent, as shown. Match the + and –
symbols on the batteries with the + and – markings inside the compartment.
3. Slide the battery compartment cover back into place.
Replace the batteries when the remote control stops operating or its range seems reduced.
Alkaline...

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Operating Your Lifestyle® 25 System
Turn on your Lifestyle® 25 system
Plug the Acoustimass® module power cord into an AC power (mains) outlet. Then plug in the
music center power pack.
Note: Your speakers will not operate unless you complete all cable and power connections
before turning on the music center.
You are ready to enjoy your new Lifestyle® system.
Refer to the information below about the music center display, and to the following pages
for...

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AMFM
AUX
CD
1 VIDEO
2 VIDEO
TAPE
MUTE
MUTE
ALL
OFFON
RANDOM
Operating Your Lifestyle® 25 System
Note: For information on controlling the system from different listening zones, see “Using two listening zones” on pages 23-
24.
SOURCE
SELECT
/II
/II
Music center Remote control
SKIP
SKIP
ON
OFF
SKIPSKIP
The system controls
Function
VIDEO 1 - Selects a video sound source connected to the VIDEO 1
inputs, and turns the system on.
VIDEO 2...

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Operating Your Lifestyle® 25 System
Other music center controls
The music center function keys are described on the previous page. Use the following
special music center keys to tune the radio, set station presets, and scan a CD (Figure 20).
TUNE 
/ - Lowers or raises the frequency setting of the radio (stations). In CD mode,
initiates a fast scan of the current CD.
STORE or ERASE - Adds or removes radio station presets. For instructions, see page...

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Operating Your Lifestyle® 25 System
Listening to compact discs
Using the CD changer
You can load up to six compact discs at a time.
Loading discs into the CD magazine
Hold the magazine, looking at the side with the
arrow. Insert up to six discs, label side up
(Figure 22). Take care to place only one disc in
each slot. Note the slot numbers 1 through 6,
from bottom to top, on the front edge window.
These numbers correspond to the CD...