Bose Lifestyle 40 Owners Guide

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Press and hold here to store a preset or, to quick-store a preset, press
and hold any button 1 through 9.
Receiving AM stations
Normally, the AM radio receives sufficiently strong AM stations using a wide bandwidth filter.
If you experience difficulty tuning to a weak AM station, you can force the AM tuner to use a
narrow bandwidth filter to eliminate interference from other stations.
To force the tuner to use...

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After setting a station as
preset 3
Setting presets using the PRESETS menu
You can set station presets using the PRESETS menu which is available only when AM or FM
is the selected source.
To set a preset station:
1. Select the AM or FM source.
2. Press the MENU button once to access the PRESETS menu (Figure 22).
3. Select an unused preset number and then a station using the arrow buttons. Stations...

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Ejecting discs from the CD magazine
Press the white lever that corresponds to the disc you want to eject. This ejects the disc far
enough for you to grasp the edge and remove it from the magazine (Figure 24).
Loading the CD magazine into the CD...

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ÂENU
SLEEP
ON
OFF
VOLUÂE
VOLUÂE
ÂUTE SOURCE
DISC
TRACKPLAY PAUSE STOP
PLAY
LIST
KEYPAD
OÂIT
TRACK
PLAY, PAUSE, STOP
and PLAY LIST buttonsElapsed play time
for current track
Press and hold here to store a
TRACK number in the CD play list Scan CD
backwardScan CD
forwardSkip DISC
or TRACK
forward Skip DISC or
TRACK
backwardRemoves TRACK
number from normal play
Turning the system on and choosing the CD changer...

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To scan a disc
Press and hold the scan forward    or backward    button (these are the ones to the left
and right of the play time display). Scanning back or forward stops at the first or last track of
the disc. You can scan a CD while it is paused.
To add a track to the play list
Skip to the track you want to add to the play list. Press and hold the TRACK number display
area. The current track number is stored...

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Using the CD OPTIONS menu
From the CD OPTIONS menu you can select repeat or random play, or program a CD play
list. To access the CD OPTIONS, press the MENU button until CD OPTIONS is displayed
(Figure 28). You can do this while a CD plays if you wish.
Figure 28
CD OPTIONS display
Selecting repeat and random modes
Repeat and random modes remain active until you press STOP  or OFF. To place the
system in a...

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Programming a CD play list
Using the Lifestyle® system’s programming feature, you can create your own CD play list of
up to 50 tracks (including repeats) from the loaded discs. You can create or edit a CD play list
even while listening to another source. However, you can’t edit the play list while the list is
playing. To create or edit a CD play list, press the MENU button and select CD OPTIONS.
Note: If you...

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ÂENU
SLEEP
ON
OFF
VOLUÂE
VOLUÂE
ÂUTE
CD OPTIONS
ITEÂ 
DISC
TRACK
CLEAR
LISTDONE
CLEARINSERT
Press to insert
item into list Press to remove
item from listPress to remove
entire list
To insert a new track in an existing play list
1. Press EDIT PLAY LIST. If the ITEM field indicates FULL, you can’t insert a new item unless
you delete one or more items from the list.
2. Select the ITEM number of the location where...

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Using the system with external components
Follow the instructions on page 11 for connecting components.
Turn on your component directly or by using its remote control. Press VOLUME 
 or  on
your Personal™ music center to raise or lower the volume. Control all other functions at the
source, referring to its owner’s manual if necessary. To begin, make sure the component is
turned on and a tape, CD, DVD, laserdisc, etc. is loaded. If an external...

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Treble
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Fine-tuning your system
In most situations, you only need to follow the speaker placement guidelines (see “Setting
Up” on pages 6-7) for your system to provide excellent sound quality. You do not need to
adjust tone settings for changes in volume, since Bose
® patented integrated signal process-
ing provides a natural tonal balance over the full range of volume settings. If desired, you can...