Bose Lifestyle 5 Manual

The Bose® Lifestyle® 5 Music System
Owner’s Guide
Decemb er 20, 2001
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Safety Information
WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose the system to rain or
moisture.
CAUTION
RISK OF ELECTRICAL SHOCK
DO NOT OPEN
CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK,
DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK).
NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE.
REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL.
These CAUTION marks are located on the back panel and bottom of your Lifestyle® music
center and the bottom panel of your Acoustimass® module:
The...

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Important Safety Instructions
1. Read these instructions – for all components
before using this product.
2. Keep these instructions – for future reference.
3. Heed all warnings – on the product and in the
owner’s guide.
4. Follow all instructions.
5. Do not use this apparatus near water or
moisture – Do not use this product near a
bathtub, washbowl, kitchen sink, laundry tub, in a
wet basement, near a swimming pool, or any-
where else that water or moisture are...

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Important Safety Instructions
Antenna grounding
Example of antenna grounding as per National Electrical
Code, ANSI/NFPA 70.
Note to CATV system installer
This reminder is provided to call the CATV system
installer’s attention to Article 820-40 of the NEC (of USA)
that provides guidelines for proper grounding. In particu-
lar, it specifies that the cable ground shall be connected
to the grounding system of the building, as close to the
point of...

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Contents
Where to find…
Setting Up
Before you begin ........................................................................................................... 4
Unpacking the carton ................................................................................................... 5
Select the locations for your Lifestyle
® 5 music system ............................................... 6
Connect the speakers and Lifestyle® music center...

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Before you begin
Thank you for purchasing the Bose® Lifestyle® 5 music system. This complete audio system
offers superb sound, elegance, technology, and simplicity for music and home entertainment.
Your system includes:
•A Lifestyle
® music center with built-in AM/FM radio and compact disc (CD) player
•Inputs for a video sound source, an auxiliary source, and a tape deck
•Powered Acoustimass
® speakers with a hide-away Acoustimass module
•An easy-to-use remote...

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Setting Up
Unpacking the carton
Carefully unpack your system. Save all packing materials for possible future use. The
original packing materials provide the safest way to transport your Lifestyle® 5 music
system. If any part of the product appears damaged, do not attempt to use the system.
Notify Bose
® or your authorized Bose dealer...

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Setting Up
Select the locations for your Lifestyle® 5 music system
When you place your speakers according to the guidelines below, a combination of reflected
and direct sound provides a good stereo image virtually everywhere in the room.  You may
experiment with the placement and orientation of the cubes and the Acoustimass
® module to
produce the sound most pleasing to you.
To adjust your system for the characteristics of your listening room, see “Fine-tuning your...

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Acoustimass® module
Follow these guidelines to select a location for the Acoustimass module.
Note: To avoid interference with the TV picture, place the Acoustimass module at least
18 inches (45 cm) from a TV.
1. Place the module along the same the wall as the speakers, if possible (Figure 2).
2....

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Setting Up
Connect the speakers and Lifestyle® music center
Once you have selected locations for your music system, connect the speakers.
CAUTION: Make sure all components are unplugged from the power outlet before you
begin hooking up the system.
Connecting the cube speaker arrays to the Acoustimass®
module
Each speaker cable contains two wires. The wire marked with a red collar is positive (+) and
the plain one is negative (–). These wires match the positive (red)...