Bose Lifestyle 50 system Sold from 1999 to 2003 User Manual

The Bose® Lifestyle® 50 System
Owner’s Guide
October 17, 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.
These CAUTION marks may be located on the bottoms of your Lifestyle® Personal® music
center, Acoustimass® module, multi-room interface, and CD changer:
The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to aler t
the user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the system enclosure that
may be of...

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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...

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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...

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Contents
For your records
Serial numbers are located on the bottom panels of the Personal music center, multi-room
interface, CD changer, and the Acoustimass® module.
Personal music center serial number: _____________________________________________
Multi-room interface serial number: _______________________________________________
CD changer serial number: ______________________________________________________
Acoustimass module serial number:...

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Before you begin
Thank you for purchasing the Bose® Lifestyle® 50 system. Years of research lie behind this
complete audio home entertainment system – the most advanced home theater system from
Bose. Technological innovations that make the Lifestyle
® 50 system unique include the Bose
Personal™ music center, which places all system operations in the palm of your hand, and
tiny Jewel Cube
® speakers.
The interactive Personal music center is a clear...

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*Power cord and pack shown above are USA/Canada/Japan versions.
Dual voltage systems include 1 power cord, 1 adapter 
, and 2 power packs.
The power cords and packs for Europe, UK/Singapore, and Australia are shown below.
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Unpacking the carton
Carefully unpack your system. Save all packing materials for possible future use. The original
packing...

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Setting Up
Selecting the locations for your Lifestyle® 50 system
When you place your speakers according to the guidelines below, a combination of reflected
and direct sound provides the audio atmosphere of a home theater. You may experiment with
the placement and orientation of the Jewel Cube
® speakers and Acoustimass® module to
produce the sound most pleasing to you. For more discussion of speaker placement and
room acoustics, see “Fine-tuning your...

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Speaker placement
Setting Up
Center speaker
The sound from the center speaker should appear to come directly from the center of the
picture (Figure 2). The center speaker cable allows up to 20 feet (6.1 m) from the Acoustimass
module.
Note: Do not place the speaker on its side, as this diminishes performance by blocking the
Jewel Cube ports.
1. Place the center speaker directly above or below the center of the TV screen, or at the
closest convenient...

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Setting Up
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 the TV.
1. Place the Acoustimass module along the same the wall or close to the same end of the
room...