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Listening to compact discs
Using the CD changer
You can load the CD changer with up to six compact discs at a time.
Loading discs into the CD magazine
To load the CD magazine, hold it as shown in Figure 31. Insert up to six discs, label side
up. Take care to...

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Turning the system on and choosing the CD changer
Press the CD source button to select the CD changer. If the system is off, this turns it on at
the same time. When you press CD, the CD changer display (Figure 33) appears on the
display. If a CD has been loaded, it begins to play. If no disc is installed, a noCd message is
displayed.
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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 in the next...

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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 35). You can do this while a CD plays if you wish.
Figure 35
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 repeat...

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Press to store selected DISC and TRACK
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...

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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.
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Using the system with external components
Follow the instructions on pages 12-15 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 component...

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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 6-8) 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 further...

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Equalizing the volume levels of external sources
The SIGNAL LEVELS selection in the MENU options allows you to adjust and equalize the
volume gain levels received from externally connected sources (VIDEO 1, VIDEO 2, AUX, TAPE).
For example, you can adjust the gain level of an external source so that volume level 50 on this
source sounds as loud as level 50 from a built-in source.
1. Using the MENU button, select SIGNAL...

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Forcing the SOURCE buttons to stay on
Normally, the SOURCE buttons are automatically removed from the display following certain
operations. You can change the behavior of these buttons so that they remain in the state you
last set them (on or off screen) using the SOURCE button.
1. Press and hold the SOURCE button until Lcd appears.
2. Press either upper arrow key until you see STAY and the SOURCE button appears in the
upper left region of the...