Bose Lifestyle 8 Owners Guide

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Adding speakers
Your Lifestyle® 8 system provides high quality audio for a single listening area. However, your
music center also provides connections (SPEAKERS A or SPEAKERS B) for adding a pair of
powered speakers in a second room. In the second room, you can listen to the sound source
that is playing in the main room.
You can purchase an additional remote control to keep in the second room.
Keep the following considerations in mind if you choose to connect...

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Maintaining Your Lifestyle® 8 System
Troubleshooting
Problem What to do
System does not•Make sure the power connector is inserted securely into the music center, the power cord
function at all is inserted securely into the Acoustimass® module, and the power pack and power cord
are plugged fully into operating AC wall outlets.
•Be sure to select a source (CD, AM/FM, etc.).
•Unplug the music center power pack for a minute, then reconnect it. This...

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Maintaining Your Lifestyle® 8 System
Problem What to do
Unit turns on• Change the house code setting to prevent signals from conflicting with another nearby
and off by itself, Lifestyle® system. See page 28 for instructions on setting the house code.
or behaves erratically
CD does not play•Make sure the music center CD cover is closed.
•Check to see if the play symbol 
  in the display is lit.
•After pressing the CD key, wait a few seconds before pressing...

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    Maintaining Your Lifestyle® 8 System
Taking care of your Lifestyle® 8 system
The only maintenance needed is cleaning the system and your compact discs, and replacing
remote control batteries.
For information on replacing the remote control batteries see “Installing the batteries in the
remote control” on page 17.
Handling CDs
Handle discs by their edges to prevent fingerprints and scratches (Figure 23).
To remove stains or fingerprints from the...

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Product Information
Dimensions
Music center
15.0" W x 7.8" D x 2.5" H
(38.1 cm x 19.8 cm x 6.4 cm)
Cube speakers
3.0" W x 4.0" D x 3.0" H
(7.6 cm x 10.2 cm x 7.6 cm)
Acoustimass
® module
20.0" W x 7.5" D x 14.0" H
(50.8 cm x 19.0 cm x 35.5 cm)
Weights
Music center
4.0 lb (1.7 kg)
Cube speakers
1.1 lb (0.5 kg)
Acoustimass module
27.5 lb (12.4 kg)
Total shipping weight
49.5 lb (22.3 kg)
Finish
Music center
Simulated aluminum,...

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Index
A
AA  5, 17
AC POWER  11
AC power  cord  5, 11
AC power  pack  5, 11
accessories  33
acoustic image  6
acoustics  27
Acoustimass
® module  2-8, 10, 11,
16, 18, 22, 27, 30, 33
AM  17, 20, 22, 25
AM ANTENNA  16
AM antenna  5, 16, 30, 31, 33
AM/FM  4, 18, 20, 22-26, 30
analog  12, 13, 15, 22, 24
antenna  5, 10, 16, 30, 31, 33
audio cable  12, 13
audio input cable  5, 8, 10, 12, 14,
30, 31
audio tapes  8
Australia  5, 11
AUTO OFF  20
AUX  12-14,...

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Index
P
Pause  18
PCM  4, 12, 22, 24
phantom  13, 14
phone numbers  31, 33
placement  6, 7, 16, 27
PLAY  15, 31
Play  18
PLAY/PAUSE  20, 24
polarity  30
port  8
power cord  5, 11, 18, 30
power pack  5, 11, 17, 18, 30, 33
power rating  33
power surge  30
powered speakers  29
PRESET  19
preset  18-20, 25
preset radio station  20
problems  27, 31
purchase date  3
R
radio  4, 19, 20, 25, 31
radio channel spacing  17
random  20, 24
RCA cable  14
RCA connector  10...

Bose®  Corporation
USA
Bose Corporation, The Mountain
Framingham, MA 01701-9168
1-800-367-4008
Phone hours - ET (eastern time):
Weekdays 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Saturdays 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Canada
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Richmond Hill, Ontario L4B 1B3
1-800-465-2673
Phone hours - ET (eastern time):
Weekdays 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
European Office
Bose Products B.V., Nijverheidstraat 8
1135 GE Edam, Nederland
TEL 0299-390111 FAX 0299-390114
Australia
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Parramatta NSW,...