Bose SoundLink Mini Bluetooth speaker User Manual

Setup
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3. Plug the DC power cord on the power supply into 
the DC connector on the charging cradle.4. Place the speaker on top of the cradle, so the pin 
connectors line up.
Important! Do not force the speaker into the 
cradle.
Speaker to cradle 
connectors 

Setup
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5. Plug the power supply into a live AC (mains) 
outlet.•
 The speaker emits a tone to confirm con -
nection to AC power

, and charging begins. A 
blinking yellow battery icon 
 indicates the 
battery is charging.
•
 Once connected to AC power

, your Bose
® 
SoundLink® Mini speaker is ready for use.
Connect to AC power via the speaker
You can connect to AC power by connecting the DC 
power cord directly into the speaker.
1.
 Follow steps 1 and 2 from “Connecting to AC 
power” on page...

Setup
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Pairing a device to the speaker
To pair with a Bluetooth device:
1.
 With your Bluetooth
 device and the Bose® 
SoundLink® Mini speaker both turned on, press 
the Bluetooth button   on the speaker to make 
the speaker  discoverable.
The Bluetooth
 indicator on the Bose
® SoundLink® 
Mini speaker blinks blue to show that the speaker 
is discoverable.
2.
 Set your Bluetooth

 device to discoverable so it 
can discover (detect) the Bose
® SoundLink® Mini 
speaker. Locate the Bluetooth...

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Note: If you are unable to pair your device, reset 
the speaker by pressing and holding Mute  on the 
speaker for 10 seconds until the indicators briefly 
flash. Your Bluetooth device is disconnected and the 
Soundlink
® Mini speaker turns off. Press Power  
to turn the Bose® SoundLink® Mini speaker on again 
and reconnect. 
Note: If the speaker turns off after five minutes, it has 
not discovered your Bluetooth device. To pair additional devices: 
You can pair up to six devices. With your...

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Operation
Connecting a paired device
To connect a previously paired device, turn on 
the device and press Bluetooth  on the Bose® 
SoundLink® Mini speaker. Until the device  connects, 
the Bluetooth  indicator on the speaker blinks white. 
When the speaker and  Bluetooth device have 
 successfully connected, the  Bluetooth indicator 
remains on.
Note:

 If the speaker is in discoverable mode (blinking 
blue), and you want to go back into connecting mode, 
press the Bluetooth button. The...

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Control buttons
The control buttons are located on the top of the 
speaker.
• Press to turn the speaker on or off.
•
 Press and hold to check the  battery charge 
state. See “Checking the battery” on page 
20.
• Press to mute/unmute sound from  
the speaker.
• Minus (- ) decreases speaker volume. Press 
and hold the button to continuosly decrease 
the volume.
•
 Plus (+

) increases speaker volume. Press 
and hold the button to continuously increase 
the volume.
The source indicator blinks...

Operation
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• Press to select the Bluetooth  source. The 
speaker attempts to connect to the last paired 
device. If there are no paired devices, the 
speaker goes into discoverable mode.   
See “Pairing a device to the speaker” on   
page 13.
•
 Once Bluetooth

 is selected, press again to set 
the speaker to discoverable mode and allow 
pairing with another  Bluetooth device. Press 
again to go back to connecting mode.
•
 While the Bluetooth

 source is selected,  
and no device connects...

Operation
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Indicates the battery power level, or the charging 
state. See “Checking the battery” on page 20.
The indicator blinks to indicate that the sound 
is muted.
Indicates the speaker state when the Bluetooth 
source is selected:
•
 Blinking blue light – Discoverable and 
ready to pair or reconnect with a device.
•
 Blinking white light – 

Attempting to connect 
to a paired device.
•
 Solid white light – Connected to a paired 
device.
See “Pairing a device to the speaker” on page 
13....

Operation
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To use the AUX connector:
1.
 Plug the cable from the audio device into the  (AUX) connector on the side of the Bose®  SoundLink® Mini speaker.
2. Press Power  on the Bose® SoundLink® Mini 
speaker.
3.
 Press AUX

 on the Bose
® SoundLink® Mini speaker.
4.
 Adjust the volume on the connected device to  near 
maximum, then use the Bose® SoundLink® Mini 
speaker volume buttons to adjust the volume level.
Note: If a connected device stops playing audio for 30 
minutes, the speaker...

Operation
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Operating on battery power
Battery performance varies with the content played 
and loudness at which it is played. In typical usage, 
the Bose
®  SoundLink® Mini speaker battery lasts up 
to 12 hours.
Checking the battery
When the speaker is turned on, the battery indicator 
turns on for ten seconds, then turns off to conserve 
battery power. To check the battery charge level, 
press and hold Power 
 on the speaker and  
observe the battery indicator.
Green:...