Bose Wave music system III Sold from June 2012 to present User Manual

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LISTENING TO RADIO
Listening to DIGITAL RADIO
The Wave® music system III incudes the ability to 
receive Band III digital radio broadcasts, a technology 
that supports a cleaner reproduction of broadcast audio, 
decreasing certain audio noise sometimes heard on 
analog radios.
In addition to music and speech, digital audio 
transmissions contain program information. This could 
be a plot summary to a play, the name of the track 
currently being played, E-mail addresses, up to the 
minute...

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LISTENING TO RADIO
Re-scanning digital radio stations
You can re-scan for available digital radio stations at any 
time DIGITAL RADIO is selected. This capability is useful 
if you change the location of the Wave
® music system III 
or decide to connect the external antenna.
1. Press and hold  Mute until “AUTOSCAN” 
is displayed, followed by 
“PRESS PRESET 3 TO CONFIRM.”
2. Press the  Presets 3  button. The message, 
“PLEASE WAIT SCANNI NG” appears on the 
display until scanning is...

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PLAYING COMPACT DISCS
Playing audio compact 
discs (CDs)
Insert the disc, label side up, into the CD slot below the 
display. The disc player will  automatically pull the disc in 
and begin playing.
Press  CD if the CD source is not selected.
 When an audio CD is playing, CD source information is  displayed:
 Press  Play/Pause  to pause a playing 
CD. The elapsed time flashes while 
paused. Press Play/Pause  again to 
resume play.
 Press  Seek/Track   to skip to the 
beginning of the current...

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PLAYING COMPACT DISCS
For example: 
To play, pause, stop or eject an MP3 CD, use the same 
remote control buttons as for an audio CD. See “Playing 
audio compact discs (CDs)” on page 13.
The Wave
® music system III will display artist name and 
song title information when  available on music file CDs.
Note: The audio quality of MP3 CDs is dependent on fac-
tors such as the encoded bit rate, the sampling rate, and 
the type of encoder used. The Wave
® music system  III 
supports MP3 CDs...

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SETTING AND USING THE ALARMS
Introduction
The Wave® Music System III has two independent 
alarms,  Alarm 1  and  Alarm  2 .
Each alarm can be set for:

 Wake-up source: buzzer, radio, or CD

Using the Alarm buttons
Using the  Alarm buttons on the bottom of the remote 
you can setup and operate each alarm:
Alarm status indicators
The upper right-hand corner of the display shows the 
alarm status indicators if the alarm is set:
Setting the alarms
You can choose the settings for each alarm by...

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SETTING AND USING THE ALARMS
Using the alarms
Turning an alarm on or off
Press   or   to turn the selected alarm on or off.
When an alarm is turned on, the alarm number and time 
appear in the upper right corner of the display.
Snoozing an alarm
To snooze a sounding alarm: 
Touch the touch pad, 
or press  .
SNOOZE  is displayed for the duration of the selected 
snooze time and then the alarm sounds again.
The snooze time is set at the factory to 10 minutes. To 
change the snooze time to 20,...

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CONNECTING OTHER EQUIPMENT
Rear panel input/outputs
The rear panel of your Wave® music system III  provides 
connections for external equipment.
Using headphones
For private listening, connect headphones to the 
headphone connector on the rear panel of the Wave® 
music system  III.
The speakers are automatically muted when you plug in 
your headphones.
CAUTION:  Long-term exposure to loud music may cause 
hearing damage. It is best to avoid extreme volume when 
using headphones, especially...

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CONNECTING OTHER EQUIPMENT
4.Press and hold  Vo l u m e  or  
to adjust the listening level.
Note:  If the volume level of your Wave® music system 
III cannot be adjusted high enough, increase the volume 
level of the connected audio device.
Using an external antenna
The Wave® music system  III power cord is used as an 
antenna for FM and DIGITAL RADIO. If, after adjusting 
the position of the power cord, you still experience poor 
reception, you may need to install an external antenna. 
An...

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PERSONALIZING YOUR WAVE® MUSIC SYSTEM III
The setup menu
The setup menu allows you to customize the operation 
of the Wave® music system  III.
To change a system setting:
1.Press and hold  Alarm Setup (Menu) 
until  -SETUP MENU- is displayed.
2. Press  Tune/MP3 
> until the menu 
item you want to change is displayed. 3.
Press  Time –  or Time +  to change 
the value or selection.
4. Press  Alarm Setup (Menu)  to exit 
the setup menu or wait 10 seconds 
for the setup menu to exit...

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PERSONALIZING YOUR WAVE® MUSIC SYSTEM III
Adjusting the snooze time
This setting determines the duration of time the system 
remains silent when the snooze function is activated.
1. Press and hold  Alarm Setup (Menu) 
until  -SETUP MENU- is displayed.
2. Press  Tune/MP3 
> once until 
SNOOZE- 10 MIN  is displayed.
3. Press  Time –  or Time +  to change 
the snooze time to 10-60 minutes (in 
10-minute increments).
4. Press  Alarm Setup  (Menu)  to exit 
the setup menu or wait 10 seconds for...