Bose Wave music system Sold from August 2004 to September 2012 User Manual

							©2009 Bose Corporation, The Mountain,
Framingham, MA 01701-9168 USA
AM324804 Rev.00
 W
AVE
® MUSIC
 SYSTEM
WAVE
®
 MUSIC SYSTEM
Owner’s Guide | Bedienungsanleitung | Notice d’utilisation | Manuale di istruzioni | Gebruiksaanwijzing
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Safety Information
WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire or electrical shock, do not expose the product to rain or moisture.
WARNING: The apparatus should not be exposed to dripping or splashing, and objects filled with liquids, 
such as vases, should not be placed  on the apparatus. As with any electronic products, take care not to spill 
liquids into any part of the system. Liquids can cause a failure and/or a fire hazard.
CAUTION: To reduce the risk of electric shock, do not disassemble this  product unless you are qualified. 
Refer servicing to qualified service personnel.
The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle alerts the user to the presence of uninsulated 
dangerous voltage within the syst em enclosure that may be of sufficient magn itude to constitute a risk of electrical 
shock.
The exclamation mark within an equilateral triangle, as mark ed on the system, is intended to alert the user to the 
presence of important operating and maintenance instructions in this owner’s guide.
CAUTION: To prevent electric shock, match the wide blade of the line cord plug to the wide slot of the AC (mains) receptacle. Insert ful ly.
CAUTION: Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than those sp ecified herein may result in hazardous 
radiation exposure. The compact disc player should not be adjust ed or repaired by anyone except properly qualified service personnel.
Class 1 laser product
This CD player is classified as a CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT according to 
EN 60825-1:1994+A1+A2, IEC 60825-1:1993+A1+A2. 
The CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT label is located on the bottom of the unit.
WARNING: Keep the remote control battery away from children. It ma y cause a fire or chemical burn if mishandled. Do not 
recharge, disassemble, heat above 100ºC (212 ºF) or incinerate. Dispose of used batteries promptly. Replace only with a battery  of the 
correct type and model number.
Please dispose of used batteries properly, following any local regulations. Do not incinerate.
WARNING: No naked flame sources, such as lighted can dles, should be placed on the apparatus.
Note: The product label is located on the bottom of the product.
Please read this owner’s guide
Please take the time to follow the instruct ions in this owner’s guide carefully. It will help you set up and operate your system 
properly and enjoy all of its advanced features. Pl ease save this owner’s guide for future reference.
This product conforms to all EU Directive requirements as appl icable by law. The complete Declaration of Conformity can be 
found at: www.Bose.com/static/compliance.
CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT
KLASSE 1 LASER PRODUKT
LUOKAN 1 LASER LAITE
KLASS 1 LASER APPARAT
©1994-2005 Bose Corporation. No part of this work may be reproduced, modified, distributed or  otherwise used without prior 
written permission. All trademarks referenced here in are property of Bose Corporation. The Wave® music system design is a registered 
trademark of Bose Corporation.
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Contents
Setting Up Your Wave® Music System  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  4
Unpacking   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . .  4
Selecting a location   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . .  4
Connecting to power   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . .  5
Setting the clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . .  6
A Brief Introduction to Some Special Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  7 Introduction   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  7
Special Features  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . .  7
Operating Your Wave
® Music System   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  8
Remote control operating guide  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  8
Reading the display   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . .  9
Turning the Wave
® music system on and off  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  9
Controlling the volume  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . .  9
Setting up automatic shutoff (Sleep)   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  9
Listening to FM/AM Radio   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . .  10
Turning the radio on  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . .  10
Tuning the radio  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  10
Storing a radio station to memory (Presets)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  11
TALK RADIO mode  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . .  11
Playing Compact Discs  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . .  12
Playing audio compact discs (CDs)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  12
CD Play Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . .  12
Playing music file (MP3) CDs  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  .  13
Navigating through music files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  14
Play modes for MP3 CDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  14
Setting and Using The Alarm   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  15 Setting the alarm   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . .  15
Waking to a radio station or CD  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  15
Setting the alarm time   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  15
Using the alarm   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . .  16
Stopping a sounding alarm   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  16
Turning alarm on and off   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  1 6
Snoozing an alarm  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  16
Connecting Other Equipment  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . .  17
Rear panel input/outputs   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . .  17
Connecting an external FM antenna   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  17
Using headphones  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . .  18
Using your Wave
® music system with other audio equipment  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  18
Connecting your Wave® music system to a Lifestyle® system  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  19
Personalising Your Wave
® Music System  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  21
The set-up menu   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . .  21
Adjusting the snooze time   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . .  22
Changing the Radio Data System (RDS) information setting  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  22
Selecting a music source to automatically play after a CD ends  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  23
Changing the clock time format  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  23
Adjusting the display brightness   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  24
Setting the room code   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . .  24
Enabling the low-power mode  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  2 5
Performing a system reset  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . .  25
Maintaining Your Wave
® Music System   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  26
Cleaning  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . .  26
Replacing the remote control battery  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  26
Troubleshooting  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . .  27
Customer service  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . .  27
Limited warranty  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . .  28
Technical information  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . .  28
Index  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  30
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Setting Up Your Wave® Music System
Unpacking
Please check the packaging for the following items:
Selecting a location
 Place your Wave® music system on a table or other flat surface.
 To enjoy maximum performance, place your Wave
® music system across the room from 
where you will be listening.
 For best performance, place your Wave
® music system within half a metre of a wall, and 
avoid placing directly in a corner.
Note: 
 DO NOT place your Wave
® music system on a metal surface. It could interfere with 
AM reception.
 DO NOT place your Wave
® music system on a heat-sensitive surface. Like all electrical 
equipment, it generates some heat.
 DO NOT use your Wave
® music system in a damp locati on or any other place where 
moisture can get inside .
Wave® music system
Euro power cord* Demonstration CD
Remote control
(battery pre-installed)
®
*In the UK the appropriate 
power cord is included.
For your records
Now is a good time to record the serial number of your new Wave® music system. 
The serial number is located on the bottom of the enclosure.
Serial number __________________________
Purchase date __________________________
We suggest you keep your sales receipt with this owner’s guide.
Antenna adapter
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Setting Up Your Wave® Music System
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Connecting to power
1. Insert the small end of the power cord into the connector labelled  AC POWER on the rear 
panel of your Wave® music system.
2. Plug the power cord into an electrical outlet.
3. Unwind and straighten the power cord to ensure the best FM reception. Your Wave
® 
music system uses the power  cord as an FM antenna.
1 2
AC POWER connector
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Setting Up Your Wave® Music System
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Setting the clock
After plugging in your Wave® music system, set the clock using the remote. Yo u r  W a v e® 
music system is easily operated using the remote co ntrol. Just aim the remote at the front panel 
and press the buttons. 
1. Press and hold  Time – or Time +  until 
– CLOCK SET –  appears on the display.
2. Press  Time –  to adjust the displayed time backwards or press  Time + to adjust the 
displayed time forwards until it matches the current time. You can also press and hold for 
rapid adjustment.
3. Wait five seconds for the system to exit the clock set-up mode automatically.
To change the clock display from 12-hour  (AM/PM) time to 24-hour (military) time, see 
“Changing the clock time format” on page 23.
Note:  In the event that the Wave
® music system loses power, the clock time and other system 
settings are stored in backup memory for up  to 48 hours. This feature retains the systems 
settings when you unplug and move the unit or when a power outage occurs.
Note:  Press-and-hold operations require holding the button down for at least one second.
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A Brief Introduction to Some Special Features
Introduction
Thank you for purchasing the Bose® Wave® music system, an elegant way to bring high 
quality sound into any room. 
We encourage you to begin by listening to the  demonstration CD provided. Simply insert the 
demonstration disc and your Wave
® music system will play the CD automatically. For more 
details on playing CDs, see “Playing audio compact discs (CDs)” on page 12.
Over fourteen years of research by Bose 
Corporation brings you the benefits of 
award-winning patented acoustic 
waveguide speaker technology. Using this 
technology, a tube efficiently transfers 
energy from a small speaker to the 
outside air over a wide range of low 
frequencies. And, long waveguides, 
folded into intricate patterns, fit into 
products small enough to be placed 
comfortably in your home. Your Wave
® 
music system features new dual tapered 
waveguide speaker technology, 
connecting two speakers to two 66 cm 
tapered waveguides which combine to 
produce unprecedented instrument 
timbre from a system this size.
Special Features
Alarm settings let you wake to yo ur favourite radio station or CD 
track
You can set your Wave® music system to wake you to your favourite CD track. For more 
details, see “Waking to a radio station or CD” on page 15.
You can listen to your favourite music file (MP3) CDs
Yo u r  W a v e® music system can play MP3 music files recorded on CD-R and CD-RW discs. 
You can use the remote control to navigate easily through your MP3 files and play your 
favourites. For details, see “Playing  music file (MP3) CDs” on page 13.
The set-up menu allows you to personalise system operation
Factory system settings have been set to satisfy most owners. If you wish to change the 
settings, see “Personalising Your Wave® Music System” on page 21.
The set-up menu allows you to change the  following system settings to your liking:
®
Dual tapered 
waveguides
 Snooze time  Display brightness level
 Play a radio station automatically after a CD ends 
® link room code
 Clock time format (12- or 24-hour)   Reset to factory settings
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Operating Your Wave® Music System
Remote control operating guide
Yo u r  W a v e® music system is easily operated using the re mote control. Just aim the remote at the 
front panel and press the buttons. The remote normally works within 6 metres of the front panel.
Throughout this owner’s guid e you will see button icons to the left of the operating 
instructions. These icons refer to buttons located on the remote control.
Note:  Press-and-hold operations require holding the button down for at least one second.
Note:  Pressing  FM/AM, CD  or AUX  automatically turns on the Wave
® music system to the 
source selected. 
On/Off ( Stop Alarm )
 Turns the power on or off  (page 9).
 Stops a sounding alarm (page 16). Sleep
 Snoozes a sounding alarm (page 16).
 Sets unit to shut off automatically after 
10-90 minutes (page 9).
Volume 
 Turns volume up or down (page 9).
Mute
 Press to silence audio (page 9).
 Press again to restore audio.Presets

Press:  recalls a stored radio station 
(page 11).
• Press and hold:  stores a radio station for 
quick recall (page 11).
Seek/Track
 Press:  finds the next radio station with 
a strong signal (page 10), or skips to 
next/previous CD track (page 12).
 Press and hold:  rapidly moves forwards/
backwards through radio frequencies 
with a strong signal (page 10) or rapidly 
skips to next/previous CD tracks 
(page 12).
Tune/MP3
 Press:  skips to next/previous radio 
frequency (page 10) or navigates 
between folders when playing MP3 
CDs (page 13).
 Press and hold:  rapidly moves 
forwards/backwards through radio 
frequencies (page 10) or scans 
forwards/backwards through a CD 
track (page 12).
Play/Pause
 Plays a CD (page 12).
 Pauses a playing CD (page 12). Stop/Eject
 Press once:  stops a playing CD (page 12).
 Press again:  ejects a stopped CD 
(page 12).
Time
 Sets clock time (page 6).
 In Alarm Set mode, sets alarm time 
(page 15).
Alarm On/Off 
 Turns alarm on  or off (page 16).
Play Mode
 Selects shuffle and repeat CD play  modes (page 12).
 Turns TALK RADIO mode on or off for  AM or FM (page 11). AUX
 Press to hear audio from an external 
source connected to the AUX IN input 
(page 19).
Alarm Time
Press once:  enters alarm time set-up 
mode (page 15).
 Press and hold:  enters the set-up menu 
(page 21).
FM/AM
 Turns on the radio.
 Press again to switch between FM 
and AM (page 10). CD
 
 Turns on the CD player (page 12).Wake To
 Press and hold:  sets 
the currently playing 
radio station or CD 
track as the alarm 
sound (page 15).
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Operating Your Wave® Music System
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Reading the display
Turning the Wave
® music system  on and off
Press  On/Off  once to turn the Wave® music system on or off. The Wave® music system turns 
on to the last source played.
OR
Press any source button to turn the Wave
® music system on to that source.  Pressing the  AUX 
does not turn on an auxilia ry source (such as your TV), so turn that on first.
Controlling the volume
Press and hold Vo l u m e   or   to adjust the volume level.  VOLUME -  0 (silent) to 99 
(loud) appears on the display to indicate the level. 
Press  Mute to silence the Wave
® music system. Press  Mute again, or press  Vo l u m e  to 
unmute. To lower the volume before unmuting, press  Vo l u m e  while muted.
Note:  When the Wave
® music system is off, the volume can only be adjusted between 10 and 75.
Setting up automatic shutoff (Sleep)
Press Sleep  to set the Wave® music system to shut off automatically after a selected period 
of time.
 After pressing  Sleep, SLEEP - 30 MIN  appears on the display and the sleep timer 
begins counting down. If your Wave
® music system is off, press  Sleep to turn it on and 
immediately set the sleep time.  The last source selected will start playing as the sleep 
timer counts down.
 While the  SLEEP setting is displayed, press  Sleep again to set the sleep timer to 
10-90 minutes (in 10-minute increments) or OFF. 
Note:  While in sleep timer set-up mode, if more than 10 seconds elapses between button 
presses, the Wave
® music system will automatically exit the sleep timer set-up mode.
 To review the remaining sleep time, press  Sleep.
 To cancel the sleep timer, press  On/Off.
Clock time in 12-hour (AM/PM) 
time or 24-hour (military) format
Displays operating information for the active 
source or the set-up menu. Alarm time appears when alarm is 
set.
SLEEP
 appears when the sleep 
timer is activated.
FM, AM, CD, AUX or Bose
® link 
appears for the selected source.
SHUFFLE and/or 
REPEAT appear 
when the applicable 
CD play mode is 
selected.
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Listening to FM/AM Radio
Turning the radio on
Press  FM/AM  to turn on the radio to the FM or AM station last selected. Press  FM/AM again 
to switch between FM and AM.
When the radio is playing, radio station information is displayed. If RDS is enabled (ON) in the 
system set-up menu (see page 22), RDS information appears in place of the station 
frequency.
Note:  The Radio Data System (RDS) is a system that  transmits useful information, such as 
station name, programme information and the current time. RDS is used only on FM and RDS 
information is displayed only if it is included in the FM broadcast signal.
Tuning the radio
Press  FM/AM  to switch between FM and AM.
Press  Seek/Track   to find a lower frequency station with a strong signal; press  Seek/
Track   to find a higher frequency station with a strong signal.
Press  Tune/MP3 <  to manually tune to a lower frequency; press Tune/MP3 >  to manually 
tune to a higher frequency.
Press and hold  Tune/MP3 < to move rapidly down throug h the frequency band; press and 
hold Tune/MP3 >  to move rapidly up through the frequency band.
Note:  Five seconds after releasing  FM/AM, Tune/MP3 or Seek/Track, the clock time returns 
to the centre of the display and the radio frequency appears below it.
Note:  If AM reception is weak, rotate your Wave
® music system clockwise or anticlockwise to 
improve AM reception. If FM reception is weak, make sure the power cord is straightened as 
much as possible. To improve FM reception, you can install an external FM antenna. See 
“Connecting an external FM antenna” on page 17.
Clock time
Selected
preset station FM 
source
Station 
frequency
FM display – Active RDS
FM display – No RDS information Clock time
Selected
preset station FM 
source
RDS information
FM 
source
Selected preset  station Station 
frequency
Display while tuning
When you press  FM/AM, Seek/Track  or 
Tune/MP3  to tune to a radio station, the 
frequency appears in the centre of the 
display while you are tuning. 
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