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Listening to FM/AM Radio
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Storing a radio station  to memory (Presets)
You can store up to six FM and six AM radio stations for quick recall using the Presets buttons.
1.Tune to the station you want to save as a preset. 
2. Press and hold one of the six 
Presets buttons until you hear a double beep and the 
preset number and station frequency appear on the display.
3. Press one of the Presets  buttons to quickly tune to a previously stored FM or AM 
station.
Note:  Storing a preset will replace any station pr eviously stored to that preset number.
Note:  During a power outage, stored presets are saved in a backup memory system.
TA L K  R A D I O  m o d e
Talk radio broadcasts can be greatly affect ed by either the microphone selection or the 
boosting of low frequencies by some radio stations. They do so in an attempt to improve 
speech when heard through conventional radios. In high-quality audio products, this results in 
sound that is unnatural or bass heavy. By selecting the TALK RADIO mode, your Wave
® music 
system automatically adjusts to compensate for artificially boosted low frequencies.
When the radio is playing, press  Play Mode twice to change the TALK RADIO mode setting.
When on,  TALK RADIO– ON  is displayed. When off,  TALK RADIO– OFF is displayed.
Note:  The TALK RADIO setting is automatically cancelled when you tune to another station, 
switch to another source or turn your Wave
® music system off.
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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 automatica lly pull the disc in and begin 
playing.
Press  CD if the CD source is not selected.
Note:  – NO DISC –  is displayed if you press  CD when there is no 
disc in the disc player.
 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 beginning of  the current track; press Seek/Track  twice 
to skip to the beginning of  the previous track; press 
Seek/Track   to skip to the next track.
Press and hold  Tune/MP3 < to scan backwards quickly through a track; press and hold
Tune/MP3 >  to scan forwards quickly through a track.
Press  Stop/Eject  to stop a CD. Press  Stop/Eject again to eject a CD. If a CD is playing, 
press and hold  Stop/Eject to stop a CD and eject it.
Note:  When you play a stopped CD it will alwa ys resume from the place it was stopped.
Note:  If you eject a CD but do not remove it from the CD player slot within 10 seconds, the CD 
player will pull the CD back into the player, reload it and not play it.
CAUTION: 
 DO NOT INSERT mini CDs or non-circular CDs into the disc player. These discs may not play properly and could interfere with  the system’s ability to eject them.
 DO NOT INSERT more than one disc at a time into the disc player.
CD Play Modes
While a CD is playing, you can ch ange the way it is played. Press Play Mode repeatedly until 
the play mode you want is displayed:
 NORMAL PLAY – Plays tracks once in sequential order.
 SHUFFLE DISC – Plays all tracks once in random order.
 SHUFFLE RPT – 
Repeats all tracks in a random order that  changes each time the disc is repeated.
 REPEAT DISC – Repeats the disc from the beginning after the last track is played.
 REPEAT TRACK – Repeats the selected track continuously.
Note: The play mode will return to NORMAL PLAY whenever a CD is inserted.
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Elapsed track time
Track number Play mode
Selected source
Clock time
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Playing Compact Discs
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Playing 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 easily navigate through your music files using the  Tune/MP3 and Seek/Track  
remote control buttons.
Note:  MP3 is a music compression technology that reduces a song’s file size without noticeable 
effect in the quality of the sound. Through compression algorithms, the MP3 format makes it 
easy for you to store many times the number of songs you would find on a conventional audio 
CD. In fact, an MP3 CD can contain as much music as ten standard audio CDs on just one disc, 
which can then be organised into folders on a computer before being stored on the disc. 
Music files on an MP3 CD are played according to the folder structure on the disc. 
For example: 
The Wave
® music system will display artist name and  song title information when available on 
music file CDs.
Note:  The audio quality of MP3 CDs is dependent on factors such as the encoded bit rate, the 
sampling rate and the type of encoder used. The Wave
® music system supports MP3 CDs 
encoded at bit rates of 64kbps or higher, and sampling rates of 32kHz or higher. It is 
recommended that a bit rate of at least 128kbps and a sampling rate of 44.1kHz or better be 
used.
Note:  Playback quality of recorded CD-R and CD-RW discs is dependent on the CD recording 
process and software used to record the disc. An improperly recorded audio CD may cause the 
system to exhibit un expected behaviour.
Root level (00)
Folder 01
Folder 03
Play order:
Folder 00 Track 1
Track 2
Track 8
Folder 01 Track 1 Track 2
Track 8
Folder 02 Track 1 Track 2
Track 8
Folder 03 Track 1 Track 2
Track 8
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 12.Folders on CD:
Folder 02
Track 1
Track 2
Track 8
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Navigating through music files
Press Tune/MP3 <  to skip to the previous folder; press  Tune/MP3 > to skip to the next 
folder.
Press  Seek/Track   to skip to the beginning of the current track; press  Seek/Track  
twice to skip to the beginning of the previous track; press  Seek/Track   to skip to the next 
track.
 When navigating an MP3 CD, folder number and track number are displayed:
Note:  The Root level is displayed as folder number 00.
Once the track begins playing, artist name, song  title and elapsed track time will return to the 
display:
Play modes for MP3 CDs
While a music file CD is playing, you  can change the way it is played. Press  Play Mode 
repeatedly until the play mode you want is displayed:
 NORMAL PLAY – Plays tracks once in sequential order.
 SHUFFLE DISC – Plays all tracks once in random order.
 SHUFFLE FOLDR – Plays all tracks in th e selected folder in random order.
 SHUF RPT FLDR – Repeats all tracks in a folder in a random order that changes each  time the folder is repeated.
 SHUF RPT DISC – Repeats all tracks on a disc in a random order that changes each  time the disc is repeated.
 REPEAT DISC – Repeats all tracks on a disc in order.
 REPEAT FOLDER – Repeats all tracks in a folder in order.
 REPEAT TRACK – Repeats the selected track continuously.
Note:  The play mode will return to NORMAL PLAY whenever a CD is inserted.
Track number
Folder number Selected source
Clock time
Elapsed track time
Artist name and 
song title Selected source
Clock time
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Setting and Using The Alarm
Setting the alarm
Waking to a radio station or CD
1. Turn on your Wave® music system and select 
the radio station or CD track you would like 
to wake to. 
2. Adjust the volume to the level you would like 
to wake to.
3. Press and hold  Wake To until you hear a 
double beep. Your alarm is now set to wake 
you to your chosen radio station or CD track. 
Setting the alarm time
1. Press  Alarm Time  to enter the alarm time set-up mode. The alarm time is displayed in 
the centre of the display and flashes in the upper right corner.
2. Press  Time –  or Time +  to set your wake-up time.
3. Press  Alarm Time  again. Your alarm time is now set.
Note:  While in alarm time set-up mode, if more than 10 seconds elapses between button 
presses, the Wave
® music system will automatically exit the alarm time set-up mode.
Note:  To confirm the alarm time and Wake To settings, press  Alarm Time. Alarm time and 
Wake To settings will be  displayed for 10 seconds.
Wake
To
FM radio alarm Alarm time flashing
Preset numberRadio station frequency
Alarm time
Example: alarm is set to play radio station Preset 4, 
101.70 FM, at 6:00 A.M.
3
1
2
Press and hold
for at least
one second
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Setting and Using The Alarm
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Using the alarm
Stopping a sounding alarm
Press On/Off ( Stop Alarm ) to stop a sounding alarm and reset it for the next day.
Turning alarm on and off
Press  Alarm On/Off  to turn alarm on or off. It’s on when the alarm time is displayed in the 
upper right-hand corner. It’s off when the alarm time is not visible in the upper right-hand 
corner of the display.
Snoozing an alarm
Press  Sleep  to snooze a sounding alarm.
During the snooze time,  SNOOZE is displayed. After the snooze time expires, the alarm 
sounds again. Pressing  Sleep again will silence the alarm  again for another 10 minutes. 
(Factory default is 10 minutes for the snooze time. See “Adjusting the snooze time” on 
page 22. 
Alarm
On/Off
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Connecting Other Equipment
Rear panel input/outputs
The rear panel of your Wave®  music system provides connections for external equipment.
Connecting an external FM antenna
The Wave® music system power cord includes a built-in FM antenna. If, after adjusting the 
position of the power cord, you still experience  poor reception, you may connect the system 
to an external roof or cable antenna or an FM dipole antenna. An adapter is included for 
connecting the system to an external roof or cable antenna, and an external FM dipole 
antenna can be ordered through Bose
® Customer Service. See the phone numbers listed 
inside the back cover of this guide.
To connect an external roof or cable antenna using the antenna adapter:
 Plug the 3.5 mm (
1/8) plug of the antenna adapter into the 75Ω FM ANTENNA connector on 
the rear panel of your Wave® music system.
 Connect the other end of the adapter to your external roof or cable antenna cable.
Note:  Connecting the system to an external roof or cable antenna disables the built-in antenna, 
and the FM signal will only be received through the external antenna. Disconnecting the external 
antenna reactivates the built-in antenna
Bose linkA UX IN
EXTERNAL
75 Ω FM ANTENNA
A 3.5 mm (
1/8) FM 
antenna connector.
Bose® link connector
Connects to Bose® link-
enabled Lifestyle® systems. AUX IN
A 3.5 mm (
1/8) stereo input 
connector for connecting
external sources. HEADPHONE
A 3.5 mm (1/8) stereo headphone 
connector. The Wave® music 
system speakers are muted when 
headphones are connected.
75Ω FM ANTENNA connector
Antenna adapter
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Connecting Other Equipment
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To connect an external FM antenna:
 Plug the 3.5 mm (1/8) plug of the FM antenna into the 75Ω FM ANTENNA connector on the 
rear panel of your Wave® music system.
 Extend the ends of the antenna to establish optimum FM reception.
 Extend the ends of the antenna as far from the unit and other external equipment as  possible to establis h optimum reception.
Using headphones
For private listening, connect headphones to the headphone connector on the rear panel of 
the Wave® music system.
 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 for extended periods.
Note:  The speakers will automatically unmute when headphones are disconnected from the 
Wave
® music system. Because headphone volume leve ls may vary from speaker volume levels, 
be sure to lower the volume of the Wave® music system before conn ecting or disconnecting 
headphones. 
Note:  If an alarm sounds while using headphones, it will sound through the Wave
® music system 
speakers.
To change the volume level of headphones
Press  Vo l u m e    or   to adjust the listening level of your headphones.
Bose link
AUX IN
75Ω FM ANTENNA connector
FM dipole antenna (not included)
(Headphones not included) HEADPHONE connector
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Connecting Other Equipment
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Using your Wave® music system  with other audio equipment
When using a TV, VCR, computer, video game or cassette tape player, you can enhance your 
listening experience by playing th e audio device through your Wave® music system.
Connecting an audio device to your Wave
® music system, requires one of the following cables:
To obtain the correct cable, contact Bose
® Customer Service or visit a local electronics store. 
See the phone numbers listed inside the back cover of this guide.
To connect an audio device, such as your TV, to your Wave
® music system:
1. Connect one end of the stereo cable to the output of the audio device.
2. Connect the other end of the cable to the  AUX IN connector on the rear panel of your 
Wave
® music system.
3. Turn on your Wave
® music system and the audio device.
4. Press  AUX.
5. Press and hold  Vo l u m e   or   to adjust the listening level.
Note:  If the volume level of your Wave
® music system cannot be adju sted high enough, try to 
increase the volume level of the connected audio device.
Connecting your Wave® music system  to a Lifestyle® system
You can use your Wave® music system as a multi-room  expansion speaker system for a 
Bose® link-enabled Lifestyle® home entertainment system. Your Wave® music system was set 
up at the factory for room B. To change this setting, see “Setting the room code” on page 24.
Contact Bose
® Customer Service to obtain the required cables and instructions. See the 
phone numbers listed inside the back cover of this guide.
 Male-to-male 3.5 mm (1/8) stereo cable
 Dual RCA male to 
3.5 mm (1/8) male 
stereo cable 
Dual RCA male to 3.5mm (1/8) 
male stereo cable
TV
AUX IN 
connector
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Français Español EnglishPersonalising Your Wave® Music System
Factory defaults have been  set to satisfy most owners. 
However, if you wish to adjust the system settings see  the instructions on pages 21 to 25.
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