Bose Lifestyle 50 Owners Guide

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Operating Your Lifestyle® 50 System
Adjusting the display fade time
The fade control display allows you to adjust the length of time the music center display stays
on (after your last button press) before it fades. To adjust this time:
1. Press and hold the SOURCE button until Lcd appears.
2. Press either upper arrow key until you see FAdE on the display (Figure 46).
3. Press either lower arrow key to select a number between –15 and +15 (initial setting =...

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Connecting additional rooms
Follow the placement guidelines for the Bose® powered speakers that you plan to connect.
Then review your plan for how to connect these speakers to the multi-room interface in your
primary room. If you have questions or need extension cables to complete the connections,
call Bose Customer Service at the numbers listed on the back inside cover of this owner’s
guide.
CAUTION: Make sure all components are unplugged from the...

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Operating a Multi-Room Lifestyle® 50 System
Operating in more than one room
Your Lifestyle® 50 system can control up to four sets of Bose® powered speakers, allowing
your family to enjoy different audio sources (CD, radio, TV, etc.) in up to four rooms. These
rooms are referred to as room A, B, C, and D, with room A being the primary room (the one
used for a one-room system). If two or more rooms are connected to your system, the
Personal™ music center...

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Operating a Multi-Room Lifestyle® 50 System
Using the ROOM button
The ROOM button allows you to select any connected room and control any sound source
you want to hear in that room. Each time you press the ROOM button you can transfer
control from one room to the next in A-B-C-D order. The room indicators on the display tell
you what is currently selected. Rooms listening to a shared source can be linked and con-
trolled as one room.
Turning on...

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Operating a Multi-Room Lifestyle® 50 System
Using the HOUSE button
Using the HOUSE button, you can link all rooms together and control them as one. When you
press the HOUSE button, an empty box indicator is displayed for each connected room.  Any
button pressed after that (any source button, VOLUME, MUTE, or SLEEP) affects every room.
When you are done listening you can press OFF to turn off the entire system.
Note: If you do not press any additional buttons...

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ÂENU
SLEEP
ON
OFF
VOLUÂE
VOLUÂE
ÂUTE LOW BATTERY 
LOCATE MUSIC CENTER button
Finding a misplaced Personal™ music center
The “find me” feature assists you in locating the music center. Press the LOCATE MUSIC
CENTER button on the back of the multi-room interface (under the antenna connections, next
to the CD changer cable connection). The volume drops in any rooms that are on and any
music center within range of the multi-room...

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Maintaining Your Lifestyle® 50 System
Cleaning the system
The only maintenance your system may need is periodic cleaning and replacing the music
center batteries. For information on replacing the batteries see page 17.
CAUTION: Do not use any spray cleaners near the system. Do not use any solvents,
chemicals, or cleaning solutions containing alcohol, ammonia, or abrasives.
CAUTION: Do not allow liquids to spill into any openings of the system. If liquids...

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Maintaining Your Lifestyle® 50 System
Troubleshooting
Problem What to do
System does not function• Make sure the power connector is inserted securely into the multi-room interface, the power
at all cord is inserted securely into the Acoustimass® module, 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 multi-room interface power pack for a...

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Problem What to do
CD does not play• Check to see if the PLAY button symbol   in the display is flashing.
• Make sure the magazine is properly inserted.
• Check to see if there is a disc in the magazine, label-side up. Display shows a flashing
number for a disc that is label-side down or cannot be read. Display shows noCd if no
discs are loaded.
•Eject the magazine and try loading the CD again.
• There may be dirt or dust on the CD. Clean the CD.
• The disc...

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Dimensions
Personal music center
8.8" W x 4.1" D x 1.4" H
(22.4 cm x 10.5 cm x 3.6 cm)
Multi-room interface
7.4" W x 4.0" D x 2.1" H
(18.8 cm x 10.0 cm x 5.5 cm)
CD changer
15.5" W x 8.0" D x 2.6" H
(39.4 cm x 20.3 cm x 6.6 cm)
Jewel Cube
® speaker
2.2" W x 3.2" D x 4.4" H
(5.6 cm x 8.1 cm x 11.2 cm)
Acoustimass
® module
23.3" W x 7.5" D x 14.0" H
(59.0 cm x 19.0 cm x...