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The Bose® Lifestyle® 8 Series II  System
Owner’s Guide
October 22, 2001
AM252876_03_V.pdf 

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Safety Information
WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose the system to rain or
moisture.
These CAUTION marks may be located on the back panel and bottom of your
Lifestyle® music center and the bottom panel of your Acoustimass® module:
The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to
alert the user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the system
enclosure that...

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Important Safety Instructions
1. Read these instructions – for all components
before using this product.
2. Keep these instructions – for future reference.
3. Heed all warnings – on the product and in the
owner’s guide.
4. Follow all instructions.
5. Do not use this apparatus near water or
moisture – Do not use this product near a
bathtub, washbowl, kitchen sink, laundry tub, in a
wet basement, near a swimming pool, or any-
where else that water or moisture...

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Important Safety Instructions
Antenna grounding
Example of antenna grounding as per National Electrical
Code, ANSI/NFPA 70.
Note to CATV system installer
This reminder is provided to call the CATV system
installer’s attention to Article 820-40 of the NEC (of USA)
that provides guidelines for proper grounding. In particu-
lar, it specifies that the cable ground shall be connected
to the grounding system of the building, as close to the
point...

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Contents
Where to find…
Setting Up
Before you begin ........................................................................................................... 4
Unpacking the carton ................................................................................................... 5
Selecting the locations for your Lifestyle
® 8 system ..................................................... 6
Connecting the speakers and Lifestyle® music center...

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Setting Up
Before you begin
Thank you for purchasing the Bose® Lifestyle® 8 Series II system. This complete audio home
entertainment system offers superb sound, elegance, technology, and simplicity for music
and home theater. Your system is fully compatible with digital program material and includes:
•A Lifestyle
® music center with built-in AM/FM radio and CD player
•Inputs for a video sound source, a digital sound source, and a tape deck (or...

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Setting Up
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Surround speaker cables
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Front speaker cables
(blue connectors)AA batteriesAC power pack
5 cube speakers
AC power cord
Rubber
feet
Stereo cable
Test CDFM antenna
AM loop antenna Audio input cableWire cover Lifestyle
® music center
Acoustimass module
Antenna base
Remote control
•Lifestyle® music center
•AC power (mains) pack*
•Wire cover
•FM antenna
•AM loop antenna
•Antenna base
•Remote control
•3 AA...

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Setting Up
Selecting the locations for your Lifestyle® 8 system
When you place your speakers according to the guidelines below, they provide the audio
atmosphere of a home theater. You may experiment with the placement and orientation of the
cubes to produce the sound most pleasing to you. For the best surround effect, adjust the
speakers so you cannot pinpoint where the sound comes from. It is preferable not to aim the
cubes directly at the...

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Left frontRight front Center
Setting Up
Figure 2
Recommended front speaker
locations
Surround speakers
The surround (rear) speakers create an area of sound around the listener. Place them in the
back half of your room. Direct the cubes so that you cannot pinpoint the exact location of the
sound source (Figure 3). The surround cables allow up to 50 feet (15.2 m) distance from the
Acoustimass
® module.
Figure 3
Speaker placement
1. Place the speakers at ear...

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5. Once you have selected a position for the module, place the four self-adhesive rubber feet
near the corners of the bottom surface. The rubber feet provide increased stability and
protection from scratches.
6. Aim the port (the round opening) into the room or along the...
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