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    COMPANION ® 5 ©2007 Bose Corporation , The Mountain, Framingham, MA 01701-9168 USA AM295925 Rev .04 MULTIMEDIA SPEAKER SYSTEM Owner ’s Guide Guía de usario Notice d’utilisation owners.bose.co m/companio n5 Companion 5 _Cover 3L.fm Page 1 Tuesday , February 10, 2009 10:0 4 AM[...]

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    W elcome, new owner . A site just for you. Thank you for choos ing the Companion ® 5 multimedia speaker system from Bose. W e encourage you to visit us online at owners.bose.com/companion5 . This website allows you to access hel pful information about your new Companion 5 system. Visit the site to: • Find setup tips and view F AQs. • Lear n mo[...]

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    3 English Français Español S AFETY I NFORMATION Please read this guide Please take the time to follow the ins tructions in this guid e carefully . It will help you se t up and operate your speaker system properly . Please save this guide for fu ture refer ence. WA R N I N G : T o reduce the risk of fir e or electrica l shock, do no t expose th e [...]

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    4 English Français Esp añol I MPORTANT S AFETY I NSTRUCTIONS 1. Read these instructions – for all components before using this product. 2. Keep these instruction s – for futur e r eference. 3. Heed all warnings – on the product and in the owner’ s guide. 4. Follow all instruct ions. 5. Do not use this apparatus near water or moisture – [...]

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    5 C ONTENTS English Français Español I NTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Your Companion ® 5 multimedia spea ker system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Setup help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    6 I NTRODUCTION English Français Esp añol I NTRODUCTION Yo u r C o m p a n i o n ® 5 multimedia speaker system Thank you fo r purchasing a Bose ® Companion ® 5 multimedia speaker system, which delivers the superb aco ustic performance needed to enjoy t he full audio impact of music, movies, games, and other ente rtainment sou rces from your co[...]

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    7 S YSTEM S ETUP English Français Español S YSTEM S ETUP Unpacking Carefully unpack your system. Save all packing mate rials, which provide the safest way to transport your system. If any part of the syste m appears d amaged, do n ot attempt to use it. No tify Bose or yo ur authorize d Bose ® dea ler immediately . For Bose con tact information ,[...]

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    8 S YSTEM S ETUP S YSTEM S ET UP English Français Esp añol Placing your Companion ® 5 system For optimal performanc e, use the following guidelines to choose location s and positions f or the Acoustimass ® module , speakers, an d the control pod. Refer to Figure 2 , which shows a typical system setup. Figure 2 T ypical system setup 24 in (61 cm[...]

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    S YSTEM S ETUP 9 S YSTEM S ETUP English Français Español Positioning the Acoustimass ® module The Acoustimas s ® module is designed to be the unse en part of the speaker system. For example, you can place it under yo ur compute r table or desk. • Put one rubber foot on each cor ner of the bottom panel of the mod ule. • Stand the modu le on [...]

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    10 S YSTEM S ETUP S YSTEM S ET UP English Français Esp añol Making system connections The following steps and Figure 3 tell you how to make the system conne ctions. Before you start: • Please r ead the entir e setup pr ocedure. • Make sure your compu ter is on an d the operat ing system is running. • IM PORT ANT : C lose all other software [...]

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    S YSTEM S ETUP 11 S YSTEM S ETUP English Français Español Wi n d o w s ® XP audio setup IMPORT ANT! Do not unplug any cables during this setup pr ocedure. For additional help with your audio setup, please visit http://o wners.bose.com/Companion5 . 1. After plugging in the USB cable, wa it for a series o f “Found New H ardwar e” messages to a[...]

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    12 S YSTEM S ETUP S YSTEM S ET UP English Français Esp añol 2. In the Windows XP Co ntrol Panel, open Sounds and Audio Devices Properties ( Figure 5 ). Figure 5 Sounds and Audio Devices Properties and Adv anced Audio Properties Connected USB de vice Setting for the Companion 5 system 3. Under the Vo l u m e ta b, verify tha t Bose USB Audio is th[...]

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    S YSTEM S ETUP 13 S YSTEM S ETUP English Français Español Wi n d o w s ® V ista audio setup IMPORT ANT! • Do not unplug any cables during this setup procedur e. • For additional help with your audio setup, please visit http://owners.bose.com/Companion5 . 1. Plug in the USB ca ble. Wait for the device driver insta llation message to appear o [...]

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    14 S YSTEM S ETUP S YSTEM S ET UP English Français Esp añol 4. Click Sound in the Hardwar e and Sound control panel ( Figur e 9 ). Figure 9 Sounds 5. V erify t hat the Playba ck default s etting (indic ated by a green check) is Bose USB Audio . If not Select Bose USB Audio and click Set Default . Figure 10 Sound control panel Y our Companion ® 5[...]

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    S YSTEM S ETUP 15 S YSTEM S ETUP English Français Español Mac OS ® X audio setup IMPORT ANT! Do not unplug any cables during this setup pr ocedure. For additional help with your audio setup, please visit http://o wners.bose.com/Companion5 . 1. In the System Prefere nces , open the Sound co ntrol panel ( Figure 11 ). 2. Choose Bose USB Audio fo r[...]

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    16 O PERATION 06.Operation.fm 10/08 English Français Esp añol O PERATION O PERATION System modes There are thr ee sys tem modes. Ea ch system mode is identified by the co lor of the mode indi- cator on the contr ol pod (Figure 13): • Muted (Amber): The system spe akers are silenced. Y ou hear no a udio from the computer or any conne cted source[...]

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    O PERATION 17 06.Operati on.fm 12/07 O PERATION English Français Español Adjusting the bass After listening to your speaker system, you ma y wish to adjust th e sound. Use the bass compensation control ( Figure 14 ) on the Acoustimass ® module. Figure 14 Bass compensation control Acoustimass rear panel Bass compensation: • 3 to increase bass ([...]

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    18 C ONNECTING O THER DEVICES English Français Esp añol C ONNECTING O THER DEVICES C ONNECTING O THER DEVICES Connecting headphones T o connect headphones , plug the headphones cor d into the 3.5-mm ster eo headphones jack on the side of the control pod ( Figure 15 ). • Plugging in h eadphones aut omatically mutes th e system spe akers. • Aft[...]

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    C ARE AND M AINTENANCE 19 English Français Español Cleaning your speaker system • T o clean the surface of your speakers , Acoustimass ® module, and control pod, use a so ft cloth. Y ou may use an ammonia-free window cleaner to m aintain the finish. • Do not use any sprays n ear the sp eakers. Do n ot use any s olvents, che micals, or cle an[...]

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    20 C ARE AND M AINTENANCE C ARE AND M AINTENANCE English Français Esp añol Customer service For additional he lp in solving problems, cont act Bose ® Customer Servic e. Refer to t he address sheet included with th e system. Product specifications Power rating USA/Canada.................. 120VAC~ 50/60 Hz 300W International ................... 22[...]

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    COMPANION ® 5 ©2009 Bose Corporation , The Mountain, Framingham, MA 01701-9168 USA AM322417 Rev .00 MULTIMEDIA SPEAKER SYSTEM Owner ’s Guide Guía de usario Notice d’utilisation owners.bose.co m/companio n5 Companion 5 _Cover 3L.fm Page 1 Thursday, February 19, 2009 10:22 AM[...]