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    Owner’ s Guide ® A mark of qua lit y Wave ® Music System[...]

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    2 Safety Information WA R N I N G : T o reduce the risk of fire or electrical shock, do not expos e the product to rain or moisture. WA R N I N G : The apparatu s shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing , and objects filled with l iquids, such as vases , shall n ot be pl aced on the apparat us. As w ith any e lectronic pro ducts, use care n o[...]

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    2a Important Safety Instructions 1. Read th ese i nstruct ion s – for all comp onents before u si ng th is prod uc t. 2. K eep these inst ructi ons – for fu ture r efere nce. 3. H eed a ll warnings – on the pr oduct and in the owner’ s guide. 4. Fol low all instru ctions . 5. D o not us e this apparat us near water or moisture – Do not us[...]

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    2b Imp o r tan t Sa fety In stru ctions 18. Use Pr oper Power Sourc es – Plu g the prod uct i nto a pr oper power sour ce, as de scribed in the operat ing instru ctions or as marked on the p roduct. 19. Avoid Power Lines – U se extreme care wh en inst all- ing an outsi d e antenn a system to ke ep fr om t ouching power lines or cir c uits, as c[...]

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    3 Content s Where to find... Setting Up Your Wave ® Music System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Unpacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Selecting a l ocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    4 Settin g Up Your Wave ® Music System Unpacking Please ch eck the shi pping cart on for the followin g items: Sele ct ing a loc a tio n • Pl ace you r W ave ® music system on a tabl e or other flat surf ace. • T o enjoy ma ximum perfor m ance, pl ace your W ave ® music system acr oss the roo m fro m wher e you will be listeni n g. • Fo r [...]

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    5 Setting Up Your Wave ® Music System 3. Unwind a nd strai ghten t he po wer cor d to ens ure t he best FM r eception. Y our W ave ® music sy stem uses the powe r cor d as an FM a n tenna. Setti ng the clock After pl ugging i n your W ave ® music sys tem, set the cl ock using th e remot e. Yo u r W a v e ® music system is easily operated using [...]

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    6 A Brie f Intr oduction t o Some Specia l Fea tures Introd uction Thank you for pur chasi ng the Bose ® Wa v e ® music system, an elegant way to br ing high qu al- ity so und in to any room. W e encoura ge you to begin by li stening to the demon strat ion CD pr ovided. Simply i nsert the demonstr ation dis c and yo ur Wave ® music sy stem will [...]

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    7 Opera ting Yo ur Wave ® Music System Remote control op erating guide Yo u r W a v e ® music system is easily operated using the remote contr ol. Just aim the remote at the front panel and press the buttons. The remote normally works within 20 feet of the front panel. Throughout this o wner’ s guide y ou will see bu tton icons to the l eft of [...]

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    8 Operating Your Wave ® Music System Reading th e display T urnin g the W ave ® music system on and off Pres s On/Of f once to turn th e W ave ® music sys tem on o r of f. The W ave ® music sy stem t urns on to th e last so urce pl ayed. OR Press any source butto n to tur n the W ave ® music system on to that sour ce. Press ing the AUX does no[...]

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    9 Listening to FM/AM Radio T urn in g the rad io o n Pres s FM/AM to t urn on the radio to the FM or AM stati on last selected . Pre ss FM/AM again to swit ch betwee n FM and AM . • When t he rad io is p layin g, radio stat ion inf orm ation i s di splaye d: T uning the radi o Pres s FM/AM to s witch be tween FM and AM. Pres s Seek/T rack to find[...]

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    10 List ening to FM/ AM Radio Storing a radio station to me mory (Preset s) Y ou can stor e up to six FM and six AM radio stations for quick r ecall u sing the Pres ets buttons . 1. T une to the st ation you want to save as a p r eset. 2. Pres s and hold one of the si x Pres ets butto ns unt il you hear a doubl e beep and t he pr eset number and st[...]

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    11 Playing Comp act Discs Playing aud io co mpact discs (CDs) Inser t the dis c, lab el side up, int o the CD slot bel ow the di splay . The disc player will aut omatically pull t he disc i n and begin playin g. Pres s CD if the CD sour ce is not sele cted. Note: – NO DISC – will be disp layed if you press CD w hen there is no disc i n the disc[...]

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    12 Playing Compact Discs Playin g m usi c fi le (M P 3) CDs Yo u r W a v e ® music syste m can play M P3 music fi les recor ded on CD-R and CD-R W discs. Y ou can easil y navi gat e through your mu sic files usin g the T u ne/MP3 and Seek/T rack rem o t e co n tro l bu t t o n s. Note: MP3 is a m usic com pression technolo gy th at reduces a son g[...]

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    13 Playing Comp act Discs Navigating through music files Pres s T u ne/MP3 < to s kip t o the prev ious f older ; press Tu n e / M P 3 > t o ski p to the ne xt fold er . Pres s Seek/T rack to skip to th e beginning of the curr ent track; press Seek/T rack twic e to skip to the b eginni ng of the pr evious trac k; pre ss Seek/T rack to skip to[...]

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    14 Setti ng and Usin g The Alarm Setti ng the ala r m W aking to a radio station or CD 1. T ur n on yo ur W ave ® music system an d select the radio station or CD t rack you woul d like to wake to. 2. Adjust t h e volume to the le vel you would l ike to wake to. 3. Pr es s and hold W ake T o until you hear a double be ep. Y our al arm is now s et [...]

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    15 Settin g and Us in g The A lar m Using the alarm Stopping a sounding alarm Pres s On/Off ( Stop A l a rm ) to stop a sound i ng alarm an d reset it for the n ext day . T urning alarm on and off Pres s Alarm On/Of f to tur n al arm on or off. It’ s on when the alarm ti me is di splayed i n the upper righ t-hand corner . It’ s off when the al [...]

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    16 Conn ecti ng Oth er Equi pment Rear panel input/ output s The r ear panel of your Wave ® music system provi des connect ions for external equipme n t. Connectin g an extern al FM an tenna The W ave ® music syst em power cord in cludes a bu ilt-in FM anten na. If, aft er adj usting t he posit ion of the po wer cord, you stil l experience poor r[...]

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    17 Conn ecti ng Oth er Equi pment Connect ing your W ave ® music syst em to a Lifestyle ® system Y ou can u se you r Wa ve ® music sy stem as a multi-r oom expansi on speaker s ystem for a Bose ® link -ena bled Li festyle ® home ent ert ainm en t sy ste m. Contact Bose Customer Serv ice to obtai n the r e quired ca bles and instruct ions. See [...]

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    18 Conn ecti ng Oth er Equi pment Using yo ur W ave ® music system with othe r audio equip ment When usin g a TV , VCR, computer , video game or cas sett e tap e pl aye r , you can enhance you r liste ning experie nce by playi ng the au dio devi ce throug h your W ave ® music sys tem. Connecting an audio d evice t o your W ave ® music system, r [...]

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    19 Personalizing Y our W ave ® Mu sic System Facto ry defa u l ts ha ve been se t to sa tis fy mo s t owner s . However , if you wish to adjust the system settings see the instructions on the following p ages.[...]

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    20 Person al izin g You r Wa ve ® Music Syst em The setup menu The setup men u allows you to customize the operati on of the W ave ® musi c syste m. 1. Pr es s and hold Alarm Time (Menu) unt il -SETUP MENU- is disp layed. 2. Pres s T une/MP3 > until the menu it em yo u w ant to cha nge is dis play ed. 3. Pres s Time – or Time + to change the[...]

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    21 Perso naliz in g Your Wave ® Music System Adjusting the snooze time This se tting dete rmines the dura tion of ti me the s ystem remains si lent whe n the s nooze functio n is activat ed. 1. Pr es s and hold Alarm Time (Menu) unt il -SETUP MENU- is disp layed. 2. Pres s T une/MP3 > once until SN OOZE- 10 MIN is di splayed. 3. Pres s Time –[...]

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    22 Person al izin g You r Wa ve ® Music Syst em Changing the clock time format Y ou can c hoose to h ave the d isplay sh ow the time in 12-h our (AM/PM) or 24 -hour (Mili tary) time. 1. Pr es s and hold Alarm Time (Menu) unt il -SETUP MENU- is disp layed. 2. Pres s T une/MP3 > three times un til TIME- is displaye d. 3. Pres s Time – or Time +[...]

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    23 Perso naliz in g Your Wave ® Music System Setti ng the room code Yo u r W a v e ® music system comes f rom the fact ory r ea dy to oper ate as a second room (r oom code B) when connected to a Bose ® link en abled L ife styl e ® system. If you want to use yo ur Wa v e ® music s ystem with your Lif est yle ® system beyon d a second room you [...]

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    24 Maintain in g Your Wave ® Music System Clea ning Use only a s oft dry cl oth to clean the enclos u r e of your W ave ® musi c system. If necess ary , you ma y use a so ft-bri stled at tachment to gent ly vacuum the fr ont of the en closure. Do not use any liquid cleanin g so lutiuons, sol vents, ch emicals, alcohol, ammonia, or abrasive s. CAU[...]

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    25 Mainta inin g Your W a v e Mus i c System T roubleshootin g Customer service If you lo se your remote , additi onal r emotes are ava ilable from Bos e ® Customer Service. For addi t ional hel p in solv in g problems, con tact Bos e Customer Serv ice. See t he phone number s listed insi de the b ack cover of this gui de. Problem What to do Syste[...]

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    26 Maintain in g Your Wave ® Music System Limite d warranty Yo u r B o s e W a v e ® music sy stem is cov ered by a limi ted transfera ble warranty . Details of the limite d warranty ar e provided on the pr oduct re gistrat ion ca rd t h at is incl uded in the carton . Please comp lete the i n formati on sectio n on the car d and mail it to Bose.[...]

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    27 Inde x A AC power 4 AC power rating 26 acoustic waveguide 6 alarm v olume leve l 14 ala rms, usi ng t he 15 AM 9 AM recept ion 25 AM/PM ( 12-hour ) time 5 , 20 , 22 ambien t light con dition s 20 , 22 artist name 12 audi o CD 11 audi o de vi c e, con ne ct ing 1 8 audi o eq ui pme nt, ot her 18 automa tic shut off ( Sleep ) 8 AUX IN connector 16[...]

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    28 Inde x Q quick r ecall 1 0 R radi o al arm 14 radi o frequen cy 9 rad io s tatio n 9 , 10 rapid ad ju stm en t 5 rear pan el 16 , 17 , 18 refriger ator 25 regist ration card 26 remote cont rol 7 remote contr ol batter y 24 , 25 remote control butt ons 12 restore audio 7 room code, set ting 20 , 23 S scan thro u gh a track 11 second r oom 23 sett[...]

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    Bose Co rp oratio n USA Customer Support Bose Corporati on, The Mountain Framingha m, MA 017 01-916 8 1-800-367 -4008 USA Customer Service Bose Corpo ration, 1 New Y ork Ave. Framingha m, MA 017 01-916 8 1-508-766 -1900 Canada Customer Support Bose Ltd., 1-3 5 East Beaver Creek Rd. Richmond Hi ll, Onta rio L4B 1B3 1-800-465 -2673 European Office Bo[...]

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    ©2004 Bose Corporation, The Mountain, Framingham, MA 0 1701-9168 USA 281590 AM Rev .00 C CM-040644[...]