Bose Lifestyle 900 Owner's guide - Page 26

Maintaining

Your

Lifestyle'

900

System

Troubleshooting

Problem

What

to

do

S

System

does

not

function

at

all

•

Make

sure

the

power

connector

is

plugged

securely

into

the

music

center,

the

Acoustimass•

module

power

cord

is

plugged

securely

into

the

module,

and

the

power

pack

and

power

cord

are

plugged

into

operating

AC

wall

outlets.

•

Be

sure

to

select

a

source

(CD,

AM/FM,

etc.).

•

Unplug

the

music

center

power

pack

for

a

minute,

then

reconnect

it.

This

allows

the

unit

to

reset

itself

after

a

power

surge

or

power

interruption.

No

sound

•

Make

sure

the

audio

input

cable

is

connected

to

the

music

center

FIXED

outputs,

the

black

connector

is

fully

seated

in

the

music

center

SYSTEM

CONTROL

1

jack,

and

the

multi

-pin

connector

is

fi

rmly

seated

in

the

Acoustimass

module

jack.

•

Turn

the

music

center

off

for

ten

seconds,

then

on

again,

to

reestablish

communication

between

the

music

center

and

the

speakers.

•

Check

the

connections

for

any

external

components.

Make

sure

to

select

the

correct

source

for

the

desired

input.

•

Check

the

speaker

connections.

•

Be

sure

the

CD

is

placed

correctly,

label

-side

up,

in

the

music

center,

and

the

cover

is

closed.

•

Increase

the

volume.

•

Check

to

see

if

MUTE

is

lit

in

the

display.

Press

the

MUTE

button

on

the

remote

to

unmute

the

sound.

•

Disconnect

any

headphones.

•

Connect

the

FM

and

AM

antennas.

No

sound

from

center

speaker

•

Make

sure

that

the

center

cube

cable

is

connected

at

both

ends.

•

Select

STEREO+CENTER

(3

-speaker)

or

SURROUND

(5

-speaker)

mode.

Too

much

sound

from

center

speaker

•

In

STEREO+CENTER

mode,

press

SURROUND

—,

to

decrease

center

speaker

volume.

•

Press

and

hold

the

STEREO+CENTER

(3

-speaker)

mode

key

for

10

seconds

to

restore

the

factory

preset

center

volume

setting.

No

sound

from

surround

speakers

•

Select

SURROUND

(5

-speaker)

mode.

•

Press

SURROUND

+.

•

Make

sure

the

video

sound

source

is

stereo

and

surround

-encoded,

and

the

component

used

(TV,

VCR,

DVD

or

laserdisc

player)

is

stereo.

Surround

speakers

are

too

loud

•

In

SURROUND

mode,

press

SURROUND

—.

•

Make

sure

that

the

left

and

ri

ght

front

speakers

are

connected

to

the

front

speaker

jacks

and

the

left

and

right

surround

speakers

are

connected

to

the

surround

speaker

jacks.

•

Press

and

hold

the

SURROUND

(5

-speaker)

mode

key

for

10

seconds

to

restore

the

factory

preset

surround

volume

setting.

Remote

control

is

inconsistent

or

does

not

work

•

Check

batteries

and

their

polarity

(+

and

).

•

Operate

the

remote

control

closer

to

the

music

center.

•

Make

sure

the

remote

control

house

code

matches

the

music center

code.

Follow

steps

4-7

on

page

24

to

match

the

house

code

settings.

Unit

turns

on

and

off

by

itself,

or

acts

erratically

•

Change

the

house

code

setting

to

prevent

signals

from

conflicting

with

another

nearby

Lifestyle°

system.

See

page

24

for

instructions

on

setting

the

house

code.

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