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® A mark of quality WAVE® MUSIC SYSTEM Owner's Guide | Guía de usuario | Notice d'utilisation
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this owner's guide for future reference. ©1994-2004 Bose Corporation. No part of this work may be reproduced, modified, distributed or otherwise used without prior written permission. All trademarks referenced herein are property of Bose Corporation. The Wave® music system design is a registered
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can fall into such circuits or power lines. 20. Ground All Outdoor Antennas - If an external antenna or cable system is connected to this product, be sure the antenna or cable system is grounded. This will provide some protection against voltage surges and built-up static charges. Section 810
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play after a CD ends 21 Changing the clock time format 22 Adjusting the display brightness 22 Setting the room code 23 Performing a system reset 23 Maintaining Your Wave® Music System 24 Cleaning 24 Replacing the remote control battery 24 Troubleshooting 25 Customer service 25 Limited
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cord ® Wave® music system Remote control (battery pre-installed) Demonstration CD Selecting a location • Place your Wave® music system on a heat. Note: Do not use your Wave® music system in a damp location or any other place where moisture can get inside. Connecting to power 1. Insert the small
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Setting Up Your Wave® Music System 3. Unwind and straighten the power cord to ensure the best FM reception. Your Wave® music system uses the power cord as an FM antenna. 3 Setting the clock After plugging in your Wave® music system, set the clock using the remote. Your Wave® music system is easily
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, see "Personalizing Your Wave® Music System" on page 20. The setup menu allows you to change the following system settings to your liking: • Snooze time • Play a radio station automatically after a CD ends • Clock time format (12- or 24-hour) • Display brightness level • Bose® link room code
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to the left of the operating instructions. These icons refer to buttons located on the remote control. Note: Press-and-hold operations require holding the button down for at least one second. Note: Pressing FM/AM, CD, or AUX automatically turns on the Wave® music system to the source selected. On
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English Español Français Operating Your Wave® Music System Reading the display FM, AM, CD, AUX, or Bose® link appears for the selected source. Clock time in 12-hour (AM/PM) time or 24-hour (Military) format SHUFFLE and/or REPEAT appear when the applicable CD play mode is selected. Alarm time
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is weak, rotate your Wave® music system clockwise or counterclockwise to improve AM reception. If FM reception is weak, make sure the power cord is straightened as much as possible. To improve FM reception, you can install an external FM antenna. See "Connecting an external FM antenna" on page 16
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Press one of the Presets buttons to quickly tune to a previously stored FM or AM station. Note: Storing a preset will replace any station radios. In high-quality audio products, this results in sound that is unnatural or bass heavy. By selecting the TALK RADIO mode, your Wave® music system
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not remove it from the CD player slot within 10 seconds, the CD player will pull the CD back into the player, reload it, and not play it. CAUTION: DO NOT INSERT mini CDs or non-circular CDs into the disc player. These discs may not play properly and could interfere with the system's ability to eject
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music file (MP3) CDs Your Wave® music system can play MP3 music files recorded on CD-R and CD-RW discs. You can easily navigate through your music files using the Tune/MP3 and Seek/Track remote control buttons. Note: MP3 is a music encoder used. The Wave® music system supports MP3 CDs encoded at bit
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, artist name, song title, and elapsed track time will return to the display: Selected source Clock time Artist name and song title Elapsed track time Play modes for music file CDs Play While a music file CD is playing, you can change the way it is played. Press Play Mode Mode repeatedly until
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English Español Français Setting and Using The Alarm Setting the alarm Waking to a radio station or CD 1. Turn on your Wave® music system and select the radio station or CD track you would like 1 to wake to. 2. Adjust the volume to the level you would like 2 to wake to. Wake 3. Press
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English Español Français Setting and Using The Alarm Using the alarm Stopping a sounding alarm On Press On/Off (Stop Alarm) to stop a sounding alarm and reset it for the next day. Off Stop Alarm Turning alarm on and off Alarm Press Alarm On/Off to turn alarm on or off. It's on when the alarm time
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FM dipole antenna can be ordered through Bose® Customer Service. See the phone numbers listed inside the back cover of this guide. To connect an external FM antenna: • Plug the 3.5 mm (1/8") plug of the FM antenna into the 75Ω FM ANTENNA connector on the rear panel of your Wave® music system
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Other Equipment Connecting your Wave® music system to a Lifestyle® system You can use your Wave® music system as a multi-room expansion speaker system for a Bose® link-enabled Lifestyle® home entertainment system. Contact Bose Customer Service to obtain the required cables and instructions. See the
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stereo cable To obtain the correct cable, contact Bose® Customer Service or visit a local electronics store. See the phone numbers listed inside the back cover of this guide. To connect an audio device, such as your TV, to your Wave® music system: 1. Connect one end of the stereo cable to the output
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English Español Français Personalizing Your Wave® Music System Factory defaults have been set to satisfy most owners. However, if you wish to adjust the system settings see the instructions on the following pages. 19
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room code for your Wave® music system when it is connected to your Lifestyle® system through a Bose® link network. The dashes following the room letter indicate how the microswitches should be set on the Lifestyle® remote control. NO, YES Restores the Wave® music system to factory settings. 20
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or wait 10 seconds for the Time setup menu to end automatically. Menu Selecting a music source to automatically play after a CD ends Your Wave® music system has a continuous play feature. When a CD stops playing, you can program another source to automatically start playing. Alarm 1. Press and
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English Español Français Personalizing Your Wave® Music System Changing the clock time format You can choose to have the display show the time in 12-hour (AM/PM) or 24-hour (Military) time. Alarm Time 1. Press
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when connected to a Bose® link enabled Lifestyle® system. If you want to use your Wave® music system with your Lifestyle® system beyond a second room you will need to change the room code to match that of the remote control you are using for that room. Refer to your Lifestyle® system owner's guide
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dry cloth to clean the enclosure of your Wave® music system. If necessary, you may use a soft- Bose® Customer Support as soon as possible to arrange for service. See the list of phone numbers inside the back cover. Replacing the remote control battery WARNING: Keep the remote control battery
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English Español Français Maintaining Your Wave® Music System Troubleshooting Problem What to do System does not function No sound Remote control is inconsistent or does not work AM reception is weak FM reception is weak CD does not play • Make sure the power cord is fully plugged into an
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English Español Français Maintaining Your Wave® Music System Limited warranty Your Bose Wave® music system is covered by a limited transferable warranty. Details of the limited warranty are provided on the product registration card that is included in the carton. Please
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headphones 16, 17, 25 help in solving problems 25 I internal antenna 25 L Lifestyle® systems 16, 17, 20, 23 listening level 17, 18 listening to FM/AM radio 9 location, selecting a 4 M military (24-hour) time 5, 20, 22 MP3 CDs 6, 12, 13 multi-room expansion 17 music files, navigating 13 N no sound 25
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information 26 time increment 21 track number 11 troubleshooting 25 tuning the radio 9 turning alarm on and off 15 turning the radio on 9 TV 18, 25 U unpacking 4 V VCR 18 video game 18 volume level 8, 18, 25 W wake to a CD track, setting 14 wake to a FM/AM radio, setting 14 wake-up time 14 warranty
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01701-9168 1-800-367-4008 USA Customer Service Bose Corporation, 1 New York Ave. Framingham, MA 01701-9168 1-508-766-1900 Canada Customer Support Bose Ltd., 1-35 East Beaver Creek Rd. Richmond Hill, Ontario L4B 1B3 1-800-465-2673 European Office Bose Products B.V., Nijverheidstraat 8 1135 GE Edam
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©2009 Bose Corporation, The Mountain, Framingham, MA 01701-9168 USA AM280301-001 Rev.01