Bose SoundLink Color Bluetooth Speaker Owner's guide - Page 15

Troubleshooting - won t turn on

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Troubleshooting Care and Maintenance Problem What to do Speaker does not turn on (while operating on AC power) • Make sure both ends of the power supply cable are firmly connected. • Make sure the power supply is connected to a live AC (mains) outlet. • Make sure you are using the power supply that shipped with your speaker. Speaker does not turn on (while operating on battery power) • Battery may be in protection mode or may need to be charged. Connect to a working AC outlet to restore the battery to operational mode. Speaker does not connect with mobile device No sound from a Bluetooth device Poor sound quality from a Bluetooth device Audio plays from the wrong Bluetooth device (when two devices are actively connected) • On your mobile device, turn off Bluetooth and turn it back on. Then try pairing again. • Delete Bose Color SoundLink from the Bluetooth list on your mobile device. Then try pairing again. • Move the mobile device closer to the speaker and away from any interference or obstructions. • Try pairing another mobile device. • Clear the speaker's memory: Press and hold for ten seconds until you hear, "Bluetooth device list cleared". Delete Bose Color SoundLink from your mobile device's Bluetooth list. Then try pairing again. • Make sure the speaker power is on. • Make sure the volume is turned up on the speaker and on your mobile device (and music app). • Press to hear the name of the currently connected device. • Move the mobile device closer to the speaker and away from any interference or obstructions. • Try using a different music app. • Try pairing another mobile device. • If two mobile devices are actively connected, make sure the other device has been paused first. • If two mobile devices are actively connected, make sure both devices are within range of the speaker (30 ft. or 10 m). • Move the mobile device closer to the speaker, and away from any interference. • Try using a different music app. • Try pairing another mobile device. • If two mobile devices are actively connected, make sure both devices are within range of the speaker (30 ft. or 10 m) or disconnect the second device. • Pause or quit the music app on the other device. • Start music on the intended device. English - 15

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Care and Maintenance
English - 15
Troubleshooting
Problem
What to do
Speaker does not
turn on
(while operating on
AC power)
Make sure both ends of the power supply cable are firmly
connected.
Make sure the power supply is connected to a live AC (mains)
outlet.
Make sure you are using the power supply that shipped with your
speaker.
Speaker does not
turn on
(while operating on
battery power)
Battery may be in protection mode or may need to be charged.
Connect to a working AC outlet to restore the battery to
operational mode.
Speaker does not
connect with
mobile device
On your mobile device, turn off
Bluetooth
and turn it back on. Then
try pairing again.
• Delete
Bose Color SoundLink
from the
Bluetooth
list on your
mobile device. Then try pairing again.
Move the mobile device closer to the speaker and away from any
interference or obstructions.
Try pairing another mobile device.
Clear the speaker’s memory:
Press and hold
for ten seconds until you hear, “
Bluetooth
de-
vice list cleared”. Delete
Bose Color SoundLink
from your mobile
device’s Bluetooth list. Then try pairing again.
No sound from a
Bluetooth
device
Make sure the speaker power is on.
Make sure the volume is turned up on the speaker and on your
mobile device (and music app).
• Press
to hear the name of the currently connected device.
Move the mobile device closer to the speaker and away from any
interference or obstructions.
Try using a different music app.
Try pairing another mobile device.
If two mobile devices are actively connected, make sure the other
device has been paused first.
If two mobile devices are actively connected, make sure both
devices are within range of the speaker (30 ft. or 10 m).
Poor sound quality
from a
Bluetooth
device
Move the mobile device closer to the speaker, and away from any
interference.
Try using a different music app.
Try pairing another mobile device.
If two mobile devices are actively connected, make sure both
devices are within range of the speaker (30 ft. or 10 m) or
disconnect the second device.
Audio plays from
the wrong
Bluetooth
device
(when two devices
are actively con-
nected)
Pause or quit the music app on the other device.
Start music on the intended device.