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235/135

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V35/V25

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T20/T10

SAFETY INFORMATION

Please read this guide

Please take the time to follow the instructions in this guide carefully. They will help you set up and
use your system properly so you can enjoy its advanced features. Please save this guide for future
reference.

All Bose products must be used in accordance with local, state, federal, and industry regulations.

The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle alerts the user to the
presence of uninsulated, dangerous voltage within the system enclosure that may be of
sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock.

The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle alerts the user to the presence of
important operating and maintenance instructions in this guide.

WARNINGS:

• To reduce the risk of fire or electrical shock, do not expose the product to rain or moisture.

• Do not expose this apparatus to dripping or splashing, and do not place objects filled with liquids,
such as vases, on or near the apparatus. As with any electronic products, use care not to spill liquids
into any part of the system. Liquids can cause a failure and/or a fire hazard.

• Do not place any naked flame sources, such as lighted candles, on or near the apparatus.

• Contains small parts that may be a choking hazard. Not suitable for children under
age 3.

CAUTIONS:

• Make no modifications to the system or accessories. Unauthorized alterations may
compromise safety, regulatory compliance, and system performance, and may void the warranty.

• Long-term exposure to loud music may cause hearing damage. It is best to avoid extreme volume
when using headphones, especially for extended periods.

Notes:

• Where the mains plug or appliance coupler is used as the disconnect device, such disconnect device
shall remain readily operable.

• The product must be used indoors. It is neither designed nor tested for use outdoors, in recreation
vehicles, or on boats.

• This product is intended to be used only with the power supply provided.

• The product label is located on the bottom or the back of the product.

• The interconnect cables included with this system are not approved for in-wall installation. Please
check your local building codes for the correct type of wire and cable required for in-wall installation.

Please dispose of used batteries properly, following any local regulations.
Do not incinerate.

Additional safety information

See the additional instructions on the Important Safety Information sheet enclosed in the shipping
carton.

is product conforms to all EU Directive requirements as applicable by law. The complete

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Declaration of Conformity can be found at www.Bose.com/static/compliance.

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SAFETY INFORMATION

Notice

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device,
pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection
against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can
radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions,
may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that
interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful
interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment
off and on, you are encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following
measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

• Connect the equipment to an outlet on a different circuit than the one to which the receiver is
connected.

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

Changes or modifications not expressly approved by Bose Corporation could void the user’s
authority to operate this equipment.

These devices comply with FCC and Industry Canada RF radiation exposure limits set forth for the
general population. They must not be co-located or be operating in conjunction with any other
antennas or transmitters.

These devices comply with Industry Canada license-exempt RSS standard(s). Operation is subject
to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause interference, and (2) this device must
accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the
device.

Designed with UEI Technology™ Under License from Universal Electronics Inc. ©UEI 2000-2011.
HDMI and the HDMI logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI Licensing, LLC in the

United States and other countries.
iPhone, iPod, iPod classic, iPod nano, and iPod touch are trademarks of Apple, Inc., registered in

the U.S. and other countries.
Xbox is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
TiVo is a trademark of TiVo, Inc. or its subsidiaries.
Other trademarks are property of their respective owners.

Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. Dolby and the double-D
symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.

Applicable only for:

•LIFESTYLE® V25/V35 home entertainment systems

•LIFESTYLE® T10/T20 home theater systems

Manufactured under license under U.S. Patent #’s: 5,956,674; 5,974,380;
6,487,535 & other U.S. and worldwide patents issued & pending. DTS, the Symbol,

and the DTS logos are trademarks of DTS, Inc. Product includes software. ©DTS, Inc. All Rights
Reserved.

& DTS and the symbol together are registered trademarks & DTS Digital Surround

Applicable only for:

•LIFESTYLE® 135/235 home entertainment systems

Manufactured under license under U.S. Patent #’s: 5,956,674; 5,974,380 and
6,487,535 & other worldwide patents issued & pending. DTS, the DTS Symbol and

DTS, Inc. Product includes software. ©2010 DTS, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

DTS+the DTS Symbol are registered trademarks & the DTS logos are trademarks of

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SAFETY INFORMATION

Applicable only for:

•LIFESTYLE® V25/V35/135/235 home entertainment systems

“Made for iPod” and “Made for iPhone” mean that an electronic
accessory has been designed to connect specifically to iPod or
iPhone,respectively, and has been certified by the developer to
meet Apple performance standards. Apple is not responsible for
the operation of this device or its compliance with safety and
regulatory standards. Please note that the use of this accessory
with iPod or iPhone may affect wireless performance.

Made for:

iPod touch (1st, 2nd, and 3rd generation)
iPod nano (3rd, 4th, and 5th generation)
iPod classic
iPod with video
iPhone 4
iPhone 3GS
iPhone 3G
iPhone

Please complete and retain for your records:

LIFESTYLE model: ______________________________________________________
Control console serial number (on bottom panel): ___________________________
Speaker array serial number (on bottom panel): _____________________________
Acoustimass module serial number (on back panel): _________________________

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CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION 7

Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

System features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

If you need help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

CONTROLS AND INDICATORS 8

Remote Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Control Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Speaker Array (135 systems only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Acoustimass

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Module (135 systems only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

POWER ON/OFF CONTROLS 13

Starting your system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Turning on your TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Shutting down your system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

OPERATING YOUR CONNECTED DEVICES 14

Selecting a connected device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Watching TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Using a set top box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Using the tuner in your TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Tuning to a TV station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Playing audio/video devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Listening to a Bose

Playing an iPod or iPhone (235/135 or V35/V25 systems only) . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Using the front console inputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Front USB input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Front Analog A/V input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Front HDMI™ input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Changing the image view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

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link input device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

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CONTENTS

LISTENING TO THE RADIO (235/135/V35/V25 ONLY) 20

Selecting the radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Tuning to a station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Storing a preset station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Recalling a preset station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Deleting a preset station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Optional radio tuner settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

MORE BUTTONS AND SYSTEM OPTIONS 21

MORE buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Activating a MORE button function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Button function definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Changing system options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

CHANGING YOUR SYSTEM SETUP 25

UNIFY® system overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Using the UNIFY menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

ADDING SOUND TO ANOTHER ROOM
(235/135/V35/V25 ONLY) 26

Expanding your system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Expansion guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

CARE AND MAINTENANCE 27

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Resetting the system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Pairing the remote with the console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Performing a system software update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Contacting customer service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Replacing the batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Limited warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Technical information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

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CONTROLS AND INDICATORS

SOURCE – Displays and selects

connected devices from the
source list on your TV

Power – Turns your LIFESTYLE

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system on or off (press and hold
to turn off all rooms*)

Volume Up/Down – Increases (+)
or decreases (–) the system vol­ume

Mute – Mutes/unmutes system
speakers (press and hold to
mute/unmute all rooms*)

Numeric Keypad – Allows
manual entry of channels and
settings

Image View – Changes the way
video appears

Information Display – See
page 10

TV Input – Changes inputs on
your TV

Playback Controls – See
page 9

Last Channel – Returns to
last channel or preset

Channel Up/Down – Next or
previous numbered channel or
preset

MORE – Displays additional
device-specific controls and
information on your TV

Navigation controls – See
page 9

TV Power – Turns your TV on
or off

Remote Control

Using the remote

This advanced radio frequency remote works throughout the room. You do not need to

aim it at the control console.

iPod 3:20

The Beatles

*For system delivering sound to another room through Bose® link OUT (not applicable to systems
sold in Japan)

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CONTROLS AND INDICATORS

Page Up/Down – Moves to
next/previous page

MENU – Displays the menu
for a connected device

INFO – Displays program
information

GUIDE – Displays your set top box
or TV program guide, or Blu-ray
Disc™ player popup menu

EXIT – Clears a menu or guide
from your TV screen

Left/Right and Up/Down –
Navigation control

Page Up/Down – Moves to
next/previous page

OK – Selects or confirms
highlighted item

Shuffle

Seek Backward/Rewind

Quick Replay/Skip Backward

Stop

Record

Seek Forward/Fast Forward

Quick Skip/Skip Forward

Pause

Play

Navigation controls

Note: See “Operating Your Connected Devices” on page 14 for more details on using
navigation and playback controls with selected sources.

Playback controls

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CONTROLS AND INDICATORS

Cable

Source identification Volume

Radio tuner iPod

Operating prompt

Cable

43

FM P1

90.9 - WBUR90.9

iPod

Album

Hold number key

to set preset

Glow button

To adjust the illumination level:

Note: If the currently selected source is AM or FM, switch

to any other source before making this adjustment. This
prevents unintentionally deleting a radio preset.

1. Press and hold the Glow and OK buttons at the

same time for 5 seconds.

2. Press the up/down navigation button to select

Brightness or Contrast.

3. Press the left/right navigation button to decrease

or increase the illumination level.

4. Press either the OK or Glow button to return to

normal operation.

Information display (235/135 and V35/V25 systems only)

The display provides operating and system status information.

Examples:

Remote glow button

Pressing the glow button on the rear of the remote illuminates the remote
buttons (and the display for 235/135 and V35/V25 systems). The light turns off
automatically after several seconds to prolong battery life.

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CONTROLS AND INDICATORS

1

3

4

5

6

2

1

2

Right (R) audio channel (red)
Left (L) or mono audio channel (white)
Composite video (yellow)

3

4

Source Setup

Power

on/off

Source

selection

Mute/

unmute

Volume

down

Volume upUNIFY®

menu

(page 27)

5

6

Control Console

Power light

• Red.....................System is off (Standby)

• Blinking green ....System is starting

• Steady green......System is on and ready to use in the main room or other rooms

• Amber.................System off and charging iPod or iPhone

Front A/V inputs

Used for temporarily connecting an audio/video device such as a camcorder.

Headphones output

Accepts stereo headphones with a 3.5 mm stereo plug. Volume level is set by the
volume controls.

Control buttons

Front USB input

Used for viewing photo files from a USB device including a digital camera. Also used
for updating system software.

Front HDMI input

Used for temporarily connecting an HDMI device such as a video camera.

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