Bose LIFESTYLE RC-18S, RC-18S EXPANSION REMOTE CONTROL User Manual

Bose® LIFESTYLE® RC-18S Remote Control

Owner’s Guide and Bose® Link

Expansion Overview

Introduction

Thank you for choosing the RC-18S remote

Introduction

As the owner of a Bose® LIFESTYLE® RC-18S remote control, you can enjoy a wide variety of new options

with your LIFESTYLE

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system. This remote is one of many Bose

ucts designed to work with the LIFESTYLE 28 Series II systems. Built-in compatibility makes this additional remote useful in any area of your home... wherever you want to hear Bose-quality sound from your system!

Where to use this expansion remote

Using the RC-18S remote in another room, you can turn your LIFESTYLE

the media center located in the main room. You can even select a different sound source, changing from CD to FM radio, for example.

The remote works with:

•Bose

• Other stereo amplifiers.

link compatible powered speakers

link amplifiers with passive speakers

Series II DVD home entertainment

link compatible prod-

system on and tune in audio from the

18 Series II or

By using one of the expansion room solutions above, you can enjoy LIFESTYLE

system sound in another area of your house. Depending on which expansion product you choose, it may allow you to connect a local sound source in that expansion room to further extend your choice of audio. Then use the RC-18S remote to control all of connected sources, regardless of where they’re located.

Engineered to emit radio frequency signals that work through walls and floors, the RC-18S can command sound from different floors of your residence, too.

How it differs from your primary remote

The RC-18S remote works as a complement to the primary remote that came with your LIFESTYLE system. This additional remote provides the control you need to listen to your system in other areas of your house.

Series II

Contents

Where to find...

Contents

Setting up your expansion products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

To get an additional room of sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

With a Bose

SA-2 or SA-3 amplifier and speakers: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

With a Series II 3•2•1 or 3•2•1 GS system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

With older Bose products for expansion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

To add more rooms of sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Getting the remote ready to use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

To install batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

What each button does . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

System ON, OFF, silenced . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Select the source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Select an audio program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Confirm and Return . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Using the remote to control other audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Two streams, two choices for you . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Main room requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Other room and stream scenarios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

How to make it happen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Some simple rules to keep it all straight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Additional legacy product rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Make sure the house code settings match . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

How to change the settings, as needed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

First check the house code setting (switches 1-4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

To receive the same audio stream as the main room . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

To set your RC-18S remote for other room use (switches 6-9) . . . . . . 15

Keep the room codes consistent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Now for the rewards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

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Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Technical information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Log for remote switch settings and products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Note:

Unauthorized modification of the receiver or radio remote control could

void the user’s authority to operate this equipment.

Deciding Where and How

Setting up your expansion products

Deciding Where and How

If you have purchased other Bose® link compatible products, you can pair them to work seamlessly with your new remote. This allows you to command sound

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from your LIFESTYLE part of your home.

To get an additional room of sound

It takes only a few steps to set up one additional room of sound with Bose products. With batteries installed in the RC-18S remote, you can then use it for control in the same area with those products.

With a Bose SA-2 or SA-3 amplifier and speakers:

1. Arrange and connect the speakers and amplifier as instructed in the amplifier owner’s guide. (A Bose A cable is supplied with the amplifier only.)

2. Check the room setting on the amplifier, as instructed in the owner’s guide that came with it. This setting must be different from the main room remote.

3. Check the switch settings inside the battery compartment of the RC-18S remote. These include:

• House code (switches 1-4): Must match the main room remote control house code setting.

• Audio stream (switch 5): May be set like that of the main room remote or be set to receive a different audio stream instead. Set switch 5 in the RC-18S accordingly.

system in an entirely different

link

• Room setting (switches 6-9): These must be different from the main room remote and identical to the room settings in the amplifier.

Note:

Your RC-18S remote and the SA-2 or SA-3 amplifier switches are set at the factory with identical house codes, with switch 5 set to command audio stream 2, and with room switches set for use in Room B.

4. If your amplifier and remote switches do not match,

refer to “How to change the settings, as needed” on page 15.

Deciding Where and How

With a Series II 3•2•1 or 3•2•1 GS system

The 3•2•1 Series II and 3•2•1 GS Series II DVD home entertainment systems are also Bose products designed to work with your LIFESTYLE

This gives you the choice of listening to any of the 3•2•1 system sound sources or to audio stream 1 or 2 of the LIFESTYLE

system. All it requires is that the two

systems be connected. This connection requires use of a Bose

you do not yet own one, you can purchase this cable by requesting Part Number 273619 from your authorized Bose dealer. Or, to contact Bose directly, refer to the address list included in the carton with your system.

link compatible

link B cable. If

system.

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Figure 1

Connecting 3•2•1 (or 3•2•1 GS) Series II and

LIFESTYLE Series II media centers

This cable connects to the rear panel of both the 3•2•1 and LIFESTYLE (Figure 1). Use the Bose

Bose

link

jack

Bose® link

jack

system media centers as shown

LIFESTYLE® 18 or 28 Series II media center

Bose® link B cable

link jack for this connection.

3•2•1

(or 3•2•1 GS)

Series II

media center

When the connections are completed, you can operate either system using the RC-18S remote.

By pressing the Local button, you tell the remote to control your 3•2•1 system. For access to the more advanced features of the 3•2•1 system, however, be sure to use the remote that came with it.

Deciding Where and How

With older Bose products for expansion

Some other Bose products, which you may already own, can also connect to your LIFESTYLE the product you add is not Bose

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limited to expanding your system to one additional room. How you make this connection will depend on the type of

product you have. It could be:

• powered speakers, such as an Acoustimass

speaker system

• an earlier system, such as a 3•2•1 Series I system, a

Wave

radio or Wave® radio/CD

• indoor or outdoor speakers connected to a Bose

SA-1 amplifier

For details, refer to “Some simple rules to keep it all straight” on page 12.

For more information on compatibility and cables, please contact Bose. Refer to the address list provided with your LIFESTYLE

To add more rooms of sound

To set up Bose® link products in multiple rooms, you can connect Bose SA-2 and SA-3 amplifiers in a daisychain arrangement. To include more than one non-amplifier solution, such as a 3•2•1 or Wave the 50-foot extension/expansion cable from Bose. This cable connects to the Bose media center, or to the pass through jack on the last connected amplifier. Then, at the other end, its 4-jack connector allows you to connect more products.

system.

system. However, if

link compatible, you are

5 powered

product, you need

link jack on your system

To purchase the extension/expansion cable from your authorized Bose dealer, ask for part number 275475-050. Or, to contact Bose directly, refer to the address list provided with your LIFESTYLE

system.

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