Bose Lifestyle ROOMMATE User Manual
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LIFESTYLE
POWERED SPEAKER SYSTEM
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RoomMate
SAFETY INFORMATION
Please read this owner’s guide
Please take the time to follow the instructions in this owner’s guide carefully. It will help you set up and
operate your system properly and enjoy all of its advanced features. Please save this owner’s guide for
future reference.
WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire or electrical shock, do not expose the product to rain or moisture.
WARNING: The apparatus shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing, and objects filled with liquids,
such as vases, shall not be placed on the apparatus. As with any electronic product, use care not to spill liquids into any part of the system. Liquids can cause a failure and/or a fire hazard.
WARNING: No naked flame sources, such as lighted candles, should be placed on the apparatus.
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 owner’s guide.
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Notes:
• The product label is located on the bottom of the product.
• This product is intended to be used only with the power supply provided.
• Where the mains plug is used as the disconnect device, such disconnect device shall remain readily
operable.
• This product must be used indoors. It is neither designed or tested for use outdoors, in recreation vehicles, or on boats.
• Unauthorized modification of the radio remote control could void the user’s authority to operate this
equipment.
The RoomMate® powered speaker conforms to the EMC directive 89/336/EEC and to the Low Voltage
Directive 73/23/EEC. The PERSONAL
(R+TTED). The complete Declarations of Conformity can be found on www.bose.com.
Please dispose of used batteries properly,
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music center II conforms to the RTTE Directive 99/5/EC
following any local regulations. Do not incinerate.
Additional safety information
See the additional instructions on the
in the shipping carton.
Important Safety Instructions
sheet (North America only) enclosed
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CONTENTS
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INTRODUCING THE ROOMMATE® POWERED SPEAKER . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Before you begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Unpacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Rear panel features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Front panel mute switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
SETUP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Connecting the speaker to your LIFESTYLE® system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Making the power connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Installing batteries in the PERSONAL® music center II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Adding an external audio source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Changing the room code for your RoomMate® speaker system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
USING THE PERSONAL® MUSIC CENTER II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Your control options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Confirm that current settings are right . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Basic controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Getting to what you want . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
What appears on the display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
What you can do in the source display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Display symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Setup button: use as needed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Buttons to use while you listen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Adjustable features of the PERSONAL® music center II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
To change settings for a feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
The importance of room codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
When to change the room code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Why would you change the house code? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Audio streams multiply your options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
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LISTENING TO YOUR LIFESTYLE® SYSTEM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Performance at your command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Playing stored music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Searching the library of stored music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Using the radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Playing a CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Playing a DVD or VCD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Listening to other sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Listening to Your Local Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
CARE AND MAINTENANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Contacting customer service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Limited warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Technical information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
For your records
Please record the serial numbers of your RoomMate® speaker and PERSONAL® music center II here
and on your Product Registration Ca rd. This provides easy access to this info rma tion if yo u ever n eed
to contact Bose
RoomMate
PERSONAL
Dealer name: ____________________________________ _______________________________________
Dealer phone: _________________________________ Purchase date: ___________________ ____ _
Be sure to fill out your Product Registration Card and mail it to Bose. Failure to do so does not affect
your limited warranty. Please keep your sales receipt and product registration together with this
owner’s guide.
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Customer Service.
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speaker serial number:________________________________________________________
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music center II serial number: _________________________________________________
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Before you begin
Unpacking
INTRODUCING THE ROOMMATE® POWERED SPEAKER
Thank you for purchasing a LIFESTYLE® RoomMate® powered speaker system, a small
speaker system that delivers surprisingly great sound. This speaker system provides a simple
and elegant solution for enjoying the sound from your LIFESTYLE
tem in your living room, kitchen, bedroom or any other room in your home.
This product works with LIFESTYLE
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48, 38, 28 Series II and 18 Series II DVD home enter-
tainment systems.
An AUX IN jack on the rear panel allows you to listen to an external audio device through this
remarkable speaker, even if it is disconnected from your home entertainment system.
Check the carton for all of the parts shown in Figure 1 and save the carton and packing
materials. The original packing materials provide the safest way to transport this product.
If any part of the product appears to be damaged, do not attempt to use it. Contact your
authorized Bose dealer immediately or call Bose Customer Service. Refer to the address list
enclosed in the carton for phone numbers.
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home entertainment sys-
Figure 1
Carton contents
RoomMate
speaker
Power cord*
* The appropriate power cord for your region is provided.
PERSONAL
music center II
50-ft Bose
Power pack
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link B cable
Batteries (4)
Note: Now is a good time to find the serial number on the bottom of your RoomMate speaker
and record it on page 4.
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NTRODUCING THE ROOMMATE
Rear panel features
The rear panel provides a power connector, audio input connectors, and room code
switches.
Figure 2
RoomMate® speaker rear
panel
Room Code
Four miniature
switches used to set
the room code. See
“Changing the room
code for your RoomMate
tem” on page 11.
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POWERED SPEAKER
speaker sys-
DC Power
A DC power input
jack which accepts
the power pack
output cable.
AUX IN
A 3.5 mm (
1
/
”) stereo in-
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put jack for connecting
an external audio source
(local source).
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Bose
link
A multi-pin jack for
connecting your speaker
to a LIFESTYLE
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system
Bose link network.
Front panel mute switch
The bottom front center of the speaker enclosure contains a touch-sensitive mute switch.
To mute or unmute the speaker, just touch the Bose logo.
Figure 3
RoomMate speaker mute
switch location
Note: This symbol appears on the
PERSONAL
when the speaker is muted. See
“Display symbols” on page 15. You
can also mute the speaker by
pressing Mute on the PERSONAL
music center II.
Mute/unmute switch
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music center II display
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Connecting the speaker to your LIFESTYLE® system
Using the supplied Bose® link “B” cable, connect your RoomMate® speaker to the media
center as shown in Figure 4.
Your LIFESTYLE
in a Bose link network using room code I. If room code I is already assigned to another Bose
link product in your home, you will need to change the room code. For more information, see
“Changing the room code for your RoomMate
Figure 4
RoomMate speaker to
media center connection
Bose link “B” cable
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RoomMate® speaker is shipped from the factory already set up to operate
speaker system” on page 11.
RoomMate speaker rear panel
SETUP
Rear panel of media center*
*LIFESTYLE® 48, 38, 28 Series II and 18 Series II
DVD home entertainment systems, only.
If you already have one Bose® link product
If you already have a Bose
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link cable plugged into the Bose link speakers jack, you will
need to obtain a Bose link extension/expansion cable. This will enable you to connect
both your existing Bose link cable and your new Bose link B cable to your media center.
Another solution is to purchase the AL8 Homewide Wireless Audio Link. This product can
provide wireless communication to both your existing Bose link product and your new
LIFESTYLE
For more information on either of these solutions, contact Bose Customer Service. Refer
to the Bose address list included with your LIFESTYLE
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RoomMate speaker system.
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home entertainment system.
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ETUP
Making the power connections
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Figure 5
RoomMate speaker power
connections
1. Insert the DC power cord from the power pack into the DC Power jack on the rear panel
of the RoomMate
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speaker. Make sure the DC Power label faces up (Figure 5).
2. Insert the small connector of the AC power cord into the power pack. Plug the other end
into an appropriate AC receptacle.
The speaker is now in standby mode, ready to use. Turn to
“Installing batteries in the PERSONAL
music center II” on page 9.
DC power jack
DC power cord
Make sure DC Power
label faces up.
AC power cord
Power pack
Small connector of
AC power cord
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Installing batteries in the PERSONAL music center II
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ETUP
Figure 6
Inserting the
batteries
The PERSONAL® music center II is shipped from the factory already set up to operate your
system using room code I. If room code I is already assigned to another Bose
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link product in
your home, you will need to change the room code. Refer to “When to change the room
code” on page 19.
Note:
Make sure the room code assigned to your PERSONAL® music center II is the same room
code assigned to your RoomMate
RoomMate
speaker system” on page 11.
To begin using your PERSONAL
®
speaker system. See “Changing the room code for your
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music center II with your LIFESTYLE® system, just install the
supplied batteries as follows:
1. On the back of the PERSONAL
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music center II, slide the battery compartment cover off
(Figure 6).
2. Install the four AA (IEC LR6) batteries, matching the polarity markings (+ and –) to the
markings inside the battery compartment (Figure 6).
3. Slide the battery cover back into place.
AA (IEC LR6) batteries (4)
Battery compartment cover
Your PERSONAL® music center II is now ready to operate your LIFESTYLE® system. For
operating instructions, refer to “Using The PERSONAL
Change the batteries when you notice a marked decrease in the range or response of your
Note:
PERSONAL
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music center II, or when the battery indicator reads low (see “Display symbols” on
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Music Center II” on page 12.
page 15).
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ETUP
Adding an external audio source
You can use your RoomMate® speaker to listen to an external audio source such as a TV, or a
portable CD or MP3 player. Just plug the output cable from your source into the The AUX IN
jack on the rear panel of your speaker. The cable must be equipped with a male
stereo plug.
For operating instructions on listening to an external audio source, refer to “Listening to Your
Local Source” on page 29.
Note:
The PERSONAL® music center II will not operate any external audio device connected to
the AUX IN jack.
Using an external source without a Bose® link connection
When your RoomMate speaker is disconnected from a Bose link network, the AUX IN source
is automatically selected. This means that you can listen to an external audio source without
using your PERSONAL
set the volume level of the speaker. You can still use the mute switch on the front of the
speaker to mute the audio at any time.
Figure 7
Auxiliary audio source
connection
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3.5 mm (
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music center II. Use the volume control on your external device to
1
/8")
Portable CD player
RoomMate speaker rear panel
Male 3.5 mm (
1
/8") stereo plug
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