Bose RC-35S2 User Manual

RC-35S2 REMOTE CONTROL

Owner’s Guide | Guía de usuario | Notice d’utilisation

SAFETY AND REGULATORY INFORMATION

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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 its advanced features. Please save this owner’s guide for future reference.

WARNINGS:

• 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.

• Keep the remote control batteries away from children. They may cause a fire or chemical burn if mishandled. Do not recharge, disassemble, heat above 100ºC (212ºF), or incinerate. Dispose of used batteries promptly. Replace only with batteries of the correct type and model number.

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

For RC-35S2-27 remotes in the U.S. and Canada

NOTE: 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, the user is 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 into an outlet on a circuit different from that 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.

Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

For RC-35S2-27 remotes in Canada only

This Category II radio communication device complies with Industry Canada Standard RSS-310.

For RC-35S2-27 or RC-35S2-40 remotes in Europe only

Bose Corporation hereby declares that this product is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of Directive 1999/5/EC and other applicable Directives. The complete Declaration of Conformity can be found at www.Bose.com/compliance.

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RC-35S2 remote control with expansion system

LIFESTYLE

V25/V35 system (main room)

INTRODUCTION

Overview

The RC-35S2 remote control is specifically designed to expand your Bose entertainment system into another area of your home. Using the RC-35S2 remote control, you can listen to your main room system through a Bose link-enabled expansion product in another room.

LIFESTYLE® V25/V35 home

Unpacking

Check the carton for the parts shown.

RC-35S2 remote control Four

AAA (IEC LR3) batteries

Save the carton and packing materials, which 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 included with your LIFESTYLE system for contact information.

Homewide antenna

EXPANDING YOUR LIFESTYLE® SYSTEM

Antenna cable

Antenna (bare wire)

Control console (main room)

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Connecting your homewide antenna

Plug the antenna cable into the Homewide Antenna connector on your LIFESTYLE

Because the antenna radiates at 90 degrees to the antenna (bare wire), mount the antenna vertically as close as possible to the center of the house.

Do not bundle the antenna together with other cables and do not place it close to large metallic objects or surfaces.

system.

Connecting an expansion product to the control console

1. Plug one end of the Bose® link cable into the Bose

link OUT connector on your LIFESTYLE

control console.

2. Connect the other end of the Bose link cable to

your expansion product. Your expansion product might be a speaker system

or an AL8 Homewide Wireless Audio Link if you are making a wireless connection. Refer to the owner’s guide that came with your expansion product for more information on making this connection.

system

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Four AAA (IEC LR3) batteries

EXPANDING YOUR LIFESTYLE® SYSTEM

Getting the remote ready

1. Make sure your RC-35S2 remote and expansion

product are set to the same room code. The remote you received is set to room code B.

If the expansion product is also set to room B, you do not need to do anything.

To change the remote control room code, see “Changing the room code” on page 8.

To change the room code in the expansion product, see the owner’s guide that came with it.

2. Make sure the house code in the RC-35S2 remote is the same as in your LIFESTYLE entertainment system.

Both products are initially set to house code 15 and should work together unless the house code in your main system was changed. To change the house code on the RC-35S2, see “Changing the house code” on page 9.

Note: For more information on changing the house code, see “Adding Sound to Another Room” in the operating guide for your LIFESTYLE® system.

V25/V35 home

Installing the remote batteries

1. Press and slide the battery cover off the back of

the remote.

2. Install the four supplied batteries, matching the polarity markings (+ and –) on the batteries to the markings inside the battery compartment.

3. Slide the battery cover back into place until it snaps closed.

USING THE REMOTE

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The RC-35S2 remote offers a simple set of controls that allow you to select sources and adjust audio playback in your expansion room.

On/Off

Turns on/off your Bose® link expansion system.

When turning on your system, the source last selected is active.

PARTY

Links all connected expansion products to the source playing on your LIFESTYLE the main room. Can be used during a party when the same music is desired in multiple rooms.

system in

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USING THE REMOTE

Source selection

Using the RC-35S2 remote, you can select any device set up to work with your LIFESTYLE

system.

Selects disc devices connected to the control console, such as DVD, Blu-ray Disc™, and CD players.

Each press switches to the next available

Note: To select any source other than AM/FM radio or an

source.

iPod, the source must be powered on.

Selects your iPod (if docked), other digital

Selects sources configured for TV viewing, such as a broadcast tuner in your TV and/or any set top boxes connected to the control console.

Each press switches to the next available source.

Selects the last FM or AM radio station selected.

media players, or game consoles connected to the control console, as well as the last selected local source in the expansion room.

Each press switches to the next available source.

Note: A local source is a device, such as a TV or a portable CD or MP3 player, that is connected directly to audio input connectors on the expansion product.

Press again to toggle between FM and AM when the radio is on.

iPod is a trademark of Apple, Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. All other marks are registered trademarks and trademarks of Bose Corporation.

USING THE REMOTE

Pauses playback of DVR, CD/DVD, or iPod

Begins playback of DVR, CD/DVD, or iPod

Skips to next track or radio station

Stops playback of DVR, CD/DVD, or iPod

Skips to previous track or radio station

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Playback controls

The playback controls allow you to operate devices connected to your LIFESTYLE DVD/CD player, and docked iPod.

system such as a DVR,

Volume controls

+ Raises the volume and unmutes the

system (if muted).

– Lowers the volume.

Mutes/unmutes expansion room speakers. Press and hold to mute/unmute speakers in

all rooms.

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USING THE REMOTE

Channel controls

Changes to next/previous TV channel or radio preset.

If the source in use by the control console is a cable or satellite box connected to your TV, this moves to the next/previous cable or satellite channel.

Returns to last TV channel or radio station preset.

Note: If these controls do not seem to work with your TV, you may need to plug an IR emitter cable into the IR connector on the rear panel of the control console. IR cables are available from Bose. See the address list included with your LIFESTYLE

Although the LIFESTYLE

system for contact information.

system control console emits IR signals into the room where it is located, an IR emitter can better direct those signals to the TV.

Numeric keypad

Selects a CD track, DVD chapter, radio station preset, or TV channel that corresponds to the numbers pressed.

Enters a dash or dot as necessary for a digital TV channel number.

Confirms channel selection on certain TVs.

USING MULTI-ROOM AUDIO

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Room and house codes

Room and house codes are the settings that allow you to operate your main room system from another room in your home that has a Bose system. Each RC-35S2 remote and your main room system must have identical house codes. Also, each expansion system and the RC-35S2 remote used with it must have identical room codes.

link-enabled expansion

Changing the room code

Your RC-35S2 remote is set at the factory for room code B. If room code B is already used by another Bose link product in your home, you need to change both the RC-35S2 and expansion system to another room code.

To change the room code in your RC-35S2 remote:

1. Press and slide the battery cover off the back of the remote.

2. Locate the room code switches (6-9).

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USING MULTI-ROOM AUDIO

3. Select a room code from the following table. 4. Using a fine-point pen or other small tool, set

Room Code 6 7 8 9

switches 6-9 to the corresponding up and down positions shown for that room code.

5. Slide the battery cover back into place until it snaps closed.

Changing the house code

The radio frequency (RF) signals used in expansion systems have a long range and the ability to penetrate walls. Therefore, the signals from an RC-35S2 remote in one home can possibly reach and affect the operation of a LIFESTYLE Changing the house code for the system and all the remotes used with it avoids possible conflict.

Your RC-35S2 remote is set at the factory for house code 15.

To change the house code in your RC-35S2 remote and in your LIFESTYLE

1. Press and slide the battery cover off the back of the remote.

system:

system in a nearby home.

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USING MULTI-ROOM AUDIO

2. Locate the house code switches (1-4). 3. Select a house code from the following table.

House Code 1 2 3 4

4. Using a fine-point pen or other small tool, set switches 1-4 to the corresponding up and down positions shown for that house code.

5. Slide the battery cover back into place until it snaps closed.

6. Go to the main room and press the Setup button on the control console.

7. Select Homewide.

8. Select the Standard house code mode.

9. Return to the expansion room and press the

Stop button ( ) on the RC-35S2 remote.

The house code in your LIFESTYLE

system is now the

same as in the RC-35S2 remote control.

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USING MULTI-ROOM AUDIO

REFERENCE

Troubleshooting Customer service

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Problem What to do

System not responding to controls

A device is not responding to remote control commands

Intermittent operation using the RC-35S2 remote

System turns on or off, or changes sources unexpectedly when no buttons on the RC-35S2 remote have been pressed

• Make sure the RC-35S2 remote and the main room system have the same house code. See “Getting the remote ready” on page 3.

• Make sure the RC-35S2 remote and the expansion system have the same room code. See “Getting the remote ready” on page 3.

• Make sure the device is on.

• Install an IR blaster in the main room.

• Check the batteries to see if they need changing.

• Move the remote to a different location to see if the problem is simply caused by “dead spots” in the building.

• Check to see if someone in the main room is using the primary remote control in that way.

• You may be experiencing a control conflict with another LIFESTYLE your home. Change the house code. See “Changing the house code” on page 9.

system near

For questions about the RC-35S2 remote or LIFESTYLE

system expansion, contact your local

Bose dealer. To contact Bose directly, see the address list

included with your LIFESTYLE

system or visit

http://owners.Bose.com.

Technical information

Remote control range: 65 ft (20 m) Size: 1.0"H x 2.3"W x 7.7"L

(2.5 cm x 5.8 cm x 19.5 cm)

Weight: 6.9 oz (195 g) Battery type: AAA or IEC-LR3 1.5V batteries (4) Frequency: U.S./Canada/other: 27.145 MHz

EU/other: 40.685 MHz

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