Bose RC-38S User Manual

Bose® LIFESTYLE® RC-38S Remote Control

Owner’s Guide and Bose® Link

Expansion Overview

Introduction

Thank you for choosing the RC-38S remote

Introduction

As the owner of a Bose® LIFESTYLE® RC-38S remote control, you can enjoy a wide variety of new options

with your LIFESTYLE

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This remote is one of many Bose ucts designed to work with the LIFESTYLE 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-38S 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, or access the uMusic™ intelligent playback system.

The remote works with:

•Bose

• Certain other stereo amplifiers. By using one of the expansion room solutions above, you

can enjoy LIFESTYLE your house. Depending on which expansion product you choose, you may be able to connect a local sound source in that expansion room to further extend your choice of audio. You may then use the RC-38S remote to access all connected sources, regardless of where they’re located.

Engineered to emit radio frequency signals that work through walls and floors, the RC-38S can command sound from different floors of your residence, too.

link compatible powered speakers

link amplifiers with passive speakers

DVD home entertainment system.

link compatible prod-

system on and tune in audio from the

system sound in another area of

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How it differs from your primary remote

The RC-38S remote works as a complement to the primary remote that came with your LIFESTYLE This additional remote provides the control you need to listen to your system in other areas of your house.

Note:

Unauthorized modification of the receiver or radio remote control could void the user’s authority to operate this equipment.

system.

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Contents

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Thank you for choosing the RC-38S remote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Where to use this expansion remote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

How it differs from your primary remote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Deciding Where and How . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

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

With older Bose

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

Preparing the Remote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

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

Select a play mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Confirm and return . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

uMusic™ intelligent playback system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Audio Possibilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Using the remote to control other audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Two streams, two choices for you . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Main room requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Other room and stream scenarios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

How to make it happen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Code Switch Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Some simple rules to keep it all straight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Additional legacy product rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Make sure the house code settings match . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

How to change the settings, as needed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

First check the house code setting (switches 1-4) . . . . . . . . . 17

To receive the same audio stream as the main room . . . . . . . 17

To set your RC-38S remote for other

room use (switches 6-9) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Keep the room codes consistent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Now for the rewards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Technical information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Log for remote switch settings and products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

products for expansion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

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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-38S remote, you can use it to control these additional 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 compart-

ment of the RC-38S 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-38S accordingly.

system in an entirely different

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• 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-38S 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 17.

Deciding Where and How

With a 3•2•1 or 3•2•1 GS Series II 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 media centers

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

LIFESTYLE

Bose® link jack

system media centers as shown

38 or 48 media center

link jack for this connection.

Bose® link B cable

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-38S 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 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.

products, which you may already own,

system. However, if

link compatible, you are

How you make this connection will depend on the type of product you have. It could be:

• powered speakers, such as an Acoustimass

5 powered

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 14.

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

system.

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 nonamplifier solution, such as a 3•2•1 or Wave need the 50-foot Extension/Expansion cable from Bose. This cable connects to the Bose

link jack on your system 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.

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.

product, you

Preparing the Remote

Getting the remote ready to use

Preparing the R emote

You can use your RC-38S remote control as soon as the batteries are installed. It is pre-set at the factory for use outside the main room where your LIFESTYLE located, in an area where another Bose speaker pair is set up.

Figure 2

Polarity marked on the batteries

Or, you can use it as a secondary remote in the same room with the LIFESTYLE to set switches inside the battery compartment for that purpose, refer to “How to change the settings, as needed” on page 17.

To install batteries

1. Slide the battery cover off the back of the remote.

Note:

You may notice the small switches just above the batteries inside the compartment. These are the house code, stream selection, and room code switches, explained on page 12.

2. As you install the four supplied batteries, match the

polarity markings (+ and –) on each one to markings inside the battery compartment (Figure 2).

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

closed.

Note:

If you notice a decrease in the range or response of the RC-38S remote control, the batteries may need to be changed.

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