Bose RCYZH Users Manual

Bose® PERSONAL® Music Center II

Owner’s Guide

Introduction

Thank you

Introduction

By choosing a Bose® PERSONAL® music center II, you have opened the door to a variety of new options for playing your

LIFESTYLE

DVD home entertainmen t system – in al most any ar ea

of your home! This new music center provides you with:

• Control of your LIFESTYLE

system from a different room or

floor of your house.

• On-screen information about your stored music and the range of uMusic if yours is a LIFESTYLE

intelligent playb ack system choices for hearing it,

38 or 48 system.

• The option to read ily switch between the two audio streams from the system and multiply your choice of programs.

• Control of speakers set up in the same area as the remote, or even a local system with its own set of sources you can play.

• Easy access to system options, which appear right on the remote control LCD screen.

• Instant confirmation, because you not only hear, but also see what you’ve selected on the display screen.

Other equipment you can control

To enjoy the full benefit of your LIFESTYLE® system outside the main roo m w her e t he syste m i s set up , y ou n eed to h av e spe aker s or a local system that can r epr oduce the sou nd wher e you want it.

For that purpose, Bose offers a selection of expansion products that work together seamlessly due to one common ingredient:

Bose

link compatibility. These products include:

•LIFESTYLE

SA-2 or SA-3 amplifiers that wo rk with a variety of

Bose passive speakers.

• Bose 3•2•1 Series II and 3•2•1 GS Se ries II systems.

•The Bose Wave

Or you can use a previ ously pur chase d Bose pr od uct, which does not have built-in Bose product may restrict expansion of your LIFESTYLE

music system.

link compatibility. Using such a legacy

system.

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

The remote control conforms to the RT T E Directive 99/5/EC (R+TTED). The complete Declaration of Conformity can be found on <www.bose.com>

Contents

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

Thank you . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Other equipment you can control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Preparing to Use the Music Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Where to begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Installing the batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Be sure to confirm these settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

How to make other choices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Basics of the controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Getting to what you want . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

What appears on the display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Buttons to use while you listen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Listening to Your LIFESTYLE

Enjoying a command performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Playing a CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Playing a DVD or VCD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Playing stored music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Getting into the library of stored music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Listening to other sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Listening to Your Local Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

How it differs from a system source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Choosing and using your local source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Exploring your options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Beyond the Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

Music center settings you can change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

To change settings for a feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

The importance of room codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Why would you change the house code? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Audio streams multiply your options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

To add more rooms of sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Bose

link products for expansion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Connectin g another Bose

Using other products for expansion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

Contacting customer service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

Limited warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Technical information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

link system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Preparing to Use the Music Center

Where to begin

Preparing to Use the Music Center

Your expansion system or speakers must be set up and connected to the LIFESTYLE the PERSONAL

If you have a Bose “To add more rooms of sound” on page 25.

If you have an older product to use with the remote, refer to “Using other products for expansion” on page 26.

If you have alr ead y s et up and conn ect ed yo ur expa ns ion s yst em, you can get your remote ready to use now.

Installing the batteries

You can turn on your PERSONAL® music center as soon as the batteries are installed, as follows:

1. On the back of the PERSONAL

2. Install the four supplied AA (IEC LR6) batteries, matching the

3. Close the battery cover by sliding it back into place.

music center II.

link product and still need to set it up, refer to

system before you can use them with

music center, slide the

battery compartment cover off.

polarity markings (+ and –) on each battery to the markings inside the battery compartment (Figure 1).

Figure 1

Inserting the batteries

Note: Change the batteries when you notice a marked decrease in the range or response of the remote.

Please dispose of used batteries properly,

following any local

regulations. Do not incinerate.

Preparing to Use the Music Center

Be sure to confirm these settings

Your PERSONAL® music center is pre-set at the factory:

• For use in the single exp ansion room (Room B) or area (not in the main room with your LIFESTYLE

• With the same house code t hat each new LIF ESTYLE

system).

system is

assigned.

• To command the Audio 2 stream from the LIF E STYLE

• To display English. Or, if your LIFESTYLE to a different language, your PERSONAL

system is already set

music center detects

system.

that and quickly switches to the s ame language . If i t does not do so, refer to the section below.

Note: To learn how to select a different text display language for your system, refer to “Media center options” in the Operating Guide that came with the system.

If the above settings ar e ri gh t for you r pl ans, you can begin to use your remote now.

How to make other choices

To change the language of the text on your PERSONAL® music center display may require use of the Setup button. If your music center does not automatically reflect your change in the system, refer to “Music center settings you can change” on page 21.

For more information on expansion room codes, see “The importance of room codes” on page 23.

For information on ho use codes, see “Why would you change the house code?” on page 23.

To understand what Audio 1 and 2 streams mean, refer to “Audio streams multiply your options” on page 24.

Preparing to Use the Music Center

Basics of the controls

Your PERSONAL® music center II features a powerfu l combination of selection buttons and a display screen, which lets you see and choose from the wide variety of LIFESTYLE

You can use the PERSONAL performance from almost anywhere in your home, even outside, without ever taking aim. Radio frequency signals from the PERSONAL

music center reach the system from as far away as

80 feet (24.6 meters).

Getting to what you want

Using a few essential buttons allows you to get started, move around on the display screen, and make selections from the display.

Try them out to get a feel for what happens.

Turns on the LIFESTYLE center in the main room and the ampli fier and speakers or local system in the same room with the PERSONAL

Also activates the last used source, which is set to its previous volume and preset, if that applies.

Turns off the current source, the PERSONAL music center, and the amplifier and speakers (or system) in the same room.

music center to command system

system capabilities.

system media

music center.

Move around on the display.

• To move up or down, tip the center bar up or down.

• To move left or right, press the left or right arrow button.

The display screen shows you which arrow to use for a particular option.

Confirms a selection. Pressing in on the center bar completes your

action and moves to the next s creen or back to the previous one.

Shows you all of the sources connected to your system.

Pressing and holding this button turns the display backlight off and on.

Preparing to Use the Music Center

What appears on the display

Press to see the list of the sources (Figure 2).

Figure 2

The list of possible sources available for selection

Select source for Audio 2

What you

can do

More to see

Stored On Audio 1

FM Radio On Audio 2 AM Radio

CD/DVD AUX Local

[OK]

Audio 1Cancel

To make these choices:

Source and audio

stream in use

elsewhere

Source and

audio stream

selected here

Note: To understand what Audio 1 and 2 mean, refer to “Audio streams multiply your options” on page 24.

Your list may look different, depending on the components you have connected to your LIFESTYLE system it is. For instance, Stored will appear only if yours is a

LIFESTYLE

38 or 48 system.

system, and what type of

What you can do here:

• Move up or down to highlight a preferred source.

• Move right to change the audio stream.

• Confirm your new choice [OK].

Figure 3

Example of a source screen

• Move left to cancel the new choice. When you confirm or cancel a choice, the display changes to

information about the source that is playing now (Figure 3).

FM Radio

Source selected

Current preset

What you can change here

Back Tune

Station

Current station

FM 103.3

Jump to preset

To make these choices:

Preparing to Use the Music Center

Where you can go from here:

• Move up or down to another preset stat ion.

• Move left to return to the source selection screen.

• Move right to see the station tuning screen (Figure 4).

Figure 4

Example of a radio tuning screen

FM Tune

Station

FM 103.3

Tune station

Back

Or instead, press to return to the list of the sources.

Setup: only as needed

Pressing this button presents a list of the adjustable settings on your PERSONAL display characteristics are among them.

For information on the adjustments you can make, refer to “Music center settings you can change” on page 21.

Symbols on the display

At times, you may notice a symb o l appear on the display. These are to indicate some special conditions, as follows:

Battery indicator: Your PERSONAL battery is depleted by 75% or more.

music center. Some

music center

Speakers m ut e d: Th e Mut e button has been pressed and the speakers in the room with your PERSONAL

All speakers muted: The Mute button – on your PERSONAL

music center are silenced.

music center or in another room – has been pressed and held, silencing the speakers in your room. Pressing the Mute button now will unmute the speakers in your room only.

Information: Pres sing in on the cen ter bar will provide further information about a track.

Preparing to Use the Music Center

Buttons to use while you listen

There are two circular button se ts for use while listening to a source. For details on how each but ton works for a specific source, refer to “Listening to Your LIFESTYLE page 10.

Use this button set to:

• Adjust the speaker volume, up or down.

• Establish and sel ect presets.

• Skip and scan forward and back.

• Begin play and pause it. Use the top button in this set while listening to a

music disc or stored music (if available on your system).

Each press mo ves fr om normal play to t he next* pla y mode in the following order:

• Shuffle CD.

• Repeat CD.

• Shuffle and repeat CD.

• Repeat track.

•Normal.

System” on

*All of these modes may not be available for CDs pl aying on a local system.

Use the remaining buttons in this circular set only with stored music, available on LIFESTYLE

38 and

48 systems. Use these buttons to:

• Select the uMusic turn on the LIFESTYLE

system stored source and

system if it is off.

• Rate the track that i s playi ng, or mult iple t racks or CDs selected in the Music Library.

• Hear all other tracks from the CD that provided the current track.

• Hear the tracks that are included in the playlist or add a selection to the playlist.

• Hear music that is similar i n mood and style to t he track that is playing.

Mutes and unmutes the speakers in the room where the PERSONAL

When pressed an d held, mutes all speakers connected to the LIFESTYLE

music center is used.

system.

When pressed an d held again, unmutes them.

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