-
Bose SA-2 - page 1
The B ose ® Lifestyl e ® SA-2 and SA-3 Ster eo Amplifie r Owner’ s Guide ...
-
Bose SA-2 - page 2
2 Safety Information WA R N I N G : T o reduce the r i sk o f fi r e or elec trical sho ck, do no t expose the product to rain or moisture. WA R N I N G : The appa ratus sha ll not be expo sed to dr ipping or spla shing, and obje cts filled with liquids, such as vases, shall not be placed on th e apparatus. A s with an y e lectronic produc ts, use ...
-
Bose SA-2 - page 3
3 Important Safety Instructions 1. Read these instructio ns – for all compo n ents before usin g this product. 2. Keep thes e instructions – for fut ure re fere nce . 3. Heed all warning s – on the product and in the owner’ s guide. 4. Follow all inst ructions. 5. Do not use this apparatus near water or moisture – Do not use this product ...
-
Bose SA-2 - page 4
4 Conte nts Intr od ucing t he Li f es ty le ® SA-2 and SA-3 Stereo Amplifier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Before you begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Unpacking th e carton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
-
Bose SA-2 - page 5
5 Introducing the Lif estyle ® SA-2 and SA- 3 Stereo Amp lifier Befor e yo u be g in Thank you for pur chasi ng a Lifesty le ® SA-2 or SA-3 st ereo amp lifier . The Lifest yle ® st ereo amplifi er pr ovides you with a simple sol ution when you wan t to add Bose ® non-powered envir onmental s peak ers or Bose non- po we r e d acce sso ry s peak ...
-
Bose SA-2 - page 6
6 Introducing the Lifestyle ® SA- 2 and SA-3 Stereo Amplifier Conn ecti on pa nel fe at ures The connec tion panel includes the inpu t/ output co nnections p lus r oom code switch es and amplifi er LED sta tus indi cators. Figure 2 Lifestyle ® amplifier connection panel AC POW ER AC power cor d jack. Th ere i s no on/of f switch on this pr oduct. ...
-
Bose SA-2 - page 7
7 Introducing the Lif estyle ® SA-2 and SA- 3 Stereo Amp lifier ROOM CODE switch es Micr oswitches f or setting room c ode and amplifi er advance d f eatur es. LED status ind ica to r The gr een LED i ndicates t he opera tional sta te of the ampl ifier . See “Powerin g-up your sy stem” on page 2 2. AUX INP UT (SA-3 only) Left and right ch an n ...
-
Bose SA-2 - page 8
8 Sett ing Up Your Lif estyle ® Stereo Amplifier Identif y in g your system The Lifesty le ® ster eo a mplif ier an d add ition al r emote co me r ead y to be inst alle d and u sed in a second r oom (Room B). This secti on pr ovides plac ement an d mounti ng instru cti on s for the Li fe style ® st er eo amplifier . Followin g this inf ormation ...
-
Bose SA-2 - page 9
9 Setting Up Your Life style ® St ereo Am plifier Sele ct ing a locatio n for your Lifes tyle ® stereo amplifier Y our Lif esty le ® ste reo ampl ifier does not need to be si tuated cl ose to eit her your L ife style ® system or the accessory spe akers. Conside r the followi ng guideli nes when sele cting a loca tio n fo r you r amp li fi e r . ...
-
Bose SA-2 - page 10
10 Sett ing Up Your Lif estyle ® Stereo Amplifier Mounting your Lifestyle ® stereo amplifier Y our Lif esty le ® ste reo ampl ifie r can be pl aced on a shel f or mounted on a wal l (Figur e 3). • When placin g the amplifier on a horizont al surface like a floo r or shelf, the amplifi er’ s rubber feet pr ovide stabil ity and pr event sc rat ...
-
Bose SA-2 - page 11
11 Setting Up Your Life style ® St ereo Am plifier Model A V -1 8/38/48 me di a cent er setup CAUTIO N: Before maki ng connecti ons, turn th e Lifestyl e ® system of f and di sconnect the media center from the AC (mai ns) power outl et. DO NOT plug the amplifier into an outlet u ntil you have complet ed all other con nections. 1. Insert on e end ...
-
Bose SA-2 - page 12
12 Sett ing Up Your Lif estyle ® Stereo Amplifier Setting up RC18S 2 and RC38S2 remotes Y our addit ional r emote is shi pped fr om the f actory a lr eady se t up for a secon d r oom (r oom B). T o make sur e that this remote will work wi th your home enterta inment system, do the follow- ing to check the h o use code setting . 1. Remove th e r em ...
-
Bose SA-2 - page 13
13 Setting Up Your Life style ® St ereo Am plifier Model A V -28 med ia center setup CAUTIO N: Before maki ng connecti ons, turn th e Lifestyl e ® system of f and di sconnect the media center from the AC (mai ns) power outl et. DO NOT plug the amplifier into an outlet u ntil you have complet ed all other con nections. 1. Inser t the 8-to-9-p in a ...
-
Bose SA-2 - page 14
14 Sett ing Up Your Lif estyle ® Stereo Amplifier Setting up the RC28S remote Y our se cond remote is shipped f r o m the factory already set u p for Zone 2. T o ma ke sure that this r e mo te will work wit h your home ente rtainment sys tem, do the fol lowing to chec k the house co de setting. 1. Remove th e remote control batt e ry co ver and lo ...
-
Bose SA-2 - page 15
15 Setting Up Your Life style ® St ereo Am plifier Multi-room in terface setup CAUTIO N: Before maki ng any connect ions, turn t he Life style ® system off and di sconnect the music cen t er from the AC (mains) power outlet. DO NOT p lug the amplifier i nto an outlet unti l you have comp leted all o ther conn ecti ons. 1. Insert t he 8-to-9- pin ...
-
Bose SA-2 - page 16
16 Sett ing Up Your Lif estyle ® Stereo Amplifier Setting up the Personal ® m usic center Systems th at h ave a mult i- r oom i nter fac e ar e control led by t he Per son al ® music center w hich req uir es no internal switch set tings bef or e it allows you to contr ol more than on e ro om of speakers. However , i f you pur chase a s econd Per ...
-
Bose SA-2 - page 17
17 Setting Up Your Life style ® St ereo Am plifier Model 20 mus ic cen ter set up CAUTIO N: Before maki ng connecti ons, turn th e Lifestyl e ® system off and disconnect the musi c center from the AC (mai ns) power outl et. DO NOT plug the amplifier into an outlet u ntil you have complet ed all other con nections. 1. Insert th e 8-to-9-in DI N ad ...
-
Bose SA-2 - page 18
18 Sett ing Up Your Lif estyle ® Stereo Amplifier Setting up the RC-20 remote for Zone 2 If your s ystem uses a Mode l 20 music center , you ne ed to se t up a seco nd RC -20 r emote contr ol t o operate the ZO NE 2 outputs . 1. Remove the r emote contro l batte ry cover and loc ate the miniature switches (Figur e 13). 2. Make su r e that the hous ...
-
Bose SA-2 - page 19
19 Setting Up Your Life style ® St ereo Am plifier Model 5 mu si c cente r se tu p This setu p re quir es a 3- ft audio inpu t adapt er cable. Co n t act your Bos e dealer or Bose ® Custome r Service. See the list of locatio ns and phone numb ers included in the sh ipping carton . CAUTIO N: Before maki ng connecti ons, turn th e Lifestyl e ® sys ...
-
Bose SA-2 - page 20
20 Sett ing Up Your Lif estyle ® Stereo Amplifier Setting up the RC-5 rem ote If your s ystem uses a Mode l 5 musi c center , you need to set up a second RC-5 r emote con- tr ol to opera te your Life style ® st ereo amp lifier . 1. Remove the r emote contro l batte ry cover and loc ate the miniature switches (Figur e 15). 2. Make su r e that the ...
-
Bose SA-2 - page 21
21 Setting Up Your Life style ® St ereo Am plifier Conne c tin g speakers to yo ur Lifest yl e ® st er eo ampli f ier CAUTIO N: DO NOT connect any make or model of power ed speakers to the speaker ou tputs of the Li fe style ® st ereo amplifier . Doi ng so may cause da mage to the equi pment. CAUTIO N: Make sure that the amp lifier is disconnec ...
-
Bose SA-2 - page 22
22 Sett ing Up Your Lif estyle ® Stereo Amplifier Poweri ng -u p yo ur syst em CAUTIO N: DO N OT plug t he AC po wer cord i nto an A C (mains) o utlet u ntil al l other connecti ons are complete. 1. Using th e power cor d included wit h yo ur Life styl e ® stereo ampl ifier , fi rmly ins ert th e small connec tor on one end of t he powe r cor d i ...
-
Bose SA-2 - page 23
23 Setting Up Additional Rooms For So und Setup guide lines for add itional rooms If you ha ve a Lif estyl e ® 18 ser ies II, 2 8 ser ies II , 38 or 48 ho me ente rtai nmen t sys te m, you c an exper ience stereo sound in up to 14 other rooms usi ng Lifestyle ® st ereo amp lifiers , compati- ble sp eaker system s and remo te cont r o ls for the o ...
-
Bose SA-2 - page 24
24 Setting Up Additio nal Rooms For Sound Setting up remote cont rols for o ther room s T o set up the RC18S or RC38S re mote: 1. Remove th e remote control batt ery cover and l ocate the microswitch es (Figure 19). 2. Mak e sur e that th e hous e code sett ings (switche s 1, 2, 3, an d 4) match t he ho use co de settings in your main r oom remote. ...
-
Bose SA-2 - page 25
25 Setting Up Additional Rooms For So und Setti ng up the am plifi er roo m code The r oom code of the a mplifier must match the r oom code of t he remo te used in the r oom wher e the speak ers ar e installe d. Figure 20 Amplifier roo m code settings C 6 7 8 9 A B C 6 7 8 9 SA-2 SA-3 Room code switch es Room 6789 B Down Down Down Up C Down Down Up ...
-
Bose SA-2 - page 26
26 Setting Up Ad van ced Features Amplif ier mode sw i t c h es The adva nced featu res of the Lifest yle ® ster eo amplifier ar e set up usin g micro s wit ches A, B, and C (Fig ure 2 1). The SA-3 h as all thr ee swi tches, but the SA-2 has only swi tch C. Figure 21 SA-2 and SA-3 microsw itches Stereo or mono output (SA- 3 on ly) The output of th ...
-
Bose SA-2 - page 27
27 Maintain in g Your Lifestyle ® Stereo Amplif ier Clea ni ng the ampli fier CAUTIO N: Disconnect the po wer cord fro m the AC outle t be fore cleani ng. The amplifi er , which is designed on ly for indoor u se, may become d usty over ti me. T o clean the ampli fier , use only a so ft , dry cl oth to r emove dus t fro m the outsi de of the en clo ...
-
Bose SA-2 - page 28
28 Maintain in g Your Lifestyle ® Stereo Amplifier Customer service For addi tional hel p in solvin g pro b l ems, contact Bos e ® Cust omer Service . Refer to the addr ess lis t enclos ed in the pr oduct pack aging for cor re ct phone n umbers. Limite d war ra nty The Life st yle ® ster eo amplifier is co vered by th e Bose limit ed one-y ear t ...
-
Bose SA-2 - page 29
29 Maintain in g Your Lifestyle ® Stereo Amplif ier T ech nical in fo rmatio n Features •B o s e ® pr op rietary d igital signal pr ocessing t echnolog y • Bui lt-in digi tal volu me control • Therm al ov erload prot ection • Pr otective ru bber fee t Power ra ting • USA/Canada : 120V 50/60 Hz, 220W (SA-2), 400W (SA-3) • Inter nationa ...
-
Bose SA-2 - page 30
30 ...
-
Bose SA-2 - page 31
31 Bose Co rpor ation USA Bose Corporation, The Mountain Framingha m, MA 01701 - 916 8 1-80 0-367 -4008 Phone hours - E T (eastern time): W eekdays 8:3 0 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturdays 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Cana da Bose Ltd., 1-35 E ast Beav er Cr ee k Road Richmond Hi l l, Ontario L4B 1B3 1-80 0-465 -2673 Phone hours - E T (eastern time): W eekdays 9 a.m. to ...
-
Bose SA-2 - page 32
©2004 Bose C orp oration, The Mountain, Framingham, MA 01701-9168 USA 275071 AM Rev .00 CCM-000395 ...
Do you have a question concerning Bose SA-2?
Use the form below
If you did not solve your problem by using a manual Bose SA-2, ask a question using the form below. If a user had a similar problem with Bose SA-2 it is likely that he will want to share the way to solve it.