Bose® WAVE III Owner's Manual
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S
ETTING
U
P
Y
OUR
W
AVE
® M
USIC
S
YSTEM
III
Introduction
Thank you for purchasing the Bose
®
Wave
®
music
system
III, an elegant way to bring high quality sound
into any room.
The demonstration CD
We encourage you to begin by
listening to the demonstration
CD provided. Simply insert the
demonstration disc and your
Wave
listening to the demonstration
CD provided. Simply insert the
demonstration disc and your
Wave
®
music system
III will
play the CD automatically. For
more details on playing CDs
see “Playing audio compact
discs (CDs)” on page 11.
more details on playing CDs
see “Playing audio compact
discs (CDs)” on page 11.
The benefits of research
Over fourteen years of research by Bose Corporation
brings you the benefits of award-winning patented
acoustic waveguide speaker technology. Using this
technology, a tube efficiently transfers energy from a
small speaker to the outside air over a wide range of low
frequencies. And, long waveguides, folded into intricate
patterns, fit into products small enough to be placed
comfortably in your home. Your Wave
brings you the benefits of award-winning patented
acoustic waveguide speaker technology. Using this
technology, a tube efficiently transfers energy from a
small speaker to the outside air over a wide range of low
frequencies. And, long waveguides, folded into intricate
patterns, fit into products small enough to be placed
comfortably in your home. Your Wave
®
music system
III
features dual tapered waveguide speaker technology,
connecting two speakers to two 26" tapered
waveguides which combine to produce unprecedented
instrument timbre from a system this size.
connecting two speakers to two 26" tapered
waveguides which combine to produce unprecedented
instrument timbre from a system this size.
Special Features
Alarm settings let you wake to your
favorite radio station or CD track
favorite radio station or CD track
You can set your Wave
®
music system
III to wake to
your favorite radio station or CD track. For more details,
see “Setting the alarms” on page 13.
see “Setting the alarms” on page 13.
You can listen to your favorite music file
(MP3) CDs
(MP3) CDs
Your Wave
®
music system
III can play MP3 music files
recorded on CD-R and CD-RW discs. You can use the
remote control to easily navigate through your MP3 files
and play your favorites. For details, see “Playing music
file (MP3) CDs” on page 11.
remote control to easily navigate through your MP3 files
and play your favorites. For details, see “Playing music
file (MP3) CDs” on page 11.
The setup menu allows you to personalize
system operation
system operation
System settings were selected at the factory to satisfy
most owners of the Wave
most owners of the Wave
®
music system
III. If you wish
to change the settings, see “Personalizing Your Wave
®
Music System III” on page 17.
The setup menu allows you to change the following
system settings to your liking:
system settings to your liking:
• Snooze time
• RDS information on or off
• Play a radio station automatically after a CD ends
• Clock time format (12- or 24-hour)
• Display brightness level
• Bose
®
link room code
• Touch pad on or off
• Disable the automatic off feature
• Reset to factory settings
®
Dual tapered
waveguides
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