Bose® SoundLink III Manual Do Utilizador

Maintenance and Care

Speaker will 

not turn on

If using AC power, ensure:

• Your system is connected to a working AC (mains) outlet.

• You are using the Bose

®

 AC power supply shipped with your speaker or a Bose 

accessory charger designed for the speaker.

If using battery power, the battery may be in protection mode or discharged. Connect 

to a working AC outlet to restore the battery to  operational mode and charge the 

battery.

Cannot pair 

the speaker 

with my 

 Bluetooth

®

 

device

• Ensure your speaker is discoverable (Bluetooth status indicator blinks blue).  

See “Pairing and connecting a device to the speaker” on page 9.

• Ensure Bluetooth is enabled on your device.

• Ensure you have selected “Bose SLIII”

 

in the Bluetooth device list on your device 

and the connection has been confirmed by your device.

• Your Bluetooth device may be out of range. Try moving it closer to the speaker.

• If possible, turn off all other nearby Bluetooth devices or disable their Bluetooth 

functionality.

• Ensure your device supports the A2DP (stereo Bluetooth) profile.

• When pairing and connecting to a PC or Mac computer, ensure you have selected 

the SoundLink

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 Bluetooth

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 speaker III as the audio output device within the audio 

settings menu of the computer. You may need to play an audio track to finalize the 

connection (see the computer manufacturer for detailed instructions).

• Refer to the owner’s guide, help system, or technical support for your Bluetooth 

device to learn how it pairs with other Bluetooth devices.

• Turn the speaker off and back on, and pair and connect your device.  

See “First-time setup” on page 9 and “Adding another device” on page <?>.

• Reset the speaker. Press and hold Mute on the speaker for ten  seconds until all 

status  indicators briefly illuminate and the speaker turns off. Turn the speaker on 

again, and pair your device.

• Check for updated software for your Bluetooth device, or go to owners.Bose.com 

for updates to the SoundLink

®

 Bluetooth

®

 speaker III.

Paired 

 Bluetooth 

 device will not 

 connect  to 

the speaker

• Ensure your speaker is discoverable (Bluetooth status indicator blinks blue).  

See “Pairing and connecting a device to the speaker” on page 9.

• Ensure Bluetooth is enabled on your device.

• Your device may be out of range. Try moving it closer to the speaker.

• Turn your device off and back on, and connect it to the speaker.  

See “Reconnecting a device” on page <OV>.

• If possible, turn off all other nearby Bluetooth devices or disable their Bluetooth 

functionality.

• Reset the speaker. Press and hold Mute on the speaker for ten  seconds until all 

status  indicators briefly illuminate and the speaker turns off. Turn the speaker on 

again, and connect your device. 

• Clear the speaker memory. Pair and connect the device to the speaker again.  

See “Speaker memory” on page 10 and “First-time setup” on page 9.