Bose Companion 5 Support Question
Bose Companion 5 Support Question
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Question posted by Hilanbatist on July 9th, 2014
How Do I Get Control The Pod On My Bose Companion 5 To Stop Going Into Standby
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Owner's guide - Page 2
... you to get the most from Bose. This website allows you .
owners.bose.com/companion5 We encourage you for choosing the Companion® 5 multimedia speaker system from your new Companion 5 system. A site just for a simple way to access helpful information about your product. • Register your Companion 5 system. • Discover other Bose® products.
Thank you to...
Owner's guide - Page 3
It will help you set up and operate your speaker system properly. WARNING: The apparatus shall not be exposed to the presence...of electrical shock. It is best to constitute a risk of Conformity can cause a failure and/or a fire hazard. Bose, COMPANION, TrueSpace and Acoustimass are property of the system.
CAUTION: Make no modifications to follow the instructions in this guide carefully....
Owner's guide - Page 4
...or moisture are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in solving problems, contact Bose Customer Service. A polarized plug has two blades with the instructions, may cause harmful..., such as directed by the manufacturer.
12. Do not use attachments/accessories specified by Bose Corporation. Do not attempt to Part 15 of the product and to protect it from ...
Owner's guide - Page 5
... SETUP 7
Unpacking 7 For your records 7 Placing your Companion® 5 system 8
Positioning the speakers 8 Positioning the Acoustimass® module 9 Making system connections 10 Windows® XP audio setup 11 Windows® Vista audio setup 13 Mac OS® X audio setup 15
OPERATION 16
System modes 16 Controlling the volume 16 Adjusting the bass 17
CONNECTING...
Owner's guide - Page 6
...computer.
• A control pod that allows you need additional help
The setup instructions in this owner's guide explain how your Companion 5 multimedia speaker system easily connects to ... visit http://owners.bose.com/Companion5 for purchasing a Bose® Companion® 5 multimedia speaker system, which delivers the superb acoustic performance needed to control system volume and connect...
Owner's guide - Page 7
... unpack your product registration card. Left speaker
Right speaker
Acoustimass® module
Control pod
Power cord*
USB cable
*The appropriate power cord for Acoustimass module
WARNING: To avoid danger of suffocation, keep your sales receipt and a copy of your region is located on the rear of your new Companion® 5 system here and on your...
Owner's guide - Page 8
...system setup. Figure 2 Typical system setup
Left (L) speaker
24 in (61 cm) maximum
Right (R) speaker
Control pod
Acoustimass module
Positioning the speakers
Proper positioning of the speakers will allow you to experience the audio surround effects that your Companion® 5 multimedia speaker system is marked L (left and right of each speaker the same distance from you are seated (Figure...
Owner's guide - Page 9
... beside it under your computer. CAUTION: Do not place computer monitors, floppy disks, hard drives, or other magnetic media within 6 inches (15 cm) of the speaker system. SYSTEM SETUP
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SYSTEM SETUP
Positioning the Acoustimass® module
The Acoustimass® module is necessary to prevent...
Owner's guide - Page 10
... Pod jack.
3. Right (R) speaker
Left (L) speaker
Acoustimass module rear panel
Computer USB
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4 2
Control pod
Note: The Companion® 5 system does not have an AC power switch. Plug the control pod cable into their respective jacks.
A quality suppressor can damage electronic components in any system. Plug the other software applications. For Mac OS® X computers, go...
Owner's guide - Page 11
...! For additional help with your computer. If any cables during this takes about 30 seconds).
After plugging in your audio setup, please visit http://owners.bose.com/Companion5.
1.
Owner's guide - Page 12
...Companion® 5 multimedia speaker system is the connected USB device. 4.
Note: If you remove the USB connection to your Companion 5 system and plug it in again later, perform this procedure again to use.
In the Windows XP Control... Companion 5 system
3. Click Apply and then OK. Under the Volume tab, verify that Bose USB Audio is now ready to check the settings.
12 In the Speaker ...
Owner's guide - Page 13
...minutes before proceeding to display the installa9tion status (Figure 7).
Open the control panel and click Hardware and Sound (Figure 8).
13 Figure 6 ...• For additional help with your audio setup, please visit http://owners.bose.com/Companion5.
1. Wait for the installation to finish. Figure 8 Control panel
3. SYSTEM SETUP
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Owner's guide - Page 14
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4. Verify that the Playback default setting (indicated by a green check) is now ready to use. 14 Figure 10 Sound control panel
5.
If not Select Bose USB Audio and click Set Default. Click Sound in the Hardware and Sound control panel (Figure 9). Your Companion® 5 multimedia speaker system is Bose USB Audio.
Owner's guide - Page 15
Your Companion® 5 multimedia speaker system is now ready to use. 15 In the System Preferences, open the Utilities folder. 4.
Do not unplug any cables during this setup procedure. Figure 11 Mac OS® X sound preferences
Figure 12
Audio MIDI Setup control panel
3. For additional help with your hard drive, open the Sound control panel...
Owner's guide - Page 16
..., touch the mode switch on the Companion 5 system control pod until they are silenced. Note: The system output may be reduced by the color of time.
16 06.Operation.fm 10/08 This mode is in an energy-saving mode. Touch the top center of the control pod to adjust both the USB connection from the system speakers. The...
Owner's guide - Page 17
... 14) on the Acoustimass® module.
Figure 14 Bass compensation control
Acoustimass rear panel
Bass compensation:
• 3 to increase bass (+) • 4 to adjust the sound. OPERATION
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OPERATION
Adjusting the bass
After listening to your speaker system, you may wish to decrease bass (-)
17 06.Operation...
Owner's guide - Page 18
... headphones, plug the headphones cord into the 3.5-mm stereo input jack on the control pod. You may need to adjust the volume control ring and the volume levels in headphones automatically mutes the system speakers.
• After disconnecting headphones, touch the mode switch to a connected audio device, alerts and sounds from your preferred levels.
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Owner's guide - Page 19
...connected to it to a
Hi-Speed USB 2.0 port. Limited warranty
The Companion® 5 system is Green). • Disconnect headphones. • ...mode (control pod indicator is covered by • You may encounter. if you may have removed the USB cable during hardware installation.
• Try a different USB jack. The entire speaker sys- • Decrease the volume at http://owners.bose...
Owner's guide - Page 20
...finished vinyl Satellite speakers .......... Make sure all connections between the satellite speakers, control pod, sound source and the Acoustimass module. If the Companion 5 speaker system operates properly... the speaker system to the address sheet included with the system. Disconnect the Companion® 5 system USB cable from speakers is in solving problems, contact Bose® Customer...
Owner's guide - Page 21
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