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Bose Solo 5 Manual


Sections in this Manual

  1. Important Safety Instructions
  2. WARNINGS/CAUTIONS
  3. About your TV sound system
    1. System features
  4. Unpacking
  5. Placing the soundbar
  6. Sample soundbar placement
  7. Wall mounting the soundbar
  8. Cable options
  9. Connecting your TV
  10. Connecting the soundbar
    1. Option 1: Optical cable (preferred)
    2. Option 2: Coaxial cable
  11. Connecting to power
  12. Mounting ring
  13. Turning off your TV speakers
  14. Powering on your soundbar
  15. Confirming your TV speakers are off
  16. Remote control buttons
  17. Programming the universal remote
  18. Customizing the power button
  19. Resyncing your cable/satellite box and TV
  20. Switching between sources
  21. Function buttons
    1. Adjusting the volume
    2. Adjusting the bass level
    3. Resetting the bass level
    4. Dialogue mode
    5. Auto-wake
    6. Programming a non-Bose remote control
  22. Pairing a Bluetooth® device
  23. If you cannot pair your device
  24. Connecting to a paired Bluetooth® device
    1. If you cannot stream audio from a paired device
  25. Switching between connected devices
  26. Clearing the soundbar’s Bluetooth® pairing list
  27. Soundbar indicators
  28. Status indicator
  29. Bluetooth indicator
    1. No sound from a source(s) connected to your TV
    2. No optical or coaxial connector on your TV
  30. Connecting a source to the soundbar
  31. Connecting a source’s analog connector to the soundbar
  32. Connecting two sources to the soundbar
    1. Option 1
    2. Option 2
    3. Using two sources connected to the soundbar
  33. Connecting a TV headphones connector to the soundbar
  34. Troubleshooting
  35. Adjusting the audio for wall mounting
  36. Replacing the remote batteries
  37. Cleaning
  38. Customer service
  39. Limited warranty
  40. Technical Information
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Connecting two sources to the soundbar

If you do not get sound from any source, such as a DVD/Blu-ray Disc™ player, cable/satellite box, game system or DVR, connected to your TV, connect it to the soundbar. Use only one audio cable for each source.

  1. On the back of each source, locate the Audio OUT (digital) connector panel.
  2. Choose a separate audio cable for each source using either Option 1 or Option 2 (see page 31).
    Note: You MUST use either Option 1 or Option 2. Do not use the coaxial cable and optical cable at the same time.
  3. If you have not already, disconnect your TV from the soundbar.
  4. Separately connect the chosen audio cable from each source’s Audio OUT (digital) connector panel to the soundbar.

Note: Do not disconnect your source’s video cable, such as an HDMI™ cable, from
your TV.

Option 1

This figure shows two source connections using an optical cable and 3.5 mm to RCA stereo cable (not provided).

CAUTION: If using an optical cable, remove the protective caps from both ends.
Inserting the plug in the wrong orientation can damage the plug and/or the connector.

Audio connection option 1 diagram

Option 2

This figure shows two source connections using a coaxial cable and 3.5 mm to RCA stereo cable (not provided).

Audio connection option 2 diagram

Using two sources connected to the soundbar

Power off sources when not in use. In order for one source to deliver audio to the soundbar, your other source must be off.

Connecting a TV headphones connector to the soundbar

If your TV only has a headphones connector, use a 3.5 mm stereo cable (not provided) to connect it to the soundbar.

  1. Insert the stereo plug into the TV headphones connector.
  2. Insert the other end of the cable into the AUX connector on your soundbar.
  3. Ensure your TV speakers are on. Refer to your TV’s owner’s guide for more information.
  4. To ensure optimal volume control from your soundbar,
  • Set your TV’s volume to 75 percent of maximum.
  • Next, set the volume level of your soundbar using the remote control.
Headphones connection example


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