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aaargh I'm in lost remote Hell!
Imus
28-10-2008
Guys,

My 7 year old Bose Lifestyle 12 remote control has gone chips, meaning I'm having to get up and down to change inputs and volumes on the Bose unit itself for my Humax Freeview box, DVD player and Apple TV. It's becoming a pain. The Humax does have its own volume control but the DVD is a fixed 5.1 output as is the Apple TV.

What worries me is that I'm not entirely sure it's the remote at fault as the receiver for the Bose remote is in the length of speaker cable leading to the bass module, and it might be a fault with that. It works sometimes if you stand right next to the bass module and stand on one leg. It also seems to work intermittently when there's a full moon. I've changed the batteries but to no avail. Problem two is that I've found the remotes online in the USA, used, for $140 so it's not going to be cheap to replace.

One solution would be to buy a cheap amp, plug all my inputs into that, run the output from the amp into the Bose and voila, just use the amp remote from now on, but is that using a sledgehammer to crack a nut? Am I missing another solution using some kind of switching/ganging?
Chris Frost
29-10-2008
Have you got neighbors who have bought a Bose system too?

Each Lifestyle remote control uses a system of matching house codes to communicate with its corresponding music center. If your remote’s commands ever conflict with those of another nearby Lifestyle system, you can easily set a new house code for your system and its remote control(s) by following the procedures below.

1. Open the remote control battery cover.

2. Locate the miniature switches (Figure 22). Change the position of switch 2, 3, or 4 by moving it in the opposite direction from its current setting. Note: Do not change any other switches at this time.

3. Replace the battery cover on the remote control.

4. Press the OFF key on the console.

5. Open the CD cover.

6. Press the STORE key. The display will begin to flash ‘— —’.

7. Within two seconds while the display is flashing, press any key on the remote control.
The display stops flashing and momentarily shows ‘— —’ to confirm recognition of the
house code. The system will remain off.
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