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ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE SENSITIVE (ESDS) DEVICE HANDLING This unit contains ESDS devices. We recommend the following precautions when repairing, replacing or transporting ESDS devices: • Perform work at an electrically grounded work station. • Wear wrist straps that connect to the station or heel straps that connect to conductive floor mats.
An infrared remote control is included. It uses the same battery that is used with credit card style remote controls: CR2032. SOFTWARE UPGRADES A thumb drive with a software file can be used to update the SoundTouch Portable. The software file is available on the Technical Services website. Bose internal website - http://intranet.bose.com/tsg/...
PACKAGING PART LIST ® Bose SoundTouch™ Portable Wi-Fi Music System Item Description Part Number Note Item Description Part Number Note Number Number AC PRONG, US,120V NON POL, BLK 311544-001 PACKING, TRAY, PULP, TOP, 361848-0010 12.1X8.5X2IN, STP AC PRONG, 230V EURO, BLK...
BAFFLE ASSEMBLY PART LIST ® Bose SoundTouch™ Portable Wi-Fi Music System Item Description Part Number Note Number HARNESS, TRANSDUCER, RIGHT 330061-0100 HARNESS, TRANSDUCER, LEFT 373584-0010 FOAM,BAFFLE, 34MM 344271-0034 FOAM, BAFFLE, BATTERY 343939-0010 BAFFLE, GASKET, MIP 357296-0010 SPKR ASSY, FULL RANGE 357158-0030 SCREW, TAPP, 4-16X.44, PAN, TORX...
ELECTRICAL PART LIST Button PCB Assembly Resistors Reference Description Part Number Note Designator R300 JUMPER,CHIP,1206 124896 Miscellaneous Reference Description Part Number Note Designator J300 CONN, FFC, 0.5mm, S ENTRY, 349234-0010 10POS, IVRY...
OLED and display PCB. 2. End Cap Removal 1.1 Remove the two screws located on the bottom of the product using a standard 2.5mm allen key. Bose ® part number 349601-0025. 2.1 Remove the two screws holding the end caps to the enclosure.
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DISASSEMBLY PROCEDURE CONTINUED 5. Key Pad and Button Board disassembly 4. Wi-Fi Module 4.1 Disconnect the two cables that connect to the Wi-Fi module. J1201 and J1202. 4.2 Remove the eight screws holding the Wi- 5.1 The key pad and the button board are Fi Module to the top cap.
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DISASSEMBLY PROCEDURE CONTINUED 7. Removing and replacing the MIP (Mold 6. Acoustic Enclosure Disassembly In Place) gasket The SoundTouch™ Mobile system uses a MIP (Mold In Place) gasket that acoustically seals the front and rear enclosure assem- blies. See below. This MIP gasket cannot be recreated by the service group.
DISASSEMBLY PROCEDURE CONTINUED Acoustic Enclosure disassembly (contin- 9. I/O PCB Removal ued) 7.1 Use the gasket strip kit (part number 349600-001S) to replace the gasket. See above. Make sure the gasket strips are not placed beyond the outside of the assembly. This would result in a cosmetic defect.
TEST PROCEDURES 2. Left / Right Driver Test SoundTouch™ Portable Digital Music System Functional Tests 2.1 Apply an input signal to the SoundTouch left channel only. Set the generator as in step Equipment Required 1.4 except set the frequency to 800Hz and confirm that only the left driver plays.
This procedure describes using a thumb drive the “Volume -” and “preset 1” until the hand to update the SoundTouch Portable software. with a lineshows on display. The software file is available on the Technical Services website.
TeraTerm terminal emulator (Download at http://sourceforge.jp/projects/ ttssh2/) Notes: TAP commands are sent to the SoundTouch Portable system by connecting a PC to the AUX IN connector. An ETAP cable, ETAP Cable adapter and B+B Electronics model 232LPTTL RS232 to TTL Converter are required for this RS232 to TTL converter communication.
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2.1 Launch a Tera Term terminal window and 2.3 Press and hold the AUX button on the select serial communicaton and as shown SoundTouch Portable when power is applied below. for 12-15 seconds. The product will boot, and the Tera Term window will display the boot...
This test uses TAP commands to connect the product to a Wi-Fi network and stream 3. Testing the Wi-Fi Module. ® audio from a Bose URL. The Bose SoundTouch application can be used in 3.1 Enter the following TAP commands.
Portable keypad confirming the display reacts to each button press. 3. Micro USB Port Functional Test 3.1 Connect the SoundTouch Portable to a computer as shown in the TAP command set up documented on pages 25 and 26. 3.2 Type the command “local_services on”...
BATTERY TEST SoundTouch™ Portable Battery Test 2.0 Battery Capacity Connect the SoundTouch Portable to a 2.1 Connect power to the SoundTouch Por- computer as shown in the TAP command table. set up procedure on pages 24 and 25. 2.2 Enter “ba = 24”.
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BATTERY TEST CONTINUED SoundTouch™ Portable Battery Test 6.0 Charge Current Wi-Fi Module Continued 6.1 Remove power cord from the product so it 4.0 Number of Cycles is running on battery power. 4.1 Enter “ba = 23” 6.2 Enter “ba 2” Example: The results will look similar to: ->ba = 23...
TAP command line “->” should be shown. toggle through system information. 2. Setting the Country Code 2.1 Connect the SoundTouch Portable to a computer as shown in the TAP command set up procedure on pages 24 and 25. 2.2 Within Tera Term, select Control then Macro and Select the file - “set_country_code.ttl”...
2.2 Enter location of demo URL 5.2 Enter TAP command “root” and <enter>. “sys configuration DemoAudioURL http:// The command line should be worldwide.bose.com/downloads/assets/ root@taigan:root#. audio/take5.mp3” 5.3 Enter “cat /var/tmp/mfgdata.xml” without 2.3 Enable Demo the qoutes. The country code is displayed in “sys configuration DemoNetworkEnabled...
8.2 Press Control C and then type ‘e’ and then enter. 8.3 At the taigan login, enter TAP command ‘root’. 8.4 Enter TAP command ‘cd /opt/Bose’ 8.5 At the root@Taigan:Bose prompt, enter the following TAP commands to display different sections of the display.
3.4 Wi-Fi Module Serial Number 4.2 Connect a smartphone, iOS device, or ® 3.5 Wi-Fi Module Firmware Wi-Fi enabled PC to the unit’s Bose Soundtouch Wi-Fi network. 4. SoundTouch Information 4.3 The units Wi-Fi setup page IP address 4.1 Wi-Fi Module Serial Number 4.2 Bose Application Firmware...
1. Entering Ship Mode 1.1 Connect the SoundTouch Portable to a computer as shown in the TAP command set up documented on pages 24 and 25. A prompt (->) should appear within the Tera Term window when boot up is complete.
SERVICE MANUAL REVISION HISTORY Date Revision Description of Change Change Driven Pages Level Affected 10/2013 Document released at revision 00 Service Manual release 12/2013 WiFi Module part number change from Software change 627303-001S to 627303-031S Power applied when testing the battery Correction was added to the battery test.
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SPECIFICATIONS AND FEATURES SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE Bose Corporation The Mountain Framingham Massachusetts USA 01701 P/N: 355150-SM Rev. 04 10/2013 (H) http://serviceops.bose.com...
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