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The other day, I came home to my Bose Lifestyle 50 home theater system not producing any sound, and the controller pad saying “no response”. There was a power surge that day, but it was plugged into a power strip. This particular home theater system is coming up on 18 years old, so it might just have died of old age. I have tried all the relevant suggestions on this guide, and none of them worked. Is it time to buy a new home theater system, or is there other things to try before giving up entirely? Thank you!
@ajcooke01 can’t give up on iFixit. Of course you tried the reset: Unplug the multi-room interface power pack for a few seconds, then reconnect it. This allows the unit to reset itself after a power surge or power interruption. and you tried to re-establish a connection: If NO RESPONSE is continuously displayed, the link between your music center and the multi-room interface may be broken. To re-establish the link, hold the center close to the interface. Press and hold MUTE for about 5 seconds until you hear a second beep. After about 10 seconds, you should hear two beeps to confirm that the link is established. Note: The music center establishes a link with the closest multi-room interface. If you have the multiroom interface you could try to control it through a computer interface. Looks like the Bose Lifestyle all use the same serial commands: COMMANDS:Setup….\x54\x41\x50\x0D ON/OFF….\x61\x45\x40\x40 Vol Up….\x61\x45\x41\x41 Skip Reverse….\x61\x45\x42\x42 Play / Pause….\x61\x45\x43\x43 Skip Forward….\x61\x45\x44\x44 Vol Down….\x61\x45\x45\x45 NextDisc….\x61\x45\x46\x46 Video 1….\x61\x45\x47\x47 Video 2….\x61\x45\x48\x48 Aux….\x61\x45\x49\x49 CD….\x61\x45\x4A\x4A AM/FM….\x61\x45\x4B\x4B Tape….\x61\x45\x4C\x4C Stop….\x61\x45\x4D\x4D Mute….\x61\x45\x4E\x4E Mute All….\x61\x45\x4F\x4F Random….\x61\x45\x50\x50 Play….\x61\x45\x60\x60 Pause….\x61\x45\x61\x61 Fast Rev….\x61\x45\x62\x62 Fast Fwd….\x61\x45\x63\x63 Zone 1….\x61\x41\x01\x01 Zone 2….\x61\x41\x02\x02 If nothing, else this should work for you for more troubleshooting. 199402
Came across this thread while having the same problem after relocating my Bose Lifestyle 50. I discovered that if I disconnect all/any speaker sets (in my case only Room A) from the multi-room interface, the Personal Music Center remote started “hunting” for a room, flashing A..B..C..D, so I guessed there was a connection between remote and interface. I reseated all my connections, and in my case it seemed that powering off and on the sub woofer solved the problem. All working now! It looks like “No Response” means more than just remote cannot access interface.
