Bose SoundLink Color Bluetooth Speaker II - Soft Black

While they’re all designed for portability and Bluetooth connectivity, SoundLink speakers differ in size, battery life and composition.
• SoundLink Bluetooth speaker III is the most powerful portable speaker from Bose, is made from premium materials and has battery life of up to 14 hours
• SoundLink Mini Bluetooth speaker II delivers full sound with dramatically deep lows, is available in two colors (Carbon or Pearl) and has battery life of ten hours
• SoundLink Color Bluetooth speaker II features a water-resistant design, has a battery life of up to eight hours and is available in four colors: Aquatic Blue, Coral Red, Soft Black or Polar White

The voice prompts serve two key purposes. First, they provide guidance during the Bluetooth pairing and connection process so the customer understands how it works. Second, they identify the connected source devices by name, simplifying usage with more than one source device.

Yes. Voice prompts can be disabled by simultaneously pressing the “+” (volume up) and “-” (volume down) buttons. We recommend leaving voice prompts enabled because of the additional functionality they provide.

The SoundLink Color II’s Bluetooth link is capable of stable operation at up to 30 ft (9 m). Performance can be affected by obstacles such as walls or metal, interference from Wi-Fi® or other wireless devices, and device manufacturers’ Bluetooth implementations.

The SoundLink Color II keeps track of the last eight devices to have paired and connected with it, dropping the least recently used when a new one is paired. When in Bluetooth mode, the SoundLink Color II searches for and connects to the two most recently connected active Bluetooth-enabled devices. It will only receive audio from one device at a time.

If you wish to connect to a previously paired device other than the one(s) already connected, press the Bluetooth button. Press once to identify the currently connected devices; press again (within three seconds) to search through other recently connected devices on the pairing list. If you wish to connect to a new device, press and hold the button until the indicator light blinks blue. If voice prompts have been disabled, the Bluetooth button will behave differently; one press will make the SoundLink Color II ready to pair.

QuietComfort 35 headphones have a range of 33 feet (10 meters) from the source device, typically being the room you’re in and the adjacent room. This range may be reduced by physical obstructions, such as walls and doors, or by interference from other electronic devices. If that happens, move away from wireless routers or microwaves and bring your headphones closer to the Bluetooth device.

When a call comes in, the audio on the SoundLink Color II will pause, and the call will ring through the speaker. If you wish to answer the call through the SoundLink Color II, simply press the multi-function button to answer the call. You can now talk into the speaker itself to conduct your phone call. Once you end your call, music playback will resume. Some details of this experience will vary depending on the implementation by the phone manufacturer.

When in audio playback mode, the multi-function button allows for play (press), pause (press), track forward (double press) and track backwards (triple press). Pressing and holding the multi-function button will activate the voice control capabilities of your device (for voice dialing and access to Siri or Google Now™). Pressing the multi-function button again will exit the voice control mode.
When there is an incoming call, pressing the multi-function button will answer the call, and pressing and holding it will reject the call. During an active call, pressing the multi-function button will end the call.

Battery performance varies with the content played and volume at which it is played. In typical usage, the SoundLink Color II battery lasts up to eight hours.

While not playing music, much of the SoundLink Color II battery’s charge can be recovered in 3 hours when using a USB power source of at least one amp of current. Charging from alternate USB power sources or when playing music may take longer.

No. SoundLink Color speaker II’s wireless connection is Bluetooth only.

Yes. However, the quality of the experience—specifically, synchronization between audio and video—can be influenced by the implementation of Bluetooth on the device, and the best performance will occur when wireless interference is minimized by keeping the SoundLink Color II and the device in close proximity, less than 6 ft (2 m), with no objects between them. Use of a Wi-Fi® network in the area may also affect performance.

No. The SoundLink Color speaker II currently does not have this feature. However, we plan to enable it with a software update in the future.

Yes, you can connect any Bose Bluetooth speaker to the Amazon Echo Dot. The Echo Dot connects to the Alexa Voice Service to play music, provide information, news, sports scores, weather, and more—instantly.