"Standby" message displayed

Your system does not power off completely; rather it enters standby mode. This is because a small amount of power is required to respond to commands from the remote remote. European laws that govern the power consumption of electronic devices while in standby have changed and, in order to comply, Bose made changes to its products. In September 2012, a change was made to the your system so ‘Standby’ appears on the system display when the system is powered off or when there is 20 minutes without audio or user interaction.