Operating Guide
Safety Information Please read this owner’s guide English Please take the time to follow this guide carefully. It will help you set up and operate your system properly and enjoy all of its advanced features. Save both the Installation Guide and the Operation Guide for future reference. WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose the system to rain or moisture.
Contents Where to find... 7 7 9 10 11 System Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Making it all work together smoothly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . To turn on other components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . To watch video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
English Contents 4 Using System Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Making system adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . How to see the System menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . How to make changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Introduction Welcome English Thank you for purchasing a Bose® LIFESTYLE® DVD home entertainment system. Through proprietary Bose technologies and innovative LIFESTYLE® systems design, this elegant and easy-to-use system delivers superior performance for both music and video programming.
Introduction English DTS – An abbreviation for Digital Theater Systems, a type of multi-channel surround sound format used on certain CDs and many DVDs. – The logo representing Digital Theater Systems. DVD – An abbreviation most commonly known to mean Digital Video Disc or Digital Versatile Disc. The audio/video/data storage system is based on 12-cm optical discs.
Capabilities and Controls The remote control English The advanced radio-frequency remote control provided with the LIFESTYLE® system works from almost anywhere inside your home. Simply press any button. There is no need to aim the remote at the media center. Power and mute Turns the system on and off. Selects the source last used. Mutes the volume for all connected speakers (main and in other rooms). Mutes or unmutes the volume in the current room.
Capabilities and Controls English Menu and program selection Enters or exits the Settings menu for the current source. Enters or exits the System menu. Enters or exits the menu of the DVD disc that is currently loaded. Enters the main menu of a cable or satellite box. Displays an electronic TV listings guide (if the TV, cable, or satellite provides that option). Exits the Settings and System menus. Exits electronic TV listings. Tune the FM/AM radio up or down to the next frequency.
Capabilities and Controls Play options Stops the disc player. Note: For DVDs and VCDs only, the system remembers the point where the disc was stopped. Pressing again clears that memory. Pauses the disc player. Starts the disc player. Skip back or forward to the start of a track or chapter. Or, when pressed and held, scans back or forward through the current CD or MP3 disc, or adjusts the speed of the scan. Plays CD tracks in random order. Press Shuffle again to cancel this mode.
Capabilities and Controls The media center English The CD/DVD tray and system controls are located under the front panel door of the media center. To the right of that is the display window (Figure 1). An IR signal emitter, located under the CD/DVD tray, enables you to control other components using the LIFESTYLE® remote. Avoid blocking the emitter, so its signal will have a clear path to other components or reflective surfaces in the room.
Capabilities and Controls Display window When Settings menu items or messages appear in the display, they may scroll to reveal information that does not fit in the two lines available. Figure 2 Sample of information that appears on the media center display Light indicators Shuffle Shows when a CD, MP3 disc, or contents of an MP3 folder are playing in random order. Repeat Shows when the track or disc playing is set to repeat. Disc Shows when a disc in the CD/DVD tray is playing.
System Operation English Making it all work together smoothly By pressing any source button on the LIFESTYLE® remote control, you can turn on the system and select that source at the same time. Or, press the On/Off button on the remote control or on the media center control panel. This turns the system on to the source that was last used. To use the system with your TV and other components, review the reminders below. They are provided to help ensure that it all works together smoothly.
General System Operation To adjust what you see or hear – Press the Settings button on the LIFESTYLE® remote control. – To see your choices on the TV, be sure you have the TV on and its Video input is set for the media center. – For details on the changes you can make, refer to “Making adjustments to a particular source” on page 24. – For changes to system operation: – Press the System button on the LIFESTYLE® remote control. – Be sure you have the TV on and its Video input is set for the media center.
General System Operation English Control options If you want to: Do this: Pause a DVD movie … Press . Resume play … Press again or Stop a DVD movie … Press once. Then press to continue playing from where the movie stopped. Or, press twice to stop and reset. Then press to restart at the beginning of the DVD. Skip to the next chapter … Press up. Skip to the previous chapter … Press down twice. Repeat a chapter … Press . while the chapter you want to repeat plays.
General System Operation Control options English If you want to: Do this: Pause a CD … Press Resume play of paused CD … Press Stop a CD … Press . Press of the CD. Clear continuously scrolling track information (for an MP3-CD) from the media center display... Press and hold Go to next track… Press Go to beginning of current track… After track has played for several seconds, press down. Go to a previous track… Press Scan a CD backward/forward… Press and hold . or .
General System Operation Using the radio English The symbols below represent buttons on the LIFESTYLE® remote control. Press to select the radio tuner and turn it on if the system was off. This tunes to the FM or AM station that was last selected. Changing stations If you want to: Do this: Switch between FM and AM … Press Seek the next strong station … Press Manually tune to a station … Press . Select a preset station … Press or . . for the preset number.
General System Operation To remove a station preset Tune to the preset number you want to remove. Then follow the step below: To reassign a preset to a different station 1. Tune to the station preferred. 2. Using the remote control, press and hold the preset number button you want to reassign to that station. Using the headphone jack For private listening, you can connect headphones to the jack located on the right side of the media center as you face it.
Controlling External Sources English Using your LIFESTYLE® remote with other components You can control most brands of external components, such as TVs, VCRs, and cable/satellite boxes, using your LIFESTYLE® remote control. You can also designate one of these components as the video tuner (channel selector) for all, to further simplify operation.
Controlling External Sources 5. Identify the TV brand: English • From the Remote Control options in the System menu, select TV Brand (Figure 5). • Move right into the list of brands and up or down to locate the brand for your TV. • Press Enter to select that brand. Figure 5 TV brand selection Remote Control IR Control: TV Tuner: TV Brand: TV Device Code: VCR Brand: Philex Philharmonic Philips Phoenix Phonola Select your TV brand. navigate 6.
Controlling External Sources 7. Set the TV to turn on automatically*, as needed: English • Move up to the System menu categories and over to Video (Figure 6). • From the Video options, select TV Power. • Move right into the list of choices and up or down to select one of the two below: -Automatic (for TV models that do not use a European style SCART connector) -Euro Connector (for TV models that use a SCART connector) • Press the Enter button.
Controlling External Sources For cable/satellite control The one connected to the CBL-SAT input on your media center is the one you should designate. So when you press the CBL-SAT source button and the On/Off button below it, you are operating that device. You can designate the other under AUX Device. Do this only if the device is connected to the AUX input on the media center, or the AUX input is not being used.
Controlling External Sources For VCR (or DVR) control English The list of VCR brands and VCR codes include selections for DVRs as well. By following the instructions below, you can set the remote to control one or the other, but not both. If you have both a VCR and a DVR, setting your remote to control the DVR will provide more control options. Whether yours is a standalone DVR or is coupled with the VCR or Cable/Satellite box makes no difference.
Controlling External Sources Follow the process below: 1. Identify the device: • From the Remote Control options in the System menu, select AUX Device. • Move to the right and up or down in the list to select a component by pressing Enter. 2. Identify the brand: • In the menu options on the left, select AUX Brand. • Move to the right and up or down in the alphabetical list to locate your brand. • Press Enter to select that brand. 3.
Changing Source Settings English Making adjustments to a particular source While watching a video or listening to music on your system, you can make quick adjustments that will increase your enjoyment of the program. For example, you may want to hear more or fewer of the system speakers playing, or boost the center channel volume slightly. For this purpose, each source you use with this system has its own Settings menu, with features appropriate to that source.
Changing Source Settings How to change the settings English In the Settings menu on the media center display or on the TV screen, move around and make changes by using the selection buttons shown. On the display or the screen, the same actions apply: • Press the left, right, up or down arrows to get to the option you want. • Press Enter or the left arrow to confirm your selection and move back to the features column. • Repeat those steps for each change you want to make.
Changing Source Settings Tuner setting options (FM or AM radio) English There are different settings menus for AM and FM. You can adjust the settings differently for each. Two of the attributes below are available only when the tuner is set to FM. FM (or AM) Features Default Setting; Options Effect of this Setting 2-3-5 Speakers 5 Determines the number of speakers playing. 2, 3 Surround 0 Establishes relative surround sound volume. -5 to +5 Center Channel 0 Establishes relative center volume.
Changing Source Settings DVD setting options Three attributes (shown in italic type below) appear in the DVD menu only if you have set Audio Processing to User Adjustable in the Audio options of the System menu. DVD Features Default Setting; Options Effect of this Setting 2,3,5 Speakers 5 Determines the number of speakers playing. 2, 3 Surround 0 Establishes relative surround sound volume. -5 to +5 Center Channel 0 Establishes relative center speaker volume.
Changing Source Settings TV setting options (for VCR, CBL-SAT, and AUX) English The settings below affect programs on the TV, even when the source of the program is VCR, CBL/SAT or AUX. There are no separate settings menus for these sources. Four attributes (shown in italic type below) appear in the TV menu only if you have set Audio Processing to User Adjustable in the Video options of the System menu.
Using System Menus Making system adjustments How to see the System menu The System menu appears on the TV screen only, not on the media center display. To see the menu, you must have the TV turned on and the Video input on the TV set for the media center. Then, press the System button on the LIFESTYLE® remote control. The menu appears with Audio selected, showing a preview of the Audio features. Note: Entering the System menu causes any DVD or VCD that is playing to pause. Figure 11 .
Using System Menus English Audio options Press the System button on the LIFESTYLE® remote control. Move right to see a preview of audio features. Press the Enter button to move into an active display of submenus. Figure 12 Audio preview Audio Select Audio to adjust these system options Bass Compensation Treble Compensation Audio Processing Input Levels ADAPTiQ Expansion Protocol Note: Listening to an audio source while you make these adjustments can be helpful.
Using System Menus Default Settings; Options Effect of this Setting Off* No ADAPTiQ® audio calibration performed. On Uses ADAPTiQ system adjustments established using Disc 2. Erase Eliminates the ADAPTiQ system adjustments* when this selection is followed, within 5 seconds, by a press of the Erase button on the media center controls. ADAPTiQ Expansion protocol Change this only if instructed in the owner’s guide supplied with your Bose® link remote control.
Using System Menus English Video options Press the System button on the LIFESTYLE® remote control. Move right to see a preview of video features. Press the Enter button to move into an active display of submenus.
Using System Menus Media center options English Press the System button on the LIFESTYLE® remote control. Move right to see a preview of media center features. Press the Enter button to move into an active display of submenus.
Using System Menus English Remote control options Press the System button on the LIFESTYLE® remote control. Move right to see a preview of remote control features. Press the Enter button to move into an active display of submenus.
Using System Menus DVD Lock options Figure 16 DVD Lock Menu DVD Lock Select Remote Control to adjust these system options Create/Change Password Confirm Password Lock Unrated Discs Lock Discs Rated Above Active Display Item Default Setting; Options Effect of this Setting Change Password _ _ _ _ Establishes a new four-number code to restrict access to movies with certain ratings.
Using System Menus English Parental Control Setting MPAA Rating 8 Audience Restriction None 7 NC-17 Adult audiences 6 R Mature audiences 5 Mature teenage audiences 4 PG-13 Teenage audiences 3 PG Mature young audiences 2 1 Most audiences G General For example, by choosing a Parental Control Setting of 4, you restrict access to videos rated above PG-13. Videos with ratings above that may be viewed only after entering the password.
Reference Remote control maintenance Replacing the remote control batteries Replace all four batteries when the remote control stops operating or its range seems reduced. Alkaline batteries are recommended. 1. Slide open the battery compartment on the back of the remote (Figure 17). 2. Insert four AAA or IEC-LR3 1.5V batteries, or the equivalent, as shown. Match the + and – symbols on the batteries with the + and – markings inside the compartment. 3.
Reference English Using the media center: 1. Lift the media center door and press the All Off button. 2. Press and hold the Store button. Your current house code will appear in the media center display window in the form of four rectangles, which represent the positions of switches 1 through 4: HOUSE CODE: Switches 1 - 4 down = 0 0 0 0 (current house code) 3. While holding the Store button, press any button on the remote control.
Reference Bose® link: the key to assured compatibility As a second option that can provide sound throughout your home (or even outside!), the Bose® link network connects all the pieces and offers a variety of Bose products of consistent quality for use in the other rooms. These include smaller Bose systems, powered and unpowered speakers and amplifiers, plus the proper cables and adapters to complete your sound network.
Reference Taking care of your LIFESTYLE® system English Caring for your system may include: • Cleaning the system’s enclosures • Cleaning your compact discs and DVDs • Replacing the remote control batteries Cleaning the media center • Use only a soft, dry cloth to clean the outside of the media center. • Do not use any solvents, chemicals, or cleaning solutions containing alcohol, ammonia, or abrasives. • Do not allow liquids to spill into any openings. • Do not use any sprays near the system.
Reference Troubleshooting What to do System doesn’t do anything • • • • • • Increase the volume. Check to see if MUTE is lit on the display. If it is, press the Mute button on the remote control to unmute the sound. Make sure that the power switch on the Acoustimass module is set to ON (I). Make sure that the audio input cable: - connector is firmly seated in the media center Main Speaker jack - multi-pin connector at the other end is firmly seated in the Acoustimass module AUDIO INPUT jack.
English Reference Problem What to do Radio does not work • • • • • • Make sure antennas are connected properly. Move AM antenna at least 20 inches (50 cm) from the media center. Adjust antenna position to improve reception. Make sure the AM antenna is in an upright position. Move antennas farther from media center, TV, or other electronic equipment. Select another station. You may be in an area of weak signal coverage for some stations.
Reference Accessories Technical information Media center power pack power rating USA/Canada: 120V 0.55A 50/60Hz 33VDC 1.1A International: 220-240V 0.30A 50/60Hz 33VDC 1.1A Dual voltage: 115/230V 0.55A 50/60Hz 33VDC 1.
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