For your music collection • Para su colección de música • Pour votre collection musicale ©2009 Bose Corporation, The Mountain, Framingham, MA 01701-9168 USA AM320927 Rev.
NuMusic booklet book.book Page 1 Tuesday, January 20, 2009 4:16 PM English TAB 2 TAB 3 TAB 4 TAB 5 TAB 6 TAB 7 TAB 8 CONTENTS INTRODUCTION Listening made easy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Specific uMusic+ remote buttons . . . . . . . . . . . GETTING STARTED 2 2 2 3 Storing a CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Discs you can store . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reserving time for storing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
NuMusic booklet book.book Page 2 Tuesday, January 20, 2009 4:16 PM TAB 8 TAB 7 TAB 6 TAB 5 TAB 4 TAB 3 TAB 2 English INTRODUCTION Listening made easy Specific uMusic+ remote buttons The Bose® uMusic®+ intelligent playback system is an advanced feature that makes it easy to store and enjoy your music collection. These special buttons include: Some buttons on your system remote work specifically with your stored music. To experience how it does this, you first need to store some music.
NuMusic booklet book.book Page 3 Tuesday, January 20, 2009 4:16 PM English TAB 2 TAB 3 TAB 4 TAB 5 TAB 6 TAB 7 TAB 8 GETTING STARTED Storing a CD Discs you can store The first step in using the uMusic®+ system is to store some of your collected music. The system does not need to be on for this. Audio CDs Commercially produced CDs are identified by music databases in the system. This data enables the uMusic+ system software to recognize, categorize, and make connections between songs.
NuMusic booklet book.book Page 4 Tuesday, January 20, 2009 4:16 PM TAB 8 TAB 7 TAB 6 TAB 5 TAB 4 TAB 3 TAB 2 English GETTING STARTED Reserving time for storing Keeping music data up to date • For an Audio CD, allow about 10 minutes. For MP3s, estimate about 10 minutes for a disc of 25 tracks. • When BUSY PROCESSING CDS appears on the media center display, you need to wait before you store more music. Allow approximately one hour before you resume storing.
NuMusic booklet book.book Page 5 Tuesday, January 20, 2009 4:16 PM English TAB 2 TAB 3 TAB 4 TAB 5 TAB 6 TAB 7 TAB 8 GETTING STARTED Playing stored music To control the music You can enjoy the wide variety of your music while it plays continuously. • Interrupt the music by pressing the pause button. To resume play where the track stopped, press the pause button again. • Halt the music by pressing the stop button. To resume play from the beginning of the track, press the play button.
NuMusic booklet book.book Page 6 Tuesday, January 20, 2009 4:16 PM TAB 8 TAB 7 TAB 6 TAB 5 TAB 4 TAB 3 TAB 2 English GETTING STARTED To see more about what’s playing While your stored music plays, information about the current track appears on your TV screen. 2. Press the right arrow button on the remote to see the other stored tracks from this album. uMusic: Now Playing To see the details at a glance: 1. Don't Know Why (3:05) 1.
NuMusic booklet book.book Page 7 Tuesday, January 20, 2009 4:16 PM English TAB 2 TAB 3 TAB 4 TAB 5 TAB 6 TAB 7 TAB 8 GETTING STARTED Choosing play modes While listening to your stored music, you can select a different mode of play. You can: • Locate your music by genre, album, artist, or track by pressing Library. • Hear a playlist you have set up by pressing Playlist and a number button, 1-9, for the list you want. • Hear more music like the track that is playing by pressing the Encore button.
NuMusic booklet book.book Page 8 Tuesday, January 20, 2009 4:16 PM TAB 8 TAB 7 TAB 6 TAB 5 TAB 4 TAB 3 TAB 2 English ADDING TO YOUR CONTROL Choosing music While your stored music plays, you can search for specific titles. They are organized by genre, artist, album, and track in the Music Library. 4. Press the down arrow button to highlight the category you want.
NuMusic booklet book.book Page 9 Tuesday, January 20, 2009 4:16 PM English TAB 2 TAB 3 TAB 4 TAB 5 TAB 6 TAB 7 TAB 8 ADDING TO YOUR CONTROL Choices in the Music Library Changing music titles and genres When you locate a specific genre, artist, album, or track, you have a number of options. Searching for specific music is easy when it is assigned to the right genre and named as you remember it.
NuMusic booklet book.book Page 10 Tuesday, January 20, 2009 4:16 PM TAB 8 TAB 7 TAB 6 TAB 5 TAB 4 TAB 3 TAB 2 English ADDING TO YOUR CONTROL To change the artist for an album Linking or unlinking tracks 1. In the Music Library, highlight the album you want to change. You can change how the tracks from a stored album play – one after another, or interspersed with the tracks from your other albums or discs. 2. Press the Guide button to see the list of actions you can take. 3.
NuMusic booklet book.book Page 11 Tuesday, January 20, 2009 4:16 PM English TAB 2 TAB 3 TAB 4 TAB 5 TAB 6 TAB 7 TAB 8 ADDING TO YOUR CONTROL Setting up a playlist You can create up to nine playlists and add specific tracks or all the tracks from an artist, album, or genre to each one. Each playlist can hold up to 1,000 tracks. Choosing music for a playlist Use the Music Library to locate the music you want. 1. With your TV on, press the Library button. Music Library Genres Artists Albums 3.
NuMusic booklet book.book Page 12 Tuesday, January 20, 2009 4:16 PM TAB 8 TAB 7 TAB 6 TAB 5 TAB 4 TAB 3 TAB 2 English ADDING TO YOUR CONTROL 3. Press the right arrow button to see the nine playlists. 4. Press the down arrow button to highlight the playlist you want to use. A notice confirms your addition.
NuMusic booklet book.book Page 13 Tuesday, January 20, 2009 4:16 PM English TAB 2 TAB 3 TAB 4 TAB 5 TAB 6 TAB 7 TAB 8 ADDING TO YOUR CONTROL When the playlist ends, uMusic® play resumes. By using the remote control 1. While listening to your stored music, press Playlist on the remote to hear the last playlist selected. 2. Change playlists now by pressing the number for the one you want.
NuMusic booklet book.book Page 14 Tuesday, January 20, 2009 4:16 PM TAB 8 TAB 7 TAB 6 TAB 5 TAB 4 TAB 3 TAB 2 English ADDING TO YOUR CONTROL Adding and editing text There are three keyboard views with different characters to choose from. You can name each playlist or uStationTM by using the Edit screen keyboard. • Basic alphabet (A below) • Numbers and symbols (1! below) • Language characters (Ó below) This screen also allows you to edit the names of a selected artist, album, or track.
NuMusic booklet book.book Page 15 Tuesday, January 20, 2009 4:16 PM English TAB 2 TAB 3 TAB 4 TAB 5 TAB 6 TAB 7 TAB 8 ADDING TO YOUR CONTROL To enter the Edit screen Adding letters to the text line 1. Press the Library button on the remote to see the list of categories. New characters appear to the left of the blank in the top line. The limit for a Playlist or uStation name is 16 characters. 2. Highlight the Album, Track, Artist, Playlist, or uStationTM you want to edit. 3.
NuMusic booklet book.book Page 16 Tuesday, January 20, 2009 4:16 PM TAB 8 TAB 7 TAB 6 TAB 5 TAB 4 TAB 3 TAB 2 English ADDING TO YOUR CONTROL One example of entering a name To complete the name Jazz 3: 1. Press the right arrow button to move into the Basic Alphabet view. 4. Move left to exit the Basic Alphabet and down to the Numbers & Symbols keyboard. Jazz_ Cancel Save 2. Move right and down the keyboard to reach the letter z, and press ENTER.
NuMusic booklet book.book Page 17 Tuesday, January 20, 2009 4:16 PM English TAB 2 TAB 3 TAB 4 TAB 5 TAB 6 TAB 7 TAB 8 ADDING TO YOUR CONTROL Removing tracks from a playlist Option A: To remove all tracks You can remove all tracks (Option A) or individual tracks (Option B on the next page) from your playlist. 3. Press the Guide button to see the list of actions you can take. 1. In the Music Library, highlight Playlists and press the right arrow button.
NuMusic booklet book.book Page 18 Tuesday, January 20, 2009 4:16 PM TAB 8 TAB 7 TAB 6 TAB 5 TAB 4 TAB 3 TAB 2 English ADDING TO YOUR CONTROL Option B: Remove individual tracks 3. Press the right arrow to see the list of tracks in the selected playlist. 5. Press the Guide button to see the actions you can take. Music Library: Playlist Track Actions 4. Highlight the track that you want to remove.
NuMusic booklet book.book Page 19 Tuesday, January 20, 2009 4:16 PM English TAB 2 TAB 3 TAB 4 TAB 5 TAB 6 TAB 7 TAB 8 USING INTELLIGENT PLAYBACK Playing your music in a whole new way Selecting a uStation preset When you first press the Stored button, you hear a continuous and unedited variety of your stored music. You may enjoy this style of play, which allows you to explore your music with very little effort. While your stored music plays, you can use the remote to change uStations*.
NuMusic booklet book.book Page 20 Tuesday, January 20, 2009 4:16 PM TAB 8 TAB 7 TAB 6 TAB 5 TAB 4 TAB 3 TAB 2 English USING INTELLIGENT PLAYBACK Putting a uStation to work Rating music in a uStation 1. Press the Stored button on the remote to begin continuous play. When a uStation is first selected, it doesn’t yet know your preferences. So it starts by playing tracks from your entire stored music collection. TM 2. Press a preset number (1* - 9) on the remote for the uStation you want to use.
NuMusic booklet book.book Page 21 Tuesday, January 20, 2009 4:16 PM English TAB 2 TAB 3 TAB 4 TAB 5 TAB 6 TAB 7 TAB 8 USING INTELLIGENT PLAYBACK Rating entire categories of music You can also rate an entire album or multiple tracks in the Music Library. This provides accelerated training for your uStationTM. 1. In the Music Library, highlight an album or track and press the Guide button to see the actions you can take. 3.
NuMusic booklet book.book Page 22 Tuesday, January 20, 2009 4:16 PM TAB 8 TAB 7 TAB 6 TAB 5 TAB 4 TAB 3 TAB 2 English USING INTELLIGENT PLAYBACK Naming a uStation TM 1. In the Music Library, highlight uStations and press the right arrow button. 2. Highlight the uStation you want to name. Music Library: uMusic Presets u1 Mark u2 Jo u3 Dinner u4 Braden u5 Homework u6 u7 u8 u9 Navigate Actions Information 3. Press the Guide button to see the list of actions you can take. 22 4.
NuMusic booklet book.book Page 23 Tuesday, January 20, 2009 4:16 PM English TAB 2 TAB 3 TAB 4 TAB 5 TAB 6 TAB 7 TAB 8 USING INTELLIGENT PLAYBACK Deleting tracks, edits, and ratings The better you know this system, the better you know what you want from it. To get it just right, you may want to undo what has already been done. Your options include: • Changing the uStationTM influences by clearing its log. • Making sure that some music never plays, even occasionally.
NuMusic booklet book.book Page 24 Tuesday, January 20, 2009 4:16 PM TAB 8 TAB 7 TAB 6 TAB 5 TAB 4 TAB 3 TAB 2 English USING INTELLIGENT PLAYBACK Clearing your uStation log TM You can clear the log of a uStation to reserve it for a different purpose or for use by a different person. 1. In the Music Library, highlight uStations in the list of categories. 4. Press the Guide button to see the actions you can take. 5. Highlight Clear uStation Ratings and press the right arrow button.
NuMusic booklet book.book Page 25 Tuesday, January 20, 2009 4:16 PM English TAB 2 TAB 3 TAB 4 TAB 5 TAB 6 TAB 7 TAB 8 USING INTELLIGENT PLAYBACK Deleting stored tracks If there is an artist, album, or track that you never want to hear, you can permanently delete it from your stored music collection. 1. In the Music Library, highlight the artist, album, or track you want to delete. 4. Press the ENTER button to confirm your choice of Yes or No. This returns you to a previous screen.
NuMusic booklet book.book Page 26 Tuesday, January 20, 2009 4:16 PM TAB 8 TAB 7 TAB 6 TAB 5 TAB 4 TAB 3 TAB 2 English REFERENCE Details on discs to store Some additional details may help you use this Bose® home entertainment system to its fullest. More about compatible discs Other than MP3 you cannot import data disc audio formats such as Windows Media Audio (WMA) and those protected by Digital Rights Management (DRM).
NuMusic booklet book.book Page 27 Tuesday, January 20, 2009 4:16 PM English TAB 2 TAB 3 TAB 4 TAB 5 TAB 6 TAB 7 TAB 8 FURTHER OPPORTUNITIES ® Extending your LIFESTYLE system enjoyment throughout your home You’ve already discovered how your new LIFESTYLE® system can digitally store hundreds of CDs and learn your music tastes. Now it’s time to learn how you can enjoy your favorite music all around your home – with great-sounding homewide expansion options from Bose. Imagine.
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NuMusic booklet book.book Page 29 Tuesday, January 20, 2009 4:16 PM English TAB 2 TAB 3 TAB 4 TAB 5 TAB 6 TAB 7 TAB 8 FURTHER OPPORTUNITIES Accessories that add convenience Bose offers a variety of accessories to broaden your choices in setting up and using your system. For LIFESTYLE® systems only For both LIFESTYLE® and 3•2•1® systems These speaker accessories, designed to complement your decor, are compatible with any Bose system speakers.
For your music collection • Para su colección de música • Pour votre collection musicale ©2009 Bose Corporation, The Mountain, Framingham, MA 01701-9168 USA AM320927 Rev.
