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3•2•1 ® SERIES 3•2•1 SERIES D V D H O M E E N T E R TA I N M E N T S Y S T E M Owner’s Guide Guía de usario Notice d’utilisation...
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This product conforms to the EMC Directive 2004/108/EC and to the Low Voltage Directive 2006/95/EC. The complete Declaration of Conformity can be found at: www.Bose.com/static/compliance/index.html. Additional safety information See the additional instructions on the Important Safety Information sheet enclosed in the shipping carton.
NTRODUCTION Before you begin Thank you for purchasing the 3•2•1 ® entertainment system. Using Bose proprietary signal ® processing technology, the 3•2•1 system provides improved spaciousness from stereo recordings and bold movie effects for surround-sound sources. Svenska Nederlands System features include: •...
Nederlands Svenska This is a good time to record the serial numbers on the lines below and on your product registration card. You may need them if you ever contact Bose Service. Acoustimass module serial number: ________________________________________________ Media center serial number:...
If any part of the system appears damaged, do not try to use it. Notify Bose or your authorized Bose away. For contact information, refer to the address sheet included in the carton.
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English Deutsch Español Français Italiano ❏ Remote control and batteries ❏ Rubber feet for Acoustimass ❏ Speaker cable ❏ Acoustimass module cable ❏ HDMI video cable ❏ Composite video cable Nederlands Svenska ❏ Rubber feet for speakers module ® ❏ Acoustimass module power cord ❏...
ETUP Placing the system components What you need to use: Media center Speakers Acoustimass Svenska Nederlands The image below shows one of the many ways you can position your new 3•2•1 Left speaker Speakers ® module See Steps 1-6 for details. Français Italiano Deutsch...
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English Deutsch Español Français Italiano 1. On the bottom of each speaker, attach one set of small rubber feet. 2. Place the left and right speakers: • at least 3 feet (1 meter) apart • within 3 feet (1 meter) of the TV screen •...
ETUP Connecting the speakers to the module What you need to use: Speaker cable Speakers Acoustimass Svenska Nederlands 1. Notice the two plugs at one end of the speaker cable. 2. Separate the two plugs so each one reaches a speaker.
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English Deutsch Español Français Italiano 3. Insert each plug into the connector on the proper speaker. The plug marked RIGHT goes into the speaker placed to the right of your TV. Nederlands Svenska 4. Insert the remaining single plug into the connector labeled SPEAKERS on the back of the Acousti- mass module.
ETUP Connecting the module to the media center What you need to use: Acoustimass ® module cable Media center Acoustimass module Svenska Nederlands Français Italiano 1. Notice the arrow on the top of the multi-pin plug at each end of the Acoustimass module cable. Arrow 2.
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English Deutsch Español Français Italiano 3. Insert this plug into the connector labeled the back of the Acoustimass module. ® Make sure the arrow on the plug faces up as you insert it. Nederlands Svenska 4. On the other end of the cable, make sure you can see the arrow on top of the plug.
ETUP Connecting the system video to your TV What you may need to use: HDMI Composite video cable video cable Media center Your TV Svenska Nederlands Français Italiano This connection allows you to see DVDs and other video from the 3•2•1 1.
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English Deutsch Español Français Italiano Nederlands Svenska ETUP 2. Check to see if your TV has an unused HDMI 3. Follow the directions that are appropriate connector for VIDEO IN. for your TV: This may be located on the side or rear connector on page 14 TV with HDMI panel of the TV.
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HDMI cable to the TV. Svenska Nederlands Français Italiano 2. Insert the other end of this cable into the HDMI connector on the media center. Make sure the Bose plug. 3. Continue with Deutsch Español English logo shows as you insert the ®...
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English Deutsch Español Français Italiano TV without HDMI 1. Notice the yellow plug at each end of the Composite video cable. Yellow Yellow Note: There may be other kinds of video connectors on your TV that offer higher resolution than Composite. To use either S-Video or Component connectors, you need the appropriate cables.
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ETUP 3. Insert the other end into the yellow Composite VIDEO OUT connector on the back of the media center. Svenska Nederlands Français Italiano Note: If you make this Composite connection, you can use the ONLY PASS-THROUGH connector on the media center for video from another component.
English Deutsch Español Français Italiano Connecting a cable box or other component What you need to use: Stereo audio cable Media center Your cable box, satellite box, or other component Nederlands Svenska You can listen to another sound source — like a cable or satellite box —...
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ETUP 6. Check to see if your cable or satellite box has red and white AUDIO OUT connectors. A red and white audio cable may (a) or may not (b) already be attached to these connectors. c. If there are no AUDIO OUT connectors at all, continue with on page 22.
English Deutsch Español Français Italiano 4. Insert the plugs at the other end of the audio cable into the CBL•SAT AUDIO IN connectors on the media center. Nederlands Svenska To connect another component In addition to your cable or satellite box, you can connect a second component, like a VCR.
ETUP To get digital audio from the component For a component that is already connected to the media center, you can make a digital audio connection too. For this higher quality audio, you need a digital audio cable that works with your component. Such cables are available at most electronics stores.
English Deutsch Español Français Italiano 5. Plug the other end of your digital cable into the appropriate AUDIO IN connector on the media center. The example here shows an Optical digital connection only. Nederlands Svenska To use video pass through This calls for another composite cable or two S-Video cables, which are available at most electronics stores.
ETUP Connecting audio from your TV as an option What you need to use: Audio cable Media center Your TV Svenska Nederlands Français Italiano For some setups, in order to hear your TV sound from your 3•2•1 speakers, you need to make this ®...
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English Deutsch Español Français Italiano 1. Insert the red and white plugs at one end of the cable into the AUDIO OUT connectors on the TV. Be sure to match red to red and white to white. Note: In addition to this connection, you can make a digital AUDIO OUT connection from the TV to the media center.
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ETUP 2. Insert the red and white plugs at the other end of this cable into the AUDIO IN TV connectors on the media center. Be sure to match red to red and white to white. Svenska Nederlands Français Italiano 3.
English Deutsch Español Français Italiano Installing the FM and AM radio antennas What you need to use: FM antenna AM antenna and stand Media center Nederlands Svenska For radio reception of broadcast radio programs, you need to use the supplied antennas. For FM: 1.
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ETUP 3. Straighten the antenna cable and spread the two ends far apart. You may need to raise the ends and adjust the position to get clear reception. Svenska Nederlands Français Italiano For AM: 1. Select the AM antenna and stand. Deutsch Español English...
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English Deutsch Español Français Italiano 2. Insert the antenna plug into the AM antenna connector. Nederlands Svenska 3. Press firmly to attach the antenna loop to the provided stand. Small tabs on the antenna ring fit into notches on the stand. 4.
ETUP Connecting the module to a power outlet What you need to use: Acoustimass ® module power cable Acoustimass module Svenska Nederlands Français Italiano 1. Notice the large plug at one end of the Acoustimass module power cable. Deutsch Español English...
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Nederlands Svenska 3. Plug the other cable end into the AC (mains) power. module. CAUTION: Bose recommends using a safety agency- approved surge protector on all electronic equipment. Voltage variations and spikes can damage electronic components in any system. Note: Surge protectors are available at most electronics stores.
ETUP Setting the remote to control your TV and components What you need to use: Remote control and batteries Your component Your TV Svenska Nederlands Français Italiano When the batteries are installed, you can set the 3•2•1 remote to control your TV and other components connected to the media center.
If this code does not work, repeat steps 5-8 using a different code for your TV. Note: For a CD changer or combination CD/DVD player and changer, your brand may not be listed in the CD/DVD device codes on page A-21. In some cases, the same brand of DVD or VCR device codes can work with a changer.
ETUP Controlling another component With your CBL•SAT, VCR, or other component turned on, follow these steps. 1. In the Device Codes list, find the codes for the type and brand of your component. 2. On the 3•2•1 remote, press and hold the ®...
English Deutsch Español Français Italiano Trying out the DVD When you first turn on the system, you can play the provided DVD to get a step-by-step review of your setup. 1. Before you continue, make sure that: • All of the cables needed for your setup are connected.
• Aim more directly at the media center. • Move closer to the system. The control range of the remote is roughly 20 feet (6.2 meters). *If your 3•2•1 system is connected by Bose Lifestyle ® system in another room, your Lifestyle be the selected source.
Play begins with the source last used. Silences or restores the sound. Selects the built-in CD/DVD player as source and turns on the system. Selects the built-in FM/AM radio as source and turns on the system to the station last used.
ONTROLS AND NDICATORS Menu and movement buttons Enters the Settings menu for the source that is playing. Enters the System main menu. Displays the DVD menu for the current disc on your TV screen. Displays an on-screen program guide for any connected video devices that provide a guide.
English Deutsch Español Français Italiano Play and numeric buttons Halts play of recorded music or video. Pauses or resumes paused play of recorded music or video. Starts or resumes play of recorded music or video. For CD or MP3: Moves to the previous or next track.
ONTROLS AND NDICATORS Record and A, B, C buttons (not in Europe) These buttons can be used with a DVR, VCR, a cable box, or satellite box. This requires that the 3•2•1 control the component. Starts DVR or VCR recording of the cable, satellite, or TV program that is playing.
English Deutsch Español Français Italiano The media center The front of the media center features: Control buttons Turns the system power on or off. • Source Displays and sets the choice of play options. – Volume + Lowers or raises the volume level. Enter Selects the next available radio preset.
PERATION Playing a video disc or CD 1. Press CD•DVD on the 3•2•1 remote. ® This turns on the 3•2•1 system and selects the CD/DVD source. For video play, also turn on the TV. You may need to change the TV Video Input to see the correct video.
English Deutsch Español Français Italiano Replay part of the disc, press Repeat. • Press once to replay the CD track or DVD chapter. • Press twice to replay a CD disc or DVD title. • Press three times to end the replay. Scan backward or forward through the disc, press and hold Seek reverse or Seek ahead.
If you have trouble playing a disc, check to be sure it is one of the compatible types below. Region codes • Video DVD For any DVD player and DVD disc to work together, the code for the • Video CD region where they were sold must match.
English Deutsch Español Français Italiano Setting a restriction level 1. Choose a Parental Control Setting from the chart of ratings defined by the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA). Ratings supplied by the MPAA Parental Control MPAA Setting Rating NC-17 Mature teenage audiences PG-13 Teenage audiences...
PERATION Playing a cable box or other component 1. Press the button for the source (CBL•SAT or AUX) you want to play. This turns on the 3•2•1 system to ® the selected source. 2. Turn on your component and, if it is a video source, turn on the TV.
English Deutsch Español Français Italiano Getting digital audio from a source For an Optical digital audio connection to the media center, the connected component must be recognized by the system. Currently, the system is set to recognize CBL•SAT as the Optical component. If the Optical connection is for a different component: 1.
PERATION Listening to the radio Your 3•2•1 system includes an FM and AM radio. ® 1. On the 3•2•1 remote, press FM•AM. This turns on the 3•2•1 system and plays the radio station last selected. 2. Press the FM•AM button to switch between FM and AM.
English Deutsch Español Italiano Français Changing system features If your system operates as you want it to, you may not need any changes. Some kinds of setup, however, require a change for optimal performance. In most cases, you make a System change just once.
DJUSTMENTS TO THE PERFORMANCE Media Center Select media center to adjust these system options Display Brightness Display Language Optical Source Tuner Spacing Bose link Room Code Restore Settings select navigate Svenska Nederlands Français Italiano Selecting a new option 1. Make sure you see the System menu on your TV screen.
This minimizes abrupt volume changes when you switch from DVD or FM•AM audio on the Bose media center to audio from a connected component. Note: To match AM and FM levels, which can vary depending on the program or station, adjusting the volume on your audio component may be preferable.
(Many DVD images, even widescreen, will still appear with black bars on top and bottom.) Original tells the Bose system to keep the image in the original format of the DVD. A widescreen DVD image will have black bars on top and bottom.
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English Deutsch Español Français Italiano Default Setting Option (Options) Video Connector (HDMI) (Composite + S-Video) (Only an indicator.) (Component) Video Black Level Normal (Extended) (Appears on screen only if the TV connects to the media center using a Composite or S-Video cable.) TV Video Format NTSC - US...
Applies the regional standard for incremental spacing between AM and FM stations. Links the 3•2•1 system to a unique code so it works with Bose second room sound source. Bose link expansion is a Lifestyle Maintains your established changes in the Settings menu.
English Deutsch Español Français Italiano Choosing new settings You can use the 3•2•1 Settings menus for quick ® adjustments while you watch a video or listen to music. For example, if you want to change the screen resolution for DVDs, you will find that option in the TV Settings menu.
DJUSTMENTS TO THE PERFORMANCE Settings options Default Setting Features Audio Delay (0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8) Available only for DVDs and connected video components. Movie EQ Available only if Audio Processing is set to Adjustable in the Audio System menu.
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English Deutsch Español Français Italiano Default Setting Features (Options) Mono Decoding (On) Available only if Audio Processing is set to Adjustable in the Audio System menu. (Not available · on CD or FM AM.) Audio 1 + 1 (2, Both) Available only if a dual mono signal is detected on a video CD or digital...
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DJUSTMENTS TO THE PERFORMANCE Default Setting Features Time (For DVD only.) Title (For DVD only.) Chapter (For DVD only.) Audio Track Dependent on disc (For DVD only.) Subtitle Language Dependent on disc (For DVD only.) Camera Angle (For DVD only.) Svenska Nederlands (Options)
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English Deutsch Español Français Italiano Default Setting Features (Options) A-B Repeat A, B (For DVD only.) Track __ of __ (For CD only.) Nederlands Svenska Effect Repeats a segment of the DVD after the start and end points are defined. To begin: Move backward or forward to the point in the DVD where you want the segment to start.
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DJUSTMENTS TO THE PERFORMANCE Default Setting Features Sleep Timer Output Mode (Mono-Stereo) (For FM only.) RDS Info (For FM and only on some systems.) Svenska Nederlands (Options) Setting countdown minutes causes your 3•2•1 time reaches 0. (10-90) The choices, from 10 to 90 minutes, are divided into 10-minute increments. To cancel the timer, select Off.
English Deutsch Español Italiano Français Replacing remote batteries Replace both batteries when the remote control stops operating or its range seems reduced. Alkaline batteries are recommended. 1. Slide open the battery compartment cover on the back of the remote. 2. Remove both batteries. Be sure to dispose of the batteries according to the regulations in your area.
EFERENCE Troubleshooting System issues System doesn’t turn on • Make sure the Acoustimass and into the power connector on the Acoustimass module. • Be sure to press a source button (CD•DVD, CBL•SAT, etc.) on the 3•2•1 • Unplug the power cord for 60 seconds, then plug it in again. This allows the unit to reset itself after a power surge or power interruption.
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• Select another station. You may be in an area of weak signal coverage for some stations. Volume level changes when • Change the Audio Level for the source input so its volume matches the volume of the radio and DVD in another sound source is the Bose selected Remote issues ®...
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Sound, but no picture • Make sure the TV is on. • Make sure the TV is set to the correct Video Input to see the video from DVDs on the Bose • Make sure a DVD is in the disc tray.
Lock DVD password lost • Enter the password 2673 to gain entry to the Lock DVD screen. For customer service For additional help in solving problems, contact Bose Customer Service. Refer to the address sheet included in the carton. Nederlands...
EFERENCE Technical information Power rating USA/Canada: 120V 60Hz 300W International: 220-240V 50/60Hz 300W Dual voltage: 115/230V 50/60Hz 300W Antennas FM 75Ω – external FM antenna AM – external AM antenna Maximum ambient temperature 104°F (40°C) Svenska Nederlands Français Italiano Dimensions Media center: 3¼"H x 13¾"W x 10"D (8.3 cm x 34.9 cm x 25.4 cm)
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English Deutsch Español Italiano 4:3 – See “Aspect ratio.” 16:9 – See “Aspect ratio.” Analog audio – The sounds that we hear with our ears, unlike digital audio that is encoded as bits of information. Aspect ratio – An expression for the width of the picture relative to the height.
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LOSSARY Digital audio – Audio in digital form, which is encoded as bits of information. Dolby Digital – A means of encoding multi-channel audio, developed by Dolby Laboratories and accepted as an international standard. – The logo representing Dolby Digital. DTS –...
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English Deutsch Español HDCP – An abbreviation for High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection. HDCP is a form of Digital Rights Management licensed by Digital Content Protection, LLC, to control digital audio and video content as it travels across Digital Visual Interface (DVI) or High- Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) connections.
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LOSSARY SCART – A type of connector commonly found on consumer electronics products manufactured for use in Western Europe. Screen ratio – See Aspect ratio. Source – Any device that provides audio or video signals for use with the 3•2•1 system.
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