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  • Page 1 LIFESTYLE ® H O M E E N T E R T A I N M E N T S Y S T E M S...
  • Page 2 See the additional instructions on the Important Safety Information sheet enclosed in the shipping carton. ©2005 Bose Corporation. No part of this work may be reproduced, modified, distributed or otherwise used without prior written permission. Dolby and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. Confidential unpublished works. 1992-1997 Dolby Lab- oratories.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    English Dansk Deutsch Español Français Italiano Nederlands Svenska ONTENTS NTRODUCTION YSTEM ONTROLS YSTEM PERATION ONTROLLING XTERNAL OURCES SING YSTEM ENUS HANGING OURCE ETTINGS EFERENCE NTRODUCTION Welcome ................. . . Clarifying some basics .
  • Page 4 Setting up a second room with sound ............. Bose ®...

  • Page 5: Introduction

    Nederlands Svenska NTRODUCTION Welcome ® ® Thank you for purchasing a Bose LIFESTYLE DVD home entertainment system. Through ® proprietary Bose technologies and innovative LIFESTYLE system design, this elegant and easy-to-use system delivers superior performance for both music and video programming.

  • Page 6: Audio And Video Terms Defined

    Svenska Nederlands Français Italiano Deutsch Español English Dansk NTRODUCTION Audio and video terms defined Aspect ratio – An expression for the width of the picture relative to the height and seen when as a rectangular TV image. For example, if the aspect ratio is 4:3 (read as 4 by 3), the shape of that picture is 4 units wide by 3 units high.
  • Page 7 – A Compact Disc (CD) that contains a video component. ® Videostage 5 – Bose proprietary decoding circuitry that provides five-channel surround sound performance from varied media – VHS tapes, stereo CDs, even mono TV programs. YPbPr – A component analog video signal containing one luminance and two chrominance...

  • Page 8: System Controls

    Svenska Nederlands Français Italiano Deutsch Español English Dansk YSTEM ONTROLS Remote control buttons The advanced radio frequency (RF) remote control provided with this system works from almost anywhere inside your home, with no need to aim it in the direction of the system. Turns the system on and off.
  • Page 9 English Dansk Deutsch Español Français Italiano Nederlands Svenska YSTEM ONTROLS Below this button on your remote, there is one of two symbols. Depending on which symbol (a or b, left) appears on your remote, the following applies: When a video source is selected, changes between a 4:3 screen display ratio and 16:9 widescreen display.
  • Page 10 Svenska Nederlands Français Italiano Deutsch Español English Dansk YSTEM ONTROLS Skips backward or forward to the next TV, cable, or satellite channel, CD track, or DVD chapter. Raises or lowers the volume of the current source. Pressing + raises the volume and unmutes the source playing (if muted) in the current room only.

  • Page 11: Getting Strong Remote Control Range And Response

    If the batteries are not dead and your efforts to avoid dead spots are in vain, you may need an antenna extender. To contact Bose for more information, or to order the extender, refer to the address list included with the system.

  • Page 12: Media Center

    Svenska Nederlands Français Italiano Deutsch Español English Dansk YSTEM ONTROLS Media center The disc tray and system controls are located under the front panel door of the media center. To the right of the system controls is the display window (Figure 1). CAUTION: Pressing the Open/Close button on the media center is the best way to open and retract the disc tray.

  • Page 13: Display Window

    English Dansk Deutsch Español Français Italiano Nederlands Svenska YSTEM ONTROLS Display window The media center display window indicates the state of the system, including which source is playing, program details, and what option, if any, is selected (Figure 2). Figure 2 0 : 2 2 Sample of information that appears on the media...

  • Page 14: Operation

    Svenska Nederlands Français Italiano Deutsch Español English Dansk YSTEM PERATION Initial pointers to get you started Scanning the following tips may prove worthwhile before using your system. Note: For information on how to set the remote to operate other components, refer to “Using Š...

  • Page 15: To Adjust What You Hear Or See

    English Dansk Deutsch Español Français Italiano Nederlands Svenska YSTEM PERATION To adjust what you hear or see • To correct sound problems (unexpected boominess, harshness, thinness, or reverberation) take time to run the ADAPTiQ ® audio calibration program, if you have not done so. Note: Refer to “Making sure the sound is as good as it gets”...

  • Page 16: Using Dvd Parental Controls

    Svenska Nederlands Français Italiano Deutsch Español English Dansk YSTEM PERATION Skip to the next chapter… Skip to the previous chapter… down twice. Repeat a chapter… while the chapter you want to repeat plays. Search backward or forward… for the motion rate control bar to appear. Press again to adjust the rate of the search and set the direction.

  • Page 17: Playing A Cd

    English Dansk Deutsch Español Français Italiano Nederlands Svenska YSTEM PERATION Playing a CD Press CD/DVD to select the CD player. If the system is off, this will turn it on and begin playing a CD loaded in the disc tray. To load a disc: 1.

  • Page 18: Using The Radio

    Svenska Nederlands Français Italiano Deutsch Español English Dansk YSTEM PERATION Using the radio Press FM/AM to select the radio tuner. This turns on the system if it was off and tunes to the FM or AM station last selected. Changing stations When you want to: Press: Switch between FM and AM…...

  • Page 19: Using The Headphone Jack

    English Dansk Deutsch Español Français Italiano Nederlands Svenska YSTEM PERATION To remove a station preset: 1. Tune to the preset number you want to remove. 2. On the remote control, press and hold the 0 number button until the message PRESET: ## ERASED appears briefly on the media center display.
  • Page 20 Svenska Nederlands Français Italiano Deutsch Español English Dansk YSTEM PERATION To set the timer: On both the media center display and the TV on-screen menu, the same actions apply: 1. Press the Settings button on the LIFESTYLE ® remote to enter the source Settings menu. 2.

  • Page 21: Sources

    English Dansk Deutsch Español Français Italiano Nederlands Svenska ONTROLLING XTERNAL OURCES Š Using your LIFESTYLE remote with other components You can control most brands of external components – such as TVs, cable/satellite boxes, and VCR/DVRs – using your LIFESTYLE ® remote control.
  • Page 22 Svenska Nederlands Français Italiano Deutsch Español English Dansk ONTROLLING XTERNAL OURCES 5. Identify the TV brand: • From the list of options that appear, select (Figure 7). TV Brand • Move right into the list of brands and up or down to locate the brand of your TV. •...

  • Page 23: For Cable/Satellite Control

    English Dansk Deutsch Español Français Italiano Nederlands Svenska ONTROLLING XTERNAL OURCES Figure 8 Changing the TV Power 9LGHR 79 3RZHU $XWRPDWLF 79 3RZHU 6WDWXV 79 'HWHFWHG 79 $VSHFW 5DWLR :LGHVFUHHQ '9'V 9LGHR &RQQHFWRU &RPSRQHQW 9LGHR %ODFN /HYHO 1RUPDO 7KH 0HGLD &HQWHU FDQ WXUQ \RXU 79 RQ DXWRPDWLFDOO\ ZKHQHYHU \RX VHOHFW D YLGHR VRXUFH navigate select...

  • Page 24: For Vcr (Or Other Video Recorder) Control

    Svenska Nederlands Français Italiano Deutsch Español English Dansk ONTROLLING XTERNAL OURCES 3. Choose the device code: • From the menu options on the left, select CBL • SAT Code • Move right to select the first code. ® • Press the CBL •...

  • Page 25: For Aux Control

    English Dansk Deutsch Español Français Italiano Nederlands Svenska ONTROLLING XTERNAL OURCES When you complete these settings and select VCR as the source, you can now use the VCR On/Off button and press Play, Pause, or Stop and Seek to control your VCR or other video recorder. On some DVRs, pressing Shuffle and Repeat buttons will allow you to skip backward or forward quickly.
  • Page 26 Svenska Nederlands Français Italiano Deutsch Español English Dansk ONTROLLING XTERNAL OURCES Make this selection from the Remote Control options in the System menu. Opposite the option, select from multiple options the one you want to use as channel selector. Then Control press System or Exit to leave the menu.

  • Page 27: Using System Menus

    English Dansk Deutsch Español Français Italiano Nederlands Svenska SING YSTEM ENUS Properties that you can adjust Adjustments to system properties are typically those you make only once. If your system already operates just as you want, there is no need to make such adjustments. However, for some installation options, changes to the System menu may be required.

  • Page 28: How To Make Changes

    Svenska Nederlands Français Italiano Deutsch Español English Dansk SING YSTEM ENUS How to make changes Making adjustments to system properties in this menu is similar to changing the settings for a source. •Move around and make choices by using the selection buttons shown. •Move right to see a preview of features under each property.

  • Page 29: Video Options

    ® radios or Wave ® radio/CDs, which pre-date Bose link compati- control. bility) and with some non-Bose products in other areas or rooms of your house. Video options ® Press System on the LIFESTYLE remote control. Move right to see a preview of video features, and press the Enter button to move into the active list of video options.

  • Page 30: Media Center Options

    Svenska Nederlands Français Italiano Deutsch Español English Dansk SING YSTEM ENUS Default settings Active list of options (Options) Effect of this setting TV Power Automatic TV turns on automatically when a video source is selected.** (Manual TV does not come on automatically. Euro) TV responds to SCART connector input.

  • Page 31: Remote Control Options

    English Dansk Deutsch Español Français Italiano Nederlands Svenska SING YSTEM ENUS Default settings Active list of options (Options) Effect of this setting Display Brightness Media center display lights with a midrange brightness. (1 to 7) Darkens or lightens the media center display (7 = brightest). Display Language English On-screen display menus appear in the selected language.
  • Page 32 Svenska Nederlands Français Italiano Deutsch Español English Dansk SING YSTEM ENUS Default settings Active list of options (Options) Effect of this setting TV Brand Identifies the TV brand for the LIFESTYLE ® remote to control. (Brand name) TV Code -- Identifies the IR code that works with your TV. CBL •...

  • Page 33: Dvd Lock Options

    English Dansk Deutsch Español Français Italiano Nederlands Svenska SING YSTEM ENUS DVD Lock options ® Press System on the LIFESTYLE remote control. Move right to see a preview of DVD Lock features, and press the Enter button to move into an active display of DVD Lock options. Figure 15 Preview of DVD Lock DVD Lock...

  • Page 34: Using The Lock To Apply Parental Control

    Svenska Nederlands Français Italiano Deutsch Español English Dansk SING YSTEM ENUS Using the lock to apply parental control The parental control feature of the LIFESTYLE ® system lets you restrict viewing of DVDs with certain ratings. To activate this feature, you need to set a level of restriction and establish a password in the DVD Lock section of the System menu.

  • Page 35: Changing Source Settings

    English English Dansk Deutsch Español Dansk Français Deutsch Italiano Nederlands Español Français Svenska Italiano Nederlands Svenska HANGING OURCE ETTINGS Quick adjustments as you watch or listen Quick changes to whatever system source is playing are easy to make when you press the ®...

  • Page 36: How To Change The Settings

    Svenska Nederlands Italiano Français Svenska Nederlands Español Français Deutsch Italiano Deutsch Español Dansk English English Dansk HANGING OURCE ETTINGS How to change the settings 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.

  • Page 37: Cd Settings Options

    English English Dansk Deutsch Español Dansk Français Deutsch Italiano Nederlands Español Français Svenska Italiano Nederlands Svenska HANGING OURCE ETTINGS CD settings options To see the CD Settings menu, you must insert a CD into the disc tray before you select the source.

  • Page 38: Tuner Settings Options (Fm Or Am Radio)

    Svenska Nederlands Italiano Français Svenska Nederlands Español Français Deutsch Italiano Deutsch Español Dansk English English Dansk HANGING OURCE ETTINGS Set to Features (Options) Setting effect Time 0:00 Displays elapsed time. _:__ Advances or reverses the film to the new time. Title Advances or reverses the film to another section _ of __...

  • Page 39: Tv Settings Options (For Vcr, Cbl/Sat, And Aux)

    English English Dansk Deutsch Español Dansk Français Deutsch Italiano Nederlands Español Français Svenska Italiano Nederlands Svenska HANGING OURCE ETTINGS TV settings options (for VCR, CBL/SAT, and AUX) The settings below affect programs on the TV, even when the source of the program is VCR, CBL/SAT or AUX.

  • Page 40: System Maintenance

    Svenska Nederlands Français Italiano Deutsch Español English Dansk EFERENCE System maintenance Changing batteries is the only regular maintenance required. However, switches inside the remote battery case can be changed, as needed (to select a new house code, for example). Similar changes may be required for any additional remotes, purchased for use in other rooms.
  • Page 41 Switches 1-4 need to match those switch settings in your main remote. Set switches 5-9 for the room where ® you will use the Bose link remote. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9...

  • Page 42: Setting Up A Second Room With Sound

    Bose products of consistent quality for use in other rooms. These include: the Bose link AL8 homewide wireless audio link. You can use it with the Wave ® music system, 3•2•1 Series II or 3•2•1 GS Series II systems, the LIFESTYLE ®...

  • Page 43: Protecting And Caring For Your System

    Deutsch Español Français Italiano Nederlands Svenska EFERENCE Bose ® link remote switch settings These settings apply only to remote controls with battery compartment switches.* • House code switches (1, 2, 3, and 4) must match those on your main remote.

  • Page 44: Troubleshooting

    • Make sure that the power switch on the Acoustimass module is set to ON (I). Sound is marred by a ® • Contact Bose Customer Service to determine if and how other electrical components in loud hum or buzz, which the room may be creating unwanted signals, and the possible remedies.
  • Page 45 To purchase the chokes, contact Bose Customer Service for assistance. System turns on by itself, • Change the house code setting to prevent signals from conflicting with another nearby...

  • Page 46: Contacting Customer Service

    Details of the limited warranty are provided on the Product Registration Card that came with your system. Please fill out the information section on the card and mail it to Bose. However, failure to do so will not affect your limited warranty rights.

  • Page 47: Accessories

    For information on speaker mounting brackets and stands, additional remote controls, and ® connecting additional Bose powered loudspeakers, contact your Bose dealer or call Bose Customer Service. See the address and phone number list included with your system. Technical information...

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