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- Page 1 uMusic System Guide ™...
- Page 2 What is the uMusic intelligent playback system? ™ The uMusic ™ system is a breakthrough Bose ® technology that makes it easy to store and enjoy your CD collection. It’s built into Lifestyle 38 and ® Lifestyle 48 DVD home entertainment systems.
- Page 3 Step 1: Store some music Before you can listen with the uMusic system, you’ll need to ™ store some of your CDs. • Select 10 CDs that you like. • Lift the front panel door on the media center. • Follow these steps for each CD: Press Open/Close on the media center.
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Page 4: What To Expect
Step 2: Now, enjoy your music in a whole new way Press on your remote. The uMusic system automatically ™ starts selecting songs for Note: To skip a song you. press on this button. Listen to the songs you When you skip a song, it stops playing and the like and skip the songs uMusic system selects a... - Page 5 Media center display The display on your media center gives you information about the song that is playing. Audio Source Elapsed Time Preset Number uMusic System Preset Name Mode ™ STORED 1:49 Rolling Stones Artist STORED 1:49 Wild Horses Song Title STORED 1:49 TRACK 3 / 10 CD: 152...
- Page 6 uMusic System Button Quick Reference ™ Stored: select Stored music as the audio source. This starts the uMusic playback ™ Navigation Buttons: system. move through Library items and System menus. Library*: browse your stored music collection. Enter: enter submenus, confirm selection of an System*: access System item.
- Page 7 uMusic System Basics & Beyond ™ Different presets for different people or activities The uMusic system can keep track of 9 different sets of pref- ™ erences, called presets. When you first press , the uMusic system uses Preset 1. To use a different preset, press the number of the preset, 1 through 9.
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Page 8: Now Playing
uMusic System Buttons ™ Encore: If a song really captures your mood If a song is just right for the moment, press Encore. Encore will create a focused listening session built around this particular song. When the Encore ses- sion is done, uMusic playback resumes. - Page 9 Library*: Browse by genre, artist, album or track Press Library. A screen appears on the TV where you can search through your collection by genre, artist, album or track. Use the navigation buttons to search. You can also browse the Library using the media center display.
- Page 10 Press the navigation buttons indicated by the red arrows. More than one press may be required. Name a preset* A preset’s name can be up to 8 characters long. Press System. Select Media Center (top of screen). uMusic Presets. Press Enter. ™...
- Page 11 Select Edit Name. Press Enter. Enter the name you want. Select Done (go to top right). Press Enter. Press Exit to leave the System screen. Clear a preset* This clears what the preset has learned about your musical taste. You should clear a preset if you have been using it for one purpose or person and want to use it for another.
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Page 12: Delete A Track
uMusic Presets. Press Enter. ™ Choose preset you want to clear. Press Enter. uMusic Preset Action. Press Enter. Select Clear Ratings. Press Enter. Select Yes. Press Enter. Press Exit to leave the System screen. Delete a track Note: To see screens related to features marked *, turn on your TV and select the TV input connected to your media center. - Page 13 Press System. Select Stored CDs. CD#. Press Enter. Choose CD number. Press Enter. (To find the number of a CD, see page 19.) Track. Press Enter. Choose track to delete. Press Enter. Track Action. Press Enter. Select Delete Track. Press Enter. Select Yes.
- Page 14 Delete a CD* Press System. Select Stored CDs. CD#. Press Enter. Choose CD# to delete. Press Enter. (To find the number of a CD, see page 19.) CD Action. Press Enter. Select Delete CD. Press Enter. Select Yes. Press Enter. Press Exit to leave the System screen.
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Page 15: Questions And Answers
Questions & Answers What if I really like a song, but don’t want to hear it right now? Press + and then skip it. This tells the uMusic system ™ that you really do like the song, but don’t want to hear it right now. - Page 16 How does the uMusic system work? ™ You can enjoy the uMusic intelligent playback system’s ™ musical selections without knowing anything about its inner workings. But if you’re curious, read on. When you store a CD in Figure 1 the media center, the uMusic system looks it up in a built-in catalog of music information.
- Page 17 Figure 3. How do I register my system? Register on line at www.bose.com/register or return the registration card that came with your Lifestyle system. ® How do I update the music information catalog?
- Page 18 How can I get uMusic system screens to show up on ™ my TV? You need to turn on your TV and select the TV’s video input that is connected to your media center. 1. Turn on your TV. 2. Press on your Lifestyle ®...
- Page 19 – by pressing On/Off – and let it process the CDs overnight. Don’t cut power to the system, as it is needed to process the CDs. My system stopped working and the display said “BOSE LIFESTYLE.” What happened? Your Lifestyle system is resetting itself.
- Page 20 Why does the display say “Please wait” in Stored mode? This can happen after a power loss. The uMusic system is ™ re-initializing your stored music collection. How long this takes depends on how large the collection is. While you wait, you can play a CD or DVD, listen to the radio, or use any other audio source except your stored music.
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Page 21: Power Tips
Power Tips How to find the number of a CD • Find the number of the CD currently playing: Watch the media center display. When it shows track number at the left, the CD number is at the right: CD:29. •... - Page 22 Playlist With the uMusic ™ system you can create a Playlist of songs to use when you want to play specific songs, at a birthday party or holiday gathering, for example. The Playlist can contain as many songs as you have stored in your media center. Add a song to the Playlist When you hear a song you want to add to the Playlist, press and hold Playlist until the display on...
- Page 23 ™ ® tional systems and speakers to your Lifestyle system for ® sound in other rooms, even outdoors. For each additional location you need a Bose link-enabled ® product or system, a Bose ® link cable and a Personal ®...
- Page 24 ® The room, the speaker placement and your listening position can all affect the sound you hear from any home audio system. That’s why Bose developed the ADAPTiQ ® audio calibration system and built it into your Lifestyle ®...
- Page 25 Refer to your Lifestyle system ® operating guide To find out more about the uMusic system and how to use it, see ™ the following sections in your operating guide: Planning time to store your music • Find out more about storing CDs in your media center. Playing stored music •...
- Page 26 Para obtener una copia de este folleto en español, por favor llame al número de teléfono indicado abajo. Pour recevoir un exemplaire de ce livret en français, veuillez composer le numéro ci-dessous: US: 800-367-4008 CANADA: 800-465-2673 ©2004 Bose Corporation. CCM-000932 PC280123-001...