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Bose LIFESTYLE DVD Operating Manual

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LIFESTYLE
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H O M E E N T E R T A I N M E N T S Y S T E M S
w i t h t h e V S - 2 V i d e o E n h a n c e r
Operating Guide
Guía de uso
Notice d'utilisation
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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 w i t h t h e V S - 2 V i d e o E n h a n c e r Operating Guide Guía de uso Notice d’utilisation...
  • Page 2 Please dispose of used batteries properly, following any local regulations. Do not incinerate. ©2007 Bose Corporation. No part of this work may be reproduced, modified, distributed, or otherwise used without prior written permission. For additional copyright, trademark, patent, and licensing information, please refer to pages at the back of this book.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    English Español Français ONTENTS NTRODUCTION YSTEM ONTROLS YSTEM PERATION ONTROLLING XTERNAL OURCES SING YSTEM ENUS HANGING OURCE ETTINGS RESENTING A AY TO EFERENCE NTRODUCTION Welcome ................. . . Introducing the uMusic ®...
  • Page 4 ® Bose link-compatible products make it easy ..........

  • Page 5: Introduction

    ® System Guide provided in the carton. Introducing the VS-2 video enhancer The Bose VS-2 video enhancer included with your system allows you to connect multiple ® video sources to your LIFESTYLE DVD system. With the VS-2 correctly installed, a single button press selects the source video and audio at the same time.

  • Page 6: Glossary Of Terms

    Français Español English NTRODUCTION Check DVDs for region number compatibility For a DVD disc to be compatible with a player, their respective region numbers must match. These numbers are assigned by the geographic region where the player and disc are sold. You can find the region number for your system on the bottom of the media center.
  • Page 7 ® intelligent playback system – A revolutionary Bose play mode, which performs like a virtual DJ by noting listener preferences and playing stored CD tracks suited to them. Video CD – A Compact Disc (CD) that contains a video component.

  • Page 8: System Controls

    Français Español English 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. Selects the last used source. Mutes the volume for all connected speakers (main and in other rooms).
  • Page 9 English Español Français YSTEM ONTROLS If you select the Stored source: • Pressing Library enters the library of stored CD tracks. (Record/ABC* functions) appears above the Library button and you select a video source: • When using an HDMI connection to a widescreen TV (16:9)**, pressing Library skips through Image View settings: Gray Bars, Stretch, Zoom, and Normal (see Image View in TV settings options on page 48).
  • Page 10 Français Español English 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 Good 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 contact list included with the system.

  • Page 12: Media Center

    Français Español English 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 Español Français 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 S T O R E D 0 : 2 2 P 1 Sample of information that appears on the media T R A C K 6 / 1 0...

  • Page 14: System Operation

    Français Español English 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 your LIFESTYLE ®...

  • Page 15: To Adjust What You Hear Or See

    English Español Français 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. • For lasting adjustment to system operation (for audio, video, media center, remote control, or DVD lock), use the System menus.

  • Page 16: The Basics Of Your Umusic

    Français Español English YSTEM PERATION Here’s how to begin: 1. Place the first CD into the disc tray of the media center and close the tray. 2. Press the Store button, located on the media center control panel. • During this process, the media center displays the message CD STORING and shows what percentage of the task is completed.

  • Page 17: Making Sure You Hear What You Like

    English Español Français YSTEM PERATION Repeat a selection… while the track or whole CD you want to repeat is playing as a Whole CD, CD#, Library, or Playlist selection. Search backward or forward… and hold. Find out about what’s playing... to see the track data on the TV screen.

  • Page 18: Train Your Preset

    Français Español English YSTEM PERATION With CDs already stored in the system, use the preset you prefer to get started: ® 1. Press Stored on your LIFESTYLE remote. 2. Check the media center display to see which play mode is selected. •...

  • Page 19: Check In At Your Music Library

    English Español Français YSTEM PERATION To delete tracks from the Playlist: • While listening to music in the Playlist, press and hold Playlist as the track you want to remove plays. To completely clear the Playlist: • To use the Playlist again for a different purpose, you may want to remove all the tracks listed there now.

  • Page 20: Using The Other Sources

    Français Español English YSTEM PERATION 2. Use these actions to move around and make selections from the display or the screen: • Press the left, right, up, or down arrows to get to the option you want. • Press Enter to confirm your selection and move back to the attributes column. •...
  • Page 21 English Español Français YSTEM PERATION 4. Insert a DVD into the tray (label side up). Be sure the DVD is clean. If not, refer to “Protecting and caring for your system” on page 54. 5. On the media center, press the Open/Close button again to retract the disc tray. 6.

  • Page 22: Using Dvd Parental Controls

    Français Español English YSTEM PERATION Using DVD parental controls The parental control feature of your LIFESTYLE ® system allows you to restrict access by locking any DVD movies that you find inappropriate for members of your family. Before you can use this feature, you need to choose a password and a level of restriction (matched to movie rating levels) as found in the System menu.

  • Page 23: Using The Radio

    English Español Français YSTEM PERATION Repeat a track… Repeat a CD… again. Cancel repeat… a third time. Note: For information on the quick adjustments you can make to CD settings, refer to “CD settings options” on page 45. Instructions on how to enter the menu to make these changes are available in “Where to find the list of options”...

  • Page 24: Using The Headphone Jack

    Français Español English YSTEM PERATION Note: Assigning a preset number to a station will replace any previous assignment to that number. 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 25 English Español Français 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 26: Controlling External Sources

    Français Español English ONTROLLING XTERNAL OURCES 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. After you make the proper menu ®...
  • Page 27 English Español Français ONTROLLING XTERNAL OURCES 5. Identify the TV brand: • From the list of options that appear, select TV Brand (Figure 11). • Move right into the list of brands and up or down to locate the brand of your TV. •...

  • Page 28: For Cable/Satellite Control

    Français Español English ONTROLLING XTERNAL OURCES Figure 12 Changing the TV Power Video TV Power: Automatic TV Power Status: TV Detected TV Aspect Ratio: Widescreen DVDs: Video Connector: Component Video Black Level: Normal The Media Center can turn your TV on automatically whenever you select a video source.

  • Page 29: For Vcr (Or Other Video Recorder) Control

    English Español Français 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•SAT On/Off button on your LIFESTYLE ® remote.

  • Page 30: For Aux Control

    Français Español English 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.
  • Page 31 English Español Français ONTROLLING XTERNAL OURCES Opposite the TV Control menu item, select from multiple options the one you want to use as channel selector. Then press System or Exit to leave the menu. Figure 13 Designating the TV as channel selector (TV tuner) Remote Control AUX Device:...

  • Page 32: Using System Menus

    Français Español English 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. This is simply to make the system fully compatible and convenient for your setup.

  • Page 33: How To Make Changes

    English Español Français 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. •Press the down arrow or Enter to select and activate that property screen.
  • Page 34 Français Español English SING YSTEM ENUS Genre Rock/Pop, Classical, Jazz, Identifies the type of music on the CD. Reclassifies the CD for Electronica, World, Latin, Country, the type of music genre selected. Rap, Vocal Music, Gospel/Religious, Blues, Soundtrack, Folk/Bluegrass, New Age, Reggae, Easy Listen- ing, Children, Spoken/Comedy, Holiday, Other, Unlabeled Album...
  • Page 35 English Español Français SING YSTEM ENUS Use the LIFESTYLE ® remote control up, down, left, and right arrows to get to a character, and press Enter to select it. Each time you press Enter, the selected character appears in the text line. When you are finished, move to the Done box at the top right and press Enter to leave the Edit Screen, or press Exit to leave the System menu.

  • Page 36: Audio Options

    Decreased (-) or increased (+) high-frequency reproduction. -9 to +6 Range available following ADAPTiQ system calibration. Audio Processing Automatic [default] Standard Bose ® processing applies. (Movie EQ, Range Compression, User Adjustable Allows you to make adjustments to the options (specific to each...

  • Page 37: Video Options

    • SAT/VCR Audio Bose 5.1 [default] Allows you to hear cable/satellite or VCR audio in Bose 5.1 surround sound. (Available only if the TV-to-VS-2 connection is HDMI TV Stereo Sends 2-channel HDMI audio from your cable box, satellite receiver, or VCR to your TV speakers.

  • Page 38: Media Center Options

    Français Español English SING YSTEM ENUS Widescreen DVDs Normal [default] DVD video reformats, as needed, to fit a 4:3 TV screen. (Available only if Widescreen TV Modified DVD video does not reformat automatically. is set to “No.”) Video Connector Not applicable for systems with the VS-2 video enhancer. Video Black Level Normal [default] Screen black level generally appropriate for TVs.

  • Page 39: Remote Control Options

    English Español Français SING YSTEM ENUS Optical Source None [default] No digital signal received via optical cable. TV, VCR, CBL/SAT, AUX Digital signal received via optical cable for selected source. Note: Choosing an optical source here restricts digital connections to optical only. No digital coax connection signal will be processed. Digital Audio Output Original [default] No processing applied for signals sent to rear panel digital audio...
  • Page 40 Français Español English SING YSTEM ENUS CBL • SAT Code Identifies the IR code that works with your CBL• SAT device. VCR Device Identifies what type of device is connected to the VCR input. VCR, DVR, Cable/DVR, Satellite/DVR, DVD/DVD recorder, DVD/DVR, TV/DVD ®...

  • Page 41: Dvd Lock Options

    English Español Français 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 21 Preview of DVD Lock DVD Lock...
  • Page 42 Français Español English SING YSTEM ENUS Your password will help prevent unauthorized viewing of DVDs that have a higher rating than your restriction level. There are eight levels to choose from, matched to movie ratings set by the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), as shown in the following table. Parental control MPAA...

  • Page 43: Changing Source Settings

    English Español Français 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 Settings button on the LIFESTYLE ® remote control. You can boost the system center chan- nel volume or hear audio from five instead of two of the system speakers, for example.

  • Page 44: How To Change The Settings

    Français Español English 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. On the display or the screen, the same actions apply: •...

  • Page 45: Stored Cds Settings Options

    English Español Français HANGING OURCE ETTINGS Stored CDs settings options To get into the Stored CD Settings menu, you must have CD tracks stored in the system. Select Stored as the source. Icon Menu Option Option Settings Settings descriptions ® uMusic Preset 1 [default] through 9...

  • Page 46: Dvd Settings Options

    Français Español English HANGING OURCE ETTINGS DVD settings options To see the DVD Settings menu, you must insert a DVD into the disc tray before you select the source. Icon Menu Option Option Settings Settings descriptions 2-3-5 Speakers 2, 3, 5 [default] Determines the number of speakers playing.

  • Page 47: Tuner Settings Options (Fm Or Am Radio)

    English Español Français HANGING OURCE ETTINGS Icon Menu Option Option Settings Settings descriptions Camera Angle 1 of __ Determines the angle used for a movie scene (of the camera angles available on the disc). A/B Repeat a, b Repeats a segment of the DVD after the start and end points are defined.

  • Page 48: Tv Settings Options (For Vcr, Cbl/Sat, And Aux)

    Français Español English 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. There are no separate settings menus for these sources. Icon Menu Option Option Settings...

  • Page 49: Presenting A New Way To Play

    Enabled by proprietary ™ Bose ® technology, it transforms your system into a virtual DJ, capable of playing a continuous stream of the music you most enjoy and adapting to your preferences as they change.

  • Page 50: Planning Time To Store Your Music

    (using the CD player or Stored as the source), or you can replace the CD with a DVD and watch a video. • If your setup includes a Bose ® link network, you can continue to listen to the system in other rooms, too.

  • Page 51: How The Umusic

    English Español Français RESENTING A AY TO How the uMusic ® intelligent playback system works for you We know that the time spent sorting through CDs to locate the tracks you prefer simply delays your listening pleasure. Now, almost instantaneously, the uMusic ®...

  • Page 52: Taking Advantage Of The System Intelligence

    (genre), and other meaningful information that helps characterize the music you enjoy. As a further benefit, Bose issues update discs to keep the music databases current. So even your newest CD acquisitions will have this information available.

  • Page 53: Reference

    English Español Français 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 54: Protecting And Caring For Your System

    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 Protecting and caring for your system Follow the guidelines below when cleaning the surfaces.

  • Page 55: 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 56: Bose Link Remote Switch Settings

    LIFESTYLE DVD home entertainment system. For more information on your options, or to purchase additional equipment, contact your local Bose dealer. Or, to reach Bose directly, refer to the address list included with your system. Bose link remote switch settings ®...

  • Page 57: 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 58 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 59: Contacting Customer Service

    • Enter the numbers 2673 as temporary password to access the parental controls. Then your password create a new password. Contacting Customer Service For additional help in solving problems, contact Bose ® Customer Service. Refer to the address sheet included in the carton.

  • Page 60: 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...
  • Page 61 Español Français EFERENCE Media center outputs SPEAKERS, MAIN and BOSE LINK: Variable audio, user selectable AUDIO OUT L and R, fixed audio, 2 Vrms maximum DIGITAL AUDIO OUT: SPDIF OPTICAL OUTPUT: SPDIF, –15 to –21 dbm COMPOSITE VIDEO: NTSC or PAL 1V with sync 75Ω...

  • Page 62: End User License Agreement

    You agree that your non-exclusive license to use the Technology will terminate if you violate these restrictions. If your license terminates, you agree to cease any and all use of the Technology or Data. Bose, its vendors, and licensors reserve all rights in the Technology, including all ownership rights.
  • Page 63 English Español Français EFERENCE Copyright and license protections Dolby and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. Manufactured under license from Dolby Laborato- ries. Confidential unpublished works. 1992-1997 Dolby Laboratories. All rights reserved. This product contains one or more programs protected under international and U.S. copyright laws as unpublished works. They are confidential and proprietary to Dolby Laboratories.
  • Page 64 Français Español English ©2008 Bose Corporation, The Mountain, Framingham, MA 01701-9168 USA 305452 AM Rev.01...

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