Bose Lifestyle 38, Operating Manual

Page 1: ...DVD HOME ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEMS Operating Guide ...

Page 2: ...1 LASER PRODUCT according to EN 60825 1 1994 A11 The CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT label is located on the bottom of the media center CLASS1 LASERPROOUCT KLASSE I LASER PRODUKT LUOKAN 1 LASER LARTE KLASS 1 LASER APPARAT Class B emissions limits This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference Causing Equipment Regulations Batteries Please dispose of used batteries properl...

Page 3: ...thorized by Macrovision Corporation and is intended for home and other Iftnited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision Corporation Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited Consumers should note that not all high definition television sets are fully compatible with this product and may cause artifacts to be displayed in the picture In case of 525 progressive scan pictu...

Page 4: ...Ds setting options 37 DVD setting options 38 TV setting options for VCR CBL SAT and AUX 39 Using System Menus 40 Making system adjustments 40 How to see the System menu 40 How to make changes 40 Stored CD data options 41 Using the Edit Screen 42 How to change the text 42 Audio options 44 Video options 46 Media center options 47 Remote control options 48 DVD lock options 49 Applying parental contro...

Page 5: ...he media center included with your system Then be sure to choose only DVD discs that show the same region number on the disc label or packaging For example a Region 1 DVD and corresponding player should display the mark shown on the right Glossary of audio terms Aspect ratio The shape of the rectangular picture in a TV set expressed as the width of the picture relative to the height For example if...

Page 6: ...splays all lines of the picture frame in a single pass and refreshes the image sixty times a second This format is not compatible with all video displays RDS A system that displays radio broadcast station and programming information This feature is available on European systems only SACD An abbreviation for Super Audio Compact Disc which is used for high resolution digital audio stored on a CD siz...

Page 7: ... get to instruct this new music system to play what you want when you want it But giving it instructions requires very little effort Just react to your stored music as it plays and count on this system to pay attention Don t be concerned about doing it right either because anything you do is undo able For instance pressing Encore tells the system to search the database for music with characteristi...

Page 8: ...oring your favorite CDs first for the best introductory taste of what the uMusic TM system can do It is not necessary to store CDs alphabetically Using the log pages at the back of this guide is one way to track the order of the CDs you store Allow the system a little time to learn the choices you would make But don t worry this DJ is a fast learner After the tracks on a CD are stored any one of t...

Page 9: ...ening pleasure Now almost instantaneously the uMusic system can do that job for you finding and playing what you most want to hear Why presets are important The uMusic system provides Presets 1 to 9 ready and waiting to provide each member of your household a private space for their personal listening preferences By using an exclusive preset each listener helps this intelligent system distinguish ...

Page 10: ... stores and processes the tracks from your CDs this system draws information about the tracks from internal music databases This data includes the name of each track performing artist style of music 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 ...

Page 11: ...em on and selects an AUX source connected to the media center Turns the system on and selects the TV connected to the media center as the source When the remote has been set to do so turns the TV on and off When the remote has been set to do so scrolls through the TV inputs allow ing for selection of the input used to connect the media center to the TV Turns the system on and selects a cable box o...

Page 12: ...ove up down left or right in a menu or screen Select a DVD chapter CD track radio station TV channel or stored music preset that corresponds to the numbers pressed Also changes System and Settings menu items when numbers apply Skips to the previously selected TV channel Displays or exits the cable or satellite information window if available Pressing and holding this button until the change is app...

Page 13: ...y to speed up the learning process on page 21 O Queues up and plays stored music that most closely matches the style of the current track rlc0re O Plays the tracks from a specific CD when it is pressed just before pressing the number keys for that stored CD cD O Plays all the tracks if any assigned to a playlist Can be used with additional play mode options like Encore Haylist For further informat...

Page 14: ... extender To contact Bose customer service to request one refer to the address list included with the system The media center The disc tray and system controls are located under the front panel door of the media center To the right of that is the display window Figure 1 An IR signal emitter located below the media center controls enables you to control other components using the LIFESTYLE remote A...

Page 15: ...d all connected speakers in all rooms OpeniOlese Opens closes the disc tray Source Enter Ersse Steps through the available source selections Begins DVD play when that option appears selected on screen When the system is off resets the remote control house code Works with the Store button to scan through the system settings options on the media center display Removes a radio station preset VoUurne ...

Page 16: ...edia center display each time you press Store 3 When Video appears as the selection on the display release the Store and Enter buttons 4 Use the Volume up and down buttons to scroll through the Video options 5 Stop scrolling at the proper selection For a component connection only select NTSC COMPONENT in N America PAL COMPONENT outside North America For a component connection and progressive scan ...

Page 17: ... video Your installation choices may require some activation settings as indicated below Getting the image to the TV screen Be sure to select the proper Video Input on your TV consistent with the video input that the media center connects to on the back of the TV Use the TVInput button on the LIFESTYLE remote control if the remote is already set to control the TV Using the component video connecti...

Page 18: ...ent playback system requires that CD tracks are stored in the system So you need to store at least one CD first To get the most impact while listening to your stored music you really need 20 or more discs stored Storing one disc is very simple Place the first CD into the disc tray of the media center and close the tray Press the Store button located on the media center control panel To store addit...

Page 19: ...on playing Resume play Stop a selection Move to another selection Press _D Press _ again or _ Press _ once Then press _ to continue playing from where the track stopped Or press _ twice to stop and reset Then press _ to restart at the beginning of the track or whole CD Press T 00_ _ up c_ p 0_0_ Not applicable to stored music presets C_an_e_ Moveto a previous selection Press Repeat a selection Sea...

Page 20: ...music presets reserved just for this purpose A stored music preset is where listening preferences for different people activities or moods get recorded over time Consider each one as a different station that you tune to so the system can listen and learn about your taste Note If several people in your household have stored music on the system it is particularly important that they have their own p...

Page 21: ...e system logs your response as positive and continues playing the track You are likely to hear more music from that artist and album sooner than some others If you want to register your likes and dislikes more generally Press the Library button so you can look through music stored on the system and rate it according to genre artist or the tracks on a CD Note For details on using the Music Library ...

Page 22: ...nother song you want to hear You know you own it though the name eludes you But it won t stop running through your head This is a perfect scenario for using the Music Library If your system is turned on and the Stored source is selected 1 Press the Library button on the remote to see your choices for locating a track The initial library information appears on the media center display Figure 4 Figu...

Page 23: ...page 40 Playing a DVD When you find what you want you can use the remote control as follows Press the Play or Enter button to play your selection s Press the Infe button to see more data for the selection Press the System button to see data for this selection and edit it as you like Press Exit to leave the Music Library Press the or rating buttons as you locate music in the library This gives your...

Page 24: ...s chapter Repeat a chapter Search backward or forward Press _0 _c _ _ _ t _ _ _ down twice Press _ while the chapter you want to repeat plays Press and hold _ s_k _ Note For information on the quick adjustments you can make to DVD settings refer to Stored CD setting options on page 37 Instructions on how to enter the menu to make those changes are available in How to see your options on page 34 Us...

Page 25: ... or _ Press _D Press _ to restart at the beginning of the CD Press and hold _until the display changes H _JPress and hold again to restore the scrolling display of text Press _ 0_Z1up Cl_pter U Pr_et Q ar_tTel Go to beginning of the track After track has played for several seconds press down Go to a previous track Scan a CD backward or forward Randomly play CD tracks Cancel random play Repeat a tr...

Page 26: ...ion preset You can establish a preset for up to 20 AM and 20 FM stations This enables you to tune in a favorite station quickly There are two ways to assign presets Using the Enter button on the media center control panel to automatically assign the next preset number to a station follow the steps below for each station you want to assign 1 Tune to the preferred station 2 Press the Enter button on...

Page 27: ...ts to a par Figure 7 Sleep timer symbol in the soume Settings menu ticular soume on page 34 In the Settings menu on the media center display or on the TV screen move around and make changes by using the selection buttons To set the sleep 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 menu 2 Mo...

Page 28: ...cated where it cannot receive these IR signals you can use the supplied IR emitter cable with that component For tips on getting the IR signals where they need to go or using the optional emitte_ see Connecting the optional IR emitter cable in your Instal lation Guide For TV control Note For general guidelines on using the LIFESTYLE_ System menu refer to Making system adjustments on page 40 Use th...

Page 29: ...in If the TV turns off and on again you have chosen the right code If not select another code and press the TV0n 0ff button two more times When you have chosen the right code press the Enter button To have the TV come on automatically whenever you press a video source button follow Step 7 on page 30 To skip this step instead press System or Exitto leave the System menu Some manufacturers use a num...

Page 30: ...properly or a SCART connector is installed Press System or Exitto leave the System menu Note For information and on using the 7q senso_ refer to installing the TV on off sensor in your Install Guide To check for positioning of the sensoc refer to The media center on page 14 30 For the Automatic feature to work effectively with North American TV models the optional TV sensor must be installed and p...

Page 31: ...oloptions in the System menu select CBL SAT Device Move right and select either Cable or Satellite by pressing Enter 2 Identify the brand In the menu options on the left select CBL SAT Brand Move right and up or clown in the alphabetical list to locate your brand Press Enterto select that brand 3 Select the device code From the menu options on the left select CBL SAT Device Code Move right to sele...

Page 32: ... does not turn off and select another code and press the MCR On off button two more times When you have chosen the right code press the Enter button Press the System or Exitbutton to leave the System menu When you complete these settings and select MCR as the source you can now use the VCR On Off button and press Play Pause or Stop to control your VCR You can also use the Seek buttons on the LIFES...

Page 33: ... responds press other function buttons to make sure important functions on the component also work If the component does not respond select a different code and try again When you have chosen the best code for your component press the Enter button Press the System or Exitbutton to leave the System menu Designating one video tuner If you set the LIFESTYLE remote to control several video components ...

Page 34: ...ings menu for each source on your TV screen or for audio sources only on the display panel of your media center If your source is the FM radio tuner the setting options appear on the media center display Figure 12 The choices scroll into view as you press the down button on the remote Figure 12 Settings menu as it appears on the media center display Figure 13 Settings menu as it appears on the TV ...

Page 35: ...st appears on the TV screen with 5 speakers as the default setting B Arrow buttons move right and up or down to change the number of speakers playing C Enter or left arrow confirms the new setting and moves back to the list of tuner attributes You can use the actions above to restore the original settings too Do this if you do not like the effect of a change you have made or accidentally made a ch...

Page 36: ...tion and program information FM only feature On as available from Radio Data System on some systems Sleep Timer Off Sets system to turn off when the selected 10 90 time elapses CD setting options To get into the CD Settings menu you must have a CD disc in the disc tray Then select the source Default Setting CD Features Options Effect of this Setting 2 3 5 Speakers 5 Determines the number of speake...

Page 37: ...Whole CD Shuffle Repeat Effect of this Setting Varies with selection of a different preset number using the remote control Adjusts automatically as play mode or preset selections change Not adjustable in the Settings menu 2 3 5 Speakers 5 Determines the number of speakers playing 2 3 Surround 0 Establishes relative surround sound volume 5 to 5 Center Channel 0 Establishes relative center speaker v...

Page 38: ...Off to process mono programs one channel audio into 5 speaker sound 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 of the DVD according to the number set Chapter Advances or reverses the film to a new scene __ according to the number set D Audio Track DTS Plays audio tracks in the format specified Dolby Digita...

Page 39: ...kers 5 to 5 Center Channel 0 Soften or Focus the center speaker 5 to 5 Movie EC On Adjusts bass to treble relationship for proper movie soundtrack reproduction Off Range On Adjusts volume to maintain intelligible Compression Off dialogue Keeps some sounds from over whelming others Mono Decoding On Engages Videostage 5 mono decoding cir Off cuitry when the program is monaural Pro cesses mono TV sho...

Page 40: ... any DVD or VCD that is playing to pause Figure 15 System menu and preview of the audio feature Categories Elements of the system Features Submenus under each category Preview screen Inactive display Navigation cue Which remote control buttons to use Action to take How to make changes Making system adjustments in this menu is similar to changing the settings for a source Move around and make choic...

Page 41: ... edited OD Action Reload CD information Replaces user edits with database information Delete CD Requires confirmation Then removes all information related to this CD and displays information for another CD CD Playback Automatic Tracks play in order randomly or individually as determined by the style of play selected e g Shuffle uMusic Whole CD Link all tracks Tracks play together and in order only...

Page 42: ... by the system This text appears at the top of the screen You do not need to move into the text line to make changes Instead you can add to it or enter new text by selecting characters from the alphabetic numeric or special character tables Levels 1 2 or 3 available at the left of the screen Use the remote control up down left and right arrows to get to a character and the Enter button to select i...

Page 43: ... screen and press Enter 2 Select the number s you want in the same way you select characters 3 Move to the number 1 at the left of the screen and press Enter to return to the alphabet table To enter a non English special character 1 Move to the number 3 at the left of the screen and press Enter 2 Select the special character s you want in the same way you select other characters 3 Move to the numb...

Page 44: ... available following ADAPTiQ system calibration Normal high frequency reproduction Decreased or increased high frequency reproduction 9 to 6 Range available following ADAPTiQ system calibration Audio Processing Automatic Standard Bose processing applied Movie EQ Range Compression User Adjustable Processing options available in Source Settings menus Mono Decoding TV Analog Input Level Normal Standa...

Page 45: ... with your Bose link remote control Elimination of ADAPTiQ system adjustments is not reversible Restoring those adjustment requires re use of the Setup disc 2 and the ADAPTiQ headset supplied with the system For information on how to use this process refer to Finishing the installation in your LIFESTYLE Installation Guide This advanced feature of the LIFESTYLE system makes adjustments to the audio...

Page 46: ...icates TV Sensor installed and functioning properly TV Aspect Ratio Normal 4 3 ratio screen display Widescreen 16 9 ratio widescreen display Widescreen DVDs Modified DVD video reformats as needed to fit a 4 3 TV screen Unmodified DVD video does not reformat automatically Video Connector Composite S VIDEO System works with composite and or S video TV connection See Important Note above Component Sy...

Page 47: ...CBL SAT AUX Digital signal received via optical cable for selected source Digital Audio Format Original No processing applied for signals sent to rear panel digital audio jacks PCM Increases digital audio compatibility with other devices Tuner Spacing U S European Channel spacing for AM FM radio stations set to selected region standard uMusic Preset i Seiected p esetl 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Preset Action...

Page 48: ...Brand name Identifies the TV brand for the LIFESTYLE remote control to operate IV Device Code Code number Identifies the IR code for the system to send to the TV VCR Brand Brand name Identifies the VCR or DVR brand for the remote VCR Device Code Code number Identifies the IR code for the system to send to the VCR CBL SAT Device Cabie ideniffies which Of two tuning devices foi the LIFESTYLE iemote ...

Page 49: ...rd Lock Unrated Discs Off No restriction applies to unrated DVD movies On Restricts viewing access to unrated titles when password is set Lock Discs Rated Above 1 to 8 Prevents viewing of discs above the selected number when a password is created Applying parental control The parental control feature of the LIFESTYLE _system lets you restrict viewing of DVD videos with certain ratings To activate ...

Page 50: ...ect the proper TV video input for the media center Press theSystembutton on the LIFESTYLE remote control When the System menu appears on the TV screen 1 Move right to DVDLock for a preview of the selections Figure 22 on page 49 2 Press the Down arrow or Enter or button to move into an active display of submenus which looks different from the preview screen 3 Use the number buttons on your LIFESTYL...

Page 51: ...ment 3 Slide the battery compartment cover back into place Figure 23 Installing the remote control batteries AAA batteries 4 Battery compartment cover Battery compartment Changing house code settings Each LIFESTYLE remote control uses a house code that corresponds to the house code set in the media center enabling the two to communicate If another LIFESTYLE system nearby creates a conflict with yo...

Page 52: ... 4 As set at the factory all switches down Other switches Switch 5 determines what stream or program you hear For more information on streams refer to the next section on this page Switches 6 9 represent the room where the remote will be used In the main room the remote is set as Room A with all switches down For a Bose rink remote in another room Switches 1 4 need to match those switch settings i...

Page 53: ...screen that shows you what is playing on both streams So it is very easy to change from one to the other whenever you like A Bose link symbol on the cartons for the products mentioned above helps simplify your selections Regardless of which you choose the Bose link remote control also provides detailed instructions for using these products with the system For more information on your options or to...

Page 54: ...leaner on a soft cloth to maintain the finish Do not use any sprays near the system Do not use any solvents chemicals or cleaning solutions containing alcohol ammonia or abrasives Do not allow liquids to spill into any openings The speaker grille panels require no special care although you may vacuum them carefully if necessary Cleaning discs Handle discs by their edges to prevent fingerprints and...

Page 55: ...up in the disc tray Connect the FM and AM antennas No sound from Make sure the center speaker cable is connected at both ends center speaker Select 3 or 5 speaker mode Too much sound Decrease the Center Channel setting from center speaker No sound Select 5 speaker mode from surround speakers Increase the Surround setting for the source being played Make sure the video sound source is stereo and su...

Page 56: ...he component owner s manual Make sure correct codes are set See For TV control on page 28 Make sure that the front of the media center is not obstructed The IR emitter that sends commands to your external components is below the controls If you still cannot control your external components successfully you may need to connect the external IR emitter included with your system to the IR EMITTER jack...

Page 57: ... 120 220 240V_ 50 60 Hz 350W Media center inputs AUX 2Vrms maximum CBL SAT 2Vrms maximum VCR 2Vrms maximum TV 2Vrms maximum DIGITAL SPDIF 1 each for TV VCR TAPE and AUX COMPOSITE VIDEO NTSC or PAL format lVp_p with sync 75 _ S VIDEO Luminance lVp_p Chrominance 0 3Vp_p Component video NTSC or PAL lVp_p with sync on Y OPTICAL INPUT SPDIF digital mapped to input FM antenna 75 _ AM antenna 121JH TV SE...

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