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LIFESTYLE 18 DVD Home Entertainment System
Operating Guide
Guía de uso
Notice d’utilisation
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Safety Information WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose the system to rain or moisture. CAUTION AVIS RISK OF ELECTRICAL SHOCK RISQUE DE CHOC ÉLECTRIQUE DO NOT OPEN NE PAS OUVRIR CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, AFIN DE PRÉVENIR UN CHOC ÉLECTRIQUE NE PAS ENLEVER DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). LE COUVERCLE ARRIÈRE. IL NE SE TROUVE À L’INTÉRIEUR NO USER-SERVICABLE PARTS INSIDE. AUCUNE PIÈCE PO
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English Español Français Contents Where to find … Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Types of discs you can play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Check for
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Contents Changing the system setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 System setup menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 DVD setup submenu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Parental control setup submenu . . . . .
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English Introduction Welcome ® Thank you for purchasing a LIFESTYLE DVD-based home entertainment system. Through ® proprietary Bose technologies and innovative LIFESTYLE systems design, it delivers supe- rior performance for both music and video programming from an elegant and easy-to-use system. Note: Because DVD is a relatively new technology, please take the time to read through this manual and familiarize yourself with the features of your new system. Types
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Introduction Composite video – A single video signal that contains luminance, color, and synchronization information. NTSC and PAL are examples of composite video systems. 1 – The logo representing Dolby Digital. Dolby Digital – A perceptual coding system for audio, developed by Dolby Laboratories and accepted as an international standard. Dolby Digital is the most common means of encoding multi-channel audio. – The logo representing DTS. DTS – A type
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English Controls and Indicators The remote control The advanced radio-frequency remote control works from anywhere within most homes. Sim- ply press the desired button. You do not need to aim the remote at the media center. Note: Some types of buildings create “dead spots” where the remote will not operate. Move the remote a foot or two and try again. You can also move the media center a few feet to a location with better remote response, or extend the media center’s power cord which contai
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Controls and Indicators The remote control – continued System menu/navigation controls DVD Displays or exits the menu of the DVD disc that is currently loaded. Menu On Mute Mute Off All Guide Displays the electronic program guide of TV listings. SOURCE / INPUT CD/DVD FM/AM Tape Steps you back to a previous level in the settings menu for the current Exit TV VCR AUX source. TV Input Power Power Power Exits the electronic program guide of TV listings. MENU / NAVIGATION Settings Displays or exits t
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English Controls and Indicators The remote control – continued Playback controls Note: All playback controls, except Shuffle and Repeat, can also be used to control your ® VCR. See “Programming your LIFESTYLE remote to control your VCR” on page 19. On Mute Mute Off All Stops the disc player. For DVDs only, the system remembers the point where SOURCE / INPUT the disc was stopped. Pressing Stop ■ a second time returns to the beginning CD/DVD FM/AM Tape of the disc. TV VCR AUX TV Input Power Powe
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Controls and Indicators Media center controls and indicators The media center has a control panel and CD tray located under its front panel door. The information display window fills the right half of the front (Figure 1). Front panel door - lift up to open Figure 1 Display window Media center front ™ DVD/CD tray Control button panel Media center control buttons The media center has nine control buttons located under its front panel door. On/Off On/Off Source Volume Turns the system on or off in
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English Controls and Indicators Media center display window The media center display window shows you information about your system (Figure 2). Figure 2 Twenty characters display system messages and source-related information. Elements of the media center display Lights up when the system sleep timer is on. SLEEP Lights up with either the 1 or the 2 to indicate the current zone. ZONE-1 2 Lights up to indicate that FM stereo is being received. STEREO Lights up when settings menu information i
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General System Operation Turning your system on and off You can turn your system on and off using the On/Off button on the remote control or the media center button panel. When you turn it on with either On/Off button, the source that was played last is automatically selected. You can also press any source button on the remote to turn the system on and select the source at the same time. Making sound adjustments Volume System volume can be raised or lowered using the Volume ▲ ▼ buttons on the
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English General System Operation Testing the TV on/off detector The TV on/off detector causes your media center to turn your TV on and off automatically ® when you select a video source on your LIFESTYLE remote. To make sure the detector is mounted in the proper position on the back of your TV, follow these steps: 1. Turn your TV on. ® 2. Press the TV button on the LIFESTYLE remote. 3. Press the Settings button and scroll down to the TV Status display. If the display (Figure 3) indicates, Dete
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Playing a Video DVD Before you play your first DVD This section tells you how to use the DVD player in your system to play video DVDs. Before you play your first DVD, make note of the following: •Make sure that you are familiar with the functions of the remote control buttons (see “The remote control” on page 7). Although some remote control buttons look the same as those found on a VCR or CD player remote, their functions are different. • In order for some system features to work, the DVDs tha
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English Playing a Video DVD Basic DVD operations – cont. If you want to: Do this: Channel Skip to the previous chapter … Press Chapter down twice. Chapter Preset Track Repeat a chapter … While playing the chapter you want to repeat, press Repeat . Search backward or forward … Press and hold or . Using parental controls Playback restrictions can be placed on your DVD player by choosing a level of parental con- trol and setting up a system password using the settings menu. See “Parental contr
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Playing an Audio CD Loading and playing a CD Your system can play regular audio CDs and MP3 CDs. While playing a CD, the media center display window will show you the track number, track time, and repeat or shuffle mode. CD/DVD 1. Press to select the CD player. If the system is off, this will also turn it on. Open/Close 2. Lift up the media center front door and press . 3. Insert the audio CD into the tray. Open/Close 4. Press to close the disc tray . If the CD does not start to play automatic
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English Listening to AM/FM Radio Turning the radio on FM/AM Press on the remote to select the radio tuner. If the system is off, this will also turn it on. When it turns on, the radio will be playing the most recently selected FM or AM station. Tuning You can tune to a radio station in the following ways: If you want to: Do this: FM/AM Switch between FM and AM … Press on the remote. Seek the next strong station … Press Seek or on the remote. Manually tune to a station … Press Tune or on t
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Listening to AM/FM Radio Erasing a station preset 1. Lift up the media center door. 2. Using the remote, select the preset you want to erase. Erase 3. Press on the media center. The display shows, ERASE PRESET ? Erase 4. Press again to delete the preset. The display shows, PRESET ERASED. Selecting a preset station You can select preset stations using the remote control or the on-screen settings menu. To select a preset with the remote control: • Key-in the preset number on the
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English Playing External Sources Controlling external sources ® Follow the instructions in your LIFESTYLE Installation Guide for connecting an external com- ponent. Turn on your component directly or by using its remote control. If you like, you can ® ® program your new LIFESTYLE remote to control your external component. The LIFESTYLE remote can be programmed for most brands of TVs, VCRs, and cable/satellite control boxes. Your media center has an infrared (IR) emitter behind the media center
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Playing External Sources 7. Select VCR Device Code. The first 4-digit device code is shown. VCR Power ® 8. Press VCR Power on the LIFESTYLE remote control to see if the VCR turns off. 9. If you cannot turn off your VCR, press to choose the next device code, and press the VCR Power button again. Test each device code until you find one that turns your VCR off and on again when pressing the VCR Power button. ® Programming your LIFESTYLE remote to control your cable/satellite box If you want to
