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LIFESTYLE DVD
HOME ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEMS
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Svenska Nederlands Italiano Fr Svenska ançais Neder Español lands Français De Italiano utsch D Español D euts ansk ch English English Dansk SAFETY INFORMATION Please read this guide Please take the time to follow the instructions in this guide carefully. It will help you set up and operate your system properly and enjoy all of its advanced features. Please save this guide for future reference. WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire or electrical shock, do not expose the product to rain or moisture
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Eng Dansk lish Deut Español sch F Italian rançais o Nederlands Svenska CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 5 SYSTEM CONTROLS 8 SYSTEM OPERATION 14 CONTROLLING EXTERNAL SOURCES 21 27 USING SYSTEM MENUS 35 CHANGING SOURCE SETTINGS REFERENCE 40 INTRODUCTION 5 Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Clarifying some basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Svenska Nederlands Fra Italiano nçais D Español eutsch English Dansk USING SYSTEM MENUS 27 Properties that you can adjust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 How to enter the System menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 How to make changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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INTRODUCTION English Dansk Deut Español sch Français Italiano Nederlands Svenska INTRODUCTION 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. Clarifying some basics You may consider yourself a dedicated audiophile or someone who simply loves music. Regardless of your level of
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Svenska Nederlands Français Italiano D Español eutsch English Dansk INTRODUCTION Audio and video terms defined Aspect ratio – An expression for the width of the picture relative to the height and seen when A 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. The standard TV aspect ratios are 4:3 and 16:9. CD-R, CD-RW – Abbreviations for Recordable (R) and ReWriteable (RW) Compact Disc (CD). C Data can
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INTRODUCTION English Dansk Deut Español sch Français Italiano Nederlands Svenska INTRODUCTION MP3 – MPEG-1 Layer III audio. This is a compressed audio format that allows the recording M of many hours of music on a single CD. MPEG – An abbreviation for Moving Picture Experts Group, the !ommittee of experts from the audio, video, and computer industries involved in setting standards for compression of moving images. NTSC – An abbreviation for National Television System Committee and the label f
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Svenska Nederlands Français Italiano D Español eutsch English Dansk SYSTEM CONTROLS 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). ! Mutes or unmutes the volume in the current room. Selects the built-in CD/DVD dis
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SYSTEM CONTROLS English Dansk Deut Español sch Français Italiano Nederlands Svenska SYSTEM CONTROLS 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: a When a video source is selected, changes between a 4:3 screen display ratio and 16:9 widescreen display. This requires a TV that provides that function. Your remote must also be set up to control the TV. or b When the TV is selected as sourc
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Svenska Nederlands Français Italiano D Español eutsch English Dansk SYSTEM CONTROLS 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. ! Pressing – lowers the volume. ! Stops music (except FM/AM) or video play. For DVDs and VCDs only, the system bookmarks where the disc stopped, so you can resume pl
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SYSTEM CONTROLS English Dansk Deut Español sch Français Italiano Nederlands Svenska SYSTEM CONTROLS a. If your remote features the button, the four buttons at the bottom function as follows: In VCR source (or AUX, if a recorder-type device is connected to that input), ! activates the record function. Not available on remotes set to control Teletext. In Cable source, makes the A selection from a list of options.! In Cable source, makes the B selection from a list of options.! In Cable source, mak
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Svenska Nederlands Français Italiano D Español eutsch English Dansk SYSTEM CONTROLS 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. DO NOT press on the tray to make it retract or exert pressure on the front of the tray while it is moving. Doing so can caus
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SYSTEM CONTROLS English Dansk Deut Español sch Français Italiano Nederlands Svenska SYSTEM CONTROLS 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 Sample of information that CD 0 : 2 2 ! appears on the media center display T R A C K 6 / 1 0 ! When Settings menu items or messages appear in the display, they may scroll to reveal! information that d
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Svenska Nederlands Français Italiano D Español eutsch English Dansk SYSTEM OPERATION 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 remote with other components” on page 21. To turn on your system • Press the On/Off button on the remote control. • Or, press the media center On/Off control. • Or, press the CD/DVD, FM/AM, TV
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SYSTEM OPERATION English Dansk Deut Español sch Français Italiano Nederlands Svenska SYSTEM OPERATION 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” in the Installation Guide. • For lasting adjustment to system operation (for audio, video, media center, remote control, or DVD loc
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Svenska Nederlands Français Italiano D Español eutsch English Dansk SYSTEM OPERATION Skip to the next chapter… up.! 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. Select a different option offered on to view the menu shown at the beginning of the! the DVD… DVD. Use the left, right, up, or down ar
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SYSTEM OPERATION English Dansk Deut Español sch Français Italiano Nederlands Svenska SYSTEM OPERATION 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. On the media center, lift the door and press Open/Close to expose the disc tray. 2. Insert the audio CD into the tray. 3. On the media center, press Open/Close again to retract the disc tray.! Play begins automatically. Your remote con
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Svenska Nederlands Français Italiano D Español eutsch English Dansk SYSTEM OPERATION 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… . Seek the next strong station… . Manually tune to a station… .! Select a preset station… or by specific preset number. Note: For information on the quick adjustments you can make to the radio tuner set
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SYSTEM OPERATION English Dansk Deut Español sch Français Italiano Nederlands Svenska SYSTEM OPERATION 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. Removal is then complete. To reassign a preset to a different station: 1. Tune to the station preferred. 2. On the remote control, press and hold the preset number button(s) you
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Svenska Nederlands Français Italiano D Español eutsch English Dansk SYSTEM OPERATION 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. Move down to the Sleep Timer symbol, the last feature in the menu (Figure 5). If you see a continuation arrow at the bottom of the menu, move to it to see the other attributes that are not currently shown. Figure 5 Sle
