Bose Lifestyle V20 manuale d’uso

Owner ’s Guide Guía de usario Notice d’utilisation HOME THEATER SYSTEMS LIFESTYLE ® V30 LIFESTYLE ® V20[...]

ii English Dansk Epañol Dansk Epañol English Please read this Owner’ s 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 its advanced fe atur es. Ple ase save this guide for futu r e reference. WA RN I N G : T o red uce the risk of fire or electrica[...]

English iii CAUTION: Make no modifications to the system or accessories. Un authorized alterations may co mpromise safety , regulatory compliance, and system pe rformance. Class B emissions This Class B digital apparatus meets all r equirements of the Canadian Interference-Causing Equipment Regulations (Canada only). This product conforms to the EM[...]

iv English Dansk Epañol Dansk Epañol English I NSTALLATIO N ....................... ................... 2 Welcome ..... .......................... .......................... .........2 Your system fe atures: ................ ...................... ..... 2 Setup assistanc e ................ ....................... ............... 2 Setup Guide ...[...]

T ABLE OF C ONTENTS English v Controlling DVD playback ............ .......................... 32 Programming th e Lifestyle ® remote to control the DVD player .. .......................... ............ 32 Changing the HDMI Image View ................... ...... 33 About the HDMI v ideo resolution ........ ................ 33 Setting up to view vid[...]

2 English Dansk Epañol Dansk Epañol English We l c o m e Thank you for choosing a Bose ® Lifestyle ® home theater system. This elegant and easy-to-use system delivers superior performance fo r both music and video pr ogramming. Y our system featur es: •H D M I c o n n e c t i v i t y • The ability to up-convert video • Proprietary ADAPTiQ[...]

I NSTALLATION English 3 Setup and Demonstrations DVD The Setup and Demonstrations DVD is a valuable resour ce for setup informatio n and content that demon- strates the capability of your Lifestyle ® system. W e encourage you to view the DVD immediately aft er you set up your Lifestyle ® system and connect your DVD player using the Setup Guide. T[...]

I NSTALLATIO N 4 English Dansk Epañol Dansk Epañol English First Power -Up After you connect your L ifestyle ® system to your TV and DVD player using the Setup Guide, you are ready to apply power . 1. T urn on the TV and Lifestyle ® system. The first time you apply power to your Lifestyle ® sys- tem, you are guided thr ough a seque nce of menu[...]

I NSTALLATION English 5 What to do next The first time the System menu Setup tab displays, you can take one of the following actions: • If you ar e confident that your speakers are corr ectly wired and placed, and that you can understand and navigate the Setup menu, continue using it. See “Operation ” be ginning on page 28 for more infor- mat[...]

I NSTALLATIO N 6 English Dansk Epañol Dansk Epañol English T ailoring the sound to your r oom The ADAPTiQ ® audio calibration system ensur es that your Lifestyle ® system sounds gr eat. Completing the ADAPTiQ audio calibration system process is the final step of a basic Lifestyle ® setup. A special headset, pictured in Figure 3, can be found i[...]

I NSTALLATION English 7 If you are applying power to your Lifestyle ® system for the first time, see “First Power -Up” on page 4. T o run the ADAPTiQ ® audio calibration system process, complete the following steps: 1. In the System menu Setup tab (see Figure 4), move to the ADAPTiQ item by pressing the down arrow . Figure 4 System menu Setup[...]

I NSTALLATIO N 8 English Dansk Epañol Dansk Epañol English Carton inventory Now that you have unpacked your system, please save all of the packing materials, which provide the safest means for shipping or transporting. Note: Now is a good tim e to locate the serial number s for your system , on the bottom of the media center and near the conn ect[...]

I NSTALLATION English 9 Cables and accessories V erify that the items in Figure 6 ar e supplied. Cables needed to get your system operational are included. Accessories such as antenn as, SCAR T connector (Eur ope only), and TV sensor are also included. Y ou may need to acquire other cables or accessories to complete your unique home theater se tup [...]

I NSTALLATIO N 10 English Dansk Epañol Dansk Epañol English Placing the media center and display The media center can be placed out of sight beh ind all of your other A/V components. When placing the media center , ensure that it is close enough to othe r sources (TV , DVD, VCR, cable or satellite box) to allow for easy cable connections. Check t[...]

I NSTALLATION English 11 Placing the cube speakers When you place your speakers approximately as shown in Figure 8 on page 11, they provide the audio atmosphere of a home theater . Y o u can experiment with speaker placement and orientation to produce the most ple asing sound. CAUTION: Select a stable and leve l surface for all speakers. Vibration [...]

I NSTALLATIO N 12 English Dansk Epañol Dansk Epañol English Placing the center speaker • Place the cent er speaker dir ectly above or below the center of the TV screen or as close to that as possible (see Figure 8). • If you ar e placing the center speaker direc tly on the top of your TV , first attach the supplied rubb er feet to the bottom [...]

I NSTALLATION English 13 Placing the Acoustimass ® module Attach the four self-adhesive rubber feet to the surface that touches the floor (either of its two sides, its top, or bottom). Place the Acoustimass ® module: • At the same en d of the room as the front speakers. • At leas t 18 inches (45 centim eters) from the TV to avoid magnetic int[...]

I NSTALLATIO N 14 English Dansk Epañol Dansk Epañol English Making antenna connections The supplied AM and FM antennas connect to the rear panel of the media center (Figure 10). Note: The F M connector may be used with an outdoor an tenna. Before doing t his, consult a qualified installer . Follow all safety instructions su pplied with the antenn[...]

I NSTALLATION English 15 Installing the TV on/of f sensor The TV on/off sensor enable s the system to automatically turn on th e TV when another video source (DVD, cable/ satellite box, etc.) is selected. If you choose not to use the sensor , you must turn on your TV separately . For a lar ger TV , you may wa nt a second person to help as you follo[...]

I NSTALLATIO N 16 English Dansk Epañol Dansk Epañol English 3. Using the remote cont r ol that came with your TV , turn on your TV . 4. Using the Lifestyle ® rem ot e c on tro l, p res s System . 5. T o move right to the Setup menu, pr ess the right arr ow then pr ess ENTER . 6. Move down to TV Power by pressing the down arrow , then pr ess ENTE[...]

I NSTALLATION English 17 Using a SCAR T adapter (Europe only) The SCART adapter plugs into the media center using five connectors as show below . Figure 12 SCAR T composite video connections[...]

I NSTALLATIO N 18 English Dansk Epañol Dansk Epañol English Connecting the audio fr om your TV Y ou may want to conn ect a sour ce component, such as a camcorder or game console, directly to your TV . T o play the audio from that sour ce through your Lifestyle ® system, you must connect the audio coming out of the TV to the Lifestyle ® system. [...]

I NSTALLATION English 19 Using the IR emitter Normally , the Lifestyle ® remote can control all of your source devices. However , in rar e cases, some of your source devices may not operate correctly under control of the Lifestyle ® remote–for example, if your sour ce devices are stor ed in a cabinet with doors. The remote will operate the Life[...]

20 English Dansk Epañol Dansk Epañol English C ONTROLS AND I NDICATORS The display The display shows syste m messages. This includes program details, the current source that is playing, and any selected optio n. Figure 1 Lifestyle ® system display The buttons on the top of the display control the basic Lifestyle ® system functions. T urns the p[...]

S ETUP English 21 T he rem ot e c o nt rol The advanced radio frequency remote control works from almost anywhere in your home. Th er e is no n eed to aim the remote at th e display . In addition to controlling your Lifestyle ® system, th e remote can be programmed to control each source device connecte d to your system. The function of ea ch remo[...]

S ETUP 22 English Dansk Epañol Dansk Epañol English Remote contr ol button descriptions ar e arranged by general fun ction on the following pages. Some buttons may not be physically gr ouped together . Refer to your rem ot e c on tro l w hi le rea d ing the following button descriptions. Before many of the bu ttons can function pr ope rly , your [...]

S ETUP English 23 Menu and navigation buttons • DVD – Selects the s our ce device plugged into th e DVD connectors. T ur ns your Lifestyle ® system on if it was off. • On/Off – T urns the DVD on and of f. • AUX – Selects the source device plugged into the AUX connectors. T ur ns your Lifestyle ® system on if it was off. • On/Off –[...]

S ETUP 24 English Dansk Epañol Dansk Epañol English T une Up/Down • T une the FM/AM r adio up or down to the next fr equency . • Select the next or previous item in a menu list. Enter – Confirm the selection of a menu item. Arro w Keys – Move up, down, left, or right in a menu or screen. Guide – Displa ys an electr onic progr am guide ([...]

S ETUP English 25 Play mode and numeric buttons Stop • Stops music (except FM/AM) or video play . • For DVDs an d VCDs only , the system inserts a bookma rk where the disc stopped (if yo ur player supports this feature), so you can resume play from that point. Pressing again clears the bookmark. Pause – Pauses music (exc ept FM/AM) or video p[...]

S ETUP 26 English Dansk Epañol Dansk Epañol English Picture settings button s Record • Activates r ecordin g on a recor ding device. Shuffle • Randomly plays music fr om a CD. Pressing again cancels repeat. • Moves back a few seco nds on your DVR. Numeric Keys – Select the radio station pr eset, DVD chapter , CD track, or T V channel that[...]

English 27 Special function button s T eletext mode button s (Europe only) List – Activates the A, B, C, and Favorites buttons at th e bottom of the remote when a DVR is the so urce. Makes a selectio n fr om List A. Makes a selection fr om List B. Makes a selection from List C. Displays a list of fa vorite channels, if your TV supports this featu[...]

28 English Dansk Epañol Dansk Epañol English O PERATION W atching TV Y our Lifestyle ® system works with many dif feren t types of TVs, from standard defini tion to Digital High- Definition TV (HDTV). Th is section shows you how to set up your Lifestyle ® system remote control to work with your part icular brand of TV , t hen configure the sens[...]

O PERATION English 29 Selecting the TV screen shape The shape of your TV screen is either Nor mal or Widescreen (Figur e 15). The Lifes tyle ® system is initially set to display an image on a widescreen-shaped TV . If your TV is the n ormal shape, you should adjust the Lifestyle ® system setting fr om widescreen to norma l. Figure 15 TV screen sh[...]

O PERATION 30 English Dansk Epañol Dansk Epañol English Controlling a cable or satellite box Once your cable or satellite box is connected to your Lifestyle ® system, you can set up the remote as the single point of control for your s ubscription service. Programming the Bose ® remote to turn the cable or satellite box on or of f Setting up the[...]

O PERATION English 31 Using the re mote to change channels If you want the remote to change the ch annels on your cable or satellite box when you are watching TV : 1. T o display the Lifestyle ® system menu on the TV , press System . 2. Move down to TV Control and pr ess ENTER . 3. Select CBL • SA T and press ENTER . Setting TV Control to CBL-SA[...]

O PERATION 32 English Dansk Epañol Dansk Epañol English Contr olling DVD playback Once your DVD player is connected to the Lifestyle ® system, you can set up the Lifestyle ® remote con trol to control the DVD player . Programming the Lifestyle ® remote to con- trol the DVD player Setting up the r emote to contr ol the DVD player involves selec[...]

O PERATION English 33 Changing the HDMI Image V iew Y ou can specify how certa in display formats ap pear on your HDTV scr een. Y ou contr ol these formats ( that are output from your Lifestyle ® system) by pressing the Image View button on the r emote. See “Cont rolling the (HDMI) Image View” on page 38 for information and illustrations on ch[...]

O PERATION 34 English Dansk Epañol Dansk Epañol English Setting up to view videotapes Once your VCR is connecte d to your Lifestyle ® system, you can set u p the remote to control the VCR and start watching videotap es. Setting up the Bose ® remote to contr ol the VCR Setting up the r emote to contr ol the VCR involves selecting the co rr ect V[...]

O PERATION English 35 About the HDMI video resolution When your Lifestyle ® system is con nected to an HDTV using the HDMI connec tor , the video is transmitted at the highest possible resolution. Occasionally , you may want to specify a lower r esolution, even though your HDTV can display a higher resolution. For example, a certain sou r ce signa[...]

O PERATION 36 English Dansk Epañol Dansk Epañol English Setting up an auxiliary (AUX) source Once your AUX source device is connecte d to the Lifestyle ® system, you can set up the remote to control that source. Then, when you are watching video fr om that source, the Life style ® remote should contr ol most of the func tions of that source. Se[...]

O PERATION English 37 About the HDMI video resolution When your Lifestyle ® system is con nected to an HDTV using the HDMI conn ector , the Lifest yle ® system video is transmitted at the high est possible resolution. Occasionally , you may want to specify a lower resolu tion, even though your HDTV can display a higher res olution. For example, a[...]

O PERATION 38 English Dansk Epañol Dansk Epañol English Contr olling the (HDMI) Image View Y ou can spe cify how you want certain display formats that are output from your Lifestyle ® system to appear on your HDTV screen by pr essing the Im age View button on the remote. This button has an ef fect only wh en your Lifestyle ® system is connected[...]

O PERATION English 39 Ta b l e 1 Image view choic es with a 4:3 aspect ratio input signal Image View Effect 4:3 Input Widesc reen TV 4:3 Aspect Ratio Input Signal Normal (default) V ertical black bars are added to th e left and right ends of the screen. Zoom A 16:9 portion of the center of the s ignal (inside the dashed lines) is sc aled up to fit [...]

O PERATION 40 English Dansk Epañol Dansk Epañol English Ta b l e 2 Image view choic es with a 16:9 input signal Image View Effect 16:9 Input Widesc reen TV 16:9 Input Signal Normal (default) Signal is unchan ged. Zoom A 16:9 portion of the center of t he signal (inside the dashed lin e) is scaled up to enlarge the overall pictu r e. Some co ntent[...]

O PERATION English 41 Changing the HDMI video resolution Y our Life style ® system transmit s video at the highest possible resolution to yo ur HDTV . Oc casionally , you may want to chan ge to a lower resolution, even tho ugh your HDTV c an display a higher resolution . For example, if a source signal is converted by your Life- style ® system to[...]

O PERATION 42 English Dansk Epañol Dansk Epañol English Listening to the radio T o listen to the radio, pr ess the FM or AM butt on to select the tune r and tur n it on. T o manu ally tune a station, press the T une Up or T une Down button . T o quic kly tune to a station, pr ess one o f the pr eset buttons. T o seek th e next station with a rela[...]

O PERATION English 43 Setting the coaxial audio sour ce One of the two coaxial (coax) dig ital audio connect ors on the back of the Lifestyle ® media center is assigned to the DVD player . The other connect or , labeled “Assignable,” ca n be assigned to “Non e, TV , VCR , CBL·SA T or AUX.” T o assign the c oax connector: 1. Display the Li[...]

O PERATION 44 English Dansk Epañol Dansk Epañol English Ta b l e 3 Settings options Features Default Setting (Options) Effect 2-3-5 speakers 5 VIDEO (2, 3, 5 AUDIO) Determines the number of speakers playing. If yo u pr efer to hear stereo material play ed on the front left and right speakers only , selec t 2 . If yo u prefer to wat ch movies with[...]

O PERATION English 45 Movie EQ (not available on FM·A M) On (Off) (In the System menu, Audio Processing must be set to User Adjustable.) Corrects for s onic differ ences betwe en a full- size movie theate r and your home theater when a Dolby Digital movie soundtrack is pl aying. Y ou should leave this set to On unless your home th eater room is un[...]

O PERATION 46 English Dansk Epañol Dansk Epañol English SD Progr essive Scan (not available on FM·A M) On (Off) (Y our Lif estyle ® system must be connected to a TV thr ough the component vide o connectors.) Conve rts Standard Defi- nition (480 /576i) input signals to Enhanced Definitio n (480/ 576p) output sign als. The Enhanced Definition pic[...]

O PERATION English 47 Output Mode (FM-only) Auto (Mono - Ster eo) Allows you to choose between ster eo or monaural (mono) sound through one of three selections: • Auto – The FM tuner will automatically output ster eo if available. Otherwise, it will output mono sound. • Mono – The FM tuner will al ways output mono sound. • Stereo – The [...]

48 English Dansk Epañol Dansk Epañol English System maintenance Changing the r emote co ntr ol batte ries is the only regular maintenance r equired. However , switches in side the r emote battery case can be changed. Simila r changes may be r equired for any additional r emotes purchased for use in other rooms. Note: For fu rther information on s[...]

R EFERENCE English 49 Changing r emote control switch setting s Each Lifestyle ® remote control uses a house c ode that corresponds to the house co de set in the media center , enabling the t wo to communicate. I f another Lifestyle ® system nearby creates a conflict with your system, you can easily set a new house code in your media cent er and [...]

R EFERENCE 50 English Dansk Epañol Dansk Epañol English Figure 18 Miniature swi tches on the primary remote are set for use in the main room 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. Switch 5 determines which audio stream (of two) you hear. For m[...]

R EFERENCE English 51 Setting up a second r oom with sound Y our Life style ® home theater system can dir ect sound to more than one room at the sa me time. What’ s more, it can direct th e audio from two dif ferent sound sour ces (such as AM/FM tuner , DVD, or AUX) to these rooms thr ough two independent audio str eams. In additional rooms wher[...]

R EFERENCE 52 English Dansk Epañol Dansk Epañol English For added versatility , you ma y prefer using a Personal ® music center II to control the sound in your other rooms. Besides pr oviding th e ability to switch between program streams instantly , this adva nced r emote pro- vides an LCD screen that shows you what is currently playing and wha[...]

R EFERENCE English 53 T aking car e of your Lifestyle ® system Follow the guidelines be low when cleanin g the surfaces . • Do not use any solvents, chemica ls, or cleaning solu- tions containing alcohol, ammonia, or abrasives. • Do not use any sprays near the s ystem. Cleaning the media center Use only a so ft, dry cloth to clean th e outside[...]

R EFERENCE 54 English Dansk Epañol Dansk Epañol English T roubleshooting Problem What to do System doesn’ t do anything • Make sure the AC power c or d is insert ed securely into the power supply . • Make sure the Acoustimass ® module and the power supply ar e fully plugged into operating AC wall outlets. • B e sur e to press a source bu[...]

R EFERENCE English 55 Sound is marr ed by a loud hum or buzz, which may be electric al in nature (not harm onic) • Contact Bo se ® Customer Service to determine if and how oth er electrical components in the room may be creating unwante d signals, and the possible remedies. No sound from center speaker • Make su r e the ce nter speaker cable i[...]

R EFERENCE 56 English Dansk Epañol Dansk Epañol English With a plasma-screen TV turned on, the Lifestyle ® rem ote behaves e rratically • Momenta rily disconnect the video cable (HDMI, composite, S-video, o r component) to see if remote performance im pr oves. • If perfor mance improves, the problem may be remedied by o btaining “ferrite c[...]

R EFERENCE English 57 No video on sc reen, though the TV audio functions • Check the T V video input selection. Make sur e it is corr ect for the video source. Lifestyle ® remote does not control your TV , DVD, VCR, CB L· SA T , or oth er external componen t • Make su r e correct code s ar e set. See “Operation” on page 28. • Make su r [...]

R EFERENCE 58 English Dansk Epañol Dansk Epañol English Contacting Customer Service For additiona l help in so lving problems, contact Bose ® Customer Service . Refer to the addr ess sheet included in the carton. Limited warranty This system is covered by a transferable limited wa r- ranty . Details of the limited warranty ar e provided on the P[...]

English 59 4:3 – See “Aspect ratio.” 5.1 – channel surround sound – A mo vi e re co rdi ng technique that , when pair ed with a 5.1-channel home theater surround spea ker system, surrounds the viewer with sounds fr om five dif ferent sp eakers for full-range sound and one speak er for low-frequency effects. 16:9 – See “Asp ect ratio.?[...]

G LOSSARY 60 English Dansk Epañol Dansk Epañol English Digital audio – Audio in digital form. Digital audio con- verts analog sound into a digital signal encoded as bits of informatio n. Dolby Digital – A means of encoding multi-channel audio, developed by Dolby Laboratories and accepted as an inter national stan dar d. Down-conversion – Th[...]

G LOSSARY English 61 HDCP – An ab br evia tion for High-bandw idth Digital Content Pr otection. HDCP is a form of Digital Rights Management licensed by Di gital Content Prote ction, LLC, to control digital a udio and video conten t as it travels across Digital Visual In terface (DVI) or High- Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) connections. (I[...]

G LOSSARY 62 English Dansk Epañol Dansk Epañol English RF remote – A r emote control that tr ansmits com- mands to a device using radio fr equency (RF) signals, which have the ability to penetrate walls, unlike the infrared (IR) signals used by man y r emote contr ols. RDS – A syste m that displays radio br oadcast station and pr ogramming in[...]

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