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    LIFESTYLE ® DVD HOME ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEMS ,QVWDOODWLRQ*XLGH[...]

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    2  English Français Español S AFETY I NFORMATION 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. Plea se save this guide fo r futur e refer ence. W ARNING: T o reduce the risk of fire or electrica[...]

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    3 C ONTENTS  English Français Español I NTRODUCTION 5 Before you begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Use this guide as ne eded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    4  English Français Español O PTIONA L C ONNECTIONS AND A DDITIONS 27 Higher-quality connections to consider . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Your choice of audio connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    5 I NTRODUCTION  English Français Español I NTRODUCTION Before you begin Thank you for choosing a Bose ® LIFESTYLE ® DVD home entertainme nt system. Superior audio performance for both mu sic and movies places this system at the heart of home  theater enjoyment. Instructions in this guide apply to the Bose LIFESTYLE ® 18, 28, and 35 S[...]

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    6 I NTRODUCTION  I NTRODUCTI ON English Français Español Unpacking the carton Carefully unpack your system and save all of the packing materials, which provide the safest means for shipping or transporting. If any product part appears damaged, do not at tempt to use it. Notify Bo se or your authorized Bose ® dealer immediately . For Bose c[...]

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    I NTRODUCTION 7  I NTRODUCTION English Français Español Cables and accessories Cables needed to get your system operat ional ar e supplied. However , you may need others to complete your unique ho me theater s etup as preferred. Note: Progressive scan, a featu re of some TVs, requires using three compon ent video cables, for example. Figure[...]

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    8 S YSTEM P LACEMENT  English Français Español S YSTEM P LACEMENT Positioning your media center T o select a location in your room for the media center , us e the guidelines below: • Place the media center close enough to other sound sources (TV , VCR, cable or satellite box), to allow for easy cable connections. Ch eck the length of the [...]

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    S YSTEM P LACEMENT 9  S YSTEM P LACEMENT English Français Español Deciding where you want the center speaker The center speaker sound should seem to come directly fr om the center of the picture. The provided cable allows it to be up to 20 feet (6.1 meters) from the Acoustimass ® module. 1. Place the center speaker in an upright po sition,[...]

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    10 S YSTEM P LACEMENT  S YSTEM P LACEMENT English Français Español Positions for the two surround speakers Th e placeme nt goal for rear surr ound speakers is to create an ar ea of sound around the listener . By locating them in the back half of your room and dir ecting the cubes away from the listeners, you prevent them fr om pinpointing t[...]

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    S YSTEM P LACEMENT 11  S YSTEM P LACEMENT English Français Español Hearing the results of proper placement Placing your speakers properly is the first step to ensuring that you hear the full, rich, Bose ® quality sound this system is designed to provide (Figure 6). Figure 6 Results of proper Jewel Cube ® or cube speaker array placement Le[...]

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    12 B ASIC S YSTEM C ONNECTIONS  English Français Español B ASIC S YSTEM C ONNECTIONS Cube speakers connect to the Acoustimass ® module Each LIFESTYLE ® DVD system includes five cube speakers. Use the supplied 20-foot  (6.1-meters) cable to connect the three speakers arranged at the front of your r oom. Use the supplied 50-foot (15 . 2-[...]

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    Cube array speaker Cube speaker B ASIC S YSTEM C ONNECTIONS 13  B ASIC S YSTEM C ONNECTIONS English Français Español Making two-wire connections for cube or cube array speakers Notice the marks on each cable wire. The one marked with a red collar is positive ( +) and the plain one is negative (–) to guide you in connec ting them to the po[...]

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    14 B ASIC S YSTEM C ONNECTIONS  B ASIC S YSTEM C ONNECTIONS English Français Español Figure 10 Speaker connections to the Acoustimass ® module Speakers at the front of your room Left Center Right Speakers at the back of your room Left Right FRONT L FRONT C FRONT R SURROUND L SURROUND R Acoustimass module connector panel Orange jacks Blue j[...]

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    B ASIC S YSTEM C ONNECTIONS 15  B ASIC S YSTEM C ONNECTIONS English Français Español It may be convenient to plug the power adapter into the media center now , befor e you make other connections that obstruct the Power jack on the m edia center . However , avoid plugging the adapter into the AC (main s) power outlet before all othe r connec[...]

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    16 B ASIC S YSTEM C ONNECTIONS  B ASIC S YSTEM C ONNECTIONS English Français Español AM antenna connection 1. Plug the connector on the AM ante nna lead into the AM an tenna jack. 2. Stand the loop antenna on the base or mount the antenna on a wall, following the instruction s enclosed with the AM antenna. 3. Move the AM loop a ntenna as fa[...]

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    B ASIC S YSTEM C ONNECTIONS 17  B ASIC S YSTEM C ONNECTIONS English Français Español Making a video connection to the TV On your media center , connect the Composite Video Out to the Video input jacks on your TV (Figure 13). 1. Use the supplied video cable with a sin gle yellow RCA connecto r on each end. 2. Notice which TV Video input you [...]

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    18 B ASIC S YSTEM C ONNECTIONS  B ASIC S YSTEM C ONNECTIONS English Français Español Using a SCAR T adapter (in Europe only) The SCART ad apter plugs into t he media center us ing the appr opriate four connectors. Be sure to use the appr opriate illustration, according to the type of connection you will make: • For a Composite connection,[...]

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    B ASIC S YSTEM C ONNECTIONS 19  B ASIC S YSTEM C ONNECTIONS English Français Español Figure 15 SCART connector for S-video use TV Audio IN jacks TV sensor jack Composite Video OUT Pass-through jack for TV sensor White Red Yellow Media center connection panel TV connection panel S-video setting Composite video connector in Europe Note: At th[...]

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    20 B ASIC S YSTEM C ONNECTIONS  B ASIC S YSTEM C ONNECTIONS English Français Español Making an audio connection to the TV By connecting your TV audio to the LI FESTYLE ® media center , you ca n hear TV sound and that of any component (a camco rder or game console, perhaps) connected to the TV thr ough your LIFESTYLE ® system speakers. For[...]

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    B ASIC S YSTEM C ONNECTIONS 21  B ASIC S YSTEM C ONNECTIONS English Français Español Figure 16 Audio connection between the Media center and TV Audio cable with two RCA connectors White Red White Red Audio jacks for an auxiliary component, cable or satellite, and VCR Note: Y ou can make connections to your other c omponents after you test t[...]

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    22 B ASIC S YSTEM C ONNECTIONS  B ASIC S YSTEM C ONNECTIONS English Français Español If your TV does not have a menu setting, fo llow the instruction (below) to use the on/off switch. If your TV has neither a switch nor a menu option for turning off the in ter nal speake rs, reduce the TV volume to its lowest setting. Using your TV speaker [...]

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    B ASIC S YSTEM C ONNECTIONS 23  B ASIC S YSTEM C ONNECTIONS English Français Español Figure 18 Power connection for the media center Fully extend the power cord, which serves as an antenna for the remote control. Media center power supply Media center connection panel DC power jack AC (mains) outlet Power cable Note: For dual voltage units [...]

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    24 B ASIC S YSTEM C ONNECTIONS  B ASIC S YSTEM C ONNECTIONS English Français Español Making sure the sound is as good as it gets Y our system comes with two compact dis cs (F igure 20). Using them is the final step to  basic installation of your new LIFESTYLE ® DVD home entertainment system. • Use Setup Disc 1 to v erify that your spe[...]

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    B ASIC S YSTEM C ONNECTIONS 25  B ASIC S YSTEM C ONNECTIONS English Français Español Figure 21 Using the AdaptiQ ® calibration headset AUX Media center connection panel Headset 2. Put on the he adset so it re sts above your ears. In this position, it can listen (as you would) and take sampling measurements in your room durin g the ADAP TiQ[...]

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    26 B ASIC S YSTEM C ONNECTIONS  B ASIC S YSTEM C ONNECTIONS English Français Español Installing the TV on/off sensor The TV on/off sensor enables the system to auto matically tur n on the TV , as needed, when another video source (DVD, cable/satellite box, etc.) is selected. If you choose not to use the sensor , you need to tu r n on your T[...]

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    27 O PTIONAL C ONNECTIONS AND A DDIT IONS  English Français Español O PTIONAL C ONNECTIONS AND A DDITIONS Higher -quality connections to consider For on line assistance in mak ing additional connections, or choo sing the best c hoice means to connect your specific TV , please visit our website: owners.bose.com. There ar e other connection o[...]

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    28 O PTIONAL C ONNECTIONS AND A DDITIONS  O PTIONAL C ONNEC TIONS AND A DDITIO NS English Français Español • Y ou can then connect another S-video-compatible device to the media center , which will pass the S-video signal through to the TV . Use the cable provided with that device. • Y ou ca n also keep the composite connec tion be twee[...]

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    O PTIONAL C ONNECTIONS AND A DDITIONS 29  O PTIONAL C ONNECTIONS AND A DDITIONS English Français Español Connecting other components to the system Although it is not r equired, you may have co nnected your TV to the TV Audio IN jacks  located on the rear of the LIFESTYLE ® media center . In additi on, the media center pr ovides Audio IN[...]

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    30 O PTIONAL C ONNECTIONS AND A DDITIONS  O PTIONAL C ONNEC TIONS AND A DDITIO NS English Français Español Cable or satellite box options There ar e several ways to make the cable/satellite connections. Read these instructions to see how they will work with the components you own. If you hav e component jacks (three colored jacks) on your c[...]

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    O PTIONAL C ONNECTIONS AND A DDITIONS 31  O PTIONAL C ONNECTIONS AND A DDITIONS English Français Español Connecting a VCR in addition to cable/satellite • If your cable or satellite bo x has an additional set of Audio and Video output jacks,  connect them to the correspo nding Audio and V ideo input jacks on your VCR. Or , you  may [...]

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    32 O PTIONAL C ONNECTIONS AND A DDITIONS  O PTIONAL C ONNEC TIONS AND A DDITIO NS English Français Español Connecting a DVR in addition to cable/satellite • If your cable or satellite box has an additional set of Audio and Video Out jacks, connect them to the corresponding Audio and V ideo input jacks on your DVR. Or , you may use a coaxi[...]

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    O PTIONAL C ONNECTIONS AND A DDITIONS 33 O PTIONAL C ONNECTIONS AND A DDITIONS English Français Español Component video connections as another option The highest video quality for DVD and cable or satellite viewing requir es a component connection. For that purpose there are tw o supplied comp onent video adapters. Us e one to connect the media c[...]

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    34 O PTIONAL C ONNECTIONS AND A DDITIONS  O PTIONAL C ONNEC TIONS AND A DDITIO NS English Français Español Activating component or progressive scan connections With the LIFESTYLE ® media center turned off, use the fr ont panel controls and follow these steps: 1. Pr ess and hold the Enter button on the media center . 2. While holding the En[...]

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    O PTIONAL C ONNECTIONS AND A DDITIONS 35  O PTIONAL C ONNECTIONS AND A DDITIONS English Français Español Cables and considerations for further additions Use standard RCA audio cables, matching the white (or bla ck) connector to the L (left)  channel and the red connector to th e R (right) channel. See Figure 32. If the component is mono,[...]

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    36 O PTIONAL C ONNECTIONS AND A DDITIONS  O PTIONAL C ONNEC TIONS AND A DDITIO NS English Français Español Other jacks on the media center panel There are other , optional c onnect ions you ca n make as nee ded. Figure 33 Additional jacks on the media center rear panel Data port Antenna extender IR Emitter Media center connector p anel Seri[...]

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    O PTIONAL C ONNECTIONS AND A DDITIONS 37  O PTIONAL C ONNECTIONS AND A DDITIONS English Français Español Getting more advice specific to your components If you have not found the informa tion needed to make the connections for your particular equipment, Bose offers other means of help. W e offer on line assistance that pr ovides an interact[...]

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    38 R EFERENCE  English Français Español R EFERENCE Enjoying your system in other rooms Y o ur media center connection pane l provides two audio output jacks  identified by the label “Speakers.” • Main, the top one, se nds audio to the speakers co nnecte d to the media center in the main room. •B o s e ® link, located ju st below[...]

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    R EFERENCE 39  R EFERENCE English Français Español T o properly connect and control additional speakers, you need: • Another LIFES TYLE ® system remote contr ol to adjust the volume and select a sound source for the r o om where additional speakers are in use. One option for this is the advanced PERSONAL ® music center II, a combination[...]

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    40 R EFERENCE  R EFERENCE English Français Español Contacting customer service T o contact Bose ® Customer Service for additiona l help in solving problems, see the address list provided in the carton. Limited warranty Y our LIFESTYLE ® home entertainment system i s covered by a transferable limited warranty . See your Product Regist rati[...]

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    R EFERENCE 41  R EFERENCE English Français Español Media center outputs Speakers Main and Expansion: V ariable audio, user selectable Optical OUT : • SPDIF , –15 to –21 dbm Audio OUT : • L and R fixed audio • D SPDIF Vid eo OU T : • Composite: NTSC or P AL 1V p-p with sync 75 : • S-V ideo: Luminance 1V p-p , Chrominance 0.3V p[...]

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