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    © 2010 Bose Corporation, The Mountain, F ramingham, MA 01701-9168 USA AM324446 Rev .00 L IFESTYLE ® V35/V25 H OME E NTERTAINMENT S YSTEMS L IFESTYLE ® T20/ T10 H OME T HEATER S YSTEMS Operating Guide | Guía del usuario | Guide d’utilisation Cover_8.5x6.5_OP Guide_3L.fm Page 1 M onday, November 9, 20 09 4:34 PM[...]

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    ii English TA B 6 TA B 8 TA B 7 TA B 3 TA B 5 TA B 2 TA B 4 S AFETY I NFORMATION Please read this guide Please take the time to follow the instructions in this gui de carefully . They will help you set up and use your system pr operly so you can enjoy its advanced featur es. Please save this guide for future r eference. The lightn ing flash with ar[...]

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    iii TA B 5 T A B 4T A B 6T A B 8 TA B 7 English T AB 3 TA B 2 Notice This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits ar e designed to provide reas o nable protection against harmful interf erence in a r esidential installation. This equipment generat[...]

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    iv English TA B 6 TA B 8 TA B 7 TA B 3 TA B 5 TA B 2 TA B 4 Manufactured under license fr om Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby” and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. Confidential Unpubli shed W orks. ©1992-1997 Dolby Laboratories. All rights reserved. This product contains one or more pr ograms protected under internat ional a[...]

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    C ONTENTS v TA B 5 T A B 4T A B 6T A B 8 TA B 7 English T AB 3 TA B 2 I NTRODUCTION 1 Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 System features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 If you need help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Y OUR R EMOTE C ONTROL 2 Y OUR C ONTROL C ONSOLE 5 [...]

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    vi English TA B 6 TA B 8 TA B 7 TA B 3 TA B 5 TA B 2 TA B 4 U SING THE S ETUP M ODE 18 About the Setup mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Setup menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 A DDING S OUND TO A NOTHER R OOM (V25 AND V35 SYSTEMS )* 19 Expanding your system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 [...]

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    1 TA B 5 T A B 4T A B 6T A B 8 TA B 7 English T AB 3 TA B 2 I NTRODUCTION W elcome Thank you for choosin g a Bose ® LIFESTYLE ® sy stem for your home. T his elegant and easy-to-use syst em delivers superior performance fo r both music and video. By now you should have succ essfully set up your system using the Unify TM intelligent integration sys[...]

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    2 English TA B 6 TA B 8 TA B 7 TA B 3 TA B 5 TA B 2 TA B 4 Y OUR R EMOTE C ONTROL This advanced radio frequency remote works throughout the room. Y ou do not need to aim it a t the control console. * For V25 and V35 systems delivering sound to a no t he r ro om t hro ug h Bose ® link OUT (not applicable to systems so ld in Japan) The Beatles iPod [...]

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    3 Y OUR R EMOTE C ONTROL TA B 5 T A B 4T A B 6T A B 8 TA B 7 English T AB 3 TA B 2 Navigation controls Note: See “Ope rating Y our Connecte d Devices” on page 7 for more deta ils on using navigation and playback cont rols with selected sour ces. Playback contr ols Page Up/Down – Moves to next/p revious page MENU – Displays the menu for a co[...]

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    4 Y OUR R EMOTE C ONTROL English TA B 6 TA B 8 TA B 7 TA B 3 TA B 5 TA B 2 TA B 4 Information display (V25 and V35 system r emotes) The display provides oper ating and system status information. Examples: • Sour c e identificatio n •V o l u m e • Radio tuner •i P o d • Opera ting prompts Remote glow button Pressing t he glow button on the[...]

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    5 TA B 5 T A B 4T A B 6T A B 8 TA B 7 English T AB 3 TA B 2 Y OUR C ONTROL C ONSOLE Power light • Red .................. ...... System is off (Standby) • Blinking green ........ System is starting • Steady green ......... System is on and r e ady to use in the main r oom or other rooms • Amber . ................ ... System off and char gin [...]

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    6 English TA B 6 TA B 8 TA B 7 TA B 3 TA B 5 TA B 2 TA B 4 P OWER O N /O FF CONTROLS Starting your system Press th e power button on the r emote or on the console. T o keep ener gy consumption to a minimum, the system operates in a very low power state when in stan dby (off) mode. Because of this, the system requires several seconds to start. Th e [...]

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    7 TA B 5 T A B 4T A B 6T A B 8 TA B 7 English T AB 3 TA B 2 O PERATING Y OUR C ONNECTED D EVICES Selecting a connected device The SOURCE menu allows you to select your connected devices . 1. Press the r emote SOURCE button to display a list of connected de vices on your TV . The currently selected device is highlighted as shown in th e following ex[...]

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    8 O PERATING Y OUR C ONN ECTED D EVICES English TA B 6 TA B 8 TA B 7 TA B 3 TA B 5 TA B 2 TA B 4 Wa t c h i n g T V Y our TV may be receiving it s progr am content thr ough a set top box or the tuner built in to your TV . Note: Since most TVs come with an IR (infrared) rem ote, you may need t o point the Bose ® remote at your TV to operate it. Usi[...]

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    9 O PERATING Y OUR C ONNECTED D EVICES TA B 5 T A B 4T A B 6T A B 8 TA B 7 English T AB 3 TA B 2 Playing audio/video devices During the interactive setup process you ma y have connected an a udio/visual device such as a CD, D VD, DVR, or Blu-ray Disc™ player . These would typically be connected to inputs 1-5 . If you programmed the Bose ® remote[...]

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    10 O PERATING Y OUR C ONN ECTED D EVICES English TA B 6 TA B 8 TA B 7 TA B 3 TA B 5 TA B 2 TA B 4 Playing an iPod or iPhone (V25 and V35 only) Y our LIFESTYLE ® system c an play audio an d video from your iPod or iPhone. Be sure to dock your iPod befor e attempting to select it. It wil l not appear in the SO URCE list until you dock it. Y o ur iPo[...]

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    11 O PERATING Y OUR C ONNECTED D EVICES TA B 5 T A B 4T A B 6T A B 8 TA B 7 English T AB 3 TA B 2 Using the fr ont console inputs The front of the console provides ana log A/V inp uts plus a USB and an HDMI input. These inputs appear in the SOURCE menu as A/V (Front), USB, and HDMI (Front) only when a device is connected. These inputs are pr ovided[...]

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    12 O PERATING Y OUR C ONN ECTED D EVICES English TA B 6 TA B 8 TA B 7 TA B 3 TA B 5 TA B 2 TA B 4 Fr ont Analog A/V input Y ou can use this input fo r devices that have co mposite video and left/right audio outputs. The Bose ® rem o te does not cont rol a device connect ed to this input. Y o u need to us e the controls on th e device itse lf or th[...]

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    13 TA B 5 T A B 4T A B 6T A B 8 TA B 7 English T AB 3 TA B 2 L ISTENING TO THE R ADIO (V25 AND V35 SYSTEMS ) Selecting the radio 1. Press the SOURCE button. 2. Keep pr essing the SOURCE button to select FM or AM in the SOURCE list. T uning to a station Storing a pr eset station The built-in radio t uner can store up to 25 FM and 25 AM pres et stati[...]

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    14 English TA B 6 TA B 8 TA B 7 TA B 3 TA B 5 TA B 2 TA B 4 MORE B UTTONS AND S YSTEM O PTIONS MORE buttons Pres s the MORE button to display a dditional button fu nctions al ong the top o f your TV screen for the curr ent source. The functions tha t appear depend on the selected source. The following example shows h ow these button s appear on you[...]

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    15 MORE B UTTON S AND S YSTEM O PTIONS TA B 5 T A B 4T A B 6T A B 8 TA B 7 English T AB 3 TA B 2 Changing system options The number of items appearing in the OPTIONS menu depends on which source is currently selected. 1. Press the remote MORE button. 2. Using the left /right ( ) navigation buttons, highlight OPTIONS. 3. Press the r e mote OK button[...]

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    16 MORE B UTTONS AND S YSTEM O PTIONS English TA B 6 TA B 8 TA B 7 TA B 3 TA B 5 TA B 2 TA B 4 OPTIONS menu Option A v ailable Settings Sound Original ............ ....... Plays ste reo audio when stereo audio is received from the source Recommended* ...... Pl ays 5-channel au dio whether or not 2- or 5-channel audio is received from the source Alt[...]

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    17 MORE B UTTON S AND S YSTEM O PTIONS TA B 5 T A B 4T A B 6T A B 8 TA B 7 English T AB 3 TA B 2 * Factory setting System Treble Adjusts treble level –9 to Normal* to +6 (af ter ADAPTiQ ® calibration) –14 to Normal* to +14 (no ADAPTiQ calibration) A/V Sync Adjusts the audio delay to synchronize audio with the video –2 to Normal* to +5 Rear S[...]

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    18 English TA B 6 TA B 8 TA B 7 TA B 3 TA B 5 TA B 2 TA B 4 U SING THE S ETUP M ODE About the Setup mode After performin g the initia l sy stem setup using the Unify™ intelligent integration system , you can make additional ch anges to your system at any t ime using the Setup mode. Setup menu T o display the Setup menu on you r TV , pre ss the Se[...]

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    19 TA B 5 T A B 4T A B 6T A B 8 TA B 7 English T AB 3 TA B 2 A DDING S OUND TO A NOTHER R OOM (V25 AND V35 SYSTEMS )* Expanding your system Y our LIFESTYLE ® system can deliver Bose ® quality sound in up to 14 additional r ooms in your home. Connecting a Bose link-compatible product to th e Bose link OUT connec tor on the control console enables [...]

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    20 English TA B 6 TA B 8 TA B 7 TA B 3 TA B 5 TA B 2 TA B 4 C ARE AND M AINTENANCE Replacing the batteries Replace all four bat teries when you notice a marke d decrease in the rang e or response of your remote control, or when you see the low ba ttery indicator (V25 and V35 systems) on the display . 1. Slide the batter y compartment cover of f the[...]

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    21 C ARE AND M AINTENANCE TA B 5 T A B 4T A B 6T A B 8 TA B 7 English T AB 3 TA B 2 T roubleshooting Pro blem What to do The system is not responding to initial op eration of my Bose ® remote • Make sur e the control console is turned on. • Make sur e batteries are in the remote. • Reset the system. See “Resetting the system” on page 24.[...]

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    22 C ARE AND M AINTENANCE English TA B 6 TA B 8 TA B 7 TA B 3 TA B 5 TA B 2 TA B 4 Sound is marred by a loud hum or buzz, which may be electrical in nature (not harmonic) • Contact Bose ® Customer Service to determine if and how other electrical devices in the room may be creating unwanted signals, and to obtain possible remedies. No sound from [...]

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    23 C ARE AND M AINTENANCE TA B 5 T A B 4T A B 6T A B 8 TA B 7 English T AB 3 TA B 2 FM sound is noisy wh en Speakers opti on is set to Front(3) or Surround(5) (V25 and V35 systems only) • W eak FM stations will produce static in the rear speakers. Set Speakers option to Stereo(2) in the OPTIONS menu to minimize noise. Sound is distorted • Make [...]

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    24 C ARE AND M AINTENANCE English TA B 6 TA B 8 TA B 7 TA B 3 TA B 5 TA B 2 TA B 4 Resetting the system 1. Press a nd hold the power bu tton on th e control console for 5 seconds or until the power light on the control console change s to red. The power light on the contr ol console changes to red when the system shuts dow n. 2. Press and release t[...]

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    25 C ARE AND M AINTENANCE TA B 5 T A B 4T A B 6T A B 8 TA B 7 English T AB 3 TA B 2 Limited W arranty Y our LIFE STYLE ® system is covered by a limited warranty . Details of the limited warranty are provided on the pr oduct registration card that is included in the carton. Please refer to the card for instructions on how to r egister . Fa ilure to[...]

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    © 2010 Bose Corporation, The Mountain, F ramingham, MA 01701-9168 USA AM324446 Rev .00 L IFESTYLE ® V35/V25 H OME E NTERTAINMENT S YSTEMS L IFESTYLE ® T20/ T10 H OME T HEATER S YSTEMS Operating Guide | Guía del usuario | Guide d’utilisation[...]