Bose Lifestyle V-Class manual

©2008 Bose Corporation, The Mountain, Framingham, MA 01701-9168 USA AM316799 Rev .00 Owner ’s Guide Guía de usario Notice d’utilisation HOME THEATER SYSTEMS Lifestyle ® V -Class ™ L IFESTYLE ® V- C LASS ™ H OME THEATE R SY STEMS[...]

ii TA B T AB T AB 6 English TA B English T AB 3 TA B 2 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 atures. Please save this gu ide for future refer ence. WA R N I N G : T o reduce th e risk of fire or el[...]

iii English T AB 6Italiano English T AB T AB 3 TA B 5 TA B 2 TA B 4 CAUTION: Make no modifications to the system or accessories. Un authorized alteration s may compromise safety , regula tor y compliance, an d system performance. Class B emissions This Class B digital apparatus meets all requir ements of the Canadian Interference-Causing Equipment [...]

iv English T AB 6Italiano T AB T AB T AB 3 TA B 5 TA B 2 TA B 4 I NSTALLATION ....................... ...................2 Welcome ..... .................... ................ ................ .........2 Your system fe atures: ................ ................ ........... 2 Setup assistanc e ................... ................ ................. ..2[...]

v T ABLE OF C ONTENTS TA B TA B T A B 6 TA B TA B English T AB 3 TA B 2 Controlling DVD playback .............. ....................... 34 Programming th e Lifestyle ® remote to control the DVD player .............. ................ ......... 34 Changing the HDMI Image View ..... ................... 35 About the HDMI v ideo resolution ............[...]

2 English T AB 6Italiano T AB T AB T AB 3 TA B 5 TA B 2 TA B 4 I NSTALLATION We l c o m e Thank you for choosing a Bose ® Lifestyle ® V -Class™ home theater system. This elegant and easy-to-use system delivers superior performance for both music and video programming. Y our system featur es: •H D M I c o n n e c t i v i t y • The ability to[...]

3 I NSTALLATION TA B T AB T AB 6 T AB TA B English T AB 3 TA B 2 Setup and Demonstrations DVD The Setup and Demonstrations DVD is a valuable resour ce for setup information and content that demonstrates th e capability of your Lifestyle ® system. W e en courage you to view the DVD immediately after you set up your Lifestyle ® system and connect y[...]

4 I NSTALLATION English T AB 6Italiano T AB T AB T AB 3 TA B 5 TA B 2 TA B 4 First Power -Up After you connect your Lifestyle ® system to your TV and DVD player using the Setup Guide, you are r eady 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 s[...]

5 I NSTALLATION TA B T AB T AB 6 T AB TA B English T AB 3 TA B 2 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 tha t your speakers ar e correct ly wired and placed, and that you can understand and navigate the Setup menu, continue using it. See “Operation”[...]

6 I NSTALLATION English T AB 6Italiano T AB T AB T AB 3 TA B 5 TA B 2 TA B 4 T ailoring the sound to your r o om 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. If you have already completed the ADAP[...]

7 I NSTALLATION TA B T AB T AB 6 T AB TA B English T AB 3 TA B 2 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 Syst em menu Setup tab (see Figure 4), move to the ADAPTiQ item by pressing t[...]

8 I NSTALLATION English T AB 6Italiano T AB T AB T AB 3 TA B 5 TA B 2 TA B 4 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 time to locate the serial numbers for your system, on the bottom of the media center and near[...]

9 I NSTALLATION TA B T AB T AB 6 T AB TA B English T AB 3 TA B 2 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 antennas, SCART connector (Europe only), and TV sensor are also included. Y ou may need to acquire other cables or accessories to com[...]

10 I NSTALLATION English T AB 6Italiano T AB T AB T AB 3 TA B 5 TA B 2 TA B 4 Placing the media center and display The media center can be placed out of sigh t behind all of your other A/V components. When placing the media center , ensure that it is close enough to other sources (TV , DVD, VCR, cable or satellite box) to allow for easy cable conne[...]

11 I NSTALLATION TA B T AB T AB 6 T AB TA B English T AB 3 TA B 2 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 ou can experiment with speaker placement and orientation to produce the most pleasin g sound. CAUTION: Select a stable and lev[...]

12 I NSTALLATION English T AB 6Italiano T AB T AB T AB 3 TA B 5 TA B 2 TA B 4 Placing the center speaker • Place the cent er speaker directly above or below the vertical center of the TV screen or as close to that as possible (see Figu r e 8). • If you ar e placing the center sp eaker directly on the top of your T V , first attac h the supplied[...]

13 I NSTALLATION TA B T AB T AB 6 T AB TA B English T AB 3 TA B 2 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 e nd of the room as the fr ont speakers. • At leas t 18 inches (45 c ent[...]

14 I NSTALLATION English T AB 6Italiano T AB T AB T AB 3 TA B 5 TA B 2 TA B 4 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 this, consu lt a qualified installer . Follow all safety instructions supplied [...]

15 I NSTALLATION TA B T AB T AB 6 T AB TA B English T AB 3 TA B 2 Installing the TV on/of f sensor The TV on/off sensor enables the system to automatically turn on th e TV when another video source (DVD, cable/ satellite box, etc.) is selected. If yo u choose not to use the sensor , you must turn on your TV separately . For a larger TV , you may wa[...]

16 I NSTALLATION English T AB 6Italiano T AB T AB T AB 3 TA B 5 TA B 2 TA B 4 3. Using the remote cont rol that came with yo ur TV , turn on your TV . 4. Using the Lifestyle ® re mo t e c o nt ro l, p re ss 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 [...]

17 I NSTALLATION TA B T AB T AB 6 T AB TA B English T AB 3 TA B 2 Using a SCAR T adapter (Eur ope only) The SCART adapter plugs into the media center using five connectors as show below . Figure 12 SCART c o mposite video connec tions[...]

18 I NSTALLATION English T AB 6Italiano T AB T AB T AB 3 TA B 5 TA B 2 TA B 4 Connecting the audio fr om your TV Y ou ma y want to connect a source component, such as a camcorder or game console, directly to your TV . T o play the audio from that source thr ough your Lifestyle ® system, you must connect the audio coming out of the TV to the Lifest[...]

19 I NSTALLATION TA B T AB T AB 6 T AB TA B English T AB 3 TA B 2 Figure 13 Audio connection between the TV and media center[...]

20 I NSTALLATION English T AB 6Italiano T AB T AB T AB 3 TA B 5 TA B 2 TA B 4 Using the IR emitter IR emitters enable the system to control sour ce devices even if they are in a cabinet, on multiple shelves, or hidden away . Y ou should place an IR emitter on ever y device that you want to control using the Lifestyle ® r emote. T o use an IR emitt[...]

21 I NSTALLATION TA B T AB T AB 6 T AB TA B English T AB 3 TA B 2 T o use IR emitters with two or more devices 1. Plug the IR emitter exten der co nn ec to r int o th e Lifestyle ® media center . 2. Plug the I R emitter cor d connector (or addit ional extenders) int o th e IR em it te r ext en d er . 3. Place each emit ter so that th e flat side i[...]

22 English T AB 6Italiano TA B TA B TA B 3 TA B 5 TA B 2 TA B 4 C ONTROLS AND I NDICATORS The display The display shows syste m messages. This inc ludes program details, the current source that is playing, and any selected optio n. Figure 16 Lifestyle ® system display The buttons on the top of t h e display contr ol the basic Lifestyle ® system f[...]

23 C ONTROLS AND I NDICATORS TA B T AB T AB 6 T AB TA B English T AB 3 TA B 2 T h e re m o t e c o n t ro l The advanced radio frequency remote control works from almost anywhere in your home. Th ere is no need to aim the remote at th e display . In addition to controlling your Lifestyle ® system, the remote can be programmed to control each sourc[...]

24 C ONTROLS AND I NDICATORS English T AB 6Italiano TA B TA B TA B 3 TA B 5 TA B 2 TA B 4 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 o te c o nt ro l w h il e re ad ing the following button descriptions. Before many of the bu[...]

25 C ONTROLS AND I NDICATORS TA B T AB T AB 6 T AB TA B English T AB 3 TA B 2 Menu and navigation buttons • DVD – Selects the source device plugged into th e DVD connectors . T urns your Lifestyle ® system on if it wa s off. • On/Off – T ur ns the DVD on and of f. • AUX – Selects the source device plugged into the AUX connector s. T ur[...]

26 C ONTROLS AND I NDICATORS English T AB 6Italiano TA B TA B TA B 3 TA B 5 TA B 2 TA B 4 T une Up/Down • T une the FM /AM radio 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 – Displ[...]

27 C ONTROLS AND I NDICATORS TA B T AB T AB 6 T AB TA B English T AB 3 TA B 2 Play mode and numeric buttons Stop • Stops music (except FM/AM) or vid eo play . • For DVDs and VCDs only , the syst em 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 th[...]

28 C ONTROLS AND I NDICATORS English T AB 6Italiano TA B TA B TA B 3 TA B 5 TA B 2 TA B 4 Picture settings button s Record • Activat es recor din g on a recor ding device. Shuffle • Randomly plays music fr om a CD. Pressing again cancels repeat. • Moves back a few seconds on your DVR. Numeric Keys – Select the radio station pr eset, DVD cha[...]

29 TA B T AB T AB 6 T AB TA B English T AB 3 TA B 2 Special function button s T eletext mode buttons (Eur ope only) List – Activate s the A, B, C, and Favorites buttons at th e bottom of the remote when a DVR is the so urce. Makes a selection from List A. Makes a selection from List B. Makes a selection from List C. Displays a list o f favorite c[...]

30 English T AB 6Italiano TA B TA B TA B 3 TA B 5 TA B 2 TA B 4 O PERATION W atching TV Y our Life style ® system works with many different types of TVs, from standard defini tion to Digital H igh- Definition TV (HDTV). Th is section shows you how to set up your Lifestyle ® s ystem remote control to work with your part icular brand of TV , then c[...]

31 O PERATION TA B T AB T AB 6 T AB TA B English T AB 3 TA B 2 Selecting the TV screen shape The shape of your TV screen is eithe r Normal or Widescreen (Figure 1). The Lifestyle ® system is initially set to display an image on a widescreen-shape d TV . If your TV is the n ormal shape, you sh ould adjust the Lifestyle ® system setting from widesc[...]

32 O PERATION English T AB 6Italiano TA B TA B TA B 3 TA B 5 TA B 2 TA B 4 Controlling a cable or satellite box Once your cable or satellite box is connected to your Lifestyle ® system, you can s e t up the r emote as the single point of control for your s ubscrip tion serv ice. Programming the Bose ® r emote to control the cable or satellite box[...]

33 O PERATION TA B T AB T AB 6 T AB TA B English T AB 3 TA B 2 Using the remote to cha nge channels If you want the remote to change the channels on your cable or satellite box when you are watching TV : 1. T o display the Lifestyle ® system menu on the TV , press Sy stem . 2. Move down to TV Control and pr ess ENTER . 3. Select CBL • SA T and p[...]

34 O PERATION English T AB 6Italiano TA B TA B TA B 3 TA B 5 TA B 2 TA B 4 Contr olling DVD playback Once your DVD player is connec ted to the L ifestyle ® system, you can set up th e Life style ® rem o te con tro l t o control the DVD player . Programming the Lifestyle ® remo te t o c on - trol the DVD player Setting up the r emote to contr o l[...]

35 O PERATION TA B T AB T AB 6 T AB TA B English T AB 3 TA B 2 Changing the HDMI Image V iew Y ou can specify ho w certain displa y formats appe ar on your HDTV scr een. Y ou contr ol these formats (that are output from y our Lif estyle ® sys tem) by pressing the Image View button on the r emote. See “Contr olling the (HDMI) Image View” on pag[...]

36 O PERATION English T AB 6Italiano TA B TA B TA B 3 TA B 5 TA B 2 TA B 4 Setting up to view videotapes Once your VCR is connected to your Lifestyle ® system, you can set u p the remote to control the VCR and start watching videotap es. Programming the Bose ® r emote to control the VCR Setting up the r emote to control th e VCR involves selectin[...]

37 O PERATION TA B T AB T AB 6 T AB TA B English T AB 3 TA B 2 Changing the HDMI Image V iew Y ou can specify ho w certain displa y formats appe ar on your HDTV scr een. Y ou contr ol these formats (that are output from y our Lif estyle ® sys tem) by pressing the Image View button on the r emote. See “Contr olling the (HDMI) Image View” on pag[...]

38 O PERATION English T AB 6Italiano TA B TA B TA B 3 TA B 5 TA B 2 TA B 4 Setting up an auxiliary (AUX) source Once your AUX source device is conn ected to the Lifestyle ® system, y ou can set up t he remote to control that source. Then, when you are watchi ng video from that source, the Life style ® remote should contr ol most of the func tions[...]

39 O PERATION TA B T AB T AB 6 T AB TA B English T AB 3 TA B 2 Changing the HDMI Image V iew Y ou can specify ho w certain displa y formats appe ar on your HDTV scr een. Y ou contr ol these formats (that are output from y our Lif estyle ® sys tem) by pressing the Image View button on the r emote. See “Contr olling the (HDMI) Image View” on pag[...]

40 O PERATION English T AB 6Italiano TA B TA B TA B 3 TA B 5 TA B 2 TA B 4 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 Image Vi ew bu tton on the remote. This button has an ef fect only when your Lifestyle ® sy[...]

41 O PERATION TA B T AB T AB 6 T AB TA B English T AB 3 TA B 2 Ta b l e 1 Image view choices 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 er tical black bars are added to the le ft and right ends of the screen. Zoom A 16:9 portion o f the center of the signal (insid[...]

42 O PERATION English T AB 6Italiano TA B TA B TA B 3 TA B 5 TA B 2 TA B 4 Ta b l e 2 Image view choices with a 16: 9 input signal Image View Effect 16:9 Input Widesc reen TV 16:9 Input Signal Normal (default) Signal is unchanged. Zoom A 16:9 portion of the center of the signal (inside the dashed lin e) is scaled up to enlar g e the overall pictu r[...]

43 O PERATION TA B T AB T AB 6 T AB TA B English T AB 3 TA B 2 Changing the HDMI video resolution Y our Lifestyle ® system transmits video at a resolution of 720p to your HDTV . Occasionally , you may want to change to a different resolution. For e xample, if you r HDTV is capable o f displaying a 10 80p source signal, you could chang e to a 1080p[...]

44 O PERATION English T AB 6Italiano TA B TA B TA B 3 TA B 5 TA B 2 TA B 4 Listening to the radio T o listen to the radio, pr ess the FM or AM button to select the tune r a nd tur n it on. T o manually tune a st ation, press the T une Up or T une Down button . T o quic kly tune to a s tation, press one of the pr eset buttons. T o seek th e ne xt st[...]

45 O PERATION TA B T AB T AB 6 T AB TA B English T AB 3 TA B 2 Setting the coaxial audio sour ce One of the two coaxial (c oax) digital a udio connector s on the back of the Lifest yle ® media center is assigned to the DVD player . The other connect or , labeled “Assignable,” can be assigned to “N one, TV , VCR, CBL·SA T or AUX.” T o assi[...]

46 O PERATION English T AB 6Italiano TA B TA B TA B 3 TA B 5 TA B 2 TA B 4 Ta b l e 3 Settings options Features Default Setting (Options) Effect 2-3-5 speakers For TV , CBL• SA T , DVD, VCR, AUX : 5 VIDEO (5 AUDIO 2, 3) For FM/AM : 5 (2, 3) Determines the number of speakers playin g. If you prefer to hear stereo material play ed on the front left[...]

47 O PERATION TA B T AB T AB 6 T AB TA B English T AB 3 TA B 2 Audio Delay (not available on FM·A M) 2 (0, 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8) Corrects for delays that can be introduced by video processing within an exter nal device such as your TV . Video processing delays cause the video and audio to lose their synchronization. This condition is most noticeabl[...]

48 O PERATION English T AB 6Italiano TA B TA B TA B 3 TA B 5 TA B 2 TA B 4 Audio 1 + 1 (not available on FM·A M) Both (1, 2) Allows you to decode and play bilingual audio (if available) from a single Video CD, or a single-cha nnel HDTV broadcast. Video CD or d igital broadcast audio content is sometimes pr esented as t wo channels, each ch annel h[...]

49 O PERATION TA B T AB T AB 6 T AB TA B English T AB 3 TA B 2 Output Mode (FM-only) Auto (Mono - Ster e o) Allows you to choose between ster eo or monaural (mono) sound through one of three selections: • Auto – The FM tuner will automa tically output stereo if available. Otherwise, it will output mono sound. • Mono – The FM tuner will alwa[...]

50 English T AB 6Italiano TA B TA B TA B 3 TA B 5 TA B 2 TA B 4 System maintenance Changing the remote control batteries is the only regular maintenance r equired. However , switches inside the remote battery case ca n be changed. Simila r changes may be requir ed for any additional r emotes purchased for use in othe r rooms. Note: For fu rther inf[...]

51 R EFERENCE TA B T AB T AB 6 T AB TA B English T AB 3 TA B 2 Changing r emote control switch settings Each Lifestyle ® remote control uses a house code t hat corresponds to the h ouse code set in th e media center , enabling the t wo to communica te. If another Lifestyle ® system nearby creates a conflict with your system, you can easily set a [...]

52 R EFERENCE English T AB 6Italiano TA B TA B TA B 3 TA B 5 TA B 2 TA B 4 Figure 18 Miniature switches on the primar y 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[...]

53 R EFERENCE TA B T AB T AB 6 T AB TA B English T AB 3 TA B 2 Setting up a second r oom with sound Y our Life style ® home theater sy stem can direct sound to more than one room at the sa me time. What’ s more, it can dir ect the audio f rom two dif fer ent sound s ources (such as AM/FM tuner , DVD, or AUX) to these rooms thr o ugh two independ[...]

54 R EFERENCE English T AB 6Italiano TA B TA B TA B 3 TA B 5 TA B 2 TA B 4 For added versatility , you ma y pr efer 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 advanced remote pro- vides an LCD screen that shows you what is currently[...]

55 R EFERENCE TA B T AB T AB 6 T AB TA B English T AB 3 TA B 2 T aking car e of your Lifestyle ® system Follow the guidelines be low when cleaning the surfaces . • Do not us e any solvents, ch emicals, or clea ning solu- tions containing alcohol, ammonia, or abrasives. • Do not use any sprays nea r the system. Cleaning the media center and dis[...]

56 R EFERENCE English T AB 6Italiano TA B TA B TA B 3 TA B 5 TA B 2 TA B 4 T roubleshooting Problem What to do System doesn’ t do anything • M ake sure the AC power cord is inserted secu rely into the power supply . • Make sure the Acoustimass ® module and the power supply ar e fully plugged into operating AC wall outlets. • Be sure to pre[...]

57 R EFERENCE TA B T AB T AB 6 T AB TA B English T AB 3 TA B 2 No sound from center speaker • Make sure the center speaker cable is conn ected at both en ds. • Select 3- or 5-spea ker mode. T oo much sound fr om center sp eaker • Decr ease the Cent er Channel s e tting. No sound from surr ound speakers • Select 5-speaker mode. • Increase [...]

58 R EFERENCE English T AB 6Italiano TA B TA B TA B 3 TA B 5 TA B 2 TA B 4 System tur ns on by itself or behaves erratically • Change the hou se code setting to prevent signals from conflicting with another nearby Lifestyle ® system. (See “Changing remote control switch se ttings” on page 51.) Radio does n ot work • Make sure antennas are [...]

59 R EFERENCE TA B T AB T AB 6 T AB TA B English T AB 3 TA B 2 Lifestyle ® re mo te d oe s not control your TV , DVD, VCR, C BL ·S A T , or other external componen t • Make sure correct codes are set. See “O peration” on page 30. • Make sure that the front of t he display is not ob structed. • If you still cannot contr ol your external [...]

60 R EFERENCE English T AB 6Italiano TA B TA B TA B 3 TA B 5 TA B 2 TA B 4 Contacting Customer Service For additiona l help in so lving problems, contact Bose ® Customer Serv ice. Re fe r t o the a ddr ess sheet included in the carton. Limited warranty This system is covered by a transferable limited warranty . Details of t he limited warranty are[...]

61 TA B T AB T AB 6 T AB TA B English T AB 3 TA B 2 4:3 – See “Aspect ratio.” 5.1 – channel surround sound – A m o v i e re c o rd i ng technique that , when paired with a 5.1-channel h ome theater surround spea ker system, surrounds the viewer with sounds fr om five dif f erent speakers for full-range sound and one speak er for low-frequ[...]

62 G LOSSARY English T AB 6Italiano TA B TA B TA B 3 TA B 5 TA B 2 TA B 4 Digital audio – Audio in digital form. Digital audio con- verts anal og sound into a digital s ignal encoded as bits of informatio n. Dolby Digital – A means of enco ding multi-channel audio, developed by Dolby Laboratories and accepted as an inter national standard. Down[...]

63 G LOSSARY TA B T AB T AB 6 T AB TA B English T AB 3 TA B 2 HDCP – An abb reviation for High-ban dwidth Digital Content Pr otection. HDCP is a form of Digital Rights Management licensed by Di gital Content Pr otection, LLC, to control digital audio a nd video content as it travels across Digital Visual In terface (DVI) or High- Definition Multi[...]

64 G LOSSARY English T AB 6Italiano TA B TA B TA B 3 TA B 5 TA B 2 TA B 4 RF remote – A r e mote contr ol that transmits 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 remote controls. RDS – A syste m that displays radio broadcast station and [...]

65 TA B T AB T AB 6 T AB TA B English T AB 3 TA B 2 ©2008 Bose Corporat ion. No part of this wo rk may be repro- duced, modified, distributed, or otherwise used without prio r written permission. Manufacture d under license from Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby” and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. Confidential Un published [...]

©2008 Bose Corporation, The Mountain, Framingham, MA 01701-9168 USA AM316799 Rev .00 Owner ’s Guide Guía de usario Notice d’utilisation HOME THEATER SYSTEMS Lifestyle ® V -Class ™ L IFESTYLE ® V- C LASS ™ H OME THEATE R SY STEMS[...]