Bose Lifestyle 50 system Sold from 1999 to 2003 User Manual
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AM189854_05_V.PDF October 17, 2001 19 Adjusting the volume •Touch the VOLUME (up) or (down) button to raise or lower the volume. •Volume settings range from 0 to 100. Volume settings are displayed while being adjusted. •If the volume was above 80 when the system was turned off, it will turn on at 80 (to prevent surprising you with an extremely high volume). Muting your system •Press the MUTE button to silence the system. MUTE flashes on the display when the system is muted. •Press MUTE again or VOLUME to restore volume to the muted speakers. Using the sleep timer •Press the SLEEP button to access the sleep timer for automatic shutoff. The display flashes a sleep time of 30 minutes or the most recent sleep time setting (Figure 20). The SLEEP indicator is also flashing. •Use the arrow buttons to set the sleep timer to 1 to 99 minutes. •Press the START button to start the counter. The START button disappears and a CLEAR button appears at the bottom of the display. Figure 20 The SLEEP display Operating Your Lifestyle® 50 System While the sleep timer is running, you can: •Press CLEAR to cancel the timer. •Press DONE to exit from the SLEEP display. •Press SLEEP again to view the time remaining. The selected SLEEP time is remembered by the music center. The next time SLEEP is selected, the display shows the last SLEEP time used. ÂENU SLEEP ON OFF VOLUÂE VOLUÂE ÂUTE SLEEP DONE CLEAR The SLEEP indicator flashes Set time with arrow buttons Press START to begin countdown The CLEAR button is shown and the START button disappears After pressing START … Before pressing START …
20 October 17, 2001 AM189854_05_V.PDF Using the SOURCE buttons The seven source buttons provide direct access to the three built-in sources (FM, AM, CD) and up to four external components connected to the system. The Lifestyle® system can select an external component and adjust the volume, but it cannot turn a connected compo- nent on or off. Use the SOURCE button to show or hide the source buttons. Using the KEYPAD buttons The numeric buttons provide direct access to commonly used features of the three built-in sources (FM, AM, CD). The or arrow symbol to the left or right of the KEYPAD button indicates whether you are using the keypad for presets or tuning (in FM or AM mode), or selecting disc or track (in CD mode). Use the KEYPAD button to show or hide the keypad buttons and select PRESET or TUNE, or DISC or TRACK. Using the current status display The center of the screen displays information about the current status of the system. The top of the status area indicates which source is selected or if the power is off. The next three lines let you set tuner or CD functions, using the or arrow buttons to adjust the settings. The center area also includes indication of CD modes such as RANDOM and REPEAT, or if the SLEEP function is on. Operating Your Lifestyle® 50 System Primary buttons SOURCE buttonsCurrent status displayKEYPAD buttons Primary buttonsSource display area Using the Personal™ music center display The music center display provides information on the system functions. The display offers different combinations of buttons to provide control of the function you are using. Sometimes an item on the display will flash to provide information about a system function. When an item flashes faster, it is alerting you to a needed action. Using the primary buttons The primary buttons (ON/OFF, SLEEP, MENU, VOLUME, and MUTE) are located at the left and right sides of the display. Figure 21 The display showing the primar y buttons, SOURCE buttons, and KEYPAD buttons
AM189854_05_V.PDF October 17, 2001 21 Using the MENU items The menu items are selected by pressing the MENU button to step through the list until the function you want is displayed. Menu items are available in the list if they are applicable to the current state of the system. You can exit from any menu item by pressing DONE or ON/OFF or pressing MENU until you return to the main screen. Figure 22 Selecting MENU items – one at a time PRESETS You can preset a maximum of 25 FM and 25 AM radio stations. In addition to using the PRESETS menu, you can set presets directly from the KEYPAD buttons. See pages 27-28. WIPE SCREEN Select this option when you need to wipe the display to clean off fingerprints, etc. WIPE SCREEN allows you 20 seconds to clean the display without affecting the system operations. See “Cleaning the Personal™ music center” on page 45. CD OPTIONS Select this option to create and edit a CD play list even if you are listening to another source. If you are in CD mode, you can also select random and repeat play. See “Using the CD OPTIONS menu” on pages 32-34. SPEAKERS Use this option to select the number of speakers you want to listen to, and adjust surround and center speaker volume levels. See “Selecting the number of speakers” on page 22. RECORD OUT Use this option to select which source is directed to the RECORD OUT (line out) jacks, allowing you to listen to one source while recording another. See “Using a tape recorder with your system” on page 35. SIGNAL LEVELS The SIGNAL LEVELS option allows you to read the received signal strength of AM and FM radio stations. It also allows you to equalize the volume levels of externally connected components. See “Optimizing AM/FM radio reception” on page 36, or “Equalizing the volume levels of external sources” on page 37. Operating Your Lifestyle® 50 System ÂENU SLEEP ON OFF VOLUÂE VOLUÂE ÂUTEPRESETS SPEAKERS CD OPTIONS WIPE SCREENSIGNAL LEVELSRECORD OUT STEREO SEEK PRESET KEYPADDONE STORE MENU items display area
22 October 17, 2001 AM189854_05_V.PDF Listening to the system Your Lifestyle® 50 system uses digital signal processing to bring even greater realism and impact to both movies and music recordings. Built-in Dolby Digital decoding delivers up to 5.1 discrete audio channels (that is, five for the independent Jewel Cube ® speakers and one for rich bass from the Acoustimass® module) from DVD, digital TV, next-generation cable boxes, and satellite receivers. With analog formats, as well as for two-channel PCM and Dolby Digital bitstreams, Videostage ® decoding steers front information to the left, center, and right, and directs surround information to the left and right rear channels. As a result, the sound of stereo broadcasts and rented or recorded tapes can approach that of your DVD discs. In addition, Videostage decoding can process a one-channel program and direct five-channel sound to five independent speakers. Dialogue remains locked on-screen, while music and ambient effects fill the room to increase your listening enjoyment. You may choose to listen through two, three, or five speakers. Traditional stereo may be enjoyed through two or more speakers. Listening through three or five speakers helps anchor the dialogue of movies to the picture and provides a more solid image for music vocals. For the greatest surround effect, listening through five speakers gives you the most convincing sound experience. Selecting the number of speakers Initially, the AM and FM sources turn on in 2-speaker mode (front right and front left). All other sources initially turn on in 5-speaker mode. To change the speakers setting, press the MENU button until SPEAKERS is displayed (Figure 23). Use the or arrow buttons to change speaker mode from 5 to 3 or 2. Speaker settings are remembered for source and room. Figure 23 Speaker selection display Operating Your Lifestyle® 50 System Adjusting center and surround levels The SPEAKERS selection display (Figure 23) also allows you to adjust the volume levels of the center and surround speakers. At the factory, these levels are set to zero. To adjust them, press the MENU button until SPEAKERS is displayed. Then use the or arrow buttons to adjust the levels. •The CENTER level can be adjusted to soften or emphasize center speaker image. •The SURROUND level can be adjusted to move the surround information forward in the room or further to the rear. The system remembers the center and surround level settings for the room in which they were adjusted.
AM189854_05_V.PDF October 17, 2001 23 Using enhanced mode for movie soundtracks Pressing VIDEO 1 or VIDEO 2 initially turns the system on in enhanced mode, with bass and treble settings specially designed for proper playback of movie soundtracks. Enhanced mode is turned on or off using the FILM BASS button on the display (Figure 24). When enhanced mode is on, the words FILM BASS appear on the display. Pressing TAPE initially turns the system on in the standard listening mode. FILM BASS cannot be engaged for AM, FM or CD. Note: Enhanced mode provides more bass and less treble, as is specified for proper playback of movie soundtracks. Figure 24 Selecting enhanced mode (FILM BASS) for movie soundtracks Using simulated surround for mono movie material Bose® Videostage® decoding can process a one-channel program into five-speaker sound, directing the signals so that dialogue remains locked on-screen, while music and ambient effects fill the room. You experience a surround sensation, providing extra enjoyment when you watch older, pre-stereo movies. This feature can be used for mono TV, FM, and AM programs. It is automatically turned on when a Dolby Digital bitstream indicates that it contains a mono program. For other mono program sources, you can engage or disengage this feature using the Personal™ music center. Press MENU and hold it until drc or 1ch:5 appears on the display. If drc is displayed, press either of the top or arrow buttons to select 1ch:5 (Figure 25). Then use the lower or arrow buttons to select between On or – – (Off). Initially, this feature is On for AM and off ( – – ) for all other sources. If you change the setting for any source, the system is reset to these settings when you turn off a room. Figure 25 Selecting five-speaker sound for a mono source Operating Your Lifestyle® 50 System
24 October 17, 2001 AM189854_05_V.PDF Digital Dynamic Range® compression This feature automatically monitors and adjusts the volume to let you hear soft sounds (particularly dialogue), but reduces the chance of you being overwhelmed by a loud special effect such as an explosion. Digital Dynamic Range compression is initially disengaged for all sound sources. You can engage or disengage Digital Dynamic Range compression using the Personal music center. Press MENU and hold it for about two seconds. You should see drc on the display. If not, press the left or right arrow button until drc is displayed. Using the left or right arrow button below drc, select On or – – (Off) (Figure 26). The music center remembers your settings in the event of a power loss. Figure 26 Selecting Digital Dynamic Range compression Operating Your Lifestyle® 50 System Listening to digital sound Turning on the digital audio source Turn on the DVD player, DTV, or other digital audio source. Make sure a disc is loaded in the DVD player. Turning on the system and choosing digital sound Press AUX to turn your system on to play digital sound. If your Lifestyle® system does not receive a valid PCM or Dolby Digital bitstream, it will automatically select the analog signal connected to the AUX jacks on the multi-room interface. Selecting listening material To select material with compatible digital-audio bitstreams, look for the terms PCM or Dolby Digital, or the symbol 1 on DVD-Video discs. Your Lifestyle® 50 system cannot process MPEG-2 or DTS digital bitstreams. Make sure a connection is made between your DVD player or Digital TV’s digital audio output and your system’s digital audio input. To select surround-encoded analog or digital audio material, look for the terms Surround or Dolby Surround, the symbol 3 on tapes and discs, or the word “surround” preced- ing a TV broadcast. You can listen to any program material in five-speaker (surround sound) mode, though you may not hear sound from all five speakers all the time. Some monaural and stereo materials will not cause sound to be directed to the surround speakers. Even with surround-encoded material there are times when no sounds are directed to the surround speakers.
AM189854_05_V.PDF October 17, 2001 25 Operating the special features See “Listening to the system” on pages 22-24 for a more detailed explanation of these special features. Enhanced mode When you select The mode is To change this VIDEO 1, VIDEO 2 Enhanced (FILM BASS on) Press the FILM BASS button. TAPE, AUX Standard (FILM BASS off) Press the FILM BASS button. CD, AM or FM Standard Not applicable. You cannot select enhanced mode for CD, AM or FM. Simulated surround (monaural into 5 speakers) When your audio source is Simulated surround is To change this AUX source with Mono Dolby ON Press and hold the MENU Digital, AM button. Select 1ch:5 and switch to – – (Off). Anything else OFF Press and hold the MENU button. Select 1ch:5 and switch to On. Digital Dynamic Range® compression When you select Digital Dynamic Range is To change this Any SOURCE OFF Press and hold the MENU button. Select drc and switch to On. Operating Your Lifestyle® 50 System
26 October 17, 2001 AM189854_05_V.PDF Operating Your Lifestyle® 50 System Listening to the radio Your Lifestyle® system has a built-in AM/FM radio. Good AM/FM radio reception depends on the location and orientation of the AM and FM antennas. See “FM antenna connections” and “AM antenna connections” on page 16 for proper antenna installation. See “Optimizing AM/ FM radio reception” on page 36 for help with antenna adjustment. Turning the system on and choosing the radio Press FM or AM to turn your system on to the most recently selected FM or AM station. If the system is already on, use the FM or AM button to select either of these sources. Setting radio channel spacing On some multi-room interfaces, the AM and FM channel spacing can be set for North America (US: 10 kHz for AM and 200 kHz for FM) or Europe (EU: 9 kHz for AM and 50 kHz for FM). Select the channel spacing most appropriate for your area. To change between US and EU channel spacing, press and hold the SOURCE button for two seconds. Press either arrow button until tunr appears. Using the arrow buttons select US or EU. Press DONE to exit. Selecting FM or AM Press the FM or AM SOURCE button to turn on the radio band desired. Select a station by tuning manually, seeking a strong station, or selecting a preset station. Manually tuning a radio station To manually tune a radio station, press the (decrease) or (increase) arrow button on either side of the frequency display to change the frequency in small steps (Figure 27). Or, press the KEYPAD button until the indicator arrow points toward TUNE. Then use the number buttons to enter the frequency of the station you want to tune. The left-most digit is entered first and the display flashes while you enter more digits. When you have entered the station frequency, the system selects that station or the closest valid station. Figure 27 Tuning the radio from the FM source display To tune a station, use up/down arrow keys, or point the KEYPAD to TUNE and enter numbers. Receiving FM stereo or monaural broadcasts When receiving sufficiently strong FM stereo broadcast signals, the radio automatically receives in the stereo mode; the STEREO indicator appears on the display. Weak stereo signals are received in the monoaural mode (the STEREO indicator is off). To force the tuner to receive in stereo mode only, press and hold the center of the station display until you hear a high-pitched beep. To receive in monaural mode only, press and hold until you hear a low-pitched beep. However, even though you may have forced the stereo mode, monaural broadcast material is still heard in monaural. Retuning the station cancels any forcing.
AM189854_05_V.PDF October 17, 2001 27 Operating Your Lifestyle® 50 System Press and hold here to store a preset, or to quick-store a preset, press and hold any button 1 through 9 Receiving AM stations Normally, the AM radio receives sufficiently strong AM stations using a wide bandwidth filter. If you experience difficulty tuning to a weak AM station, you can force the AM tuner to use a narrow bandwidth filter to eliminate interference from other stations. To force the tuner to use a narrow bandwidth filter, press and hold the center of the station display until you hear a low-pitched beep. To switch back to the wide bandwidth filter, press and hold until you hear a high-pitched beep. Retuning the station cancels any forcing. Seeking the strongest stations Press either the or SEEK arrow button to tune to the next strong station. Selecting a preset station You can select a preset station using the or PRESET arrow buttons or the KEYPAD. To use the KEYPAD, press the KEYPAD button until the indicator arrow points toward PRESET. Then enter the number of the preset station you want. Note: If you have not selected a valid preset location, the system remains at the current setting. Setting a station preset Your Lifestyle® system can store up to 25 FM and 25 AM station presets. You can set presets using the STORE button, KEYPAD, preset number display area, or PRESETS menu. Setting a preset using the STORE button During normal AM/FM radio operation when the keypad is not displayed, you can see the STORE button at the bottom of the screen. To store a preset in the next available location, press and hold the STORE button until the music center beeps and the new preset number appears. Using the KEYPAD to quick-store presets You can quick-store presets in locations 1 through 9. Hold down any KEYPAD number button from 1 to 9 until the music center beeps and the new preset number appears. Setting a preset using the preset number display You can quick-store a station using the PRESET number display. Press and hold down the display area between the PRESET arrow buttons (dashes or a preset number are displayed) until the system beeps. After the beep, the new preset number is shown. This stores a new preset at the next available preset number. Use the PRESETS menu (page 28) if you want to change a preset to a different station. Note: If the display says FULL after pressing the PRESET number display area, no more presets are available. See “Erasing a preset station” on page 28. Figure 28 Setting presets using the PRESET number display or KEYPAD
28 October 17, 2001 AM189854_05_V.PDF Operating Your Lifestyle® 50 System Figure 30 After setting a station as preset 3 Setting presets using the PRESETS menu You can set station presets using the PRESETS menu which is available only when AM or FM is the selected source. To set a preset station: 1. Select the AM or FM source. 2. Press the MENU button once to access the PRESETS menu (Figure 29). 3. Select an unused preset number and then a station using the arrow buttons. Stations can also be selected using SEEK or the KEYPAD. Any preset number not used flashes on the display. 4. Press the STORE button to set the selected station to a selected preset number. To confirm a stored preset, the music center displays the station frequency and a CLEAR button (Figure 30). The CLEAR button appears whenever you select a stored preset, giving you the option of erasing the setting. Figure 29 Selecting a station for a preset Erasing a preset station To erase a preset station, press MENU once to access the PRESETS menu. Select the preset number you want to erase and press CLEAR. Managing your preset stations Using the PRESETS menu makes it easier to organize your preset stations, and store a specific station in a specific preset location. Here are some tips: •Since any station can be assigned to more than one preset number, you can reserve a group of preset numbers for each household member to allow for different preferences. •You can reserve different number groups for different types of stations. •For easy reference, you may want to keep a written record of your presets.