Bose LifeStyle DVD Entertainment, LifeStyle 28, LifeStyle 35 System Operating Manual

LIFESTYLE

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28/35 DVD Home Entertainment Systems

Operating Guide

April 23, 2002

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Safety Information

WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose the system to rain or moisture.

These CAUTION marks are located on your LIFESTYLE

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media center and Acoustimass

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module enclosures:

The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence
of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the system enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk
of electric shock.

The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle, as marked on the system, is intended to alert the user to the pres­ence of important operating and maintenance instructions in this owner’s guide.

CAUTION: To prevent electric shock, match wide blade of plug to wide slot, insert fully.
Class 1 laser product

The DVD player contained within the media center is classified as a CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT
according to EN 60825-1:1994 + A11. The CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT label is located on the bot­tom of the media center.

CAUTION: Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than those

specified herein may result in hazardous radiation exposure. The compact disc player should not be adjusted or
repaired by anyone except properly qualified service personnel.

Class B emissions limits

This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference-Causing Equipment Regulations.

Batteries

Please dispose of used batteries properly, following any local regulations. Do not incinerate.

Additional safety information

See the additional instructions on the Important Safety Instructions sheet enclosed in the shipping carton.

Please read this owner’s guide

Please take the time to follow this owner’s guide carefully. It will help you set up and operate your system properly, and enjoy all
of its advanced features. Save your owner’s guide for future reference.

CAUTION: No naked flame sources, such as lighted candles, should be placed on the apparatus.

CAUTION

CAUTION

RISK OF ELECTRICAL SHOCK

DO NOT OPEN

CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK,

DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK).

NO USER-SERVICABLE PARTS INSIDE.

REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL.

AVIS

RISQUE DE CHOC ÉLECTRIQUE

NE PAS OUVRIR

AFIN DE PRÉVENIR UN CHOC ÉLECTRIQUE NE PAS ENLEVER

LE COUVERCLE ARRIÈRE. IL NE SE TROUVE À L’INTÉRIEUR

AUCUNE PIÈCE POUVANT ÊTRE RÉPARÉE PAR

L’USAGER. S’ADRESSER À UN RÉPARATEUR COMPÉTENT.

CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT
KLASSE 1 LASER PRODUKT
LUOKAN 1 LASER LAITE
KLASS 1 LASER APPARAT

©2002 Bose Corporation. No part of this work may be reproduced, modified, distributed or otherwise used without prior written permission.
Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby” and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. Confidential

Unpublished Works. ©1992-1997 Dolby Laboratories. All rights reserved.
“DTS” and “DTS Digital Surround” are registered trademarks of Digital Theater Systems, Inc.
MPEG Layer-3 audio compression technology licensed by Fraunhofer IIS and THOMSON multimedia.
This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by method claims of certain U.S. patents and other intellectual prop-

erty rights owned by Macrovision Corporation and other rights owners. Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Mac­rovision Corporation, and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision Corporation.
Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited.

This product incorporates copyright protected technology and other intellectual property rights owned by Cirrus Logic, Inc. and subject to the
copyright protection of the U.S. as well as other licensing restrictions and protections. Use of this copyright protected technology is limited solely
to use with the Cirrus Logic integrated circuits incorporated in this product. Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited.

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Where to find …

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Types of discs you can play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Check for region number compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Conventions used in this guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Controls and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

The remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Media center controls and indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Media center display window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

General System Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Turning your system on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Making sound adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Changing the number of speakers playing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Adjusting surround sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Using the headphones jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

System settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Using the sleep timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Changing the video output for component video connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Testing the TV on/off detector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Playing a Video DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Before you play your first DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Loading and playing a DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Basic DVD operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Using parental controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Playing an Audio CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Loading and playing a CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Basic CD operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Listening to AM/FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Turning the radio on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Tuning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Setting a station preset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Erasing a station preset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Selecting a preset station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Playing External Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Controlling external sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Programming your LIFESTYLE

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remote to control your TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Programming your LIFESTYLE

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remote to control your VCR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Programming your LIFESTYLE

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remote to control your cable/satellite box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Turning the system on and selecting the source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Changing channels using a VCR or cable/satellite box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Recording to a tape deck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Changing System Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Using the settings menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Changing DVD play options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

Changing CD settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Changing FM settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Changing AM settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Changing TV/VCR/AUX/TAPE settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Making audio adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Changing the system setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

System setup menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

DVD setup submenu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Parental control setup submenu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Remote control setup submenu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

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Contents

Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Changing the house code settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Setting up a second listening zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Taking care of your LIFESTYLE

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system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Replacing the remote control batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Technical information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Contacting customer service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

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Introduction

Welcome

Thank you for purchasing a LIFESTYLE

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DVD-based home entertainment system. Through

proprietary Bose technologies and innovative LIFESTYLE

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systems design, it delivers supe­rior performance for both music and video programming from an elegant and easy-to-use
system.

Note: Because DVD is a relatively new technology, please take the time to read through this

manual and familiarize yourself with the features of your new system.

Types of discs you can play

The DVD player in your system can play the following types of discs having the
corresponding logos:

• Video DVDs

• Audio CDs

• CD-Rs or CD-R/Ws

• MP3 CDs

Check for region number compatibility

For a DVD player and DVD disc to be compatible, their region numbers must match. These
numbers are allocated according to where the player and disc are sold.

Check the region number on the bottom of the media center included with your system. Then
be sure to choose only DVD discs that show the same region number on the disc label or
packaging.

For example, a Region 1 DVD player should display the following mark:

Conventions used in this guide

Operating instructions include names of buttons on the remote control and on the media cen­ter front panel, and menu items appearing on your TV screen and on the media center display.

• Button names appear in boldface type. For example, “Press the CD/DVD button”.

If a button has only a symbol, that will be used.

• On-screen display messages appearing on your TV screen will be in boldface type with a

line above and below. For example, “Use the Audio Setup menu to adjust the sound”.

• Messages appearing on the media center display are represented by a narrow boldface

uppercase type. For example, “ REPEAT: TRACK appears when the repeat disc track mode is
selected”.

Glossary

Aspect ratio – The shape of the rectangular picture in a TV set expressed as the width of the

picture relative to the height. For example, if a TV picture has an aspect ratio of 4:3 (r ead as 4
by 3), the shape of that picture is 4 units wide by 3 units high. The two standard TV aspect
ratios are 4:3 and 16:9.

Chapter – In DVD-Video, a division of a title. Technically called a part of title (PTT).

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Introduction

Component video – A video system containing three separate color component signals,

either red/green/blue (RGB) or chroma/color dif ference (YPbPr), in analog or digital form. The
MPEG-2 encoding system used by DVD is based on color-difference component digital
video.

Composite video – A single video signal that contains luminance, color, and synchronization

information. NTSC and PAL are examples of composite video systems.

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– The logo representing Dolby Digital.

Dolby Digital – A perceptual coding system for audio, developed by Dolby Laboratories and
accepted as an international standard. Dolby Digital is the most common means of encoding
multi-channel audio.

– The logo representing DTS.

DTS – A type of multi-channel surround sound format used on discs.
DVD – An acronym that is most commonly known to mean Digital Video Disc or Digital Versa-

tile Disc. The audio/video/data storage system is based on 12-cm optical discs.

DVD video – A standard for storing and reproducing audio and video on DVD-ROM discs,

based on MPEG video, Dolby Digital and MPEG audio, and other proprietary data formats.

IR

– An acronym for infrared. Pertains to the type of remote that sends/receives commands

on an infrared light beam.

Letterbox – A video format which has black borders at the top and bottom of the picture.
MP3 – MPEG-1 Layer III audio. This is a compressed audio format that allows you to record

many hours of music on a single CD.

NTSC – An acronym for National Television System Committee. The U.S. organization that

developed both the American Black & White and Color television systems.

PAL – An acronym for Phase Alternate Line. This is one of several composite video systems.

The PAL format is used extensively in Western Europe.

PCM – The form of the digital audio signal used for both CD and laserdisc. It is a serial data

stream that is coded for transmission or recording.

S-video – A video interface standard that carries separate luminance and chrominance sig-

nals, usually on a four-pin mini-DIN connector. Also called Y/C. The quality of S-video is sig­nificantly better than composite video since it does not require a comb filter to separate the
signals. Most high-end televisions have S-video inputs.

Videostage

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5 decoding circuitry – Proprietary Bose invention which gives you a five-chan-

nel surround sound experience from everything you listen to – VHS tapes, stereo CDs, even
mono TV programs.

YPbPr – A component analog video signal containing one luminance and two chrominance

components. Often referred to loosely as YUV or Y, B-Y, R-Y.

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Controls and Indicators

The remote control

The advanced radio-frequency remote control works fr om anywhere within most homes. Sim­ply press the desired button. You do not need to aim the remote at the media center.

Note: Some types of buildings create “dead spots” where the remote will not operate. Move

the remote a foot or two and try again. You can also move the media center a few feet to a
location with better remote response, or extend the media center’ s power cor d which contains
the antenna for the remote control.

Power on/off and mute controls

Source/input controls

Note: Y our LIFESTYLE

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remote can be used to control your TV, VCR, or AUX device only after

it is programmed with the correct device code. See “Playing External Sources” on page 19.

AUDIO

SurroundSpeakers

SOURCE / INPUT

MENU / NAVIGATION

Seek

Volume

PLAYBACK

Pause PlayStop

Channel
Chapter

Preset

Track

Previous

Tune

Guide Exit

PowerPowerPower

TV Input

DVD

Menu

Repeat

FM/AM

Tape

2-3-5

+

-

Mute

Mute

All

Enter

1203
456
789

Shuffle

Settings

CD/DVD

AUXVCRTV

On

Off

Turns the system on and off.

Mutes the volume for all connected speakers (all zones and rooms).

Mutes/unmutes the volume in the current zone.

Selects the built-in CD/DVD player and turns the system on.
Selects the built-in FM/AM tuner and turns the system on to the previously-selected

station. Switches between FM and AM when the tuner is on.
Selects the Tape source and turns the system on.

Changes the external input to your TV. For example, your TV might have two exter­nal inputs, one of which you connect to your cable box and the other to a VCR. This
button will allow you to alternately switch between these two inputs.

To use this function, (1) your TV’s remote control must have a similar control button,
and (2) your LIFESTYLE

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remote control must be programmed to control your TV.

TV

- The top of this button turns your system on and selects your TV (if properly

connected) as the sound source.

Power – The bottom of this button turns your TV on and off.
VCR – The top of this button turns your system on and selects your VCR as the

sound source.

Power – The bottom of this button turns your VCR on and off.

AUX – The top of this button turns your system on and selects the AUX input (such

as cable box or satellite receiver) as the sound source.

Power – The bottom of this button turns your AUX device on and off.

On
Off

Mute

All

Mute

CD/DVD

FM/AM

Tape

TV Input

Power

TV

Power

VCR

Power

AUX

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Controls and Indicators

The remote control – continued

System menu/navigation controls

Displays or exits the menu of the DVD disc that is currently loaded.
Displays the electronic program guide of TV listings.
Steps you back to a previous level in the settings menu for the current

source.
Exits the electronic program guide of TV listings.

Displays or exits the settings menu for the current source.

Tunes the FM/AM radio up/down to the next higher/lower frequency.
Selects the next item, up or down, in the settings menu.

Seeks backward/forward to the next strong radio station.
Changes the setting of a menu item.

Enters submenus or submits settings, choices or entries to
the system.

Skips to the next/previous TV channel, DVD chapter, radio station pre­set, or CD track.

Raises ▲ or lowers ▼ the volume of the current source. If the system
is muted, pressing ▲ unmutes the current source in the current zone.
Pressing ▼ lowers the volume setting without unmuting the current
source.

The numeric keypad allows you to access a DVD chapter, CD track,
TV channel, or a radio station preset by directly entering the desired
number. It also allows you to directly enter some system settings.

Skips to the previous TV channel (if your TV supports this feature).

AUDIO

SurroundSpeakers

SOURCE / INPUT

MENU / NAVIGATION

Seek

Volume

PLAYBACK

Pause PlayStop

Channel
Chapter

Preset

Track

Previous

Tune

Guide Exit

PowerPowerPower

TV Input

DVD

Menu

Repeat

FM/AM

Tape

2-3-5

+

-

Mute

Mute

All

Enter

1203
456
789

Shuffle

Settings

CD/DVD

AUXVCRTV

On
Off

DVD

Menu

Guide

Exit

Settings

Seek

Tune

Enter

Seek

Tune

Enter

Seek

Tune

Enter

Channel
Chapter

Preset

Track

Volume

1203
456
789

Previous

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Controls and Indicators

The remote control – continued

Playback controls

Note: All playback controls, except Shuffle and Repeat , can also be used to control your

VCR. See “Programming your LIFESTYLE® remote to control your VCR” on page 19.

Audio controls

Stops the disc player. For DVDs only , the system remembers the point where
the disc was stopped. Pressing Stop ■ a second time returns to the beginning
of the disc.

Pauses the disc player.
Starts the disc player.
By pressing and holding, scans backward through the disc currently playing.
By pressing and holding, scans forward through the disc currently playing.
Plays CD tracks in random order. Press Shuffle again to cancel this mode.
Repeats a CD, CD track, DVD chapter, or DVD title. Press Repeat again to

change the repeat mode.

Pressing this button repeatedly changes the number of speakers playing
to 2, 3, or 5 speakers.

In surround (5-speaker) mode, raises (+) or lowers (–) volume of the surround
speakers.

AUDIO

SurroundSpeakers

SOURCE / INPUT

MENU / NAVIGATION

Seek

Volume

PLAYBACK

Pause PlayStop

Channel
Chapter

Preset

Track

Previous

Tune

Guide Exit

PowerPowerPower

TV Input

DVD

Menu

Repeat

FM/AM

Tape

2-3-5

+

-

Mute

Mute

All

Enter

1203
456
789

Shuffle

Settings

CD/DVD

AUXVCRTV

On
Off

Shuffle

Repeat

Speakers

2-3-5

Surround

+

-

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Controls and Indicators

Media center controls and indicators

The media center has a control panel and CD tray located under its front panel door. The
information display window fills the right half of the front (Figure 1).

Figure 1

Media center front

Media center control buttons

The media center has nine control buttons located under its front panel door.

Front panel door - lift up to open

Control button panel

Display window

DVD/CD tray

On/Off Source Volume

Enter

Erase

Store

All Off

Open/Close

Turns the system on or off in zone 1.

Turns off the system and all connected speakers (all zones and rooms).

Opens/closes the disc tray.

Steps through the available source selections.

Confirms storage of presets.

Removes a radio station preset.
Removes custom equalization settings.

Pressing ▲ raises the volume of the system and unmutes the current
source, if muted. Pressing ▼ lowers the volume of the system; if the
current source is muted, it stays muted.

Stores a radio station preset.

On/Off

All Off

Open/Close

Source

Enter

Erase

Volume

Store

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Controls and Indicators

Media center display window

The media center display window shows you information about your system (Figure 2).

Figure 2

Elements of the media
center display

Note: When you make changes using the on-screen display on your TV, the changes may not
appear simultaneously on the media center’s display.

SLEEP

Lights up when the system sleep timer is on.

ZONE-1 2

Lights up with either the 1 or the 2 to indicate the current zone.

STEREO

Lights up to indicate that FM stereo is being received.

SETTINGS

Lights up when settings menu information is being displayed.

SHUFFLE
REPEAT

The appropriate icon lights up to indicate the current CD mode,
SHUFFLE or REPEAT.

Lights up briefly whenever a remote control command is received by the
media center.

Twenty characters display system messages and source-related information.

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General System Operation

Turning your system on and off

You can turn your system on and off using the On/Off button on the remote control or the
media center button panel. When you turn it on with either On/Off button, the source that
was played last is automatically selected. You can also press any source button on the
remote to turn the system on and select the source at the same time.

Making sound adjustments

Volume

System volume can be raised or lowered using the Volume ▲ ▼ buttons on the remote or the
media center button panel.

Changing the number of speakers playing

When you turn on a source, the number of speakers used for that source is automatically
determined. For example, when you select FM, the front right and left speakers are used.
When you play a DVD video, all five speakers are turned on. You can change the number of
speakers used for any source by pressing the Speakers 2-3-5 button on the remote control.

Adjusting surround sound

The sound level of the surround (rear) speakers in your system can be adjusted in small steps
using the Surround + / – buttons on your remote. In surround (5-speaker) mode, Surround+
raises the volume; Surround– lowers it.

Using the headphones jack

For private listening, you can connect a headset to the headset jack located on the right side
of the media center. When a headset is connected, all ZONE 1 speakers are muted.

System settings

When necessary , the system settings can be changed using the system settings menus. See
“Changing System Settings” on page 22.

Using the sleep timer

Your system includes a sleep timer, which can be set to turn your system off automatically
after 10 to 90 minutes of listening to any source. This timer can be accessed through the set­tings menu. See “Using the settings menus” on page 22.

Changing the video output for component video connections

If your TV or video monitor is capable of component video input signals, and you have con­nected your TV to your system using the component video adapter (included), you must
change the video output setting in the settings menu to “YPbPr”. This will enable the media
center to send the correct video signals to your TV.

To change the video output setting, see “Using the settings menus” on page 22, and
“Changing the system setup” on page 32.

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General System Operation

Testing the TV on/off detector

The TV on/off detector causes your media center to turn your TV on and off automatically
when you select a video source on your LIFESTYLE® remote. To make sure the detector is
mounted in the proper position on the back of your TV, follow these steps:

1. Turn your TV on.

2. Press the TV button on the LIFESTYLE

®

remote.

3. Press the Settings button and scroll down to the TV Status display.

If the display (Figure 3) indicates, Detected TV Power: On, the TV on/off detector
is working properly.

If the display indicates, Detected TV Power: Off, move the detector
around until you find a position that changes this status to On.

4. After you find the proper position for the detector, use the mounting strip and attach the

detector to the back of your TV in that position. See “Installing the TV on/off detector” in
your LIFESTYLE® Installation Guide.

Figure 3

TV Status Display

Settings (TV)

Audio Setup
TV Analog Input: 0
TV Digital Input: 0

Displays information about the current source.

selects item

Sleep Timer: Off

changes setting

TV Status:

System Setup

TV

Audio Input: Analog
Code: 0036
Detected TV Power: On

Enter

Enter

This line indicates the
proper operation of
the TV on/off detector.

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Playing a Video DVD

Before you play your first DVD

This section tells you how to use the DVD player in your system to play video DVDs. Before
you play your first DVD, make note of the following:

• Make sure that you are familiar with the functions of the remote control buttons (see “The

remote control” on page 7). Although some remote contr ol buttons look the same as those
found on a VCR or CD player remote, their functions are different.

• In order for some system features to work, the DVDs that you play must be encoded with

the information for that feature. For example, in order to display subtitles while watching a
movie, the disc must contain subtitle information.

• Both the DVD player in your system and the discs you play are coded by region. In order for

a disc to play, these region codes must match. Check the label on the media center or on
the shipping carton for your player’s region code.

Loading and playing a DVD

1. Turn your television on.

2. Press to select the DVD player. If the system is off, this will also turn it on.

3. Lift up the media center front door and press .

4. Insert the DVD disc into the tray (label side up).

5. Press to close the disc tray.

If the DVD disc does not start to play automatically, press . Some DVD videos will
ask you to make some on-screen selections before the movie starts to play.

Note: Your system was set at the factory to automatically play a disc when it is loaded. This
feature can be turned off in the system settings menu. See “DVD setup submenu” on
page 34.

Basic DVD operations

CD/DVD

Open/Close

Open/Close

If you want to: Do this:

Pause a DVD movie … Press .
Resume play … Press or .
Stop a DVD movie … Press once. Pressing continues the movie

from the point you stopped the movie.
Press twice. Pressing starts the movie from

the beginning.

Skip to the next chapter … Press Chapter up.

Channel
Chapter

Preset

Track

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Playing a Video DVD

Basic DVD operations – cont.

Using parental controls

Playback restrictions can be placed on your DVD player by choosing a level of parental con­trol and setting up a system password using the settings menu. See “Parental control setup
submenu” on page 34. For information on using the system settings menu, see “Changing
System Settings” on page 22.

The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) standard movie ratings are mapped to
specific parental levels of control in the following table. There are eight levels, each less
restrictive of content than the level below. The DVD player in your new LIFESTYLE® home
entertainment system can be set to any of these eight levels.

The password you created will prevent unauthorized viewing of DVD videos having a rating
higher than the parental control setting. When you load a DVD video into a system having a
parental control setting of 4, for example, only DVD videos that have a MPAA rating of 4 (PG-

13) and lower can be played without entering a password.
The password also prevents others from changing the parental control setting without per-

mission.

If you want to: Do this:

Skip to the previous chapter … Press Chapter down twice.

Repeat a chapter … While playing the chapter you want to repeat, press .
Search backward or forward … Press and hold or .

Channel
Chapter

Preset

Track

Repeat

MPAA
Rating

Parental
Control
Setting

Audience Restriction

8 None
NC-17 7 Adult audiences
R 6 Mature audiences

5 Mature teenage audiences
PG-13 4 Teenage audiences
PG 3 Mature young audiences

2 Most audiences
G 1 General

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Playing an Audio CD

Loading and playing a CD

Your system can play regular audio CDs and MP3 CDs. While playing a CD, the media center
display window will show you the track number, track time, and repeat or shuffle mode.

1. Press to select the CD player. If the system is off, this will also turn it on.

2. Lift up the media center front door and press .

3. Insert the audio CD into the tray.

4. Press to close the disc tray.
If the CD does not start to play automatically, press Play .

Basic CD operations

CD/DVD

Open/Close

Open/Close

If you want to: Do this:

Pause a CD … Press .
Resume play of paused CD … Press again or .
Stop a CD … Press .
Go to next track … Press Track up.

Go to beginning of current track … After track has played for several

seconds, press Track down.

Go to a previous track … If track has played for several

seconds, press Track down
twice.

If not, press once.

Scan a CD backward/forward … Press and hold scan backward or forward .

Note: The scan feature is not available for MP3 CDs.

Randomly play CD tracks … Press after loading CD.
Cancel random play … Press while in Shuffle mode.
Repeat a track Press after loading a CD.
Repeat a CD Press twice after loading a CD.

Channel
Chapter

Preset

Track

Channel

Chapter

Preset

Track

Channel
Chapter

Preset

Track

Shuffle

Shuffle

Repeat

Repeat

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Listening to AM/FM Radio

Turning the radio on

Press on the remote to select the radio tuner. If the system is off, this will also turn it on.
When it turns on, the radio will be playing the most recently selected FM or AM station.

Tuning

You can tune to a radio station in the following ways:

Setting a station preset

Your LIFESTYLE® media center can store up to 25 AM and 25 FM stations.

1. Lift up the media center door.

2. Using the remote, tune to a radio station you want to store as a preset.

3. Press on the media center. The display shows, STORE TO PRESET <number>?,

where <number> is the next lowest available preset number. If you do not want to store to
this preset number, press Preset up or down to change the preset number.

4. Press again or press to save the preset. The display shows,
STATION SAVED to <number>.

Note: If you attempt to store mor e than 25 AM or 25 FM stations, the media center will display
the message,

ALL PRESETS FULL … … ERASE A PRESET

Note: To change an existing preset, first you must erase the preset station and then store a
new station to that preset number.

FM/AM

If you want to: Do this:

Switch between FM and AM … Press on the remote.
Seek the next strong station … Press Seek or on the remote.
Manually tune to a station … Press Tune or on the remote.
Select a preset station … Press Preset .

or
Key in a preset number on the keypad and press .

FM/AM

Channel
Chapter

Preset

Track

Enter

Store

Channel

Chapter

Preset

Track

Store

Enter

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Listening to AM/FM Radio

Erasing a station preset

1. Lift up the media center door.

2. Using the remote, select the preset you want to erase.

3. Press on the media center. The display shows, ERASE PRESET <number>?

4. Press again to delete the preset. The display shows, PRESET <number> ERASED.

Selecting a preset station

You can select preset stations using the remote control or the on-screen settings menu.

To select a preset with the remote control:

• Key-in the preset number on the numerical keypad, or

• Press Preset up or down to change the preset number

To select a preset using the settings menu:

1. Press on the remote and select the FM or AM source.

2. Press . (Make sure your TV is on.)

3. Press and select Pr

eset.

4. Press / to step through the preset stations.

Erase

Erase

Channel
Chapter

Preset

Track

FM/AM

Settings

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Playing External Sources

Controlling external sources

Follow the instructions in your LIFESTYLE® system Installation Guide for connecting an exter­nal component. Turn on your component directly or by using its remote control. If you like,
you can program your new LIFESTYLE

®

remote to control your external component. The LIF-

ESTYLE

®

remote can be programmed for most brands of TVs, VCRs, and cable/satellite con-

trol boxes.
Your media center has an infrared (IR) emitter behind the media center display to communi-

cate with components your remote is programmed to control. However, a component may be
positioned where it cannot receive the IR signals emitted from the fr ont of the media center. If
you experience difficulty operating one of your components, you can install the optional IR
emitter cable included with your system. See “Connecting the optional IR emitter cable” in
your LIFESTYLE® Installation Guide.

Programming your LIFESTYLE® remote to control your TV

If you want to control your TV with your LIFESTYLE® remote control, you can program it to
operate your brand of TV using the system settings menu. See the “Remote control setup
submenu” on page 35.

1. Turn on your TV.

2. Press the TV button on the LIFESTYLE

®

remote control.

3. Press the Settings button.

4. Select System Setup and press Enter.

5. Select Remote Control Setup and press Enter.

6. TV Brand

is selected first. Press until your TV brand name is shown.

7. Select TV Device Code

. The first 4-digit device code is shown.

8. Press TV Power on the LIFESTYLE

®

remote control to see if the TV turns off.

9. If you cannot turn off your TV, press to choose the next device code, and press the
TV Power button again. Test each device code until you find one that turns your TV off

and on again when pressing the TV Power button.

Programming your LIFESTYLE® remote to control your VCR

If you want to control your VCR with your LIFESTYLE® remote control, you can program it to
operate your brand of VCR using the system settings menu. See the “Remote control setup
submenu” on page 35.

1. Turn on your TV and VCR.

2. Press the VCR button on the LIFESTYLE

®

remote control.

3. Press the Settings button.

4. Select System Setup

and press Enter.

5. Select Remote Contr

ol Setup and press Enter.

6. Scroll down the menu and select VCR Brand

. Press until your VCR brand name is

shown.

Power

TV

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7. Select VCR Device Code. The first 4-digit device code is shown.

8. Press VCR Power on the LIFESTYLE

®

remote control to see if the VCR turns

off.

9. If you cannot turn off your VCR, press to choose the next device code, and press
the VCR Power button again. Test each device code until you find one that turns your

VCR off and on again when pressing the VCR Power button.

Programming your LIFESTYLE® remote to control your cable/satellite box

If you want to control your cable/satellite box (connected to the AUX input) with your LIFE­STYLE

®

remote control, you can program it to operate your brand of cable/satellite box using

the system settings menu. See the “Remote control setup submenu” on page 35.

1. Turn on your TV and cable/satellite box.

2. Press the AUX button on the LIFESTYLE® remote control.

3. Press the Settings button.

4. Select System Setup

and press Enter.

5. Select Remote Control Setup and press Enter.

6. Scroll down the menu and select AUX Device

. Press to select cable or satellite.

7. Scroll down once more and select AUX Brand. Press until your cable/satellite box
brand name is shown.

8. Select AUX Device Code

. The first 4-digit device code is shown.

9. Press AUX Power on the LIFESTYLE

®

remote control to see if the cable/satel-

lite box turns off.

10. If you cannot turn off your cable/satellite box, press to choose the next device
code, and press the AUX Power button again. Test each device code until you find one

that turns your cable/satellite box off and on again when pressing the AUX Power button.

Turning the system on and selecting the source

Press the Tape (tape), VCR, or AUX button on the remote or press Source on the media cen-
ter until the desired component is selected. This turns your system on and selects the com­ponent connected to that input. If the system is already on, this button selects the
component.

Note: Selecting an external source turns the system on in surround (5-speaker) mode.
Press the Speakers 2-3-5 button to change the number of speakers playing.

Power

VCR

Power

AUX

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Playing External Sources

Changing channels using a VCR or cable/satellite box

You may want to change TV channels using a VCR or a cable/satellite box instead of using
the tuner in your TV. To do this you will need to change the TV tuner selection in the system
settings menu:

1. Turn on your TV.

2. Press the TV button on the LIFESTYLE® remote control.

3. Press the Settings button.

4. Select System Setup

and press Enter.

5. Select Remote Control Setup and press Enter.

6. Select TV T

uner.

7. Change the setting to VCR or AUX.

8. Press the Settings button again.

9. Use the selected tuner to switch TV channels.

Recording to a tape deck

To record to a connected tape deck:

1. Choose the source (FM/AM, DVD/CD, or AUX) you want to record.

2. Set the tape deck to record.

3. Play the source. In a two-zone system, be sure to play the source in zone 1.

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Changing System Settings

Using the settings menus

To display the settings menu on your TV screen:

Press the Settings button. The displayed menu will contain items related to the currently
selected source. For example, if you press the Settings button while watching a DVD, you will
see a menu similar to the one in Figure 4. This menu is generated by your LIFESTYLE

®

system

and not by the currently loaded DVD.

Note: When you make changes using the on-screen display on your TV, the changes may not
appear simultaneously on the media center’s display.

Figure 4

Elements of the on-screen
menu displays

To navigate around in the settings menu:

Use the MENU/NAVIGATION buttons on your remote to move within the on-screen menus.
Figure 4 shows you the elements of the on-screen menu displays.

To select a menu item and change the setting:

Selected items are highlighted with a lighter color . Use the up/down arr ow buttons ( ) to
scroll up or down the list and select the item you want. To change the setting, use the right
and left arrow buttons ( ).

Settings (DVD)

DVD Play Options
Sleep Timer: Off
DVD Status:
Audio Setup
System Setup

Lists options for how to play and view the current DVD.

selects item

Title bar – shows the
name of the current menu
(the currently selected
source is in parentheses).

Menu items – a list of
choices is shown in
this space.

Menu item description –
Describes the selected
menu item.

Navigation controls – Identifies which remote
control buttons to use within this menu.

Status display area –
this area is used to
display status infor­mation when a status
item is selected.

Enter

Enter

Enter

Enter

goes to submenu

Submenu – This symbol indicates that there
is a submenu of items for this selection.

Press the Enter button on the remote to go to
this submenu.

Selected menu item – menu items are selected
(highlighted) with the up/down arrow keys.

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To enter a submenu:

When you see the Enter button symbol to the right of the selected item, that item has a sub­menu of additional items. With the item selected, press Enter to go to the submenu.

To exit a submenu

Pressing the Exit button on the remote steps back one level in the menu structure.

To exit the settings menu and clear it from your TV screen:

Press the Settings button again.

To change a setting

Select the item you want to change using the up/down arrow buttons. Press the left or right
arrow button to choose the desired setting. Select another item to change or press the Set-
tings button to leave the settings menu.

Figure 5

Example of a settings menu
on-screen display

To view the system status

The settings menu provides a selection for displaying the status of the currently selected
source. Press the Settings button to step down to the status selection. The system status is
shown on the right-hand side of the menu display (see Figure 4).

DVD Play Options (1 of 2)

Title: 1 of 3
Chapter: 23 of 30
Title Time: 2:23:02
Time Display: Elapsed
Motion Control: Play 1x

Chooses an audio track for the current DVD.

selects item

Camera Angle: 1 of 1
More…

Audio Track: English 2222 D 5.1

changes setting

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Changing System Settings

Changing DVD play options

While playing a DVD movie, there are several play options that can be changed. Figure 6
shows you a map to the DVD Play Options menu.

Figure 6

The DVD Play options menu

Settings: DVD Play Options
Title
Chapter
Title Time

Audio Track

Time Display
Motion Control

Subtitle Language

Camera Angle
Subtitle

Settings

Enter

AUDIO

SurroundSpeakers

SOURCE / INPUT

MENU / NAVIGATION

Seek

Volume

PLAYBACK

Pause PlayStop

Channel

Chapter

Preset
Track

Previous

Tune

Guide Exit

PowerPowerPower

TV Input

DVD

Menu

Repeat

FM/AM

Tape

2-3-5

+

-

Mute

Mute

All

Enter

1203
456
789

Shuffle

Settings

CD/DVD

AUXVCRTV

On

Off

DVD Play Options

Settings (DVD)

AB Repeat

Menu Item Settings What each setting does

Title: __ of __ Chooses the movie title that corresponds with the number you entered.
Chapter: __ of __ Chooses the movie chapter that corresponds with the number you entered.
Title Time: 00:00:00 Allows you to enter and go directly to an elapsed or remaining time in a movie.
Time Display: Elapsed

Remaining

Displays elapsed time in the media center window and in the on-screen DVD Status
window.

Displays remaining time in the media center window and in the on-screen DVD Status
window.

Motion Control: <<Scan/<<4x/

<<2x/Pause/
Play 1x/2x>>/
4x>>/Scan>>

Chooses direction and speed of DVD playback (Scan = 8x).

Audio Track: Track __ Chooses one of the available sound tracks on the DVD.

Note: Many DVDs will not allow you to make this selection here. If available, use the
setup menu on the DVD disc you are playing. To do this, press the DVD Menu button.

Camera Angle __ of __ Chooses one of the available camera angles on the current DVD.
Subtitle: On

Off

Displays subtitles in the lower portion of your TV screen.
Hides subtitles. Use this setting if you choose to use automatic subtitles (see “DVD

setup submenu” on page 34).

Subtitle
Language:

Lang __ Chooses one of the available subtitle languages on the current DVD.

AB Repeat Repeats a specified section of the DVD movie. Move to point “A” in the movie and

press Enter. Then, move to point “B” in the movie and press Enter. The specified
scene is repeated until you press Enter, Play, or Stop.

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Changing System Settings

Changing CD settings

To change the CD settings, press the Settings button while the CD source is selected.
Figure 7 shows you a map of the CD settings menu.

Figure 7

The CD settings menu

Menu Item Settings What each setting does

Sleep Timer: Off

00:00

Timer not active.

Turns system off after set time expires (10 to 90 minutes).
Track: __ of __ Chooses a CD track.
Track Time: 0:00:00 Chooses a time in the current CD track. Use the numeric

keypad to enter a specific time.
CD Status: Displays information about the CD source.
Audio Setup See “Making audio adjustments” on page 29.
System Setup See “Changing the system setup” on page 32.

Sleep Timer
Track
Track Time

System Setup

CD Status
Audio Setup

Settings

AUDIO

SurroundSpeakers

SOURCE / INPUT

MENU / NAVIGATION

Seek

Volume

PLAYBACK

Pause PlayStop

Channel

Chapter

Preset
Track

Previous

Tune

Guide Exit

PowerPowerPower

TV Input

DVD

Menu

Repeat

FM/AM

Tape

2-3-5

+

-

Mute

Mute

All

Enter

1203
456
789

Shuffle

Settings

CD/DVD

AUXVCRTV

On

Off

Settings (CD)

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