User manual BOSE LIFESTYLE 50 DIGITAL AUDIO HOME ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM

[. . . ] The Bose® Lifestyle® 50 System Owner's Guide October 17, 2001 AM189854_05_V. pdf Safety Information WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose the system to rain or moisture. CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRICAL SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). 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. These CAUTION marks may be located on the bottoms of your Lifestyle® Personal® music center, Acoustimass® module, multi-room interface, and CD changer: 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. [. . . ] Dialogue remains locked on-screen, while music and ambient effects fill the room to increase your listening enjoyment. 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). To change the speakers setting, press the MENU button until SPEAKERS is displayed (Figure 23). Speaker settings are remembered for source and room. Figure 23 Speaker selection display 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. · 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. 22 October 17, 2001 AM189854_05_V. PDF Operating Your Lifestyle® 50 System 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). 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. 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 PersonalTM music center. 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 AM189854_05_V. PDF October 17, 2001 23 Operating Your Lifestyle® 50 System 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. Using the left or right arrow button below drc, select On or ­ ­ (Off) (Figure 26). [. . . ] · Make sure that the left and right front speakers are connected to the front speaker jacks (blue) and the left and right surround speakers are connected to the surround speaker jacks (orange). · Move the music center a few feet to avoid any area of interference. · Make sure the audio input cable is firmly seated, and uncoiled. · Make sure the multi-room interface is connected and plugged in. [. . . ]