Bose 50 manual How to set up your home theater

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Setting Up

How to set up your home theater

There are two basic methods for setting up your home theater. It is best to connect compo- nents directly to the Lifestyle® 50 multi-room interface, and select the sound source using the Personal™ music center. A second option is to use a stereo TV as the switching center to select the sound source. In each example, the analog outputs from the DVD player or other digital device are connected to the AUX inputs. You may need extra long audio cables or extensions for some of these connections.

Preferred method: Connect video sound sources directly to the Lifestyle® 50 system (Figure 12)

You may connect up to three video sound sources directly to your Lifestyle® 50 system. For example, connect the analog outputs of your DVD player to AUX, the VCR fixed outputs to VIDEO 1, and the TV to VIDEO 2 on the back of the multi-room interface. Connect the coaxial digital audio output from your DVD player to the female RCA coaxial connector on the audio input cable (connecting the multi-room interface with the module) using a male-to-male RCA audio cable.

If a valid digital signal is received by the Lifestyle® 50 system through the audio input cable, the system plays that audio source. If no valid digital signal is received, the system selects the analog audio signal sent to AUX.

When connecting your TV:

Connect the TV fixed audio outputs to the VIDEO 2 inputs on the multi-room interface.

Turn the TV speakers off or the volume all the way down. (If there is an internal/external speakers switch, select external speakers. Do not connect any speakers to the TV.)

Turn off any special TV settings such as expanded stereo, mega-bass, phantom or SAP. They prevent proper surround sound processing through your Lifestyle® system.

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Preferred home theater connec- tions to the Lifestyle® 50 system

Set the TV balance control to the center of the dial or range.

Set tone controls to flat or the middle position (neutral).

Set TV to the stereo position.

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Contents Bose Lifestyle 50 System Batteries Additional safety informationClass 1 laser product Class B emissions limitsInformation about products that generate electrical noise Antenna grounding For your records Where to find …Automatic sound level monitoring and control Before you beginRealism and impact CompatibilityWhat comes with your Lifestyle 50 system Unpacking the cartonSelecting the locations for your Lifestyle 50 system Jewel Cube speakersLeft and right front speakers Surround speakers Center speakerAcoustimass module Multi-room interfaceCD changer Connecting the Jewel Cube speakers to the Acoustimass module Connecting your systemLeft Connecting the CD changer to the multi-room interfaceConnecting the multi-room interface power pack Connecting the Acoustimass module power mains cordSetting up a video sound source Setting up a digital sound sourceHow to set up your home theater Multi-room interface Laserdisc player or additional CD changer Connecting other external componentsAbout the video source Tape deckAM antenna connections Connecting the antennasConnecting to a cable radio signal FM antenna connectionsSetting up the Personal music center Connecting power to your systemTurning on the system Turning the system onTurning the system off Adjusting the volume Using the sleep timerMuting your system Using the Keypad buttons Using the Personal music center displayUsing the primary buttons Using the Source buttonsPresets Using the Menu itemsAdjusting center and surround levels Listening to the systemSelecting the number of speakers Using simulated surround for mono movie material Using enhanced mode for movie soundtracksTurning on the system and choosing digital sound Listening to digital soundDigital Dynamic Range compression Turning on the digital audio sourceOperating the special features Enhanced modeSimulated surround monaural into 5 speakers Turning the system on and choosing the radio Setting radio channel spacingManually tuning a radio station Listening to the radioSelecting a preset station Setting a station presetSeeking the strongest stations Managing your preset stations Setting presets using the Presets menuTo set a preset station Erasing a preset stationListening to compact discs Using the CD changerTurning the system on and choosing the CD changer To listen to the CD play list To scan a discTo add a track to the play list To omit a track from normal playUsing the CD Options menu Selecting repeat and random modesSelecting play list modes Programming a CD play list To create a CD play listTo change an entry in the CD play list To insert a new track in an existing play list To delete a track from the play listTo erase the entire CD play list Using the system with external components Using a tape recorder with your systemTurning the system on and selecting the component Optimizing AM/FM radio reception Fine-tuning your systemAdjusting speaker controls Compensating for room acousticsEqualizing the volume levels of external sources Adjusting LCD contrastAdjusting the Personal music center beep Forcing the Keypad buttons to stay on Forcing the Source buttons to stay onAdjusting the display fade time Connecting additional rooms Operating in more than one room Understanding the room indicatorsReturning to single-room control Using the Room buttonSetting up a shared source Linking rooms for common controlUsing the House button Using more than one Personal music centerReplacing batteries Finding a misplaced Personal music centerCleaning the speakers and Acoustimass module Cleaning the systemCleaning the Personal music center Cleaning the CD changerProblem What to do TroubleshootingCustomer Service Warranty periodTechnical information AccessoriesIndex Signal Levels 36 Index Belgique/België CanadaEuropean Office Australia

50 specifications

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