Bose 50 manual Adjusting the display fade time

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Operating Your Lifestyle® 50 System

Adjusting the display fade time

The fade control display allows you to adjust the length of time the music center display stays on (after your last button press) before it fades. To adjust this time:

1.Press and hold the SOURCE button until Lcd appears.

2.Press either upper arrow key until you see FAdE on the display (Figure 46).

3.Press either lower arrow key to select a number between –15 and +15 (initial setting = 0). This is the number of seconds that is added or subtracted from the display fade time. A positive number keeps the display on longer than the initial setting. A negative number allows the display to fade sooner than the initital setting.

4.Press DONE to exit this mode.

Figure 46

Fade control display

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Contents Bose Lifestyle 50 System Class 1 laser product Additional safety informationClass B emissions limits BatteriesInformation about products that generate electrical noise Antenna grounding For your records Where to find …Realism and impact Before you beginCompatibility Automatic sound level monitoring and controlWhat comes with your Lifestyle 50 system Unpacking the cartonLeft and right front speakers Selecting the locations for your Lifestyle 50 systemJewel Cube speakers Surround speakers Center speakerCD changer Acoustimass moduleMulti-room interface 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 About the video source Connecting other external componentsTape deck Laserdisc player or additional CD changerConnecting to a cable radio signal Connecting the antennasFM antenna connections AM antenna connectionsSetting up the Personal music center Connecting power to your systemTurning the system off Turning on the systemTurning the system on Muting your system Adjusting the volumeUsing the sleep timer Using the primary buttons Using the Personal music center displayUsing the Source buttons Using the Keypad buttonsPresets Using the Menu itemsSelecting the number of speakers Adjusting center and surround levelsListening to the system Using simulated surround for mono movie material Using enhanced mode for movie soundtracksDigital Dynamic Range compression Listening to digital soundTurning on the digital audio source Turning on the system and choosing digital soundSimulated surround monaural into 5 speakers Operating the special featuresEnhanced mode Manually tuning a radio station Setting radio channel spacingListening to the radio Turning the system on and choosing the radioSeeking the strongest stations Selecting a preset stationSetting a station preset To set a preset station Setting presets using the Presets menuErasing a preset station Managing your preset stationsListening to compact discs Using the CD changerTurning the system on and choosing the CD changer To add a track to the play list To scan a discTo omit a track from normal play To listen to the CD play listSelecting play list modes Using the CD Options menuSelecting repeat and random modes To change an entry in the CD play list Programming a CD play listTo create a CD play list To erase the entire CD play list To insert a new track in an existing play listTo delete a track from the play list Turning the system on and selecting the component Using the system with external componentsUsing a tape recorder with your system Adjusting speaker controls Fine-tuning your systemCompensating for room acoustics Optimizing AM/FM radio receptionAdjusting the Personal music center beep Equalizing the volume levels of external sourcesAdjusting LCD contrast 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 indicatorsSetting up a shared source Using the Room buttonLinking rooms for common control Returning to single-room controlUsing the House button Using more than one Personal music centerReplacing batteries Finding a misplaced Personal music centerCleaning the Personal music center Cleaning the systemCleaning the CD changer Cleaning the speakers and Acoustimass moduleProblem What to do TroubleshootingCustomer Service Warranty periodTechnical information AccessoriesIndex Signal Levels 36 Index European Office CanadaAustralia Belgique/België

50 specifications

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