Bose 12 manual Before you begin

Page 6

Setting Up

Before you begin

Thank you for purchasing the Bose® Lifestyle® 12 system. This complete audio home enter- tainment system offers superb sound, elegance, technology, and simplicity for music and home theater.

Your system includes:

A Lifestyle® music center with built-in AM/FM radio and compact disc (CD) player

Inputs for a video sound source, an auxiliary source, and a tape deck

Powered Acoustimass® speakers with a hide-away Acoustimass module

An easy-to-use remote control

Bose Videostage® decoder technology enables the Lifestyle® 12 system to reproduce the realism of movie sound especially for a home environment. When a movie soundtrack or CD is produced in a surround sound format, specially encoded sound is sent to any or all of the available speakers. Dialogue is usually sent to the front speakers. Sounds from the left or right side of the picture are sent to left or right front speakers. Ambient sounds or special effects may be sent to the surround (rear) speakers. Bose Videostage circuitry automatically directs the sound to the correct speakers.

To select surround-encoded material, look for any of the terms Surround, Dolby Surround,

and the double-D symbol * on tapes and discs, and the word “surround” preceding a TV broadcast.

When sound is recorded in stereo, but not surround-encoded, Videostage decoder technol- ogy directs it to the most appropriate speakers based on the signals received. When viewing older movies or listening to other monaural programs on your Lifestyle® 12 system, Videostage circuitry directs sound so it appears to come from the center of the TV screen.

You can listen to any program material in SURROUND (5-speaker) mode, whether the program is surround-encoded, stereo, or monaural. You will not hear sound from all five speakers all of the time. Even with surround-encoded material there are times when no sounds are directed to the surround speakers. You can select the speaker mode that sounds best to you for each particular program.

* Dolby and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation.

4

December 20, 2001

AM191409_01_V.pdf

Image 6
Contents Bose Lifestyle 12 System Class B emissions limits Additional safety informationClass 1 laser product BatteriesInformation about products that generate electrical noise Antenna grounding Where to find… For your recordsBefore you begin Unpacking the carton Stereo cable Test CDSelect the locations for your Lifestyle 12 system Speaker locationsLeft and right front speakers Center speaker Surround speakersAcoustimass module Music centerConnecting the cube speaker arrays to the Acoustimass module Connect the speakers and Lifestyle music centerMusic center and speaker connections Connecting the Acoustimass module power mains cord Connecting the music center AC mains power packSetting up the primary video sound source PowerTo direct your video sound sources through your TV To direct your video sound sources through your VCRAbout the video source To connect components directly to the Lifestyle 12 systemCD changer, DVD player, or laserdisc player Other connectionsTape deck TurntableConnect the antennas Attach the wire coverConnecting to a cable radio signal FM antenna connectionsSet radio channel spacing for dual voltage and 120V systems Set up the remote controlInstall the batteries Turn on the music centerFunction Remote Control Music Center Music center displaySystem controls Lifestyle remote control Music center controlsListening to your Lifestyle 12 system Listening to video soundTuning Listening to the radioUsing the system with an external component Using the CD playerListening to a CD Compensating for room acoustics Fine-tuning your systemAdjusting speaker controls Compensating for movie soundtracksChanging the house code settings Setting a second remote for additional speakers Adding speakersTroubleshooting Problem What to doWarranty period Customer serviceCleaning the CD player lens Cleaning the Lifestyle 12 systemCleaning the music center Cleaning the speakers and Acoustimass moduleAccessories Technical informationIndex Australia CanadaEuropean Office Belgique/België