Changing System Settings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

System setup menu

 

 

 

The system setup menu contains settings that affect the entire system.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Menu Item

Settings

What each setting does

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Display Brightness:

1 to 7

Determines the brightness level of the media center display (7 = brightest).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Display Language:

English

Presents on-screen display menus in the selected language.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Optical Source:

TV / AUX /

Assigns the OPTICAL INPUT to one of the four sources.

 

 

 

VCR / TAPE

 

 

 

 

/ NONE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Optical Input:

–6/–3/0/3/6

Adjusts the optical audio input level to match the input from the other sources.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Record Out Format:

Original

No processing applied for RECORD DIGITAL OUTPUT.

 

 

 

PCM

Presents 2-channel, mixed-down Pulse Coded Modulation (PCM) on the

 

 

 

 

RECORD DIGITAL OUTPUT.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TV Power:

Auto

Automatically turns on your TV whenever a video source is selected (TV on/off

 

 

 

 

detector required).

 

 

 

Manual

You must turn on your TV separately.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Send IR Commands:

Off

No IR commands are sent by your system to control your TV, VCR and AUX

 

 

 

 

components.

 

 

 

On

Your system sends IR commands for all connected devices. This setting may

 

 

 

 

be useful to teach LIFESTYLE® remote commands to other IR remote controls.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Receive IR Commands:

Off

IR commands are not received by your system.

 

 

 

On

IR commands from external equipment, such as universal remotes, are

 

 

 

 

received by your system.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tuner Spacing:

US

Sets channel spacing for AM/FM radio stations to the USA standard.

 

 

 

European

Sets channel spacing for AM/FM radio to the European standard (if available).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Video Format:

NTSC

Sets video format for NTSC monitors.

 

 

 

PAL

Sets video format for PAL monitors.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Video Black Level:

Normal

Sets the black level appropriate for most TVs.

 

 

 

Extended

Sets a black level that may be preferred for DVD playback on some TVs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Video Output:

Normal

Provides a video output at the COMPOSITE and S-VIDEO connectors.

 

 

 

YPbPr

Provides component video output using the COMPOSITE and S-VIDEO con-

 

 

 

 

nectors (component video adapter required).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Zone 1 Protocol:

Normal

Provides the correct output at the SPEAKER ZONE 1 connector for the new

 

 

 

 

Acoustimass® module that came with your system. Always use “Normal” for

 

 

 

 

zone 1.

 

 

 

Legacy

Not used in zone 1 for this system.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Zone 2 Protocol:

Normal

Provides the correct output (variable level) at the SPEAKER ZONE 2 connector

 

 

 

 

for Bose® powered speaker systems, such as Acoustimass 5P and Acousti-

 

 

 

Legacy

mass 20P.

 

 

 

Provides the correct output (fixed level) at the SPEAKER ZONE 2 connector

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

for other Bose speakers that use the SA-1 LIFESTYLE® amplifier.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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