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INTRODUCTION

Before you begin

Thank you for purchasing the 3•2•1 GSX DVD home entertainment system, which offers

superb sound, elegance, and simplicity in an advanced home audio setup. Using Bose® pro-

prietary signal processing technology, the 3•2•1 GSX system provides improved spacious-

ness from stereo recordings, and bold movie effects from surround-encoded materials. Yet its

few parts require little effort to set up, so you can enjoy your new system’s performance right

away.

The following items are included to help you set up your system:

• Quick Setup Guide

• Detailed setup instructions in Setup section of this guide

• Setup DVD

System features

• Integrated AM/FM tuner and DVD/CD player in a small media center

• uMusic™ intelligent playback system for storing and playing your favorite songs

• Small, easy-to-place shelf speakers and an attractive hideaway Acoustimass® module

• Easy-to-use universal infrared remote control

• Media center input jacks for a TV, cable/satellite box or other component such as a DVR

Introducing the uMusic™ intelligent playback system

Your 3•2•1 GSX DVD home entertainment system includes the new uMusic intelligent

playback system – a breakthrough Bose technology that makes it possible to store and

enjoy your CD collection.

What can you do with this system?

• Store your favorite CDs in a music library. Your system can store approximately 200

hours of music or about 200 CDs.

• Teach the system which tracks yourlike or dislike, conditioning the system to automati-

cally play the music you want to hear most.

• Discover many ways to enjoy your music.

Checking for region code compatibility

For a DVD player and DVD disc to be compatible, their region code numbers must match.

These numbers are allocated according to where the player and disc are sold. The 3•2•1

GSX DVD home entertainment systems have a region code which must also match the DVD

discs.

Check the region code number on the carton of the 3•2•1 GSX DVD home entertainment

system or on the bottom of the media center that comes in the carton. Then be sure to

choose only DVD discs that show the same region number on the disc label or front cover.

For example, a Region 1 DVD disc should display the following mark:

Contents

Main S AFETY I Please read this owners guide Class 1 laser product Class B emissions limits Batteries C INTRODUCTION 5 SYSTEM SETUP 8 SYSTEM CONTROLS AND INDICATORS 26 OPERATION 35 CHANGING SOURCE SETTINGS 48 CHANGING SYSTEM OPTIONS 53 MAINTAINING YOUR SYSTEM 64 TROUBLESHOOTING 66 I Before you begin System features Introducing the uMusic intelligent playback system Checking for region code compatibility Selecting compatible discs Glossary of terms Limited warranty SYSTEM SETUP Unpacking For your records Selecting locations for your 321 GSX system components Positioning the media center Positioning the speakers Positioning the Acoustimass module Making system connections Connecting the Acoustimass module to the media center Connecting the speakers to the Acoustimass module Page Connecting the supplied antennas Connecting cable FM radio Connecting your TV to the media center Making audio connections Making composite video connections Connecting your TV and VCR to the media center Option A: TV (with audio output jacks) + VCR + media center Option B: TV (NO audio output jacks) + VCR + media center VCR considerations Advanced setup options Making S-video connections (higher quality video) Making component video connections (highest quality video) Connecting digital audio devices Connecting your cable/satellite box, TV, and VCR to the media center Page Connecting a game console Installing the remote control batteries Connecting the power cord Verifying your system setup SYSTEM CONTROLS AND INDICATORS Remote control * Page Page Setting up your remote to control other audio/video devices Direct entry of a device code Searching for a device code Page Verifying an entered device code Changing channel selection control Media center Control panel Display indicators CD 0:06 TRACK 1/12 O Turning your system on and off Playing video DVDs Before you play your first DVD: CHAPTER 1/12 Basic DVD operations Restricting access to video DVDs Playing audio CDs Basic CD operations Listening to FM/AM radio Tuning to a station Storing stations as presets Erasing a preset Using the uMusic intelligent playback system Storing CDs Page Page Rating your music Stored music play modes Repeat and shuffle functions Deleting stored tracks Using uMusic system presets STORED 2:06 TRACK 1/2 5 P3 Page Using the Playlist Searching through your music library Artist: All Artists Registering your system for music information updates CHANGING SOURCE SETTINGS Using the settings menus To view the settings menus SLEEP TIMER: Off To make changes in the settings menus Output Mode: Stereo Stored CD settings menu FM/AM settings menu CD settings menu DVD settings menu TV, CBL-SAT, and AUX settings menu CHANGING SYSTEM OPTIONS Using the System menu To change System menu options Stored CD options Page Using the Edit Screen Page Audio options Video options Media center options Remote control options DVD Lock options Setting a password and restriction level Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) rating system MAINTAINING YOUR SYSTEM Cleaning Cleaning the media center Cleaning the speakers Cleaning discs Replacing the remote control batteries Accessories T Troubleshooting table Customer service T ECHNICAL I E ND USER LICENSE A Device Codes Cdigos de instalacin Codes de configuration Page Page Page Page Page Page Page LCD CAB PLTV CAB SAT A-11 SAT A-12 Page Page Page DVR TVDVD TVVCR TVVCRDVD CABDVR SATDVR DVDDVR PROJ