Bose 50 Setting Up, Setting up a digital sound source, Setting up a video sound source, October

Setting Up

Connecting your home theater components to the Lifestyle® 50 system

There are many possible variations of equipment in a home theater system. In addition to the Lifestyle® 50 system, a home theater typically includes a stereo or mono TV and stereo VCR. In a digital home theater system, the primary source may be a DVD player. Your home theater might also include other types of equipment such as cable TV, laserdisc players, CDI players, additional VCRs, and a satellite decoder.

Note: A mono TV only serves as a display for the video, not as a source for the audio.

In order for the Lifestyle® 50 system to provide home theater effects, the program material must be in stereo or surround-encoded, and the device playing the material must be stereo. Look for the word “surround” on the tape, CD, or preceding the TV broadcast. To hear stereo or surround sound from encoded video tapes, you must have a stereo (HiFi) VCR. While not all VCRs deliver stereo, all CD, DVD, and CDI players and nearly all laserdisc players do.

Note: Line level outputs from most VCRs or laserdisc players are fixed. If your VCR, laserdisc player, or other video sound source has fixed and variable outputs, use the fixed outputs.

Setting up a digital sound source

Connect a DTV or DVD player’s digital output directly to the female RCA jack on the audio input cable. Connect the DVD player’s analog output to the AUX inputs of the multi-room interface. If your Lifestyle® system receives a valid digital signal, including PCM or Dolby Digital bitstreams, this digital sound is used. If no valid digital signal is received, your system selects the analog signal sent to the AUX inputs. The analog signal is processed by the Videostage® decoder to give you excellent home theater sound. If your digital audio source has an optical connector, you will need an adapter with an RCA (coaxial) connector. Consult your dealer or contact Bose®.

Note: Ensure the connection between the digital source and the Lifestyle® system is made using a 3 to 6 foot (1 to 2 m) standard audio cable or video cable. For longer lengths, use a 75 ohm cable.

Figure 11 DTV or DVD analog outputs to AUX inputs Non-digital video sound source outputs to VIDEO inputs

Video sound source connec- tions to the multi-room interface

Setting up a video sound source

The Lifestyle® 50 system has two sets of video sound inputs, VIDEO 1 and VIDEO 2, for your non-digital video sound sources, such as your TV or VCR (Figure 11).

Note: Your Lifestyle® 50 system includes one 6-foot (1.8 m) stereo cable to connect the right

(R)and left (L) audio outputs from a component to the multi-room interface inputs. Cables may also be supplied with your components. If needed, audio cables are available at many electronics stores, or call Bose. Most audio cables are color coded. Match red connectors to right (R) jacks and black or white connectors to left (L) jacks.

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