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Page 2 - Safety Information; Personal; Class 1 laser product; See the additional instructions on the; Please read this owner’s guide; AV I S

2 October 17, 2001 AM189854_05_V.pdf Safety Information WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose the system to rain or moisture. These CAUTION marks may be located on the bottoms of your Lifestyle ® Personal ® music center, Acoustimass ® module, multi-room interface, and ...

Page 3 - Important Safety Instructions; Unauthorized modification of the receiver or radio

AM189854_05_V.pdf October 17, 2001 2a Important Safety Instructions 1. Read these instructions – for all components before using this product. 2. Keep these instructions – for future reference. 3. Heed all warnings – on the product and in the owner’s guide. 4. Follow all instructions. 5. Do not use ...

Page 4 - English; Antenna grounding; Use proper power sources; – Plug the product into; Avoid power lines; – Use extreme care when; Ground all outdoor antennas; – If an external

English 2b October 17, 2001 AM189854_05_V.pdf Important Safety Instructions Antenna grounding Example of antenna grounding as per National ElectricalCode, ANSI/NFPA 70. Note to CATV system installer This reminder is provided to call the CATV systeminstaller’s attention to Article 820-40 of the NEC (...

Page 5 - Contents; For your records; Operating Your Lifestyle; Espa

AM189854_05_V.pdf October 17, 2001 3 Contents For your records Serial numbers are located on the bottom panels of the Personal music center, multi-roominterface, CD changer, and the Acoustimass ® module. Personal music center serial number: _____________________________________________ Multi-room in...

Page 6 - Before you begin; Realism and impact; Digital-audio bitstreams; stereo; Surround-encoded analog or digital audio signals; Automatic sound level monitoring and control

4 October 17, 2001 AM189854_05_V.PDF Before you begin Thank you for purchasing the Bose ® Lifestyle ® 50 system. Years of research lie behind this complete audio home entertainment system – the most advanced home theater system fromBose. Technological innovations that make the Lifestyle ® 50 system ...

Page 7 - Unpacking the carton; 0 system. If any part of; Figure 1; Setting Up

AM189854_05_V.PDF October 17, 2001 5 ® T HE B OSE L IFESTYLE M USIC S YSTEM CD 6 DIS K MA GAZIN E 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 * Power cord and pack shown above are USA/Canada/Japan versions.Dual voltage systems include 1 power cord, 1 adapter , and 2 power packs. The power cords and packs for Europe, UK...

Page 8 - Selecting the locations for your Lifestyle; speakers and Acoustimass; Jewel Cube speakers; Left and right front speakers; the TV without affecting picture quality.; Figure 2

6 October 17, 2001 AM189854_05_V.PDF Setting Up Selecting the locations for your Lifestyle ® 50 system When you place your speakers according to the guidelines below, a combination of reflectedand direct sound provides the audio atmosphere of a home theater. You may experiment withthe placement and ...

Page 9 - Figure 3; Center speaker; closest convenient location.; Surround speakers

AM189854_05_V.PDF October 17, 2001 7 Figure 3 Speaker placement Setting Up Center speaker The sound from the center speaker should appear to come directly from the center of thepicture (Figure 2). The center speaker cable allows up to 20 feet (6.1 m) from the Acoustimassmodule. Note: Do not place th...

Page 10 - Figure 4; CD changer; Figure 5; Figure 6

8 October 17, 2001 AM189854_05_V.PDF ® Treble Bass RIGHTFRONT RIGHTREAR CENTER OUTPUTS TO CUBE SPEAKERS LEFTFRONT LEFTREAR ® Setting Up Acoustimass ® module Follow these guidelines to select a location for the Acoustimass module. Note: To avoid interference with the TV picture, place the Acoustimass...

Page 11 - Connecting your system; begin hooking up the system.; Connecting the Jewel Cube; Match each cable to the corresponding speaker location.; Figure 7

AM189854_05_V.PDF October 17, 2001 9 Connecting your system Once you have selected locations for your speakers, CD changer, and interface, connect thesystem. CAUTION: Make sure all components are unplugged from the power outlet before you begin hooking up the system. Connecting the Jewel Cube ® spea...

Page 12 - Be sure that each connector is inserted completely into each jack.; Connecting the CD changer to the multi-room interface; back of the interface.; Figure 8

10 October 17, 2001 AM189854_05_V.PDF Setting Up Connecting the Acoustimass ® module to the multi-room interface Connect the module to the interface with the audio input cable (Figure 8). 1. Insert the right-angle multi-pin connector on the audio input cable into the AUDIO INPUT jack on the module. ...

Page 13 - Connecting the multi-room interface power pack; • Model PS71, 120V in North America; not; jack on the back of the multi-room interface.

AM189854_05_V.PDF October 17, 2001 11 Setting Up 230 V 115 V Connecting the Acoustimass ® module power (mains) cord CAUTION: If you have a dual-voltage system, make sure the voltage selector switch on the Acoustimass module is set correctly. 1. On a dual voltage system, the voltage selector switch i...

Page 14 - Connecting your home theater components to the Lifestyle; In order for the Lifestyle; Setting up a digital sound source; system receives a valid digital signal, including PCM or Dolby; Setting up a video sound source; The Lifestyle

12 October 17, 2001 AM189854_05_V.PDF 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 theLifestyle ® 50 system, a home theater typically includes a stereo or mono TV and stereo VC...

Page 16 - Alternate method: Connect video sound sources to your TV (Figure 13); • Connect the DVD video output to one of the video inputs on the TV.

14 October 17, 2001 AM189854_05_V.PDF Alternate method: Connect video sound sources to your TV (Figure 13) If your stereo TV has fixed audio outputs (audio outputs that do not change when you adjustthe TV volume) and it allows you to select the source of the signal (VCR, laserdisc, cable,etc.), then...

Page 17 - About the video source; see your video components manuals.; Connecting other external components; system’s; Tape deck; Customer Service (See the inside back cover

AM189854_05_V.PDF October 17, 2001 15 Setting Up ANTENNA FM AM BOSE CD AUX VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 TAPE IN OUT L L L L L R R R R R RECORD ROOM A (PRIMARY) ROOM B ROOM D ROOM C POWER SERIAL DATA ! SEE USER’S GUIDE 12V AC 1.6A AUDIO INPUT AUDIO OUTPUT DVD player, other digital source, or other device VCR, TV,...

Page 18 - Connecting the antennas; antenna to provide optimum FM reception.; AM antenna connections; EXTERNAL

16 October 17, 2001 AM189854_05_V.PDF Connecting the antennas The rear panel of your multi-room interface provides connections for the supplied AM and FMantennas (Figure 15). Untie and straighten the bundled wires on each antenna. Antennasprovide better reception when their wires are fully extended....

Page 19 - Connecting power to your system; Plug the Acoustimass; Setting up the PersonalTM music center; Slide the battery compartment cover back into place.

AM189854_05_V.PDF October 17, 2001 17 Setting Up Connecting power to your system Plug the Acoustimass ® module power cord into an AC power (mains) outlet. Then plug in the multi-room interface power pack. Note: Your speakers will not operate unless you complete all cable and power connections before...

Page 20 - Turning on the system; You are ready to enjoy your new Lifestyle; Turning the system on; used appears on the screen.; Turning the system off

18 October 17, 2001 AM189854_05_V.PDF Operating Your Lifestyle ® 50 System Turning on the system You are ready to enjoy your new Lifestyle ® system. Your Personal™ music center places complete control of the system operations in your hands. The center is portable, communi-cating with the rest of the...

Page 22 - Using the PersonalTM music center display; Using the primary buttons

20 October 17, 2001 AM189854_05_V.PDF Using the SOURCE buttons The seven source buttons provide direct access to the three built-in sources (FM, AM, CD)and up to four external components connected to the system. The Lifestyle ® system can select an external component and adjust the volume, but it ca...

Page 23 - Using the MENU items

AM189854_05_V.PDF October 17, 2001 21 Using the MENU items The menu items are selected by pressing the MENU button to step through the list until thefunction you want is displayed. Menu items are available in the list if they are applicable to thecurrent state of the system. You can exit from any me...

Page 24 - Listening to the system; Selecting the number of speakers; SPEAKERS

22 October 17, 2001 AM189854_05_V.PDF Listening to the system Your Lifestyle ® 50 system uses digital signal processing to bring even greater realism and impact to both movies and music recordings. Built-in Dolby Digital decoding delivers up to5.1 discrete audio channels (that is, five for the indep...

Page 25 - Using enhanced mode for movie soundtracks; FILM BASS; Using simulated surround for mono movie material; drc

AM189854_05_V.PDF October 17, 2001 23 Using enhanced mode for movie soundtracks Pressing VIDEO 1 or VIDEO 2 initially turns the system on in enhanced mode, with bass andtreble settings specially designed for proper playback of movie soundtracks. Enhanced modeis turned on or off using the FILM BASS b...

Page 26 - Listening to digital sound; Turning on the digital audio source

24 October 17, 2001 AM189854_05_V.PDF Digital Dynamic Range ® compression This feature automatically monitors and adjusts the volume to let you hear soft sounds(particularly dialogue), but reduces the chance of you being overwhelmed by a loud specialeffect such as an explosion. Digital Dynamic Range...

Page 27 - Operating the special features; Enhanced mode

AM189854_05_V.PDF October 17, 2001 25 Operating the special features See “Listening to the system” on pages 22-24 for a more detailed explanation of thesespecial features. Enhanced mode When you select The mode is To change this VIDEO 1, VIDEO 2 Enhanced (FILM BASS on) Press the FILM BASS button. TA...

Page 28 - Listening to the radio; Turning the system on and choosing the radio; tunr; Selecting FM or AM; TUNE; Receiving FM stereo or monaural broadcasts; STEREO

26 October 17, 2001 AM189854_05_V.PDF Operating Your Lifestyle ® 50 System Listening to the radio Your Lifestyle ® system has a built-in AM/FM radio. Good AM/FM radio reception depends on the location and orientation of the AM and FM antennas. See “FM antenna connections” and“AM antenna connections”...

Page 29 - Receiving AM stations; Seeking the strongest stations; PRESET; Setting a station preset; Setting a preset using the STORE button

AM189854_05_V.PDF October 17, 2001 27 Operating Your Lifestyle ® 50 System Press and hold here to store a preset, or to quick-store a preset, press and hold any button 1 through 9 Receiving AM stations Normally, the AM radio receives sufficiently strong AM stations using a wide bandwidth filter.If y...

Page 30 - To set a preset station:; Erasing a preset station; Managing your preset stations

28 October 17, 2001 AM189854_05_V.PDF Operating Your Lifestyle ® 50 System Figure 30 After setting a station aspreset 3 Setting presets using the PRESETS menu You can set station presets using the PRESETS menu which is available only when AM or FM is the selected source. To set a preset station: 1. ...

Page 31 - Listening to compact discs; Using the CD changer; You can load the CD changer with up to six compact discs at a time.; Loading discs into the CD magazine; Ejecting discs from the CD magazine

AM189854_05_V.PDF October 17, 2001 29 6 DIS K MA GAZIN E 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 6 DISK MAGAZINE 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 6 D ISK MA GA ZIN E 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 Eject button Operating Your Lifestyle ® 50 System Listening to compact discs Using the CD changer You can load ...

Page 32 - noCd; automatically stop after 24 hours.; To play a CD; CHANGING

30 October 17, 2001 AM189854_05_V.PDF Operating Your Lifestyle ® 50 System Turning the system on and choosing the CD changer Press the CD source button to select the CD changer. If the system is off, this turns it on atthe same time. When you press CD, the CD changer display (Figure 33) appears on t...

Page 33 - To scan a disc; Press and hold the scan forward; To add a track to the play list; You can skip to an omitted track using the TRACK forward; To listen to the CD play list

AM189854_05_V.PDF October 17, 2001 31 Operating Your Lifestyle ® 50 System To scan a disc Press and hold the scan forward or backward button (these are the ones to the left and right of the play time display). Scanning back or forward stops at the first or last track ofthe disc. You can scan a CD wh...

Page 34 - Selecting repeat and random modes

32 October 17, 2001 AM189854_05_V.PDF Operating Your Lifestyle ® 50 System Using the CD OPTIONS menu From the CD OPTIONS menu you can select repeat or random play, or program a CD play list. To access the CD OPTIONS , press the MENU button until CD OPTIONS is displayed (Figure 35). You can do this w...

Page 35 - Programming a CD play list; To create a CD play list; To change an entry in the CD play list

AM189854_05_V.PDF October 17, 2001 33 Operating Your Lifestyle ® 50 System ÂENU SLEEP ON OFF VOLUÂE VOLUÂE ÂUTE ITEÂ DISC TRACK DONE STORE CD OPTIONS Press to store selected DISC and TRACK Programming a CD play list Using the Lifestyle ® system’s programming feature, you can create your own CD play ...

Page 36 - To insert a new track in an existing play list; you delete one or more items from the list.; To delete a track from the play list

34 October 17, 2001 AM189854_05_V.PDF Operating Your Lifestyle ® 50 System ÂENU SLEEP ON OFF VOLUÂE VOLUÂE ÂUTE CD OPTIONS ITEÂ DISC TRACK CLEAR LIST DONE CLEAR INSERT Press to insert item into list Press to remove item from list Press to remove entire list To insert a new track in an existing play ...

Page 37 - Using the system with external components; Turning the system on and selecting the component; RECORD OUT

AM189854_05_V.PDF October 17, 2001 35 Using the system with external components Follow the instructions on pages 12-15 for connecting components. Turn on your component directly or by using its remote control. Press VOLUME ▲ or ▼ on your Personal™ music center to raise or lower the volume. Control a...

Page 38 - Fine-tuning your system; patented integrated signal process-; Adjusting speaker controls; Compensating for room acoustics; Too much or too little treble; Optimizing AM/FM radio reception; SIGNAL LEVELS

36 October 17, 2001 AM189854_05_V.PDF ® Treble Bass Operating Your Lifestyle ® 50 System Fine-tuning your system In most situations, you only need to follow the speaker placement guidelines (see “SettingUp” on pages 6-8) for your system to provide excellent sound quality. You do not need toadjust to...

Page 39 - Adjusting LCD contrast; appears. Use the lower arrow buttons to change the contrast level.; Adjusting the PersonalTM music center beep; Lcd; appears. Use the upper arrow buttons to select the; bEEP; display. Use the arrow buttons to select between; Lo

AM189854_05_V.PDF October 17, 2001 37 Operating Your Lifestyle ® 50 System Equalizing the volume levels of external sources The SIGNAL LEVELS selection in the MENU options allows you to adjust and equalize the volume gain levels received from externally connected sources (VIDEO 1, VIDEO 2, AUX, TAPE...

Page 40 - Forcing the SOURCE buttons to stay on; Forcing the KEYPAD buttons to stay on

38 October 17, 2001 AM189854_05_V.PDF Forcing the SOURCE buttons to stay on Normally, the SOURCE buttons are automatically removed from the display following certainoperations. You can change the behavior of these buttons so that they remain in the state youlast set them (on or off screen) using the...

Page 41 - Press and hold the SOURCE button until; Press either upper arrow key until you see; FAdE

AM189854_05_V.PDF October 17, 2001 39 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 stayson (after your last button press) before it fades. To adjust this time: 1. Press and hold the SOUR...

Page 42 - Connecting additional rooms; Follow the placement guidelines for the Bose; Operating a Multi-Room Lifestyle

40 October 17, 2001 AM189854_05_V.pdf Connecting additional rooms Follow the placement guidelines for the Bose ® powered speakers that you plan to connect. Then review your plan for how to connect these speakers to the multi-room interface in yourprimary room. If you have questions or need extension...

Page 43 - Operating in more than one room; Your Lifestyle; Understanding the room indicators; An unboxed letter indicates a room listening to a

AM189854_05_V.pdf October 17, 2001 41 Operating a Multi-Room Lifestyle ® 50 System Operating in more than one room Your Lifestyle ® 50 system can control up to four sets of Bose ® powered speakers, allowing your family to enjoy different audio sources (CD, radio, TV, etc.) in up to four rooms. These...

Page 44 - Turning on different sources in more than one room; Linking rooms for common control

42 October 17, 2001 AM189854_05_V.pdf Operating a Multi-Room Lifestyle ® 50 System Using the ROOM button The ROOM button allows you to select any connected room and control any sound sourceyou want to hear in that room. Each time you press the ROOM button you can transfercontrol from one room to the...

Page 45 - again cancels HOUSE mode.; Press ...; Using more than one PersonalTM music center; RESPONSE

AM189854_05_V.pdf October 17, 2001 43 Operating a Multi-Room Lifestyle ® 50 System Using the HOUSE button Using the HOUSE button, you can link all rooms together and control them as one. When youpress the HOUSE button, an empty box indicator is displayed for each connected room. Anybutton pressed af...

Page 46 - Finding a misplaced PersonalTM music center; on any music center cancels the; Replacing batteries; Maintaining Your Lifestyle

44 October 17, 2001 AM189854_05_V.pdf ÂENU SLEEP ON OFF VOLUÂE VOLUÂE ÂUTE LOW BATTERY LOCATE MUSIC CENTER button Finding a misplaced Personal™ music center The “find me” feature assists you in locating the music center. Press the LOCATE MUSICCENTER button on the back of the multi-room interface (un...

Page 47 - Cleaning the system; Customer; Cleaning the PersonalTM music center; WIPE SCREEN; Cleaning the CD changer

AM189854_05_V.pdf October 17, 2001 45 Maintaining Your Lifestyle ® 50 System Cleaning the system The only maintenance your system may need is periodic cleaning and replacing the musiccenter batteries. For information on replacing the batteries see page 17. CAUTION: Do not use any spray cleaners near...

Page 48 - Troubleshooting; Problem

46 October 17, 2001 AM189854_05_V.pdf Maintaining Your Lifestyle ® 50 System Troubleshooting Problem What to do System does not function • Make sure the power connector is inserted securely into the multi-room interface, the power at all cord is inserted securely into the Acoustimass ® module, the p...

Page 49 - Warranty period

AM189854_05_V.pdf October 17, 2001 47 Problem What to do CD does not play • Check to see if the PLAY button symbol in the display is flashing. • Make sure the magazine is properly inserted.• Check to see if there is a disc in the magazine, label-side up. Display shows a flashing number for a disc th...

Page 50 - Technical information; Product Information; Accessories

48 October 17, 2001 AM189854_05_V.pdf Dimensions Personal music center 8.8" W x 4.1" D x 1.4" H(22.4 cm x 10.5 cm x 3.6 cm) Multi-room interface 7.4" W x 4.0" D x 2.1" H(18.8 cm x 10.0 cm x 5.5 cm) CD changer 15.5" W x 8.0" D x 2.6" H(39.4 cm x 20.3 cm x 6.6 cm) J...

Page 51 - Index

AM189854_05_V.pdf October 17, 2001 49 Index A Acoustimass ® module best bass performance 8connecting 10location 8magnetic field 8power cord 5, 17rubber feet 5, 8treble and bass controls 36ventilation 8 Additional powered speakers 40Additional rooms connecting 40operating 41–43 AM 18, 20, 26–27, 28AM...

Page 52 - compression

50 October 17, 2001 AM189854_05_V.pdf Index SIGNAL LEVELS 36, 37 Multi-room interface inputs/outputs 48location 8power pack 5, 11rear panel connections 12–15, 16 MUTE 20, 42, 43 N NO RESPONSE 17, 43, 46noCd 30, 47 O OMIT TRACK 31OMITTED 31ON/OFF 17, 18, 20 P PAUSE 30Personal™ music center batteries ...