Bose 3 2 1 Owners Guide

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Changing system features
If your system operates as you want it to, you may not 
need any changes. 
Some kinds of setup, however, require a change for 
optimal performance. In most cases, you make a 
System change just once. 
The features that you can change include:


 Media Center
 DVD Lock
Using the DVD Lock feature is described in “Playing a 
video disc or CD” on page 40.
For details on the other options available, refer to the 
tables on the pages that follow.
To get to the System menu
The System menu appears on your TV screen only. 
1. 
® system.
2. Turn on your TV and select the TV Video Input that 
you use to watch a DVD.
3. 
The System menu appears on your TV screen.
4. To get into the menu, move right and select an icon 
(like Media Center, shown on page 48) for one of 
the system features.
The list of options appears on the menu screen.
Note:  Entering the System menu pauses a DVD or CD.
 
						

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Selecting a new option
1. Make sure you see the System menu on your TV 
screen.
2. Move right to select the system feature you want to 
change and press ENTER. 
3. Press the up and down buttons to move to the 
option you want.
As explanation for each options appears at the 
bottom of the menu when you highlight the option 
by moving up or down.
4. Press ENTER to select the option.
5. Change the option by selecting a new setting 
(or by pressing number buttons, as needed).
6. Press Exit to leave the System menu.
Language choices 
You can select the language you prefer to see on-
screen and on the media center display. To make this 
change, move to the Display Language option in the 
Media Center feature of the System menu.
select
navigate
Select media center to adjust these system
 options
Display Brightness
Display Language
Optical Source
Tuner Spacing
Bose link Room Code
Restore Settings
Media 
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Audio options 
These options affect the way the system sounds in your home.
OptionDefault Setting
(Options)Description
Bass Compensation 0
(–14 to +14) Zero is for standard low-tone performance.
– decreases and + increases these low tones.
Treble Compensation 0
(–14 to +14) Zero is for standard high-tone performance.
– decreases and + increases these high tones.
Audio Processing Automatic
(User Adjustable) Keeps Bose
® processing as the standard. 
Allows some processing options (M ovie EQ, Range Compression, Mono 
Decoding) to appear in Settings menus.
Input Levels:
TV Analog Input Level
TV Digital Input Level


AUX Analog Input Level
AUX Digital Input Level Normal 
(–6, –3, +3, +6) Decreases or increases the volume leve
l setting for the input of a connected 
component. 

audio on the Bose media center to audio from a connected component. 
Note:  To match AM and FM levels, which can vary depending on the program 
or station, adjusting the volume on yo ur audio component may be preferable. 
DVD Audio
( Only for TVs connected to 
the media center by HDMI 
cable.) 
(TV Stereo) 
® speakers.
Sends two channels of DVD audio by HDMI cable to the TV and plays this 
sound on the TV speakers as well as on the Bose
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Video options
These options affect the way the picture looks on your TV.
OptionDefault Setting
(Options)Description
Widescreen TV
Note:  If your TV is 
connected using an 
HDMI cable, you 
may not see a 
choice of settings. Yes (16:9)
(No 4:3) Yes tells the system that widescreen (16:9) is the TV format.
No tells the system that 4:3 is the TV format. 
For a TV connected using a Composit
e, S-Video, or Component cable, 
selecting No also makes availabl e the DVD Image option (below).
Note:  If you are not sure what type of cable  is used to connect your TV, check the 
Video Connector indicator, which is explained on page 51.
DVD Image
Note:  This option 
is NOT available 
UNLESS you have 
selected No in the 
Widescreen TV 
option (above) for 
your TV connected 
using a Composite, 
S-Video, or 
Component cable 
(not HDMI). Modified 
(Original) For a TV connected using an HDMI cable:
 
Modified allows the Bose® system to automatically provide the resolution that is 
preferred for your TV (usually 720 or 108 0), so the image fills the screen. You can 
change this video resolution in the Settings menu. 
Original tells the Bose
® system to keep the image in the original DVD format (in 
480 or 576 resolution), regardless of how it fills the screen. No change can be 
made to this video resolution in the Settings menu.
(Some TVs determine automatically how to  fill the screen, overriding any choice.)
For a TV connected using non-HDMI cable:
Modified allows the Bose system to ad just the images on some widescreen DVDs 
to fill a 4:3 TV screen. This is done by  removing the black bars on top and bottom 
and by cropping the sides of the image.  (Many DVD images, even widescreen, will 
still appear with black bars on top and bottom.)
Original tells the Bose system to keep the image in the original format of the DVD. 
A widescreen
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Video Connector
(Only an indicator.) (HDMI)
(Composite + S-Video)  (Component) Identifies the type of video connection
 made on the back panel of the media 
center.
This is not an adjustable setting.
Video Black Level
(Appears on screen 
only if the TV 
connects to the 
media center using a 
Composite or 
S-Video cable.) Normal 
(Extended) Screen black level generally appropriate for most TVs.
Darkens the intensity of the black on screen.
TV Video Format NTSC - US
(PAL - EUROPE)
(MULTISTANDARD) Correct for NTSC (U.S. standard) monitors.
Correct for PAL (European standard) monitors.
Only for a TV that supports multiple formats (NTSC and PAL).
Progressive Scan
( Appears on screen 
only if the TV 
connects to the 
media center using a 
Component cable. It 
is not needed with 
HDMI.) Off
(On)
Note:  If selecting On distorts 
your screen, press the remote 
up arrow to reselect Off. Screen image repaints in standard style. 
Screen image repaints in advanced styl
e (if your TV provides this option).
Note:  With an HDMI connection, you will no t see the On option. The HDMI cable 
automatically senses your TV capabili ties and applies progressive scan as 
appropriate.
OptionDefault Setting (Options)Description
 
						

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Media center options
These options affect general operation of the system.
OptionDefault Setting
(Options)Description
Display Brightness 4
(1 to 4) Media center display shows 
text at its brightest.
Choosing a lower number darkens text on the display.
Display Language English
(Dansk, Deutsch, Es pañol, Français, 
Italiano, Nederlands, Svenska) On-screen display menus appear in the selected language.
Optical Source 
(TV, AUX) Set for a component connected by Op


® media center.
Identifies a different component conn ected by Optical cable to the media 
center.
Tuner Spacing US
(European) Applies the regional standard for in
cremental spacing between AM and FM 
stations.
Bose Link 
Room Code B 
(C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, or O) 
 code so it works with Bose
® link as a 
second room sound source.
Bose link expansion is a Lifestyle
® system feature.
Restore Settings No
(Yes) Maintains your established changes in the Settings menu.
Returns all of your selections in the 
Settings menu to the original factory 
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Choosing new settings
® Settings menus for quick 
adjustments while you watch a  video or listen to music. 
For example, if you want to change the screen 
resolution for DVDs, you will fi nd that option in the TV 
Settings menu.
To see these options, enter the Settings menu for the 
selected source. Symbols and definitions for the 
options that are offered appear on screen. 
Note:  Some of the settings made while you are playing 
a particular source are temporary. When you change 
sources or turn off the system , these settings revert to 
the factory selections.
To get to the Settings menu
1.
source that you want to change. 
2. Press the Settings button.
The Settings menu that affects this source appears 
on your media center display. 
It also appears on screen if your TV is on and you 
select the proper TV Video Input.
3. Move up or down to the option you want and press 
ENTER.
4. Move right to select a new setting for that option 
and press ENTER.
5. Press Exit to leave the Settings menu.
The Settings menu appears as a vertical bar of icons. 
To familiarize yourself with the icons,  see “Settings 
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Settings options
FeaturesDefault Setting
(Options)Effect
Audio Delay
Available only for 
DVDs and connected 
video components. 0
(0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8) Each number change 
adjusts the delay by about 30 milliseconds. 
The most noticeable mismatch in the video and audio synchronization 
(caused by the video processing in  some TVs), occurs in scenes with 
people talking. 
If they appear to finish sentences before their lips stop moving, select a 
different Audio Delay setting  to correct this condition.
Movie EQ
Available only if Audio 
Processing is set to 
Adjustable in the 
Audio System menu. 
(Not available 
for CD or FM
·AM.)
Off
(On) Leaves the equalization 
of the movie soundtrack  as originally recorded.
Adjusts the equalization of the movie soundtrack to better suit some home 
theater installations.
Note:  To turn on Movie EQ, the Audio Pro cessing option in the System menu 
must be set as User Adjustable.
Range Compression
Available only if Audio 
Processing is set to 
Adjustable in the 
Audio System menu. 
(Not available 
for CD or FM·AM.
)
Off
(On) Leaves the volume range of the movie soundtrack as originally recorded.
Reduces the volume range of 
sounds on a movie soundtrack. 
Late at night or at other quiet time s, the startling difference between the 
quietest and loudest audio passages in a movie can be a problem. 
Turning this feature On  moderates those effects.
Note:  To turn on Range Compression, th e Audio Processing option in the 
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Mono Decoding
Available only if Audio 
Processing is set to 
Adjustable in the 
Audio System menu. 
(Not available 
on CD or FM
·AM.) Off
(On) When one-channel (mono) is 
the audio input, this mono signal is sent to both 
speakers.
Processes the signal from one-channel (m ono) audio input (if it is detected) 
for right and left channel output.
Audio 1 + 1
Available only if a dual 
mono signal is detected 
on a video CD or digital 
broadcast. 1
(2, Both) Allows you to decode and play biling
ual audio from a VCD or single-channel 
digital broadcast. 
When the digital audio content is on  two channels, each channel carries a 
unique mono soundtrack (1 + 1).
Changing this setting allows you to h ear the audio on mono channel 2, or 
both mono channels at the same time.
Video Resolution
Adjustable only for a 
TV connected by HDMI 
AND only if the DVD 
Image setting in the 
System menu is
Modified. _____* Default
(1080p, 1080i, 720p, 480/576p, 480/576i) ® system sets its DVD video resolution to match the default that is 
communicated to it by the TV. You can ex periment with other settings to see 
which one provides the best picture.
HDTVs can accept different resolutions as  input, and in some cases the high-
est number does not result  in the best picture. 
Important note:  When you change re solution, your TV screen takes several 
seconds to make the transition. Allow  for this adjustment before pressing 
other buttons.
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Time
(For DVD only.) _:_ _
(0:00) Changing the elapsed time moves 
to a different point in the DVD.
Title
(For DVD only.)__ of __ Changing the first number moves 
to a different title on the current disc. 
Some DVDs do not allow direct access to titles.
Chapter
(For DVD only.) __ Changing this number moves to a di
fferent chapter on the current disc. 
Some DVDs do not allow direct access to chapters.
Audio Track
(For DVD only.) Dependent on disc Gives you a choice of
 audio tracks on the current disc.
Subtitle Language
(For DVD only.)Dependent on disc Gives you a choice of subtitle 
languages (if several are included on the disc).
Camera Angle
(For DVD only.)1 of __ Gives you a choice of camera angles (if several are included on the disc).
FeaturesDefault Setting
(Options)Effect