Bose 3 2 1 Series Ii Owners Guide

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Operation
While a DVD video is playing, elapsed play time and chapter number are displayed on the 
media center front panel.
Figure 23
Sample display for
a DVD video
Basic DVD operations
•Press Pause to pause a movie.
•Press Pause again, or press Play to resume playing a paused CD.
• Use the stop button ( ) to interrupt a movie in play.
• Press   once to interrupt a playing movie. The system holds the movie at the point of 
interruption. Press Play to resume play from the point of interruption.
OR
•...

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Operation
Playing audio CDs
1.On the 3•2•1 remote, press CD/DVD to turn the 3•2•1 system on to the CD/DVD source.
2.On the media center control panel, press Eject to open the disc tray.
3.Place the DVD disc in the disc tray.
4.Press Eject again to close the tray.
5.The audio CD should begin to play automatically. If not, press Play on the 3•2•1 remote.
Basic CD operations
•Press Pause to pause an audio CD.
•Press Pause again, or press Play to resume playing a paused CD.
• Press   to stop an audio CD....

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Operation
Listening to FM/AM radio
On the 3•2•1 remote, press FM-AM. If the system is off, the radio will turn on to the most 
recently selected station.
Tuning to a station
You can tune to a radio station in any of the following ways:
•Press FM-AM to switch between the FM and AM bands.
•Press Tune   to tune up the band. Press Tu n e to tune down the band.
•Press Seek   to go to the previous station. Press Seek   to go to the next available 
station. Press and hold for rapid tuning. Release to stop at...

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Operation
Erasing a preset
1.Tune to the preset station.
2.Press and hold the 0 button on the remote until the media center display tells you that 
the preset is erased.
Playing other sources
Turn on any component connected to the media center by using the remote for that compo-
nent or controls on the component front panel. Use the 3•2•1 Series II or 3•2•1 GS Series II 
system remote to get started:
•Pressing TV, CBL-SAT, or AUX on the 3•2•1 or 3•2•1 GS system remote turns on the 
system and selects...

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Controlling Other Audio Devices
Setting up your remote to control other audio/video devices
Your remote can be set up to control other audio devices such as a TV, VCR, PVR or 
cable/satellite box by entering a device code while in the setup mode.
•If you know the device code, follow the instructions under the heading, “Direct 
entry of a device code” below. Device codes are listed in the back section of this 
owner’s guide and in the System menus under Remote Control options.
• If you can’t find the...

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Controlling Other Audio Devices
To set up the remote to control your VCR or PVR (such as Tivo or Replay TV)
1.Turn on both the 3•2•1 system and your VCR or PVR.
2.Press and hold the AUX button until the remote LED is lit (about five seconds).
3.On the remote keypad, enter the four-digit device code for your VCR/PVR. The LED will 
turn off temporarily as you press each key.
4.Check that the LED turns off after the code is entered. If the LED blinks, the code is 
invalid. Try again.
5.Point the remote...

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Controlling Other Audio Devices
To set up the remote to control your cable/satellite box
1.Turn on both the 3•2•1 system and your cable/satellite box.
2.Press and hold CBL-SAT until the remote LED is lit (about five seconds).
3.Alternately press Channel  and CBL-SAT On-Off until your cable/satellite box 
turns off.
4.Press Enter. Check that the remote LED turns off.
5.Point the remote at your cable/satellite box and press CBL-SAT On-Off. If your cable/
satellite box does not respond, go back to step 2...

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Controlling Other Audio Devices
Verifying an entered device code
In case you need to check to see what code the remote is using for a particular audio device, 
do the following:
1.Press and hold a source key (TV,CBL-SAT, or AUX) until the remote LED lights (about 
five seconds)
2.Press the Info button.
3.Press 1 on the remote and count the number of times the LED blinks (zero is indicated by 
a long blink). This is the first digit.
4.Press 2 on the remote and count the number of times the LED blinks...

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Changing Source Settings
Using the settings menus
While watching a video or listening to music on your system, you can make quick adjust-
ments that will increase your enjoyment of the program. For that purpose, each source you 
use with this system has its own Settings menu with features appropriate to that source.
To view the settings menus
You can see the Settings menu for each source on your TV screen (Figure 24) and on the dis-
play panel of your media center (Figure 25).
1.Turn on your TV and...

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Changing Source Settings
To make changes in the settings menus
Whether you use your TV screen or the media center display to change settings, the same 
instructions apply.
You can use the actions above to change back to the original (default) settings, too. Do that if 
you do not like the effect of a change you have made, or accidentally made a change you did 
not intend. The default settings for each source are shown in the menu tables on the following 
pages.
1.Turn on your TV and select the correct...