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
• Press   twice. Play is interrupted and the system returns to the beginning of the disc. 
Press Play to restart the video.
•Press Chapter   to skip to the next chapter on the current DVD. Press Chapter   to skip 
to the previous chapter.
•Press Repeat while a chapter is playing to make it repeat.
• Press   to scan backward through the current DVD. Press   to scan forward.
•Press Eject on the media center to stop a disc and open the disc tray.
Note: For information on changing DVD-related source settings, see “DVD settings menu” on 
page 42.
Restricting access to video DVDs
The DVD Lock menu allows you to restrict access to video DVDs which may contain inappro-
priate material for certain members of your family. You can get to the DVD Lock menu by 
pressing the System button on the remote control. This feature allows you to set up pass-
word access for movies which have a certain rating. For instructions on using the DVD Lock 
menu, see “DVD Lock options” on page 50.
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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.
•Press Tr a c k   to skip to the next track on the current CD. Press Tr a c k to skip to the 
previous track.
• Press and hold   to scan backward through the current CD. Press and hold   to scan 
forward.
• Press   once to advance to the next song.
•Press Repeat once for REPEAT TRACK mode. Press Repeat again for REPEAT DISC 
mode. Press Repeat again to turn the repeat functions off (REPEAT OFF).
•Press Shuffle once for SHUFFLE DISC mode. Press Shuffle again to turn off the shuffle 
mode (SHUFFLE OFF).
Note: For information on changing CD-related source settings, see “CD settings menu” on 
page 41.
Note: If playing an MP3 CD, the Info button displays or clears artist and title information on the 
media center display panel.
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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 the next available station. To 
stop anytime, briefly press Seek  or Seek  . To begin seeking again without holding 
down the Seek button, briefly press Seek  or Seek   as soon as the first seek opera-
tion stops.
•Press Preset  to select the next stored station. Press Preset  to select the previous 
stored station.
OR
• Press the number of a stored station on the keypad.
Note: For information on changing FM/AM-related source settings, see “FM/AM settings menu” 
on page 41.
Storing stations as presets
Using your 3•2•1 remote control you can store up to 20 AM and 20 FM station presets. This 
enables you to tune to a favorite station quickly.
1.Tune to the preferred station.
2.Store the station with an assigned preset number.
• For numbers 1-9, press the single number button and hold it. For numbers 10-20, press 
the first number. Immediately after, press the second number and hold it.
•OR, press Enter on the media center to store the selected station at the next available 
preset number.
The newly assigned preset number appears briefly on the media center display.
Note: Assigning a preset number to a station will replace any previous assignment of that preset.
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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 the audio for that component. Be sure a tape or disc is loaded, as 
needed.
•Use the Vo lu me up or down arrows on the system remote or on the media center to raise 
or lower the volume of the system. 
Using the sleep timer
Your system includes a sleep timer which can be set to turn your system off automatically 
after 1 to 90 minutes of listening to any source. This timer can be accessed through the 
Settings menu for any source. See “Changing Source Settings” on page 39.
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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 device code and want to search the system for it, see 
“Searching for a device code” on page 36.
• If you want to verify the device code you have entered for an audio device, see 
“Verifying an entered device code” on page 38.
Note: More than one code may work with your particular brand of product. If you notice a lack of 
response or limited functionality after setting up the remote, try a different code.
Note: The remote status LED flashes rapidly eight times if you press an invalid key, or enter an 
unavailable device code. Wait seven seconds for the error to clear and start again.
Direct entry of a device code
Device codes can be found at the back of this owner’s guide or in the System menu under 
Remote Control options. If you know the device code, you can do the following:
To set up the remote to control your TV
1.Turn on both the 3•2•1 system and your TV.
2.Press and hold the TV button until the remote LED is lit (about five seconds).
3.On the remote keypad, enter the four-digit device code for your TV. 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 at your TV and press the TV On-Off button. If your TV does not 
respond, go back to step 2 and try other codes. If you are still unsuccessful, see 
“Searching for a device code” on page 36.
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 the CBL-SAT button until the remote LED is lit (about five seconds).
3.On the remote keypad, enter the four-digit device code for your cable/satellite box. 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 at your cable/satellite box and press the CBL-SAT On-Off button. If 
your cable/satellite box does not respond, go back to step 2 and try other codes. If you 
are still unsuccessful, see “Searching for a device code” on page 36.
 
						

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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 at your VCR or PVR and press the AUX On-Off button. If your VCR or 
PVR does not respond, go back to step 2 and try other codes. If you are still unsuccess-
ful, see “Searching for a device code” on page 36.
Searching for a device code 
Use this method if you do not know the device code for a device.
Note: This is a very time-consuming process. Use it as a last resort.
To set up the remote to control your TV
1.Turn on both the 3•2•1 system and your TV.
2.Press and hold TV until the remote LED is lit (about five seconds).
3.Alternately press Channel  and TV On-Off until your TV turns off.
4.Press Enter. Check that the remote LED turns off.
5.Point the remote at your TV and press TV On-Off. If your TV does not respond, go back 
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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 and try again.
To set up the remote to control your VCR or PVR (for example, TiVo or Replay TV)
1.Turn on both the 3•2•1 system and your VCR/PVR.
2.Press and hold AUX until the remote LED is lit (about five seconds).
3.Alternately press Channel  and AUX On-Off until your VCR/PVR turns off.
4.Press Enter. Check that the remote LED turns off.
5.Point the remote at your VCR/PVR and press AUX On-Off. If your VCR/PVR does not 
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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 (zero is indicated by 
a long blink). This is the second digit.
5.Press 3 on the remote and count the number of times the LED blinks (zero is indicated by 
a long blink). This is the third digit.
6.Press 4 on the remote and count the number of times the LED blinks (zero is indicated by 
a long blink). This is the fourth digit.
7.Press Exit.
Changing channel selection control
If you are using your 3•2•1 home entertainment system with other audio devices, such as a 
VCR and cable/satellite box, you may wish to change channels using one of these other 
audio devices rather than your TV.
You can easily switch your 3•2•1 remote to change channels on another audio device:
1.Press and hold Last on the 3•2•1 remote. The remote status LED will illuminate and blink 
the number of times corresponding to the device controlling channel selection.
2.After the blinking stops, press the source button (TV, CBL-SAT, or AUX) that corre-
sponds to the device you want to use for channel selection.
3.Press Exit on the 3•2•1 remote.
To confirm, press and hold Last on the 3•2•1 remote and count the number of blinks. If the 
change was made, press Exit. If not, repeat steps 2 and 3.
1 blink = TV
2 blinks = CBL-SAT
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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 select the correct TV input to view your 3•2•1 system.
2.Press a source button on your 3•2•1 remote control.
3.Press Settings to display the Settings menu for the selected source.
If the list of menu items is too long for the screen, a small down or up arrow indicates that 
you need to scroll down or up to see other items.
4.Press Exit to dismiss the Settings menu.
Figure 24
Sample Settings menu on 
your TV screen
Note: Any changes made in the settings menu on your TV screen will also appear in the media 
center display panel.
On the media center display panel, menu items will scroll in and out of view as you press the 
up ( ) and down ( ) arrow buttons on the remote.
Figure 25
Sample Settings menu on 
the media center display
Tuner
Output Mode: Auto
Source name
Menu itemsMenu item name
Setting
Navigation help - which buttons to useSelection box
>Output Mode: Auto
Sleep Timer: Off
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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 TV input to view your 3•2•1 system.
2.Press a source button on your 3•2•1 remote control.
3.Press Settings to display the Settings menu for the selected source.
4.Using the down ( ) and up ( ) arrow buttons, select the menu item you want to change.
5.Press the right arrow ( ) button to select the menu item setting.
6.Press the up ( ) or down ( ) arrow button to change the setting.
7.Press Enter or the left arrow ( ) button to save the setting.
8.Press Exit to dismiss the Settings menu.
The progression in Figure 26 shows output mode for the FM tuner being changed from Auto 
to Stereo.
Figure 26
Changing the FM output 
mode setting
Note: You can restore all default settings by choosing Restore Settings in the Systems menu, 
under Media Center options. This reverts all source settings back to the factory default set-
tings. It also changes the Audio Processing setting back to Automatic (found in the Systems 
menu under Audio options).
Tuner
Output Mode: Auto
Tuner
Output Mode: Auto
Tuner
Output Mode: Stereo
The down arrow 
button was pressed 
to select the Output 
Mode menu item.The right arrow 
button was 
pressed to select 
the setting.The up or down 
arrow button 
was pressed to 
change setting 
from Auto to 
Stereo.