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LIFESTYLE
®
 48 LIFESTYLE
®
 38
DVD HOME ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEMS
Operating Guide
Guía de uso
Notice d’utilisation
®
A mark 
of quality
 

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Safety Information
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Please read this owner’s guide
Please take the time to follow this guide carefully. It will help you set up and operate your system properly and enjoy 
all of its advanced features. Save both the Install Guide and the Operating Guide  for future reference.
WARNING:  To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose the system to rain or moisture
WARNING:  This apparatus shall not be exposed  to dripping or splashing, and objects filled with liquids,...

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Contents
Where to find...
Introduction  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  5
Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  5
What discs you can play   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  5
Regarding copy protection...

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Contents
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Playing a DVD  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  23
Control options   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  24
Using parental controls   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Loading and playing a CD   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

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Introduction
We l c o m e
Thank you for purchasing a Bose® LIFESTYLE® 38 or 48 DVD home entertainment system. 
Through proprietary Bose technologies and innovative LIFESTYLE® systems design, this ele-
gant and easy-to-use system delivers superior performance for both music and video pro-
gramming.
What discs you can play
The system can play the following types of discs having the corresponding logos:
•Video DVDs  
• DVD-Rs and DVD-R/Ws
• Video CDs (VCDs)
•Audio CDs
•CD-Rs or...

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Introduction
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– The logo representing DTS.
DVD – An abbreviation most commonly known to mean Digital Video Disc or Digital Versatile 
Disc. The audio/video/data storage system is based on 12-cm optical discs.
DVD video – A standard for storing and reproducing audio and video on DVD-ROM discs, 
based on MPEG video, Dolby Digital audio, and other proprietary data formats.
Gracenote – Music recognition technology and related data provided as part of the service 
contracted for by...

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Presenting a New Way to Play
What makes this LIFESTYLE
® system uniquely yours
The CDs you have amassed over the years are an expression of your taste in music. The ones 
you play on a regular basis provide a window into your style and moods. And the tracks you 
most enjoy when feeling tired, exuberant, social, or soulful exemplify these moods. 
You may have chosen your LIFESTYLE
® 38 or 48 system because it captures these subtleties 
with a breakthrough new feature: the uMusic™...

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Getting your music into the system
Before you can enjoy these benefits, some preparation is required. It involves use of the 
media center and a simple 3-step procedure for storing your music.
Note: Your system is designed to store the tracks of regular CDs only. It will not store MP3 
tracks or the contents of DVDs. If an inappropriate disc type is in the disc tray when the Store 
button is pressed, the media center displays an error message to...

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English FrançaisEspañolHow much time to allow for storing CDs
• For storing 10 discs: 1 hour, though CDs that are damaged or need cleaning take longer.
(Allow about 5 minutes per disc, with some time for inserting and removing each disc.)
• For processing (searching databases and cataloging all the tracks) 10 discs: 6 hours, while 
the system is turned off.
How many CDs you can store
• Using a LIFESTYLE
® 38 system: approximately 200 hours of music or well over 200 CDs
•...

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Switch from one to another easily
Pressing one or two buttons is all it takes.
• If you are not yet in the uMusic
TM mode, press the remote control Stored button to get there. 
• While in the uMusic mode system, press a number button, from 1 to 9, to activate one of 
the presets. 
Use the selection and rating buttons as you like
With your preset selected, do what you normally do while listening:
• Let the track play to its conclusion if you don’t...
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