Bose Lifestyle 50 system Sold from 1999 to 2003 User Manual
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AM189854_05_V.PDF October 17, 2001 29 6 DISK MAGAZINE 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 MAGAZINE6 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 6 D I S K M A G A Z IN E6 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1Eject button Operating Your Lifestyle® 50 System 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 To load the CD magazine, hold it as shown in Figure 31. Insert up to six discs, label side up. Take care to place only one disc in each slot. Note the slot numbers 1 through 6, from bottom to top, on the front edge window. These numbers correspond to the CD numbers on the display. CAUTION: Do not insert more than one disc into any slot. Forcing two discs into one slot could cause them to become stuck, and could damage the discs, the CD magazine, or the CD changer. Note: If a disc is upside-down, it does not play. The display flashes the disc number. Figure 31 Loading and ejecting a CD Ejecting discs from the CD magazine Press the white lever that corresponds to the disc you want to eject. This ejects the disc far enough for you to grasp the edge and remove it from the magazine (Figure 31). Loading the CD magazine into the CD changer Open the CD changer door. Insert the CD magazine fully into the CD changer, following the direction of the arrow on the magazine (Figure 32). Ejecting the CD magazine from the CD changer Press the EJECT button, at the lower left of the magazine slot, to remove the magazine (Figure 32). If a CD is playing, pressing the EJECT button stops the CD, replaces it in the magazine, and ejects the magazine. Figure 32 Loading and unloading the CD magazine
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 at the same time. When you press CD, the CD changer display (Figure 33) appears on the display. If a CD has been loaded, it begins to play. If no disc is installed, a noCd message is displayed. Note: To prevent excessive wear on the CD mechanism, CD play or random play operations automatically stop after 24 hours. Figure 33 The CD changer display To play a CD Press the PLAY button. The button symbol flashes until play begins. To pause a CD Press the PAUSE button. The button symbol flashes. Press PAUSE or PLAY to resume. If left unattended, the CD changer mode changes from PAUSE to STOP after 20 minutes. You can skip tracks forward or backward while paused. To stop a CD Press the STOP or OFF button. If you press STOP , the disc number, total play time and number of tracks appear briefly on the display. To skip to other tracks To skip to the next track, press the TRACK forward button. To skip to the previous track, press the TRACK backward button. Pressing TRACK while playing a CD skips you to the beginning of the track in play. To play another disc Press the DISC forward or backward button. This skips you to the next or previous disc in the changer and starts playing the CD. The message CHANGING is displayed until play begins. Empty disc changer slots are automatically skipped. ÂENU SLEEP ON OFF VOLUÂE VOLUÂE ÂUTE SOURCE DISC TRACKPLAY PAUSE STOP PLAY LIST KEYPAD OÂIT TRACK PLAY, PAUSE, STOP and PLAY LIST buttonsElapsed play time for current track Press and hold here to store a TRACK number in the CD play list Scan CD backwardScan CD forwardSkip DISC or TRACK forward Skip DISC or TRACK backwardRemoves TRACK number from normal play
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 of the disc. You can scan a CD while it is paused. To add a track to the play list Skip to the track you want to add to the play list. Press and hold the TRACK number display area. The current track number is stored in the next available location in the CD play list. To omit a track from normal play Select the TRACK number, then press and hold the OMIT TRACK button. You can omit up to 15 tracks and you can omit a track while it is playing. Omitted tracks are not played during normal, repeat, or random play modes. You can skip to an omitted track using the TRACK forward or backward button. When on an omitted track, the word OMITTED is displayed and the OMIT TRACK button becomes CLEAR OMIT TRACK. To clear an omitted track and restore it to normal play, skip to the omitted track number and then press CLEAR OMIT TRACK. To clear all omitted tracks at the same time, eject the CD magazine. To listen to the CD play list •Press the PLAY LIST button (Figure 34). •To cancel PLAY LIST, press STOP, or press PLAY LIST again. If you press STOP, the current CD stops playing. If you press PLAY LIST again, the current CD continues to play. Note: The PLAY LIST button appears only after you store CD selections in the play list memory. To program a play list, see “Programming a CD play list” on page 33. If the play list has an invalid entry, such as a track number that can’t be found, it is skipped during play. If a CD was removed or exchanged, the system tries to play the disc as pro- grammed. Unavailable items are skipped. Figure 34 Display after pressing PLAY LIST ÂENU SLEEP ON OFF VOLUÂE VOLUÂE ÂUTE SOURCE LIST DISC TRACKPLAY PAUSE STOP PLAY LIST
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 while a CD plays if you wish. Figure 35 CD options display Selecting repeat and random modes Repeat and random modes remain active until you press STOP or OFF. To place the system in a repeat or random mode, go to the MENU button and select CD OPTIONS. Use the REPEAT and RANDOM buttons to select the mode you want. Press DONE to exit the CD OPTIONS menu. To cancel a repeat or random mode, press OFF in the CD OPTIONS menu. You can select the following repeat and random modes: Mode Press What it does Repeat trackREPEAT TRACK Repeats selected track for 24 hrs. Repeat CDREPEAT DISC Plays all tracks on selected disc in order. Repeats for 24 hrs. Repeat allREPEAT ALL Plays all loaded discs in order. Repeats for 24 hrs. Random CDRANDOM DISC Plays selected disc once in random order and stops. Random allRANDOM ALL Plays all tracks on all discs once in random order and stops. Repeat random CDREPEAT DISC then RANDOM DISC Plays selected disc in random order. Repeats for 24 hrs. Repeat random allREPEAT ALL then RANDOM ALL Plays all discs and tracks in random order. Repeats for 24 hrs. Selecting play list modes You can also apply repeat or random modes to your CD play list. Press the PLAY LIST button before pressing the MENU button to select the CD OPTIONS menu. Then select one of the following play list modes using the REPEAT and RANDOM buttons. When you are through, press DONE to exit. Play list mode Press What it does Random listRANDOM DISC or RANDOM ALL Plays all selections in the PLAY LIST once in random order. Repeat listREPEAT DISC or REPEAT ALL Repeats PLAY LIST. Repeat track listREPEAT TRACK Repeats selected PLAY LIST item. Repeat random listREPEAT DISC or REPEAT ALL Plays and repeats all selections in the then RANDOM DISC or RANDOM ALL PLAY LIST in random order. Note: If you select random and repeat modes that cannot be combined (REPEAT TRACK and RANDOM DISC, for example), the system accepts the most recently entered choice. ÂENU SLEEP ON OFF VOLUÂE VOLUÂE ÂUTE CD OPTIONSDISC TRACK PLAY LIST EDITDISC REPEAT RANDOÂALLALL OFF DISC TRACK DONE Press to program a CD play listPress for random or repeat modes
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 list of up to 50 tracks (including repeats) from the loaded discs. You can create or edit a CD play list even while listening to another source. However, you can’t edit the play list while the list is playing. To create or edit a CD play list, press the MENU button and select CD OPTIONS. Note: If you have more than one Personal™ music center, only one user can edit the play list at a time. To create a CD play list 1. Press EDIT PLAY LIST. The next available item number is flashing to indicate that the music center is ready for programming (Figure 36). 2. Select a DISC and TRACK number using the or arrow buttons. 3. Press STORE to enter the CD selection into memory under the selected ITEM number. The ITEM number stops flashing. 4. Press the ITEM right arrow for the next item number. 5. Repeat steps 2, 3 and 4 to add more items to the list. When the list has 50 programmed items, the STORE button disappears. 6. When you have completed your play list, press DONE to exit. Figure 36 Starting to build the CD play list To change an entry in the CD play list 1. Press EDIT PLAY LIST. If the list has 50 items stored, the ITEM field indicates FULL and does not flash. 2. Select the number of the item you want to change and press CLEAR. 3. Select a new DISC and TRACK and press STORE. 4. To make other changes, repeat steps 2 and 3. Otherwise, press DONE to exit. Next available location flashes
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 LISTDONE CLEARINSERT Press to insert item into list Press to remove item from listPress to remove entire list To insert a new track in an existing play list 1. Press EDIT PLAY LIST. If the ITEM field indicates FULL, you can’t insert a new item unless you delete one or more items from the list. 2. Select the ITEM number of the location where you want to insert a new CD selection. The ITEM number should not be flashing. 3. Press INSERT (Figure 37). The ITEM number begins flashing to indicate that the item you were viewing was moved up one item number leaving your selected ITEM number available. 4. Select a DISC and TRACK number and press STORE. To delete a track from the play list 1. Press EDIT PLAY LIST. 2. Select the number of the item you want to delete and press CLEAR (Figure 37). The TRACK and DISC numbers change to dashes. The location is cleared and all items after this one are moved down one item number. 3. To delete other items, repeat step 2. Otherwise, press DONE to exit. Figure 37 CLEAR LIST and CLEAR buttons available on the display after first selection is entered To erase the entire CD play list 1. From the CD OPTIONS menu, press CLEAR LIST. 2. Press YES to confirm.
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 all other functions at the source, referring to its owner’s manual if necessary. To begin, make sure the component is turned on and a tape, CD, DVD, laserdisc, etc. is loaded. If an external component sounds significantly louder or softer than other sources, see “Equalizing the volume levels of external sources” on page 37. Note: The Lifestyle® 50 system cannot turn a connected component on or off. Turning the system on and selecting the component Press VIDEO 1, VIDEO 2, AUX, or TAPE on your Personal music center to select the desired component. This turns your system on and selects the component connected to that input. If the system is already on, this button selects the component. The appropriate display indicator appears when the system is on and the component is selected. CAUTION: The magnetic field from the Acoustimass® module is not an immediate risk to your video tapes, audio tapes, and other magnetic media. However, you should not store tapes directly on or near the Acoustimass module. Using a tape recorder with your system If you are listening to any source except TAPE, the output signal of that source is directed to the RECORD OUT jacks. Note: The ROOM outputs of the Lifestyle® 50 system are designated by the letters A through D. In a multi-room system, the source that is playing in the room designated by the letter closest to the begining of the alphabet is sent to the RECORD OUT jacks. You may also specify a source to be directed to the RECORD OUT jacks even if you are not listening to that source. To do this: 1. Select RECORD OUT with the MENU button. The words RECORD OUT are displayed under the source display area (Figure 38). 2. Select a source to record. The selected source appears in the source display area in place of the dashes (Figure 38). If you want to remove your RECORD OUT selection, press CLEAR. The dashes reappear. The selected source stays on until you turn RECORD OUT off. If the CD changer is selected for RECORD OUT, it shuts off after 24 hours if you have not turned it off sooner. 3. When you are ready, set the tape deck to record. Figure 38 The RECORD OUT menu display Operating Your Lifestyle® 50 System
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 “Setting Up” on pages 6-8) for your system to provide excellent sound quality. You do not need to adjust tone settings for changes in volume, since Bose ® patented integrated signal process- ing provides a natural tonal balance over the full range of volume settings. If desired, you can further fine-tune your system as described here. Adjusting speaker controls The Lifestyle® 50 system treble and bass controls are located on the Acoustimass® module (Figure 39). They allow you to adjust the treble (high frequencies) and bass (low frequencies). In the normal setting, the dots on each control are in the 12 o’clock position. You can also locate the normal setting by feeling when the control settles into the notch at this position. Turn the controls clockwise to increase, and counterclockwise to decrease, the amount of treble or bass. Compensating for room acoustics The acoustics (sound qualities) of your room can affect the overall sound quality of any speaker system. In general, you can reduce many problems with acoustics by the careful use of the treble and bass controls. Too much or too little treble Rooms that reflect a lot of sound, especially those with bare floors and walls, may sound overly shrill or “bright.” Turning down the treble control (toward – ) decreases treble sound. Rooms with a lot of sound-absorbing furnishings, such as upholstered furniture, wall-to-wall carpet, or heavy drapes, may sound muffled or dull. Moving speakers further away from soft furnishings increases treble. You can increase treble sound by slightly turning up the treble control (toward + ). Too much or too little bass You can decrease bass sound by turning down the bass control (toward – ). To increase bass, turn up the bass control (toward + ). Acoustimass module placement also affects the amount of bass you hear. Placing the module closer to the corner of the room increases bass. Moving the module away from the corner decreases bass. Optimizing AM/FM radio reception You can adjust the orientation of your AM/FM antenna for the strongest signal by selecting SIGNAL LEVELS with the MENU button (Figure 40). Select the AM or FM radio, and the display shows you the strength level of the received signal. While watching the display, reposition your antenna until the highest possible signal level is achieved. The signal level can vary from 0 to 99. The manual tuning keys are provided so that you can check the signal strengths of multiple stations. Figure 40 AM/FM antenna signal strength display Figure 39 Treble and bass controls
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). For example, you can adjust the gain level of an external source so that volume level 50 on this source sounds as loud as level 50 from a built-in source. 1. Using the MENU button, select SIGNAL LEVELS. 2. Press VIDEO 1, VIDEO 2, TAPE or AUX and you are shown a gain adjustment display (Figure 41). After listening to the built-in sources (FM, AM, CD) at your preferred volume level, use the arrow keys to adjust the signal level settings (GAIN) of the connected sources until you get the same volumes. The adjustment range is from –15 to +15. Figure 41 Gain adjustment display Adjusting LCD contrast You can adjust the contrast of the display. Press and hold the SOURCE button until Lcd appears. Use the lower arrow buttons to change the contrast level. Figure 42 LCD contrast adjustment display Adjusting the Personal™ music center beep You can adjust the loudness of the beep made when pressing the display buttons. Press and hold the SOURCE button until Lcd appears. Use the upper arrow buttons to select the bEEP display. Use the arrow buttons to select between Lo, HI, and– – (off). Figure 43 Beep adjustment display
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 certain operations. You can change the behavior of these buttons so that they remain in the state you last set them (on or off screen) using the SOURCE button. 1. Press and hold the SOURCE button until Lcd appears. 2. Press either upper arrow key until you see STAY and the SOURCE button appears in the upper left region of the display (Figure 44). 3. Press either lower arrow key to select (Yes). 4. To return the SOURCE buttons to normal operation, select (No). Figure 44 Selecting the display mode of the SOURCE buttons Forcing the KEYPAD buttons to stay on Normally, the numerical keypad buttons are automatically removed from the display following certain operations. You can change the behavior of these buttons so that they remain in the state you last set them (on or off screen) using the KEYPAD button. 1. Press and hold the SOURCE button until Lcd appears. 2. Press either upper arrow key until you see STAY and the KEYPAD button appears in the upper right region of the display (Figure 45). 3. Press either lower arrow key to select (Yes). 4. To return the KEYPAD to normal operation, select (No). Figure 45 Selecting the display mode of the KEYPAD buttons ÂENU SLEEP ON OFF VOLUÂE VOLUÂE ÂUTE SOURCE DONE ÂENU SLEEP ON OFF VOLUÂE VOLUÂE ÂUTE DONE KEYPAD = KEYPAD buttons are removed following certain operations. Press KEYPAD to access them again. = KEYPAD buttons remain as you last set them with the KEYPAD button. = SOURCE buttons are removed following certain operations. Press SOURCE to access them again. = SOURCE buttons remain as you last set them with the SOURCE button, except for when the system is off. Operating Your Lifestyle® 50 System