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Sound is marred by a 
loud hum or buzz, which 
may be electrical in 
nature (not harmonic)  Contact Bose
® Customer Service to determine if and how other electrical components in 
the room may be creating unwanted signals, and the possible remedies.
No sound from center 
speaker  Make sure the center speaker cable is connected at both ends.
 Select 3- or 5-speaker mode.
Too much sound from 
center speaker  Decrease the Center Channel setting.
No sound from 
surround speakers  Select 5-speaker mode.
 Increase the Surround setting for the source being played.
 Make sure the video sound source is stereo-encoded or surround-encoded, and the 
component used (DVD, VCR, DVR, etc.) is stereo.
Surround speakers 
are too loud  Decrease the Surround setting for the source being played.
 Make sure that the left and right front speakers are connected to the front speaker jacks, 
and the left and right surround speakers are connected to the surround speaker jacks.
Lifestyle
® remote 
behaves erratically or it 
does not work
(If this occurs when used 
with a plasma display TV, 
see the problem below.)  Check batteries and their polarity (+ and –).
 If you are using a plasma display TV, make sure the media center power source is as far 
away from the TV as possible.
 Move the remote (or the media center) a few feet to avoid an area of “dead spots.”
 Make sure the remote control and media center house codes match.
 Contact Bose Customer Service for assistance.
Problem
What to do
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With a plasma display
TV turned on, 
the Lifestyle
® remote 
behaves erratically  Momentarily disconnect the video cable (HDMI, composite, S-video, or component) to 
see if remote performance improves. 
 If performance improves, the problem may be remedied by obtaining “ferrite chokes”  and placing them on the cable to draw away the interference. To purchase the chokes, 
contact Bose
® Customer Service for assistance.
System turns on by itself 
or behaves erratically  Change the house code setting to prevent signals from conflicting with another nearby
Lifestyle
® system. (See “Changing remote control switch settings” on page 51.)
Radio does not work  Make sure antennas are connected properly.  Move AM antenna at least 20 inches (50 cm) from the media center, display module, and Acoustimass
® module.
 Adjust antenna position to improve reception. 
 Make sure the AM antenna is in an upright position.
 Move antennas farther from media center, display module, TV, or other electronic equipment.
 Select another station. You may be in an area  of weak signal coverage for some stations.
FM sound is distorted  Adjust antenna position to reduce interference.
FM sound is noisy
in surround mode  Weak FM stations will produce static in th
e surround speakers. Select the 2-speaker 
mode in the Settings menu to minimize noise.
Sound is distorted  Make sure speaker cables are not damaged and the connections are secure.  Reduce the output level from any external components connected to the media center.
No sound from TV, DVD, 
VCR, CBL·SAT, or AUX   Check the connections.
 Make sure that component is turned on.
 Refer to the component owner’s manual. 
Problem
What to do
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No video on screen, 
though the TV audio 
functions  Check the TV video input selection. Make sure it is correct for the video source.
Lifestyle
® remote does 
not control your TV, DVD, 
VCR, CBL·SAT, or other 
external component  Make sure correct codes are set. See “Operation” on page 30.
 Make sure that the front of the display is not obstructed.
 If you still cannot control your
 external components successfully, you may need to con-
nect the external IR emitter, included with your system, to the IR EMITTER jack on the 
rear panel of the media center. See “Using the IR emitter” on page 20.
Yo u r  T V  t u r n s  
on and off unexpectedly  Reposition the TV on/off sensor on the back of your TV. Or check the SCART connector 
if you use one.
 Verify that the TV on/off sensor is working properly by checking the 
TV Power Status 
under the Video tab in the System menu.
TV screen goes dark or 
image flips repeatedly 
after making a change
to a Video feature in 
System settings  In the System menu, make sure the Video format is set to NTSC (U.S. standard) or PAL 
(European standard).
 In the Settings menu, make sure the SD Progressive Scan setting is off, unless you have  used a component video connection and progressive scan is a feature of the TV.
Problem
What to do
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Contacting Customer Service
For additional help in so lving problems, contact Bose® 
Customer Service. Refer to the address sheet included 
in the carton.
Limited warranty
This system is covered by a transferable limited 
warranty. Details of the limited warranty are provided 
on the Product Registration Card  that came with your 
system.
IMPORTANT! – Please register your 
product right away!
Registering your product entitles you to receive free 
system upgrades to keep your product performing 
optimally. It also allows us  to send you information 
about new products and special offers from Bose. 
Follow the instructions on your  Product Registration 
Card  to register by mail, on the Internet, or by phone. 
It’s quick and easy! Be sure  to register before installing 
this product.
Failure to register will not af fect your limited warranty 
rights.
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4:3 – See “Aspect ratio.”
5.1  – channel surround sound  – A movie recording 
technique that, when paired with a 5.1-channel home 
theater surround speaker system, surrounds the viewer 
with sounds from five different speakers for full-range 
sound and one speaker for low-frequency effects. 
16:9  – See “Aspect ratio.”
Analog audio – Sounds that we hear with our ears are 
known as analog. Analog audio is data characterized by 
being continuously variable. Su ch data is usually stored 
as continuously varying physical undulations (vinyl 
albums) or as variations in a magnetic medium (tape). 
See Digital.
Aspect ratio  – An expression for the width of the pic-
ture relative to the height when seen as a rectangular 
TV image. For example, if the aspect ratio is 4:3 (read 
as 4 by 3), the shape of that picture is 4 units wide by 
3 units high. The standard TV aspect ratios are 4:3 
and 16:9. CD 
– The abbreviation for compact disc, a 
plastic-coated, metallized disc that stores digitally 
encoded music for high-quality playback when read by 
a laser beam in a compact disc player. 
Chapter – A main division of contents in a DVD title.
Coaxial cable  – Carries digital audio via a wire between 
a source device and your Lifestyle
® system.
Component video – Also called YPbPr, this video sig-
nal is split into three parts:  luminance and two color sig-
nals for considerably better resolution than can be 
provided by either composite or S-video signals. This 
more complex signal also requires the use of compo-
nent connection jacks, which are not available on all 
televisions or video components. 
Composite video  – The simplest of three types of 
video signal, which combines rather than separates 
brightness (black and white)  and color information. It 
provides the lowest resolution of the three, but is com-
patible with the broadest range of televisions and other 
video components and requires a simple video cable 
connection to RCA jacks.
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GLOSSARY
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Digital audio  – Audio in digital form. Digital audio con-
verts analog sound into a digital signal encoded as bits 
of information.
Dolby Digital  – A means of encoding multi-channel 
audio, developed by Dolby Laboratories and accepted 
as an international standard.
Down-conversion  – The conversion from a 
higher-resolution input signal number to a lower one.
– The logo representing Dolby Digital.
DTS – An abbreviation for Digital Theater Systems. DTS 
encoding provides a type of multi-channel surround 
sound format used on certain CDs and many DVDs. – The logo representing DTS.
DVD  – An abbreviation most commonly known to mean 
digital video disc or digita l versatile disc. A DVD looks 
like a CD but contains  high-quality video and 
multi-channel audio for movies. DVD-R, DVD+R
, DVD-RW, DVD+RW  – Abbreviations 
for Recordable (R) and ReWriteable (RW) Digital Video 
(or Versatile) Disc (DVD). Data can be added to a DVD-
R or +R once only, and to a DVD-RW or +RW more than 
once.
DVD-ROM  – The abbreviation for Read Only Memory 
(ROM) on a Digital Video (or Versatile) Disc (DVD), which 
allows no data to be added.
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.
DVR  – An abbreviation for Digital Video Recording, 
sometimes used interchangeably with PVR, for 
Personal Video Recording. A DVR uses a hard drive, an 
electronic program guide, and internal processing to 
drastically simplify programmed recording and 
playback of recorded programs.
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HDCP  – An abbreviation for High-bandwidth Digital 
Content Protection. HDCP is a form of Digital Rights 
Management licensed by Di gital Content Protection, 
LLC, to control digital audio and video content as it 
travels across Digital Visual Interface (DVI) or High- 
Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) connections. 
(It prevents unauthorized copying of programs.)
HDMI  – An abbreviation for High-Definition Multimedia 
Interface. HDMI is a de-facto standard interface that 
delivers clear, all-digital audio and video via a single 
cable.
HDTV  – An abbreviation for High-Definition TV, a digital 
television format that delivers sharper picture quality 
with more lines of resolution. HDTV offers a much 
better picture quality than standard television. 
IR  – An abbreviation for infrared. Pertains to the type of 
remote that sends/receives commands on an infrared 
light beam.
Letterbox  – A video format that has an aspect ratio 
wider than 4:3 (see “Aspect ratio”) and is shown with 
black bars above and below the picture. MP3
 – This is a compressed audio format (MPEG-1 
Layer III) that allows the recording of many hours of 
music on a single CD.
MPEG  – An abbreviation for Moving Picture Experts 
Group, the 
committee of experts from the audio, video, 
and computer industries invo lved in setting standards 
for compression of moving images.
NTSC  – An abbreviation for National Television System 
Committee and the label for its video format standard 
used for televisions in the U.S. and other countries.
Optical cable – Carries digital audio via optical fiber 
between a source device and your Lifestyle
® system.
PA L  – An acronym for the Phase Alternate Line video 
format used extensively in Western Europe. 
PCM  – An abbreviation for Pulse Code Modulation. A 
common form of digital audio signal.
Progressive scan – A video format that displays all 
lines of the picture frame in a single pass and refreshes 
the TV image 30 times per second. Not compatible with 
all video displays.
PVR  – An abbreviation for Personal Video Recording. 
Sometimes used interchangeably with DVR for Digital 
Video Recording but may include non-digital technol-
ogy, as used in VCRs.
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RF remote  – A remote control that transmits com-
mands to a device using radio frequency (RF) signals, 
which have the ability to  penetrate walls, unlike the 
infrared (IR) signals used by many remote controls.
RDS  – A system that displays radio broadcast station 
and programming information. This feature is available 
on European systems only. 
Resolution  – The sharpness of a video image, signal, 
or display, generally described either in terms of lines of 
resolution or pixels. 
SCART  – A type of jack commonly found on consumer 
electronics products manufactured for use in Western 
Europe.
Screen ratio  – The dimensions of the video display on 
a television, which can vary from 4:3 standard to 16:9 
widescreen. (See “Aspect ratio”) Also called “letter-
box,” widescreen display leaves a black band above 
and below the picture on trad itional TVs. This does not 
occur on widescreen TVs.
Source  – Any device, such as a DVD player, that 
outputs video and/or audio and can connect to 
your Lifestyle
® system. S-video
 – A video signal that separates the brightness 
(black and white) and the  color information. S-video 
provides higher resolution than composite video, but 
not as high as from component. This type of connec-
tion is compatible with many televisions and other 
video components and requires use of an S-video 
cable.
Te l e t e x t  – An information retrie val service provided by 
television broadcast companies in Europe and some 
other countries, not including the U.S.
Video CD  – A compact disc (CD) that contains a video 
component.
Videostage
® 5 – Bose® proprietary decoding circuitry 
that provides five-channel surround sound perfor-
mance from varied media – VHS tapes, stereo CDs, 
even mono TV programs.
Widescreen  – A TV having an aspect ratio of 16:9. (See 
“Aspect ratio”)  The shape of the picture is 16 units wide 
by 9 units high.
YPbPr – A component analog video signal containing 
one luminance and two chrominance components. 
Also referred to as YUV or Y, B-Y, R-Y. 
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