Bose Lifestyle V20 Owners Guide

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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 28.
 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...

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Contacting Customer Service
For additional help in solving problems, contact Bose® 
Customer Service. Refer to the address sheet included 
in the carton.
Limited warranty
This system is covered by a transferable limited war-
ranty. 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...

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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. Such data is usually stored 
as...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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