Bose Lifestyle V30 Owners Guide

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About the HDMI video resolution
When your Lifestyle® system is connected to an HDTV 
using the HDMI connector, the Lifestyle® system video 
is transmitted at the high est possible resolution. 
Occasionally, you may want to specify a lower 
resolution, even though your HDTV can display a higher 
resolution. For example, a certain source signal may be 
unpleasant to your eye when converted by the 
Lifestyle
® system to a much higher  resolution. In that 
case, you can change to a lower...

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Controlling the (HDMI) Image View
You can specify how you want certain display formats that 
are output from your Lifestyle® system to appear on your 
HDTV screen by pressing the  Image View button on the 
remote. This button has an effect only when your 
Lifestyle
® system is connected to a widescreen (16:9 
aspect ratio) HDTV through the HDMI OUT connector.
To change the display format that is output from your 
Lifestyle
® system, press   (Image...

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Ta b l e  1   Image view choices with a 4:3 aspect ratio input signal
Image ViewEffect4:3 Input Widescreen TV
4:3 Aspect Ratio Input Signal
Normal
(default)Vertical black bars are added to the left and right 
ends of the screen.
Zoom A 16:9 portion of the center of the signal (inside the 
dashed lines) is scaled up to fit the screen. Some 
content is lost.
Stretch A non-linear, horizontal stretch is applied to the 
signal to fit it to the screen.
Gray Bars Vertical gray bars are...

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Ta b l e  2   Image view choices with a 16:9 input signal
Image ViewEffect16:9 Input Widescreen TV
16:9 Input Signal
Normal
(default)Signal is unchanged.
Zoom A 16:9 portion of the center of the signal 
(inside the dashed line) is scaled up to enlarge 
the overall picture. Some content along the 
edges is lost.
Stretch A non-linear, horizontal stretch is applied to the 
signal, making the image appear to be wider 
than it actually is.
 

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Changing the HDMI video resolution
Your Lifestyle® system transmits video at the highest 
possible resolution to yo ur HDTV. Occasionally, you 
may want to change to a lower resolution, even though 
your HDTV can display a higher resolution. For 
example, if a source signal is converted by your Life-
style
® system to a much higher resolution, the result 
may not be pleasing to your eye. In that case, you could 
change to a lower resolution.
The video resolution can only be set when...

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Listening to the radio
To listen to the radio, press the FM or AM  button to 
select the tuner and turn it on.
To manually tune a station, press the  Tune Up or Tune 
Down  button
.
To quickly tune to a station, press one of the  preset 
buttons.
To seek the next station with a relatively strong signal, 
press the  Seek button.
Presets
A radio station preset allows  you to quickly tune to a 
favorite station. You can add presets for up to 20 AM 
and 20...

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Setting the coaxial audio source
One of the two coaxial (coax) digital audio connectors 
on the back of the Lifestyle® media center is assigned 
to the DVD player. The other connector, labeled 
“Assignable,” can be assigned to “None, TV, VCR, 
CBL·SAT or AUX.” To assign the coax connector:
1. Display the Lifestyle
® system menu on the TV by 
pressing  System.
2. To display the Media Center menu, select  ,  then press ENTER .
3. Move down to  Coaxial Source and press ENTER.
4. Move up...

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Ta b l e  3   Settings options
FeaturesDefault Setting
(Options)Effect
2-3-5 speakers 5 VIDEO
(2, 3, 5 AUDIO) Determines the number of speakers playing. If you prefer to 
hear stereo material played on the front left and right 
speakers only, select 
2. If you prefer to watch movies 
without hearing the rear channels, select  3. If you prefer to 
listen to all 5 speakers optimized to play musical sources, 
select  5 AUDIO .
Surround 0
(-10, -9, -8, -7,...

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Movie EQ
(not available on 
FM·AM)On
(Off) (In the System menu, Audio Processing must be set to User 
Adjustable.) Corrects for sonic differences between a full-
size movie theater and your home theater when a Dolby 
Digital movie soundtrack is pl
aying. You should leave this 
set to On unless your home theater room is unusually large. 
Range 
Compression
(not available on 
FM·AM) On
(Off) (In the System menu, Audio Processing must be set to User 
Adjustable.) Reduces the difference...

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SD Progressive 
Scan
(not available on 
FM·AM)On
(Off) (Your Lifestyle® system must be connected to a TV through 
the component video connectors.) Converts Standard Defi-
nition (480/576i) input signals to Enhanced Definition (480/
576p) output signals. The Enhanced Definition picture is 
sharper and clearer than the Standard Definition picture. 
Video 
Resolution
(HDTV-only 
feature) 1080p
(1080i, 720p, 
480/576p) (Your Lifestyle® system must be...