Bose Home Theater System AM314482 User Manual

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p l a y l i s t u n i q u y e o u r a e t r e c •  
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t r a d c e k s s t o r t h e l a p y •  
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: o t w o h r o l f e e f d o o g a e a v h l l ’ u o y r u o h n a n a h t s s e l n i d n a 4 - 1  
S t e p s L a u n c h F o l l o w  
. s k c a r t l a c i s u m g n i y o j n e d a n  
s t o t r o i n g s t a r t e a s y a n d  
m o p c l e e m h t e n e s t a u r y n a c o Y u  
q u i c t k h i s f o r  
M P 2 3 5 s ,  
c o n t C a i D n i , n g M P + 3  
u M u s i c  
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For your music collection • Para su colección de música • Pour votre collection musicale  
 
Step 1: Store the disc  
Use the supplied disc to store your complementary MP3 tracks.......................page 3  
When this is done  
you’ll have 25 tracks to try out.  
Step 2: Create a playlist  
Select the Classical genre and add all of those tracks to Playlist 1. ................page 11  
When this is done  
you can play this list and check the contents.  
Step 3: Name your playlist  
Use the Edit Screen to give your playlist the title “Evening”. ...........................page 13  
When this is done  
you can distinguish this list from the other 8.  
Step 4: Edit your playlist  
Delete the Light Cavalry Overture from your Evening playlist...........................page 14  
When this is done  
you’ll have your list in custom shape.  
 
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To see more about what’s playing . . . . . . . . . .  
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Undoing your album edits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
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Details on discs to store . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Adding the music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11  
Listening to your list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12  
Naming your list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13  
throughout your home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Mix and match to suit your space . . . . . . . . . .  
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Accessories that add convenience . . . . . . . . . . .  
For both LIFESTYLE and 3•2•1 systems . . .  
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INTRODUCTION  
Specific uMusic+ remote buttons  
Listening made easy  
Some buttons on your system remote work specifically  
with your stored music.  
The Bose® uMusic®+ intelligent playback system is an  
advanced feature that makes it easy to store and enjoy  
your music collection.  
These special buttons include:  
To experience how it does this, you first need to store  
some music. Then, you can:  
• Enjoy a wide selection of your collected music  
without sorting through a clutter of discs.  
• Hear continuous play of your stored music by  
pressing the Stored button.  
• Hear music that is similar to the track now playing by  
pressing the Encore button.  
• Hear the entire album that includes the track now  
playing by pressing the Whole CD button.  
• View your collection organized by genre, artist,  
album, or track by pressing the Library button.  
• Set up playlists (up to 9) with specific music for  
specific occasions.  
• Let the system pick the music you like as you listen to  
your personal uStationTM selections.  
LIFESTYLE®  
remote control  
3•2•1® system  
remote control  
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GETTING STARTED  
Discs you can store  
Storing a CD  
There are two types of discs you can store.  
The first step in using the uMusic®+ system is to store  
some of your collected music. The system does not  
need to be on for this.  
Audio CDs  
Commercially produced CDs are identified by music  
databases in the system. This data enables the  
uMusic+ system software to recognize, categorize,  
and make connections between songs.  
1. Open the disc tray on the media center.  
2. Put the disc in and close the tray.  
If the system does not recognize an album when you  
start to store it, DISC NOT RECOGNIZED appears on  
the media center display.  
3. Press the Store button on the media center.  
ACCESSING GRACENOTE MEDIA DATABASE  
appears on the display for an Audio CD.  
You may prefer to remove the disc to cancel storing.  
Then, you can use music management software (like  
iTunes), on a computer connected to the Internet, to  
provide the album identity.  
When STORING appears on the lower right of the  
display, you can check the percentage completed.  
Or, you can choose to store this unrecognized disc,  
then use the system Edit screen to add the identity.  
CD  
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STORED  
MP3s on CD or DVD  
STORING  
MP3 tracks that are created on a computer usually  
include information (called ID3 tags), such as the artist  
and album for each track.  
4. When you see AUDIO CD (or MP3 DISC) STORED,  
remove the disc.  
MP3 tracks include this information when they are  
burned onto a CD, DVD, or DVD-R (not a DVD+R) and  
Note: While storing an MP3 disc, you may see additional  
messages (such as SKIPPED when a track on the disc is  
corrupt or incorrectly formatted) or DUPLICATE (if the same  
track is already in the system).  
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when the tracks are stored in the uMusic system.  
For details on MP3 preparation, refer to “More about  
compatible discs” on page 26.  
Before copying audio material onto your computer or creating an MP3 CD,  
you should:  
•Make sure you have the legal right to copy the particular audio content;  
•Avoid sources of audio material that may be questionable, such as certain  
file sharing facilities;  
•Not use the copies or CDs as a means to share audio content with others, but  
confine such copying, where permissible, to your personal use.  
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GETTING STARTED  
Reserving time for storing  
Keeping music data up to date  
• For an Audio CD, allow about 10 minutes. For MP3s,  
estimate about 10 minutes for a disc of 25 tracks.  
Whenever you store a CD, the system refers to an  
internal music catalog for data about the CD. This data  
includes 30 different musical characteristics, such as  
style, tone, related artists, key influences, and  
musicians.  
• When BUSY PROCESSING CDS appears on the  
media center display, you need to wait before you  
store more music.  
This music catalog of data helps the uMusic®+  
intelligent playback system work for you. So, whenever  
you buy a newly released CD, you want the music  
catalog to have the latest information about it.  
Allow approximately one hour before you resume  
storing.  
• For 10 commercially produced CDs, it takes about 6  
hours of processing time with the system turned off.  
For MP3 tracks, this processing is not necessary.  
Bose periodically sends a free update disc to registered  
owners. You can use this disc to refresh the internal  
music catalog data.  
• Using the system or having it turned on during  
processing lengthens the time needed.  
• Processing stops when your media center is  
unplugged, turned off at an outlet, or the power fails.  
Processing resumes when power is available again.  
• If storing takes much longer than expected, the disc  
may be marred or smudged.  
To receive your disc, it is important to mail your  
completed product registration card to Bose.  
If an Internet address is provided on your registration  
card, you can use it to register online.  
You can remove the disc and wipe it off as instructed  
in your Bose® owner’s guide. Then reinsert the disc  
and resume storing.  
A damaged or poor-quality disc can take 15 minutes  
or more to store.  
Note: If UNRECOGNIZED DISC appears on the media center  
display, the identity of this album is not in the database on your  
system. After using an update disc, the music identity (for a new  
album in particular) may appear on the display.  
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GETTING STARTED  
To control the music  
Playing stored music  
As you listen, you can use the remote control to:  
• Interrupt the music by pressing the pause  
button.  
You can enjoy the wide variety of your music while it  
plays continuously.  
To resume play where the track stopped, press  
the pause button again.  
• Halt the music by pressing the stop button.  
To resume play from the beginning of the track,  
press the play button.  
1. Press the Stored button on the remote control.  
This selects Stored as the source of music,  
turns on the system if it is off, and begins to play in  
the continuous uMusic®+ mode*.  
2. Notice that information about the current track  
appears on the media center display. The second  
line of text scrolls to display further information.  
• Return to the previous track, by pressing Track  
down.  
Or press Seek reverse as soon as the next track  
begins to play.  
• Skip to the next track by pressing Track up.  
Or press Seek forward.  
STORED  
COLD COLD HEART  
3:38  
u1  
• Repeat a track, by pressing Repeat.  
To halt the repetition and move on to other tracks,  
press Repeat again.  
When you press play, pause, or stop, an indicator  
appears on the upper right of the media center display.  
*During continuous play, you may hear tracks from any  
music genre except Children’s and Holiday. These tracks  
play only when selected by category or as part of a  
playlist.  
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GETTING STARTED  
2. Press the right arrow button on the remote to see  
To see more about what’s playing  
the other stored tracks from this album.  
While your stored music plays, information about the  
current track appears on your TV screen.  
uMusic: Now Playing  
To see the details at a glance:  
1. Don't Know Why (3:05)  
2. Seven Years (2:.24)  
1. Turn on your TV and select the correct TV input for  
3. Cold Cold Heart (3:38)  
4. Feelin' The Same Way (2:55)  
5. Come Away With Me (3:18)  
6. Shoot The Moon (3:57)  
7. Turn Me On (2:33)  
your Bose® system.  
This gives you a full screen of music information.  
Indicators  
shown here:  
uMusic: Now Playing  
8. Lonestar (3:05)  
•Repeating  
track play  
Come Away With Me  
Elapsed Time 1:08/3:31  
by Nora Jones  
•Continue  
to the next  
Genre - Rock / Pop  
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Actions  
screen  
Track 3 on CD #8  
3. Press the down arrow on the remote to move down  
•Use these  
and highlight tracks in the list.  
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Elapsed Time 1:08/3:31  
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Data by All Music Guide: 2007 All Media Guide, L.L.C.  
To play other tracks on this album, highlight a  
track you want and press ENTER.  
Navigate  
Rating  
Actions  
The selected track plays first, followed by the  
tracks below it.  
To return to the previous screen, press the left  
arrow button.  
To clear the screen of an image, press the Exit  
button.  
Note: As you listen to a stored track, you can press the Guide  
button on the remote to see what actions you can take with this  
track. The actions you can take are explained on the pages that  
follow.  
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GETTING STARTED  
Choosing play modes  
While listening to your stored music, you can select a  
different mode of play.  
You can:  
• Locate your music by genre, album, artist, or track by  
pressing Library.  
• Hear a playlist you have set up by pressing Playlist  
and a number button, 1-9, for the list you want.  
• Hear more music like the track that is playing by  
pressing the Encore button.  
This tells the system to play similar stored music  
tracks.  
• Play all the tracks on the album that includes the  
current track by pressing Whole CD.  
• Select a disc for play by pressing CD # and the  
number buttons for this disc.  
The CD number applies to one album from an audio  
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ADDING TO YOUR CONTROL  
4. Press the down arrow button to highlight the  
Choosing music  
category you want.  
Music Library: Genres  
While your stored music plays, you can search for  
specific titles. They are organized by genre, artist,  
album, and track in the Music Library.  
Rock/Pop  
Classical  
Jazz  
Country  
Locating what you want  
Blues  
Use your Bose® remote to follow these steps:  
Easy Listening  
New Age  
Vocal Music  
World  
1. Press the Stored button to hear your music.  
2. With your TV on, press Library.  
Folk/Bluegrass  
An on-screen list of categories appears.  
Navigate  
Actions  
Information  
Music Library  
Pressing and holding the down arrow button scrolls  
through each list faster.  
Genres  
Artists  
Albums  
Tracks  
5. Narrow your choices by pressing the right arrow  
button to see more details, then move down the list  
to highlight a selection.  
Playlists  
uStations  
6. Press ENTER to play your selection.  
Albums 180 • Tracks 1642 • Total Time • 202:17  
Details on the music playing appears on screen.  
Navigate  
Information  
3. Press the right arrow button to see your choices in  
that category.  
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ADDING TO YOUR CONTROL  
Choices in the Music Library  
Changing music titles and genres  
When you locate a specific genre, artist, album, or  
track, you have a number of options.  
Searching for specific music is easy when it is assigned  
to the right genre and named as you remember it.  
You can:  
If it is not, you can:  
• Play all the tracks in a highlighted genre, album, or  
artist by pressing ENTER.  
• Choose a different genre for an album  
• Edit an album name  
This returns you to the screen of information about  
the music now playing.  
• See the list of choices in the selected category, by  
pressing the right arrow button.  
• Edit the name of the artist for a particular album  
• Edit a name as it appears in the list of artists  
• Edit the name of a track  
To choose an album genre  
1. In the Music Library, highlight the album that you  
want to change.  
• Return to the previous screen by pressing the left  
arrow button.  
This is possible only when a left arrow appears in the  
highlighted selection bar.  
2. Press the Guide button to see the list of actions  
• Dismiss the Music Library screen by pressing Exit.  
you can take.  
• Browse the Music Library while your selection plays,  
by pressing Library to return to the main list of  
categories.  
3. Highlight Choose Genre and press the right arrow  
button.  
4. Highlight the new genre for this album and press  
the ENTER button.  
A request for confirmation appears on screen.  
5. Press the ENTER button to confirm your choice.  
This returns you to the previous screen.  
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ADDING TO YOUR CONTROL  
To change the artist for an album  
1. In the Music Library, highlight the album you want  
to change.  
2. Press the Guide button to see the list of actions  
you can take.  
3. Highlight Edit Artist and press the right arrow  
button.  
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ADDING TO YOUR CONTROL  
3. Press the right arrow button to move into that  
Setting up a playlist  
category.  
• Use the up and down arrow buttons to move  
through this list to highlight a selection.  
You can create up to nine playlists and add specific  
tracks or all the tracks from an artist, album, or genre to  
each one. Each playlist can hold up to 1,000 tracks.  
• Use the right arrow button to see more details  
and narrow your choices.  
Choosing music for a playlist  
Adding the music  
Use the Music Library to locate the music you want.  
With your music selection highlighted:  
1. With your TV on, press the Library button.  
1. Press the Guide button to see the choice of  
Music Library  
actions you can take.  
Genres  
Artists  
2. Press the down arrow button to highlight Add to  
Playlist.  
Albums  
Tracks  
Music Library: Track Actions  
Playlists  
uStations  
Play this Selection  
Add to Playlist  
Rate this Selection +  
Rate this Selection –  
Edit Name  
Albums 180 • Tracks 1642 • Total Time • 202:17  
Delete this Selection  
Navigate  
Information  
2. Press the down arrow button to highlight a  
category for your search.  
Choose the category that helps you narrow your  
selection: genre, artist, album, or track.  
Navigate  
Information  
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ADDING TO YOUR CONTROL  
3. Press the right arrow button to see the nine  
A notice confirms your addition.  
playlists.  
Music Library: Track Actions  
Add to Playlist  
4. Press the down arrow button to highlight the  
playlist you want to use.  
This Selection has been added to P1 Exercise A  
Music Library: Track Actions  
Add this Selection to a Playlist  
P1 Exercise A  
P2 Jazz 1  
P3 Jazz 2  
P4 Jazz 3  
P5 Exercise B  
P6 Jo’s Blues  
P7  
OK  
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Information  
P8  
P9  
6. Press the ENTER button to return to a previous  
screen.  
Navigate  
Information  
Listening to your list  
5. Press the right arrow button to add the selection  
There are two ways to start listening to a playlist:  
to the highlighted playlist.  
By using the Music Library  
1. In the Music Library, select Playlists and press the  
right arrow button to enter this category.  
2. Select the playlist you want to hear and press the  
ENTER button to begin play.  
Or, you can press the right arrow to see the playlist  
contents, move down to select the track you want  
to begin with, and press ENTER to begin play.  
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ADDING TO YOUR CONTROL  
When the playlist ends, uMusic® play resumes.  
Note: If there are no contents in the playlist you select, the  
the media center displays a notice and the system resumes  
continuous play of your stored music.  
By using the remote control  
1. While listening to your stored music, press Playlist  
on the remote to hear the last playlist selected.  
Naming your list  
2. Change playlists now by pressing the number for  
You can give your playlist a name as a reminder of its  
purpose. When this list plays, both its number and  
name (up to 8 characters) appear on the media center  
display.  
the one you want.  
Note: When using a Personal® music center II to select a play-  
list, press the Playlist button, then press the Preset button to  
see the playlists you can select.  
STORED  
4 JAZZ 3  
2:14  
P4  
PLAYLIST  
While listening to the playlist, you can:  
• Replay the list by pressing Repeat twice.  
Press Repeat again to cancel the repeat mode.  
• Play tracks in the list randomly by pressing Shuffle.  
Press Shuffle again to cancel the random play.  
1. Select Playlists from the Music Library main  
categories and press the right arrow button.  
2. Highlight the playlist you want to name.  
• Replay tracks in the list randomly by pressing  
Shuffle, then Repeat.  
3. Press the Guide button to see the list of actions  
you can take.  
• Play all the tracks on the album that includes the  
current track by pressing Whole CD.  
4. Highlight Edit Name and press the right arrow  
• Resume continuous uMusic play by pressing the  
uMusic button.  
Or wait for uMusic play to resume when the selected  
playlist ends.  
button.  
The edit screen keyboard appears.  
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ADDING TO YOUR CONTROL  
There are three keyboard views with different  
characters to choose from.  
Adding and editing text  
• Basic alphabet (A below)  
• Numbers and symbols (1! below)  
• Language characters (Ó below)  
You can name each playlist or uStationTM by using the  
Edit screen keyboard.  
This screen also allows you to edit the names of a  
selected artist, album, or track.  
Edit screen features  
Revoke edits  
Confirms edits  
Text line where  
edits appear  
Blank that moves left or right  
Save  
Jazz 3  
Cancel  
3 views  
Basic alphabet  
view  
(shown here)  
Keys  
Bars  
Numbers & Symbols  
view  
Special Characters  
view  
Space  
Erase  
Shift  
Select “Erase” to remove a mistake.  
Select “Save” when finished.  
Actions to take  
navigate  
select  
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ADDING TO YOUR CONTROL  
To enter the Edit screen  
1. Press the Library button on the remote to see the  
list of categories.  
2. Highlight the Album, Track, Artist, Playlist, or  
uStationTM you want to edit.  
3. Press the Guide button to see the actions you can  
take.  
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ADDING TO YOUR CONTROL  
4. Move left to exit the Basic Alphabet and down to  
One example of entering a name  
the Numbers & Symbols keyboard.  
To complete the name Jazz 3:  
1. Press the right arrow button to move into the Basic  
Cancel  
Save  
Jazz_  
Alphabet view.  
2. Move right and down the keyboard to reach the  
letter z, and press ENTER.  
The second z appears in the text line and the blank  
moves to the right.  
3. Move down to the Space bar and Press ENTER.  
Space  
Erase  
Shift  
A space appears to the right of the second z and  
the blank moves to the right.  
Select “Erase” to remove a mistake.  
Select “Save” when finished.  
navigate  
select  
5. Move right to highlight number 3 and press  
ENTER.  
6. Move up to highlight Save and press ENTER.  
This completes your edit and returns you to a  
previous screen.  
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ADDING TO YOUR CONTROL  
Option A: To remove all tracks  
Removing tracks from a playlist  
You can remove all tracks (Option A) or individual tracks  
(Option B on the next page) from your playlist.  
3. Press the Guide button to see the list of actions  
you can take.  
1. In the Music Library, highlight Playlists and press  
Music Library: Playlist Actions  
the right arrow button.  
Play this Selection  
Edit Name  
2. Highlight the playlist you want to change and follow  
the remaining steps in Option A or Option B.  
Clear Playlist  
Music Library: Playlists  
Select a Playlist  
P1 Excercize A  
P2 Jazz 1  
P3 Jazz 2  
P4 Jazz 3  
P5 Exercise B  
P6 Jo’s Blues  
P7  
Navigate  
Actions  
Information  
4. Highlight Clear Playlist and press the right arrow  
P8  
button.  
P9  
A request for confirmation appears on screen.  
Navigate  
Actions  
Information  
5. Press the ENTER button to confirm your choice.  
This returns you to a previous screen.  
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ADDING TO YOUR CONTROL  
Option B: Remove individual tracks  
5. Press the Guide button to see the actions you can  
take.  
3. Press the right arrow to see the list of tracks in the  
selected playlist.  
4. Highlight the track that you want to remove.  
Music Library: P1 Exercise A  
6. Highlight Remove from Playlist and press the right  
arrow button.  
A request for confirmation appears on screen.  
7. Select Yes or No and press the ENTER button.  
This returns you to a previous screen.  
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USING INTELLIGENT PLAYBACK  
Selecting a uStation preset  
Playing your music in a  
whole new way  
Every uStation has a preset number already assigned.  
You can reserve different numbers for members of your  
family or for your different purposes.  
When you first press the Stored button, you hear a  
continuous and unedited variety of your stored music.  
You may enjoy this style of play, which allows you to  
explore your music with very little effort.  
But there’s another side to uMusic®+ performance,  
called intelligent playback, which seems to sense what  
you want to hear.  
While your stored music plays, you can use the remote  
to change uStations*. Simply press the preset number  
for the uStation you want.  
You can also give each uStation a name as a reminder  
of its purpose. See “Naming a uStationTM” on page 22.  
Getting the system to listen  
Your preferences for music may vary at a particular time  
of day, for a repeated activity, or for a certain  
atmosphere that you want.  
Now you can teach the system to play music that suits  
these varied tastes. You simply choose one of the nine  
uStationsTM to serve as your student.  
Not at all like a playlist, a uStation does not store a list  
of tracks. Instead it keeps a log of your responses as  
you listen to your music.  
When a uStation is selected, every action you take –  
skipping, repeating, or listening to an entire song –  
provides clues to your taste. The uStation uses this log  
of clues to select music that you find satisfying.  
*uStations are not active when you play selections from  
the Music Library, Playlist, CD #, or Whole CD. Press the  
Encore or uMusic button on the remote to make a  
uStation active. Then press the preset number for the  
one you want.  
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Putting a uStation to work  
Rating music in a uStation  
1. Press the Stored button on the remote to begin  
When a uStation is first selected, it doesn’t yet know  
your preferences. So it starts by playing tracks from  
your entire stored music collection.  
continuous play.  
2. Press a preset number (1*- 9) on the remote for the  
You can use rating buttons on the remote control to  
strongly identify what you do or do not want to hear.  
uStation you want to use.  
The preset number, following a small u, appears on  
the media center display.  
If you dislike a selection, press the – RATING  
button.  
3. As your stored music continues, respond to the  
The current track stops and the system selects  
another track.  
music in one of these ways:  
Tracks like those rated – are less likely to play when  
the current uStation is selected.  
If you really like a selection, press the + RATING  
button.  
Listen to a track all the way through.  
Skip tracks you do not want to hear.  
Repeat a track that you find especially pleasing.  
The current track continues to play.  
Tracks like those rated + are more likely to play when  
the current uStation is selected.  
The uStation logs each of these responses, plus any  
ratings you give the music. Over time, you may  
notice how the focus of this uStation reflects your  
preferences.  
*When you play stored music for the first time, the system  
automatically selects Preset 1. This preset is then  
affected by the reactions of anyone who listens to the  
to select a different preset number (2 - 9).  
To refresh uStation 1, refer to “Clearing your uStationTM  
log” on page 24.  
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Rating entire categories of music  
3. Select a uStation and press the ENTER button,  
which applies the track rating.  
You can also rate an entire album or multiple tracks in  
the Music Library. This provides accelerated training for  
your uStationTM.  
Music Library: Rate +  
Rate this selection + in a uStation Preset  
1. In the Music Library, highlight an album or track  
and press the Guide button to see the actions you  
can take.  
u1 Mark  
+ u2 Jo  
u3 Dinner  
u4 Braden  
u5 Early am  
u6  
2. Highlight either Rate this selection + or Rate this  
selection – and press the right arrow button.  
u7  
Music Library: Album Actions  
u8  
u9  
Play this Selection  
Add to Playlist  
Navigate  
Actions  
Information  
Rate this Selection +  
Rate this Selection –  
Change Genre  
You can select another uStation from the list and  
apply the same track rating, if you like.  
Edit Name  
Edit Artist  
Delete this Selection  
CD Playback  
Reload Album Information  
Navigate  
Information  
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Naming a uStation  
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Undoing your album edits  
Deleting tracks, edits, and  
ratings  
You can choose to undo the edits you have made to  
any album. Taking this action overwrites your edits with  
the music information originally provided by the system  
database.  
The better you know this system, the better you know  
what you want from it.  
This does not affect the names of playlists or uStation  
presets.  
To get it just right, you may want to undo what has  
already been done.  
To revert to the original information:  
Your options include:  
• Changing the uStationTM influences by clearing its log.  
1. In the Music Library, highlight the album you want  
to change.  
• Making sure that some music never plays, even  
occasionally.  
2. Press the Guide  
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4. Press the Guide button to see the actions you can  
Clearing your uStation log  
take.  
You can clear the log of a uStation to reserve it for a  
different purpose or for use by a different person.  
5. Highlight Clear uStation Ratings and press the right  
arrow button.  
1. In the Music Library, highlight uStations in the list of  
categories.  
Music Library: uStation Actions  
Music Library  
Play this Selection  
Edit Name  
Genres  
Artists  
Clear uStation Ratings  
Albums  
Tracks  
Playlists  
uStations  
Albums 180 • Tracks 1642 • Total Time • 202:17  
Navigate  
Actions Information  
Navigate  
Information  
A request for confirmation appears on screen.  
2. Press the right arrow button to enter this category.  
3. Highlight the uStation you want to clear.  
6. Press the ENTER button to confirm your choice of  
Yes or No.  
This returns you to a previous screen.  
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4. Press the ENTER button to confirm your choice of  
Deleting stored tracks  
Yes or No.  
If there is an artist, album, or track that you never want  
to hear, you can permanently delete it from your stored  
music collection.  
This returns you to a previous screen.  
Note: Deleting a selection from your stored music automati-  
1. In the Music Library, highlight the artist, album, or  
cally removes it from any playlists.  
track you want to delete.  
2. Press the Guide button to see the list of actions  
you can take.  
3. Highlight Delete this Selection and press the right  
arrow button.  
Music Library: Track Actions  
Play this Selection  
Add to Playlist  
Rate this Selection +  
Rate this Selection –  
Change Genre  
Edit Name  
Edit Artist  
Delete this Selection  
CD Playback  
Reload Album Information  
Navigate  
Information  
A request for confirmation appears on screen.  
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REFERENCE  
• The same track from two different MP3 discs will be  
stored only once. When you press the CD # for the  
disc stored first, the track will play. It will not play,  
however, when you press CD # for the disc stored  
later.  
Details on discs to store  
Some additional details may help you use this Bose®  
home entertainment system to its fullest.  
• If an album is on an MP3 disc twice, after storing, it  
shows up just once under Albums. If there are two  
different artists associated with the album, however,  
each track appears twice in the Album list.  
• If an audio CD and an MP3 disc contain the same  
album, this album will be stored twice and listed twice  
in the Albums category of the Music Library. The  
tracks will be listed once under each album, but twice  
in the list of all Tracks.  
More about compatible discs  
Other than MP3 you cannot import data disc audio  
formats such as Windows Media Audio (WMA) and  
those protected by Digital Rights Management (DRM).  
For details on creating MP3 files, refer to the music  
management system on your computer.  
Other details:  
You can store the same song from both an MP3 disc  
and an audio CD. However, music data that is  
provided with the MP3 does not apply to this same  
song from the audio CD.  
Assistance and product details  
Please see your Bose owner’s guide, provided in the  
carton, for the following information:  
• If the songs from one album are stored, some from an  
MP3 disc and others from an audio CD, they will not  
all be recognized as coming from the same album.  
• For any MP3 files to be recognized as songs from the  
same album, they must be stored from the same MP3  
disc. A two-session disc qualifies as one disc.  
• maintenance  
• troubleshooting  
• warranty coverage  
• technical product information  
• instructions on further use of the system  
Customer service information is provided on a separate  
address list in the carton.  
Before copying audio material onto your computer or creating an MP3 CD,  
you should:  
•Make sure you have the legal right to copy the particular audio content;  
•Avoid sources of audio material that may be questionable, such as certain file  
sharing facilities;  
•Not use the copies or CDs as a means to share audio content with others, but  
confine such copying, where permissible, to your personal use.  
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Music in the bedroom  
Extending your LIFESTYLE  
Imagine having access to all your stored music from  
your bedroom. Listen to a quiet classical track as you  
drift off to sleep, or let one of your uStationTM presets  
deliver more upbeat tunes as you get ready to go out  
for dinner. While you could wire to your bedroom, this  
room is often far away from your main system. Rather  
than run wires from room to room, we suggest you pair  
an AL8 homewide wireless audio link with a Wave®  
music system for a simple and easy-to-set-up solution.  
system enjoyment  
throughout your home  
You’ve already discovered how your new LIFESTYLE®  
system can digitally store hundreds of CDs and learn  
your music tastes. Now it’s time to learn how you can  
enjoy your favorite music all around your home – with  
great-sounding homewide expansion options from  
Bose.  
Music in the study  
At the end of a long day, you can relax with some soft  
jazz. Your study may be closer to the main room  
system, so a wired solution might be more practical.  
With LIFESTYLE® homewide powered speakers, you  
can have the highest level of Bose® stereo quality all to  
yourself.  
Imagine. You’re enjoying some jazz on the deck, while  
your kids are in the den watching a DVD. All from the  
same system. All at the same time. But you don’t have  
to stop with just two areas around your home. Your  
LIFESTYLE® system lets you expand your listening  
enjoyment in up to 14 rooms – even outdoors.  
Music outdoors  
Your system has the capability to deliver music  
throughout your home, not just your living room.  
Summertime is best spent on the patio, grilling, and  
entertaining friends. You can listen to the big game on  
the radio and, during commercials, access your stored  
music collection. Our Free Space® 51 environmental  
speakers and an amplifier provide great sound in the  
great outdoors. Our best-performing, most versatile  
landscape speakers provide the perfect outdoor  
solution.  
How can I get great sound and access my stored  
music collection throughout my home?  
Bose offers a number of flexible options to help  
customize a solution that’s perfect for you. Here are  
some ideas to get you started.  
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In each of your expansion areas, you can enjoy the  
advanced control of a Personal® music center II. It  
features an LCD screen that shows what is playing on  
the system and the other play options you can choose.  
Mix and match to suit your space  
Kitchen  
Like the other Bose® link-compatible products, the  
Personal® music center II includes detailed instructions  
on how to use it with your LIFESTYLE® system.  
Bedroom  
For more information or to purchase additional  
equipment, contact your local Bose dealer. Or, to reach  
Bose directly, refer to the address list included with  
your system.  
LIFESTYLE®  
powered speaker  
Wave®  
music system  
Living room  
Study  
LIFESTYLE®  
LIFESTYLE® DVD  
homewide powered  
home entertainment system  
Free Space® 51  
environmental speakers  
Patio area  
LIFESTYLE® expansion sample home layout  
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For both LIFESTYLE and 3•2•1  
Accessories that add  
convenience  
systems  
These speaker accessories, designed to complement  
your decor, are compatible with any Bose system  
speakers.  
Bose offers a variety of accessories to broaden your  
choices in setting up and using your system.  
®
Wall bracket  
Table stands  
For LIFESTYLE systems only  
These advanced products let radio waves work to  
provide wireless setup and sophisticated control.  
Personal®  
music center II  
Floor  
stands  
AL8 Bose® link  
wireless homewide  
audio link  
SL2 wireless  
speaker link  
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