Bose 50 - Manual (Page 15)

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How to set up your home theater
There are two basic methods for setting up your home theater. It is best to connect compo-
nents directly to the Lifestyle
® 50 multi-room interface, and select the sound source using the
Personal™ music center. A second option is to use a stereo TV as the switching center to
select the sound source. In each example, the analog outputs from the DVD player or other
digital device are connected to the AUX inputs. You may need extra long audio cables or
extensions for some of these connections.
Preferred method: Connect video sound sources directly to the Lifestyle ® 50
system (Figure 12)
You may connect up to three video sound sources directly to your Lifestyle ® 50 system. For
example, connect the analog outputs of your DVD player to AUX, the VCR fixed outputs to
VIDEO 1, and the TV to VIDEO 2 on the back of the multi-room interface. Connect the coaxial
digital audio output from your DVD player to the female RCA coaxial connector on the audio
input cable (connecting the multi-room interface with the module) using a male-to-male RCA
audio cable.
If a valid digital signal is received by the Lifestyle ® 50 system through the audio input cable,
the system plays that audio source. If no valid digital signal is received, the system selects
the analog audio signal sent to AUX.
When connecting your TV:
• Connect the TV fixed audio outputs to the VIDEO 2 inputs on the multi-room interface.
• Turn the TV speakers off or the volume all the way down. (If there is an internal/external
speakers switch, select external speakers. Do not connect any speakers to the TV.)
• Turn off any special TV settings such as expanded stereo, mega-bass, phantom or
SAP. They prevent proper surround sound processing through your Lifestyle ® system.
• Set the TV balance control to the center of the dial or range.
• Set tone controls to flat or the middle position (neutral).
• Set TV to the stereo position.
Figure 12
Preferred home theater connec-
tions to the Lifestyle
® 50 system
Setting Up
ANTENNA FM AM
BOSE CD
AUX VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 TAPE IN OUT L L L L L
R R R R R
RECORD ROOM A (PRIMARY) ROOM B
ROOM D ROOM C
POWER
SERIAL DATA
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SEE USER’S GUIDE 12V AC 1.6A
AUDIO INPUT AUDIO INPUT
L
L
L
R
V
R
V
R
V
Cable TV
DVD player
VCR TV
Multi-room
interface
To the module
Digital audio output