Bose VIDEOWAVE User manual

©2010 Bose Corporation, The Mountain,
Framingham, MA 01701-9168 USA
AM328789 Rev.00
Operating Guide
Guía del usuario
Guide d’utilisation
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CONTENTS
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INTRODUCTION 5
Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Product Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
System overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Unify™ click pad remote control overview . . . . 7
Control frame overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Click pad overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
System updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Registering your product . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Important safety information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
BASIC SYSTEM OPERATION 11
Turning the system on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Selecting a source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Controlling the volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Moving through channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
CONTROLLING YOUR SOURCES 14
Control frame overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Selecting source controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Entering channel numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Interacting with source guides and menus . . . . . 17
SPECIAL FUNCTIONS 18
Changing the image view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Video muting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
USING THE iPOD SOURCE 19
Selecting the iPod source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
iPod interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Controlling iPod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
A/V CONTROL CONSOLE OVERVIEW 20
USING THE USB SOURCE 21
Viewing photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
USB interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Photo viewing controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
USING THE FRONT ANALOG A/V
AND HDMI INPUTS 22
Connecting to the front analog A/V inputs . . . . . . 22
Controlling front A/V sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
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CHANGING SOURCE AND
SYSTEM OPTIONS 23
Changing settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Available settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Program Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Channel Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Control Frame Sounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Video Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Restore Original Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Automatic Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
CHANGING YOUR SYSTEM SETUP 25
Unify™ system overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Using the Unify menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Unify system functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Resume initial setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Restart initial setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
ADAPTiQ®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Play Bose®demo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Source setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Add a new device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Teach mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Exit Unify . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Installing the IR emitter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Controlling the system using a
third-party remote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
TROUBLESHOOTING 29
Troubleshooting table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Pairing the remote with the console . . . . . . . . . 30
Resetting the system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Performing a system update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Contacting customer service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
CARE AND MAINTENANCE 32
Replacing the batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Cleaning the A/V monitor screen . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Cleaning the product enclosures . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Limited warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Technical information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
CONTENTS
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INTRODUCTION
Welcome
Thank you for choosing the Bose®VideoWave™
entertainment system for your home.
By now you should have successfully set up your
system using the Unify™ intelligent integration system
and calibrated the sound for your room using the
ADAPTiQ®audio calibration system. If you have not yet
performed these functions, please refer to the
VideoWave system setup guide. If you wish to add
another device to your system, see “Changing Your
System Setup” on page 25.
This guide describes your new remote control and
shows you how to operate your system.
Product Overview
The VideoWave system features a 46-inch A/V monitor,
and comes with an A/V control console, a remote
control, and a dock compatible with iPod.
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System overview
The VideoWave™ entertainment system offers a unique
approach to controlling external devices like a cable
set-top box or Blu-ray Disc™ DVD player. The solution
relies on a single remote control that is significantly
easier to use than conventional universal remote
controls.
The remote itself has only the buttons necessary for
basic control of the system. Additional buttons that are
unique to your connected devices are placed on the
screen and are accessed by using the click pad located
on the remote control. To select these additional
buttons, you touch the click pad, glide your thumb to
the function (or button) you want, and press down on
the click pad itself.
This approach is different and will likely require some
getting used to at the beginning, but we believe it offers
some benefits that you will appreciate as you use the
system:
•Simplified remote control.
Only the most basic functions
are located on the remote to
make it easy for anyone to
operate the system.
•You only see the controls you need. For example,
when you are watching a television program on your
cable set-top box and you touch the click pad, the
system activates the control frame on the screen,
presenting only the buttons necessary to control the
set-top box. Or, when you are viewing a DVD, the
system will present only the buttons needed to
control the DVD player.
•Your eyes don’t have to leave the screen. When
you want to press a button, instead of looking down
at the remote control to find it, you can simply use
your thumb to highlight the button on the screen and
select it. All without ever looking away from the
screen.
Control
frame
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Unify™ click pad remote control overview
Source selection
Selects connected devices from the
source menu.
See “Selecting a source” on page 12.
Last channel
Returns the current source to the previous
channel (page 13).
Mute/unmute
Suspends or restores the system audio.
See “Controlling the volume” on page 13.
Click pad
Displays and selects source and
system functions.
See “Click pad overview” on page 9 and
“Controlling Your Sources” on page 14.
Navigation pad
Provides up, down, left, right movement and
select functions for navigating on-screen
menus and program guides.
See “Interacting with source guides and
menus” on page 17.
Power on/off
Turns the system on/off including
connected devices.
See “Turning the system on/off” on
page 11.
Channel up/down
Changes the channel of the selected program
source.
See “Moving through channels” on page 13.
Volume up/down
Raises (+) or lowers (–) the system volume.
See “Controlling the volume” on page 13.
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Control frame overview
The control frame consists of functions or buttons used
by the source you have selected. These replace the
buttons on the remote control that came with the source.
Number buttons for entering channel, DVD
chapter, music track, or disc number. See
“Entering channel numbers” on page 16.*
Playback controls used for sources such
as DVR, DVD, CD, and MP3 players.*
Additional controls
applicable to the
selected source.*
Additional controls
applicable to the
selected source.*
Image view control (page 18).
Source and system options
menu (page 23).
Source power on/off button.
*For more information on using these functions, refer to the owner’s guide that came with the source you have selected to use.
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Click pad overview
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TOUCH
Place your thumb on the click pad
to see the control frame.
2
GLIDE
Glide your thumb along the click
pad to highlight a function.
3
CLICK
Press down on the click pad
to select the highlighted
function.
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System updates
The Unify™ intelligent integration system represents
the best way we know how to overcome the challenge
of trying to control external sources in a world where
there are no consistent industry standards for such
control. We believe that our approach is a vast
improvement over using multiple, complex remote
controls.
However, in some cases, the system may be unable to
identify your particular source. For example, there may
be times when you need to perform a system update,
because you’ve purchased a new source with its own
non-standard remote control. Fortunately, we’ve made
the process easy, and it’s available for free from Bose.
Please see “Update” on page 26 for more information
on performing a system update.
Registering your product
Registering your product enables you to receive
notifications of system software updates to keep your
product performing optimally.
Please follow the instructions on your product
registration card to register. Failure to register will not
affect your limited warranty rights or your eligibility to
obtain system software updates.
Important safety information
For important safety information, see your
VideoWave™ entertainment system Setup Guide.
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BASIC SYSTEM OPERATION
Turning the system on/off
Press the power button on the
remote to start the system. When
the system starts up, it also
automatically turns on your set-top
box (cable, satellite, etc.).
The state of the power light on the
A/V control console and monitor
indicates the system status.
While the system starts up, the
monitor emits a start-up tone and
displays the Bose®logo with a
progress bar under it.
Note: When you turn the system on, it will always select
and turn on your cable or satellite box.
Note: To keep energy consumption to a minimum, the
system operates in a very low power state when it is off.
This is why the system may take several seconds to start.
To turn off the system, including the connected
source, press the power button.
A/V control console power light
A/V monitor power light
Status Meaning
Red Off
Blinking green Starting up
Steady green On and ready to use
Orange Off and charging iPod
Blinking yellow for 30
seconds after shutting
system down
Unify™ system setup was started, but is
incomplete
Slow blinking red while
system is off Unify system setup is complete, but no sources are present
Red blinking off every 5
seconds Remote control batteries are low
Status Meaning
Red Off
Blinking green Starting up
Steady green Video muted (see page 18)
Off On and ready to use
Slow blinking red Power removed from A/V monitor but
not A/V control console
Slow blinking red to green
until power is restored System is shutting down in 10 seconds due to an error. If the problem persists,
contact Bose. See the contact sheet
included with your system
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Selecting a source
From the SOURCE menu, you can select any of your
system sources (connected devices), such as a cable/
satellite set-top box, Blu-ray Disc™ player, DVR, DVD,
or CD player.
To select a source:
1. Press the Source button on
the remote control to display
the SOURCE menu.
The source that you last
selected is highlighted as
shown in the following
example.
2. Continue pressing the
Source select button to
move the highlight down
the list and select the source
you want.
Note: You can also move the highlight up and
down the list of sources using the up and down
navigation buttons. Pressing OK selects the
highlighted source.
Notes:
• The items listed in the SOURCE menu depends on
the types of sources you connected to your system
during setup.
• Your iPod must be docked for it to appear in the
SOURCE menu.
Highlighted
source is the
selected
source
Satellite
Cable
Blu-ray
Source menu example
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Controlling the volume
Press volume plus (+)
or minus (–) to raise or
lower the volume.
Press the mute button
to suspend the system
audio. Press again to
restore.
Moving through channels
Press CH or CH to
move up or down one
channel.
Press the Last button to
move back and forth
between two channels.
For instructions on
moving to a specific
channel number, see
“Entering channel
numbers” on page 16.
Volume
Mute
Channel
up/down
Last
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CONTROLLING YOUR SOURCES
Control frame overview
The control frame consists of functions or buttons used
by the source you have selected. These replace the
buttons on the remote control that came with the source.
Number buttons for entering channel, DVD
chapter, music track, or disc number. See
“Entering channel numbers” on page 16.*
Playback controls used for sources such
as DVR, DVD, CD, and MP3 players.*
Additional controls
applicable to the
selected source.*
Additional controls
applicable to the
selected source.*
Image view control (page 18).
Source and system options
menu (page 23).
Source power on/off button.
*For more information on using these functions, refer to the owner’s guide that came with the source you have selected to use.
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Selecting source controls
1. Place your thumb anywhere on the click pad to
activate the control frame, which provides on-
screen controls for the source you are using.
Note: When the control frame is activated, the picture is
resized to fit within the control frame.
2. Glide your thumb along the click pad to highlight
the function you want.
3. Press down on the click pad to select the
highlighted function.
Highlighted function
corresponds with your
thumb position on the
click pad
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Entering channel numbers
The number buttons along the top of the control frame
appear for any source that uses a keypad on an
infrared (IR) remote control. Although these buttons are
primarily used for entering channel numbers for a set-
top box, you can use them to select chapter numbers
for a DVD player or track numbers for a CD player.
When you enter a number, it appears in a queue on the
screen. The number of digits the queue can hold is set
at the factory to a maximum of 3 digits. If your set-top
box requires a different number of digits for channel
numbers, you can change this in the Options menu
(page 23). For example, if you need to enter channel
numbers as high as 9999, you will need to change the
number of digits to 4. If your set-top box only goes up
to channel 99, then you should set the number of digits
to 2.
To enter a channel number:
1. Using the click pad remote, select the first digit of
the channel number.
The channel number queue appears on the screen
containing the first digit.
2. Select the remaining digits and add them to the
queue.
3. After selecting the last digit, wait for the queue to
shift the numbers to the left, indicating that they are
being sent to the source.
OR
Press the OK remote control button to send the
numbers immediately.
Channel number
queue
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Interacting with source guides
and menus
Many cable boxes, satellite receivers, and other
sources have a menu or program guide. You can
access this guide using the Guide button in the control
frame. Using the navigation buttons, you can select
items in the menu or guide.
1. Select the Guide or Menu button in the control
frame. The selected function appears within the
control frame.
2. Lift your thumb off the click pad (the control frame
disappears) and use the navigation pad to move
the highlight to the on-screen item you want.
3. Press the OK button to select the item.
Navigation pad
Provides up, down, left, right movement
and select functions for navigating on-
screen menus and program guides.
OK
Selects the highlighted item in
a guide or menu.
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003
004
005
006
007
Major League BaseballNews
Seinfeld Seinfeld Simpsons Simpsons Everybody...
News
Late Show with David Lette...
Public programming
Animal Planet The Universe The Universe The Universe
Jailbreak Outside...
News
10:00pm to 1:00am:
Major League Baseball
Boston Red Sox at Oakland Athletics
Live
Example program guide
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SPECIAL FUNCTIONS
Changing the image view
Select the image view button in the control
frame to display a menu of video formatting
choices. On the remote control, press the left
or right navigation button to highlight your choice.
The picture format will change momentarily after you
select a format.
Video muting
When you want to enjoy listening to music without
being distracted by video, or if you just want to
conserve energy, you can turn off the video screen.
To turn off the video screen,
press and hold the remote control
power button until the picture starts
to fade away.
While the screen is blank, the
monitor power light is steady green.
To turn on the video screen,
press and release the power button.
Normal Leaves original video image
unchanged.
Auto-Wide Fills width of the screen without
cropping any content.
Stretch 1 Stretches video image evenly
from the center.
Stretch 2 Stretches the edges of the
video image much more than
the center portion of the image.
Zoom Enlarges the video image (press
the up/down navigation buttons
to vertically offset the image on
your screen).
Gray Bars Places vertical gray bars on the
left and right of a standard
definition video image.
Press
and
hold
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USING THE iPOD SOURCE
Selecting the iPod source
1. Please be sure to dock your iPod. It will not appear
in the SOURCE menu until you dock it.
2. Press the source button on the remote and select
iPod. The iPod interface is displayed.
iPod interface
Your iPod menus and content appear on the left side of
your screen as shown in the following example. The
track you have selected appears on the right.
Controlling iPod
Use the UnifyTM click pad remote and the playback
controls on the control frame to operate your iPod.
Remote
control
navigation
pad
Up one menu item
(press and hold to scroll quickly)
Down one menu item
(press and hold to scroll quickly)
Up one menu level (if playing video,
pause and return to menu)
Down one menu level (Select)
OK Select
On-screen
control
frame
Page Up one page
Page Down one page
Play
Pause
Stop
Next track or audio bookmark
Previous track or audio bookmark
Fast forward
Fast rewind
Shuffle on/off
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A/V CONTROL CONSOLE OVERVIEW
Power light
Indicates system status. Refer to “A/V control console
power light” on page 11.
Front A/V inputs
Used for temporarily connecting an audio/video device
such as a camcorder.
Right (R) audio channel (red)
Left (L) or mono audio channel (white)
Composite video (yellow)
Headphone output
Accepts stereo headphones with a 3.5 mm stereo
plug. Volume level is set by the volume buttons on
the remote control or A/V control console.
Front USB input
Used for viewing photo files from a USB device or a digital
camera, and updating the system.
Front HDMI®input
Used for temporarily connecting an HDMI device such as a
video camera.
Source Setup
Power
on/off Source selection Mute/ unmute Volume down Volume up Unify™ menu
(page 25)
Control buttons
1
3
56
2
1
2
3
4
5
6
4
Note: The Unify click pad remote cannot be set up to control
devices connected to the front A/V or HDMI inputs.
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USING THE USB SOURCE
Viewing photos
Photo files in a .jpg or .jpeg format can be displayed
from a USB flash drive.
1. Plug the USB flash drive into the USB connector on
the front of the A/V control console. It will not
appear in the SOURCE menu until it is plugged in.
2. Press the source button on the remote and select
USB. The USB interface is displayed.
USB interface
When selecting the USB source, folders appear at the
top of the list on the left followed by single image files.
Selecting a folder displays its contents.
Photo viewing controls
Use the remote control and control frame functions to
access and view your photos.
Remote
control
Up one menu item
(press and hold to repeat)
Down one menu item
(press and hold to repeat)
Up one folder level, or exit and
return to browsing folders
(if viewing a slideshow)
Down one folder level
OK
Down one folder level
(if a folder is highlighted), or
Play slideshow
(if a photo file is highlighted)
On-screen
control
frame
Page Up nine items
Page Down nine items
EXIT Exit slideshow and return to
browsing folders
Play slideshow of highlighted folder
Pause slideshow
Exit slideshow and return to
browsing folders
Next image
Previous image
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