Bose uMusic System Parts list manual

uMusic™System Guide

What is the uMusic™intelligent playback system?
The uMusic™system is a breakthrough Bose®technology
that makes it easy to store and enjoy
your CD collection. It’s built into Lifestyle®38 and
Lifestyle®48 DVD home entertainment systems.
What does the uMusic system do?
Stores your CDs.
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Organizes and categorizes your music collection.
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Discovers relationships among your songs.
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Learns your likes and dislikes.
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Automatically plays the music you want
when you want it.
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Gives you many ways to enjoy your music.

Getting
Started
Note: While storing the CDs, you can watch TV, listen to the radio, play already-
stored music or enjoy any other audio source that doesn’t use the CD/DVD tray.
Step 1: Store some music
Before you can listen with the
uMusic™system, you’ll need to
store some of your CDs.
• Select 10 CDs that you like.
• Lift the front panel door on
the media center.
• Follow these steps for each CD:
1. Press Open/Close on the media center.
2. Place a CD in the tray and press Open/Close
again.
3. Press Store on the media center. While the CD
is being stored, the media center displays
STORING and shows the progress of this task.
4.
When STORING no longer appears on the display,
you can remove the CD and repeat the process with
another CD.
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Step 2: Now, enjoy your music in a whole new way
Press on your remote. The uMusic™system automatically
starts selecting songs for
you.
Listen to the songs you
like and skip the songs
you don’t want to hear.
It’s that simple.
What to expect
At first, the uMusic system doesn’t know what you like, so it
selects songs from your entire collection.
It notices which songs you listen to and which ones you skip.
Using its catalog of music information, the uMusic system iden-
tifies up to 30 characteristics of the songs you seem to like,
including genre, artist, style and tone. Then the system selects
songs related to the ones you like. The more you listen, the
better the uMusic system gets to know your musical taste.
You can see some of the music characteristics in this catalog
entry for the Miles Davis album Kind of Blue:
Getting
Started
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Note: To skip a song
press on this button.
When you skip a song,
it stops playing and the
uMusic system selects a
different song.

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Getting
Started
Media center display
The display on your media center gives you information about
the song that is playing.
STORED 1:49 P1
TRACK 3 / 10 CD: 152
STORED 1:49 P1
Rolling Stones
STORED 1:49 P1
Wild Horses
Preset Number
Audio Source
Tracks on CD
uMusic™System Preset Name Mode
Elapsed Time
Song Title
Artist
CD number
Track number

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Navigation Buttons:
move through Library
items and System menus.
Enter: enter submenus,
confirm selection of an
item.
Stored: select Stored music
as the audio source. This
starts the uMusic™playback
system.
System*: access System
menus: change CD infor-
mation; clear Playlist;
name or clear Presets.
Library*: browse your
stored music collection.
Track : skip this song.
uMusic system: return
to uMusic mode from
Encore, CD#, Whole CD,
Playlist.
+:indicate that you
really like a song.
Whole CD: play CD
that contains the song
you are listening to.
Info*: see information about
the song now playing.
Playlist: press to play the
Playlist. Press and hold to
add a song to the Playlist.
CD#: play a particular CD.
Press CD# and immediately
enter the CD number.
–:indicate dislike of a
song and skip it.
Encore: play music most
like current song.
Exit: leave System,
Library or Info screen.
uMusic™System Button Quick Reference
Note: To see screens related to features marked *, turn on your TV and select
the TV input connected to your media center. See page 16 in this booklet.
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Press –to make this song (and songs like it)
less likely to play in the current preset.
(Pressing –does not delete the song or com-
pletely exclude it from playing in this preset.)
Press +to make this song (and songs like it)
more likely to play in the current preset.
The effect of the –and +buttons is stronger than the
effect of skipping a song or listening to it all the way
through.
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Different presets for different people or activities
The uMusic™system can keep track of 9 different sets of pref-
erences, called presets. When you first press , the
uMusic system uses Preset 1. To use a different preset, press
the number of the preset, 1 through 9. The media center
displays Pand the preset number. The
uMusic system keeps track of your likes
and dislikes in this new preset.
If different family members store their
music on the system, each person can use
his or her own preset. You can also use a
separate preset to provide music to
accompany an activity such as dining
or exercising.
Express your preferences more strongly
Note: See Name a preset, page 8 in this booklet. See Clear a preset, page 9,
to clear the preferences stored for a preset.

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Encore: If a song really captures your mood
If a song is just right for the moment, press Encore.
Encore will create a focused listening session built
around this particular song. When the Encore ses-
sion is done, uMusic™playback resumes.
Whole CD: Play the whole CD of the song
now playing
The whole CD will play, starting with track 1.
Whole CD appears on the media center display.
When the CD finishes playing, the uMusic system
again selects songs for you.
CD#: Play a particular CD
Press CD# and immediately enter the CD number.
You can also find and play CDs in the music Library
(see next page). When the CD finishes playing, the
uMusic system again selects songs for you.
uMusic: return to uMusic playback
Press this button to return to uMusic playback from
Encore, CD#, Whole CD or Playlist.
Info*: Find out more about the track now
playing
Press Info. A screen
appears on your TV
showing informa-
tion about the
track that is play-
ing. Press Exit to
close the screen.
uMusic™System Buttons
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Library*: Browse by genre, artist, album or track
Press Library. A screen appears on the TV where
you can search through your collection by genre,
artist, album or track. Use the navigation buttons
to search. You can also browse the Library using
the media center display.
Play a track or CD from the Library
When you find a track or album you want to hear,
press Enter. The track or album plays and the
media center display says LIBRARY. When the
song or CD is done, the uMusic™system again
selects songs for you.
Note: The media center
displays the word LIBRARY and
shows two lines of information
from the Music Library.
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Name a preset*
A preset’s name can be up to 8 characters long.
Press System.
Select Media Center (top of screen).
uMusic™Presets. Press Enter.
Choose preset to name. Press Enter.
uMusic Preset Action. Press Enter.
Note: To see screens related to features marked *, turn on your TV and select
the TV input connected to your media center. See page 16 in this booklet.
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Basics & Beyond
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Press the navigation buttons indicated by the red
arrows. More than one press may be required.

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Select Edit Name. Press Enter.
Enter the name you want.
Select Done (go to top right). Press Enter.
Press Exit to leave the System screen.
Clear a preset*
This clears what the preset has learned about your musical
taste. You should clear a preset if you have been using it for
one purpose or person and want to use it for another.
Press System.
Select Media Center (top of screen).

Note: To see screens related to features marked *, turn on your TV and select
the TV input connected to your media center. See page 16 in this booklet.
uMusic™Presets. Press Enter.
Choose preset you want to clear. Press Enter.
uMusic Preset Action. Press Enter.
Select Clear Ratings. Press Enter.
Select Yes. Press Enter.
Press Exit to leave the System screen.
Delete a track
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Press System. Select Stored CDs.
CD#. Press Enter.
Choose CD number. Press Enter.
(To find the number of a CD, see page 19.)
Track. Press Enter.
Choose track to delete. Press Enter.
Track Action. Press Enter.
Select Delete Track. Press Enter.
Select Yes. Press Enter.
Press Exit to leave the System screen.
Note: To find more information about the uMusic™ system, see page 23 in this
booklet for a list of the relevant sections to read in your operating guide.
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Delete a CD*
Press System. Select Stored CDs.
CD#. Press Enter.
Choose CD# to delete. Press Enter.
(To find the number of a CD, see page 19.)
CD Action. Press Enter.
Select Delete CD. Press Enter.
Select Yes. Press Enter.
Press Exit to leave the System screen.

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Questions & Answers
QWhat if I really like a song, but don’t want to hear it
right now?
APress + and then skip it. This tells the uMusic™system
that you really do like the song, but don’t want to hear
it right now.
QWhat if I press the wrong button? I meant to press +
but I pressed –.
AYou can skip backward to the song by
twice pressing the down arrow for previ-
ous track. The song starts playing again.
Then press + .
QWhat are “Gracenote CDDB” and “All Music Guide”?
AThese are databases used to identify your music. You will
see references to them on the media center display and
the Info screen.
QWhy does the display say ”No Label”?
AThe uMusic system uses a catalog of music information
to identify and classify the CDs that you store. A recent
release or independently produced CD might not be in
the catalog. To receive updated catalog information, be
sure to register your system.
Q & A
Note: To enter the missing information, see Changing stored music
options in your operating guide.

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QHow does the uMusic™system work?
AYou can enjoy the uMusic™intelligent playback system’s
musical selections without knowing anything about its
inner workings. But if you’re curious, read on.
When you store a CD in
the media center, the
uMusic system looks it up
in a built-in catalog of
music information. The
catalog entry for each CD
includes 30 different char-
acteristics of the music such
as style, tone, related artists, key influences, and musi-
cians who play on the CD.
The uMusic system examines this information for all the
CDs you store and finds connections among them.
In Figure 1 the rectangles in the picture represent the
songs in your collection.
The first time you turn on
the system (and each time
you initiate a new preset),
the uMusic system doesn’t
know what kind of music
you’d like to hear in this
preset. All the songs have
the same neutral rating,
indicated by the yellow
color. The uMusic system
starts playing songs for
you selected from your
whole collection.
Your entire music collection
Figure 1
Figure 2
Q & A
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Like
Dislike

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When you give a
rating to a song, the
uMusic system assigns a
positive rating to that
song and all the songs
related to it. The uMusic
system will be more likely
to select these songs, now
colored green, that have
moved toward the top of
the collection, Figure 2.
When you give a
rating to a song, the
uMusic system assigns a
negative rating to that
song and the songs relat-
ed to it. The uMusic system
will be less likely to select
these songs, illustrated by
rectangles now colored
red, that have moved toward the bottom of the
collection, Figure 3.
QHow do I register my system?
ARegister on line at www.bose.com/register or return the
registration card that came with your Lifestyle®system.
QHow do I update the music information catalog?
AIf you registered your Lifestyle®system online or
returned the registration card, you will receive update
discs on a regular basis.
Figure 3
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Like
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Dislike

QHow can I get uMusic™system screens to show up on
my TV?
AYou need to turn on your TV and select the TV’s video
input that is connected to your media center.
1. Turn on your TV.
2. Press on your Lifestyle®remote. The uMusic™
system begins to play.
3. Press .
4. Now watch what happens on the TV screen:
If Music Library appears on the TV, the correct input is
already selected. You don’t have to do anything more.
Press Exit to close the Library screen.
If Music Library does not appear on the TV, you will
need to try different TV video inputs. When the Library
screen appears, you have selected the correct input.
Press Exit to close the Library screen.
If you try the different TV video inputs and Music
Library does not appear, refer to your Lifestyle®system
installation guide or Making TV Connections on your
Lifestyle®system setup DVD.
Q & A
Note: To select TV video inputs, use your TV remote or your Lifestyle®
system remote (if you have set it to control your TV, see “Using your
system remote with other components” in your operating guide).
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QWhy do some CDs take a lot longer to store than others?
AIf a CD is scratched, damaged or dirty, the uMusic™system
has to work harder to store a good copy of the music.
This takes longer. If the CD is dirty, clean it according to
“Cleaning disks,” under “Taking care of your Lifestyle®
system” in your operating guide.
QWhy does the display say “BUSY PROCESSING CDS” and
the uMusic system won’t let me store any more CDs?
AWhen you store CDs, the songs first go into a holding
area, which can hold songs from ten CDs. Then the sys-
tem processes the songs for storage. If you try to store
another CD when the holding area is full, the display says
BUSY PROCESSING CDS. The uMusic system requires 20
to 30 minutes to process a CD when the system is off,
longer when it is on. After the uMusic system is finished
processing at least one CD, you can store another.
QMy system stopped working and the display said “BOSE
LIFESTYLE.” What happened?
AYour Lifestyle®system is resetting itself. Please wait
several minutes while it resets. If this happens repeatedly,
call Bose technical support – US: 800-367-4008; Canada:
800-465-2673
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Q & A
Note: You may want to turn off your Lifestyle®system – by pressing
On/Off – and let it process the CDs overnight. Don’t cut
power to the system, as it is needed to process the CDs.

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Q & A
QWhy does the display say “Please wait” in Stored mode?
AThis can happen after a power loss. The uMusic™system is
re-initializing your stored music collection. How long this
takes depends on how large the collection is. While you
wait, you can play a CD or DVD, listen to the radio, or use
any other audio source except your stored music.
QWhat do I do with the Ethernet plug on the back of the
media center?
AThis Ethernet plug is not currently functional. It may be
used in the future.
QWhy is the number of albums in the Library different
from the number of CDs in the Stored CD menu?
AThe Stored CD menu gives a number to each CD. The
Library counts the number of albums. One album may
contain two or more discs, so the Library’s album count
may be less than the number of CDs on the Stored CD
menu.