Bose uMusic System User manual

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uMusic®System Guide
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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
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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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.
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Getting
Started
Getting
Started
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’twant 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 songs you skip.
Using its catalog of music information, the uMusic system
identifies up to 30 characteristics of the songs you seem to like,
including genre, artist, style and tone. Then the system selects
songs related to those 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
entryfor the Miles Davis album Kind of Blue:
Media center display
The display on your media center gives you information about
the song that is playing.
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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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
information; 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.
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.
uMusic®System Basics & Beyond
Different presets for different people or activities
The uMusic®system can keep track of nine different sets of
preferences, 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 also can use a separate preset to
provide music to accompany an activity such as dining or
exercising.
Express your preferences morestrongly
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
session 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 also can 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 moreabout the track now
playing
Press Info. Ascreen
appears on your
TV showing
information about
the track that is
playing. Press Exit
to close the screen.
uMusic®System Buttons Library*: Browse by genre, artist, album or track
Press Library. Ascreen appears on the TV where
you can search through your collection by genre,
artist, album or track. Use the navigation buttons
to search. You also can 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*
Apreset’s name can be up to eight 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.
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).
Press the navigation buttons indicated by the red
arrows. More than one press may be required.
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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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.
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.
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
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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Q&A
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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
previous 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.
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.
Note: To enter the missing information, see Changing stored music
options in your operating guide.
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Q&A
Q&A
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 characteristics of the music such as
style, tone, related artists, key influences and musicians
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.
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, Figure2.
When you give a
rating to a song, the
uMusic system assigns a
negative rating to that
song and the songs
related 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.
Your entire music collection
QHow do I register my system?
ARegister online 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 1
Figure 3
+
Like
Dislike
Figure 2
Like
–
Dislike
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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 10 CDs. Then the system
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–U.S.: 800-367-4008; Canada:
800-465-2673.
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 Librarydoes not appear on the TV,you will
need to trydifferent TV video inputs. When the Library
screen appears, you have selected the correct input.
Press Exit to close the Libraryscreen.
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.
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).
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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Power
Tips
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 Librarydifferent
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.
Power Tips
How to find the number of a CD
•Find the number of the CD currently playing:
Watch the media center display. When it shows track
number at the left, the CD number is at the right: CD:29.
•Find the number of any CD:
Turn on your TV. Press Library. In the Music Library screen
that appears, browse to the CD for which you want the
number. Press Enter. The CD plays. Watch the media center
display for the CD number, as described above.
Find out how much music is stored in your media
center
Turn on your TV. Press Library. The Music Libraryscreen
appears, with “All Artists” selected. Near the bottom of the
screen, you can see how many albums and tracks you have
stored, as well as the number of hours and minutes
(hours:minutes) of music.
Use the Seek buttons
•Skip a song: Press briefly.
•Go back to the previous song: Press briefly twice.
•Fast forward: Press and hold .
The song advances rapidly.
•Reverse to an earlier point in the song: Press and hold .
The song reverses rapidly.
Quickly train a preset
When you find a track, album, artist or
genre in the Library that you particularly
like, select it and press +.If you find one that you particularly
dislike, select it and press –.
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Everywhere
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Playlist
With the uMusic®system, you can create a Playlist of songs to
use when you want to play specific songs, at a birthday party
or holiday gathering, for example. The Playlist can contain as
many songs as you have stored in your media center.
Add a song to the Playlist
When you hear a song you want to add to the
Playlist, press and hold Playlist until the display on
the media center says ADDED TO PLAYLIST.
Play the Playlist
Briefly press Playlist. The tracks in the Playlist play
in order. To go back to uMusic system playback,
press the uMusic button.
Delete a song from the Playlist
While the song that you want to delete is playing
(in Playlist), press and hold Playlist until the media
center display says REMOVED.
Add a track, album, artist or genre to the Playlist
Press Library.* The libraryscreen appears.
Use the navigation buttons to browse through
your music collection.
When you find a track, album, artist or genreyou
want to add to the Playlist, select it. Then press
and hold Playlist until the media center shows
Track >> Playlist or Album >> Playlist. The Library
screen on the TV also indicates that a track or one
or more albums have been added to the Playlist.
Your music. Where you live. Made easy.
As you begin to enjoy the many benefits of the uMusic®
system, you may find yourself
wishing you could listen to
your music in
other places
around your
home. But if you’relike
most people, the thought of running all those wires from
room to room is keeping you from doing anything about it.
Now, there’s a much easier solution.
This Lifestyle®system allows you to extend music throughout
your home without running wires between rooms. With
several different solutions available, you can quickly and easily
access your entire stored music collection from wherever you
spend time around your home – even outdoors. Bose®
speaker systems deliver the sound, while a powerful remote
with an LCD display puts complete control at your fingertips.
So go ahead. Cook in the kitchen with jazz. Relax on the deck
with some blues.
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Everywhere
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ABose®solution for every room.
Kitchen
Our Lifestyle®RoomMate®powered speaker system provides
asimple, compact plug-and-play solution for enjoying rich,
lifelike music in your
kitchen, den or
workshop. It makes
it easy to enjoy all
your stored music.
Outdoors
Enjoy Bose®quality sound outdoors. Entertain, garden or
simply relax while the uMusic®system plays your favorite
music for you. All Bose
environmental speakers
arebuilt to stand up to
harsh weather extremes.
Other rooms
Choose from a variety of
wired and wireless room-to-room options from Bose to
enjoy crisp, natural sound almost anywhere you spend time in
your home. Your bedroom, your home office, your den. You
can add music or even a complete home theater system to
another room.
Personal®music center II remote
Access your stored music from
around your home. Browse and
select music on its LCD display. This
powerful remote even works through walls,
putting complete control at your fingertips.
Bose®link AL8 homewide wireless audio link
Replaces the wiring between your Lifestyle®media center and
speakers in other rooms so you can enjoy music in up to eight
other areas* around your home, quickly and easily.
*Requires one Bose®link AR1
receiver per room.
Just visit your Bose reseller,
call 800-444-BOSE (2673) or go to
www.bose.com/expansion to learnmore.
Music
Everywhere
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Refer to your Lifestyle®system
operating guide
To find out more about the uMusic®system and how to use it,
see the following sections in your operating guide.
Planning time to store your music
•Find out more about storing the music from your CDs in
your media center.
Playing stored music
•Find out more about using the
uMusic system.
Check in at the Music Library
•Find out more about using the
Music Library.
Changing stored music options and Using the Edit Screen
(in the Using System Menus chapter).
•Change information about genre, album title and artist for
your stored music.
•Enter information for items designated “No Label.”
•Enter a “File As” reference to make sure an artist’s name
appears in the Music Libraryin the order you want. For
example, you would enter “Sinatra, Frank” to file Frank
Sinatra by his last name.
Music
Everywhere
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