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LIFESTYLE

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38 DVD HOME ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM

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ADAPTiQ

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audio calibration system

This proprietary technology customizes the

Lifestyle

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system to your particular room. After a simple setup process, it automatically

adjusts for many of the variables that can affect sound performance, including: a room’s
size and shape, the placement of speakers and where someone sits to listen. It enables
the system to deliver a quality Bose

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performance, based on the room’s unique acoustics.

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DTS

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and Dolby

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Digital 5.1 decoding

DTS and Dolby Digital 5.1 decoding

enables the Lifestyle

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38 system to deliver a discrete five-channel home theater

experience from 5.1-encoded DVDs, satellite broadcasts and HDTV programming.

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Videostage

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5 decoding circuitry

Automatically delivers five different channels

of audio to five speakers from non 5.1-encoded programs. So you can enjoy an experi-
ence rivaling that of a 5.1-encoded DVD from practically any source: surround-encoded
VHS tapes, stereo CDs 

even older mono TV broadcasts can now be enjoyed in full,

discrete five-speaker surround sound.

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Bose patented signal processing circuitry

Automatically adjusts tonal balance at

different volume levels. Music sounds lifelike with full, rich lows at almost any listening
level, while speech consistently sounds natural.

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Simplified setup

Everything arrives in a single box with a quick setup guide,

a setup disc and a music sampler DVD. Simple, color-coded connections help make
installation easy.

Lifestyle

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systems are complete, digital home entertainment audio/video solutions that strive

to deliver an unsurpassed combination of performance, elegance, simplicity and expandability.
They’re an attractive alternative to the size and complexity of most conventional home theater
systems. These integrated systems include speakers, amplification, patented signal processing,
surround sound decoding, audio/video sources (both DVD/CD player and AM/FM tuner),
additional inputs and a remote control.

Unique benefits of Lifestyle

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systems:

• An elegant media center takes the place of the typical bulky rack of electronics.

• Tiny cube speakers and a hideaway Acoustimass

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module replace big, bulky speakers.

• Intelligent software ensures a quality performance regardless of input signal type

(from digital 5.1 to mono) or volume level.

• ADAPTiQ

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audio calibration system automatically ensures a quality Bose performance

regardless of the room’s acoustics.

• Bose

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link enables up to 14 additional rooms of sound, all from one Lifestyle

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system.

• The remote is easy to read and understand, and works through most walls and floors.

• Systems are engineered from the ground up so all elements work in concert with

each other. Amplification, speakers, signal processing and decoding are matched to
create the exceptional performance you would expect from advanced Lifestyle

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system design.

• Systems are convenient to purchase and set up. Everything arrives in one box. And

with the quick setup guide and color-coded connections, your customers can enjoy a
movie or music in minutes.

How are Bose Lifestyle

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systems different from
other home theater systems
available today?

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Summary of Contents for Lifestyle 38

Page 1: ...elligent playback system Allows you to store organize and manage up to 200 hours of music on your Lifestyle system By learning your musical prefer ences as you listen it automatically selects songs you most likely want to hear Enjoy nine different uMusic system presets each tailored to individual moods Listen to the music you want when you want simply and effortlessly Control integration Radio fre...

Page 2: ...easy Lifestyle systems are complete digital home entertainment audio video solutions that strive to deliver an unsurpassed combination of performance elegance simplicity and expandability They re an attractive alternative to the size and complexity of most conventional home theater systems These integrated systems include speakers amplification patented signal processing surround sound decoding au...

Page 3: ...a highly customized playlist mixing different artists and genres still consists of a fixed collection of songs whose novelty tends to wear off over time Creating new playlists or adding deleting songs to existing ones takes even more time Consequently playlists demand regular maintenance on the part of the listener just to keep the material somewhat fresh Still a certain degree of predictability s...

Page 4: ...em to make associations among songs it needs to input the music from original CDs or exact duplicates CD Rs burned as data discs with MP3 files cannot be stored but they can be played on the system Bose link is our proprietary technology that allows Bose products located in up to 14 different rooms to play sources from a single Lifestyle system and its connected components Bose link compatible pro...

Page 5: ...ith the Bose Lifestyle 48 38 28 and 18 systems The technology is integrated only with DVD based Lifestyle systems Yes Simply run theADAPTiQ system setup procedure again when you rearrange your furni ture change your speaker placement or move the Lifestyle system to a different room There are no limits on how many times theADAPTiQ audio calibration system can be reset It is important to get a varie...

Page 6: ...entional home the ater systems are challenged when playing stereo CDs through all five speakers However Bose proprietaryVideostage 5 decoding circuitry delivers a realistic listening experience with the vocalist or predominant instrument appearing centered the backup instru ments remaining spacious and ambient instrumentation appearing in the surround channels If customers would rather listen thro...

Page 7: ...tal 5 1 experience When enjoying home theater listeners often must be sensitive to the needs of others neighbors sleeping children or a significant other who should not be disturbed As volume is decreased in most conventional home theater systems the ability to hear the quieter portions particularly dialogue diminishes That s because the soft portions of the soundtrack approach or even fall below ...

Page 8: ...le the IR remotes to control the Lifestyle system The Lifestyle system s media center houses four audio inputs forTV VCR AUX and Cable Sat Each input has L R analog and a coaxial digital connection The Lifestyle system s media center has an optical digital input that can be assigned to one of the four audio inputs Simply identify which input the optical connection should be associated with in the ...

Page 9: ...ering a home theater purchase should experience the benefits of Lifestyle home entertainment systems Their unique blend of performance elegance simplicity and expandability made possible through patented and proprietary Bose technologies and integrated systems design make Lifestyle systems truly unique We also believe that when customers discover these benefits first hand the lifelike dramatic sou...

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