Bose HOME ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEMS Home Theater System User Manual


 
OPTIONAL CONNECTIONS AND ADDITIONS
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PTIONAL CONNECTIONS AND ADDITIONS
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To add your VCR
1. If your cable or satellite box has an additional set of Audio and Video Out jacks, connect
them to the corresponding Audio and Video input jacks on your VCR.
2. Connect the VCR video to the Video IN jack on the media center. Or, if that jack is
unavailable, connect the VCR video directly to the TV.
Component video connections as an option
The highest video quality for DVD and cable or satellite viewing requires a Component
connection. To add to that a Composite connection for your VCR, follow the connection
scenario below (Figure 26).
Notice that it employs additional cables, other than those provided with the system.
It also requires that you activate the Component video feature of your system before you
play a DVD.
Note:
To activate your Component video connections, follow the instructions on page 30.
1. Connect the VCR (Video output) to an available Video input jack on your TV. Select that
TV input.
2. Connect the VCR (Audio L and R output) to the TV Audio IN jacks on the media center.
To watch a video tape, you then need to select TV as the source on your LIFESTYLE
®
system remote.
Refer to “Better yet, consider a component video connection” on page 26, if necessary.
Figure 26
Component video
connections
Component video adapters
(2 supplied)
Component video cables
Media center connector panel
Audio/Video
cables