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Introduction
Before you begin
Thank you for purchasing the Bose
®
3•2•1 Series II or 3•2•1 GS Series II DVD home
entertainment system, which offers superb sound, elegance, and simplicity in an advanced
home audio setup. Using Bose proprietary signal processing technology, the 3•2•1 Series II
systems provide improved spaciousness from stereo recordings, and bold movie effects from
surround-encoded materials. Yet its few parts require little effort to set up, so you can enjoy
your new system’s performance right away.
Your system includes:
• Integrated AM/FM tuner and DVD/CD player in a small console
• Small, easy-to-place shelf speakers and an attractive hideaway Acoustimass
®
module
• Easy-to-use infrared remote control
• Console input jacks for connecting other audio devices (such as a VCR, cable or
satellite box)
Selecting compatible discs
The DVD/CD player built into the 3•2•1 series II media center can play the following types of
discs identified by their corresponding logos:
Check for region code compatibility
For a DVD player and DVD disc to be compatible, their region code numbers must match.
These numbers are allocated according to where the player and disc are sold. The 3•2•1
Series II DVD home entertainment systems have a region code which must also match the
DVD discs.
Check the region code number on the carton of the 3•2•1 Series II DVD home entertainment
system or on the bottom of the media center that comes in the carton. Then be sure to
choose only DVD discs that show the same region number on the disc label or front cover.
For example, a Region 1 DVD disc should display the following mark:
MP3 compatibility
To be compatible with the 3•2•1 Series II or 3•2•1 GS Series II home entertainment systems,
MP3s must meet the following criteria:
• All tracks must be burned in a single closed session
• The disc format must be ISO9660
• Each file must have a “.mp3” extension and have no other periods in the filename
•Video DVDs
•Audio CDs
•Video CDs
•CD-R and CD-R/Ws
•DVD-R, DVD+R •MP3 CDs