Lifestyle 38 Series IV DVD home entertainment system

Media Center:

* AV38 Media Center
* RC38T1 Remote
* VS-2 Video Enhancer

Media Center: [edit]* World: 05.01.08
* Japan: 85.01.03

released 2011

Tuner: 01.03.00
VS2: 05.00.18
Bass:

* LSPS I & II: 07.08.01
* LSPS III: 02.01.00

DVD

* 1712: XB10 or 1B10
* 1802: 1B22

DVD:

* Lifestyle 48 IV
* Lifestyle 35 IV
* Lifestyle 28 III
* Lifestyle 18 III

## History

In 2007, Bose updated select versions of its Series III systems to include an external video selector called the VS-2, while the remaining Series III product, the Lifestyle 18, was re-introduced to the public market. On 24 May 2010, Bose discontinued all but the *Lifestyle* 48 IV in the United States, and all but *Lifestyle* 38 IV and 48 IV in the rest of the world.

## Direct/Reflecting Speakers

*Main article: Direct/Reflecting cube speakers*

### Included with speakers

* 4 Direct/Reflecting speakers
* 1 Horizontal center channel speaker
* Front speaker cables (20')
* Rear speaker cables (50')
* Rubber feet for speakers

## Lifestyle Powered Subwoofer III

   *Main article: Lifestyle Powered Subwoofer III (LSPS III)*

### Included with the LSPS III

* Audio input cable (30') [male to male 9-pin mini-DIN]
* Rubber feet for Acoustimass module
* C7P "figure-8" power cord

## Media Center

*Main article: Media Center*

*Upgrade Option: Upgrading to a Lifestyle AV35 Control Console*

    In 2004, Bose came out with the Series II *Lifestyle* systems, the AV18, that added a progressive scan DVD player, CD player, AM-FM radio, improved acoustics, AdaptIQ technology, the ability to connect up to 14 additional rooms of music using BoseLink, as well as a universal RF remote that operates any audio/video device connected to the media center.

The media center features S-Video and Composite inputs & outputs and supports Component inputs and outputs with an external cable adapter. For audio it includes four Digital Coax, one assignable Fiber Optic, and RCA inputs with one Digital Coax, one Fiber Optic, one RCA, and one Headphone out.

### Connecting to a 4K TV

*Main article: Connecting an to an HDTV*

Please follow the instructions here to find out the best way to connect your media center to a 4K TV.

### Included with the Media Center

* Remote control
* RCA Stereo audio cable
* Composite Video cable (6')
* S-video cable
* 2 component video adapters
* CRT TV on/off detector
* AM loop antenna
* FM antenna
* Optional IR emitter cable
* Media center power supply
* C7 "figure-8" power cord
* ADAPTiQ audio calibration system headset
* Discs 1 and 2
* Mounting strip
* 4 AAA batteries

### BoseLink

*Main article: BoseLink*

Starting with Series II DVD systems, Bose included a new standard for expansion called *BoseLink*, which allows the system to expand to 14 additional listening areas and can connect to any other BoseLink device. There is also a wireless expansion option. Listeners use a radio frequency remote to communicate back to the main system, thus allowing it to control the volume and to select the audio source for that room.

### AdaptIQ

*Main article: AdaptIQ*

The key feature of the system is the ADAPTiQ audio calibration system, which allows for the system to adapt to the owner's personal living room environment. The system plays tones through each speaker and listens with a microphone headset worn by the user, and based on what it "hears", the media center will calibrate and equalize each speaker to compensate for any acoustic abnormalities in the room. In this manner, any *Lifestyle* system will sound the same in any living room as the professional demonstration.

### uMusic

*Main article: uMusic*

This media center has the ability to store music. uMusic is called "an intelligent playback system" because it ranks the music stored on the system by one's listening habits, and is supposed to learn one's musical tastes.

### VS-2

*Main article: VS-2*

    An external video selector called the VS-2 was included with series IV lifestyle DVD systems and sold after market for series II or III DVD lifestyle systems. It gives 3 video inputs (featuring 2 HDMI 1.2a & 3 Component, S-Video and Composite) and either HDMI 1.2a, Component, S-Video or Composite out to the TV.

According to Bose with this device you can choose whatever input your external components support, connect it to the VS-2, and have the Lifestyle system switch both the audio and video by using your Lifestyle remote. It would also up-convert the lifestyle DVD player and any source up to 1080p if connected to a TV via HDMI.

The VS-2 has no audio return to the media center. So while it can accept full HDMI video it does not accept HDMI audio, requiring a separate audio cable (RCA, Fiber Optic or Digital Coax) from the 3rd party device to connect to the Lifestyles media center.

## References

1. ↑ Archived on Oct 14 2008 Bose.com Lifestyle 38 IV
2. ↑ Listed in lifestyle update
3. ↑ XB10 is region free, 1B10 is region locked
4. ↑ Audio Input Cable - Male 9-pin Mini-DIN to Male 9-pin Mini-DIN
5. ↑ Bose VS-2 Video Enhancer
6. ↑ The Bose Lifestyle VS-2 Video Enhancer is A Must for All Lifestyle Owners
7. ↑ Connecting an audio/video device using the Lifestyle VS-2 video enhancer