Meridian Audio Stereo System manual DSP presets, Music on CD or radio

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DSP presets

Music on CD or radio

The following DSP presets add a surround dimension to stereo recordings, such as on audio CDs or FM radio.

Music extracts the mono and surround components of the original recording for the centre and surround speakers to give a spacious open sound field.

Trifield* is similar to Music but generates a centre-front signal that is completely integrated with the front stereo image, for a more stable, accurate, and focused stereo image. The image width is also adjustable.

Super produces a very good surround effect with many live recordings.

PLIIx Music and Music Logic are recommended for use with studio produced music, and provide different options for adjusting the sound field.

Multichannel movie soundtracks on DVD

The following presets are designed for use with multichannel movie soundtracks encoded using Dolby Digital, DTS, or AAC (on some models). Typically these are labelled 5.1 because they provide five full-range channels (three front and two rear) and one LFE (bass effects) channel.

Cinema* and THX decode the soundtrack to render the original six channels to your speaker layout. THX adds some additional signal processing to match the sound to typical home listening conditions.

PLIIx Mov6, PLIIx Mus6, THX Surround EX, THX Ultra2, and

THX Music create an additional pair of surround channels from the 5.1 channel soundtrack and are available if you have four surround speakers in your system. Use PLIIx Mus6 or THX Music for music.

Multichannel music recordings on DVD-Audio

The following presets are recommended for music recordings containing more than two channels:

Discrete* renders the source channels to your speaker layout with the ultimate precision and transparency.

Ambisonics is especially designed for multichannel recordings on DVD-Audio discs that use Ambisonic encoding.

Special presets for two-channel materials

Direct uses only the left and right speakers; compare this with the effect of surround processing using the other modes. Stereo* will use a subwoofer if it is present.

Ambisonics is specially designed for two-channel materials that are UHJ Ambisonically encoded, such as certain audio CDs. The encoded surround information is recovered and played back using all the loudspeakers in your system. In addition it will give impressive results with other two-channel material.

Two-channel movie soundtracks on DVD, video, and TV

Many movie soundtracks are Dolby Surround Encoded onto a two- channel stereo soundtrack.

The following DSP presets re-create the surround components from this type of material:

PLIIx Movie* is Dolby’s recommended choice for Dolby Surround Encoded material, and PLIIx THX provides a variant of this better suited to home listening.

TV Logic uses the same processing techniques as PLIIx Movie but with adjustable steering to give better results with TV material.

*The G91, when directly driving a surround system, includes Trifield, Discrete, Cinema, Stereo, and PLII Movie presets.

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Contents R I D I a N G S E R I E S S Y S T E M G U I D E R I D I a N G S E R I E S S Y S T E M G U I D E Sales and service in the UK Sales and service in the USATel +1 404 344 Fax +1 404 346 Part noGS/2Contents N t e n t s Introduction Meridian G Series ConstructionG Series range Highest possible audio qualityTypical configurations This section shows some recommended G Series systemsCompact DVD system Integrated Analogue SystemBalanced analogue system Meridian Digital TheatreBasic use Operating your G Series system Using the MSR+ Provided with the products Guide, supplied separatelyS i c u s e Using a preamplifier Volume SourcesBalance CopyPlaying CDs See Playing DVD-Audio discs,ÑáÜ ÄÅÉÃåç Éèê More Repeat and fast scanStore Clear Àâä ÄÅÉA y i n g C D s More Programming a selection Store ClearMP3 disc display options Audio CDsPress Display to step between the following display options A y i n g C D s Using the radio tuner Radio Select stationBand Step Previous/NextAudio Step V/AStore To scan for services ScanPress Auto to start Press Return to return to the previous displayFM band I n g t h e D i o t u n e r Playing DVD-Video discs Dvdv 48k Home Playing DVD-Video discs48k ÄÅÇ Ãåç éèê More Fast and slow-motion playbackSlow Fast reverse/Fast forwardMenu Enter ReturnTop Menu48k Óòô öõú Enter Menu V/ATo move left or right on a menu To move down or up on a menuDvdv 48k Audio AB∂∑ Repeat A-B48k Angle Subtitle On/Off More Changing the camera angle and subtitlesAngle SubtitleVideo ìî Óòô öõúVideo Left/RightTitle number and remaining title time A y i n g DV D V i d e o S c s Playing DVD-Audio discs Groups 96k Ìî ïñ Óòô öõú EnterS c s Menu keys Playing DVD-Audio discs Dvda 96k Page+-/+ Fast Reverse/ForwardA y i n g DV D a u d i o Digital surround Processing DVD Radio Current source DSP preset VolumeTo change the DSP preset DSP presets Special presets for two-channel materialsMusic on CD or radio Multichannel music recordings on DVD-AudioTo assign a DSP preset to a source O c e s s i n g More Changing DSP parametersAssign Current source DSP parameter ValueDSP parameters Source, DSP preset, and volume Glossary LFE sub Mono subMono surrounds Room correctionDefining a preset station 19 manual tuning 19 scanning IndexDAB tuner Angle