Meridian America 551 manual Adjusting the volume, Mute, Off, CD55

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Adjusting the volume

The 551 Integrated Amplifier allows you to adjust the volume in precise steps of 1dB, where 9dB is equivalent to doubling the

To mute the sound

loudness.

The current volume setting is displayed in dB on the front panel display, and can be varied in the range 1 – 99dB. When you first switch on the integrated amplifier the volume is set to 65, which

Press Mute.

The display will show:

Mute

is similar to the midway position of the rotary volume control on a conventional preamplifier.

You can also mute the sound, or mute just the loudspeakers for headphone listening.

To restore the sound

Press Mute again.

Alternatively the sound will be restored if you adjust the volume.

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To change the volume

Press A or V (front panel), or the red A or V keys on the remote.

To mute the loudspeakers

Press Spkrs (front panel only).

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As you adjust the volume setting the display will show the current volume level.

The display will show:

Off

Using the

For example:

CD55

To restore the loudspeakers

Press Spkrs again (front panel only).

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Contents Meridian 551 Integrated Amplifier Preface Contents Setting up the integrated Amplifier25 Introduction Meridian 500 Series Professional featuresSeries communications Sample configurations 506 20-Bit CD Player Compact Disc Transport566 20-Bit Digital to Analogue Analogue Controller Converter 562V Multimedia Controller Specification and accessories SpecificationAvailable accessories Introduction Using the integrated amplifier Front panel MuteTo switch on from standby To switch to standbySelecting a source CD65Adjusting the volume MuteOff CD55Changing the display and balance ²O³To change the display To change the balanceRecording a source CSrcCAtt To copy a source to the tape outputCustomising the integrated amplifier To select a standard setting Choosing standard settingsType Standard settings VCR2To configure a source Configuring the sourcesConf CD1C To change an optionTo change a source label Examples of configuring the sourcesTo change the audio input for a source To set up a system with two CD players Gain Programming levelsTo balance input levels 12dB LP MM LP MCSpecifying information about your system AutoSA=1 PA=1Setting up the integrated amplifier Before connecting power UnpackingTo position the integrated amplifier Radio interferenceBack panel Connecting the integrated amplifierAudio connections To connect to a tape recorder ConTo connect to other Meridian 500 Series equipment NCon To connect to A500 LoudspeakersTo connect to Meridian 600 or 200 Series equipment Troubleshooting No lights are displayed when switching onSound has cut out and the display shows DC Sound has cut out and the display shows HotThere is hum on the LP input There is hum on other inputsMaintenance CleaningTo clean the case, display panel, and keypad To clean the audio connectionsService Service and guaranteeGuarantee Cleaning IndexSound restoring Index