Meridian America 551 manual Meridian 500 Series, Series communications, Professional features

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The Meridian 500 Series

Introduction

The Meridian 500 Series is a unique system of digital, analogue, and video components designed to meet the demand for absolute quality, ease of use, and lasting value.

The flexibility of the Meridian 500 Series is such that you can assemble a system as simple or as complex as you need, perfectly suited to your musical and environmental requirements, and with the ability to add to it or change it at a later date should your requirements change. The 500 Series is also compatible with the existing Meridian 200 Series and 600 Series components.

Each Meridian 500 Series component is housed in a matching slim line case. Front panel controls provide access to the most important functions, and the full range of functions is available from the Meridian System Remote using a simple and intuitive control interface.

500 Series communications

The Meridian 500 Series includes a sophisticated communications link, to ensure that any configuration of units will work together as a fully integrated system.

The 500 Series communications system allows you to control any combination of units using a single remote, and ensures that your commands from the remote are interpreted unambiguously. The communications system also allows you to extend your hi-fi system into two or three rooms, with the ability to control the sources in one room from the controller in another room.

Professional features

The 500 Series also includes features for professional users, including RS232 computer control and balanced connections.

The following pages give examples of four suggested configurations to illustrate the flexibility of the Meridian 500 Series.

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Contents Meridian 551 Integrated Amplifier Preface Contents Setting up the integrated Amplifier25 Introduction Professional features Meridian 500 SeriesSeries 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 MuteSelecting a source To switch on from standbyTo switch to standby CD65Off Adjusting the volumeMute CD55To change the display Changing the display and balance²O³ To change the balanceCAtt Recording a sourceCSrc To copy a source to the tape outputCustomising the integrated amplifier Choosing standard settings To select a standard settingType Standard settings VCR2Configuring the sources To configure a sourceConf CD1C To change an optionExamples of configuring the sources To change a source labelTo change the audio input for a source To set up a system with two CD players Programming levels GainTo balance input levels 12dB LP MM LP MCSA=1 Specifying information about your systemAuto PA=1Setting up the integrated amplifier To position the integrated amplifier Before connecting powerUnpacking Radio interferenceConnecting the integrated amplifier Back panelAudio connections Con To connect to a tape recorderTo connect to other Meridian 500 Series equipment NCon To connect to A500 LoudspeakersTo connect to Meridian 600 or 200 Series equipment Sound has cut out and the display shows DC TroubleshootingNo lights are displayed when switching on Sound has cut out and the display shows HotThere is hum on the LP input There is hum on other inputsTo clean the case, display panel, and keypad MaintenanceCleaning To clean the audio connectionsService and guarantee ServiceGuarantee Cleaning IndexSound restoring Index