Meridian Audio G61 manual Copyright and acknowledgements, Sales and service in the UK

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Copyright and acknowledgements

Sales and service in the UK

Meridian Audio Ltd

Latham Road

Huntingdon

Cambridgeshire

PE29 6YE

England

Tel +44 (0)1480 445678

Fax +44 (0)1480 445686

World Wide Web – http://www.meridian-audio.com/

Copyright © 2003-2005 Meridian Audio Ltd

Designed and manufactured in the UK by Meridian Audio Ltd. Meridian Audio reserves the right to make changes and improvements to any of the products described in this document without prior notice.

Dolby, Dolby Digital, Pro Logic, AC-3, PLII, PLIIx, AAC, and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation. Lucasfilm, THX, and THX Cinema are registered trademarks of Lucasfilm Ltd. Surround EX is a jointly developed technology of THX and Dolby Laboratories, Inc and is a trademark of Dolby Laboratories, Inc. All rights reserved. Used under authorisation. DTS is a registered trademark of Digital Theatre Systems Inc. MPEG is a registered trademark of the MPEG organisation. Ambisonic is a registered trademark of Nimbus Records Ltd. Trifield is a trademark of Trifield Productions Ltd. LaserDisc is a trademark of Pioneer Electric Corp.

Sales and service in the USA

Meridian America Inc

8055 Troon Circle

Suite C

Austell

GA30168-7849

USA

Tel +1 (404) 344 7111

Fax +1 (404) 346 7111

BoothroydStuart Meridian, Meridian, and Meridian Digital Theatre are registered trademarks of Meridian Audio Ltd.

This guide was produced by Human-Computer Interface Ltd, http://www.interface.co.uk/

Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories, Lucasfilm Ltd. (US patents 5,043,970;5,189,703;5,222,059. European patent 0323830), Trifield Productions Ltd, and Nimbus Records Ltd.

MHR: This product incorporates copyright protection technology covered by certain patent applications and intellectual property of Meridian Audio Ltd. This technology is provided for the express purpose of securely containing copyright audio within the Meridian System only. Reverse engineering or circumvention of this protection is strictly prohibited.

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Contents R I D I a N G S E R I E S G61 Digital Surround Controller Installation Guide Refer all servicing to approved service personnel Safety warningsTo avoid overheating To avoid interferenceContents Sales and service in the USA Sales and service in the UKCopyright and acknowledgements Tel +1 404 344 Fax +1 404 346 Part no G61/1Introduction Smart Source featureInputs Formats supportedT r o d u c t i o n Specifications T r o d u c t i o n Unpacking Installing the digital surround controllerTo connect to this Use this connectorAudio inputs To connect to an analogue source eg TV tuner To connect to a digital source eg G07 24-bit CD Player#$ $6$ ! Player Use this output Audio outputsTo connect the G61 to Meridian DSP loudspeakers $30 n -!.!2Phono Lead M33To connect an active subwoofer eg Meridian M1500 or M2500 3UBWOOFER $IGITALI3URROUND #ONTROLLERScreen Use this connector To connect to thisCommunications connections Auto Configuration Wizard Configuring the digital surround controllerTo run the Configuration Wizard To do thisReset all settings? Reset settingsTo reset the configuration TypeType Speakers Music Sub Logic Sub TypesSelect speakers To configure the speakersOne To change an optionOption Values Description Speaker optionsTo configure a source Configure sourcesPress Source When you have finished configuring sources Radio UseOption Values Source optionsOther settings Stage 4 Configuring other settingsTo configure other settings To change a settingSettings Page Introduction Using a Sound Pressure Level meterCalibrating the system To exit from the calibration procedure To start the calibration procedureTo complete the calibration procedure Left Level +0.0dBDistance Calibration testsLevels Left Phase Fine tuningSetting What it sounds like Left DistanceLeft Size Speaker sizeSizes set to zero Sinewave sweep test Using the Sine/Sub/Sens controlsSubwoofer crossover frequency CD Xover 85Hz88.5Hz CD Sine 80.0Hz81.5Hz Pause 80.0HzTo adjust the sensitivity of a source Setting up sources4V Peak TV 2.0V ClipDSP presets DSP presetsSpeaker layouts Layout DescriptionStandard-rate audio, downsampled if necessary Parameter Range Default What it changesStandard parameters Music Music and Trifield DSP preset parametersTrifield Parameter Options What it changesSuper Ambisonics and Super DSP preset parametersAmbisonics PLIIx Music MusicLogicStereo and Direct PLIIx Movie and PLIIx THX DSP preset parametersPLIIx Movie and PLIIx THX Surrounds Rear, Side, AllTV Logic Mono DSP preset parametersMono Parameter OptionsDiscrete Discrete and Cinema DSP preset parametersCinema 28dB to 0dB THXUsing dynamic range control For example Defining your own presetsTo save the preset settings For example, you could change the name to To clear a user-defined presetStored General operating problems TroubleshootingStandby light not lit Erratic or unexpected system behaviourRemote not working Audio problemsUnit is overheating Hum on analogue inputThere is a hiss when starting DTS LaserDiscs or CDs Audible hiss at high volume settingsSound not clear Centre not workingPreset changes unexpectedly with a multichannel Source Cleaning MaintenanceTo clean the case, display panel, and keypad To clean the audio and video connectionsGuarantee Service and guaranteeService Calibration procedure 25 moving between tests 26 starting Academy DSP parameter 39 accessoriesGuarantee +2+2 DSP parameters DSP presetsPLIIx Music Panorama Rear THXSubwoofer crossover frequency 30 Super DSP preset Types 16 THX DSP preset 40 UHJ format THX Music DSP preset+2+2 DSP parameters