Meridian America 596

Setting up the DVD

player

This chapter explains how to install the DVD player. It describes what you

should find when you unpack the DVD player, how you should connect it to

your other audio equipment, and the siting constraints.

You should not make any connections to the DVD player or to any other

component in your system whilst the AC power supply is connected and

switched on.

Contents

Main Page Sales and service in the UK Sales and service in the USA Designed and manufactured in the UK by Contents Introduction 1 Using the DVD player 7 Advanced features 17 Page Page Page Introduction T The Meridian 500 Series 500 Series communications Professional features Sample configurations Meridian Digital Theatre Meridian Digital Music System Specification and accessories Specification Available accessories Page Front panel 12345678 Display Tray Meridian System Remote Playing a disc To switch on from standby To insert a disc Page Locating a specific title, chapter, or track To play starting from a particular chapter or track To locate a chapter or track by number Page Stopping, pausing, and resuming play Disc information To change the front panel display To display disc information on screen Page Advanced features T Selecting options from a menu To select an option from the disc menu To select a title using the title menu Fast and slow-motion play Playing repeatedly To repeat a title, chapter, or track To repeat a specific section of a disc Selecting a playback audio setting To select the audio setting To display the current audio setting Displaying subtitles To display the current subtitle setting To select the subtitle language To turn subtitles on or off Selecting the camera angle To display the camera angle To select or change the camera angle Setting the parental lock To set the parental lock To change the password Page Setting default options T Setting default options To display the Setup menu Page To select the default soundtrack language Selecting the default languages To set the default subtitle language To select the disc menu language Selecting the display settings To set the default picture format To select the video output format Page To select the black level To select closed caption subtitles To select the TV standard To select the screensaver timeouts To set up SCART switching Page Selecting the audio settings To select the digital audio format To select the audio output rate To select Meridian High Resolution Page Page Unpacking Radio interference Positioning the DVD player Safety warnings To avoid overheating To avoid interference Back panel Component version SCART version Video connections Audio connections Communications connections Connecting using component video Connecting video Connecting using S-video Connecting using composite video Connecting audio To connect to a Meridian 561 Digital Surround Processor To connect to a preamplifier (eg Meridian 502 Analogue Controller) To connect to Meridian DSP loudspeakers To connect to other Meridian 500 Series equipment Connecting to other Meridian equipment Page Choosing standard settings To restore the standard settings Configuring the 596 DVD Player To configure specific options To set configuration options To configure the sources Page Troubleshooting No lights are displayed when switching on There is no sound when playing a disc There is interference on the radio and/ or television when the DVD player is switched on The video picture is monochrome Page A question-mark symbol is displayed on the on-screen display Creating MP3 discs Maintenance Service and guarantee Service Guarantee Index A I G F L R S O P T U W V