Meridian America 598 manual Playing DVD-Audio discs, Groups, Still images

Playing DVD-Audio discs

The Meridian 598 DVD Audio Player allows you to take full advantage of all the benefits provided by DVD-Audio discs, including one or more of the following features:

❍Higher-quality audio up to 24 bit, 192kHz.

❍Longer playing times.

❍Multi-channel surround sound.

❍Additional materials, such as photographs, lyrics, and track listings.

❍Videos.

Each DVD-Audio disc may offer a different selection of these features, depending on the material on the disc.

Groups

DVD-Audio content can be divided into up to nine groups, similar to titles on Video discs. Each group can contain up to 99 tracks. Groups can be used to separate content, like high- quality audio from movie sections. Alternatively groups might provide the same content in different forms, such as multi- channel and stereo.

Some DVD-Audio discs may contain hidden groups that require a password for access. Follow the instructions given on the disc.

A DVD-Audio disc is identified by the following icon on the on- screen display:

Still images

DVD-Audio tracks often include still images, called pages, which are displayed while the disc is playing. These images may include text or menu buttons. According to the disc these images may be browsable, selected from menus, or change automatically.

Using the DVD player

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