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Meridian Audio G68 manual Tuner and communications connections, I n s t a l l i n g t h e

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Tuner and communications connections

Trigger output 1	Infra-red repeater input
Meridian DIN Comms connection	USB connection
Meridian BNC Comms connection	RS232 connection

S-VIDEO	COMPOSITE	DIG OUT	COMMS	ANALOGUE OUT		MERIDIAN COMMS
				L	R
COPY
ZONE 2
ZONE 3				L	R
	S3	S1		V3	V1	OPTICAL IN		D11
	S3	S1		CAB	V1
	SAT	DVD			VCRI
	S4	S2		V4	V2
	AUX	VCR2		GAME	TV			D12
MAIN OUT	S-VIDEO IN		MAIN OUT	COMPOSITE IN		O3	O4	D12
OPTICAL IN			ANTENNA			MIC
OPTICAL IN			ANTENNA
			FM	AM		L
						R
			GND
O1 SAT	O2 GAME					A8	A7 VCR1	A6 CABLE
O1 SAT	O2 GAME						ANALOGUE IN

CAUTION

TRIGGER 1

MAINTENANCE

DIGITAL OUT

REPLACE WITH

SAME TYPE FUSE

+12V 100mA

USB

RS232

POWER INPUT

MAIN L/R

CENTRE/

SIDES

REARS

A/B

LZ

T1.6AL 250V for 100 - 240V

~50-60Hz 40VA MAX

SUB

ON

OFF

IR IN

RZ

D9 VCR2

D7 CD

MULTI DIGITAL IN

DVD

ANALOGUE OUT

MAIN L

MAIN R

REAR L

REAR R

CENTRE

SUB

DIGITAL IN

MD1

D10

D8 DISC

MD2

SURR

C/LFE

L/R

Y3 SAT

Y1 DVD

OPT IN

TRIG 2

SURR L

CENTRE

LEFT

MA1

AUX

G68 SURROUND CONTROLLER

DESIGNED AND MADE IN ENGLAND

BY MERIDIAN AUDIO LTD

DESIGN AND COPYRIGHT 2003

A5 TV A4 TAPE SURR R	LFE	RIGHT	O5	TRIG 3	Pb/B	Pr/R	Y/G	Pb/B	Pr/R	Y/G
MULTI ANALOGUE IN				+12V 100mA	COMPONENT OUT				Y2 CABLE

FM tuner aerial		Power & fuse
AM tuner aerial		Trigger outputs 2 & 3 (not G68D)
Use this connection	To connect to this
DIN COMMS	Other Meridian G Series, 500 Series, or 800 Series equipment, or Meridian DSP loudspeakers.
BNC COMMS	Future Meridian components.
RS232 connection	A computer, for configuring the digital surround controller.
USB connection	A computer, in future applications.
IR IN	A G12 IR Receiver, or approved alternative infra-red repeater. Contact your dealer for details.
TUNER AM, FM	AM and FM antennae.
TRIG 1, TRIG 2, TRIG 3	Other equipment, via mono 3.5mm jack plug outputs (centre pin hot) providing 12VDC. They are always
	low in standby. By default they are high for all sources, so can be used to bring a G56 or G57 Power

Amplifier out of standby. Alternatively you can program them to be high for specific sources; eg to control a projection screen.

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Meridian America G68 manual Tuner and communications connections, I n s t a l l i n g t h e, Use this connection

Contents

Installation Guide G68 Digital Surround ControllerTo avoid interference Safety warningsTo avoid overheating Radio interferenceContents Sales and service in the USA Copyright and acknowledgementsSales and service in the UK i P r e f a c eIntroduction Digital surround controller modelsSmart Source feature G68 Digital Surround ControllerVideo switching 2 I n t r o d u c t i o nMulti-zonecapabilities 3 I n t r o d u c t i o nMeridian Room Correction Integral tunerDimensions SpecificationsPower WeightInstalling the digital surround controller Unpacking6 I n s t a l l i n g t h e Audio inputsUse this connector d i g i t a l s u r r o u n d c o n t r o l l e rTV tuner 7 I n s t a l l i n g t h ed i g i t a l s u r r o u n d c o n t r o l l e r G68 Digital Surround Controller8 I n s t a l l i n g t h e d i g i t a l s u r r o u n d c o n t r o l l e rSACD/DVD-Aplayer 9 I n s t a l l i n g t h ed i g i t a l s u r r o u n d c o n t r o l l e r 1 I n s t a l l i n g t h e Audio outputsDigital version G68D d i g i t a l s u r r o u n d c o n t r o l l e rd i g i t a l s u r r o u n d c o n t r o l l e r Digital and analogue version G68ADV1 I n s t a l l i n g t h e Use this outputd i g i t a l s u r r o u n d c o n t r o l l e r Analogue version G68AXV1 I n s t a l l i n g t h e Use this outputd i g i t a l s u r r o u n d c o n t r o l l e r Balanced analogue version G68XXV1 I n s t a l l i n g t h e Use this outputDSP5000C 1 I n s t a l l i n g t h ed i g i t a l s u r r o u n d c o n t r o l l e r G68ADV/AXV Digital Surround Controller 1 I n s t a l l i n g t h ed i g i t a l s u r r o u n d c o n t r o l l e r G68ADV/AXV/XXVSubwoofer G68 Digital Surround Controller 1 I n s t a l l i n g t h ed i g i t a l s u r r o u n d c o n t r o l l e r SUB DIRECT CROSSOVER INPUTINPUT PHONO LEADd i g i t a l s u r r o u n d c o n t r o l l e r Video connections1 I n s t a l l i n g t h e Main composite outputsVideo outputs 1 I n s t a l l i n g t h ed i g i t a l s u r r o u n d c o n t r o l l e r Use this outputd i g i t a l s u r r o u n d c o n t r o l l e r G68ADV/AXV/XXV1 I n s t a l l i n g t h e Television/monitor2 I n s t a l l i n g t h e d i g i t a l s u r r o u n d c o n t r o l l e rG68ADV/AXV/XXV 2 I n s t a l l i n g t h ed i g i t a l s u r r o u n d c o n t r o l l e r Video recorder2 I n s t a l l i n g t h e Tuner and communications connectionsUse this connection d i g i t a l s u r r o u n d c o n t r o l l e r2 I n s t a l l i n g t h e AutoNot Con d i g i t a l s u r r o u n d c o n t r o l l e rG68 Digital Surround Controller 2 I n s t a l l i n g t h ed i g i t a l s u r r o u n d c o n t r o l l e r To connect FM and AM antennaeTo run the Configuration Wizard Configuring the digital surround controllerConfiguration Wizard To go back to an earlier configuration optionReset all settings? Stage 1 Resetting the product1 Reset settings To reset the configurationSpeakers TypesType Music Sub2 Select speakers Stage 2 Configuring speakersTo configure the speakers EitherValues Speaker optionsOption DescriptionTo configure a source Stage 3 Configuring sources3 Configure sources RadioValues Source optionsOption DescriptionTo configure other settings Stage 4 Configuring other settings4 Other settings To change a settingValues SettingsOption DescriptionPage Introduction Using a Sound Pressure Level meterCalibrating the system To complete the calibration procedure To start the calibration procedureTo exit from the calibration procedure Left Level +0.0dBDistance Calibration testsLevels Left Level +0.0dBSetting Fine tuningPhase Left DistanceC a l i b r a t i n g t h e s y s t e m Speaker sizeLeft Size 5/28 Sinewave sweep test Using the Sine/Sub/Sens controlsSubwoofer crossover frequency To adjust the subwoofer crossover frequencyPause 88.5Hz81.5Hz 80.0HzTV 1.4V Peak Setting up sourcesTo adjust the sensitivity of a source TV 2.0V Clip4 D S P p r e s e t s DSP presetsDSP presets Speaker layouts4 D S P p r e s e t s Standard parametersDefault Parameter4 D S P p r e s e t s DSP presets for two-channelmaterialMusic and Trifield DSP preset parameters MusicAmbisonics Ambisonics and Super DSP preset parameters4 D S P p r e s e t s Super4 D S P p r e s e t s MusicLogic DSP preset parametersPLIIx Music DSP preset parameters MusicLogicStereo and Direct PLIIx Movie and PLIIx THX DSP preset parameters4 D S P p r e s e t s PLIIx Movie and PLIIx THX4 D S P p r e s e t s TV Logic DSP preset parametersMono DSP preset parameters TV Logic5 D S P p r e s e t s DSP presets for multichannel materialDiscrete and Cinema DSP preset parameters CinemaParameter THX DSP preset parameters5 D S P p r e s e t s OptionsAmbisonics Using dynamic range control5 D S P p r e s e t s 5 D S P p r e s e t s Defining your own presetsTo save the preset settings 5 D S P p r e s e t s To clear a user-definedpresetStored 5 Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g TroubleshootingGeneral operating problems Standby light not litRemote not working Audio problems5 Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g Unit is overheating5 Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g Audible hiss at high volume settingsConfiguration Program Guide Sound not clear5 Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g Video problemsRadio tuner problems sourceTo clean the case, display panel, and keypad MaintenanceCleaning To clean the audio and video connectionsGuarantee Service and guaranteeService 6 Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n gIndex I n d e6 I n d e 6 I n d e 6 I n d e video connections 17 inputs 18 outputs video switching6 I n d e Width DSP parameter6 I n d e