2 2

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 r

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

 

 

CAB

 

 

 

 

SAT

DVD

 

 

VCRI

 

 

 

 

S4

S2

 

V4

V2

 

 

 

 

AUX

VCR2

 

GAME

TV

 

 

D12

MAIN OUT

S-VIDEO IN

MAIN OUT

COMPOSITE IN

 

O3

O4

OPTICAL IN

 

ANTENNA

 

MIC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FM

AM

 

L

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R

 

 

 

 

 

GND

 

 

 

 

 

O1 SAT

O2 GAME

 

 

 

 

A8

A7 VCR1

A6 CABLE

 

 

 

 

 

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, Use this connection To connect to this

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