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Sales and service in the UK

Meridian Audio Ltd

Stonehill

Stukeley Meadows

Cambridgeshire

PE29 6EX

England

Tel +44 (0)1480 445678

Fax +44 (0)1480 445686

http://www.meridian-audio.com/

Copyright © 2003 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.

THX and Ultra 2 are trademarks or registered trademarks of THX Ltd. Surround EX is a jointly developed technology of THX and Dolby Laboratories, Inc. and is a trademark of Dolby Laboratories, Inc. Used under authorization. All rights reserved. Dolby, Pro Logic, Surround EX and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation. 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

3800 Camp Creek Parkway

Building 2400

Suite 122

Atlanta GA 30331

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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Meridian America G68 manual Copyright and acknowledgements, i P r e f a c e, Sales and service in the UK

Contents

Installation Guide G68 Digital Surround ControllerSafety warnings To avoid overheatingTo avoid interference Radio interferenceContents Copyright and acknowledgements Sales and service in the UKSales and service in the USA i P r e f a c eIntroduction Digital surround controller modelsG68 Digital Surround Controller Video switchingSmart Source feature 2 I n t r o d u c t i o n3 I n t r o d u c t i o n Meridian Room CorrectionMulti-zonecapabilities Integral tunerSpecifications PowerDimensions WeightInstalling the digital surround controller UnpackingAudio inputs Use this connector6 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 r7 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 rTV tuner 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 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 9 I n s t a l l i n g t h eSACD/DVD-Aplayer Audio outputs Digital version G68D1 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 rDigital and analogue version G68ADV 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 outputAnalogue version G68AXV 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 outputBalanced analogue version G68XXV 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 1 I n s t a l l i n g t h eDSP5000C 1 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 Digital Surround Controller G68ADV/AXV/XXV1 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 rSubwoofer G68 Digital Surround Controller SUB DIRECT CROSSOVER INPUTINPUT PHONO LEADVideo connections 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 Main composite outputs1 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 rVideo outputs Use this outputG68ADV/AXV/XXV 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 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 r2 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 Video recorderTuner and communications connections Use this connection2 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 rAuto Not Con2 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 r2 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 rG68 Digital Surround Controller To connect FM and AM antennaeConfiguring the digital surround controller Configuration WizardTo run the Configuration Wizard To go back to an earlier configuration optionStage 1 Resetting the product 1 Reset settingsReset all settings? To reset the configurationTypes TypeSpeakers Music SubStage 2 Configuring speakers To configure the speakers2 Select speakers EitherSpeaker options OptionValues DescriptionStage 3 Configuring sources 3 Configure sourcesTo configure a source RadioSource options OptionValues DescriptionStage 4 Configuring other settings 4 Other settingsTo configure other settings To change a settingSettings OptionValues DescriptionPage Calibrating the system Using a Sound Pressure Level meterIntroduction To start the calibration procedure To exit from the calibration procedureTo complete the calibration procedure Left Level +0.0dBCalibration tests LevelsDistance Left Level +0.0dBFine tuning PhaseSetting Left DistanceLeft Size 5/28 Speaker sizeC a l i b r a t i n g t h e s y s t e m Using the Sine/Sub/Sens controls Subwoofer crossover frequencySinewave sweep test To adjust the subwoofer crossover frequency88.5Hz 81.5HzPause 80.0HzSetting up sources To adjust the sensitivity of a sourceTV 1.4V Peak TV 2.0V ClipDSP presets DSP presets4 D S P p r e s e t s Speaker layoutsStandard parameters Default4 D S P p r e s e t s ParameterDSP presets for two-channelmaterial Music and Trifield DSP preset parameters4 D S P p r e s e t s MusicAmbisonics and Super DSP preset parameters 4 D S P p r e s e t sAmbisonics SuperMusicLogic DSP preset parameters PLIIx Music DSP preset parameters4 D S P p r e s e t s MusicLogicPLIIx Movie and PLIIx THX DSP preset parameters 4 D S P p r e s e t sStereo and Direct PLIIx Movie and PLIIx THXTV Logic DSP preset parameters Mono DSP preset parameters4 D S P p r e s e t s TV LogicDSP presets for multichannel material Discrete and Cinema DSP preset parameters5 D S P p r e s e t s CinemaTHX DSP preset parameters 5 D S P p r e s e t sParameter Options5 D S P p r e s e t s Using dynamic range controlAmbisonics To save the preset settings Defining your own presets5 D S P p r e s e t s Stored To clear a user-definedpreset5 D S P p r e s e t s Troubleshooting General operating problems5 Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g Standby light not litAudio problems 5 Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n gRemote not working Unit is overheatingAudible hiss at high volume settings Configuration Program Guide5 Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g Sound not clearVideo problems Radio tuner problems5 Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g sourceMaintenance CleaningTo clean the case, display panel, and keypad To clean the audio and video connectionsService and guarantee ServiceGuarantee 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 switching 6 I n d evideo connections 17 inputs 18 outputs Width DSP parameter6 I n d e