Installation

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Part 1

Unpacking the 518

On opening the carton, you should have found the following parts:

∙Meridian 518 Digital Audio Processor

∙Power cord

∙This manual

∙500 Series communications lead

If any of these items is missing, please contact your dealer. We suggest that you retain the packing carefully as it provides maximum protection for the unit in transit.

Installing your 518General precautions

Before carrying out any installation, you should ensure that the 518 is marked with the correct voltage for your local AC supply. Should this not be the case, do not proceed – but contact your dealer.

As a general rule, you should not make any connections to the 518, or to any other component in your system, whilst the AC power supply is connected and switched on.

Connections

There are three types of connection that need to be made to the 518:

∙power

∙digital audio

∙communications.

Audio connections need to be made to other components in your system. Communication connections have to be made to most of the other Meridian components in your system in order for them to act as one sys- tem. The connections to your 518 are very important and care should be taken in deciding which connections to make.

Connection details are described following page 29.

Siting

We recommend the following guidelines for location.

∙The 518 should not be placed on top of a power amplifier.

∙Avoid sites where it would be subjected to direct sunlight or where it is near a heat source, e.g. a central heating radiator

∙Avoid sites where the 518 could be subjected to strong magnetic ra- diation, like near a power amplifier.

∙Not too close to a television, or where connecting cables may be sub- ject to, or cause, interference.

Tip In common with all digital products, the 518 emits some radio-frequency signals. For this reason, try to keep all power cables and network leads away from audio, antenna and loudspeaker cables. Some time spent laying out the cables carefully will repay you with the best possible performance later.

518 User Guide