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Audio Core 200 User Guide 

Back panel

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The following diagram gives details of the back panel connections:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Headphones

 

 

 

 

SpeakerLink

 

 

 

 

 

output

 

 

 

 

 

outputs

 

 

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USB

Maintenance

A2 Mixer

A1 TV

Headphones

Aux2Cable Opt2DVD

Opt1Game

Aux1Disc

D1 CD

SpeakerLink

SpeakerLink

Power in

 

 

L

i80Dock

 

In/SLS

Out

12V DC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Slave

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

300mA MAX

 

 

R

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

D2 Sat/Radio

 

Master

 

USB

Maintenance

Analogue

i80

Analogue/optical

Digital SpeakerLink

Power

 

 

phono inputs

iPod dock

inputs

coax inputs input

input

Outputs

Use this output

To connect to this

SpeakerLink Out

Digital loudspeakers, such as DSP3200,

Master, Slave

using Meridian SpeakerLink leads.

Headphones

A pair of headphones, terminated with a

 

3.5mm jack plug.

Analogue inputs

Use this input

To connect to this

A1 TV, A2 Mixer

Analogue sources, using stereo phono

 

leads.

Aux 1, Aux 2

Analogue sources, using stereo leads

 

terminated in a 3.5mm mini jack plug.

Digital inputs

Use this input

To connect to this

D1 CD, D2 Sat/Radio

Digital sources, using S/PDIF leads.

SpeakerLink In/SLS

A Meridian source or Sooloos system

 

with a SpeakerLink output, using a

 

Meridian SpeakerLink lead.

USB

A computer, using a USB cable

 

terminated in a Type B plug, to use the

 

AC200 as an external sound card.

Opt 1 Game, Opt 2 DVD

Digital sources, using optical cables

 

terminated in 3.5mm optical jack plugs

 

(same sockets as Aux 1 and Aux 2).

i80 Dock

An iPod mounted in a Meridian i80 dock,

 

with control of the iPod from the AC200

 

front panel.

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Meridian Audio 200 manual Back panel, Outputs, Analogue inputs, Digital inputs

200 specifications

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