Connecting the digital surround processor

Rear panel

Expansion

Power input

Analogue

Balanced analogue

Analogue

Analogue

connector

and fuse

speakers

outputs

speakers

inputs

 

OFF

EXPANSION

ON

REAR-L SIDE-L/SUB

 

 

 

 

7

5

 

 

 

 

8

6

 

 

 

 

REAR-R

SIDE-R/SUB

RIGHT

CENTRE

 

LEFT

 

 

BALANCED OUTPUT

 

 

CDR/D3

CD/D1

7–8

5–6

3–4

1–2

 

 

CENTRE

MAIN-L

RADIO

TV

3

1

L

 

4

2

R

 

SUB

MAIN-R

A2

A1

 

 

ANALOGUE

 

 

INPUT

 

OUT

Setting up the digital surround processor

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN

 

LD/O1

TAPE2/D4

DVD/D2

REARS

SIDES/SUB CENTRE/SUB MAIN

COMPOSITE S

RS232

MERIDIAN COMMS

DIGITAL INPUT

BYPASS

DIGITAL OUTPUT

VIDEO

PC

Comms

Optical

Digital

Digital

Digital

Video

input

inputs

output

speakers

connections

 

 

Video connections

 

 

Use this connection

To connect to this

To take advantage of the on-screen display you should loop

COMPOSITE/S IN

The video output from the 581

 

 

Video Controller, or a video

either composite or S-video through the 568; do not connect

 

 

 

 

recorder, TV tuner, or cable

both inputs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

television.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Both video loop inputs include DC rejection.

 

 

COMPOSITE/S OUT

The video input of a television or

 

 

 

 

 

 

monitor.

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Meridian Audio 568 manual Connecting the digital surround processor, Rear panel, Video connections

568 specifications

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