Meridian Digital Surround Controller 561 Manuale utente

Meridian 561 Digital Surround Controller

user guide

Preface

Meridian 561 Digital

Surround Controller

User Guide

Preface

Sales and service in the UK

Meridian Audio Ltd

Stonehill

Stukeley Meadows

Cambs

PE18 6ED

England

Tel␣ ␣ (01480) 52144

Fax␣ ␣ (01480) 459934

World Wide Web

http://www.meridian-audio.com

Part no: 561

Sales and service in the USA

Meridian America Inc

3800 Camp Creek Parkway

Building 2400

Suite 122

Atlanta

GA 30331

Tel␣ ␣ (404) 344 7111

Fax␣ ␣ (404) 346 7111

Designed and

manufactured in the UK by

Digital Gramophone and Wireless Ltd

Stonehill

Stukeley Meadows

Cambs

PE18 6ED

England

Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories Licensing

Corporation (Canadian patent 1,037,877), Lucasfilm Ltd. (US patents

5,043,970; 5,189,703; 5,222,059), Trifield Productions Ltd, and Nimbus

Records Ltd.

Dolby, Pro Logic, AC-3, and the double-D symbol are trademarks of

Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation. Lucasfilm, THX, and THX

Cinema are registered trademarks of Lucasfilm Ltd. 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.

Boothroyd|Stuart Meridian, Meridian, Meridian Digital Theatre, MLP, and

LipSync are registered trademarks of Meridian Audio Ltd.

This guide was produced by Human-Computer Interface Ltd, Cambridge,

England.

iii

Preface

Contents

Introduction 1

Introduces the digital surround controller,

and gives guidelines and suggested

layouts to help you plan your surround

system.

The Meridian 500 Series ........................ 2

Sample configurations ........................... 3

Specification and accessories ............... 5

DSP presets ........................................... 8

Using the digital

surround controller 13

Provides step-by-step instructions for

operating the digital surround controller,

using either the front panel or the Meridian

System Remote.

Front panel ............................................. 14

Meridian System Remote ...................... 15

Quick guide to operating the 561

with the remote ...................................... 16

Selecting a source ................................. 17

Adjusting the volume ............................. 19

Changing the DSP preset ...................... 20

Changing the display ............................. 21

Recording a source ................................ 22

Defining your own

presets 23

Describes how to change the built-in DSP

presets, and create your own presets.

Locking and unlocking the menus ......... 24

Changing the DSP parameters .............. 25

Standard parameters ............................. 26

Changing treble, bass, or phase ............ 27

Changing the listening position ............. 28

Changing the integration of the centre .. 30

Changing the spaciousness of the

sound ..................................................... 31

Changing the lip sync and on-screen

display .................................................... 32

Changing the DSP preset for a source .. 33

Defining your own presets ..................... 34

Preface

Configuring the digital

surround controller

without a computer 65

Describes how to perform a basic

configuration of the digital surround

controller without requiring a computer.

Choosing a standard setting.................. 66

Standard source settings ....................... 68

Calibrating the system ........................... 69

Calibration tests ..................................... 72

Setting up sources ................................. 76

Setting up the digital

surround controller 49

Describes how to unpack and install the

digital surround controller, and gives

details of the video and audio

connections.

Unpacking .............................................. 50

Connecting the digital surround

controller ................................................ 51

Connecting video ................................... 56

Connecting speakers ............................. 57

Connecting sources ............................... 60

Connecting to a tape recorder ............... 62

Connecting to other Meridian

equipment .............................................. 64

DSP presets 37

Gives technical information about each of

the DSP presets, with details of the special

parameters available for each one.

Logic DSP presets ................................. 38

Music DSP presets ................................ 41

5.1 Movie DSP presets .......................... 46

Preface

Configuring the digital

surround controller using

a computer 79

Describes how to configure the digital

surround controller using the Meridian

Configuration program.

The Meridian Configuration program ..... 80

Installing the Meridian Configuration

program ................................................. 81

Creating a new settings file.................... 84

Setting up speakers ............................... 86

Setting the speaker sizes ....................... 89

Setting up sources ................................. 91

Configuring presets ............................... 95

Changing the setup options................... 98

Calibrating the settings with your

system.................................................... 99

Creating a User Type .......................... 101

Completing the configuration ............. 104

Troubleshooting 105

Provides suggested solutions to typical

problems.

General operating problems ............... 106

Audio problems ................................... 108

Video problems ................................... 111

Meridian Configuration program

problems ............................................. 112

Service and guarantee ....................... 113

Glossary 115

Index ................................................... 119

Preface

Introduction

The Meridian 561 Digital Surround Controller combines a completely digital

surround-sound processor with a high-performance digital preamplifier and

a video controller in a single integrated unit. Its unique combination of

features allows you to build a complete system for audio and video

reproduction with a minimum of additional components. The result is an

impressively realistic and exciting reproduction of music and cinema sound.

The 561 Digital Surround Controller accepts analogue, digital, composite

video, and S-video sources. It supports all the current two-channel and

multi-channel audio formats including PCM, Dolby Digital (AC-3), DTS, and

MPEG. It also includes several proprietary processing modes, including the

MLP (Meridian Lossless Packing) format.

For instructions on setting up the unit turn to Setting up the digital

surround controller, page 49. Once the digital surround controller has been

set up refer to the next chapter, Using the digital surround controller, for

information about getting the best results from all your music and film

recordings.

Introduction

The 561 Digital Surround Controller is part of the Meridian 500

Series of advanced digital, analogue, and video components

designed to meet the demand for absolute quality, ease of use,

and lasting value.

The flexibility of the Meridian 500 Series is such that you can

assemble a system as simple or as complex as you need,

perfectly suited to your requirements, and allowing you to add to

it or alter it at a later date should your requirements change.

Each Meridian 500 Series component is housed in a matching

slimline case. Front-panel controls provide access to the most

important functions, and the full range of functions is available

from the Meridian System Remote using a simple and intuitive

control interface.

500 Series communications

The Meridian 500 Series includes a sophisticated

communications link, to ensure that any configuration of units

will work together as a fully integrated system.

The 500 Series communications system allows you to control

any combination of units using a single remote, and ensures that

your commands from the remote are interpreted unambiguously.

The communications system also allows you to extend your hi-fi

system into two or three rooms, with the ability to control the

sources in one room from the controller in another room.

Professional features

The 500 Series also includes features for professional users,

including RS232 computer control and balanced connections.

The following pages show two recommended configurations

based on the 561 Digital Surround Controller to illustrate the

flexibility of the Meridian 500 Series.

The Meridian 500 Series

Introduction

Meridian Analogue Theatre™

The Meridian 561 Digital Surround Controller is ideal for use with

the M33 Active Analogue Loudspeaker and M1500 Active

Subwoofer. The M33 provides an unusually good response for

such a compact case, and can be mounted either horizontally or

vertically for total flexibility.

Sample configurations

Meridian DVD Player

M33

561

M33M33 M1500

M33 rear M33 rear

The 561 Digital Surround Controller can connect directly to up to

six Meridian active loudspeakers, allowing you to create a 5.1

analogue theatre ideal for superb music and cinema sound in

the home.

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