Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product Stereo System Meridian
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M ERIDIAN G S ERIES S YSTEM G UIDE.
M ERIDIAN G S ERIES S YSTEM G UIDE.
ii Preface World Wide W eb – http://www .meridian-audio .com/ Copyright © 2003–2004 Meridian Audio Ltd Designed and manufactured in the UK by Meridian Audio Ltd. Meridian Audio reserves the right to mak e changes and improvements to any of the products described in this document without prior notice .
Contents Introduction 1 Describes the G Series range and illustr ates some typical system configurations . Welcome 2 Typical configurations 3 Basic use 5 Describes the basic operation of the G Series products , using the front panel or the MSR+.
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Introduction 1 Introduction Welcome to the Meridian G Series – a range of extr emely advanced audio products designed to work together in a single integrated system. This System Guide provides information about operating your G Series system, whatever the particular combination of units it includes.
Introduction 2 All the G Series products work in a similar way , and this guide gives general information about switching units on and off and selecting functions from the front panel or Meridian System Remote (MSR+).
Introduction 3 T ypical configur ations T his section shows some recommended G Series systems. Compact DVD system '$6$!UDIO0LAYER#ONTROLLER4 UNER '!$6$0LAYER0REAMPLIFIER4UNER -/.
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Basic u se 5 Basic use This chapter describes the basic operation of the G Series products, using the fr ont panel or MSR+..
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Using a preampl ifier 9 Using a preamplifier This chapter explains how to select sources and contr ol their volume using a preamplifier or r eceiver ..
Source V olume U s i n g a p r e a m p l i f i e r 1 0 Copy T o copy a source to the Copy outputs • Press Copy until the display shows the source you want to copy . F or example: C.
P l a y i n g C D s 1 1 Playing CDs This chapter explains how to play audio CDs on your G Series CD player or DVD player . The CD player and DVD player will play audio CDs, recor dable CDs, and MP3 CD-ROMs (except G07). For information about playing DVD-Audio discs see Playing DVD-Audio discs , page 33.
ÄÅÉ ÄÅÇ ÑÖÜ ÑáÜ T rack number Elapsed disc time P l a y i n g C D s 1 2 Home Playing CDs T he CD player and DVD player allow you to play an entire CD, or start playing from any track.
ÄÅÇ ÑáÜ éèê ãåç D∂∑ >> 4:28 F ast scan indicator Time Repeat indicator P l a y i n g C D s 1 3 Play T o revert to normal speed play • Press > . Repeat T o repeat the current track • Press Repeat . T he display shows: T o repeat the disc • Press Repeat again.
ÄÅÇ ÄÅÉ àâä Store Clear Store indicates track will play . Clear indicates track will not play . T rack number P l a y i n g C D s 1 4 Play T o play a selection of tracks • Programme the tracks you want to play, using Store and Clear .
T rack number and elapsed track time. T rack number and remaining track time. Scrolling display of filename and elapsed track time . Album number and track number .
P l a y i n g C D s 1 6.
U s i n g t h e r a d i o t u n e r 1 7 Using the radio tuner This chapter explains how to use the radio tuner , which is available with the G01 Control Unit, G51 Receiver , G68 Digital Surround Controller , and G91 DVD Audio Player Controller T uner .
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Store Audio Clear îïñStepôö FM 3 U s i n g t h e r a d i o t u n e r 1 9 Step V / A T o tune manually • Press Step V or A . T his steps through the frequencies in steps of 0.1MHz on the FM band, and steps of 10kHz (AM, USA), 9kHz (MW), and 1kHz (LW).
U s i n g t h e r a d i o t u n e r 2 0 More Defining preset stations and scanning (DAB band) T his section gives information about using the DAB band to define preset stations and scan for services.
FM band • Press Display to step between the following display options: Preset name. Radio data (G91 only). Genre (G91 only).
U s i n g t h e r a d i o t u n e r 2 2.
P l a y i n g D V D - V i d e o d i s c s 2 3 Playing DVD-V ideo discs This chapter explains how to play movies on DVD-Video discs using the G Series DVD players.
ÄÅÇ ÑÖÜ ÑáÜ ÄÅÉ àâä DVDV 48k 5Æ£§ 1-04 DVD format and sampling rate Title number Chapter number Audio format P l a y i n g D V D - V i d e o d i s c s 2 4 Home Playing DVD-Video discs Most DVDs start playing automatically when you close the tray .
ÄÅÇ éèê ãåç DVDV 48k 5Æ£§ 1-07 P l a y i n g D V D - V i d e o d i s c s 2 5 Y ou can play back DVD-Video discs faster than normal, at twice or eight times normal speed, or in slow motion, at from one-half to one-sixteenth of normal speed.
Enter Menu DVDV 48k 5Æ£§ 1-07 P l a y i n g D V D - V i d e o d i s c s 2 6 More Displaying and exiting from menus DVDs generally provide a T op Menu, which provides access to the contents of the disc. Many DVD-Video discs also provide a disc menu, which allows you to select additional sections or special options.
ìî óòô Enter öõú DVDV 48k 5Æ£§ 1-07 P l a y i n g D V D - V i d e o d i s c s 2 7 More Selecting options from a menu • Press More while a DVD is playing to display the soft keys for selecting options from a menu.
Repeat A-B Audio DVDV 48k 5Æ£§ AB∂∑ 1-07 Audio format and repeat mode P l a y i n g D V D - V i d e o d i s c s 2 8 Audio T o select the audio soundtrack • Press Audio .
Subtitle On/Off Angle DVDV 48k 5Æ£§ 1-07 P l a y i n g D V D - V i d e o d i s c s 2 9 More Changing the camera angle and subtitles Some DVD-Video discs include scenes recorded from up to nine different camera angles , and you can select the camera angle while you are playing the disc.
Video ìî ïñ öõú óòô X= 0 Y= 0 P l a y i n g D V D - V i d e o d i s c s 3 0 V ideo T o select the video control • Press Video or the red • key on the MSR+ to select the required video control. T he following video controls are available: X=, Y=: Horizontal and vertical picture position.
T itle number and elapsed title time. T itle number and elapsed chapter time. T itle number and remaining title time. T itle number and remaining chapter time.
P l a y i n g D V D - V i d e o d i s c s 3 2.
P l a y i n g D V D - A u d i o d i s c s 3 3 Playing DVD-Audio discs The G Series DVD players can also play DVD-Audio discs, which provide a range of benefits over audio CDs, including higher quality audio, longer playing times, multichannel sound, and supplementary images and videos.
ìî ïñ óòô Enter öõú DVDA 96k 6MLP P l a y i n g D V D - A u d i o d i s c s 3 4 Menu < / > T o move left or right on a menu • Press < or > .
ÄÅÇ éèê ãåç -Page+ DVDA 96k 6MLP P l a y i n g D V D - A u d i o d i s c s 3 5 In addition to many of the commands shown on pages 24 to 26, DVD-Audio discs have an additional set of commands for still images .
T rack number and elapsed track time. T rack number and elapsed group time . T rack number and remaining track time. T rack number and remaining group time .
D i g i t a l s u r r o u n d p r o c e s s i n g 3 7 Digital surround processing This chapter explains how to use the digital surround processing features of your G Series digital surround controller or G91 DVD Player .
Radio TV DSP VCR1 DVD Current source DSP preset V olume D i g i t a l s u r r o u n d p r o c e s s i n g 3 8 Home Selecting a source and chan.
D i g i t a l s u r r o u n d p r o c e s s i n g 3 9 DSP presets Music on CD or radio T he following DSP presets add a surround dimension to stereo recordings , such as on audio CDs or FM radio . Music extracts the mono and surround components of the original recording for the centre and surround speakers to give a spacious open sound field.
ìî ïñ óòô Assign öõú Current source DSP parameter V alue D i g i t a l s u r r o u n d p r o c e s s i n g 4 0 Menu < / > T o .
D i g i t a l s u r r o u n d p r o c e s s i n g 4 1 Each DSP preset’ s parameters allow you to control how it processes the sound. Y ou can adjust these parameters while you are listening to a source to achieve exactly the effect you want.
Source , DSP preset, and volume. Source , DSP preset, and THX reference level. Source , audio format, and sample rate .
Glossary 43 Glossary AAC Advanced Audio Coding, an audio compression system incorporated into the MPEG standard and used for encoding audio broadcasts in some territories . Absolute phase A control that changes the phase of the signals to all the speak ers.
Glossary 44 LFE T he Low Frequency Effects (LFE) channel which enhances movie soundtracks with extreme bass sound effects up to 200Hz. It is band-limited to 120Hz in a Dolby Digital system. LFE sub A subwoofer which plays the full LFE signal in Dolby Digital, DTS, and MPEG presets.
Index 45 A aspect ratio , changing 30 B balance , changing 10 balanced analogue system 4 basic use 5 black level, changing 30 blanking the display 6 brightness , display 6 C CDs 11 fast scan 13 pausin.
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