User manual MERIDIAN DSP LOUDSPEAKER

[. . . ] Meridian DSP Loudspeaker User Guide ii Preface Important safety instructions Read the instructions. This apparatus has been designed with Class 1 construction and must be connected to a mains socket outlet with a protective earthing connection (the third grounding pin). The apparatus may be isolated from mains power either by unplugging the power connector from the rear of the unit, or by unplugging the connector at the opposing end of the power cord or cable from its supply outlet. As a result, either or both of these connectors should remain accessible. [. . . ] Bass drive unit: 2 x 200mm (8") high-efficiency longthrow custom drivers. · Mid drive unit: 1 x 160mm (6") custom polypropylene driver using phase plug. · Treble drive unit: 1 x 25mm (1") Meridian piston in short horn, aluminium dome with silver voice-coil. · · · · 19 Connecting up the DSP loudspeakers Connecting up the DSP loudspeakers This chapter explains how you should connect your DSP loudspeakers to the other audio equipment in your system. 20 Connecting up the DSP loudspeakers Connecting the loudspeakers Back panel The following diagram gives details of the back panel connections: MERIDIAN SPEAKERLINK INPUT OUTPUT MERIDIAN COMMS INPUT OUTPUT DIGITAL INPUT OUTPUT We do not recommend the use of cables longer than 50 metres. Only connect the cables to the output of a Meridian product. Connecting using the Meridian BNC Comms and digital co-axial connectors The following table gives details of these connections: Use this connection To connect to this The BNC COMMS connection on a Meridian control unit or preamplifier. A digital source such as a Meridian G Series digital sound processor, digital preamplifier, CD player, or DVD player. A second (slave) DSP loudspeaker. Meridian SpeakerLink connections Meridian BNC Comms connections Digital co-axial connections MERIDIAN COMMS INPUT MERIDIAN COMMS OUTPUT DIGITAL INPUT You can connect to the DSP loudspeakers using either the RJ45 SpeakerLink connectors, or the Meridian BNC Comms and digital co-axial connectors. Connecting using Meridian SpeakerLink The Meridian SpeakerLink connectors provide both balanced digital and Meridian Comms control in a single RJ45 cable. The following table gives details of these connections: Use this connection MERIDIAN SPEAKERLINK INPUT DIGITAL OUTPUT To connect to this A digital source with a Meridian RJ45 SpeakerLink connector, such as a Meridian G Series digital sound processor, digital preamplifier, CD player, or DVD player. A second (slave) DSP loudspeaker. The Comms connections should be made with BNC to BNC cables. The digital connections should be made with highquality 75 screened cable. We do not recommend using audio cables, which do not have adequate shielding or the correct impedance, or cables intended for UHF applications, as these do not provide adequate shielding in the 1­30MHz region. MERIDIAN SPEAKERLINK OUTPUT The digital connections should be made with RJ45 SpeakerLink cables. Standard RJ45 computer cables may also be used. 21 Connecting to other equipment To connect two DSP loudspeakers to a Meridian product with SpeakerLink Connecting up the DSP loudspeakers Meridian 808. 2 CD Player MERIDIAN SPEAKERLINK RJ45 lead DSP loudspeaker ­ Slave MERIDIAN SPEAKERLINK INPUT OUTPUT MERIDIAN COMMS INPUT OUTPUT DIGITAL INPUT OUTPUT DSP loudspeaker ­ Master MERIDIAN SPEAKERLINK INPUT OUTPUT MERIDIAN COMMS INPUT OUTPUT DIGITAL INPUT OUTPUT RJ45 lead You can create a complete system by connecting a pair of DSP loudspeakers directly to a digital source. The DSP loudspeakers include volume, balance, and tone controls allowing you to control the system using the MSR+. If the Meridian source or control unit includes a Meridian SpeakerLink output, such as the Meridian 808. 2 CD Player, you can make all the connections using SpeakerLink (RJ45) cables. · Connect the MERIDIAN SPEAKERLINK OUTPUT from the Meridian source or control unit to the MERIDIAN SPEAKERLINK INPUT on the DSP loudspeaker chosen as the master, using an RJ45 lead. · Connect the MERIDIAN SPEAKERLINK OUTPUT from the master DSP loudspeaker to the MERIDIAN SPEAKERLINK INPUT on the other (slave) DSP loudspeaker, using an RJ45 lead. · Configure the slave DSP loudspeaker as S. RJ45; see To choose master or slave and the primary connector, page 34. 22 Connecting up the DSP loudspeakers To connect two DSP loudspeakers to a Meridian product with BNC Comms Meridian CD Player or Control Unit DIGITAL OUTPUT BNC COMMS Digital/BNC lead DSP loudspeaker ­ Slave MERIDIAN SPEAKERLINK INPUT OUTPUT MERIDIAN COMMS INPUT OUTPUT DIGITAL INPUT OUTPUT DSP loudspeaker ­ Master MERIDIAN SPEAKERLINK INPUT OUTPUT MERIDIAN COMMS INPUT OUTPUT DIGITAL INPUT OUTPUT RJ45 lead If the Meridian source or control unit provides a Meridian BNC Comms output, you will need to connect it to the DSP Loudspeakers using a Digital/BNC lead. · Connect the DIGITAL OUTPUT and the BNC COMMS socket from the Meridian source or control unit to the DIGITAL INPUT and COMMS INPUT on the DSP loudspeaker chosen as the master, using a Digital/BNC lead. · Connect the MERIDIAN SPEAKERLINK OUTPUT from the master DSP loudspeaker to the MERIDIAN SPEAKERLINK INPUT on the other (slave) DSP loudspeaker, using an RJ45 lead. · Configure the master DSP loudspeaker as M. Coax and the slave DSP loudspeaker as S. RJ45; see To choose master or slave and the primary connector, page 34. 23 Connecting up the DSP loudspeakers To connect three or more DSP loudspeakers in a Meridian surround system DSP loudspeaker ­ Centre (master) MERIDIAN SPEAKERLINK INPUT OUTPUT MERIDIAN COMMS INPUT OUTPUT DIGITAL DIGITAL OUTPUTS INPUT OUTPUT BNC COMMS Meridian Surround Processor Digital/BNC lead BNC T-piece Digital/BNC lead Other DSP loudspeakers DSP8000 loudspeaker ­ Main R MERIDIAN SPEAKERLINK INPUT OUTPUT MERIDIAN COMMS INPUT OUTPUT DIGITAL INPUT OUTPUT DSP8000 loudspeaker ­ Main L MERIDIAN SPEAKERLINK INPUT OUTPUT MERIDIAN COMMS INPUT OUTPUT DIGITAL INPUT OUTPUT RJ45 lead · Use the Comms part of a Digital/BNC lead to connect the BNC COMMS socket on the Meridian Surround Processor to the DSP loudspeaker you have chosen as the master (typically the centre speaker). · Use the audio part of the Digital/BNC lead to connect the appropriate digital output on the Meridian Surround Processor to the master DSP loudspeaker. · Connect each pair of DSP loudspeakers to the appropriate digital output on the Meridian Surround Processor, and to the BNC COMMS output from the master DSP loudspeaker, using a Digital/BNC lead. · Link each pair of DSP loudspeakers together using RJ45 leads, as shown in the illustration. If your system includes more than three DSP loudspeakers use BNC T-pieces to distribute the Comms to successive pairs of loudspeakers. [. . . ] · Turn the system on from another Meridian product in the system. Remote not working Check the following: · The battery in the MSR+ remote. · See if the DSP loudspeaker has been set up as not controller in the Meridian Configuration program; see Configuring the setup options, page 38. Note: This may be deliberate by your dealer. Sound is odd or mono · Check that the DSP loudspeakers are correctly configured as Left and Right respectively. Configuring the DSP loudspeaker does not have any effect Make sure that you are configuring the DSP loudspeaker used as the master digital loudspeaker in the system. This determines the configuration of all digital loudspeakers in the system. Unit goes silent when played hard and displays `Hot` The DSP loudspeakers have a temperature sensing system on board, which prevents overheating of the electronics. 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