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519 User Guide
Contents
Sales and service in the UK...........2
Sales and service in the USA.......2
Designed & manufactured in the
UK by....................2
Acknowledgements..............2
Introduction.....................3
About the 500 Series..............3
Unpacking the 519..................3
Installing your 519..................3
General precautions..............3
Siting...........................3
Connections.....................4
Starting off with 519..................5
Checking.........................5
Switching on......................5
If there is no light........................5
Basic operation of 519..................5Jumper Options........................6
Opening the Case....................6
Locating the Jumper Positions........6
Jumper 1.............................6
Jumper 2..............................6
Jumpers 3-5...........................6
Help!.....................................7
Yellow power light not lit.............7
Red lock light not lit....................7
No audio from AC-3 Decoder..........7
No audio when playing a Laser
Disc which is not AC-3
encoded............................7
Radio interference......................8
Cleaning................................8
Maintenance & Service.................8
Specification................................9
Index.....................................9
Sales and service in the UK
Meridian Audio Ltd
Stonehill
Huntingdon
Cambs. PE18 6ED
England
Tel (0) 1480 52144
Fax (0) 1480 459934Sales and service in the USA
Meridian America Inc.
3800 Camp Creek Parkway
Building 2400, Suite 112
Atlanta, GA 30331
Tel. (404) 344-7111
Fax (404) 346-7111
Designed & manufactured in the UK by
Digital Gramophone & Wireless Ltd
Stonehill
Huntingdon
Cambs. PE18 6ED
England
Copyright © 1992,1993,1995 Digital Gramophone & Wireless Ltd
Acknowledgements
Trademarks etc.
Boothroyd|Stuart Meridian and Meridian are registered trademarks of Meridian Audio Ltd.
AC-3 is a trademark of Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation.
Author: Richard Hollinshead.
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519 User Guide
Introduction
The Meridian 519 Laser Demodulator is part of the 500 Series of
advanced high-fidelity equipment.
In purchasing a Meridian 519 Laser Demodulator, you have acquired a re-
fined piece of equipment that will continue to bring you listening pleasure
for many years. This manual will enable you to get the most from it.
About the 500 Series
The Meridian 500 Series is a unique system of 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 with the ability to add to it or change it at a later date
should those requirements change.
The Meridian 500 Series includes a sophisticated communications link, to
ensure that any configuration of units will work together as a fully
integrated system.
Unpacking the 519
On opening the carton, you should have found the following parts:·
Meridian 519 Laser Demodulator·
Power cord·
Meridian Comms lead·
This manual
If any of these items is missing, please contact your dealer. We suggest
that you retain the packing carefully as it provides maximum protection for
the unit in transit.
Installing your 519
General precautions
Before carrying out any installation, you should ensure that the 519 is
marked with the correct voltage for your local AC supply. Should this not
be the case, do not proceed -“ but contact your dealer.
As a general rule, you should not make any connections to the 519, or to
any other component in your system, whilst the AC power supply is con-
nected and switched on.
Siting
We recommend the following guidelines for location.·
The 519 should not be placed on top of a power amplifier.·
Avoid sites where it would be subjected to direct sunlight or where it is
near a heat source, e.g. a central heating radiator·
Avoid sites where the 519 could be subjected to strong magnetic ra-
diation, like near a power amplifier.·
Not too close to a television, or where connecting cables may be sub-
ject to, or cause, interference.
