Meridian audio dsp 5500 owners manual

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2 DSP5500 User Guide Contents Sales and service in the UK...........4 Sales and service in the USA........4 Designed & manufactured in the UK by......................4 Acknowledgements..............4 Introduction.....................5 About this manual.................5 DSP5500 description..............6 Master and slave speakers.........6 Centre, left, right and surround.....6 Control.......................7 General background...............7 Unpacking the DSP5500..............8 Meridian System Remote (MSR)........................8 Installing your DSP5500..............10 General precautions.................10 Customising features................10 Connections......................11 Siting............................11 Starting off with DSP5500...........12 Checking........................12 Switching on............................12 If there are no lights..................13 Starting the DSP5500...............13 Standby.............................13 Basic operation of DSP5500.........14 Selecting sources.....................14 Putting the DSP5500 in Standby.............................14 Coming out of Standby.............14 Display..............................15 Changing the display................15 Volume................................16 Mute.................................17 The menu system.....................17 Balance.............................17 Tilt control...........................20 Bass control...........................20 Phase...............................21 Axis.................................21 Storing settings.........................22 Recalling settings......................22 Controlling a Meridian CD player........24 Use of handset to control CD......24 Playing a disc..........................24 Scanning a disc........................24 Selecting tracks........................24 Selecting index points...............25 Setting up programmed sequences...........................25Use with 504, 204 or 604 FM tuner................................26 Operation summary....................27 On the remote control..............27 Customising DSP5500: an overview.............................28 Restoring default settings...........28 Storing preferred tone settings.....28 How to customise DSP5500.........29 Customising: general procedure........29 Type: an overview....................29 Config: an overview..................29 Setup: an overview...................30 Customising using Type............31 Selecting Types.......................31 Customising using Config.........32 How to use Config....................33 Root menu options...................33 System menu...........................33 Surround system options..............35 Source menus..........................35 Completing Config....................38 Customising using Setup...........38 Features of Setup....................38 How to use Setup.....................38 Boundary controls....................39 Centre-channel options..............40 Centre-channel options..............41 Connecting DSP5500...................41 Digital audio connections...............44 Communications connections........45 RS232 connection....................47 Meridian Digital Theatre............47 Specification..............................48 Help!...................................49 Standby point not lit..................49 No sound.................................49 Sound from one channel only.........49 Channels reversed...................49 Settings lost............................49 Hum..................................49 Clicks with digital sources..........49 Meridian CD does not respond....50 504, 204 or 604 does not respond..............................50 562, 201, 603 or 601 does not respond..............................50 DSP5500s do not respond........51 DSP5500s go silent when used hard....................................51

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3 DSP5500 User Guide Communications not working between DSP5500 and other Meridian products.............51 Radio interference..........51 Cleaning.................52 Maintenance & service..........52 Guarantee....................53 Appendix 1 DSP5500 types........54 Type 1 setup, Meridian 500 series system using 562.......54 Type 2 setup, Meridian CD as preamp (via 607), 204 connected.................55 Type 3 setup, 601, 201, 603 or 562 as preamp via 607, Meridian CD and 204 connected..................55Type 4 setup, 601 preamp or 201 or 603 as preamp via 607, Meridian CD and 204, CD with direct connection.....56 Type 5 setup, Meridian 500 system not using 562..........57 Type 6 Meridian Digital Theatre....57 Type 7 Second room in Multiroom system.............57 Type 8 Additional room in Multiroom system..............57 Appendix 2 Test mode...............57 Appendix 3 Calibrate mode.........58 Appendix 4.....................60 Index..............................61 Notes..............................63