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Meridian 507 Compact Disc Player
user guide
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Meridian 507 Compact Disc Player User Guide
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Sales and service in the UK Meridian Audio Ltd Stonehill Stukeley Meadows Sales and service in the USA Huntingdon PE29 6EX Meridian America Inc England 3800 Camp Creek Parkway Designed and Building 2400 manufactured in the UK by Tel (01480) 445678 Suite 122 Fax (01480) 445686 Atlanta Meridian Audio Ltd GA 30331 Stonehill World Wide Web Stukeley Meadows http://www.meridian-audio.com Tel (404) 344 7111 Huntingdon Fax (404) 346 7111 PE29 6EX England Copyright © 2001 Meridian Audio Ltd Part no: 507/
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Preface Contents Introduction 1 Introduces the 507 compact disc player, and provides an overview of the other Using the compact disc products available in the Meridian 500 player 7 Series. Provides step-by-step instructions on how The Meridian 500 Series ........................ 2 to operate the compact disc player, using Setting up the compact Sample configurations ........................... 3 both the front panel and the Meridian disc player 15 Specification and accessories ............... 5
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Configuring the compact disc player 23 Explains how to configure the compact disc player to suit the other equipment in Troubleshooting 27 your system. Choosing standard settings ................... 24 Provides suggested solutions to typical Specifying information about problems. your system ........................................... 25 Troubleshooting ..................................... 28 Maintenance .......................................... 30 Service and guarantee .......................
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Introduction The 507 Compact Disc Player combines Meridian’s extensive experience of producing audiophile compact disc players with their experience in applying state-of-the-art digital signal processing techniques to audio equipment, resulting in an outstanding compact disc player that takes full advantage of the capabilities of compact disc. The 507 uses a precision CD-ROM drive, with the data read asynchronously and then triple buffered to isolate output timing from the mechanics of the drive
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The Meridian 500 Series The Meridian 500 Series is a unique system of digital, analogue, 500 Series communications and video components designed to meet the demand for absolute quality, ease of use, and lasting value. The Meridian 500 Series includes a sophisticated communications link, to ensure that any configuration of units The flexibility of the Meridian 500 Series is such that you can will work together as a fully integrated system. assemble a system as simple or as complex as you need, pe
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Introduction Sample configurations 502 Analogue controller 562 Digital Control Unit DSP5000 DSP5000 507 507 501 556 564 562V.2 The 507 Compact Disc Player is ideally suited for use with the The 507 Compact Disc Player provides a precision digital Meridian 556 Stereo Power Amplifier and analogue output, and so is ideal for use with the 562V.2 Multimedia loudspeakers, with control over the volume and source selection Controller. This can also cater for conventional analogue provided by the 501 Ana
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Meridian Digital Music System DSP5000 DSP5000 507 The digital output of the 507 Compact Disc Player can be The result is an outstanding music system for those who prefer a connected directly to Meridian DSP loudspeakers, as these minimum of separate units and interconnecting cables. include DSP volume and tone controls. 4 Introduction
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Introduction Specification and accessories Specification Meridian Audio reserves the right to amend product specifications at any time. THD Less than -93dBFS. Available accessories Noise Less than -93dBFS. Mechanism Three-beam laser. The following accessories are available from your dealer: Conversion Dual differential 24-bit Delta Sigma. ❍ Power cord Europe. Display Eight character dot-matrix display for ❍ Power cord Canada and USA. track and time. Note: Index points are not supported. If you h
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6 Introduction
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Using the compact disc player This chapter provides a summary of the functions of the compact disc player to identify the controls used to operate the unit. It also describes all aspects of using the compact disc player, beginning with essential instructions such as switching on and loading a disc, to the more advanced functions such as programming. Unless otherwise specified, each function is available from the front panel or the remote.
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Front panel 1 Open Opens and closes the disc drawer. 2 > (Play) Display Plays a selected track, or moves to the next track. 3 * (Stop) Stops the disc. BOOTHROYD STUART Play 14 507 4 = (Pause) Open > *= Display [ ] Off 24-bit CD Player Pauses the disc. 5 Display Selects the information displayed. 6 [ (Previous) Tray 12345678 Selects the previous track. 7 ] (Next) Selects the next track. 8 Off Switches to standby. 8 Using the compact disc player
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Using the compact disc player Switching on and off During normal use the compact disc player should be left in the standby state. This uses a negligible amount of electricity, but ensures that the components of the compact disc player operate at maximum efficiency from the moment you start playing a disc. If you are not going to use the compact disc player for a period of several days you should switch the unit completely off, at the back panel, and disconnect it from the AC power supply. To swi
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Playing a disc The compact disc player allows you to play an entire disc, or To restart the current track start playing from any track. While a disc is playing you can go back to the start of the track or skip to the start of the next track. ● Press [. If you have programmed a selection, these functions also work To move to the next track with the selection of tracks you have programmed. For information about programming; see Programming a selection, ● Press >. page 12. To play starting from a p
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Using the compact disc player Stopping, pausing, and repeating play You can pause a disc while keeping it spinning, so that you can To continue after pausing resume play instantly. ● Press = (Pause) or > (Play). You can also set a disc to play repeatedly, so that when the disc (or selection) has played, it will begin again from the beginning. To continuously repeat a disc This function is only available from the remote. ● Press Repeat (remote only). To stop play The Repeat indicator will appear.
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Programming a selection With the remote you can programme a selection of tracks, and To programme by storing tracks then play only those tracks you have programmed. ● Press [ or ] to step through the track numbers until the You can programme a selection either by storing the tracks you track you want is displayed, or type the number of the track want to play, or by clearing the tracks you do not want to play. If you want. you programme a selection by storing the tracks you want to hear, you can
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Using the compact disc player To programme by clearing tracks The Clear label will change to Store to indicate that the track is stored. ● Press [ or ] to step through the track numbers until the track you want is displayed, or type the number of the track To remove a track from a selection you want. ● Select the track you want to remove, as described above. The display will show the track ● Press Clear. Track 12 number; for example: The Store label will change to Clear to indicate that the trac
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Disc information and scanning To change the display Scanning a disc ● Press Display. The scan controls allow you to move quickly to any position on the disc at approximately 20 times normal speed. Each time you press Display, the display will step between the following options: During scanning, the display automatically changes to show the elapsed time for the whole disc, unless you have already Display Example selected one of the other time displays. Track number. 14 This function is only
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Setting up the compact disc player This chapter explains how to install the compact disc player. It describes what you should find when you unpack the compact disc player, how you should connect it to your other audio equipment, and the siting constraints. Before you begin installation, you should ensure that your compact disc player is the correct voltage for your local AC supply. If it is not, do not try to install the compact disc player, and contact your dealer. You should not make any conne
