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Meridian 588 Compact Disc Player
user guide
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Preface Meridian 588 Compact Disc Player User Guide i
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Sales and service in the UK Meridian Audio Ltd Stonehill Sales and service in the USA Stukeley Meadows Cambs Meridian America Inc PE29 6EX Designed and England 3800 Camp Creek Parkway manufactured in the UK by Building 2400 Suite 122 Tel (01480) 52144 Fax (01480) 459934 Atlanta GA 30331 Meridian Audio Ltd Stonehill World Wide Web Tel (404) 344 7111 Stukeley Meadows http://www.meridian-audio.com Fax (404) 346 7111 Cambs PE29 6EX England Copyright © 1993–2001 Meridian Audio Ltd Part no: 588/1 This
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Preface Contents Introduction 1 Introduces the 588 Compact Disc Player, Using the compact disc and provides an overview of the other player 7 products available in the Meridian 500 Series. Provides step-by-step instructions on how to operate the compact disc player, using Setting up the compact The Meridian 500 Series ........................ 2 either the front panel or the Meridian disc player 17 Sample configurations ........................... 3 System Remote. Specification and accessories ..
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Configuring the compact disc player 25 Explains how to configure the compact disc player to suit the other equipment in your system. Troubleshooting 29 Choosing standard settings ................... 26 Provides suggested solutions to typical Specifying information about problems. your system ........................................... 27 Troubleshooting ..................................... 30 Maintenance .......................................... 33 Service and guarantee .......................
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Introduction Introduction The 588 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 588 uses a precision CD-ROM drive, with the data read asynchronously and then triple buffered to isolate output timing from the mechanics
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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 588 588 557 502 504 562 The 588 Compact Disc Player is ideally suited for use with the The 588 Compact Disc Player provides a precision digital Meridian 557 Stereo Power Amplifier and analogue output, and so is ideal for use with the 562 Digital Control Unit. loudspeakers, with control over the volume and source selection This can also cater for conventional analogue sources, and provided by the 5
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Meridian Digital Music System DSP5000 DSP5000 588 The digital output of the 588 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 Analogue outputs 1 x pair balanced outputs XLR sockets, 1=ground, 2=positive phase output, THD Less than -93dBFS. 3=negative phase output. 1 x stereo analogue direct-coupled Noise Less than -93dBFS. design featuring 192kHz Mechanism Dual-lens pickup with red laser. 24-bit conversion. All audio outputs use FIFO and relocking to give Formats CD Audio (CD-DA) and MP3. extremely low jitter. Processing DSP software provides error correction Com
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Available accessories The following accessories are available from your dealer: ❍ Meridian System Remote. ❍ Power cord Europe. ❍ Power cord Canada and USA. The Meridian System Remote provides access to all the facilities provided by the 588 Compact Disc Player, including those available from the front panel controls. In addition, it allows you to control any other 500 Series units in your system. If you have problems purchasing these items, you can order them direct from Meridian Audio Limited,
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Using the compact disc player Using the compact disc player This chapter provides a summary of the functions of the compact disc player in order to identify the controls which you use 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 Meridian System R
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Front panel 1Open Opens and closes the disc tray. 2 > (Play) Display Plays a selected track, or moves to the next track. 3 * (Stop) Stops the disc. BOOTHROYD STUART Play 14 588 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 Press Open (front panel), Function * (remote), or > to close standby state. This uses a negligible amount of electricity, but the tray. ensures that the components 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
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Playing a disc The compact disc player allows you to play an entire disc, or To move to the next 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 > (front panel or remote). If you have programmed a selection, these functions also work To play starting from a particular track with the selection of tracks you have programmed. For information about programming; see Programming a selection, Press ]
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Using the compact disc player Stopping and pausing play You can pause a disc while keeping it spinning, so that you can resume play instantly. To stop play Press * (front panel or remote). The display will show the total number of tracks on the disc. --2O For example: To pause play Press = (front panel or remote). The disc will remain spinning and the display will show Pause. 3 Pause For example: To continue after pausing Press = or > (front panel or remote). 11
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Repeating play You can set a disc to play repeatedly, so that when the disc (or To repeat between two positions selection) has played, it will begin again from the beginning. This function is only available from the remote. Press A-B (Function Repeat on the remote) at the start of the section you want to repeat. To continuously repeat a disc Rpt A- The display shows: Press Repeat (remote) to select between the following options: Move to the end of the section you want to repeat. Press A-
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Using the compact disc player Programming a selection You can programme a selection of tracks and then play only the To programme by storing the tracks tracks in your selection. you want to play You can only programme a selection using the remote. Choose the first track you want to play, as described above. You can programme a selection either by storing the tracks you The display will show the track Track 14 want to play, or by clearing the tracks you do not want to play. If number; for examp
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To programme by clearing the tracks The Clear label will change to Store to indicate that the track is you do not want to play stored. Choose one of the tracks you do not want to play, as To remove a track from a selection described above. Select the track you want to remove, as described above. The display will show the track Press Clear (remote only). Track 12 number; for example: The Store label will change to Clear to indicate that the track has Press Clear. been cleared. Clear 12 Th
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Using the compact disc player Disc information and scanning To change the display Scanning a disc Press Display (front panel or remote). The scan controls allow you to move quickly to any position on the disc at approximately 20 times normal speed. Each time you press the appropriate key, the display will step between the following display options: During scanning you hear samples of the sound, and the display automatically changes to show the elapsed time for the whole Display Example disc un
