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MERIDIAN 562 USER MANUAL
Meridian Audio Ltd
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© Meridian Audio Ltd Meridian Audio Ltd, 1993
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2 Contents To connect to other Meridian Acknowledgements................................3 500 Series equipment .................. 26 Introduction ............................................5 Connecting digital recorders; About this manual ..................................5 CDR, DAT or DCC ....................... 27 Connecting analogue tape About the 500-Series..............................5 recorders...................................... 27 Unpacking the 562..................................6
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Acknowledgements Trademarks etc. Boothroyd|Stuart Meridian and Meridian are registered trademarks of Meridian Audio Ltd. Author: J R Stuart 562 User Guide
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Introduction 5 Introduction The Meridian 562 Control Unit is part of the 500-Series of advanced high- fidelity equipment. In purchasing a Meridian 562 Control Unit, you have acquired a refined 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 this manual 506. A number such as 506 refers to a component in the Meridian 500- Series of audio equipment. Mute. Whenever a key name is printed in bold typeface,
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Installing 562 6 Unpacking the 562 On opening the carton, you should have found the following parts: • Meridian 562 Control Unit • Power cord • This manual • Getting going instruction sheet • 4mm banana plug for turntable grounding • 500-Series communications lead 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 562 General precautions Before carrying out any i
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Installing 562 7 Type, Config and Gain are used to make choices about the way 562 works. These are described later in the section: ‘Configuring 562, an overview' on page 13. Connections For details of There are three types of connection that need to be made to the 562: making all con- • analogue audio nections, see • digital audio Connecting 562, • communications. page 25. Audio connections need to be made to other components in your system. Communication connections have to be made to most of t
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Using the Remote control 8 Starting off with 562 Checking Before turning on the power, check once again that you have made all the connections correctly and that you have not disturbed any existing con- nections in the process. Switching on The power switch is located directly next to the power inlet on the right- rear of 562. 1. Turn on the power switch at the rear of the unit. A small point on the display should now be illuminated. . If there are no lights Check the integrity of your power con
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Using the Remote control 9 1. Select a source from the front panel or using the Remote Control. Tapping Source once brings the 562 on with the last-used source selected. or If the 562 is part of a Meridian system, bring any component out of standby. For example start up a Meridian CD-player. Adjusting the volume The standard 562 does not have a volume control. If you want a variable output, making it very like a conventional preamplifier, then you need to fit the optional DAC module. Ask your d
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Using the Remote control 10 Mute To restore the sound 1. Press Mute a second time, either on the 562 or the Remote Control. The volume level and display will be restored. or Use the Volume keys. Note When 562 is set up for use with D600 or D6000; volume, balance, phase and mute are handled by the speaker and 562 will not respond to the Remote control. Changing the display The 562 has three display modes. To change the display: 1. Press Display. The 562 will cycle through the displays: • Source
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Using the Remote control 11 Advanced operation using the Remote Control Balance control The balance can only be adjusted from the Remote control. Note 562 only has a balance feature if you have fitted the optional DAC module and correctly configured the unit. See page ?? for more details. Note When 562 is set up for use with D600 or D6000; volume, balance, phase and mute are handled by the speaker and 562 will not respond to the Remote control. To move the sound to the left 1. Press Left The d
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Operation summary 12 Operation summary On the 562 front panel Key Action Source Select or review the sources available. Copy Select or review the Copy function. Display Cycle the display through: source and volume number source display off. Mute Switches between mute and demute. Volume Down Decrease the volume. Volume Up Increase the volume. Off Puts the 562 into the standby state. With the Remote Control Source keys Selects input depending on customisation. Standby Puts the 562 into the standby
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Customising 562: overview 13 Customising 562, an overview 562 is a very sophisticated device with a huge number of options to allow you to set up exactly the system you need or to experiment with new possibilities. Programming 562 is a straightforward process and you should not be timid about experimenting. Although the setup is stored in non-volatile memory called EEPROM, the EPROM (which you cannot change) contains default Type settings and you can return to these at any time. Restoring defaul
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Customising 562: overview 14 • whether the unit has video switching • whether there is a Meridian CD player in 200 mode. See page Error! Bookmark not defined.. Details of these are described in the sections referred to. Config: sources and inputs In Config you can also make selections to do with sources, e.g. • how many inputs will be active • which sources you can select • which key on the remote control selects which source • the Logo for that input on the 562 display • the physical input conn
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Customise 562 using Type 15 How to customise 562 562 needs no customising to become operational. Once you have your system established you may wish to review the customising options in the section ‘Customising 562, an overview', page 13. Although the 562 comes configured as a standard digital + analogue – digital preamplifier, there are a very large number of different configurations possible. This section tells you how to change the configuration. Customising, general procedure 562 has five op
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Customise 562 using Type 16 A full customising process A full customising process will generally involve using all the configuring modes of 562. A full procedure is as follows. 1. Change to Type and select the configuration closest to your requirements. 2. Change to Config and make choices about: • keys, displays, inputs. • control options 3. Change to Gain and make choices about: • analogue input sensitivity. 4. Change back to Normal. Making changes to an existing setup Config and Gain are con
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Customise 562 using Type 17 • Source-Logo-input mapping as shown below. Source Logo Input 2nd i/p Gain Comms type CD CD D1 A2 2.5V 1 Radio RD A3 N 2V 2 LP LP A1 N +2dB – TV TV A4 N 1V – Tape1 T1 A5 N 2V – Tape2 T2 D2 N – – CDR CR D3 N – – Cable Cb A6 N 1V – 2 Text Tx LV N n/a – VCR1 V1 A7 N 1V – VCR2 V2 A6 N 1V – LD LD A4 N 2V – Selecting Types 1. Switch off any power amplifiers that are connected to 562. 2. Switch off the 562 using the power switch on the back. 3. While pressing the Off key on
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Customising 562 using Config 18 Customising using Config In Config you can review and change settings to do with communications, control and the hardware options you have. In Config you also make choices about the number and types of sources, what the display shows For an overview when you select them etc. The 562 is initially programmed to Type 1 and of Config, see all Types set up the source configuration as shown in the previous Tables. page 13 How to use Config 1. Switch off any power amplif
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Customising 562 using Config 19 This means the product address is 1. The Meridian 500 comms system allows for up to eight products of the same type operating on the network. Unless you are setting up a Multiroom system, or are advised to do so by Meridian support personnel, we suggest you leave this on address 1. Note This setting has no meaning in 200 comms mode Note When customisation is complete, switch the power off and then on again to restore Normal mode and to save what you have done. Se
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Customising 562 using Config 20 2. Use the and , Volume keys to choose between: • VolM. Volume main means that the volume control in the DACV option (above) will follow the main system and respond to the red keys on the remote. Shifted (secondary) volume commands will be passed on to another product. • VolS. Volume secondary means that the volume control in the DACV option (above) will follow the second volume control in the system and respond to the shifted volume command on the remote. An exa
