Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto DSP5000 del fabbricante Meridian America
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MERIDIAN DSP5000 USER MANUAL Meridian A udio Ltd 14 Clifton Road Huntingdon Cambridgeshire PE18 7EJ England Tel (0) 480 52144 Telex 32577 (MERIDN) Fax (0) 480 459934 Meridian America Inc.
2 DSP5000 User Guide Contents Introduction ............................................ 5 About this manual .................................. 5 DSP5000 description .............................. 6 Master and slave speakers .................. 6 Centre, left, right and surround .
3 DSP5000 User Guide Guarantee ............................................. 54 Appendix 1 DSP5000 types ................. 55 Type 1 setup, Meridian 500 series system using 562 ............... 55 Type 2 setup, Meridian CD as preamp (via 607), 204 connected .
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Introduction 5 DSP5000 User Guide Introduction Congratulations on choosing DSP5000 digital loudspeakers. We are confident that they will give a quality to your music that is unprecedented, and bring years of listening pleasure. This manual will enable you to get the most from them.
Description 6 DSP5000 User Guide DSP5000 description You will find it simpler to understand how the DSP5000 works if you consider it as a combination of the following components: • digital preamplif.
Description 7 DSP5000 User Guide Control The DSP5000s are operated either by commands received from the Meridian System Remote (MSR) supplied with the loudspeakers, or by commands received through the communications cables of a Meridian installation (for example, from the front panel of a 562 or 601).
Installation 8 DSP5000 User Guide • hex wrench (3mm), for drive units 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.
Installation 9 DSP5000 User Guide Note Additional MSRs can be obtained from your dealer if you would prefer to have more than one..
Using DSP5000 10 DSP5000 User Guide Installing your DSP5000 General precautions Before carrying out any installation, you should ensure that the DSP5000 is marked with the correct voltage for your local AC supply. Should this not be the case, do not proceed, but contact your dealer.
Using DSP5000 11 DSP5000 User Guide Calibration and Test are intended only for use by the factory or by service engineers. Connections You will need to make four types of connection to the DSP5000: .
Using DSP5000 12 DSP5000 User Guide Final adjustments When you are sure that the DSP5000s are in the right places, you should adjust and finally tighten the feet with the wrench provided. We strongly suggest that you try to use the spike feet, in order to get the best sound.
Using DSP5000 13 DSP5000 User Guide Starting the DSP5000 To start the system, press any of the input keys on the MSR (CD, LP, Radio, Video, Tape 1, and Tape 2).
Using DSP5000 14 DSP5000 User Guide Basic operation of DSP5000 Note DSP5000 is factory set for the most common installation, one using the full features of a Meridian 500-Series CD player and 562 controller. We call this a Type 1 installation. For more details, see Appendix 1 on page 55 .
Using DSP5000 15 DSP5000 User Guide Display DSP5000 displays information to help you operate it. Display information can include: • master indication – red light in the window • digital ‘overl.
Using DSP5000 16 DSP5000 User Guide 1 Here 1 is the number of the track currently playing on the disc. If the disc includes significant index points, the display will be like this: 3.4 3.4 here means track 3, index point 4. In theory, with the right disc, we could see displays of track and index up to 99.
Using DSP5000 17 DSP5000 User Guide Note Subjectively one judges a volume increase of 9dB to be equivalent to a doubling of loudness, so each volume number represents about a 11% change in loudness, with nine steps to double loudness.
Using DSP5000 18 DSP5000 User Guide Mute To mute the sound: 1. Press Mute The display now shows that the sound is ‘attenuated’: Att. To demute (restore the sound level): 1. Press Mute The Mute key toggles between mute and demute. The system may also be demuted by selecting another source, or adjusting the volume.
Using DSP5000 19 DSP5000 User Guide perhaps to compensate for a non-central listening position or a highly asymmetric layout. This is certainly not the case.
Using DSP5000 20 DSP5000 User Guide Note This will also reset the bass and tilt controls..
Using DSP5000 21 DSP5000 User Guide Tilt control Tilt controls are combination controls that slope the frequency response of the system slowly over the frequency range to make the sound brighter or dimmer. They are less crude than conventional tone controls.
Using DSP5000 22 DSP5000 User Guide Bass control The bass control allows you to adjust the bass response in the room. The responses of the bass control in DSP5000 are shown in Appendix 4 on page 61 . To adjust the bass: 1. Press the w or e menu key until the bass cursor display shows.
Using DSP5000 23 DSP5000 User Guide Experiment with the sound of the setting. If you are not sure, set it to positive phase. Axis To adjust the axis: 1. Press the w or e menu key until the axis cursor display shows. The master display will momentarily show A.
Using DSP5000 24 DSP5000 User Guide Recalling settings The settings stored in the DSP5000 can be recalled at any time. When the display is normal (i.e. not a tone cursor): 1. Press Store The DSP5000 will respond with rEc. Tip You can now compare the stored settings with the standard ones.
Operation 25 DSP5000 User Guide Controlling a Meridian CD player Use of handset to control CD You are advised to operate the system with the MSR. Playing a disc On the MSR, the following keys operate the Meridian CD: To start a disc 1. Press Play To stop the disc 1.
Operation 26 DSP5000 User Guide To select a track by number, press the appropriate number key or keys. For example, to select track 6 1. Press 6 The DSP5000 will respond with the display – 6 To engage this selection, press Play or wait for a short time.
Operation 27 DSP5000 User Guide C. 6 Press Play to action a programmed sequence. Use with 504, 204 or 604 FM tuner When a 204 or 604 is the system tuner, it can be controlled by the MSR but only if the DSP5000s are set up in 200 mode (for example by selecting Type 2.
Operation 28 DSP5000 User Guide Operation summary On the remote control KEY FUNCTION Off Puts the DSP5000 into Standby mode CD, LP etc. Selects a source to listen to Display Cycles the display through.
Customising DSP5000: overview 29 DSP5000 User Guide Customising DSP5000: an overview DSP5000 is a very sophisticated device, with a number of options which allow you to set up exactly the system you need. Programming of DSP5000s should take place after you have set up the speakers and sorted out most of the connections.
Customising DSP5000: how to 30 DSP5000 User Guide How to customise DSP5000 DSP5000 needs no customising to become operational. Once you have your system established, you may wish to review the customising options by reading Customising DSP5000: an overview (page 29 ).
Customising DSP5000: how to 31 DSP5000 User Guide Config : control settings In Config , you can make selections that affect the way in which DSP5000 responds to certain keys.
Customising using Config 32 DSP5000 User Guide Customising using Type Type is a mode used specifically to restore the entire memory (except the calibration memory) of DSP5000 to one of three factory-preset configurations.
Customising using Config 33 DSP5000 User Guide Choosing centre, left or right If you have Typed the speaker with a 6, then the ‘Cen.y’ option is enabled. This tells the speaker that there is a centre in the system and enables the option to make the DSP5000 into a centre.
Customising using Config 34 DSP5000 User Guide Inside Config you can move between them at will. To go to 1. root: press Clear 2. system: press Off 3. source: press a source key – e.g. CD Note In Config , the speaker is silenced. How to use Config 1.
Customising using Config 35 DSP5000 User Guide The display looks like this: Cd ?? The first letters tell you which options are available to you, as follows: • 500 tells you that this system operates in Meridian 500-Series mode. All controllable Meridian products must be 500 compatible.
Customising using Config 36 DSP5000 User Guide have the DSP5000 ignore the Standby state of the associated preamplifier, looking after its own Standby independently. To select this mode while in the system menu: 1. Press Fn - Record The display should indicate 'preamplifier off' like this: ?? P.
Customising using Config 37 DSP5000 User Guide These parameters are already set up by the Type chosen as the start Type, but they can be adjusted using the following menus. Source menu 1 options Source menu 1 controls the display that will be seen on the DSP5000 when a key on the MSR is pressed in normal use.
Customising using Config 38 DSP5000 User Guide You get to source menu 2 by using the menu e key while in source menu 1. The display will be like this: cd d1 The first part of the display tells you which key on the MSR you are setting up.
Customising using Config 39 DSP5000 User Guide You get to source menu 4 by using the menu e key while in source menu 1. The display will be like this: cd 1A The first part of the display tells you which key on the MSR you are setting up. The second part of the display tells you the address.
Customising using Setup 40 DSP5000 User Guide In Normal operation, the settings you have made will be retained and cannot be changed without going back to Setup . Boundary controls The frequency balance of a loudspeaker is changed, particularly in the low-frequency regions, according to its proximity to walls or boundaries.
Customising using Setup 41 DSP5000 User Guide Sub.1 Sub.2 Centre-channel options The following two adjustments will appear on the master if the ‘Cen.y’ option is selected in Config or if the speaker has been set to Type 6. It appears on the master – whethe r or not it is a centre.
Customising using Setup 42 DSP5000 User Guide Recalling settings in Setup The Store key operates normally as a recall when there is no tone cursor displayed. 1. Wait for a volume, track or time display on the master 2. Press Store Limitations of storing Tilt and bass settings are stored by each source independently .
Connecting DSP5000 43 DSP5000 User Guide Connectors The connection sockets on the back panel of the DSP5000, and their uses, are as follows: • Comms Output A DIN connector which is used to send information on to the DSP5000 slave or to a 565 Digital Surround Decoder.
Connecting DSP5000 44 DSP5000 User Guide • If a power-line filter is to be used, try to use a permanent type, and be sure that it is approved to the standards of your territory and that it retains the grounding WARNING: DSP5000 must be grounded.
Connecting DSP5000 45 DSP5000 User Guide Digital audio connections Note A digital audio connection will be made into the D1 input if you use the M5- and S5-leads supplied as directed in the section starting on page 46 . Digital audio has to be conveyed to both DSP5000s in the installation.
Connecting DSP5000 46 DSP5000 User Guide Communications connections Communications connections are only made to other Meridian equipment. In general, you can follow the instructions given for the other equipment, and view DSP5000 as a D600 or D6000 for communication purposes.
Connecting DSP5000 47 DSP5000 User Guide If you are using a Meridian 201 or 603 and a Meridian 200- or 600-Series CD player Unless you have an older M-lead (as opposed to M5 lead) you will need to obtain an SP5 adapter. An M-lead has two DIN plugs at one end and this is the end to connect to the preamplifier.
Connecting DSP5000 48 DSP5000 User Guide If you are mixing Meridian 200- or 600-Series with 500-Series components 1. Connect the digital and analogue audio as described in the previous sections. 2. Locate the DIN plug at the source end of the M5-Lead.
Specification 49 DSP5000 User Guide Specification Digital inputs 32kHz, 44.1kHz or 48kHz. Double PLL locks at 44.1kHz ± 120ppm Cable inputs: D1 –2 IEC958, 75 Ω Digital outputs Copy of the selecte.
Help 50 DSP5000 User Guide Help! Standby point not lit Check the following: 1. There is AC power connected to the socket on the rear of the DSP5000 2. The power switch on the rear panel of the DSP5000 is turned on If the DSP5000 still will not light up, check any fuses in your power supply and the fuse in the DSP5000.
Help 51 DSP5000 User Guide 2. If clicks occur randomly with the source selected but stopped, the problem may be the result of loss of lock due to gross electrical interference. Find out whether there is an appliance elsewhere in the house causing the disturbance (e.
Help 52 DSP5000 User Guide obtain an up-to-date EPROM and fit it. Operating code can always be updated. 3. Make sure that the whole system is set up in either 200 mode or in 500 mode.
Help 53 DSP5000 User Guide Note DSP5000 is a digital audio and computing device which has been de signed to very high standards of electromagnetic compatibility.
Help 54 DSP5000 User Guide In the USA and Canada, contact Meridian America Inc. 3800 Camp Creek Parkway Building 2400 Suite 112 Atlanta GA 30331 Tel (404) 344-7111 Fax (404) 346-7111 Guarantee The Meridian DSP5000 is guaranteed against defects in material and workman ship for 12 months from the date of purchase.
Ap pendix 55 DSP5000 User Guide Appendix 1 DSP5000 types Type 1 setup, Meridian 500 series system using 562 The Meridian 562 allows simple control and routing of analogue and digital sources. All connections from sources are made to 562 which then sends a single digital feed to the DSP5000s.
Ap pendix 56 DSP5000 User Guide Type 2 setup, Meridian CD as preamp (via 607), 204 connected The Meridian compact disc player range includes players with built-in preamplifiers, such as the 207 and the 208.
Ap pendix 57 DSP5000 User Guide Type 4 setup, 601 preamp or 201 or 603 as preamp via 607, Meridian CD and 204, CD with direct connection In this Type, the CD player is directly connected to D1, and all other sources are mediated through an external control unit or preamplifier.
Ap pendix 58 DSP5000 User Guide Type 5 setup, Meridian 500 system not using 562 The CD is connected directly to D1 , all other sources are routed directly or via an A/D converter to D2 . Type 5 sets the DSP5000 as a left master, so you will need to make the other a right slave, or adjust left/right on both speakers.
Ap pendix 59 DSP5000 User Guide 2. Switch the power off. You have now set the test master. 3. Switch on the power supply to the slave speaker only while continuously pressing the Previous key on the MSR 1L 65 4. Switch the power off. You have now set the test slave.
Ap pendix 60 DSP5000 User Guide Controls Test mode Remote key Logo Input on DSP5000 Control? Channel selected CD 1L D1 No Left Radio 1r D1 No Right LP 2L D2 No Left Tape 1 2r D2 No Right Internally generated test signals A number of internally generated test signals are available in Calibrate mode.
Ap pendix 61 DSP5000 User Guide Appendix 4 Tilt control responses, showing the steps between +10 and –10 DSP5000 bass control, showing 1dB steps between +5 and –5 10Hz 100Hz 1kHz 10kHz -6dB -4dB -.
Ap pendix 62 DSP5000 User Guide 10Hz 100Hz 1000Hz 10000Hz -35dB -30dB -25dB -20dB -15dB -10dB -5dB 0dB Bounda ry Sub1 Sub2 q y g p Relative response of the ‘boundary’ and subwoofer settings.
Index 63 DSP5000 User Guide Index 201,use with, 46 207,use with, 46 208,use with, 46 500- and 200-Series mixed, 48 601 use with, 47 603,use with, 46 Address product, 35 system, 35 Att.
Index 64 DSP5000 User Guide source in Config, 33 source menus in Config, 36 system in Config, 33 Meridian products,use with other, 46 MSR, 7, 8 Multiroom protocols, 35, 36 Mute and demute, 18 Normal h.
Notes 65 DSP5000 User Guide Notes.
Notes 66 DSP5000 User Guide.
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