Meridian 800 Version 4 Manuel utilisateur
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Meridian 800 Reference DVD/CD Player
User Guide
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PREFACE
Copyright and acknowledgements
Sales and service in the UK
Meridian Audio Ltd
Stonehill
Stukeley Meadows
Cambs
PE29 6EX
England
Tel (01480) 445678
Fax (01480) 445686
Sales and service in the USA
Meridian America Inc
3800 Camp Creek Parkway
Building 2400
Suite 122
Atlanta
GA 30331
Tel (404) 344 7111
Fax (404) 346 7111
World Wide Web – http://www.meridian-audio.com
Designed and
manufactured in the UK by
Meridian Audio Ltd
Stonehill
Stukeley Meadows
Cambs
PE29 6EX
England
Copyright © 1999-2001 Meridian Audio Ltd.
Part no: 800U/4
Dolby, Pro Logic, AC-3, and the double-D
symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories
Licensing Corporation. Lucasfilm, THX, and THX
Cinema are registered trademarks of Lucasfilm
Ltd. MP3 is a registered trademark of Thompson
Multimedia. 2+2+2 is a registered trademark of
MDG. Boothroyd|Stuart Meridian, Meridian,
Meridian Digital Theatre, Meridian Lossless
Packing, and MLP are registered trademarks of
Meridian Audio Ltd.
MHR: This product incorporates copyright
protection technology covered by certain
patent applications and intellectual property of
Meridian Audio Ltd. This technology is provided
for the express purpose of securely containing
copyright audio within the Meridian System
only. Reverse engineering or circumvention of
this protection is strictly prohibited.
Macrovision: This product incorporates
copyright protection technology that is
protected by method claims of certain U.S.
patents and other intellectual property rights
owned by Macrovision Corporation and other
rights owners. Use of this copyright protection
technology must be authorized by
Macrovision Corporation, and is intended for
home and other limited viewing uses only
unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision
Corporation. Reverse engineering or
disassembly is prohibited.
FCC Warning: This equipment generates and
can radiate radio frequency energy and if not
installed and used correctly in accordance with
our instructions may cause interference to
radio communications or radio and television
reception. It has been type-tested and
complies with the limits set out in Subpart J,
Part 15 of FCC rules for a Class B computing
device. These limits are intended to provide
reasonable protection against such
interference in home installations.
EEC: This product has been designed and
type-tested to comply with the limits set out in
EN55013 and EN55020.
This guide was produced by:
Human-Computer Interface Ltd,
http://www.interface.co.uk
Contents
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Introduction 1
The 800 Reference DVD/CD Player 2
Overview 4
Typical specification 6
Using the 800 Reference
DVD/CD Player 9
Front panel keys 10
Meridian System Remote keys 11
Switching on and off 12
Playing a disc 13
Playing DVD-Audio discs 14
Locating a specific title, chapter, or track 16
Stopping, pausing, and resuming play 18
Changing the front-panel display 19
Displaying disc information on screen 20
Advanced features 21
Selecting options from a menu 22
Fast and slow-motion play 23
Playing repeatedly 24
Selecting an audio soundtrack 25
Displaying subtitles 26
Selecting the camera angle 27
Setting the parental lock 28
Using the DVD/CD player
preamplifier features 31
Selecting a source 32
Adjusting the system volume 33
Changing the balance or phase 34
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Configuring disc options 35
Setting default options 36
Selecting the playback options 38
Selecting the display settings 40
Selecting the audio settings 45
Region codes 48
Configuring the DVD/CD
player without a computer 49
Choosing a standard setting 50
Setting up sources 53
Configuring the DVD/CD
player using a computer 55
The Meridian Configuration program 56
Installing the Meridian Configuration
program 57
Creating a new settings file 60
Setting up outputs 63
Setting up sources 65
Configuring cards 68
Changing the setup options 70
Creating a User Type 73
Completing the configuration 76
Glossary 77
Index 81
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Introduction
Welcome to the Meridian 800 Reference DVD/CD Player!
This User Guide provides full information about using the DVD/CD
player in conjunction with your other equipment, to achieve the
superb results you can expect from it.
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The 800 Reference DVD/CD Player
The design philosophy of the Meridian 800 Reference DVD/CD Player is
simply to deliver the highest possible quality audio and video signals from
every format of DVD and CD, without compromises at any stage. It
combines Meridian’s extensive experience in producing audiophile compact
disc players with their experience in applying state-of-the-art digital
processing techniques to audio and video equipment, resulting in a DVD/
CD player that delivers reference quality signals whatever the media.
The 800 Reference DVD/CD Player uses a precision DVD-ROM drive with the
audio and video data read asynchronously and then triple buffered to
isolate output timing from the mechanics of the drive. The audio data is
also de-jittered using precise master oscillators to give a clear, open,
authoritative sound.
Meridian multi-channel link
The 800 Reference DVD/CD Player incorporates a unique multi-channel link,
which allows it to provide an upsampled 6-channel PCM stream to a
compatible digital surround controller, such as the Meridian 861 Reference
Digital Surround Controller, for the highest possible quality sound.
An additional feature of the Meridian multi-channel link is that it provides
intelligent stream content information from the 800 DVD/CD Player,
allowing the digital surround controller to select an appropriate preset
depending on whether the source is music or a movie soundtrack, and
whether it is 2-channel or multi-channel.
DVD-Audio
DVD-Audio discs now make music recordings available with significantly
higher quality than Audio CDs, with up to 24-bit resolution and up to
192kHz sampling rate. The 800 Reference DVD/CD Player is capable of
taking advantage of the highest-quality audio available on DVD-Audio
discs, and by using the proprietary MHR (Meridian High Resolution)
encoding scheme, in conjunction with Meridian DSP Loudspeakers, allows
the signal to be preserved at full resolution and sampling rate until the
latest possible stage in the reproduction chain.
DVD-Audio discs are also capable of offering multi-channel audio. The 800
DVD/CD Player can be fitted with a multi-channel digital output card to
allow up to six discrete channels to be connected to Meridian DSP
Loudspeakers, or a digital surround controller with discrete multi-channel
inputs, such as the 861.
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The 800 DVD/CD Player also provides access to the range of additional
features available on the DVD-Audio format, including still images and
video sequences.
DVD-Video
The multi-channel soundtracks on DVD-Video discs are encoded and
compressed, using the Dolby Digital, MPEG, or DTS encoding systems. The
800 Reference DVD/CD Player uses mathematically precise digital signal
processing (DSP) to decode the soundtrack into discrete channels. The video
is processed using broadcast-quality video circuitry, with the ability to
reproduce both PAL and NTSC video formats and to convert between them
if the television or video display is not capable of displaying both formats.
Audio CDs
Because the CD catalogue is so comprehensive, CD will be the major source
of music enjoyment for many years. In designing the 800 Reference DVD/CD
Player no compromises have been permitted in reproducing conventional
audio CDs. The 800 uses triple buffering and a FIFO to remove the timing
variations that typically occur with reading data from an audio CD,
resulting in an extremely clear and authoritative sound.
MP3 audio CDs
The 800 Reference DVD/CD Player can also play CD-ROMs containing
directories of MP3 audio files. This provides a convenient way of archiving
record collections to achieve up to 10 times the capacity of a conventional
CD where sound quality is not of primary importance.
MP3 discs can be created from a computer using appropriate MP3 encoding
software and a CD-ROM writer. Generate the MP3 files with a data rate of
at least 128Kbits per second. Group the tracks into folders to create
separate albums on the disc. Do not create folders within folders.
Tracks and albums are played in the order in which they are recorded onto
the CD-ROM. Usually this will be in alphabetical order of filename.
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Overview
The architecture of the 800 allows for wide flexibility – future sources and
formats can be handled by upgrading software, cards, or drives.
Inputs
The 800 Reference DVD/CD Player incorporates a DVD-ROM drive and
special electronics for media playback. Data from the drive, or from the
other inputs, is buffered and de-jittered to ensure perfect output timing
irrespective of the performance of the drive or other sources.
The 800 can also be used as a system controller, and may optionally be
fitted with digital and analogue inputs. Although the 800 does not include
a variable output, it can control the overall system volume with Meridian
DSP speakers.
Processing
The 800 Reference DVD/CD Player incorporates extensive DSP for resolution
enhancement and other signal processing on the data stream.
Outputs
The 800 Reference DVD/CD Player provides multi-channel digital outputs
for direct connections to multi-channel digital inputs of a digital surround
processor such as the 861 Reference Digital Surround Controller. This
allows multi-channel surround to be reproduced without loss of quality.
The auxiliary output can be used either as a supplement to the surround
decoder, or to feed a second zone. Alternatively the 800 can be used as a
stand-alone DVD/CD player and controller using the discrete multi-channel
digital outputs to connect directly to up to six Meridian DSP loudspeakers.
The digital outputs can operate at up to 96kHz and may also be used to
allow integration of a secure closed Meridian system using MHR. These
outputs can provide decoded PCM or bitstreams such as AC-3, MPEG, or
DTS.
The 800 can also be fitted with analogue outputs with 192kHz, 24-bit
conversion capability. The 800 does not provide tape outputs and does not
generally support copying.
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Video
The 800 provides composite video, S-video, and component video (Y, Pr, Pb)
outputs, in PAL or NTSC format, suitable for driving virtually any television,
monitor, or projection system. The video outputs and conversion system are
very high quality and feature very low noise and jitter.
In addition to providing high-quality video outputs, the 800 has the ability to
give help and system control feedback information in an on-screen display.
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