Meridian DSP5000 manual

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. 3800 Camp Creek Parkway Building 2400 Suite 112 Atlanta GA 30331 USA Tel (404) 344-7111 Fax (404) 346-7111 Version 4: 500 mode compatible with MSR Surround, 2-roo[...]

2 DSP5000 User Guide Contents Introduction ............................................ 5 About this manual .................................. 5 DSP5000 description .............................. 6 Master and slave speakers .................. 6 Centre, left, right and surround ............ 6 Control .................................................[...]

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 ..................................... 56 Type 3 setup, 601, 201, 603 or 562 as preamp via 607[...]

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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. The DSP5000 is a sophisticated product. You should therefore read a[...]

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 preamplifier, to select and control up to two digital sources directly, and to provide fixed and switched digital output for the other DSP5000 • digital audi[...]

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). The remote control provides enough keys to allo[...]

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. NOTE Take great care when unpacking or re-packing the DSP5000 that you do not put undue pressure on the fro[...]

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. As a general rule, you should not make any connections to the DSP5[...]

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: • digital audio • communications • master – slave • AC power Digital audio connections will need to be made to other components in your system[...]

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. • Foot caps may be fitted if the spikes are unacceptable The spikes allo[...]

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). For example: 1. Press CD In Type 1 this will select the physical input D1, and both DSP5000s will display cd 65 65 is the volume number, and cd means that the DSP5000 expects the source to [...]

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 . Selecting sources To switch from CD to another input, say Ra[...]

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 ‘overload’ – flashing yellow light in the window • blank display, in which the speaker only illuminates the display when you use the remote control ?[...]

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 99.99. Index point 1 is never displayed. While [...]

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. The menu system The DSP5000 off[...]

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. Stereo sound is dependent upon time differences between the signals from the channels. To get the best out of a normal stereo system, you should be in the correct position in relation to the s[...]

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. The responses of the tilt control in DSP5000 are shown in Appendix 4 on page 61 . To review[...]

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. The master display will momentarily show b. 0.0 This allows you [...]

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. 0 This allows you to ask the DSP5000 what its axis setting is without changing it. To chan[...]

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. Use the Clear key to restore a flat response, then Store to [...]

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. Press Stop To make the disc pause 1. Press Pause The Pause indication on the Meridi[...]

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. To select track 15 1. Press 1 followed by 5 The DSP5000 will show – 15 Again, press Play or [...]

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. A 504 tuner can operate in both 200 and 500 modes. Select the tuner with Radio . T[...]

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: source and volume number blank (display off) preset on tuner; track on CD frequency on tuner; disc time on CD track time on CD Play (green) Starts a[...]

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. If you first get the speaker[...]

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: general procedure DSP5000 has seven operating modes (not to be confu[...]

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. The main choices of this kind are: • left or right • master or slave • Multiroom standby option • sort of preamplifier or source switch box in the installation Config [...]

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. For all three Types , Type resets the following: • phase to positive • axis to –1 • balance to central (L 0) • tilt to[...]

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. If you Typed the speaker with a number other than 6 then the ‘Cen.n’ o[...]

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. Switch off the master DSP5000, using the power switch on the back, and wait for 3 seconds 2. While[...]

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. Also use this if the DSP5000 is the only controllable preampl[...]

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. Toggle this choice with Fn - Record . Setti[...]

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. Think of its function as adapting the k[...]

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. The second part of the display tells you which input on the back panel of the master DSP5000 will be selected wh[...]

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. Normally you should leave this set to ‘1A’ unless advi[...]

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. The DSP5000 is designed [...]

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. A DSP5000C (or DSP5000) which is configured as a centre respon[...]

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 . Phase, axis and boundary settin[...]

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. NEVER connect an audio DIN lead to this socket. • Comms Input A DIN connector [...]

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. Connection using M5- and S5-leads Many systems will require only the supplied composite M5- and S5-lea[...]

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. This can be done directly from your source to each DSP5000 [...]

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. The following sections describe the major points. If you have a Meridian [...]

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. The SP5 adapter allows an M5- lead to c[...]

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. Connect it to one of the sockets COMMS on the rear of a 500-Series unit. 3. Connect the 500-Series[...]

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 selected input Cable outputs: D Out IEC958, 75 Ω Communication s 200-Comms Via Input and Output connections RS232 Standard 9-pin: 2400b, 8, N, 1 no handsha[...]

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. If these are all intact, conta[...]

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.g. central heating, a pump or a fan). If there is, suppress it. Meridian CD does not[...]

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. Note All Meridian products must be in the same mode. 200 or 600-Series products can only work in 200 mode and if you intend to incorporate these in a DSP5000 system, [...]

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. FCC WARNING : This equipment generates and can radiate radio fre - quency energy, and if not installed and used correctly in accordance with our instructions may interfere with radio commu[...]

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. The guarantee is void if the DSP5000[...]

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. Type 1 sets the DSP5000 as a left master, so you will nee[...]

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. To use the analogue inputs of these units, it is necessary to put a 607 (or similar) A/D converter between the fixed output of the preamp secti[...]

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. The output of an analogue preamplifier (201 or 603) will have to be con[...]

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. Type 5 500 500, 506, 508 Remote [...]

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. If you now turn both speakers on, they will come up in Test mode. To get back to no[...]

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. These include: • one sample width impulse with 2[...]

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 -2dB 0dB 2dB 4dB 6dB 10Hz 100Hz 1kHz 10kHz -6dB -4dB -2dB 0dB 2dB 4dB 6dB[...]

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. display, 18 Autoconfigure, 35 Axis explained, 23 listening, 23 using the control, 23 Balance explained, 18 option in surround, 36 using the control, 18 Bass control [...]

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 how to get back to, 30 Operating basics, 14 summary, 28 Pause, 25 Phase control, 22 explained, 22 Play, 25 Positioning the loudspeakers, 11 Power switc[...]

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