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Meridian 506 24-Bit CD Player
user guide
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Preface Meridian 506 24-Bit CD 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 Huntingdon PE18 6ED Meridian America Inc England 3800 Camp Creek Parkway Designed and Building 2400 manufactured in the UK by Tel␣ ␣ (01480) 52144 Suite 122 Fax␣ ␣ (01480) 459934 Atlanta Digital Gramophone and Wireless Ltd GA 30331 Stonehill World Wide Web Stukeley Meadows http://www.meridian-audio.com Tel (404) 344 7111 Huntingdon Fax (404) 346 7111 PE18 6ED England Copyright © 1993–1999 Digit
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Preface Contents Introduction 1 Introduces the 506 24-Bit CD Player, and provides an overview of the other products Using the CD player 5 available in the Meridian 500 Series. The Meridian 500 Series ........................ 2 Provides step-by-step instructions on how Setting up the Specification and accessories ............... 3 to operate the CD player, using either the CD player 15 front panel or the Meridian System Remote. Describes how to unpack and install the Front panel .................
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iv Preface
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Introduction Introduction In choosing the 506 24-Bit CD Player you have acquired a component that combines major advances in digital audio and engineering design. The 506 24-Bit CD Player incorporates a three-beam laser CD mechanism, for superb sound quality and disc playability. The precision-engineered turntable combines the advantages of drawer loading with the superior disk clamping normally associated with top loading players. The digital signal is decoded using the latest 24-bit dual-diffe
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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 Specification and accessories Specification Available accessories THD Less than -93dBFS. The following accessories are available from your dealer: Noise Less than -93dBFS. m Power cord Europe. Mechanism Three-beam laser. m Power cord Canada and USA. Conversion Dual differential 24-bit Delta Sigma. The Meridian System Remote provides access to all the facilities Display Eight character dot-matrix display for provided by the 506 24-Bit CD Player, including those available track, time,
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4 Introduction
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Using the CD player Using the CD player This chapter provides a summary of the functions of the CD player in order to identify the controls which you will use to operate the unit. It also describes all aspects of using the CD 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 remote. 5
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Front panel 1Open Opens and closes the disc drawer. 2 > (Play) Display Plays a selected track, or moves to the next track. 3 * (Stop) Stops the disc. BOOTHROYD STUART 506 Play 14 4 = (Pause) Open > •= Display [ ] Off 24-Bit CD Player Pauses the disc. 5 Display Selects the information displayed. 6 [ (Previous) Drawer 12345678 Selects the previous track. 7 ] (Next) Selects the next track. 8 Off Switches to standby. 6 Using the CD player
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Using the CD player Switching on and off During normal use the CD player should be left in the standby state. This uses a negligible amount of electricity, but ensures that the components of the CD player operate at maximum efficiency from the moment you start playing a disc. If you are not going to use the CD player for a period of several days you should switch the unit completely off, at the back panel, and disconnect it from the AC power supply. To switch on from standby l Press Open (front
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Playing a disc The CD player allows you to play an entire disc, or start playing To move to the next track 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. l Press > (Play). 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, l Press ] (Next) or [ (Previous) to
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Using the CD player Stopping, pausing, and repeating play You can pause a disc while keeping it spinning, so that you can To continue after pausing resume play instantly. l Press = (Pause) or > (Play). You can also set a disc to play repeatedly, so that when the disc (or selection) has played, it will begin again from the beginning. To continuously repeat a disc This function is only available from the remote. l Press Repeat (remote only). To stop play The Repeat indicator will appear. l Press *
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Programming a selection With the remote you can programme a selection of tracks, and To programme by specifying the then play only those tracks you have programmed. tracks you want to play You can programme a selection either by storing the tracks you l Choose the first track you want to play, as described above. want to play, or by clearing the tracks you do not want to play. If you programme a selection by storing the tracks you want to The display will show the track Track 14 hear, you can pl
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Using the CD player To programme by specifying the The Clear label will change to Store to indicate that the track is tracks you do not want to play stored. l 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 Track 12 number; for example: l Press Clear (remote only). l Press Clear (remote only). The Store label will change to Clear to indicate that the t
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Disc information and scanning To change the display Scanning a disc l Press Display. 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, the sound is muted and the display automatically changes to show the elapsed time for the whole Display Example disc, unless you have already selected one of the other time displays. T
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Using the CD player Using index points In addition to dividing music into tracks, some discs provide To move to an index point index points within each track to allow you to locate individual movements or bars. l Type the number of the track, followed by . and the number of the index point (remote only). For any disc with index points, the CD player’s track display will show the track and index number. For example, to play from track 3, index number 2, press 3.2. With the remote you can use inde
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14 Using the CD player
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Setting up the CD player Setting up the CD player This chapter explains how to install the CD player. It describes what you should find when you unpack the CD player, how you should connect it to your other audio equipment, and the siting constraints. Before you begin installation, you should ensure that your CD player is the correct voltage for your local AC supply. If it is not, do not try to install the CD player, and contact your dealer. You should not make any connections to the CD player o
