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Meridian 504 Stereo FM Tuner
user guide
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Sales and service in the UK Meridian Audio Ltd Stonehill Sales and service in the USA Stukeley Meadows Cambs PE18 6ED Meridian America Inc Designed and England 3800 Camp Creek Parkway manufactured in the UK by Building 2400 Tel (01480) 52144 Suite 112 Fax (01480) 459934 Atlanta Digital Gramophone and Wireless Ltd GA 30331 Stonehill World Wide Web Stukeley Meadows http://www.meridian.co.uk Tel (404) 344 7111 Cambs Fax (404) 346 7111 PE18 6ED England Copyright © 1993–1996 Digital Gramophone and Wi
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Preface Contents Introduction 1 Introduces the 504 Stereo FM Tuner, and provides an overview of the other products Using the FM tuner 7 available in the Meridian 500 Series. The Meridian 500 Series ........................ 2 Provides step-by-step instructions on how Sample configurations ........................... 3 to operate the FM tuner, using either the Setting up the FM Specification and accessories ............... 6 front panel or the Meridian System tuner 17 Remote. Describes how to unpa
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Introduction In choosing the 504 Stereo FM Tuner you have acquired a component that combines major advances in audio and user interface design. The 504 Stereo FM Tuner uses dual-gate MOSFET RF amplifiers for high sensitivity, together with a Walsh function stereo decoder for low distortion and extra HF bandwidth. The eight-character display can be programmed to show station names for ease of access, and all functions can be remotely controlled from the Meridian System Remote. This guide is desig
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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 Sample configurations 506 20-Bit CD Player 500 Compact Disc Transport DSP5000 DSP5000 A500 A500 506 500 501 504 555 504 562 The 506 20-Bit CD Player is an integrated CD transport and The 500 Compact Disc Transport provides a precision digital converter, providing both digital and analogue outputs. output, and can drive DSP5000 Digital Loudspeakers directly. The 506 20-Bit CD Player is ideally suited for use with the A 562 Digital Controller can be added to cater for conventional Mer
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566 20-Bit Digital to Analogue 502 Analogue Controller Converter A500 A500 500 557 566 502 The digital output provided by the 500 Compact Disc Transport The 502 Analogue Controller is a full function preamplifier for use can be decoded by the 566 20-Bit Digital to Analogue Converter with any analogue source, and includes balanced inputs to allow to provide a high-quality audio output for use with a you to take advantage of balanced sources, including the 566 conventional audio preamplifier. The
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Introduction 562V Multimedia Controller DSP6000 DSP6000 Satellite Video recorder Television 504 LaserDisc 500 562V The 562V Multimedia Controller is the ideal control unit for use conventional analogue sources such as the 504 Stereo FM with the Meridian DSP6000 Digital Loudspeakers. Tuner and video sound. It provides direct digital inputs for digital sources, such as the It also includes video switching for CVBS and S-VHS signals, 500 Compact Disc Transport and LaserDisc sound, together such as
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Specification and accessories Specification Meridian Audio reserves the right to amend product specifications at any time. Sensitivity 1.5μV mono, 23μV stereo, 100μV ult. Available accessories Distortion <0.2% mono, <0.4% stereo. Noise -70dB. The following accessories are available from your dealer: Display Eight character alphanumeric dot m Meridian System Remote. matrix display for station name, m Power cord Europe. frequency, and preset. m Power cord Canada and USA. Stereo indicator. Finish B
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Using the FM tuner This chapter provides a visual summary of the functions of the FM tuner in order to identify and help explain each of the controls which you will use to operate the unit. It also describes all aspects of using the FM tuner, beginning with essential instructions such as switching on and selecting a station, to the more advanced setup options. Unless otherwise specified, each function is available from the front panel or the remote.
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Front panel 1 V (Down) Scans or steps down in frequency. 2 A (Up) Display Scans or steps up in frequency. 3 Mono Selects mono/stereo. BOOTHROYD STUART Radio 3 504 4 Store VA Mono Store Display [ ] Off Stereo FM Tuner Stores a preset frequency. 5 Display Selects the information displayed. 6 [ (Previous) 12345678 Selects the previous station. 7 ] (Next) Selects the next station. 8 Off Switches to standby. 8 Using the FM tuner
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Using the FM tuner Selecting a station During normal use the FM tuner should be left in the standby l Keeping either key held down will step through the preset state. This uses a negligible amount of electricity, but ensures stations in turn. that the components of the FM tuner operate at maximum Note that before using the FM tuner for the first time you may efficiency from the moment you start listening to a station. need to set the preset frequencies for your area; see To programme a preset, p
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Tuning manually You use manual tuning to programme the preset stations, or to To search for a station select stations that you have not assigned to one of the presets. l Press A (Up) to seek upwards in frequency, or V (Down) to The 504 Stereo FM Tuner is initially set up to use seek tuning. In seek downwards in frequency. this mode it automatically searches for stations, and stops when it finds one. The FM tuner will switch to the frequency display, and then search in the direction you have spec
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Using the FM tuner Selecting stereo or mono The 504 Stereo FM Tuner will automatically decode a stereo To switch to stereo transmission when one is received, and the front panel Stereo indicator will appear. l Press Mono twice. Stereo You may wish to turn off the stereo decoder on a marginal The display will show: transmission, to reduce the background hiss or birdies. The Stereo indicator will be displayed if the transmission is The Mono setting can be stored with the station frequency in stere
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Defining preset stations The FM tuner allows you to define up to 30 preset stations, so You can also choose which preset station is selected when you that you can select them immediately from the front panel or switch on the FM tuner; see To choose the station at switch-on remote. opposite. For convenience you can assign a label to the presets to make them easy to identify. The 504 Stereo FM Tuner is supplied with the following labels already set up: Preset Label Preset Label Preset Label Radio
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Using the FM tuner To programme a preset To choose the station at switch-on l Press [ (Previous) or ] (Next) until the preset you want to l Select the preset you want to choose. programme is displayed, or type the preset number (remote l Press Store. only). Stored l Tune the station by pressing A (Up) or V (Down); see Tuning The display will show: manually, page 10. This station will now be selected when the tuner is turned on. l If the station is marginal, and you want it to be preset to Mono,
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Choosing the display To change the display To use the tuning meter l Press Display. l Press Display until the tuning meter is displayed. Each time you press the key, the display will step between the This shows the preset number, the signal strength from 1 to 8, following display options: and the tuning position. Display Example The following table shows what the different displays mean: Preset label. This is the usual Radio 3 Display What it means display. Below station; press A (Up) to ²²5
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Using the FM tuner Setting up the FM tuner For many users the only change they will want to make to the The following table shows the options you can set up. standard operation of the 504 Stereo FM Tuner is to define the preset stations. Option Initial value Maximum number of However, the 504 Stereo FM Tuner contains several Max? 3O presets (1 to 30). customisable features that you can programme to suit your requirements. Tuning method Seektune (Seektune or Steptune). To set up the FM tuner opt
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To set up the preset labels If there was previously no label the display will be blank. l Turn off the FM tuner, using the power switch on the back A flashing block cursor shows which character you can change. panel. l Press A (Up) or V (Down) to change the character. l Turn on the power again while holding down the Store key on the front panel. The character cycles through the symbols: 0 – 9, a – z, A – Z, ., Labels and space. The display will show: l Press Store to move on to the next characte
