Meridian Americaメーカー586の使用説明書/サービス説明書
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Meridian 586 DVD Player user guide.
Preface ii Sales and service in the UK Meridian Audio Ltd Stonehill Stukeley Meadows Cambs PE18 6ED England Tel (01480) 52144 Fax (01480) 459934 World Wide Web http://www.
iii Preface Contents Introduction 1 Introduces the 586 DVD Player, and provides an overview of the other products available in the Meridian 500 Series. The Meridian 500 Series ........................ 2 Sample configurations ..........................
Preface iv Setting default options 33 Explains how to set up the default options using the DVD player’s Setup Menu. Setting default options ........................... 34 Selecting the audio settings .................. 36 Selecting the function settings .
Intr oduction A single DVD video disc can contain a whole motion picture, complete with multi-channel sound and many other features such as subtitles and related information. The picture quality is close to that of the film’s original format, and it does not suffer from the degradations of quality experienced with analogue storage.
2 Introduction The Meridian 500 Series The Meridian 500 Series is a unique system of digital, analogue, and video components designed to meet the demand for absolute quality, ease of use, and lasting value.
Introduction 3 Stereo music/video system The 586 DVD Player provides a two-channel analogue audio output, normally encoded in Dolby Surround, to allow direct connection to an analogue pre-amplifier such as the 502 Analogue Controller.
4 Introduction Meridian Digital Theatre™ DSP5000 565 DSP5000C DSP5000 DSP5000 DSP5000 586 Television The Meridian 586 DVD Player provides a digital audio output, making it ideal for use with the 565 Digital Surround Processor as the heart of a Meridian Digital Theatre system.
Introduction 5 In addition it provides Precision Delta Sigma analogue to digital conversion, for conventional analogue sources such as the 504 Stereo FM Tuner and video or television sound. It also includes video switching for CVBS and S-Video signals such as from the 586 DVD Player, a satellite receiver, or video recorder.
6 Introduction Specification and accessories Specification THD Less than -93dBFS. Noise Less than -93dBFS. Mechanism Dual-lens pickup with red laser. Formats DVD, CD. Conversion 20-bit Delta Sigma. Display 12-character dot-matrix display for title, chapter, track, or time.
Using the DVD player T his chapter provides a summary of the functions of the DVD player in order to identify the controls which you will use to operate the unit. It also describes the basic aspects of using the DVD player to play DVD video discs and audio CDs.
Using the DVD player 8 DVD remote 1 OPEN/CLOSE Opens or closes the drawer. 2 SUBTITLE ON/OFF Turns subtitles on or off. 3 SETUP Displays the Setup Menu. 4 TITLE Displays the Title Menu. 5 RETURN Exits from a menu. 6 ANGLE Changes the viewing angle. 7 SKIP ” Skips to the previous chapter/track.
Using the DVD player 9 22 ZOOM Enlarges a portion of the picture. 23 DIMMER No action. 24 REPEAT Selects a repeat play mode. 25 MEMORY Allows you to programme a selection. 26 Number keys Allows you to select a title, chapter, or track by number. DIMMER ZOOM 3D 26 25 23 22 30 28 29 27 31 24 BOOTHROYD STUART 27 SLOW Selects slow-motion play.
Using the DVD player 10 Fr ont panel 1 Open Opens and closes the disc drawer. 2 > (Play) Plays a selected chapter/ track. 3 * (Stop) Stops the disc. 4 = (Pause) Pauses the disc. 5 Display Selects the information displayed. 6 [ (Previous) Selects the previous chapter/track.
Using the DVD player 11 Playing a disc During normal use the DVD player should be left in the standby state. This uses a negligible amount of electricity, but ensures that the components of the DVD player operate at maximum efficiency from the moment you start playing a disc.
Using the DVD player 12 To play the disc ● Press > (front panel) or PLAY (remote). The display will show the title and chapter, or track number: For example, on chapter 17 of title 1: 1-017 To restart the current chapter or track ● Press [ (front panel) or SKIP ” (remote).
Using the DVD player 13 Locating a specific title, chapter , or track Normally, DVD video discs are divided into one or more titles, and the titles are subdivided into chapters. Audio CDs are divided into tracks. The DVD player allows you to play an entire disc, or start playing from any chapter or track number.
Using the DVD player 14 To locate a specific location within a title ● Press T (remote) twice until the TIME display appears: ● Enter the time using the number buttons: ● Press > ( PLAY ). The DVD player starts playing from the location you specified.
Using the DVD player 15 Stopping, pausing, and resuming play You can stop or pause a disc, and then resume play at the same position. To stop play ● Press * ( STOP ). The display will return to chapter or track 1: -- 1-001 To resume after stopping ● Press LAST PLAY (remote only).
Using the DVD player 16 To display disc information on screen ● Press DISPLAY (remote). For a DVD video disc this shows the following information: You can display information about a disc on the front panel or on-screen display. To change the front panel display ● Press Display (front panel or Meridian System Remote).
Using the DVD player 17 For an audio CD this shows the following information: To display information about DVD video disc features ● Press DISPLAY (remote) twice while a DVD disc is playing.
Using the DVD player 18.
Advanced featur es T his chapter describes the more advanced features of the 586 DVD Player. These features are not essential if you simply want to enjoy DVD video discs or audio CDs, but they allow you to take full advantage of the range of options available with the DVD format.
20 Advanced features Many DVD video discs provide additional sections of video or special options, which you can select from an on-screen menu. Some DVD video discs which contain several titles also provide a Title Menu, from which you can select one of the titles.
Advanced features 21 You can play back DVD video discs faster than normal, at between twice and 30 times normal speed, or in slow motion, at between half and one-sixteenth of normal speed. You can also play back audio CDs faster than normal. Note that the sound is muted when playing back DVD video discs faster or slower than normal.
22 Advanced features To play audio CDs faster than normal ● Press FWD or REV during playback. Each time you press the key the speed alternates between two speeds, FF1 and FF2 (or FR1 and FR2): To resume normal speed ● Press > ( PLAY ). To play DVD video discs in slow motion ● Press SLOW during playback.
Advanced features 23 You can play back a specified title, chapter, track, or section of a disc repeatedly. To repeat a title, chapter, or track ● Select the title, chapter, or track you want to repeat. ● Press REPEAT to switch between the alternative repeat modes.
24 Advanced features The DVD player’s memory function lets you program a selection of titles and chapters (DVD video discs) or tracks (audio CDs), and play them back in any order.
Advanced features 25 ● Press ENTER to enter the selection. ● Repeat this procedure for the other selections you want to program. You can program up to 30 items. To change the selection you have programmed ● Press A or V to highlight the item you want to change.
26 Advanced features You can select one of the audio soundtracks from those included on a DVD video disc during playback. The audio setting shows the following information: Information Examples Soundtrack number 1, 2. Soundtrack language ENG, FRE, GER.
Advanced features 27 Many DVD video discs include subtitles in up to 32 different languages. While you are playing a disc you can turn the subtitles on or off, and select the subtitle language from those provided on the DVD video disc. To select a subtitle language ● Press SUBTITLE during playback.
28 Advanced features Selecting the camera angle and zooming the pictur e To turn off the angle number indicator ● Press CLEAR . To zoom the picture ● Press ZOOM during playback or slow motion. The DVD player magnifies the central portion of the screen.
Advanced features 29 Some DVD video discs are provided with a parental lock function to allow you to lock out playback of scenes whose content exceeds a specified rating. To set the parental lock ● Press SET UP while the disc is stopped. The SET UP MENU is displayed on the on-screen display.
30 Advanced features The COUNTRY menu appears: ● Press < or > to select the country whose standards were used to rate the DVD video disc, then press ENTER . The following menu appears: ● Press A or V to select the parental lock level, then press ENTER to return to the SET UP MENU.
Advanced features 31 To change the parental lock setting ● Press SET UP while the disc is stopped. The SET UP MENU is displayed on the on-screen display. ● Press 9 twice. The ENTER SECURITY CODE menu appears: ● Enter your four-digit security code, and press ENTER .
32 Advanced features Language codes Abbreviation Language LO Laotian LT Lithuanian LV Latvian, Lettish MG Malagasy MI Maori MK Macedonian ML Malayalam MN Mongolian MO Moldavian MR Marathi MT Maltese M.
Setting default options T he DVD format allows disc manufacturers to provide a wide range of options on DVD video discs, and the 586 DVD Player allows you to choose between these options while a disc is playing. Which of these features is available depends on the DVD video disc you are playing.
34 Setting default options The default options are divided into the following three menus of settings: Menu Description AUDIO SETTING The audio language and sound format. FUNCTION The video and operational settings. DISPLAY The display settings, and menu and subtitle languages.
Setting default options 35 To select a set up menu ● Press A or V to display the set up menu you want. As you display each menu, the settings available on that menu are shown: ● Press ENTER to select the menu. To change a setting ● Press A or V to highlight the setting you want to change.
36 Setting default options The AUDIO SETTING menu lets you select the preferred soundtrack language and audio format, and choose dynamic range control and vocal karaoke options: To select the default soundtrack language Most DVD video discs include a selection of soundtrack languages.
Setting default options 37 To select the audio output format ● Highlight AUDIO OUT SEL. in the AUDIO SETTING menu, and press ENTER . The AUDIO OUT SEL menu is displayed: ● Press < or > to highlight the format you want, and press ENTER . Choose AC-3 if you are connecting the 586 DVD Player to an external digital surround processor.
38 Setting default options Note that this feature is only available if you have chosen PCM in the AUDIO OUT SEL. menu. If you are using the DVD player with a 565 or 861 digital surround processor, these provide an equivalent function. To select vocal karaoke This option allows you to turn on or off the vocal track of DVD KARAOKE discs.
Setting default options 39 The FUNCTION menu lets you change the video and operational settings of the 586 DVD Player: Note that the REMOTE CONFIRM option has no effect in the 586 DVD Player. To select the black level ● Highlight BLACK LEVEL in the FUNCTION menu, and press ENTER .
40 Setting default options To select title stop If title stop is selected the DVD player stops after playing each title. ● Highlight TITLE STOP in the FUNCTION menu, and press ENTER . The TITLE STOP menu is displayed: ● Press < or > to turn title stop on or off, and press ENTER .
Setting default options 41 Note that if you change this option while using the S-Video or COMPONENT video outputs the on-screen display will be lost. In this case connect the COMPOSITE video output, which is active irrespective of this setting, or use the Video toggle configuration option; see To change the video output format , page 49.
42 Setting default options Selecting the display settings The DISPLAY menu lets you change the language for screen displays, the default picture format, the angle icon, and the default language for subtitles and disc menus.
Setting default options 43 To set the default picture format Some DVD video discs allow you to choose between the 4:3 (normal television) or 16:9 (widescreen) picture formats.
44 Setting default options To display the angle icon Some DVD video discs contain movies recorded from up to 9 alternative angles, and while the disc is playing you can choose which angle to watch from. You can choose to have an angle icon displayed on the screen to show if a scene has been recorded from multiple angles.
Setting default options 45 The SUBTITLE menu is displayed: ● Press < , > , A , or V to highlight the language you want to use, or NO SUBTITLES if you do not want to display subtitles. ● If you want extended features press SUBTITLE to turn EXTENDED FEATURES to ON.
46 Setting default options.
Configuring the DVD player M any advanced aspects of the 586 DVD Player can be configured to alter the way it operates with the other Meridian equipment in your system. These settings are initially set to standard values, which are suitable for most situations, and this chapter describes how to restore the standard settings.
Configuring the DVD player 48 Choosing standar d settings The DVD player provides a standard setting, called Type 1, which configures the 586 into the most commonly needed configuration. Choosing Type 1 overrides any other configuration you may have performed, and so can be used to reset the configuration of the unit.
Configuring the DVD player 49 Configuring the 586 DVD Player To configure specific options ● Switch off the 586, using the power switch on the back panel.
Configuring the DVD player 50 To change the fan setting ● Press Display until the display shows the current fan setting. For example: Fan Auto ● Press [ or ] until the display shows the setting you want. For example: Fan Off The following fan settings are provided: Setting Description Fan Auto The fan switches on when a disc is playing.
Configuring the DVD player 51 To set other configuration options The other configuration options are generally set to an appropriate value when you reset the 586 to one of the standard settings, and you should not normally need to alter them; see Choosing standard settings , page 48.
Configuring the DVD player 52.
Setting up the DVD player T his chapter explains how to install the DVD player. It describes what you should find when you unpack the DVD player, how you should connect it to your other audio equipment, and the siting constraints. Before you begin installation, you should ensure that your DVD player is the correct voltage for your local AC supply.
Setting up the DVD player 54 Unpacking The 586 DVD Player comes in a box containing the following components: ❍ Meridian 586 DVD Player. ❍ DVD remote. ❍ Meridian comms lead. ❍ Power cord. ❍ This manual. If any of these items are missing please contact your dealer.
Setting up the DVD player 55 S-Video Composite COMMS RS232 DIGIT AL OUT Y COMPONENT Pr Pb ANALOGUE OUT L R OFF ON VIDEO Comms Component video outputs RS232 connection Analogue outputs Digital output C.
Setting up the DVD player 56 Audio connections The following table gives details of the two alternative audio outputs: Use this output To connect to this DIGITAL OUT A surround processor such as the Meridian 565 Digital Surround Processor, a digital preamplifier such as the Meridian 562V, or Meridian DSP loudspeakers.
Setting up the DVD player 57 Connecting using component video Video lead 586 DVD Player COMPONENT VIDEO COMPONENT VIDEO IN T elevision If your television, monitor, or projection system includes component video inputs, these will give the highest possible quality from DVD videos.
Setting up the DVD player 58 To connect to a Meridian 565 Digital Surround Processor 565 Digital Surround Pr ocessor DIGIT AL OUTPUT 586 DVD Player Digital lead DIGIT AL IN ● Connect the DIGITAL OUT on the 586 to the DIGITAL IN on the 565. ● Set the AUDIO OUT SEL.
Setting up the DVD player 59 To connect to Meridian DSP loudspeakers DIGIT AL OUTPUT COMMS OUTPUT INPUT DIGIT AL OUTPUT DIGIT AL INPUTS 21 COMMS OUTPUT INPUT DIGIT AL OUTPUT DIGIT AL INPUTS 21 M5 lead.
Setting up the DVD player 60 To connect to other Meridian 500 Series equipment ● Connect one of the COMMS sockets on the back panel of the DVD player to one of the COMMS sockets on another 500 Series unit, using the 500 comms lead provided with the 586 DVD Player.
Setting up the DVD player 61 This section describes problems you may encounter when using the DVD player, and includes suggested solutions. If these suggestions fail to cure the problem, please contact your Meridian dealer for further assistance. No lights are displayed when switching on ❍ Check that your AC power supply is connected correctly.
Setting up the DVD player 62 There are clicks when starting to play a disc ❍ If you are using a source other than DVD to control the DVD player, check that it is configured as -C in Config. This ensures that the Meridian preamplifier or control unit mutes the sound when a disc is not playing.
Setting up the DVD player 63 The on-screen display shows DISC PLAYBACK UNAUTHORIZED This screen is displayed if you attempt to play a DVD video disc encoded for a region that is not supported by your .
Setting up the DVD player 64 Maintenance Cleaning When cleaning the DVD player bear in mind that the front of the DVD player is plastic, and the display panel and lid are glass. Disconnect the power cord before cleaning the unit. Note: Do not use abrasive cleaners on any part of the DVD player.
Setting up the DVD player 65 Service and guarantee Service The Meridian 500 Series of hi-fi components have been carefully designed to give years of untroubled service. There are no user- serviceable parts inside the case, nor do the units require any form of maintenance.
Setting up the DVD player 66.
67 Index Index B Back panel 55 BLACK LEVEL option 39 C Camera angle 28 displaying icon 44 selecting 28 Changing the display 16 Chapters 13 playing from 13 repeating 23 selecting by number 14 Choosing .
Index 68 DISC MENU option 45 DISC PLAYBACK UNAUTHORIZED display 63 Display (front panel) 16 DISPLAY (remote) 16, 17 Display, flashing 11 Display function 16, 17 DISPLAY menu 34, 42 DISPLAY MODE menu 4.
69 Index O Off (front panel) 12 On-screen display 16, 17 turning on or off 41 Open (front panel) 11 OPEN/CLOSE (remote) 11 OSD option 41 P Pan-scan 43 Parental lock cancelling 31 changing setting 31 s.
Index 70 Standard settings 48 choosing 48 Standby mode 11 Start source Config option 51 Stepping forward frame by frame 15 Stereo music/video system 3 STOP (remote) 11 Stopping play 15 SUBTITLE (remot.
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