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Glossary
MHR
Meridian High Resolution is a proprietary
secure encoding format using encryption
and anti-copy methods that allows secure
transfer of audio streams between
elements of a Meridian-only system for the
purpose of playback only. It provides a
secure copyright protection environment
and has the very important benefit of
lowering jitter and improving sound quality
on all material.
MLP
MLP (Meridian Lossless Packing) is an
audio format that increases the amount of
information that can be recorded on a CD
or DVD, without any loss of quality.
Mono sub
A subwoofer which handles all the bass for
the system. A THX standard subwoofer
has a crossover at 80Hz.
Mono surrounds
Surrounds which have a common signal
steered to them. This may then be
decorrelated by the THX process to give
more spaciousness.
MPEG
MPEG Surround is a digital encoding
system developed by the Motion Picture
Expert Group. Like Dolby Digital it
provides five full-frequency range
channels and an additional Low Frequency
Effects (LFE) channel.
MSF
Meridian Settings File, a file containing
settings and User Types for one or more
Meridian products.
MSR
The Meridian System Remote, or handset.
OSD
On-Screen Display, which the 568.2 can
superimpose on a composite video signal
to give information about the state of the
system, and to help during configuration.
PCM
Pulse Code Modulation, the method used
to encode music digitally, as used on
audio CDs.
Preset
A DSP decoding option in the 568.2. You
can create user-defined presets based on
the built-in presets, and with specific
parameter values; see Defining your own
presets, page 23.