Specifications

Bob Stuart answers Questions about the Meridian 598
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responsive – but even more important – 100% compliant with the specification assuring you
of trouble-free access to all discs.
In a recent review, Meridian’s 800 scored the highest points for navigation among a wide
variety of players tested.
Meridian has developed navigation for DVD-Audio providing the crucial benefit of the ability to
adapt to the content on the disc. Since DVD-Audio is a new format Meridian can keep the 800
optimised as disc authoring matures and stabilises.
Of course, for new requirements we can also update our navigators; see Q. 88.
28 What are the trick modes? (slow, fast, zoom etc.)
On CD you can listen while moving fast-forward or backward at two speeds (2x and 30x).
On DVD-Video you can watch while moving fast-forward or backward at two speeds (2x and
6x). DVD can also be played forward or backwards, or while stepping through still frames, or
played slowly at 1/2, 1/4 and 1/16 speeds. 598 also supports the ‘angle’ feature on DVD.
On DVD-Audio you can scan fast-forward or back.
29 Can I set up programmed sequences?
You can programme sequences for a CD using the ‘Store’ key on MSR. 598 only supports
stored sequences for CD.
30 What about Repeat?
598 can repeat tracks, or the whole disc on CD and MP3 discs.
On DVD-Video 598 supports repeat of Title, Chapter. A–B repeat is available on CD and
DVD-Video. Currently it does not support repeat for DVD-Audio content.
31 What is Halt?
When you press ‘Stop’ the first time, 598 will remember where it is on the disc. When you
next press ‘Play’, the 598 will resume from that position on the disc. 598 will even remember
this position if you remove the disc and then re-load it (without loading any different disc).
If you want to start the disc again, press ‘Stop’ twice in succession. You will see the on-screen
icon is different for the Halt and Stop states.
32 How do I know where I am on the disc?
598 provides a variety of information on the front panel: repeated pressings of ‘Display’ on the
front panel or ‘Fn + Display’ on MSR (when used with a Meridian processor such as 568.2 or
861) will rotate through these displays. Standard displays include Title/Group with
Chapter/Track and time or Blank.
If you select ‘Diagnostic Displays’ in the Meridian 598 setup menu then information on disc
type and current audio format is available.
If you select ‘Volume Display’ in the Meridian 598 setup menu then the current Source and
Volume number can also be displayed.
There is also a lot of status display available on-screen which can be accessed by the ‘OSD’
(‘Fn + Next’) key on the MSR (supplied remote). The information displayed is different for CD,
DVD-Video, DVD-Audio, MP3 and VCD.