Specifications

9
To connect a subwoofer in a Meridian
digital surround system
COMMS
OUTPUT INPUT
DIGITAL INPUT
2 1
DIGITAL
OUTPUT
COMMS
OUTPUT INPUT
DIGITAL INPUT
21
DIGITAL
OUTPUT
COMMS
OUTPUT INPUT
DIGITAL INPUT
21
DIGITAL
OUTPUT
DSP loudspeaker
Centre (master)
COMMS
S5 lead
M5 lead
SY lead S5 lead (digital unused)
Meridian Surround Processor
511 S-patch box
S5 lead
S5 lead
DSP loudspeaker – Main
C52 SUBWOOFER CONTROLLER
RDSP loudspeaker – Main L
COMMS
2
DIGITAL
INPUT
DIGITAL
OUTPUT
DIGITAL OUTPUTS
L/RC/S
If your system includes more than two
Meridian DSP loudspeakers you will need a
511slavepatchbox(availableseparately)to
link together the S5 leads from each speaker,
as shown above.
• Note:Thismaynotapplytothe861,whichmay
be ordered with a built-in patch box.
• UsethecommspartofanM5leadtoconnect
one of the COMMS sockets on the Meridian
Surround Processor to the DSP loudspeaker you
have chosen as the master (typically the centre
speaker).
• UsetheaudiopartoftheM5leadtoconnect
the DSP loudspeaker to the C/S digital output
on the Meridian Surround Processor.
• ConnectanSY-leadtotheCOMMSoutputfrom
the master DSP loudspeaker, then connect one
of the sockets on the SY lead to one socket on
the 511 using an S5 lead.
• LinkalltheotherDSPloudspeakerstogetherin
pairs using S5 leads, as shown in the illustration.
• ConnecteachpairofDSPloudspeakerstothe
appropriate digital output on the Meridian
Surround Processor, using an S5 lead. The
other part of the S5 lead is used to distribute
the COMMS from the 511 to each pair of DSP
loudspeakers.
• Setthedigitalchannelselectionswitchto
position 2 on the subwoofer.
To connect a subwoofer to a stereo
digital source, such as a Meridian CD
Player
COMMS
OUTPUT INPUT
DIGITAL INPUT
2 1
DIGITAL
OUTPUT
DIGITAL
OUTPUT
COMMS
DSP loudspeaker – Main R DSP loudspeaker – Main L
M5 lead
Meridian CD Player
COMMS
OUTPUT INPUT
DIGITAL INPUT
2 1
DIGITAL
OUTPUT
S5 lead
C52 SUBWOOFER CONTROLLER
COMMS
DIGITAL
INPUT
DIGITAL
OUTPUT
S5 lead
1+2
You can connect a pair of DSP loudspeakers
and a subwoofer directly to a digital source.
The DSP loudspeakers include volume,
balance, and tone controls allowing you to
control the system using the MSR+.
• ConnecttheDIGITALOUTPUTandaCOMMS
socket from the Meridian source or control unit
to DIGITAL INPUT 1 and the COMMS input on
the DSP loudspeaker chosen as the master,
using an M5 lead.
• ConnecttheDIGITALandCOMMSoutputsfrom
the master DSP loudspeaker to DIGITAL INPUT 1
and the COMMS input on the other (slave) DSP
loudspeaker, using an S5 lead.
• ConnecttheDIGITALandCOMMSoutputs
from the slave DSP loudspeaker to the DIGITAL
INPUT and COMMS on the subwoofer, using an
S5 lead.
• Setthedigitalchannelselectorswitchto
position1+2,tomixtheleftandrightchannels
to the subwoofer.
Analogue input connections
Connect the PHONO INPUT MONO to the
dedicated subwoofer output of a preamplifier
or surround controller, if it is the only
subwoofer in the system, or the left or right
output of a preamplifier or digital surround
processor, if the subwoofer is used as one of a
stereo pair.
PHONO INPUT LEFT/RIGHT should be
connected to the left and right outputs of a
preamplifier or surround processor, if it is the
only subwoofer.