Meridian Audio DSP5000C - Manual (Page 9)

Using DSP5000C 9
DSP5000C User Guide
Installing your DSP5000C
General precautions
Before carrying out any installation, you should ensure that the
DSP5000C is marked with the correct voltage for your local AC supply.
Should this not be the case, do not proceed, but contact your dealer.
As a general rule, you should not make any connections to the
DSP5000C, or to any other component in your system, when the AC
power supply is switched on.
Customising features
The DSP5000C is very flexible. Its functions can be significantly
customised, which means that you can set up your system so that it suits
you exactly.
Customising DSP5000C: an overview, on page 27, describes your
options in detail. By the time you have set up DSP5000C according to
your needs, you will be aware of how the alternative choices available to
you can differ from the standard configurations.
We recommend that you first get to know the DSP5000C by using one of
the standard setups, and by working through this manual. Do not be afraid
later to experiment with customising – we have given you a simple way of
getting back to where you started from! (see page 30).
DSP5000C as provided has 8 standard configurations which we call Type
settings. Each Type gives a different set of standard options; this feature
is described fully on page 30.
Warning By selecting a Type, you automatically reset all custom settings
for DSP5000C to the factory defaults – this includes all tone settings.
DSP5000C has 7 operating modes (not to be confused with setup Types):
•
Standby
•
Normal
•
Type
•
Config
•
Setup
•
Calibrate
•
Test
Standby and Normal are the everyday operating modes. The basic
operating instructions refer to these.
Type is used to reset the DSP5000C to one of eight factory-preset
conditions. The main uses of Type are to specify what type of preamplifier
is being used, and to make an initial choice of centre/left/right and
master/slave speakers.
Config could be considered as an editing setup mode. In Config you can
choose any aspect of left/right/centre/sub, master/slave, sources or
preamplifiers individually, without losing any other settings you may have
made.
Setup is an operating mode in which the speaker plays and in which
additional menu items are available. The idea behind Setup is that in this
mode you can choose and store in memory the preferred tone settings for
every source. Going to Normal operation then prevents them from being
accidentally lost, and can simplify everyday operation.
Customisation is described more fully in Configuring DSP5000C: an
overview, on page 27.
For full details of
Type settings and
configuring
DSP5000C, see
Customising
DSP5000C: an
overview, on
page 27