Meridian America 3100 - Manual (Page 6)

Connecting two 3100 loudspeakers to a
Meridian CD Player, Control Unit, or other
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You can create a complete system by connecting a pair of 3100 loudspeakers directly
to a digital source. The 3100 loudspeakers include volume, balance, and tone
controls allowing you to control the system using an MSR+ (not provided).
Because the 3100 speakers are preconfi gured for use in a two-channel system, no
further confi guration is necessary.
• 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
labelled Left Master, using the M5 lead supplied.
• Connect the DIGITAL and COMMS outputs from the master DSP loudspeaker to
DIGITAL INPUT 1 and the COMMS input on ther DSP loudspeaker labelled Right
Slave, using the S5 lead supplied.
You can connect another digital source to DIGITAL INPUT 2, and then confi gure the
appropriate source selection key on the remote to select that input.
Connecting three or more 3100 loudspeakers in
a Meridian surround system
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If your system includes more than two Meridian 3100 loudspeakers you will need a
511 S-patch box (available separately) to link together the S5 leads from each
speaker, as shown above. Note: This does not apply to the 861, which includes 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 3100 loudspeaker you have chosen as the
master (typically the centre speaker).
• Use the audio part of the M5 lead to connect the 3100 loudspeaker to the
appropriate digital output on the Meridian Surround Processor.
• Connect the COMMS output from the master 3100 loudspeaker to one socket on
the 511 using an S5 lead.
• Link all the other 3100 loudspeakers together in pairs using S5 leads, as shown in
the illustration.
• Connect each pair of 3100 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.
You will then need to confi gure the master speaker as described in the section
CONFIGURING overleaf.