Meridian America 3100 - Manual (Page 9)

Choosing a standard setting
Unless you are using a pair of 3100 loudspeakers in a 2-channel system, you will
need to confi gure them as described in this section.
The DSP loudspeakers provide the following fi ve alternative standard settings, called
Types, which confi gure all aspects of the DSP loudspeakers into the most commonly
needed confi gurations:
Type Description
1 Selects D1 for all sources. For use with a stereo system; eg a CD or DVD player such as
the G08 or G91.
5 For use with a CD player connected to D1; all other sources use D2.
6 For use with a Meridian Surround Controller.
7 For use in a second room.
8 For use in the second or third room of a three-room system.
Types 2, 3, and 4 are for compatibility with 200/600 series units.
In all cases except Type 5, the D1 input is used for all sources.
Choosing one of the standard settings overrides any other confi guration you may
have performed, and so can be used to reset the confi guration of the speakers.
To select a standard setting
• Switch off the DSP loudspeaker.
• Turn on the power again while holding down the key on the remote
corresponding to the Type you want to use.
The display will show the Type number. For example: Type 1
• Release the remote key. The display shows: L.
• Press A or V to specify the speaker position from the following options:
L.: Left ,R.: Right, C.: Centre, S.L.: Left surround, S.R: Right surround.
You should then select one loudspeaker to be the master; this will normally be the
centre channel. Each other 3100 loudspeaker should be confi gured as a slave as
follows.
• Press the green > (Play) key on the remote.
For example:
L. Slv.
Alternatively you can confi gure the speaker as a slave, with the D2 input used for all
sources, as follows:
• Press the green > (Play) key on the remote
repeatedly until the display shows:
L. Slv2
When you have confi gured the loudspeaker:
• Switch off the 3100 loudspeaker, using the power switch on the back, and then
switch on again to restore normal operation.
Custom configuration
This mode allows you to check or alter the individual settings defi ned by the
standard Type settings.
• Turn off the DSP loudspeaker, using the power switch on the back panel.
• Turn on the power again while holding down the 0 key on the remote.
The display will show the current setting of the fi rst confi guration option.
• Press > or < to step between the options.
• Press A or V to change the value of the current option.
The table below shows the options you can confi gure:
Option Initial value in Type 1
Position and master/slave L.
Compatibility (G, 500, 200 Pre, or 200 CD)* G.
Controller mode (Auto, Con, or NCon) Auto.
System address (1–8) S.A. 1
Diagnostic displays? (N or Y) Diag. N
Product address (1–8) P.A. 1
Volume mode (1=normal, 2/3=second/additional
room) L.E. 1
Balance control? (N or Y) Bal. Y
Centre menus? (N or Y) Centre menus? (N or Y)
* G gives 500 Comms and MSR+ sources, 500 gives 500 Comms and MSR sources, and
200 Pre or 200 CD are legacy modes.