Meridian America DSP8000 - Manual (Page 15)

11
Setting up
the DSP8000
loudspeakers
Connecting the loudspeakers
Back panel
The following diagram gives details of the back panel
connections:
MERIDIAN SPEAKERLINK MERIDIAN COMMS DIGITAL
INPUT OUTPUT INPUT OUTPUT INPUT OUTPUT
Meridian
SpeakerLink
connections
Meridian BNC
Comms
connections
Digital
co-axial
connections
You can connect to the DSP loudspeakers using either
the RJ45 SpeakerLink connectors, or the Meridian
BNC Comms and digital co-axial connectors.
Connecting using Meridian SpeakerLink
The Meridian SpeakerLink connectors provide both
balanced digital and Meridian Comms control in a single
RJ45 cable. The following table gives details of these
connections:
Use this connection To connect to this
MERIDIAN SPEAKER-
LINK INPUT A digital source with a Meridian
RJ45 SpeakerLink connector,
such as a Meridian G Series
digital sound processor, digital
preamplifier, CD player, or
DVD player.
MERIDIAN SPEAKER-
LINK OUTPUT A second (slave) DSP
loudspeaker.
The digital connections should be made with RJ45
SpeakerLink cables. Suitable cables are available from
your Meridian dealer. Standard RJ45 computer cables
may also be used.
We do not recommend the use of cables longer than
50 metres. Only connect the cables to the output of a
Meridian product.
Connecting using the Meridian BNC
Comms and digital co-axial connectors
The following table gives details of these connections:
Use this
connection To connect to this
MERIDIAN COMMS
INPUT The BNC COMMS connection
on a Meridian control unit or
preamplifier.
MERIDIAN COMMS
OUTPUT The BNC COMMS INPUT on
a second DSP loudspeaker.
DIGITAL INPUT A digital source such as a
Meridian G Series digital sound
processor, digital preamplifier,
CD player, or DVD player.
DIGITAL OUTPUT A second (slave) DSP
loudspeaker.
The Comms connections should be made with BNC
to BNC cables. Suitable cables are available from your
Meridian dealer. Standard computer BNC to BNC
cables may also be used.
The digital connections should be made with high-
quality 75Ω screened cable. Suitable cables are
available from Meridian. We do not recommend using
audio cables, which do not have adequate shielding
or the correct impedance, or cables intended for UHF
applications, as these do not provide adequate shielding
in the 1–30MHz region.