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Meridian Audio 808 User Manual

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GLOSSARY

Controller

The product in a Meridian system that uses the infra-red signals from the

remote to control the system. The controller is normally chosen

automatically, but the installer can override this.

Menus

The fl exible system for choosing options and confi guring settings in

Meridian products. On the 808 the menus are controlled by the

<, >, A,

and

V keys on the remote.

MHR

Meridian High Resolution is a proprietary secure encoding format using

encryption and anti-copy methods that allows secure transfer of audio

streams between elements of a Meridian-only system for the purpose of

playback only. It provides a secure copyright protection environment and

has the very important benefi t of lowering jitter and improving sound

quality on all material.

MSR+

The Meridian System Remote, or handset.

PCM

Pulse Code Modulation, the method used to encode music digitally, as used

on audios CDs.

Source

An input to the system, such as CD or TV. The Meridian 800 and G Series

products provide 12 named sources, corresponding to the names of the 12

source keys on the MSR+. In the 808 you can choose the label displayed for

each source, and the input used for it.

Type

A standard confi guration of the CD player. Selecting a Type resets any

confi guration changes.

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