Meridian America 541 - Manual (Page 54)

Setting up sources
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The design of the Meridian 500 Series incorporates a powerful
two-room capability, making it possible to link systems between
two or more rooms.
The most usual configuration is to provide all the sources in the
main room. The control unit in the second room can then select
any of the sources in the main room, independently of what the
main room is listening to, and control the selected source.
The 541 Surround Controller is an ideal choice as the control
unit for a second room, and is easy to set up using the two-
room configuration option (Type 7). This makes it select all the
sources from the main room, and displays information from the
current source (such as track number or radio preset) on the
front-panel and on-screen displays.
To set up a two-room system
Main room
541 Surround Controller
VCR
OUT
TAPE
OUT
541 Surround Controller
COMMS V1
IN
COMMS
A4
Third
room
Second room
● Connect the 541 Surround Controller’s A4 inputs to one pair
of the TAPE OUT sockets of the control unit in the main room.
The main room can use a second 541 Surround Controller, a
501, 501V, 562, or 562V Control Unit, or a 551 integrated
Amplifier.
● Configure the 541 Surround Controller in the second room to
Type 7; see Choosing standard settings, page 36.
● Configure the main room to an appropriate type; eg Type 1.
Setting up a two-room system