PREFACE
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INTRODUCTION
Typical specification
Drives
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Internal ATAPI/IDE drive, with space for a second drive.
Audio outputs
The 800 is supplied as standard with digital or analogue outputs, or both:
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6-channel (multichannel) digital outputs, normal or encrypted, PCM or
compressed.
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2-channel (auxiliary) digital output, normal or encrypted, PCM or
compressed.
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6-channel analogue output, balanced and unbalanced.
Signal processing
800 uses Meridian’s proprietary DSP software to provide the following
powerful features:
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Upsampling/downsampling.
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FIFO and error correction.
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Resolution enhancement.
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MLP decoding.
Video outputs
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HDMI output, providing video for HDMI-compatible displays, plus
two-channel audio.
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Analogue progressive component video.
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Composite, S-video, or interlaced component video.
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NTSC or PAL.
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16:9 or 4:3 letterbox/pan-scan.
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Black level option for NTSC.
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Picture controls for aspect ratio, picure position (progressive only),
brightness, contrast, and hue (NTSC only).
Video inputs
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2 composite, 2 S-video, and 1 interlaced component video input.
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Analogue video sources converted internally to a common
broadcast-resolution standard digital video format.
Controls, etc.
Front-panel facia controls for:
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Open, Play, Stop, Pause, Previous, Next, and Off.