Meridian Meridian 568, User Manual

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Glossary
Mono surrounds
Surrounds which have a common signal
steered to them. This may then be
decorrelated by the THX process to give
more spaciousness.
MPEG
MPEG Surround is a digital encoding
system developed by the Motion Picture
Expert Group. Like Dolby Digital it
provides five full-frequency range
channels and an additional Low Frequency
Effects (LFE) channel.
MSF
Meridian Settings File, a file containing
settings and User Types for one or more
Meridian products.
MSR
The Meridian System Remote, or handset.
OSD
On-Screen Display, which the 568 can
superimpose on a composite video signal
to give information about the state of the
system, and to help during configuration.
PCM
Pulse Code Modulation, the method used
to encode music digitally, as used on
audio CDs.
Preset
A DSP decoding option in the 568. You
can create user-defined presets based on
the built-in presets, and with specific
parameter values; see Defining your own
presets , page 34.
Source
An input to the system, such as CD or TV.
The Meridian 500 and 800 Series provide
12 named sources, corresponding to the
names of the 12 source keys on the MSR.
In the 568 you can choose the logo
displayed for each source, and the input
used for it.
SPL
Sound Pressure Level, a physical
measurement of the level of sound at a
particular location which can be obtained
using an SPL meter.
Steered surrounds
Surrounds which have individual signals
steered to them by the digital surround
processor’s steering matrix.