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DSP320.2 DSP LOUDSPEAKER
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  • Page 1 DSP320.2 DSP LOUDSPEAKER USER GUIDE...
  • Page 2 DSP320.2 DSP Loudspeaker User Guide Important safety instructions • Read the instructions. Safety warnings • Keep these instructions.   • Follow all instructions. WARNING! • Do not use this apparatus near water. RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK – DO NOT OPEN •...
  • Page 3 DSP320.2 DSP Loudspeaker User Guide To avoid interference Climate The equipment has been designed for use in moderate climates • Do not position the unit near strong electrical or magnetic and in domestic situations. radiation, such as near a power amplifier.
  • Page 4 Designed and manufactured in the UK Meridian Audio Ltd, Latham Road, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, PE29 6YE, England. Meridian Audio reserves the right to make changes and improvements to any of the products described in this document without prior notice. Copyright © 2019 Meridian Audio Ltd.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    DSP320.2 DSP Loudspeaker User Guide Contents Introduction Specifications Installing the DSP320.2 DSP Loudspeaker Front and back panel Setting up the DSP320.2 DSP loudspeaker Applications RS232 commands Index...

  • Page 6: Introduction

    80W Class-D amplifier. Construction L+R mode allows a single loudspeaker to be used on its The DSP320.2 is designed to have an elegant profile, with only own while still reproducing all the audio present in a stereo 100mm installation depth.
  • Page 7 • Alternatively, the loudspeaker features an infra-red receiver The paintable, perforated steel grille supplied with the which allows it to be controlled using a Meridian System loudspeaker can be fitted where required. The grille is held in Remote. place by powerful rubber-coated magnets which are attached to the aluminium extrusion that forms the front panel of the •...

  • Page 8: Specifications

    DSP320.2 DSP Loudspeaker User Guide Specifications Audio input Front panel • 1 x Meridian SpeakerLink connector (RJ45). • Switch selects Right, L+R, or Left or Centre. • IR window. Audio output • LED indicators show power status and configuration settings.

  • Page 9: Installing The Dsp320.2 Dsp Loudspeaker

    DSP320.2 DSP Loudspeaker User Guide Installing the DSP320.2 DSP Loudspeaker The loudspeaker is designed to be fitted in a Meridian wall • Remove the trim-frame. box type RF300. If necessary, refer to the RF300 Wall Box The loudspeaker can be installed either with or without the trim- Installation Instructions : frame according to the preferred final appearance.
  • Page 10 DSP320.2 DSP Loudspeaker User Guide 3. Install the loudspeaker • If the trim-frame is to be fitted, position it on the back of the loudspeaker. • Set the power switch on the front of the loudspeaker to the Off position.
  • Page 11 DSP320.2 DSP Loudspeaker User Guide 4. Set the front-panel switches Magnet positions • Set the channel selection switch according to how the loudspeaker is being used within the system. Once the associated equipment connected to the loudspeaker is powered •...

  • Page 12: Front And Back Panel

    Channel selector Specifies the loudspeaker’s role in the SpeakerLink output The SpeakerLink input of another system. See Setting up the DSP320.2 DSP DSP320.2 loudspeaker when connecting Loudspeaker , page 9. in a daisy-chain. Power switch Controls the mains supply to the loudspeaker.
  • Page 13 At power-up flashes once if IR is off and twice if IR is on. The loudspeakers are switched on or into standby as appropriate via the SpeakerLink connections by the Meridian system they are connected to. To configure the IR receiver...

  • Page 14: Setting Up The Dsp320.2 Dsp Loudspeaker

    DSP320.2 DSP Loudspeaker User Guide Setting up the DSP320.2 DSP loudspeaker This section explains how to set up the loudspeaker in each of using multiple speakers where the listening area does not have the typical applications. clearly-defined left and right loudspeaker positions.

  • Page 15: Applications

    Slave DSP320.2 loudspeaker, using a Meridian SpeakerLink lead. • Set the Channel selector to the Left or Centre position on the left DSP320.2 loudspeaker, to the Right position on the right DSP320.2 loudspeaker, and to the 1+2 position on the DSW subwoofer.
  • Page 16 DSP320.2 DSP Loudspeaker User Guide DSP320.2 – Slave DSP320.2 – Master MERIDIAN MERIDIAN OPTICAL SPEAKERLINK SPEAKERLINK INPUT OUTPUT INPUT OUTPUT Satellite Receiver Meridian Audio Core 200 DSW – Subwoofer SPEAKERLINK MERIDIAN DIGITAL ANALOGUE/ DIGITAL SPEAKERLINK OPTICAL IN INPUT OUTPUT SpeakerLink...
  • Page 17 DSP320.2 DSP Loudspeaker User Guide To connect a 218 to a single loudspeaker The DSP320.2 loudspeaker can be used individually with a TV, or in another single loudspeaker system, controlled by a 218 Zone Controller. • Connect the lower SpeakerLink output (labelled Master) on the 218 Zone Controller to the DSP320.2, using a Meridian...
  • Page 18 DSP320.2 DSP Loudspeaker User Guide OPTICAL 218 Zone Controller DSP320.2 MERIDIAN NETWORK SPEAKERLINK OPTICAL SPEAKERLINK Router INPUT OUTPUT SpeakerLink lead Network...
  • Page 19 DSP320.2 DSP Loudspeaker User Guide To use DSP320.2 loudspeakers in a Meridian Digital Theatre DSP320.2 loudspeakers are ideal as the front, rear, and centre loudspeakers in a Meridian Digital Theatre, in conjunction with a Meridian Digital Surround Controller such as the G65. The following diagram shows how to connect the loudspeakers using “home run”...
  • Page 20 DSP320.2 DSP Loudspeaker User Guide Meridian Surround Controller DSP320.2 – Front L DSP320.2 – Front R MERIDIAN MERIDIAN MERIDIAN SPEAKERLINK SPEAKERLINK SPEAKERLINK INPUT OUTPUT INPUT OUTPUT SpeakerLink leads DSP320.2 – Centre DSP320.2 – Rear R DSP320.2 – Rear L MERIDIAN...
  • Page 21 The Meridian 271 Digital Theatre Controller acts as an interface between a non-Meridian surround-sound processor (AVR) and Meridian DSP loudspeakers. This is a 5.1 system based on an AVR with unbalanced analogue outputs. The same connection method can be used for systems with more channels, such as those which support immersive audio formats.
  • Page 22 DSP320.2 DSP Loudspeaker User Guide 271 Digital Theatre Controller DSP320.2 – Front L DSP320.2 – Front R From non- MERIDIAN MERIDIAN ANALOGUE SPEAKERLINK SPEAKERLINK Meridian AVR SPEAKERLINK INPUT OUTPUTS UNBALANCED INPUT OUTPUT INPUT OUTPUT SpeakerLink leads DSW – Subwoofer DSP320.2 – Rear R DSP320.2 –...

  • Page 23: Rs232 Commands

    DSP320.2 DSP Loudspeaker User Guide RS232 commands RS232 is one of several interfaces carried by the Meridian Non-volatile configuration and reset Speakerlink RJ45/Cat5 connection. The Meridian Distributor Some of the RS232 commands described in this document and the Meridian AC12 make this interface available on a produce non-volatile (lasting) configuration changes in the standard RS232 connector.
  • Page 24 DSP320.2 DSP Loudspeaker User Guide Loudspeaker control commands These commands are used for everyday control of a pair loudspeakers such as by a control system connected to the master loudspeaker through a Meridian Distributor. Command Type Code Parameters Meaning Function...
  • Page 25 DSP320.2 DSP Loudspeaker User Guide Command Type Code Parameters Meaning Function Example Response Volume Volume number Go to volume Volume 65 number None Volume Plus Increase volume Volume 66 None Volume Minus Decrease volume Volume 64 Audio Effects ±##.# Treble Number Go to Treble number Treble + 6.0...
  • Page 26 DSP320.2 DSP Loudspeaker User Guide Source control commands These commands allow control of a Meridian source connected to the master loudspeaker. No response is given on RS232. Code Meaning/Function Play Stop Pause Repeat Next Previous Fast Forward Fast Back Menu up...
  • Page 27 DSP320.2 DSP Loudspeaker User Guide Configuration The settings made are non-volatile (ie they remain when the loudspeaker is powered down). These settings can override These commands affect only the connected loudspeaker. They commands from a SpeakerLink controller, so they should be configure features of the loudspeaker that would otherwise used with caution.
  • Page 28 DSP320.2 DSP Loudspeaker User Guide Command Type Code Parameters Meaning Example Response Audio Effects SL, ON, OFF Enhanced Bass Alignment NV EBA On (EBA) SL, OFF, MIN, Enhanced Boundary NV EBC Med MED, MAX Control (EBC) Room Height in cm for...
  • Page 29 Meaning Response 6. Centre mode applies only to DSP520.2 and DSP640.2 Infra-red receiver IR on/IR off status 7. Music/Movie mode applies only to the Meridian DSW. Centre mode status A text description of the status Identity A list of product...

  • Page 30: Index

    218 to a single loudspeaker Right 9 fitting the scrim and grille 6 components 4 identifying the cables 4 connecting to a Meridian 271 and a non- controlling the loudspeaker 2 preparation 4 Meridian AVR 16 Meridian Digital Theatre 14...
  • Page 31 DSP320.2 DSP Loudspeaker User Guide registration iv RS232 commands 18 configuration 22 loudspeaker control 19 source control 21 utility/diagnostic 24 scrim, fitting 6 setting up 9 as a centre channel 9 on the left of the system 9 on the right of the system 9...