Introduction - Meridian 500 User Manual

Introduction

I
n choosing the 500 Compact Disc Transport you have acquired a
component that combines major advances in digital audio and engineering
design. The 500 Compact Disc Transport incorporates a precision
engineered CD turntable and drawer system, which provides all the
advantages of drawer loading with the superior disc clamping normally
associated with top loading players. It provides a precision digital output,
with a choice of digital, optical, or AES/EBU connectors.
This guide is designed to enable you to obtain the best possible results
from the unit, whether your requirements are simply to play a disc or to
program a selection of music.
If you have just purchased the 500 Compact Disc Transport, you should
first turn to the section Setting up the compact disc transport, page 17,
which explains how to unpack and install the compact disc transport
correctly.