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CONTENTS INTRODUCTION GETTING STARTED UNPACKING THE ELLIPSE MERIDIAN CONNECTING ELLIPSE CONTROLS CONTROL APP ELLIPSE TO A & FEATURES NETWORK USING THE OTHER CONTROL STREAMING CONTROL APP METHODS AUDIO SETUP CONFIGURING SPECIFICATION TRADEMARKS WITH THE & LICENSING CONTROL APP...
1. INTRODUCTION MERIDIAN ELLIPSE is a high-performance, all-in-one, wireless streaming speaker. It is capable of extremely high-quality sound reproduction from wireless music streaming as well as other audio sources. ABOUT THE MERIDIAN ELLIPSE PRODUCT REGISTRATION Ellipse features Bluetooth wireless technology and it supports network streaming over Register your Meridian Ellipse at: ®...
2. GETTING STARTED Care should be taken when unpacking Ellipse – see instructions in the next section of this guide. If the unit is placed on a hard surface, it should only ever rest on the three feet mounted on its underside.
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3. UNPACKING The Ellipse is packed within an inner box which is protected by an outer carton. The packaging has been designed to be reusable, so you may want to retain it for transporting the product in the future. STEP 2...
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4. MERIDIAN CONTROL APP The Meridian Control app supports a full range of control and set-up features of your Ellipse, so it is recommended that you download and use the app. KEY FEATURES OFFERED BY THE APP • It provides the primary method for connecting Ellipse to Wi-Fi.
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• Open Settings on the iPhone or iPad. • Within Settings, tap on Wi-Fi. Your Ellipse will appear under SET-UP NEW AIRPLAY SPEAKER. • Tap on the Ellipse to select it for connection to the Wi-Fi network and follow the steps offered by the app. GETTING STARTED...
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6. ELLIPSE CONTROLS & FEATURES The Meridian Ellipse has been designed with a simple and intuative control panel to allow you to enjoy your music at the touch of a button. 6.1 CONTROL PANEL The Meridian M logo is a multipurpose touch-control. It controls On/Standby, audio input selection and it acts as the product’s status indicator:...
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6. ELLIPSE CONTROLS & FEATURES – CONTINUED 6.3 ELLIPSE BACK-PANEL BACK-PANEL NETWORK STATUS LED The colour of the LED on the back-panel indicates the following: Label Function When using Wi-Fi This LED indicates various network states (see guide on right hand...
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(provided the app being used supports their functions). The control panel will look like this. It is worth noting that your Ellipse does not provide any visual indication for which one of the inputs on the back-panel is selected. Therefore, we strongly recommend using the Meridian Control app to select these inputs.
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7. USING THE CONTROL APP To control Ellipse using the Meridian Control app, the phone or tablet running the app must be connected to the same network as your Ellipse. For details on how to download and install the app, refer to 4. MERIDIAN CONTROL APP on page 6 of this guide.
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8. OTHER CONTROL METHODS • Ellipse features an IR receiver for use with a Meridian system remote such as the Meridian MSR2 (available separately). • Ellipse has a fully-featured automation interface allowing third-party control systems to access all aspects of the product’s functionality.
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TO PAIR” on page 8 of this guide. app, tap on the Now Playing bar, tap on the device selector and choose your Ellipse for playback. By default, your Ellipse will now appear within the list of Bluetooth devices as Meridian Ellipse, 9.5 SPOTIFY CONNECT...
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View and change settings specific to each of the five input sources on the Ellipse. The inputs figured from the app. Note: If your Ellipse is the only available product, it will be the only are: Analogue, Network, Optical, Bluetooth and USB.
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Ellipse enters Standby. When set to SERVICES ‘Off’ the Bluetooth device will not This accordion provides easy access to the set up processes for using the Ellipse with Works disconnect when the Ellipse enters Standby. with Google Cast, AirPlay and Spotify.
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Setting Options Default Notes is, to perform an update to your Ellipse. The status of the update process is indicated on the IR Enable On/Off Set to ‘On’ to enable the IR Meridian ‘M’ logo on the Ellipse’s control panel.
WI-FI OPERATION • Dual band - 2.4GHz and 5GHz compatible • Illuminated touch controls located on top of unit • Meridian Control app via Wi-Fi or wired network connection DIMENSIONS • 412mm x 223mm x 171mm (W x D x H) CONTROL OPTIONS •...
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Apple Being Roon Ready means that Ellipse uses Roon streaming performance standards. technology, for an incredible user interface, simple setup, rock- Apple, AirPlay, iPad and iPhone are trademarks of Apple Inc.,...
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