Meridian 861v8 User Manual page 48

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Installing the 861
Reference Digital
Surround Controller
To connect to DSP loudspeakers using SpeakerLink (home run)
Front R – Slave
SPEAKERLINK
INPUT OUTPUT
Rear R – Slave
SPEAKERLINK
INPUT OUTPUT
This is an alternative to the "daisy chain" wiring
configuration shown opposite.
• Connect the appropriate SpeakerLink output on the
right-hand column of the 861 to the digital speaker
you have chosen as the Master (typically the front left
speaker), using a Meridian SpeakerLink lead.
• Connect the appropriate SpeakerLink outputs on
the 861 to each of the remaining speakers, using a
Meridian SpeakerLink lead.
MERIDIAN
SpeakerLink lead
MERIDIAN
SpeakerLink lead
861 Reference Digital Surround Controller
SPEAKERLINK
Centre – Slave
MERIDIAN
SPEAKERLINK
INPUT OUTPUT
The speakers should then be configured appropriately
as Master and Slaves, and Left, Right, Centre,
Surround; see Meridian DSP Loudspeaker User Guide
for more details.
Alternatively you can use standard CAT5 network
cables instead of SpeakerLink leads.
Front L – Master
MERIDIAN
SPEAKERLINK
INPUT OUTPUT
SpeakerLink lead
Rear L – Slave
MERIDIAN
SPEAKERLINK
INPUT OUTPUT
SpeakerLink lead