Selecting A Source - Meridian 818 User Manual

Selecting a source

The 818 responds to the following 12 source keys on
the remote:
CD, Radio, DVD, Aux, Disc, Tape, TV, Cable, Sat,
VCR1, VCR2, and Game.
The Aux source usually corresponds to the internal
Sooloos interface.
The input associated with each of the sources depends
on how the 818 has been set up; for more information
refer to the Meridian Configuration Program Guide .
Your installer may have customised the labels
displayed for each source to suit your other
equipment.
To select a source
• Press Source (front panel or under the front panel)
until the display shows the source you want, or press
the appropriate source key on the remote; eg CD.
The display shows the source and volume setting.
For example, if you select the Radio source:
Radio
The display shows:
The 818 mutes the sound while you change source.
To play music from a Sooloos system
Either:
• Press Source (front panel or under the front panel)
until the display shows SLS, or press the Aux key on
the remote.
Or:
• Select the 818 zone from the Sooloos controller.
You can then listen to music streamed from the
Sooloos server.
The volume and mute controls on the Sooloos
controller will operate the 818.
To control the Sooloos system
When the SLS source is selected you can control the
Sooloos system from the 818 front panel controls.
• Press >= (front panel) or *, =, and > (remote) to
control playback.
• Press [ or ] (front panel or remote) to step
between tracks in the Sooloos play queue.
For more information please refer to the Meridian
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Sooloos Network Card Guide .
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Using the 818
Reference Audio Core