Important safety instructions • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Read these instructions. Keep these instructions. Heed all warnings. Follow all instructions. Do not use this apparatus near water. Clean only with dry cloth. Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat.
FCC Information (USA Only) CAUTION: Changes or modifications not approved by Meridian could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. FCC Warning This equipment generates and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used correctly in accordance with our instructions may cause interference to radio communications or radio and television reception. It has been type-tested and complies with the limits set out in Subpart J, Part 15 of FCC rules for a Class B computing device.
Contents Getting started Welcome Using the F80 Operating the F80 from the front panel 1 2 7 8 General functions 10 Connecting to the F80 12 Playing discs 15 Playing discs 16 Playing discs (continued) 18 Playing DVDs 20 Listening to the radio 23 Listening to DAB radio 24 Using presets 26 Listening to FM or AM 28 Setting up 31 Adjusting the F80 32 Setting up the F80 34 Setting up the F80 (continued) 36 Index 39 iii
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Getting started Welcome to the Meridian F80! Your F80 is a combined CD and DVD player, FM/DAB receiver, and sound system in a single convenient unit. This chapter explains how to set up your F80 in six simple steps.
Welcome 1 Unpack the F80 2 Position the F80 Your F80 is supplied with the following components: Although you can position your F80 almost anywhere convenient, for best results bear the following considerations in mind: • • • • • • Power cord. Rod antenna. DAB-optimised coil antenna. Wire antenna. F80 remote control. This User Guide. If any of these items are missing please contact your supplier. We recommend you retain the packaging in case you need to transport the unit at a later date.
3 Connect an antenna The F80 includes an internal antenna, and in areas of strong reception this will be sufficient to receive a good signal on the DAB and FM wavebands. If you do not achieve good results with the internal antenna, you may use one of the external antennas supplied, or connect another suitable external (eg cable or outdoor) antenna, as follows: Telescopic rod antenna with the lay of the wire to get the best signal strength. • Attach the wire antenna to the socket marked Ant.
4 Connect power 5 Listen to the radio • Plug one end of the power cord supplied with the F80 into the power connector on the back panel. • Press the Home key, marked H. The Home menu will be displayed: Radio Disc Aux Adjust • Press the key labelled Radio. • Connect the other end to a wall socket. When you first select the DAB band you will be prompted to scan for stations: DAB ( No services Band Please select Scan ` Station ^ ) • Press ( followed by Scan to scan for stations.
6 Play a CD What next? • Press the Home key, marked H. For more information about playing audio CDs and DVDs see Playing discs, page 15. The Home menu will be displayed: For more information about using the Radio see Listening to the radio, page 23 Radio Disc Aux Adjust For information about setting up your F80 the way you want it see Setting up, page 31. • Press the key labelled Disc.
Using the F80 This chapter gives general information about operating your F80, using the front panel keys or remote control.
Operating the F80 from the front panel You operate your F80 using the keys below the display. These change function depending on what you’re doing, as shown by the labels on the bottom line of the display. CD Mu 44k1 Radio Displaying the Home keys Whatever you're doing, you can always display the Home keys. • Press H. The Home keys are available even when the F80 is in standby. Disc Selecting the radio To select the radio • Press Radio.
ute Aux Adjust Selecting the disc player Selecting external inputs To select the disc player To select an external input • Press Disc. • Press Aux. For more information about playing audio CDs and DVDs see Playing discs, page 15. You can then select one of the external inputs: Aux 1, Aux 2, Aux 3, or Optical. Adjusting settings To adjust the F80 settings • Press Adjust. For more information see Setting up, page 31.
General functions Changing the volume and muting the sound You can adjust the volume between 0dB and 99dB in precise steps of 1dB, where 9dB is equivalent to doubling the loudness. To change the volume • Turn the volume knob to the right of the F80.
Operating the F80 with the remote control You can operate the most important functions of the F80 with the remote control. Select the radio and step between bands Select the disc source Step between external inputs Switch to standby Change the volume Play/pause (disc) Change the displayed information Previous station (radio) Previous track/chapter (disc) Note: The remote control is supplied with a button cell battery already fitted; pull out the plastic tab to activate the battery.
Connecting to the F80 This section shows how to connect external devices to your F80. Connecting an antenna • Connect up to two external antennas for the radio to Antenna 1 or Antenna 2. For more information see Connect an antenna, page 3. Second external antenna 12 External rod or wire antenna Connecting to a television or video display • Connect the Video connector to a display with a composite video input, such as a television.
Connecting headphones or the optical output Connecting external sources To connect headphones To connect an analogue source • Plug headphones (equipped with a 3.5mm mini jack plug) into the Optical Out/ Headphones socket. • Connect the Aux 1 input to the line output of an audio source, such as a music player, using a mini stereo jack plug.
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Playing discs This chapter explains how to play discs, including audio CDs, DVDs, and CD-ROMs containing MP3/WMA files. When you insert a disc it will start playing immediately.
Playing discs To see the disc options press H followed by Disc. CD 3 2 44k1 = * Playing a disc Pause and stop To insert a disc When a disc is playing the ± label changes to =. • Insert the disc, label uppermost, into the drive, under the standby light. To pause the disc The top left of the display shows the type of disc: CD (audio CD), DVD, or MP3/WMA, followed by the bit rate (44.1k or 48k). • Press =. To play the disc CD • Press ±. Some discs start playing immediately when you insert them.
2:15 [ ] ) Stepping between tracks Ejecting the disc To step to the start of the next track To eject the disc While the disc is playing: • Press ]. • Press the å key. You can also eject a disc when another source, such as Radio, is selected. To step to the start of the current track While the disc is playing: • Press [. To select a track While the disc is playing: • Press [ or ] until the display shows the track number you want to play. With DVDs these keys step between chapters.
Playing discs (continued) The second row of disc functions allow you to repeat a disc, and scan through a disc. To see the second row of disc options press .. CD } 2 44k1 ( Repeat > Reverting to normal play Repeating a disc To revert to normal play after scanning To repeat the current track • Press ±. Play resumes from the point you reached. • Press Repeat. The display shows the Repeat Track symbol: CD 3 2:26 44k1 ( = Repeat { @ Track } To repeat the disc • Press Repeat again.
8X 2:26 } { Scanning through a disc Changing the displayed information To scan at faster than normal speed • Press { for reverse or } for forward. To change the displayed information Each time you press the key the speed steps between 2X, 4X, 8X, 16X, and 32X, as shown at top right of the display.
Playing DVDs When you play a DVD three additional rows of functions allow you to navigate the DVD menus and choose DVD options. To see the additional DVD functions press .. DVD 2 3 ( Top Menu Menu Displaying DVD menus Navigating DVD menus DVDs generally provide a Top Menu, which provides access to the contents of the disc. To navigate the DVD menus Many DVDs also provide a disc menu, which allows you to select additional sections or special options.
3:51 Return Enter ) Selecting items on menus Changing DVD options To select a highlighted menu item • Press Enter. • Press ) to display the row of functions for changing DVD options: To return from a menu DVD • Press Return. 48k This will exit from the menu without selecting an option. ( 2 3:56 Angle Subtitle Audio To change the camera angle • Press Angle while viewing a scene with multiple camera angles. Each time you press Angle the next camera angle is selected after a short delay.
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Listening to the radio This chapter explains how to use the F80 radio tuner, which provides DAB (Digital Audio Broadcasting), the FM waveband, and AM (LW and MW). It supports RDS (Radio Data System) on FM to display the station name.
Listening to DAB radio To see the radio options press H, Radio, followed by , if you have saved presets. To select the DAB waveband press Band until the top left of the display shows DAB. DAB ( Band ` Stat Selecting the band Tuning To select the band To step between stations • Press Band. • Press Station ` or ^. The radio steps between the wavebands DAB, FM, and AM.
|_ Radio 2 ) tion ^ Changing the display Text display To change the DAB information Country music throughou • Press 2. ( This steps through the following options: Normal display DAB ( BBC Radio 2 Band ` Station ^ |_ Detailed display ( Band Stereo BBC Radio 2 BBC National DAB ` Station ^ Band BBC Radio 2 ` Station ^ ) Scrolling information about the programme (Dynamic Label), signal strength indicator, and station name.
Using presets You can save up to 16 preset stations across all bands so you can select them with a single key press. Press . to display the preset names. When you have defined at least one preset, the preset keys will be displayed first when you select the radio. DAB ( BBC R Virgin BBC R2 Selecting a preset Saving a preset To select a preset Before you have saved any presets the preset keys are labelled 1 to 16: • If necessary, press ) until the preset names are displayed.
|_ Radio 2 Chill ) 91.10 On FM or AM it will be labelled with the frequency if no name is available: DAB ( |_ BBC Radio 2 1 88.90 3 Scanning for stations (DAB only) To scan for DAB stations 4 ) The preset saves the band, frequency, and any audio settings. Note: If you move location, you will need to resave presets for stations that are on a different frequency in the new location. • Press ( to display the Scan and Prune options: DAB BBC Radio 2 Scan Prune DRC |_ ) • Press Scan.
Listening to FM or AM The F80 also provides the FM and AM wavebands. FM ( 91.10 Band ` St Selecting the band Tuning to a station To select the band On FM and AM you have the choice of Tune or Step mode. • Press Band. The radio steps between the wavebands DAB, FM, and AM. The current band is shown at top left of the display. Tune mode • Press Tune ` or ^ to scan down or up in frequency to the next available station. Step mode • Press ( to display the second row of radio functions.
Stereo |_ 0 MHz tep ^ Audio ) Audio To change the audio setting On FM and AM you can change the audio setting for best quality. • Press ( to display the second row of radio functions. • Press Audio to step between the audio options. The current option is shown at top right of the display. On FM you can step between Stereo or Mono. Selecting Mono will reduce noise on weak stations. On AM you can step between Filter Off, Lowpass which removes excess hiss, or Notch which removes 4.5kHz whistle.
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Setting up In most cases you will get superb results with your F80 without altering its settings from those initially supplied. This chapter explains how you can configure the F80 to suit your preferences, and to achieve the best possible sound. Two menus of settings are provided: The Adjust menu allows you to adjust the clock, audio, and display brightness. The Setup menu allows you to change the configuration of the F80.
Adjusting the F80 To display the ADJUST page press H, Adjust. ADJUST ¬ Audio B Adjusting the clock Adjusting the audio To set the time The AUDIO menu allows you to adjust the sound of the F80 to your preferences, and to compensate for its position in the room. • Press Clock to display the CLOCK menu. • Press Time. To adjust the bass and tilt The clock shows the current time, and prompts you to adjust the hours: • Press Audio to display the first row of the AUDIO menu.
Brightness Setup Adjusting the location Adjusting the brightness The second row of options on the AUDIO menu allow you to optimise the sound for the location of the F80, and adjust the stereo image width. The BRIGHTNESS menu allows you to adjust the brightness of the front panel display, both in normal operation and in standby. To adjust the location To adjust the brightness • Press . to display the second row of the AUDIO menu. • Press Brightness to display the BRIGHTNESS menu.
Setting up the F80 The SETUP menus allow you to configure your F80 to suit your preferences. To display the SETUP menus press H, Adjust, Setup. SETUP ¬ Radio To set up the antennas The F80 provides a choice of two antennas, Ant.1 and Ant. 2. Ant. 1 is usually connected to an external rod or wire antenna via the connector on the back panel. Ant. 2 can be switched between the internal antenna, and a second external antenna.
Aux Info ) Disc Aux The SETUP DISC menu allows you to set up options for playing DVDs. The SETUP AUX menu allows you to set up the label for each of the auxiliary inputs. SETUP DISC SETUP AUX ¬ LB Aspect SHORT AV Sync ¬ Aux 1 Aux 1 Aux 2 Aux 2 Aux 3 Aux 3 Optical Optical To set the aspect ratio To set auxiliary input labels • Press Aspect to specify the default aspect ratio as LB (letterbox 4:3), PS (Pan & Scan 4:3), or 16:9.
Setting up the F80 (continued) The second row of SETUP menus allow you to configure more advanced features of the F80. To display the second row of SETUP menus press . from the first row. SETUP ( Display Locale Display Locale The SETUP DISPLAY menu allows you to choose how the F80 display behaves. The SETUP LOCALE menu allows you to specify the country, for the operation of the radio, and the language of the menus.
Outputs System ) Outputs System The SETUP OUTPUTS menu allows you to mute the speakers when using the headphone output. The SETUP SYSTEM menu allows you to use the F80 with your Meridian System. SETUP OUTPUTS Mute ¬ Headphone • Set Headphone to Mute to mute the speakers when headphones are connected, or No Mute to leave the speakers active when using the headphone output. • Set MSR(+) to Enabled to operate your F80 with a Meridian MSR+ system remote.
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Index A alarm setting 10 unsetting 10 antennae cable 3 coil 3 connecting 3, 12 external 3 telescopic rod 3 wire 3 AUDIO menu 32, 33 auxiliary input labels 35 B bass, adjusting 32 brightness, adjusting 33 BRIGHTNESS menu 33 C CLOCK menu 32 coil antenna 3 components 2 D DAB 24 scanning for stations 4, 27 date, setting 32 DATE menu 32 digital output 13 discs displays 19 ejecting 17 pausing 16 playing 5, 16 repeating 18 scanning 19 stepping between tracks 17 stopping 16 DRC 27 DVDs aspect ratio 35 audio so
R radio choosing active bands 34 DAB 24 displays 25 FM/AM audio setting 29 presets 26 selecting the band 24 tuning 24 using 4 RADIO SETUP menu 34 remote control 11 repeat play 18 resetting the F80 37 40 SETUP menus (continued) System 37 unlocking 37 signal-strength meter 24 T telescopic rod antenna 3 television, connecting 12 tilt, adjusting 32 time, displaying 9 time, setting 32 U unpacking 2 S V Scan 27 scanning for stations 4 scanning through a disc 19 SETUP menus 34 Aux 35 Disc 35 Display 36 Info
