Meridian America 541 Manuel D’Utilisation

Cinema presets

The surround controller provides three alternative presets

designed for decoding TV, film, video, and LaserDisc sound

tracks.

The cinema presets are designed to bring videos, LaserDiscs,

and TV broadcasts alive with fully-involving sound and special

effects. They include Dolby Pro Logic, and a custom Meridian

Cinema mode better suited to home listening.

Dolby Surround encoded video and

LaserDisc soundtracks, films on

television, many television

programmes, and some radio

broadcasts and music.

Dolby Surround encoded material.

Mono recordings and video

soundtracks.

Use the ProLogic and Cinema presets for film soundtracks,

television programmes, and music encoded using the Dolby

Surround encoding system. Such materials are usually identified

by a Dolby Surround logo on the packaging.

Pro Logic separates out the vocals and supplies these to the

centre loudspeaker, to give a clear soundtrack aligned with the

video image. Background sounds and music are distributed

across the three front loudspeakers, to give a clear three-

dimensional image, and effects are steered in the left-right and

front-back directions, for maximum impact.

The Cinema preset changes the balance of the sound for home

listening.

The Mono preset is designed for reproducing mono material,

such as old black and white films, through a centre loudspeaker

so that any high frequency hiss or clicks are centrally localised.