PREFACE
4
INTRODUCTION
Audio CDs
Because the CD catalogue is so comprehensive, CD will be the major source
of music enjoyment for many years. In designing the 800 Reference DVD/CD
Player no compromises have been permitted in reproducing conventional
audio CDs. The 800 uses triple buffering and a FIFO to remove the timing
variations that typically occur with reading data from an audio CD,
resulting in an extremely clear and authoritative sound.
MP3 audio CDs
The 800 Reference DVD/CD Player can also play CD-ROMs containing
directories of MP3 audio fi les. This provides a convenient way of archiving
record collections to achieve up to 10 times the capacity of a conventional
CD where sound quality is not of primary importance.
MP3 discs can be created from a computer using appropriate MP3 encoding
software and a CD-ROM writer. Generate the MP3 fi les with a data rate of
at least 128Kbits per second. Group the tracks into folders to create
separate albums on the disc. Do not create folders within folders.
Tracks and albums are played in the order in which they are recorded onto
the CD-ROM. Usually this will be in alphabetical order of fi lename.
Computer-based confi guration
The 800 Reference DVD/CD player can be confi gured using Meridian’s
Windows-based Confi guration Program, which also supports the 861
Reference Digital Surround Controller and Meridian Room Correction. The
Confi guration Program includes a graphic system defi nition tool which
allows a comprehensive system architecture to be built up on-screen and
then uploaded to the units concerned.
