Meridian Unplugged - Powered by MrTechGuy.co.uk Forums Discussion Meridian - Systems Help needed getting my new SL speakers working with my 818v2

My new DSP5200SEs arrived... Yay! I'll report in on how they sound once I get them working. I previously had non-SL DSP5200s which I traded in for the 5200SEs.

While the 5200SEs were on order, I had the opportunity to buy a demo 818v2 + MD600. I set this up while waiting for the SEs to arrive, but I could only use the analog output to an analog system. But I verified it worked and I set up the Sooloos system on the MD600.

The SEs arrived and I set them up today but cannot get audio from them over SL from the 818v2.

To test just the speakers, I switched them to use the coaxial input and connected them to a Sonos Connect. This worked...audio played.

But when I switch them back to SL mode (Right, Master, SL - Left, Slave, SL) no joy. They are connected to the upper SL connector on the 818v2 and I have them daisy-chained correctly. When I press Setup on the 818v2, it says that it's in SL mode.

I switched the daisy-chained connection to a home-run configuration but that didn't work either. However, I noted one thing unusual: the slave (left) speaker was not receiving commands to turn on, etc. Is home-run vs daisy-chained something you need to setup on the 818v2?

Also, I know it's getting audio from the MD600 because the 818V2 display changes to match the bit rate of the selected track. I've also tried connecting the Sonos to the CD digital coax input, but get no audio that way either.

Any ideas on what to try next? I haven't played around (yet) with the Meridian Configuration program, but I do have a USB to RS232 null modem cable, so I'm ready to go that route when necessary. Can the Configuration program read the current configuration or can it only store new configurations?

Also, the dealer that sold the 818v2 to me said the 818v2 was already configured and ready to go, but perhaps there is some difference in how he configured it and what I need. He is not local to my area, though.

Any ideas, help, etc will be greatly appreciated.