Performing Multi-Zone Playback - Onkyo TX-RZ900 Basic Manual

■ c. Connecting with speakers in another room
Connect the speakers in another room to the ZONE2
speaker terminals of the unit using speaker cables. Note
that 5.1 ch will be the maximum ( Ú ) in the main room
during Zone 2 playback. No sound will be output from the
back speakers and height speakers.
＊ In this case, the Dolby Atmos listening mode cannot be selected.
Zone 2
These settings are required: After connecting
the speakers, press RCV and then SETUP
on the remote controller, select "2. Speaker" -
"Configuration" and set "Powered Zone 2" to "Yes".
Settings are required to listen to HDMI input
audio in Zone 2: Press RCV and then SETUP
on the remote controller, select "1. Input/Output
Assign" - "TV Out" and set the "Zone 2 HDMI"
setting to "Use".
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Performing Multi-zone Playback

It is possible to perform playback in the main room and a
separate room at the same time, for example by playing
the Blu-ray Disc player in the main room where the unit is
placed while playing Internet radio in a separate room. It is
also possible to perform playback only in a separate room.
･ With external players, it is possible to play the same
source or different sources in the main room and
separate room.
･ With "NET" and "BLUETOOTH", you cannot select
different inputs for the main room and separate room.
For example, if "NET" has been selected in the main
room and then "BLUETOOTH" is selected as playback
source in the separate room, the input in the main room
will change to "BLUETOOTH" accordingly. Furthermore,
you cannot select separate network services for the
main room and a separate room with the "NET" input.
･ When listening to AM/FM broadcasting, you cannot
select different stations for the main room and separate
Main room
room. Therefore broadcasting of the same station will be
heard in the both rooms.
･ If you have connected the same player by HDMI in the
main room and in a separate room, input to this unit (the
main room) will be 2-channel PCM.
Playing Back
1. Press ZONE2 or ZONE3 on the remote controller,
point the remote controller at the main unit and
press zRECEIVER.
"Z2" or "Z3" lights on the main unit display and the multi-
zone function is enabled. (Zone 2 or Zone 3 is now on.)
2. Press ZONE2 or ZONE3 again on the remote
controller and press INPUT SELECTOR of the input
to be played in a separate room.
･ If you turn the unit to standby during multi-zone
playback, the Z2/Z3 indicators are dimmed and the
Step 3: Playing Back
playback mode is switched to playback in a separate
room only. Performing steps 1 and 2 while the unit is in
standby also switches the playback mode to playback
in a separate room only. To play the same source in the
main room and separate room, hold down ZONE2 or
ZONE3 for approximately 3 seconds.
To control on the main unit: press ZONE2 or ZONE3
and within 8 seconds, press the input selector button of the
source to be played in the other room. To play the same
source in the main room and separate room, press ZONE2
or ZONE3 twice.
To adjust the audio in Zone 2
To adjust the volume, press ZONE2 on the remote
controller and then adjust with VOLj/l. You can also
temporarily mute sound by pressing MUTING. To control on
the main unit, press ZONE2 and within 8 seconds, adjust
with the MASTER VOLUME control.
To adjust the sound quality, press ZONE2 on the main unit
and press TONE several times to display "Bass", "Treble"
or "Balance" on the main unit display, then turn the dial to
adjust.
To turn off the function
After pressing ZONE2 or ZONE3 on the remote controller,
press zRECEIVER. To control on the main unit, press
ZONE2 or ZONE3 and press zON/STANDBY.
･ Power consumption in standby mode increases when
the multi-zone function is being used.
･ If Zone 2 or Zone 3 is turned on when the listening
mode of the main room is Pure Audio, it will
automatically switch to the Direct listening mode.
･ While using the multi-zone function, the RI linked
system function (link between Onkyo components) is
disabled.
･ Pressing INPUT SELECTOR on the remote controller
while you are using the remote controller for Zone 2
or Zone 3 will switch the controlled target to the main
room. To control Zone 2 or Zone 3 again, press the
ZONE2 or ZONE3 button to enter the Zone control
mode.