Multiroom Operation - Harman Kardon AVR 8000 Owner's Manual

Multiroom Operation

The AVR 8000 is fully equipped to operate
as the control center for a multiroom system
with optional remote external infrared (IR) sen-
sors, speakers and power amplifiers. Although
some multiroom installations will require the
services of a specially trained installer, it is pos-
sible for the average do-it-yourself hobbyist to
install a simple remote room system.
Installation
The key to remote room operation is to link the
remote room to the AVR 8000's location with
wire for an infrared link and speakers or an
amplifier. For installation instructions for
Multiroom use, see page 16.
Multiroom Setup
Once the audio and IR link connections have
been made, the AVR 8000 needs to be config-
ured for multiroom operation using the steps
below. Press the OSD Button
(Figure 1) to the screen.
Press the Button , until the on-screen
cursor is next to the
Press the Set Button to enter the
menu (Figure 13).
Figure 13
When the menu appears,
the on-screen cursor will be at the
line. Since this line is used
to turn the system on and off, don't make an
adjustment here unless you wish to turn the
system on at this time. To turn the system on,
press the Button 39 so that
lighted. If you do not wish to turn the system on
at this time or to proceed to the next step, press
the Button once so that the
screen cursor is next to the
At the line, press the /
Buttons until the desired input
39
to the multiroom system appears in the high-
lighted video. When the selection has been
made, press the Button once so
that the on-screen cursor is next to the
line.
38 MULTIROOM OPERATION
At the
Buttons 39
level for the multiroom system is entered. DO
NOT use the regular volume control knobs for
this setting. When all settings for the multiroom
setup have been made, press the
Buttons
is next to the
line. If you have no other adjustments to make,
press the OSD Button
system.
Multiroom Operation
When operating the AVR 8000 from a remote
room location where an IR sensor link has been
connected to the AVR 8000's rear panel
Multizone IR Input h, you may use either
the main remote control or the Zone II remote.
To turn on the multiroom feed, press any of the
Input Selector buttons on the Zone II remote
or the main remote
to bring the 45 . Press the AVR Selector
turn the unit on to the last source, or any of the
other Selector buttons to turn on to a specific
line. source.
As long as an IR feed to the AVR 8000 has
been established from the remote room, using
any of the buttons on either remote will control
the remote location volume
the tuner frequency
preset 35 or mute the output
If the Remote IR Output Jack j on the
AVR 8000 is connected to an IR Input jack on
compatible Harman Kardon audio components
such as CD, DVD or cassette players, the trans-
port functions of those machines may also be
controlled using the Transport Controls
To turn the system off from the remote room,
press the Power Off Button
Remember that the AVR 8000 may be turned
on or off from the remote room, regardless
is high- of the system's operation or status in the
main room.
on- NOTE: When the tuner is selected as the
line. source for the remote zone, any change to the
frequency or preset will also change the station
being listened to in the main room, if the tuner
is in use there. Similarly, if someone in the main
room changes the station, the change will also
impact the remote room.
line, press the / To activate the feed to the remote room, while
until the desired volume you are in the main listening room where the
AVR 8000 is located, press the Multiroom
Button
Set Button
/
until the on-screen cursor When the multiroom system is on, the
Multiroom Indicator
Main Information Display
to exit the menu Main Information Display
display
When the multiroom system is turned on, the
input selected using the multiroom menu will be
fed to the Multizone Output
rear panel. The volume will be as set in the pre-
vious selection, although it may also be adjusted
using an optional IR sensor and the Zone II
remote in the remote location or on the optional
audio power amplifier connected to the
to Multizone Output
Once the multiroom system is turned on, it will
remain on even if the AVR 8000 is placed in
the Standby mode in the main room by press-
ing the Power Off Button
System Power Control
panel. To turn off the multiroom system, even
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, change when the AVR is in Standby mode in the main
, change the tuner listening room, press the Multiroom Button
46
.
the
Multiroom Indicator
Information Display
Main Information Display
display
on either remote control. Even when the AVR 8000 is turned off in the
main room, the multiroom system may be
turned on at any time by pressing the
. Multiroom Button
Selector Buttons
remote room.
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on the remote. Next, press the
. Press the / Buttons
to turn the multiroom feed on or off.
will light in the
, and the
or OSD will
. Press the Set Button
to enter the setting.
jacks on the
32
jacks.
32
or the
on the front
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and then the Set Button
/ Buttons so that the
in the Main
goes out, and the
or OSD will
. Press the Set Button
to enter the setting and turn the unit off.
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, or any of the
in the
. Press