Multi Zone; Making Multi Zone Connections - Onkyo TX-NR809 Instruction Manual

Multi Zone

In addition to the main listening room, you can also enjoy playback in the other room, or as we call Multi Zone. And, you
can select a different source for each room.

Making Multi Zone Connections

There are two ways you can connect Zone speakers:
1. Connect them directly to the AV receiver.
2. Connect them to an additional amplifier.
Connecting Your Zone 2 Speakers Directly
to the AV receiver
This setup allows you to select different sources for Main
room and Zone 2. This is called Powered Zone, as the
Zone 2 speakers are powered by the AV receiver.
To use this setup, you must activate the Powered
Zone 2 setting (➔
Main room
Zone 2
R
Note
• With this setup, the volume of Zone 2 is controlled by the AV
receiver.
• Powered Zone 2 cannot be used if "Speakers Type (Front)" is
set to "Bi-Amp" (➔
• When Powered Zone 2 is used, listening modes that require front
high, front wide or surround back speakers are unavailable.
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page 47).
TV
AV receiver
page 47).
Connecting the Zone Speakers to an
Additional Amplifier
This setup allows 7.1-channel playback in your main
listening room and 2-channel stereo playback in Zone 2/3.
Main room
Zone 2
integrated amp
L
Note
• With the default settings, the Zone 2/3 volume must be set on the
Zone 2/3 amplifier. If your Zone 2/3 amplifier has no volume
control, change the setting so that you can set the Zone 2/3
volume on the AV receiver.
12V Trigger Out
When Zone 2/3 is turned on, the output from the 12V
TRIGGER OUT jack goes high (+12 V and max. 150 mA
for Zone 2, +12 V and max. 25 mA for Zone 3).
Connecting this jack to a 12-volt trigger input on a
component in Zone 2/3 will make that component turn on
or off as the AV receiver turns on or off the Zone 2/3.
TV
AV receiver
IN
R L
Receiver/
Zone 3
R L
Receiver/
integrated amp
IN