Multiroom Operation; Room Setup - Harman Kardon AVR 335 Owner's Manual

MULTI ROOM OPERATION
TheAVR335 is fullyequipped to operate as thecon-
trolcentertora complete multiroom system thatis
capable of sending onesourceto a second zonein
thehouse whilea separate s ourceis listened to inthe
mainroom.Inaddition to providing for consuloverthe
selection of the remote source anditsvolume, t he
AVR335 offersa comprehensive rangeof options for
powering the speakers i nthe second zone.
• Usingthe linelevelMultiroomAudio OutputsO,
the selectad source maybe fed to optional, exter
nalpoweramplifiers t hatmaybe matched t o the
specifics of the installation.
• Whenthe mainroomsystem is configured f or 5.1
operation, the Surround BackLeft/Right amplifier
channels maybe usedto power the remote zone
sothatno additional amplifiers a rerequired.
Inaddition, the AVR335 includes a remote IRsensor
inputso thatremote control c ommands f romthe
ZoneIIremote included w iththe unitmaybetransmitted
to the unit,whilestandard IRinpuVoutput jacksallow
theremote zone's commands t o be sentto compatible
IR controlled s ource devices.
Installation
Although simpleremote roomsystems maybe
installed bythe average d o it-yourself hobbyist, t he
complexib/of yourmultizone/multiroom system
involves running w iresinsideof wails wherethe
services o f a specially l _ained installer maybe
required. Regardless o fwhodoesthe work,please
remember t hatlocalbuilding codesmaygovern
in-wall e lectrical work,including properspecification o f
anywiringusedandthewayin whichit is connected.
Youareresponsible f ormaking certain thatall multi-
roominstallation workis donepropedy andin
compliance w ithallapplicable codesandregulations.
Forstandard instalBllons, followthe instructions shown
on page14 forthe connection o f speaker w ireandIR
remote wiringto theAVR335.
Forinstallations wheretheSurround Back/eft/Right
amplifier c hannels a reusedto powertheremote zone,
makecertain thatthesystemis configured f orthat
b/peof operation.
Multiroom Setup
Once theaudioandIBlinkconnections havebeen
made, t heAVR335 needs to beconfigured t ormulti-
roomoperation. Press the OSDButton _ to bring
the MAS T E R ME NU (Figure 1) to the screen.
Pressthe• Button (_, untilthe on screen • cur
sot is nextto the MUL T I - R 0 0 M line.Press the
Set Button @ to enterthe MU L T I - R0 0 M
menu(Figure 14).
f
MULTI-ROOM
MULTI-ROOM:OFF
MULTI IN :FM PRESET B1
MULTI VBL :-25dB
SB AMPS :MAIN
BACK TO MASTER MENU
Figure 14
When the MU L T I - R 0 0 M menu appears, the
on screen • cursorwillbe atthe MUL T I - R0 0 M
line. S incethislineis usedto turnthe system on and
off,don'tmakean adjustment hereunless youwishto
turnthe system on atthislime.Toturnthesystem on,
pressthe • Button @ sothat0 N isshown.Ifyou
do notwishtoturnthesystem on at thistime,or to
proceed to the nextstep,pressthe • Button
oncesothatthe• on-screen cursorisnexttothe
MULTI
IN line.
Atthe MU L T I I N line, p ressthe ,/• Buttons
untilthe desired inputto the mulllroom
system appears. Whentheselection hasbeenmade,
pressthe • Button _ oncesothatthe • on-
screen cursoris nextto the MUL T I V0 L line.
Atthe MU L T I V0 L line,pressthe,/• Buttons
untilthe desired volume level f orthe multiroom
system is entered. D ONOTusethe regular v olume
conholknobsforthissetting.
Surround Amplifier Channel Assignment
TheAVR335 isequipped withsevenfullpower
amplifier c hannels to allowforcomplete 7.1-channel
operation without t he needforadditional external
amplifiers. However, insomeinstallations youmaywish
to usethetraditional 5.1 channel configuration forthe
mainlistening room,whichallows the surround back
left!right a mplifier c hannels t o be usedto power
speakers p lacedina remotezonelocation.
If youwishto usetheSurround Backchannel ampli-
tiersto power the remote zone, y oumustchange a
settinginthe MULTIROOM
SETUP
menu.
Tomakethatchange, firstcallup the menusystem
bypressing the OSDButton _ to bringthe
MAS T E R ME NU (Figure 1) to the screen. N ext,
pressthe• Button _ untilthe • cursoris nextto
the MU L T T R 0 0 M line.Press the Set Button
toenterthe MULTI- ROOM SETUP
menu(Figure 14).
Tochange thesettingsothattheSurround Back
amplifiers a refed bythe source selected through
the Multiroom system, p ressthe ,_ Buttons
sothat MR S P appears: thenpressthe Set
Button (]_.
Remember thatoncethissetting is made, y ouwillnot
beableto takeadvantage of anyof the 6,1/7,1
channel decoding or processing m odes, andthatthe
speakers u sedforthe remote zonemustbe connected
to the SurroundBacldMultiroomSpeakerOutputs
i]}). Thevolumeforthesespeakers i s setbythe
multiroom system.
Oncethissettingis made, y oumaypressthe •
Button _ to makeanyof theotheradjustments
available on thismenu.If no otheradjustments are
needed, p ressthe OSDButton _ to exitthe
menusystem. Whenall settings f orthe multiroom
setuphavebeenmade, p ressthe A/• Buttons
untilthe on screen• cursoris nextto the
BACK TO MASTER MENU
line.Ifyouhave
nootheradjustments to make, p ressthe OSDButton
to exitthemenusystem.
Multiroom Operation
Whenoperating theAVR335 froma remoteroom
location wherean IRsensor l inkhasbeenconnected
to the AVR 335's rear-panel Multiroom IR Input _1,
youmayuseeitherthemainremote control o r the
ZoneII remote. Toturnonthe multiroom feed,press
anyof the Input Selectorbuttons on the ZoneII
remote _ or themainremote _0. Press
theAVRSelector0_1_ to turnthe uniton to the
lastsource, or anyof the otherSelector b uttons to
turnon to a specific source.
Aslongasan IRfeedto the AVR335 hasbeen
established f romthe remote room,using anyof the
buttons o n either r emote will control t he remote Ioca
tionvolume0 0, change thetunerfrequency
_)_, change thetunerpresetO_ or mute
the output_ q_14.
Ifthe RemoteIROutput Jack 0 on theAVR335
isconnected to an IRInput j ackon compatible
Harman Ka_don a udiocomponents s uchasCD,DVD
or casselte players, thetransport f unctions of those
machines m ayalsobe controlled using the Transport
Controls_(_(_)_; on eitherremote control.