Multiroom Operation - Harman Kardon AVR 445 Owner's Manual

Once this setting is made, press the
⁄
© to select another
Navigation Buttons
configuration item on this page, or press the OSD
∫ if you have completed your
Button
adjustments to the Multiroom system.
Infrared Output Selection
The AVR 445 enables you to select which IR input
will be used to feed the Full Carrier IR Output
The factory default setting is the IR signal that is fed
to the Multiroom IR Input , but you may select
other options.
To change this setting, first make sure that the
MULTI-ROOM menu is on the screen, and
then press the / Navigation Buttons
⁄ ¤
so that the cursor is next to CARRIER OUT;
œ. Press the
then press the Set Button
© to select
/ Navigation Buttons
⁄ ¤
one of these options:
• ZONE II feeds the signal present at the
Multiroom IR Input to the Full Carrier IR
Output .
• A-BUS feeds the signal carried back from an
optional A-BUS module connected to the AVR to
the Full Carrier IR Output .
• FRONT feeds the received through the front-
panel Remote Sensor Window ^ to the Full
Carrier IR Output .
When all the necessary adjustments to the
MULTI-ROOM menu have been made, press
© until the
the ⁄ / ¤ Navigation Buttons
cursor is pointing to BACK TO MASTER
MENU to make changes to other menus, or press
∫ to exit the menu system
the OSD Button
and return to normal operation.

Multiroom Operation

When operating the AVR 445 from a remote room
where an IR sensor or A-BUS module has been
installed and properly connected back to the AVR,
you may use either the main remote control, the
ZR 10 or any remote programmed with standard
Harman Kardon remote control codes. Unlike many
other products, the AVR 445 does not use different
codes for main room and remote room operation.
To turn the AVR on from the remote room, simply
point the remote at the sensor and press either the
ç, any of the Input Selectors
AVR Selector
∂
, or the discrete source selection buttons for
inputs such as the Tuner É , XM Radio ƒ
Bridge ®. To turn the multiroom system
or The
TM
off from a remote room, press the Power Off Button
å
.
When the multiroom system is turned on, you may
use the same buttons on either remote that would
/ normally be used to control an AVR function such as
¤
volume, source selection, tuner control or the opera-
tion of an iPod docked to The Bridge. If any of the
input devices are connected to the IR Output
Full Carrier IR Output
nection or through an optional IR "blaster," you may
use the Transport Controls π on the ZR 10 to
operate compatible Harman Kardon products.
.
To turn the system off from the remote room, press
the Power Off Button
AVR 445 may be turned on or off from the remote
room, regardless of the system's operation or status
in the main room.
NOTE: When XM Radio or the tuner is selected as
©
the 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 have an impact on
the remote room.
To turn the multiroom system on or off from the
room where the AVR is located, press the Multiroom
. When the MULTI ON/OFF
Button
message appears in the Lower Display Line $
press the Set Button
Navigation Buttons
to MULTI ON or MULTI OFF , as desired.
Press the Set Button
command.
NOTE: The multiroom system will remain on even
when the AVR is turned off in the main listening room
where it is located. When the AVR 445's multiroom
system is turned on, but the unit is in the Standby
mode (turned "off") in the room where the AVR 445
is located, the light surrounding the front-panel
Standby/On Switch
amber, and a MULTI-ROOM ON message
will be shown in the Lower Display Line
When the Multiroom system is turned on, the input
selected using the Multiroom menu will be fed to the
Multiroom Audio Outputs
well as the A-BUS Connector ¢. The volume will be
as set in the previous selection, although it may also be
adjusted using an optional IR sensor and the ZR 10
remote in the remote location, or the A-BUS keypad,
or on the optional audio power amplifier connected to
the Multiroom Audio Outputs
Although changes to the input source or remote room
volume will normally be made using an IR sensor in
the remote room that is connected to the AVR, it is
also possible to change those settings from the main
listening room. This is useful for situations where some
or all of the remote rooms do not have an IR sensor,
or to take control over the remote room without
actually being in that room.
MULTIROOM OPERATION
To change the input source or volume in the remote
zone from the room where the AVR is located, press
the Multiroom Button
ON/OFF message appears in the Lower Display
or
Line $, press the Set Button
, by either a hard-wire con-
press the
display changes to either MULTI INPUT or
MULTI LEVEL, depending on which setting
you wish to change. Press the Set Button
and then use the
å. Remember that the
change the input or volume. Press the Set Button
one more time to activate the command.
Note that the this volume adjustment controls the level
for the output to the Multiroom Audio Outputs
and for any speakers connected to the Surround
Back/Multiroom Speaker Outputs
Surround Back amplifier channels are configured for
Multiroom use, as shown on page 44. This adjustment
does NOT change the volume level for any room
where an A-BUS module is used, as that setting is
only adjustable using the A-BUS module's volume
control or a remote pointed at the A-BUS module's
built-in sensor.
‹ ›
and then press the /
so that the display changes
again to activate the
will remain blue, rather than
.
on the rear panel as
.
. When the MULTI
and then
⁄ / ¤ Navigation Buttons
‹ ›
/ Navigation Buttons
when the
MULTIROOM OPERATION
so that the
again
to
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