Multiroom Operation - Harman Kardon AVR 245 Owner's Manual

Multiroom Operation

As long as an IR feed to the AVR has been estab-
lished from the remote room, using any of the
buttons on either remote will control the remote
location volume , change the tuner
frequency , change the tuner preset
mute the output .
If the Remote IR Output jack
connected to an IR Input jack on compatible
Harman Kardon audio components such as CD,
DVD or cassette players, the transport functions
of those machines may also be controlled using
the Transport Controls
remote control.
To turn the system off from the remote room,
press the Power-Off button . Remember
that the AVR may be turned on or off from the
remote room regardless of the system's
operation or status in the main room.
NOTE: When the tuner is selected as the source
for the remote zone, any change to the frequen-
cy 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.
44 MULTIROOM OPERATION
When the unit is in the Standby mode, but ready
for Multiroom operation, the lighting around the
Standby/On Switch 3 remains blue and a
message appears in the Lower
MULTI O N
Display Line Ò, even though the unit is "off"
or
in the main listening room.
The volume will be as set in the same menu,
on the AVR is
although it may also be adjusted using an
optional IR sensor and the remote control in the
remote location.
Once the multiroom system is turned on, it will
on either
remain on even if the AVR is placed in the
Standby mode in the main room by pressing the
Power Off Button
Control 2 on the front panel. To turn off the
multiroom system from the main listening room,
when the AVR is on press the Multiroom but-
ton and then the Set button
buttons
⁄ / ¤
Information Display Ò or OSD will display
MULTI OFF
or the System Power
. Press the
so that the Main
.
Even when the AVR is turned off (to Standby
mode) and the multiroom system is turned off
too, the multiroom system may be turned on at
any time by pressing the Multiroom button
.