Setting The Powered Zone 2/3 - Onkyo TX-NR3008 Instruction Manual

Connecting Your Zone 3 Speakers to an
Amp in Zone 3
This setup allows 9.2-channel playback in your main lis-
tening room and 2-channel stereo playback in Zone 3,
with a different source in each room.
Hookup
• Use an RCA audio cable to connect the AV receiver's
ZONE 3 PRE OUT L/R jacks to an analog audio input on
your Zone 3 amp.
• Connect your Zone 3 speakers to the speaker terminals on
your Zone 3 amp.
Main room
Zone 3
Note
• With the default settings, the Zone 3 volume must be set on the
Zone 3 amp. If your Zone 3 amp has no volume control, set the
"Zone 3 Out" setting to "Variable" so that you can set the
Zone 3 volume on the AV receiver
Zone 3 12V Trigger
When Zone 3 is turned on, the output from the ZONE 3
12V TRIGGER OUT goes high (+12 volts, 25 milliam-
peres max). Connecting this jack to a 12-volt trigger input
on a component in Zone 3 will make that component turn
on or off as and when Zone 3 is turned on or off on the AV
receiver.
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Setting the Powered Zone 2/3

If you've connected your Zone 2/3 speakers to the AV
receiver, as explained in "Connecting Your Zone 2 Speak-
ers Directly to the AV receiver"
Your Zone 3 Speakers Directly to the AV receiver"
81), you must set the "Powered Zone 2" or "Powered
(➔
Zone 3" setting to "Act" (Activated).
1
Press RECEIVER followed by SETUP.
The main menu appears onscreen.
Tip
• If the main menu doesn't appear, make sure the appropri-
ate external input is selected on your TV.
2
Use q/w to select "Speaker Setup", and then press
ENTER.
The "Speaker Setup" menu appears.
2. Speaker Setup
1. Speaker Settings
2. Speaker Configuration
3. Speaker Distance
4. Level Calibration
5. Equalizer Settings
6. THX Audio Setup
3
Use q/w to select "Speaker Settings", and then
press ENTER.
The "Speaker Settings" menu appears.
2–1. Speaker Settings
Speaker Impedance
Speakers Type(Front A)
Speakers Type(Front B)
Powered Zone 2
Powered Zone 3
4
Use q/w to select "Powered Zone 2" or "Powered
Zone 3", and use e/r to select:
Not Act:
FRONT WIDE/ZONE 2 L/R or SURR
BACK/ZONE 3 L/R speaker terminals not
activated (Powered Zone 2/3 disabled).
Act:
FRONT WIDE/ZONE 2 L/R or SURR
BACK/ZONE 3 L/R speaker terminals acti-
vated (Powered Zone 2/3 enabled).
5
Press SETUP.
The setup menu closes.
Note
• Powered Zone 2 cannot be used if "Speakers Type(Front B)"
setting set to "Normal", "Bi-Amp" or "BTL"
• Powered Zone 3 cannot be used if "Speakers Type(Front A)"
or "Speakers Type(Front B)" setting set to "Bi-Amp" or
"BTL" (➔ 51).
• These setting cannot be used if the "Front High + Front Wide"
setting is set to "Yes".
• This procedure can also be performed on the AV receiver by
using SETUP, arrows, and ENTER.
(➔ 80) or "Connecting
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Normal
Not Use
Not Act
Not Act
(➔ 51).