Zone 2 And Zone 3; Connecting Zone 2 - Onkyo TX-NR905 Instruction Manual

Zone 2 and Zone 3

In addition to your main listening room, you can also enjoy playback in two other rooms, or as we call them, Zone 2
and Zone 3. And, you can select a different source for each room.

Connecting Zone 2

There are two ways you can connect Zone 2 speakers:
1. Connect them directly to the AV receiver.
2. Connect them to an amp in Zone 2.
Connecting Your Zone 2 Speakers Directly
to the AV receiver
This setup allows 5.1-channel playback in your main
room and 2-channel stereo playback in Zone 2, with a
different source in each room. This is called Powered
Zone 2, as the Zone 2 speakers are powered by the AV
receiver. Note that when Powered Zone 2 is turned off,
you can enjoy 7.1-channel playback in your main room.
Hookup
• Connect your Zone 2 speakers to the AV receiver's
ZONE 2 L/R speaker terminals.
Main room
TV
AV receiver
ZONE2 R
Zone 2
R
To use this setup, you must set the Speaker Type
Front B setting to Not Use (see page 51), and set the
Powered Zone 2 setting to Act (see page 121).
Notes:
• With this setup, the Zone 2 volume is controlled by the
AV receiver.
• Powered Zone 2 cannot be used if Speaker Type Front
A is set to Bi-Amp or BTL, or Speaker Type Front B
is set to Normal, Bi-Amp, or BTL (page 51).
Connecting Your Zone 2 Speakers to an
Amp in Zone 2
This setup allows 7.1-channel playback in your main lis-
tening room and 2-channel stereo playback in Zone 2,
with a different source in each room.
Hookup
• Use an RCA audio cable to connect the AV receiver's
ZONE 2 PRE OUT L/R jacks to an analog audio input
on your Zone 2 amp.
• Connect your Zone 2 speakers to the speaker termi-
nals on your Zone 2 amp.
Main room
Zone 2
ZONE2 L
L
Note:
• With the default settings, the Zone 2 volume must be
set on the Zone 2 amp. If your Zone 2 amp has no vol-
ume control, set the Zone 2 Out setting to Variable so
that you can set the Zone 2 volume on the AV receiver
(see page 122).
TV
AV receiver
ZONE 2 ZONE 3
L
R
PRE OUT
IN
R L
Receiver/
integrated amp
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