Using The Remote Controller In Zone 2/3 And Multiroom Control Kits - Onkyo SC886 - PR Preamplifier / Processor Instruction Manual

Zone 2 and Zone 3—Continued
Using the Remote Controller in
Zone 2/3 and Multiroom Control Kits
To control the AV controller with the remote controller
while you're in Zone 2 or Zone 3, you'll need a commer-
cially available multiroom remote control kit for each
zone.
• Multiroom kits are made by Niles and Xantech.
These kits can also be used when there isn't a clear line
of sight to the AV controller's remote sensor, such as
when it's installed inside a cabinet.
Using a Multiroom Kit with Zone 2/3
In this setup, the IR receiver in Zone 2/3 picks up the
infrared signals from the remote controller and feeds
them through to the AV controller in the main room via
the connecting block.
IR IN A or B
Connecting
block
Main room
Signal flow
The miniplug cable from the connecting block should be
connected to the AV controller's IR IN A or B jack, as
shown below.
From the connecting block
Miniplug cable
AV controller
IR Receiver
Remote controller
Zone 2/3
Using a Multiroom Kit with a Cabinet
In this setup, the IR receiver picks up the infrared signals
from the remote controller and feeds them to the AV con-
troller located in the cabinet via the connecting block.
Connecting
block
IR IN A or B
Inside
cabinet
Signal flow
Using a Multiroom Kit with Other
Components
In this setup, an IR emitter is connected to the AV con-
troller's IR OUT jack and placed in front of the other
component's remote control sensor. Infrared signals
received at the AV controller's IR IN A or B jack are fed
through to the other component via the IR emitter. Sig-
nals picked up by the AV controller's remote control sen-
sor are not output.
Connecting
block
IR IN A or B
AV controller
IR OUT
IR Emitter
Other component
Signal flow
The IR emitter should be connected to the AV control-
ler's IR OUT jack, as shown below.
Miniplug cable
Miniplug
AV controller
Signal flow
IR Receiver
Remote controller
IR Receiver
Remote controller
Other component
Remote control
sensor
Emitter
IR Emitter
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