Install A Multizone System - Harman Kardon AVR 1610 Owner's Manual

Install a Multizone System

AVR
AVR 1710/AVR 171 only: Install a Multizone System
IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTE: Installing a multizone system typically requires
running cables inside walls. Always comply with the appropriate safety codes
when installing concealed wiring, particularly all applicable building codes.
Failure to do so may present a safety hazard. If you have any doubt about
your ability to work with electrical wiring, hire a licensed electrician or custom
installer to install the multizone system.
NOTE: only the following analog audio sources are available to zone 2: the internal radio,
an ipod/iphone device or a uSb memory device inserted in the AVr's uSb port and up to
two source devices connected to the rear-panel Analog Audio In 1 and 2 connectors.
Your AVr offers two different methods of distributing audio to other areas in your home.
each requires different connections:
A. Connect the Zone 2 speakers directly to the Assigned Amp Speaker Output
connectors. Assign the Assigned Amp channels to power the zone 2 speakers (see
Manual Speaker Setup, on page 30). this method allows you to power a single pair of
speakers for zone 2.
this method offers the benefit of reduced cost and complexity, but your home theater
system will be limited to 5.1 channels – the AVr will automatically downmix the playback
of programs recorded in 6.1 or 7.1 channels to 5.1 channels.
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B. Connect an external amplifier to the AVR's Zone 2 Out connectors. this method
offers the benefit of retaining a 7.1-channel home theater in the main room simultaneously
with multizone operation, although it does require an additional amplifier for zone 2.
we recommend that you place the zone 2 amplifier in the same room as the AVr so that
you can use a short length of stereo audio cable along with a long run of speaker wire to
the remote room. A long run of stereo audio cable would increase the chance of signal
degradation. depending on your zone 2 amplifier you can distribute the audio signal to a
single pair of speakers or to several pairs placed in different rooms.
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