Multiroom Operation - Harman Kardon AVR 247 Owner's Manual

Multiroom Operation

As long as an IR feed to the AVR has been
established from the remote room, using any of
the buttons on the remote will control the
remote location volume d, change the tuner
frequency K, change the tuner preset W or
mute the output c.
If the Remote IR Output jack U on the AVR
is 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 PR on the
remote control.
To turn the system off from the remote room,
press the Power-Off button 0. 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
frequency 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.
To activate the feed to the remote room, press
the Multiroom button Q on the remote.
Next, press the Set button F. When the
MULTI ON/OFF message appears in the
on-screen display and the Lower Display Line
Ò, press the Set Button F and then press
Navigation Button D so that
the
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display changes to . Press the
MULTI O N
Set Button F again to activate the setting.
Note that this method may be used to turn the
Multiroom system on or off even when the AVR
is in the Standby mode in the main listening
room.
When the unit is in the Standby mode, but ready
for Multiroom operation, the lighting above 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"
in the main listening room.
When the multiroom system is turned on, the
volume will be as set in the same menu,
although it may also be adjusted using an
optional IR sensor.
46 MULTIROOM OPERATION
Although changes to the input source or remote
room volume will normally be made using an IR
sensor in the remote room that is connected to
the AVR, it is also possible to change those
settings from the main listening room. This is
useful for situations where some or all of the
remote rooms do not have an IR sensor, or to
take control over the remote room without
actually being in that room.
In addition to using the MULTIROOM
as shown on the previous page, you may change
the source or volume in the remote zone using
the remote. Press the Multiroom Button Q
on the remote, and when the MULTI
ON/OFF message appears in the on-screen
display and the Lower Display Line Ò, press
the Set Button F and then press the
Navigation Button D to toggle past
/
⁄ ¤
that message to MULTI LEVEL
.
MULTI INPUT
To change the remote room's input source,
when appears, press the
MULTI INPUT
Set Button F, and then press the
Navigation Button D until the desired input
appears in the on-screen display and in the
Lower Display Line Ò. Remember that only
analog or PCM input sources may be selected
for use with the Multiroom system.
Dolby Digital or DTS sources are not available to
the Multiroom system.
To change the remote room's volume, when
MULTI LEVEL appears, press the Set
Button F, and press the
Navigation
/
⁄ ¤
Button D to change the volume setting. Note
that this volume adjustment controls the level
for any speakers connected to the Surround
Back/Multiroom Speaker Outputs O when
the Surround Back amplifier channels are
configured for Multiroom use, as shown on page
45.
Once the multiroom system is turned on, it will
remain on even if the AVR is placed in the
Standby mode in the main room by pressing the
Power Off Button 0 or the System Power
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
button Q and then the Set button F.
buttons D so that the Main
Press the
⁄ / ¤
Information Display Ò or OSD will display
.
MULTI OFF
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
Q.
menu,
or
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⁄ ¤