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Listening to Music in a Separate Room
c. Connecting an Integrated Amplifier in a
Separate Room
It is possible to play 2 ch source in a separate room while
11.2 ch source is being played in the main room. Connect
the PRE/LINE OUT ZONE 2 jacks or PRE/LINE OUT
ZONE 3 jacks of the unit and the line-in jacks of the pre-
main amplifier in a separate room with an analog audio
(RCA) cable.
Zone 2
Volume can be adjusted with both the unit and the pre-
main amplifier used in a separate room. To adjust it with
the unit, press Receiver and then Home on the remote
controller, select "Setup" - "7. Hardware Setup" - "Multi
Zone" - "Zone 2 Out" or "Zone 3 Out" and set the setting
to "Variable". If you connect a power amplifier, be sure to
make the setting and adjust the volume in the main room.
Performing Multi-zone Playback
1.
Press Zone on the remote controller a repeatedly to
select Zone 2 or Zone 3. Point the remote controller
at the unit and press zReceiver.
"Z2" or "Z3" lights on the main unit display and multi-
zone is enabled.
The Zone button stays lit red when Zone 2 is selected
and green when Zone 3 is selected.
2.
Press Input Selector of the input source to be played
in a separate room.
If you turn the unit to standby during multi-zone playback,
the Z2/Z3 indicators are dimmed and the playback
mode is switched to playback in a separate room only.
Performing steps 1 and 2 while the unit is in standby also
switches the playback mode to playback in a separate
room only.
To control on the main unit: Press Zone2 or Zone3 and
within 8 seconds, press the input selector button of the input to
be played in a separate room. To play the same source in the
main room and separate room, press Zone2 or Zone3 twice.
To turn off the multi-zone function: Press Zone on the
remote controller repeatedly to select Zone 2 or Zone 3.
Press zReceiver. To control on the main unit, press Zone2
or Zone3 and within 8 seconds, press Off.
To adjust the volume: Press Zone on the remote controller
a repeatedly to select Zone 2 or Zone 3. Adjust the volume
Zone 3
using VOL j / l . To do this on the main unit, press Zone2
or Zone3, and adjust the volume using the Master Volume
control within 8 seconds.
To temporally mute the audio: Press Zone on the remote
controller repeatedly to select Zone 2 or Zone 3. Then,
press Muting to mute the audio.
To adjust the sound quality for the separate room (Zone 2
only): It is necessary to make appropriate settings to enable
this function. Press Home on the remote controller and select
"Setup" - "7.Hardware Setup" - "Multi Zone" - "Zone 2 Out",
and set its value to "Variable". As for the operation, press Zone
2 on the main unit and press Tone several times to display
"Bass", "Treble" or "Balance" on the main unit display. Display
the desired setting on the display and adjust it with + or -.
When a TV in a separate room is HDMI connected to the
unit, information of a connected device can be displayed
on the TV screen. Press Zone on the remote controller
several times to select Zone 2 and press Display.
Step 3: Playing Back
If Zone 2 or Zone 3 is on, power consumption during
standby becomes larger than normal.
While Zone 2 or Zone 3 is on, the RI linked system
function (interlink between Onkyo components) is
disabled.
Pressing Input Selector on the remote controller while
you are using the remote controller for Zone 2 or Zone
3 will switch the controlled target to the main room. To
control Zone 2 or Zone 3 again, press Zone several times
to select Zone 2 or Zone 3.
WHOLE HOUSE MODE: If you press Whole House
Mode while playback is being performed in the main
room, the WHOLE HOUSE MODE is turned on, "Z2"
and "Z3" on the display light at the same time and the
playback sources of all the rooms are switched to the
same source at once.
WHOLE HOUSE MODE is effective only for playback
of the external player connected to the analog audio
input jacks.
This function cannot be used if headphones are
connected or audio is output from the speakers of
the TV.
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