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Fusion 8100: User Manual
Zone Operation
SBL/SBR Speaker Function Switch
The Fusion 8100 has seven channels of audiophile quality Class A/B amplification. If the Fusion
8100 is configured as a 7.1 channel receiver, all seven channels are used to power the set of seven
surround sound speakers in the main zone. (Press the button IN to select this configuration.)
When the Fusion 8100 is in this configuration, the amplifier channels normally used for the rear
surround speakers may be reconfigured to serve as Front Height Speakers, or as duplicates of the
Front Main outputs for bi-amping your front main speakers. These options are discussed in the
appropriate Menu sections of this manual.
If the Fusion 8100 is configured as a 5.1 channel receiver, the two rear surround channels
(Surround Back Left and Surround Back Right) may instead be configured to power a stereo pair of
speakers in Zone 2. (Pop the button OUT to select this configuration.)
Note: The Zone 2 stereo analog line level audio output is active regardless of whether the
SBL/SBR speakers are assigned to Zone 2.
Analog and Digital Zone Functionality
Both Zone 2 and Zone 3 can be configured to play either the same program material as is selected
for the main zone, an independently chosen analog input source, or a radio station sourced from
the Fusion 8100’s internal tuner.
In addition, Zone 2 on the Fusion 8100 may be configured to play an entirely different digital
audio source. If an independent digital audio input is chosen for Zone 2, it must be chosen from
amongst Coax 1, Coax 2, Optical 1, or Optical 2 and may only be 2-channel PCM audio (it cannot
be surround digital audio). Zone 2 may also be configured to independently play content from
the integrated Bluetooth input.
Note: Once the Fusion 8100 is paired to a Bluetooth device, they will remain paired as long as
the Fusion 8100 is On, even if you change the selected input (if you switch back to the Bluetooth
input you will not have to re-pair the device).
