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Multiroom Operation

When operating the AVR 435 from a remote room
location where an IR sensor link has been connected
to the AVR 435’s rear panel

Multiroom IR Input

you may use either the main remote control or the
Zone II remote. To turn on the multiroom feed, press
the

AVR Selector

e∫

to turn the unit on to the

last source, or any of the other

Selector Buttons

ç∂d

to turn on to a specific source.

As long as an IR feed to the AVR 435 has been
established from the remote room, using any of the
buttons on either remote will control the remote loca-
tion volume

rî

, change the tuner frequency

wÉ

, change the tuner preset

v©

or mute

the output

If the

Remote IR Output Jack

on the AVR 435

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

tuƒ©˙∆

on either

remote control.

To turn the system off from the remote room, press
the

Power Off Button

aå

. Remember that the

AVR 435 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 pre-
set 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 have an impact on the remote room.

To turn on the Multiroom system from the main listen-
ing room, which is necessary before any A-BUS prod-
ucts connected to the AVR may be used, press the

Multiroom Button

on the remote. When the

MULTI ON/OFF

message appears in the

on-screen display and the

Lower Display Line

press the

Set Button

and then press the

⁄

Navigation Button

so that display changes to

MULTI ON

. Press the

Set Button

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 Multiroom system is turned on, the input
selected using the Multiroom menu will be fed to the

Multiroom Audio Outputs

on the rear panel as

well as the

A-BUS Connector

∞

. The volume will be

as set in the previous selection, although it may also be

adjusted using an optional IR sensor and the Zone II
remote in the remote location, or the A-BUS keypad,
or on the optional audio power amplifier connected to
the

Multiroom Audio Outputs

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 actu-
ally being in that room.

In addition to using the

MULTIROOM

menu, as

shown on the previous page, you may change the
source or volume in the remote zone using the
remote. Press the

Multiroom Button

on the

remote, and when the

MULTI ON/OFF

mes-

sage appears in the on-screen display and the

Lower

Display Line

, press the

Set Button

and

then press the

⁄

Navigation Button

toggle past that message to

MULTI LEVEL

MULTI INPUT

To change the remote room’s input source, when

MULTI INPUT

appears, press the

Set Button

, and then press the

⁄

Navigation Button

until the desired input appears in the on-screen

display and in the

Lower Display Line

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

, and press the

⁄

Navigation Button

to change the volume setting. Note that this volume
adjustment controls the level for the output to the

Multiroom Audio Outputs

and for any speakers

connected to the

Surround Back/Multiroom

Speaker Outputs

‚

when the Surround Back am-

plifier channels are configured for Multiroom use, as
shown on page 41. This adjustment does NOT change
the volume level for any room where an A-BUS
module is used, as that setting is only adjustable using
the A-BUS module’s volume control or a remote
pointed at the A BUS module’s built-in sensor.

Once the Multiroom system is turned on, it will remain
on even if the AVR 435 is placed in the Standby
mode in the main room by pressing the

Power Off

Button

or the

Main Power Switch

on the

front panel.

The Multiroom system will remain on even if the unit is
turned off in the main room. In that event, although

front-panel indicators and the accent lighting around
the volume control will turn off, a

MULTI ON

message will remain in the

Lower Display Line

and the lighting around the Standby/On switch will
remain blue when the unit is in the Standby mode in
the main room to remind you that power is still applied
to the unit, and that it is being used for Multiroom
operation elsewhere in the house. Remember that if
you turn the unit completely off by pressing the

Main

Power Switch

, the feed to the second zone will

also be turned off.

When the AVR 435 is turned off in the main room,
the Multiroom system may be turned on at any time
by pressing the

Multiroom Button

, or any of the

Selector Buttons

∫ç∂

in the remote room.

42 MULTIROOM OPERATION

MULTIROOM OPERATION