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ADVANCED FEATURES / MULTIROOM

Multiroom Operation

Additional information will also be made avail-
able through the Harman Kardon Web Site at
www.harmankardon.com.

RS-232 Control

The AVR 4550 is rare among A/V receivers in
that it provides the capability for full remote
control from compatible computers or special-
ized remote control systems. RS-232 program-
ming requires specialized programming knowl-
edge and for that reason we recommend that it
only be done by qualified installers.

NOTE: The RS-232 port on this product is
for use by authorized service personnel
ONLY.

For more information on using the RS-232 port
for remote control, visit the Harman Kardon
Web site at www.harmankardon.com or contact
our customer service department.

Multiroom Setup

Once the audio and IR link connections have
been made, the AVR 4550 needs to be con-
figured for multiroom operation using the steps
below. Press the

OSD

button

to bring the

M A S T E R M E N U

(Figure 1) to the screen.

Press the

⁄

button

twice, until the on-

screen

›

cursor is next to the

MULTI-

ROOM

line. Press the

Set

button

to enter

the

MULTI-ROOM

menu (Figure 12).

Figure 12

When the

MULTI-ROOM

menu appears, the

on-screen

›

cursor will be at the

MULTI-

ROOM

line. Since this line is used to turn the

system on and off, do not make an adjustment
here unless you wish to turn the system on at
this time. To turn the system on, press the

›

but-

ton

so that

O N

is highlighted. If you do not

wish to turn the system on at this time or to pro-
ceed to the next step, press the

Button

once so that the

›

on-screen cursor is next to

the

MULTI I N

line.

At the

MULTI I N

line, press the

‹

›

buttons

until the desired Audio/Video input to

the multi-room system appears in the highlight-
ed video. When the selection has been made,
press the

button

once so that the

›

on-

screen cursor is next to the

MULTI VOL

line.

At the

MULTI VOL

line, press the

‹

›

but-

tons

or hold them pressed until the

desired volume level for the multi-room system
is entered. DO NOT use the regular volume con-
trol knobs for this setting. When all settings for
the multiroom setup have been made, press the

buttons

once so that the on-screen

›

cursor is next to the

BACK T O MASTER

line and press the

Set

button

. If

you have no other adjustments to make, press
the

OSD

button

to exit the menu system.

Multiroom Operation

When operating the AVR 4550 from a remote
room location where an IR sensor link has been
connected to the AVR 4550’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 any of the

Input Selector

buttons on the Zone II remote

∫ç∂

or the Main remote

456

Press the

AVR Selector

∫

to turn the

unit on to the last source, or any of the other
Selector buttons to turn on to a specific source.

As long as an IR feed to the AVR 4550 has been
established from the remote room, using any of
the buttons on either remote will control the
remote location volume

)

, change the

tuner frequency

, change the tuner

preset

or mute the output

If the

Remote IR Output

jack

on the

AVR 4550 is connected to an IR Input jack on
compatible Harman Kardon audio components
such as CD, DVD or cassette players, the trans-
port functions of those machines may also be
controlled using the

Transport Controls

Éƒ©˙∆

on either remote

control.

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

Power-Off

button

Remember that the AVR 4550 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 frequen-
cy 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

(

on the remote.

Next, press the

Set

button

. Press the

⁄

buttons

to turn the multiroom feed on or

off. When the multiroom system is on, the

Multi

indicator

will light in the

Main Information

Display

, and the

Main Information

Display

or OSD will display

MULTI O N

Press the

Set

button

twice to enter the set-

ting.

When the multiroom system is turned on, the
input selected using the Multiroom Menu will be
fed to the

Multiroom Output

jacks

on the

rear panel as well as the

A-BUS Jack

The volume will be as set in the same menu,
although it may also be adjusted using an
optional IR sensor and the Zone II remote in the
remote location or on the optional audio power
amplifier connected to the

Multiroom Output

jacks

Once the multiroom system is turned on, it will
remain on even if the AVR 4550 is placed in the
Standby mode in the main room by pressing the

Power Off Button

or the

System Power

Control

on the front panel. To turn off the

multiroom system from the main listening room,
when the AVR is on press the

Multiroom

but-

ton

(

and then the Set button

. Press the

⁄

buttons

so that the

Multi

indicator

in the

Main Information Display

goes

out, and the

Main Information Display

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

(

, or any of the

Selector

buttons

∫ç

∂

in the remote room.

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