MULTIROOM
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Multiroom Setup
Once the audio and IR link connections have
been made, the AVR needs to be configured for
multiroom operation using the steps below.
Press the
OSD
button
L
to bring the
M A S-
T E R M E N U
(Figure 1) to the screen. Press
the
⁄
button
D
twice, until the on-screen
›
cursor is next to the
MULTI-ROOM
line.
Press the
Set
button
F
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
D
once so that the
›
on-screen cursor is next to
the
MULTI I N
line.
At the
MULTI I N
line, press the
‹
/
›
buttons
E&
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
D
once so that the
›
on-
screen cursor is next to the
MULTI VOL
line.
At the
MULTI VOL
line, press the
‹
/
›
but-
tons
E&
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
D
once so that the on-screen
›
cursor is next to the
BACK T O MASTER
MENU
line and press the
Set
button
F
. If
you have no other adjustments to make, press
the
OSD
button
L
to exit the menu system.
Multiroom Operation
When operating the AVR from a remote room
location where an IR sensor link has been con-
nected to the AVR’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
5
∫
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 has been
established from the remote room, using any of
the buttons on either remote will control the
remote location volume
)
î
, change the
tuner frequency
K
è
, change the tuner
preset
"
©
or mute the output
,
˚
.
If the
Remote IR Output
jack
on the
AVR is connected to an IR Input jack on compat-
ible Harman Kardon audio components such as
CD, DVD or cassette players, the transport func-
tions of those machines may also be
controlled using the
Transport Controls
P
Ƀ©˙∆
on either remote
control.
To turn the system off from the remote room,
press the
Power-Off
button
0
å
.
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 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
F
. Press the
⁄
/
¤
buttons
D
to turn the multiroom feed on or
off. When the multiroom system is on, the
Main
Information Display
˜
or OSD will display
MULTI O N
. Press the
Set
button
F
twice
to enter the setting.
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. 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 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
but-
ton
(
and then the Set button
F
. Press the
⁄
/
¤
buttons
D
so that the
Main
Information Display
˜
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
(
, or any of the
Selector
buttons
∫ç
∂
in the remote room.
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Multiroom Operation
