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ADVANCED FEATURES / MULTIROOM OPERATION

Advanced Features / Multiroom Operation

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 addition to the standard inputs, a choice is
available labeled

MAIN DOWNMIX

. In all

other cases, the feed to the multiroom system
may be different from the input selected for the
main room, but the input must be analog. When

MAIN DOWNMIX

is selected as the multi-

room system input you may listen to an “Lt/Rt”
stereo version of any digital source playing in the
main room, such as Dolby Digital or DTS. You
may also use this mode to listen to a source con-
nected to the

8-Channel Direct Inputs

the remote zone, as long as the Dolby Pro Logic
IIx mode is activated. Note, however, that when

MAIN DOWNMIX

is selected as the input for

the multiroom system, the source sent to the
remote room will change any time the main
room input is changed.

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 control
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 MENU

line and press the

Set

button

Surround Amplifier Channel
Assignment

The AVR is equipped with seven full-power
amplifier channels to allow for complete 7.1-
channel operation without the need for addition-
al external amplifiers. However, in some installa-
tions you may wish to use the traditional 5.1-
channel configuration for the main listening
room, which allows the surround back left/right
amplifier channels to be used to power speakers
placed in a remote zone location.

If you wish to use the Surround Back amplifier
channels to power the remote zone, press the

⁄

Navigation Button

until the

➞

cursor is pointing to the

S B AMPS

line on the

MULTI-ROOM SETUP

menu. Press the

‹

›

Navigation Button

until

MULTI

highlighted in reverse video and press the

Set

Button

Remember that once this setting is made you will
not be able to take advantage of any of the
6.1/7.1- channel decoding or processing modes,
and no Surround Back speakers must be selected
in the speaker setup procedure outlined earlier. In
addition the speakers used for the remote zone

must be connected to the

Surround Back/

Multiroom Speaker Outputs

. The volume

for these speakers is set by the multiroom sys-
tem, as explained on page 43 of this manual.

Once this setting is made, you may press the

⁄

Button

to make any of the other

adjustments available on this menu. If no other
adjustments are needed, press the

OSD Button

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 mul-
tiroom 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 has been estab-
lished 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 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

Éƒ

©˙∆

on either remote control.

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

Power-Off

button

. 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 frequency
or preset will also change the station being lis-
tened 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

⁄

but-

tons

to turn the multiroom feed on or off.

When the multiroom system is on, the

Main

Information Display

or OSD will display

M U L T I O N

. Press the

Set

button

twice

to enter the setting.

IMPORTANT NOTE

: When an A-BUS module is

connected, the AVR’s Multiroom system must be
turned on before the A-BUS module is able to
communicate with the AVR. Once turned on
using the instructions in the preceding para-

graph, the Multiroom system must remain on in
order for the A-BUS module to operate.

When the unit is in the Standby mode, but ready
for Multiroom or A-BUS operation, the lighting
around the

Standby/On Switch

remains

blue and a

MULTI O N

message appears in the

Lower Display Line

, even though the unit

is “off” 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 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 option-
al IR sensor and the Zone II remote in the remote
location or on the optional audio power amplifier
connected to the

Multiroom Output

jacks

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 set-
tings 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 con-
trol over the remote room without actually 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

message appears in the on-screen

display and the

Lower Display Line

, press

the

Set Button

and then press the

⁄

Navigation Button

to 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

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 amplifier channels

are configured for Multiroom use, as shown on
page 43. This adjustment does NOT change the
volume level for any room where an ABUS mod-
ule is used, as that setting is only adjustable
using the A-BUS module’s volume control or
built-in IR sensor.

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

or the

System Power