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Zone 2
In addition to the main listening room, you can also enjoy playback in another room, which we call Zone 2. For either of
the rooms, you can specify a different input source.
There are two ways you can connect Zone 2 speakers:
1. Connect them directly to the AV receiver.
2. Connect them to an amp in Zone 2.
Connecting Your Zone 2 Speakers Directly
to the AV receiver
This setup allows 5.1-channel playback in your main room
and 2-channel stereo playback in Zone 2, with a different
source in each room. This is called Powered Zone 2, as the
Zone 2 speakers are powered by the AV receiver.
Note
• With this setup, the volume of Zone 2 is controlled by the AV
receiver.
• Powered Zone 2 cannot be used if “
Speakers Type(Front)
” is
set to “
Bi-Amp
” (
➔
page 46
).
• When you connect Zone 2 speakers directly to the AV receiver,
listening modes that require surround back speakers, front high
speakers or front wide speakers (6.1/7.1), such as Dolby Digital
EX, DTS-ES, THX Select2 Cinema, Dolby Pro Logic IIz
Height, and Audyssey DSX™ are unavailable.
Connecting the Zone Speakers to an
Additional Amplifier
This setup allows 7.1-channel playback in your main
listening room and 2-channel stereo playback in Zone 2.
Note
• With the default settings, the Zone 2 volume must be set on the
Zone 2 amp. If your Zone 2 amp has no volume control, set the
“
Zone 2 Out
” setting to “
Variable
” so that you can set the Zone
2 volume on the AV receiver (
➔
page 58
).
Making Zone 2 Connections
To use this setup, you must set the “Powered Zone 2”
setting to “Yes” (
➔
page 46
).
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L
Main room
Zone 2
TV
AV receiver
R
L
IN
Main room
TV
Zone 2
AV receiver
Receiver/
integrated amp