Using multi-zone configuration
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After the connection, turn on this unit and then set the assignment of
the speaker terminals and other zone parameters.
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Assigning the zone speakers
Use “Zone SP Assign” to set the zone that each speaker terminal are
used for.
1
Press
I
MENU
on the remote control.
The top GUI menu appears in the video monitor.
2
Press
9
k
/
n
repeatedly to select “Manual Setup”
and then
9
h
.
3
Press
9
k
/
n
repeatedly to select “Multi Zone” and
then
9
h
.
“Multi Zone” menu appears in the GUI screen.
4
Press
9
k
/
n
repeatedly to select “Zone SP Assign”
and then press
9
h
.
Following display appears in the GUI screen.
5
Press
9
k
/
n
repeatedly to select the desired
speaker terminals and then
9
l
/
h
repeatedly to
select the desired zone you want to use the speaker
connected to the selected speaker terminals.
When “PREAMP MODE” in the advanced setup is set to
“OFF” (see page 143), “FRONT”, “CENTER”, “SUR.” and
“S.BACK” are fixed to “M” (the main zone).
To make the system of the example (see page 134), set “Zone
SP Assign” as follows:
Speaker terminal indications
F.PRNS: FRONT PRESENCE speaker terminals
EXTRA: EXTRA SP speaker terminals
FRONT: FRONT A speaker terminals
CENTER: CENTER speaker terminals
SUR.: SURROUND speaker terminals
S.BACK: SUR.BACK speaker terminals
R.PRNS: REAR PRESENCE speaker terminals
6
Once you have finished the settings of all the
speaker terminals, press
9
ENTER
to confirm the
setting and exit from the “Zone SP Assign” screen.
7
Set other zone parameters appropriately.
See pages 109 and 110 for details.
8
Once you have finished the settings of the zone
parameters, press
I
MENU
to exit the GUI menu.
You can select the zone you want to control by using the control
buttons on the front panel or on the remote control.
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Basic operation
Front panel operations
1
Press
O
ZONE 2
,
O
ZONE 3
, or
O
ZONE 4
on the
front panel to individually turn on or off Zone 2, Zone
3, or Zone 4.
2
Press
O
ZONE CONTROLS
on the front panel
repeatedly to select the zone you want to control.
Each time you press
O
ZONE CONTROLS
, the front panel
display changes as shown below, and the indicator for the
currently selected zone flashes for approximately 10 seconds.
However, no indicator flashes when the main zone is selected.
ZONE2
Controls the Zone 2 functions.
ZONE3
Controls the Zone 3 functions.
ZONE4
Controls the Zone 4 functions.
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• You must complete this step within 10 seconds while the selected
zone flashes in the front panel display. Otherwise, the currently
selected zone mode is automatically canceled. In this case, press
O
ZONE CONTROLS
again.
• The initial setting is ZONE2 when Zone 2, Zone 3, and Zone 4 are
turned on.
Step3: Setting the zone parameter
M 2 3 4
F.PRNS
EXTRA
FRONT
CENTER
SUR.
S.BACK
R.PRNS
/
/
M 2 3 4
F.PRNS
EXTRA
FRONT
CENTER
SUR.
S.BACK
R.PRNS
Zone indications
M: Main zone
2: Zone 2
3: Zone 3
4: Zone 4
When “PREAMP MODE” in the advanced setup is set to “ON”
(see page 143), you can assign all the speaker terminals of this
unit to Zone 2, Zone 3, or Zone 4. The audio signals for the main
zone are only output at the PRE OUT jacks.
Controlling Zone 2, Zone 3, or Zone 4
ZONE2
ZONE3
ZONE4
No indicator flashes when the main zone is
selected.
