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48 MULTIROOM OPERATION
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
d
F, change the
tuner frequency
K
, change the tuner preset
W
or mute the output
c
G.
If the Remote IR Output jack
U
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
PR
E on either
remote control.
To turn the system off from the remote room,
press the Power-Off button
0
A.
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
Q
on the remote.
Next, press the Set button
F
.
When the
MULTION/OFF message
appears in the on-screen display and the Lower
Display Line
Ò
, press the Set Button
F
and then press the
⁄
/
¤
Navigation Button
D
so that display changes to MULTION.
Press the Set Button
F
again to activate the
setting. Note that this method may be used to
turn the Multiroom system on or off even when
the AVR is in the Standby mode in the main lis-
tening room.
When the unit is in the Standby mode, but ready
for Multiroom or A-BUS operation, the lighting
above the Standby/On Switch
3
remains
blue and a
MULTIONmessage appears in
the Lower Display Line
Ò
, 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
b
on the
rear panel as well as the A-BUS Jack
c
.
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
b
.
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
Q
on the remote, and when the MULTI
ON/OFF
message appears in the on-screen
display and the Lower Display Line
Ò
, press
the Set Button
F
and then press the
⁄
/
¤
Navigation Button
D
to toggle past
that message to
MULTILEVEL or
MULTIINPUT.
To change the remote room’s input source,
when
MULTIINPUT appears, press the
Set Button
F
, and then press the
⁄
/
¤
Navigation Button
D
until the desired input
appears in the on-screen display and in the
Lower Display Line
Ò
. Remember that only
analog or PCM input sources may be selected
for use with the Multiroom system. Dolby Digital
or DTS sources are not available to the
Multiroom system.
To change the remote room’s volume, when
MULTILEVEL appears, press the Set
Button
F
, and press the
⁄
/
¤
Navigation
Button
D
to change the volume setting. Note
that this volume adjustment controls the level
for the output to the Multiroom Audio
Outputs
b
and for any speakers connected to
the Surround Back/Multiroom Speaker
Outputs
O
when the Surround Back amplifier
channels are configured for Multiroom use, as
shown on page 44.This adjustment does NOT
change the volume level for any room where an
ABUS module 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
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
Q
and then the Set button
F
. Press the
⁄
/
¤
buttons
D
so that the Main
Information Display
Ò
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
Q
, or any of the Selector buttons BC
D in the remote room.
Multiroom Operation