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Zone 2
With the Zone 2 function, you can enjoy one input
source in the main room and a different input source in
another room.
There are two ways to hook up your Zone 2 speakers:
1) Use another amp (receiver, integrated amp, or power
amp) in Zone 2 and connect your Zone 2 speakers to it.
2) Connect your Zone 2 speakers to this AV receiver.
Using Another Amp in Zone 2
With this hookup, you can enjoy 7.1-channel playback in
the main room and a different stereo source in Zone 2.
If you use a receiver or integrated amp in Zone 2
, the
volume for Zone 2 is adjusted on that unit.
If you use a
power amp with no volume control in Zone 2
, the vol-
ume for Zone 2 is adjusted on this AV receiver.
Hookup
• Use an RCA audio cable to connect the AV receiver’s
ZONE 2 OUT L/R jacks to an analog audio input on
the amp in Zone 2.
• Use an RCA audio cable to connect the AV receiver’s
ZONE 2 OUT SUBWOOFER jack to the line input on
a powered subwoofer in Zone 2.
• Connect the Zone 2 speakers to the speaker terminals
on the amp in Zone 2.
Using Only Speakers in Zone 2
With this hookup, you can enjoy 5.1-channel playback in
the main room and a different stereo source in Zone 2.
The volume for Zone 2 is set on this AV receiver.
Hookup
• Connect your Zone 2 speakers to the AV receiver’s
ZONE 2 SPEAKERS terminals.
Connecting Zone 2
R
L
IN
LINE INPUT
Main room
Zone 2
TV
Receiver,
integrated amp,
or power amp
AV receiver
Powered
subwoofer
If you’re using a receiver or integrated amp in Zone 2,
you don’t need to make any settings to use this hookup.
Proceed to “Using Zone 2” on page 80.
If you’re using a power amp with no volume control
in Zone 2, you must set the Zone 2 Out setting to
Variable (see page 79).
LR
Main room
TV
Zone 2
AV receiver
You must set the “Powered Zone 2” setting to “Act”
(Activated) in order to use this hookup (see page 79).