Owner's Manual

Turning On & Basic Operations
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The Whole House Mode is useful when you want to add
extra background music to your home party; this allows
you to enjoy the same stereo music as the main room in
separate rooms (Zone 2/3).
The Whole House Mode selects the same input source for
Multi Zone as the main room’s.
See also:
“Speaker Setup” ( page 52)
“Multi Zone” ( page 68)
You can temporarily mute the output of the AV receiver.
Using the Whole House Mode
1
Press Whole House Mode on the front panel.
To cancel the Whole House Mode, press Off, change
the input source for the main room, or select a
listening mode ( page 35).
Note
The Whole House Mode only supports analog audio.
To adjust the volume of Multi Zone, switch the AV receiver
to Multi Zone control. See “Adjusting the Volume for
Zone 2/3” ( page 69) for the volume adjustment of Multi
Zone.
The Whole House Mode is not available in either of the
following cases:
–TheAudio TV Out” setting is set to “On
( page 65).
–“HDMI Control(RIHD)” is set to “On” ( page 64)
and you’re listening through your TV speakers.
Muting the AV Receiver
1
Press Receiver followed by Muting.
The output is muted and the MUTING indicator
flashes on the AV receiver’s display.
Tip
To unmute, press Muting again or adjust the volume.
Muting is automatically cancelled when the AV receiver is
set to standby.
Using Headphones
1
Connect a pair of stereo headphones with a
standard plug (1/4 inch or 6.3 mm) to the Phones
jack.
While the headphones plug is inserted in the Phones
jack, = indicator lights.
Note
Always turn down the volume before connecting your
headphones.
While the headphones plug is inserted in the Phones jack,
the speakers are turned off. (The Powered Zone 2 speakers
are not turned off.)
When you connect a pair of headphones, the listening mode
is set to Stereo, unless it’s already set to Stereo, Mono,
Direct.
If you connect an iPod or iPhone to the USB port on the AV
receiver, no sound will be output from the headphones jack.