Owner's Manual

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Step 3:
Playing Back
Listening to Music in a Separate Room
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b. Connecting an Integrated Amplifier in a
Separate Room
It is possible to play 2-channel source in a separate room
while 7.2-channel source is being played in the main room.
Connect the PRE/LINE OUT ZONE2 jacks or PRE/LINE
OUT ZONE3 jacks of the unit and the line-in jacks of the
pre-main amplifier in a separate room with an analog audio
(RCA) cable.
Zone 2 Zone 3
 Volume can be adjusted with both the unit and the pre-
main amplifier used in a separate room. To adjust it with
the unit, press RCV and then HOME on the remote
controller, select "Setup" - "7. Hardware Setup" - "Multi
Zone" - "Zone 2 Out" or "Zone 3 Out" and set the setting
to "Variable". If you connect a power amplifier, be sure to
make the setting and adjust the volume on this unit.
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c. Connecting Speakers in a Separate Room
It is possible to directly connect the speakers in another
room without an amplifier. Connect the speakers in another
room to the SPEAKERS WIDE/ZONE2 terminals of the unit
using speaker cables. Note that 5.2 ch will be the maximum
(
¼
) in the main room during Zone 2 playback. Sound
cannot be output from the Surround Back speakers, Height
speakers and Wide speakers.
¼
In this case, the Dolby Atmos listening mode cannot be selected.
Zone 2
Change the setting: Press RCV and then HOME on the
remote controller, select "Setup" - "2. Speaker Setup" -
"Speaker Settings" and set "Powered Zone2" to "Yes".
 Volume adjustment can be performed only from the unit.
For details, see the next section.
Performing Multi-zone Playback
1.
Press ZONE2 or ZONE3 on the remote controller,
point the remote controller at the unit and press
z
RECEIVER.
"Z2" or "Z3" lights on the main unit display and the multi-
zone function is enabled. (Zone 2 or Zone 3 is now on.)
2.
Press ZONE2 or ZONE3 on the remote controller
again and press INPUT SELECTOR of the input to be
played in a separate room.
 If you turn the unit to standby during multi-zone
playback, the Z2/Z3 indicators are dimmed and the
playback mode is switched to playback in a separate
room only. Performing steps 1 and 2 while the unit
is in standby also switches the playback mode to
playback in a separate room only. To play the same
source in the main room and separate room, hold
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To control on the main unit: Press ZONE2 or ZONE3 and
within 8 seconds, press the input selector button of the input
to be played in a separate room. To play the same source in
the main room and separate room, press ZONE2 or ZONE3
twice.
To turn off the multi-zone function: Press ZONE2 or
ZONE3 on the remote controller and press
z
RECEIVER.
To control on the main unit, press ZONE2 or ZONE3 and
within 8 seconds, press OFF.
To adjust the volume: Press ZONE2 or ZONE3 on the
remote controller, adjust the volume using VOL
S
/
T
. To do
this on the main unit, press ZONE2 or ZONE3, and adjust
the volume using the MASTER VOLUME control within 8
seconds.
To temporally mute the audio: Press ZONE2 or ZONE3
on the remote controller, press MUTING to mute the audio.
To adjust the sound quality for the separate room
(Zone 2 only): It is necessary to make appropriate settings
to enable this function. Press HOME on the remote
controller and select "Setup" - "7. Hardware Setup" - "Multi
Zone" - "Zone 2 Out", and set its value to "Variable". As for
the operation, press ZONE 2 on the main unit and press
TONE several times to display "Bass", "Treble" or "Balance"
on the main unit display. Display the desired setting on the
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