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SR-8100: User Manual
Zone Menu
The Zone Menu is used to congure the additional audio zones (Zone 2 and Zone 3).
For each zone, the zone may be enabled (On) or disabled (Off), the default Volume level may be
set, and the default program source may be selected.
Either extra zone may be congured to play either the source currently selected in the main zone or
a different source, but not all choices are valid for both zones.
If either Zone 2 or Zone 3 is congured to Sync to Main, then that zone will play whatever source is
selected in the main zone regardless of the source format.
If Zone 2 is congured to play a different source, then the selected source must be either an analog
source, the tuner, a two-channel (PCM) digital source, or a Bluetooth source. Surround sound digital
sources are not valid in this context.
If Zone 3 is congured to play a different source, then the selected source must be an analog source
only.
Note: For the technically inclined; the SR-8100 has a second DAC, which can be used to
decode a second stereo digital audio source for output on Zone 2.
Note: There is a switch on the rear panel of the SR-8100 that allows you to route the Zone 2
audio to the amplier channels normally used by the SR-8100 to deliver audio to the Rear
Surround Speakers. If this switch is IN, the SBL and SBR outputs are for Rear Surround
Speakers. If the switch is OUT, then the SBL and SBR outputs deliver Zone 2 audio.
This is a manual switch, and operates independently of the menu settings.