Playback in zone2 (separate room), Audio output, Playback – Marantz NR1603 User Manual
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Playback in ZONE2 (Separate room)
• You can operate this unit so as to enjoy audio in a room (ZONE2)
other than the MAIN ZONE (room where the unit is located).
• You can simultaneously play back the same source in both the MAIN
ZONE and ZONE2. You can also play back separate sources in the
MAIN ZONE and ZONE2.
Audio output
Zone playback by speaker output
• Set the “Assign Mode” (
outputs ZONE2 audio from SURROUND BACK speaker terminals
(The default setting is “ZONE2”).
• If you set the“Assign Mode” (
) setting to “ZONE2”,
the main zone home theater system can play back up to 5.1 channels.
Even if you play back audio recorded in 6.1 or 7.1 channels, this unit
automatically downmixes the audio to 5.1 channels.
n Connecting and setting the speakers
“Assign Mode” setting
(
signals output
Connecting the speakers
ZONE2
Output signal :
Stereo (L / R)
ZONE2
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q w
q
(L)
(R)
NOTE
It is not possible to play the digital audio signals input from the HDMI,
COAXIAL or OPTICAL connectors in ZONE2. Play using analog
connections (in stereo).
Playback
1
Press
ZONE2
to switch the zone
mode to the ZONE2.
ZONE2
lights.
Input source
select buttons
2
Press
POWER
X
to turn on the
ZONE2 power.
The
indicator on the display lights.
• Also press input source select button when
in standby mode, the power turns on.
• When
POWER
X
is pressed, ZONE2 turns
off.
• Power in ZONE2 can be turned on or off by
pressing
ZONE2 ON/OFF
on the main unit.
3
Press the input source select
button to select the input source
to be played.
The audio signal of the selected source
is output to ZONE2.
• To perform an operation with the main unit,
press
ZONE2 SOURCE
many times.
Each time you press
ZONE2 SOURCE
, the
input source changes.
When power for both MAIN ZONE and ZONE2 is set to ON, power
of the MAIN ZONE only can be turned off. In Step 1, press
MAIN
and
POWER
X
in this order.
Adjusting the volume
Use
VOLUME
df
to adjust the volume.
GAdjustable rangeH 0 – 40 – 98
) setting is “0 – 98”)
GAdjustable rangeH – – – –79dB – –40dB – 18dB
) setting is “–79.5dB – 18.0dB”)
• At time of purchase, “Volume Limit” (
) is set to “70
(–10dB)”.
Turn
VOLUME
after pressing
ZONE2 ON/OFF
on the main unit to adjust
the sound volume.
Turning off the sound temporarily
Press
MUTE
:
.
The sound is reduced to the level set at “Mute Level” (
)
in the menu.
• To cancel, either adjust the volume or press
MUTE
:
again.
• The setting can also be cancelled by adjusting the volume or turning
off the ZONE2 power.
You can adjust the tone and volume for ZONE2 in “ZONE2 Setup”
(
) in the menu.
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