Harman-Kardon AVR 445 - Manual (Page 48)

48 MULTIROOM OPERATION
Multiroom Operation
Infrared Output Selection
The AVR 445 enables you to select which IR
input will be used to feed the Full Carrier IR
Output
g. The factory default setting is the IR
signal that is fed to the Multiroom IR Input
O, but you may select other options.
To change this setting, first make sure the
MULTI-ROOM SETUP menu is on the
screen, and then press the ⁄ / ¤ Navigation
Buttons EF so that the cursor is next to
CARRIER OUT; then press the Set Button
FQ. Press the
⁄ / ¤ Navigation Buttons
EF to select one of these options:
•
Z R 1 0 feeds the signal present at the
Multiroom IR Input O to the Full Carrier
IR Output g.
• A-BUS feeds the signal carried back from an
optional A-Bus module connected to the AVR
to the Full Carrier IR Output
g.
• FRONT feeds the received through the front-
panel Remote Sensor Window ¯ to the
Full Carrier IR Output
g.
When all needed adjustments to the MULTI-
ROOM SETUP menu have been made, press
the ⁄ / ¤ Navigation Buttons EF until
the cursor is pointing to BACK T O MASTER
MENU to make changes to other menus, or
press the OSD Button L E to exit the
menu system and return to normal operation.
Multiroom Operation
When operating the AVR from a remote room
location where an IR sensor link has been con-
nected to the AVR’s rear panel Multiroom IR
Input
O, you may use either the Main remote
control or the ZR 10 remote buttons BC
D. Press the AVR Selector B to turn the
unit on to the last source, or any of the other
Selector buttons to turn on to a specific source.
With the remote pointing toward an IR sensor or
A-Bus module in the remote room, you may turn
on the second zone system by pressing the AVR
Selector Button
B on the ZR 10 remote to
turn the system on with the last used source for
the multiroom system active, or you may press
one of the Input Selectors
D or the Tuner
Selector C or Selector to
turn the multiroom system on directly to a
specific source.
When the multiroom system is turned on, you
may use the same buttons on either remote that
would normally be used to control an AVR
function such as volume, source selection, tuner
control or the operation of an iPod docked to The
Bridge. If any of the input devices are connected
to the IR Output
M or Full Carrier IR Output
g, by either a hard-wire connection or through
an optional IR “blaster,” you may use the
Transport Controls
P on the ZR 10 to
operate compatible Harman Kardon products.
To turn the system off from the remote room,
press the Power-Off button
0A. Remember
that the AVR may be turned on or off from the
remote room regardless of the system’s operation
or status in the main room.
NOTE: When the tuner is selected as the source
for the remote zone, any change to the frequency
or preset will also change the station being lis-
tened to in the main room, if the tuner is in use
there. Similarly, if someone in the main room
changes the station, the change will also impact
the remote room.
To activate the feed to the remote room, press
the Multiroom button
c on the remote.
Next, press the Set button F.
When the MULTI ON/OFF message
appears in the on-screen display and the Lower
Display Line ˜, press the Set Button
F
and then press the ⁄ / ¤ Navigation Button
E so that display changes to
MULTI O N .
Press the Set Button F again to activate the
setting. Note that this method may be used to
turn the Multiroom system on or off even when
the AVR is in the Standby mode in the main lis-
tening room.
IMPORTANT NOTE: When an A-BUS module is
connected, the AVR’s Multiroom system must be
turned on before the A-BUS module is able to
communicate with the AVR. Once turned on
using the instructions in the preceding para-
graph, the Multiroom system must remain on in
order for the A-BUS module to operate.
When the unit is in the Standby mode, but ready
for Multiroom or A-BUS operation, the lighting
around the Standby/On Switch 3 remains
blue and a
MULTI O N message appears in the
Lower Display Line ˜, even though the unit
is “off” in the main listening room.
When the multiroom system is turned on, the
input selected using the Multiroom Menu will be
fed to the Multiroom Output jacks
7 on the
rear panel as well as the A-BUS Jack 8.
The volume will be as set in the same menu,
although it may also be adjusted using an option-
al IR sensor and the Zone II remote in the remote
location or on the optional audio power amplifier
connected to the Multiroom Output jacks
7.
Although changes to the input source or remote
room volume will normally be made using an IR
sensor in the remote room that is connected to
the AVR, it is also possible to change those
settings from the main listening room. This is
useful for situations where some or all of the
remote rooms do not have an IR sensor, or to
take control over the remote room without
actually being in that room.
In addition to using the MULTIROOM menu,
as shown on the previous page, you may change
the source or volume in the remote zone using
the remote. Press the Multiroom Button
c
on the remote, and when the MULTI
ON/OFF message appears in the on-screen
display and the Lower Display Line ˜, press
the Set Button
F and then press the
⁄ / ¤ Navigation Button E to toggle past
that message to MULTI LEVEL or
MULTI INPUT .
To change the remote room’s input source,
when
MULTI INPUT appears, press the
Set Button F, and then press the
⁄ / ¤
Navigation Button E until the desired input
appears in the on-screen display and in the
Lower Display Line ˜. Remember that only
analog or PCM input sources may be selected for
use with the Multiroom system. Dolby Digital or
DTS sources are not available to the Multiroom
system.
To change the remote room’s volume, when
MULTI LEVEL appears, press the Set
Button F, and press the
⁄ / ¤ Navigation
Button E to change the volume setting. Note
that this volume adjustment controls the level for
the output to the Multiroom Audio Outputs
7 and for any speakers connected to the
Surround Back/Multiroom Speaker Outputs
c when the Surround Back amplifier channels
are configured for Multiroom use, as shown on
page 47. This adjustment does NOT change the
volume level for any room where an ABUS
module is used, as that setting is only adjustable
using the A-BUS module’s volume control or
built-in IR sensor.
Once the multiroom system is turned on, it will
remain on even if the AVR is placed in the
Standby mode in the main room by pressing the
Power Off Button
0 or the System Power
Control 2 on the front panel. To turn off the
multiroom system from the main listening room,
when the AVR is on press the Multiroom button
c and then the Set button F. Press the
⁄ / ¤ buttons E so that the Main
Information Display ˜ or OSD will display
MULTI OFF .
Even when the AVR is turned off (to Standby
mode) and the multiroom system is turned off
too, the multiroom system may be turned on at
any time by pressing the Multiroom button
c, or any of the Selector buttons
BCD in the remote room.
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