Multiroom operation, 35 multiroom operation, Multiroom setup – Harman-Kardon AVR 510 User Manual

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35 MULTIROOM OPERATION

Multiroom Operation

The AVR 510 is fully equipped to operate
as the control center for a multiroom system
with optional remote external infrared (IR) sen-
sors, speakers and power amplifiers. Although
some multiroom installations will require the
services of a specially trained installer, it is pos-
sible for the average do-it-yourself hobbyist to
install a simple remote room system.

Installation
The key to remote room operation is to link the
remote room to the AVR 510’s location with
wire for an infrared link and speakers or an
amplifier. For installation instructions for
Multiroom use, see page 16.

Multiroom Setup

Once the audio and IR link connections have
been made, the AVR 510 needs to be configured
for multiroom operation using the steps below.
Press the OSD button

v to bring the

MASTER MENU (Figure 1) to the screen.
Press the

button

n five times, until the on-

screen

›

cursor is next to the MULTI-

ROOM line. Press the Set button p to enter
the MULTI/ROOM SETUP menu
(Figure 10).

Figure 10

When the MULTI/ROOM SETUP menu
appears, the on-screen

›

cursor will be at the

MULTI-ROOM line. Since this line is used
to turn the system on and off, do not make an
adjustment here unless you wish to turn the
system on at this time. To turn the system on,
press the

›

button so

that

ON is high-

lighted. If you do not wish to turn the system
on at this time or to proceed to the next step,
press the

button

n once so that the

›

on-

screen cursor is next to the MULTI IN line.

At the MULTI IN line, press the

‹

›

but-

tons

until the desired input to the

multiroom system appears in the highlighted
video. When the selection has been made,
press the

button

n once so that the

›

on-screen cursor is next to the MULTI

VOL line.

At the MULTI VOL line, press the

‹

›

but-

tons

until the desired volume level for

the multiroom system is entered. DO NOT use
the regular volume control knobs for this set-
ting. When all settings for the multiroom setup
have been made, press the

⁄

buttons

until the on-screen

›

cursor is next to the

RETURN TO MENU line. If you have no
other adjustments to make, press the OSD but-
ton

v to exit the menu system.

Multiroom Operation
When operating the AVR 510 from a remote
room location where an IR sensor link has been
connected to the AVR 510’s rear panel
Multiroom IR Input e, you may use either
the main remote control or the Zone II remote.
To turn on the multiroom feed, press any of the
Input Selector buttons on the Zone II remote
∫ç∂ or the main remote efg.
Press the AVR Selector

f∫ to turn the

unit on to the last source, or any of the other
Selector buttons to turn on to a specific source.

As long as an IR feed to the AVR 510 has been
established from the remote room, using any of
the buttons on either remote will control the
remote location volume

î, change the

tuner frequency

uç, change the tuner

preset

`© or mute the output

˚.

If the Remote IR Output jack c on the
AVR 510 is connected to an IR Input jack on
compatible Harman Kardon audio components
such as CD, DVD or cassette players, the trans-
port functions of those machines may also be
controlled using the Transport Controls
xÉƒ©˙∆ on either remote
control.

To turn the system off from the remote room,
press the Power Off button

då.

Remember that the AVR 510 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 fre-
quency or preset will also change the station
being listened 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, while
you are in the main listening room where the
AVR 510 is located, press the Multiroom but-

ton

on the remote. Next, press the Set

button

p. Press the

⁄

buttons

n to

turn the multiroom feed on or off. When the
multiroom system is on, the Multi indicator

will light in the Main Information Display
Û, and the Main Information Display Y
or OSD will display MULTI ON. Press the
Set button

p to enter the setting.

When the multiroom system is turned on, the
input selected using the multiroom menu will be
fed to the Multiroom Output jacks ‚ on the
rear panel. The volume will be as set in the pre-
vious selection, although it may also be adjusted
using an optional IR sensor and the Zone II
remote in the remote location or on the optional
audio power amplifier connected to the
Multiroom Output jacks ‚.

Once the multiroom system is turned on, it will
remain on even if the AVR 510 is placed in the
Standby mode in the main room by pressing
the Power Off button

å or the System

Power Control

2 on the front panel. To turn

off the multiroom system, even when the AVR is
in Standby mode in the main listening room,
press the Multiroom button

and then the

Set button

p. Press the

⁄

buttons

so that the Multi indicator

P in the Main

Information Display

Û goes out, and the

Main Information Display

Y or OSD will

display MULTI OFF. Press the Set button
p to enter the setting and turn the unit off.

Even when the AVR 510 is turned off in the
main room, the multiroom system may be
turned on at any time by pressing the
Multiroom button

, or any of the

Selector buttons

∫ç∂ in the remote

room.

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