Multiroom operation – Harman-Kardon AVR507 User Manual

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

L to bring the

M A S-

T E R M E N U

(Figure 1) to the screen. Press

the

⁄

button

D twice, until the on-screen

›

cursor is next to the

MULTI-ROOM

line.

Press the Set button

F to enter the

MULTI-ROOM

menu (Figure 12).

Figure 12

When the

MULTI-ROOM

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

›

but-

ton

a so that

O N

is highlighted. If you do not

wish to turn the system on at this time or to pro-
ceed to the next step, press the

Button

once so that the

›

on-screen cursor is next to

the

MULTI I N

line.

At the

MULTI I N

line, press the

‹

›

buttons

Ea until the desired Audio/Video input to
the multi-room system appears in the highlight-
ed video. When the selection has been made,
press the

button

D once so that the

›

on-

screen cursor is next to the

MULTI VOL

line.

At the

MULTI VOL

line, press the

‹

›

but-

tons

Ea or hold them pressed until the

desired volume level for the multi-room system
is entered. DO NOT use the regular volume con-
trol knobs for this setting. When all settings for
the multiroom setup have been made, press the

buttons

D once so that the on-screen

›

cursor is next to the

BACK T O MASTER

line and press the Set button

F. If

you have no other adjustments to make, press
the OSD button

L to exit the menu system.

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 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

456.

Press the AVR Selector

5∫ 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 has been
established from the remote room, using any of
the buttons on either remote will control the
remote location volume

dî, change the

tuner frequency

Kè, change the tuner

preset

W© or mute the output g˚.

If the Remote IR Output jack

M on the

AVR is connected to an IR Input jack on compat-
ible Harman Kardon audio components such as
CD, DVD or cassette players, the transport func-
tions of those machines may also be
controlled using the Transport Controls
PRÉƒ©˙∆ on either remote
control.

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

0å.

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 frequen-
cy 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, press
the Multiroom button

c on the remote.

Next, press the Set button

F. Press the

⁄

buttons

D to turn the multiroom feed on or

off. When the multiroom system is on, the Main
Information Display ˜ or OSD will display

MULTI O N

. Press the Set button

F twice

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

7 on the

rear panel. The volume will be as set in the same
menu, 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 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 but-
ton

c and then the Set button F. Press the

⁄

buttons

D 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 ∫ç
∂ in the remote room.

* M U L T I - R O O M *

M U L T I - R O O M :

O F F

O N

M U L T I I N : F M P R E S E T 0 1

M U L T I V O L :

2 5 d B

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