Onkyo TX-NR3008 Setting the Powered Zone 2/3, Connecting Your Zone 3 Speakers to an Amp in Zone

Connecting Your Zone 3 Speakers to an Amp in Zone 3

This setup allows 9.2-channel playback in your main lis- tening room and 2-channel stereo playback in Zone 3, with a different source in each room.

Hookup

•Use an RCA audio cable to connect the AV receiver’s ZONE 3 PRE OUT L/R jacks to an analog audio input on your Zone 3 amp.

•Connect your Zone 3 speakers to the speaker terminals on your Zone 3 amp.

Main room

TV

AV receiver

Zone 3
	IN
R	L
Receiver/
integrated amp
Note

•With the default settings, the Zone 3 volume must be set on the Zone 3 amp. If your Zone 3 amp has no volume control, set the “Zone 3 Out” setting to “Variable” so that you can set the Zone 3 volume on the AV receiver (➔ 83).

Zone 3 12V Trigger

When Zone 3 is turned on, the output from the ZONE 3 12V TRIGGER OUT goes high (+12 volts, 25 milliam- peres max). Connecting this jack to a 12-volt trigger input on a component in Zone 3 will make that component turn on or off as and when Zone 3 is turned on or off on the AV receiver.

Setting the Powered Zone 2/3

If you’ve connected your Zone 2/3 speakers to the AV receiver, as explained in “Connecting Your Zone 2 Speak- ers Directly to the AV receiver” (➔ 80) or “Connecting Your Zone 3 Speakers Directly to the AV receiver”

(➔ 81), you must set the “Powered Zone 2” or “Powered Zone 3” setting to “Act” (Activated).

1 Press RECEIVER followed by SETUP.

The main menu appears onscreen.

Tip

•If the main menu doesn’t appear, make sure the appropri- ate external input is selected on your TV.

2 Use q/wto select “Speaker Setup”, and then press

ENTER.

The “Speaker Setup” menu appears.

2. Speaker Setup

1.Speaker Settings

2.Speaker Configuration

3.Speaker Distance

4.Level Calibration

5.Equalizer Settings

6.THX Audio Setup

3 Use q/wto select “Speaker Settings”, and then press ENTER.

The “Speaker Settings” menu appears.

		2–1. Speaker Settings
	Speaker Impedance		6ohms
	Speakers Type(Front A)		Normal
	Speakers Type(Front B)		Not Use
	Powered Zone 2		Not Act
	Powered Zone 3		Not Act
4 Use q/wto select “Powered Zone 2” or “Powered
Zone 3”, and use e/rto select:
`Not Act:

FRONT WIDE/ZONE 2 L/R or SURR

BACK/ZONE 3 L/R speaker terminals not activated (Powered Zone 2/3 disabled).

`Act:

FRONT WIDE/ZONE 2 L/R or SURR BACK/ZONE 3 L/R speaker terminals acti- vated (Powered Zone 2/3 enabled).

5 Press SETUP.

The setup menu closes.

Note

•Powered Zone 2 cannot be used if “Speakers Type(Front B)” setting set to “Normal”, “Bi-Amp” or “BTL” (➔ 51).

•Powered Zone 3 cannot be used if “Speakers Type(Front A)” or “Speakers Type(Front B)” setting set to “Bi-Amp” or “BTL” (➔ 51).

•These setting cannot be used if the “Front High + Front Wide” setting is set to “Yes”.

•This procedure can also be performed on the AV receiver by using SETUP, arrows, and ENTER.

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