Onkyo TXNR525 En-56, Making Zone 2 Connections, Controlling Zone 2 Components

Zone 2

In addition to the main listening room, you can also enjoy playback in another room, or as we call Zone 2. And, you can select a different source for each room.

Making Zone 2 Connections

Connecting the Zone Speakers to an Additional Amplifier

This setup allows 5.1-channel playback in your main listening room and 2-channel stereo playback in Zone 2.

Main room

TV

AV receiver

Zone 2
	IN
R	L
Receiver/
integrated amp
Note

• The volume of Zone 2 must be set on the Zone 2 amplifier.

Controlling Zone 2 Components

■Operating on the AV receiver

ZONE 2 OFF Input selector buttons

1 To turn on Zone 2 and select an input source, press ZONE 2 followed by an input selector button within 8 seconds.

Zone 2 turns on, the Z2 indicator lights on the AV receiver’s display.

To select the same source as the main room’s, press ZONE 2 twice. “Z2 Sel: Source” appears on the AV receiver’s display.

2 To turn off Zone 2, press OFF.

The zone is turned off.

■Operating on the remote controller

To control Zone 2, you must press ZONE2 on the remote controller first.

8RECEIVER ZONE2

INPUT SELECTOR

En-56

	Advanced Operations
1	Press ZONE2, then point the remote controller
	at the AV receiver and press 8RECEIVER.
	Zone 2 turns on, the Z2 indicator lights on the AV
	receiver’s display.
2	To select an input source for Zone 2, press
	ZONE2, followed by an INPUT SELECTOR
	button.
3	To turn off Zone 2, press ZONE2, followed by
	8RECEIVER.

The zone is turned off.

Note

•Only analog, NET or USB input source is output from the ZONE 2 LINE OUT jacks.

•You cannot select different AM or FM radio stations for your main room and Zone 2. The same AM/FM radio station will be heard in each room. Namely, if you have selected an FM station for the main room, that station will also be output in Zone 2.

•You cannot select different input selector NET or USB for your main room and Zone 2. Namely, if you have selected USB input selector for Zone 2, USB input selector will be selected in main room even if NET has been selected for main room.

•When Zone 2 is activated and its input selector is selected, the power consumption of standby mode slightly increases.

•While Zone 2 is on, ufunctions will not work.

•When setting the AV receiver to standby mode while Zone 2 is active, the Z2 indicator is dimly lit.

•Activating Zone 2 in the main room when the listening mode is set to Pure Audio (European, Australian and Asian models) will automatically switch it to Direct.