Troubleshooting Information Zone-Multi Control Remote Playback Setup Connections Started Getting

Amp Assign / Multi Zone Connections and Operations

The AVR-5308CI is compatible with the following types of playback:

•Multi-zone playback (ZONE2 & ZONE3)

•Bi-amp playback (front speaker)

•Bi-wiring playback (front speaker)

NOTE

•For bi-amp and bi-wiring playback, use speakers compatible with that type of connection.

•When conducting bi-amp or bi-wiring playback, remove the short-circuiting boards (or wires) from the speaker terminals.

Multi-Zone Settings with the Amp Assign Function

The amp assign function lets you assign the amplifiers for the different channels built into the AVR-5308CI to the speaker outputs for the different zones.

Select the desired playback environment from among “Setting 1” to “Setting 8”, then set the corresponding “Amp Assign” mode at GUI menu “Manual Setup” – “Option Setup” – “Amp Assign” (vpage 40). Connect the speakers as described at “Speaker connections”.

With “Setting 1”, “Setting 2”, “Setting 5”, it is possible to switch the Amp Assign mode between the 9.1 / 7.1-channel mode and the multi-zone mode without changing the speaker connections.

Setting 1: With this setting it is possible to switch between the following two playback modes.

F9.1-channel playback

FMulti-zone playback

•7.1-channel playback + ZONE2 or ZONE3 stereo playback

•7.1-channel playback + ZONE2 monaural playback + ZONE3 monaural playback Switching·················ZONE2 ON/OFF button, ZONE3 ON/OFF button

 

MAIN ZONE

 

 

MAIN ZONE

 

 

 

 

Amp Assign

FL

SW C

FR

 

FL

SW C

FR

ZONE2

ZONE3

 

mode:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Z2L

Z2R

Z3L

Z3R

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ZONE2 (Default)

 

 

 

ZONE2 & 3

 

 

 

+

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stereo

 

 

 

 

 

 

POWER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.1ch SR

 

7.1ch

 

Z2L

Z2R

Z3L

Z3R

 

SL

“ON”

SL

SR

ZONE3

 

A

A

 

A

A

+

 

Stereo

 

B

B

“OFF”

 

B

B

 

 

 

 

 

 

Z2

 

Z3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

+

 

ZONE (MONO)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SBL

SBR

 

 

 

 

Mono

Mono

 

Both A and B can be installed for SR and SL.

nSpeaker connections

 

FRONT

 

SURR-A

SURR.

SURR-B / AMP

 

AMP

Speaker terminal

CENTER

BACK

ASSIGN

ASSIGN-2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R

L

 

R

L

R

L

R

L

R

 

L

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Z2R

 

Z2L

Speaker to connect

FR

FL

C

SR-A

SL-A

SBR

SBL

SR-B

SL-B

Z3R

 

Z3L

Z3

 

Z2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(MONO)

(MONO)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

nChannels outputting to the various speaker terminals

Speaker

Status

FRONT

 

SURR-A

SURR.

SURR-B /

 

AMP

terminal

 

BACK

AMP ASSIGN

ASSIGN-2

 

 

 

CENTER

 

 

Amp

ZONE2 &

R

L

R

L

R

L

R

L

R

 

L

 

 

Assign mode

ZONE3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ZONE2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Z2R

 

Z2L

ZONE3

ON

FR

FL

C

SR-A

SL-A

–

–

SR-B

SL-B

Z3R

 

Z3L

ZONE (MONO)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Z3

 

Z2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(MONO)

(MONO)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ZONE2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ZONE3

OFF

FR

FL

C

SR-A

SL-A

SBR

SBL

SR-B

SL-B

–

 

–

ZONE (MONO)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

85