Emotiva DMC-1 manual Zone 2 Operation, Connections, Indicators, Zone 2 Adjust, Turning on Zone

Zone 2 Operation

If you have an amplifier and a pair of speakers in a second room or area (Zone 2), they can play an analog stereo source independent of what is playing in the Home Theater room (Main Zone). You can also play the same source as selected in the Main Zone. Multi-channels sources will be down mixed to stereo, if applicable.

Zone 2 plays stereo sources, and is unaffected by the Tone controls, DSP, surround modes or bass management.

Connections

The connections for Zone 2 are shown on pages 35-36.

Note: Zone 2 can play analog sources independent of what is playing in the Main Zone. It cannot play from a digital-only source unless that input is selected and playing in the Main Zone. To play a source such as a DVD or CD player in Zone 2 independent of the Main Zone, make sure you also connect the player’s L-R analog audio output to the DMC-1.

Indicators

The front panel has two LED’s to show the Zone 2 status:

Zone 2 Power This LED is always on when Zone 2 is on. If it is off, there will be no output to the Zone 2 amplifier.

Zone 2 Adjust

This turns on whenever the Zone 2 source or volume is being changed.

Note: if this is on, then any adjustments you make of volume or input, will affect Zone 2, not the Main Zone.

In addition to these LEDs, the front panel display will show the input and volume adjustment.

Use the front panel display to

indicate when Zone 2 is powered and when commands are received for Zone 2

Turning on Zone 2

Use the On Screen Display in the Main Zone to check that Zone 2 is enabled. (See page 55 for details). This enables the Zone 2 system, but it still has to be turned on.

Press the remote’s ZONE 2 button.The remote’s POWER,VOLUME and MUTE buttons then work for Zone 2. The remote display changes as in PAGE 1.

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