INSTALLATION
If any source devices are equipped with a compatible Remote IR Input, use
a
The AVR 760/AVR 660 outputs a “stripped carrier” IR signal through the Remote IR Output, but a
To control more than one source device through the Remote IR Output, connect all sources in “daisy chain” fashion, connecting each device’s IR output to the next device’s IR input, starting with the AVR. Connect devices expecting a
STEP ELEVEN – Install a Multizone System
The AVR 760/AVR 660 offers several methods of distributing audio to other areas in your home, and it also features video distribution.
IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTE: Installing a multizone system typically requires running cables inside walls. Always comply with the appropriate safety codes when installing concealed wiring. Failure to do so may present a safety hazard. If you have any doubt about your ability to work with electrical and telecommunications wiring, hire a licensed electrician or custom installer to install the multizone system.
When the system is installed using method B or C below, multizone operation takes over the Surround Back/ Zone 2 amplifier channels, limiting the system in the main listening room to 5.2 channels.
Select one or all of these methods for audio distribution:
A.Connect an external amplifier to the Zone 2 Audio Outputs. It is recommended that you place the amplifier in the same room as the AVR 760/AVR 660 so that a shorter length of interconnect cable is used with a long run of speaker wire to the remote room. A long run of interconnect cable would be subject to signal degradation. Depending on your amplifier, distribute the audio signal to a single pair of speakers, or to several pairs placed in different rooms.
The Zone 2 Audio Outputs offer the benefit of
B.Connect the remote room’s speakers directly to the Surround Back/Zone 2 Speaker Outputs. Reassign the Surround Back amplifier channels to power the speakers (see Advanced Functions Manual).
Your main system will be limited to 5.2 channels, affecting playback of programs recorded in 6.1 or 7.1 channels.
C.Connect an external amplifier to the Surround Back/Zone 2 Preamp Outputs. This method requires an additional amplifier, but may increase the total number of remote rooms when used with methods A and B.
D.Connect an
may distribute audio to many remote rooms. To control source devices exclusively from the remote
IR commands received from the
Connect a Video Display Device or Switcher (AVR 760 only)
To add video distribution to your multiroom system, connect the Multizone Video Output either directly to the video display in the remote room or to any optional video distribution switchers or amplifiers that may be required.
NOTES:
•• Only composite video is output to the multizone system.
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•• When connecting the AVR 760 to the remote room’s video display, distance limitations may exist for composite video connections. Although the use of
Connect IR Control Devices to the Zone 2 IR Input
For methods A, B and C, connect an IR control device to the Zone 2 IR Input for
NOTE: Only analog audio sources are available to the multizone system. For digital sources, make a second, analog audio connection. The USB, The Bridge II and Internet Radio sources are available to the multizone system.
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