Harman-Kardon AVR 430 owner manual Multiroom Operation, Multi Input

MULTI ON. Press the Set Button q again to activate the setting. Note that this method may be used to turn the Multiroom system on or off even when the AVR is in the Standby mode in the main listening room.

IMPORTANT NOTE: When an A-BUS module is con- nected, the AVR’s Multiroom system must be turned on before the A-BUS module is able to communicate with the AVR. Once turned on using the instructions in the preceding paragraph, the Multiroom system must remain on in order for the A-BUS module to operate. When the unit is in the Standby mode, but ready for Multiroom or A-BUS operation, the lighting around the Standby/On Switch 1 remains blue and a MULTI ON message appears in the Lower Display Line $, even though the unit is “off” in the main listening room.

When the Multiroom system is turned on, the input selected using the Multiroom menu will be fed to the Multiroom Audio Outputs j on the rear panel as well as the A-BUS Connector ∞. The volume will be as set in the previous selection, although it may also be adjusted using an optional IR sensor and the Zone II remote in the remote location, or the A-BUS keypad, or on the optional audio power amplifier connected to the Multiroom Audio Outputs j.

Although changes to the input source or remote room volume will normally be made using an IR sensor in the remote room that is connected to the AVR, it is also possible to change those settings from the main listening room. This is useful for situations where some or all of the remote rooms do not have an IR sensor, or to take control over the remote room without actu- ally being in that room.

In addition to using the MULTIROOM menu, as shown on the previous page, you may change the source or volume in the remote zone using the remote. Press the Multiroom Button ` on the remote, and when the MULTI ON/OFF mes- sage appears in the on-screen display and the Lower Display Line $, press the Set Button q and then press the ⁄/¤ Navigation Button o to toggle past that message to MULTI LEVEL or

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To change the remote room’s input source, when MULTI INPUT appears, press the Set Button q, and then press the ⁄/¤ Navigation Button

ountil the desired input appears in the on-screen display and in the Lower Display Line $. Remember that only analog or PCM input sources may be selected for use with the Multiroom system. Dolby Digital or DTS sources are not available to the Multiroom system.

To change the remote room’s volume, when MULTI LEVEL appears, press the Set Button q, and press the ⁄/¤ Navigation Button o to change the volume setting. Note that this volume adjustment controls the level for the output to the Multiroom Audio Outputs j and for any speakers connected to the Surround Back/Multiroom Speaker Outputs ‚ when the Surround Back amplifier channels are configured for Multiroom use, as shown on page 36. This adjustment does NOT change the volume level for any room where an A- BUS module is used, as that setting is only adjustable using the A-BUS module’s volume control or built-in IR sensor.

Once the Multiroom system is turned on, it will remain on even if the AVR 430 is placed in the Standby mode in the main room by pressing the Power Off Button å or the Main Power Switch A on the front panel.

The Multiroom system will remain on even if the unit is turned off in the main room. In that event, although front-panel indicators and the accent lighting around the volume control will turn off, a MULTI ON message will remain in the Lower Display Line $ and the lighting around the Standby/On switch will remain blue when the unit is in the Standby mode in the main room to remind you that power is still applied to the unit, and that it is being used for Multiroom operation elsewhere in the house. Remember that if you turn the unit completely off by pressing the Main Power Switch A, the feed to the second zone will also be turned off.

When the AVR 430 is turned off in the main room, the Multiroom system may be turned on at any time by pressing the Multiroom Button `, or any of the Selector Buttons ∫ç∂ in the remote room.

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