Chapter Four: Setting Up Multiple Rooms

This section describes how to connect speakers in the two rooms to support the different scenarios. Before you read this section, Kenwood recommends reading “Connecting

Making Connections

Your Speakers” on page 4 of this guide. In addition, this TV On/Off Sensor (for use with Perfect Macro). section discusses how to connect a second TV/Monitor and

how to connect an IR Receiver, IR Repeaters, Relays, and a

Scenario 1: Surround Sound in Room A only or Stereo in Room A and Stereo in Room B (Using the Receiver’s Speaker B Outputs)

 

 

ROOM A

ROOM B

 

RECEIVER

B FRONT SPEAKERS

A

LEFT

RIGHT

R

L (6 – 16Ω ) R

L

SPEAKER

SPEAKER

 

 

 

+

-

The five amplifiers built into the receiver meet your sound needs for both rooms. The built-in amplifiers allow you to listen to full surround sound if you are listening in Room A only, or stereo in Room A if both rooms are active. You will always hear stereo in Room B. Make the speaker connections as shown in the illustration under “To Connect Front and Surround Sound Speakers:” on page 5, being sure to also connect the Room B speakers to the SPEAKER B binding post.

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SIGNAL GND

R AUDIO L R AUDIO L PRE OUT

Scenario 2: Surround Sound in RoomFRONT A and Stereo in Room B (Using a Stereo Amplifier in Room B)

L

VIDEO1

PHONOROOM A

ROOM B

 

 

 

 

 

R

 

 

RECEIVER

CD1

 

 

 

 

L

 

 

VIDEO2

REC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PLAY

OUT

R

Power Amp

2-CHANNEL

IN

 

 

 

 

MD/

SURROUND

 

POWER

VIDEO3

TAPE1

CENTER

 

PLAY

PLAY

 

 

AMPLIFIER

IN

IN

 

 

 

VIDEO4

REC

 

 

 

PLAY

OUT

 

 

 

CD2/

SUB

 

 

IN

 

 

TAPE2

WOOFER

 

 

 

MONITOR

AUDIO

 

 

DVD

PLAY

L

 

 

 

 

 

 

FRONT

IN

 

 

 

 

REC

 

 

 

 

OUT

R

 

 

 

 

 

 

SURROUND

CD-R

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PLAY

VIDEO

 

 

CENTER SUBWOOFER

IN

 

 

SECOND ROOM

 

 

 

 

 

DVD/6 CH. INPUT

 

PRE OUT

 

 

 

 

 

LEFT

RIGHT

 

 

 

SPEAKER

SPEAKER

You use an additional stereo amplifier for Room B. This allows you to listen to full surround sound in Room A even if both rooms are active. You will always hear stereo in Room B. Make the speaker and amplifier connections as shown in the illustration.

Both Scenarios: Connecting a Second TV/ Monitor

If you plan to watch movies, or any other visual entertainment activity in Room B, you must connect an additional TV/Monitor. To do so, connect a standard composite video cable from the Room B TV to the SECOND ROOM PRE OUT VIDEO jack.

The above is possible only when the composite signals are input.