OPERATING THE ZR-6 MULTIZONE RECEIVER

FROM THE SOLO-6MD KEYPAD

OTHER SOURCE FUNCTIONS

1.When a source is playing in the zone, the appropriate “Now Playing” screen will be displayed.

2.Pressing any of the function keys on the Solo-6MD keypad will issue the IR command programmed for the respective key.

3.If the selected source input has not been confi gured for a source (see Naming Sources), the “Source Not Present” screen will be displayed.

4.The Solo-6MD keypad supports direct tuning on certain third-party devices such as satellite TV and cable boxes, satellite radio tuners, TV tuners and HDTV tuners. The source device’s IR

commands for the direct tuning numbers must be learned into the ZR-6 for this feature to function. When a device supports direct tuning, the soft button on the right will be labeled “123…”. Press this button to access the direct tuning page

5.Press the Up Arrow and the Down Arrow to scroll the highlighted number. Scrolling up from 1 displays 2. Scrolling down from 1 displays 0. There is a blank space between the 9 and the 0.

6.Press the Right Arrow to move the cursor to the right. Press the Left Arrow to move the cursor to the left. Press Select when the desired channel is displayed. The ZR-6 will issue a sequence of IR commands to tune the device to the selected channel.

PARTY (WHOLE-HOUSE) MODE

1.Press-and-hold either the Radio key or the iPod key on any installed keypad to turn on the radio or iPod in all enabled zones (see “Party Mode” in the Configuration section). Each zone will react as if the source key was pressed in that particular zone.

2.When selecting a source from the source menu, press-

and-hold the Play/Pause/Select key to activate the Party mode for the selected source.

3.Press-and-hold the Off key to turn off the entire system (all zones).

MISCELLANEOUS

1.During a page, the Niles logo key will blink if the zone is enabled to receive a page.

2.Should the ZR-6

MultiZone Receiver experience a fault (overheating, speaker short, etc.) “Fault Detected” will be displayed. The zone may or may not continue to

play music, depending on the type of fault detected. The front display on the ZR-6 MultiZone Receiver will provide more detailed information (see the Troubleshooting section).

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ZR-6 specifications

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