Onkyo HT-R980 Setting the Powered Zone, Using Zone, Controlling Zone 2 from the AV receiver

Setting the Powered Zone 2 Using Zone 2

If you’ve connected your Zone 2 speakers to the AV receiver, as explained in “Connecting Your Zone 2 Speak- ers Directly to the AV receiver” (➔ 53), you must set the “Front High/Zone2” setting to “Zone2”.

Menu		Speaker Setup
1	In the “Speaker Setup” menu, select “Speaker
	Settings”, and then press ENTER.
2	Use q/wto select “Front High/Zone2” and e/rto
	select “Zone2”.

`Zone2:

Zone 2 speakers can be used (Powered Zone 2 enabled).

Note

•When “Zone2” is selected and Zone 2 turned on, the Zone 2 speakers connected to the FRONT HIGH OR ZONE 2 SPEAKERS L/R terminals output sound, but the surround back or front high speakers connected to the SURR BACK OR FRONT HIGH SPEAKERS L/R terminals do not. When “Zone2” is selected and Zone 2 turned off, the surround back or front high speakers output sound as normal.

•When the “Front High/Zone2” setting is set to “Zone2” and the input selector of Zone 2 is selected, power consumption on standby mode slightly increases.

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This section explains how to turn Zone 2 on and off, how to select an input source for Zone 2, and how to adjust the volume for Zone 2.

Controlling Zone 2 from the AV receiver

ZONE 2 OFF – /+

ZONE 2 indicator Input selector buttons

1 To turn on Zone 2 and select an input source, press ZONE 2 followed by an input selector button within 8 seconds.

Zone 2 turns on, the ZONE 2 indicator lights.

To select AM or FM, press the TUNER input selec- tor button repeatedly.

To select the same source as that of the main room, press ZONE 2 repeatedly until “Z2 Selector: Source” appears on the display.

Note

•You cannot select different AM or FM radio stations for your main room and Zone 2. The same FM/AM radio sta- tion will be heard in each room.

2 To turn off Zone 2, press OFF.

Note

•While Powered Zone 2 is being used, listening modes that require surround back speakers and front high speakers (6.1/7.1), such as Dolby Digital EX, DTS-ES, THX I/S Cinema, and Dolby Pro Logic IIz Height are unavailable.

•When the “Front High/Zone2” setting is set to “Zone2” and the input selector of Zone 2 is selected, power consumption on standby mode slightly increases.

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