Onkyo PR-SC5508 instruction manual Setting the Multi Zone, Connecting Your Zone 3 Speakers

Connecting Zone 3

Zone 3 speakers must be connected to an amp in Zone 3.

Connecting Your Zone 3 Speakers

You can enjoy 2-channel stereo playback in Zone 3 and a different source to those selected for your main room and Zone 2.

Hookup

•Use an RCA audio cable to connect the AV controller’s PRE OUT ZONE 3 L/R jacks to an analog audio input on your Zone 3 amp.

•Use an RCA audio cable to connect the AV controller’s PRE OUT ZONE 3 SUBWOOFER jack to the line input on a powered subwoofer in Zone 3.

•Connect your Zone 3 speakers to the speaker terminals on your Zone 3 amp.

Main room

Multichannel power amp

AV controller

Zone 3
LINE INPUT
Powered subwoofer		IN
	R	L
	Receiver/
	integrated amp
Note

•With the default settings, the Zone 3 volume must be set on the Zone 3 amp. If your Zone 3 amp has no volume control, set the “Zone 3 Out” setting to “Variable” so that you can set the Zone 3 volume on the AV controller (➔ 76).

Setting the Multi Zone

1 Press RECEIVER followed by SETUP.

The main menu appears onscreen.

Tip

•If the main menu doesn’t appear, make sure the appropri- ate external input is selected on your TV.

2 Use q/wto select “Hardware Setup”, and then press ENTER.

The “Hardware Setup” menu appears.

7.Hardware Setup

1.Remote ID

2.Multi Zone

3.Tuner

4.HDMI

5.Auto Power Down

6.Network

7.Firmware Update

3 Use q/wto select “Multi Zone”, and then press

ENTER.

The “Multi Zone” menu appears.

	7-2. Multi Zone
	Zone 2 Out	Fixed
	Zone 2 Maximum Volume	Off
	Zone 2 Power On Volume	Last
	Zone 2 Component Out	Use
	Zone 3 Out	Fixed
	Zone 3 Maximum Volume	Off
	Zone 3 Power On Volume	Last
4 Use q/wto select an item, and use e/r			to change
it.
The items are explained below.
5 Press SETUP.
The setup menu closes.

Note

•This procedure can also be performed on the AV controller by using SETUP, arrows, and ENTER.

■Zone 2 Out, Zone 3 Out

`Fixed:

The Zone 2/3 volume must be set on the amp in that zone.

`Variable:

The Zone 2/3 volume can be set on the AV control- ler.

If you’ve connected your Zone 2/3 speakers to an amp with no volume control, set the “Zone 2 Out” and “Zone 3 Out” setting, respectively, to “Variable” so that you can set the volume, balance, and tone of Zone 2/3 on the AV controller.

■Zone 2 Maximum Volume, Zone 3 Maximum Volume

`Off, 50 to 99 (Absolute display)

`Off, –32dBto +17dB (Relative display)

With this setting, you can limit the maximum volume for Zone 2/3.

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