Zone 2 and Zone 3—Continued

Connecting Zone 3

 

Zone 2/Zone 3 Out Settings

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 control- ler’s ZONE 3 PRE OUT L/R jacks to an analog audio input on your Zone 3 amp.

Use an RCA audio cable to connect the AV control- ler’s ZONE 3 PRE OUT SW jack to the line input on a powered subwoofer in Zone 3.

Connect your Zone 3 speakers to the speaker termi- nals on your Zone 3 amp.

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

1

Press the [RECEIVER] REMOTE

 

RECEIVER

MODE button, followed by the

[SETUP] button.

 

The main menu appears onscreen.

S

 

E

 

T

 

UP

 

Main room

 

 

2

 

Use the Up and Down [

]/[

]

 

 

 

buttons to select “7. Hardware

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ENTER

Setup,” and then press [ENTER].

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Multichannel power amp

 

 

The Hardware Setup menu appears.

 

 

 

 

ENTER

 

 

 

 

AV controller

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ZONE 3

3

 

Use the Up and Down [

]/[

]

 

 

SW

 

 

 

 

 

 

buttons to select “2. Zone 2/

 

 

 

L

 

 

Zone 3,” and then press [ENTER].

 

 

 

 

ENTER

 

 

 

 

 

R

 

 

The Zone 2/Zone 3 screen appears.

 

 

PRE OUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7-2.Zone2/Zone3

 

 

Zone 3

 

 

 

 

Zone2 Out

Fixed

 

 

 

 

 

Zone3 Out

Fixed

 

 

 

 

 

ENTER

 

 

 

 

LINE INPUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN

 

 

 

 

 

Powered

R

L

 

 

 

 

 

subwoofer

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

Receiver/

 

 

Use the Up and Down [

]/[

]

 

 

 

 

buttons to select “Zone 2 Out” or

 

integrated amp

 

 

“Zone 3 Out,” and use the Left

 

 

 

 

 

 

ENTER

Note:

and Right [ ]/[ ] buttons to

select:

• With the default settings, the Zone 3 volume must be

Fixed: The Zone 2 or Zone 3 volume

set on the Zone 3 amp. If your Zone 3 amp has no vol-

must be set on the amp in that

ume control, set the Zone 3 Out setting to Variable so

zone.

that you can set the Zone 3 volume on the AV control-

Variable: The Zone 2 or Zone 3 vol-

ler (see page 110).

ENTER

 

ume can be set on the AV con-

 

troller.

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Onkyo PR-SC885 110, Zone 2 and Zone, Connecting Zone Zone 2/Zone 3 Out Settings, Connecting Your Zone 3 Speakers

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