Zone 2

In addition to your main listening room, you can also enjoy playback in a second room referred to as Zone 2. In addition, you can select a different source for each room.

Connecting Zone 2

This setup allows 2-channel playback (with the speaker set A and B) in your main listening room and 2-channel stereo playback in Zone 2, with a different source in each room.

Hookup

Use an RCA audio cable to connect the receiver’s ZONE 2 PRE OUT L/R jacks to an analog audio input on your Zone 2 amp.

Connect your Zone 2 speakers to the speaker terminals on your Zone 2 amp.

Main room

Receiver

Zone 2

Receiver/

integrated amp

Zone 2 Out Settings

￿/￿/￿/￿

ENTER

SETUP

If you have connected your Zone 2 speakers to an amp with no volume control, set the Zone 2 Out setting to Variable so that you can set the zone’s volume, balance, and tone on the receiver.

1 Press the [SETUP] button.

The setup menu appears on the display.

2 Use the arrow []/[] buttons to select “4. Zone 2 Setup” and then press [ENTER].

The Zone 2 Setup menu appears.

Notes:

The Zone 2 volume must be set on the Zone 2 amp.

If you’re using a power amp with no volume control in Zone 2, you must set the Zone 2 Out setting to Variable (page 42).

3 Use the arrow []/[] buttons to select:

Fixed: The Zone 2 volume must be set on the amp in that zone.

Variable: The Zone 2 volume can be set on the receiver.

4 Press the [SETUP] button.

Setup closes.

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Onkyo TX-8050 Connecting Zone, Zone 2 Out Settings, Press the Setup button, Use the arrow / buttons to select

TX-8050 specifications

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