Enjoying Movies and Music in the Remote Zone (Zone 2/3)

You can connect speakers and amplifiers for the remote zone, and enjoy different sources in a remote zone (Zone 2 or Zone 3).

There are three ways to enjoy in a remote zone:

Connecting and Setup

When Connecting Only Speakers (Zone 2)

You can enjoy a different source in a remote zone while a 5.1 channel source is being played in the main room.

Adjust the volume level on the TX-NR1000/ TX-NR5000E.

Main Room

TV

TX-NR1000/

TX-NR5000E

SURR BACK R (ASSIGNABLE)SURR BACK L (ASSIGNABLE)

SPEAKERS B

SPEAKERS B

 

 

 

Zone 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Connect the speakers for Zone 2 to SURR

 

 

 

BACK L/R SPEAKERS B terminals.

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

Connect the video component for Zone 2

 

 

 

to any of the composite VIDEO OUT 1-4

 

 

 

terminals.

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

Set the Setup menu.

1.On the Setup menu (See page 88), select “Speaker/Output Setup” “Speaker Con- figuration,” and set “Speaker B Surr Bk” to “Powered Zone 2.”

2.Similarly, select “Speaker/Output Setup” “Video Output Assign,” and set the terminal connected to the component to “Zone 2 Out.”

3.Press the [SETUP] button to close the menu.

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When Connecting the Pre-main Amplifier or Receiver (Zone 2 or Zone 3)

You can enjoy a different source in a remote zone while a 7.1 channel source is being played in the main room.

Adjust the volume level on the pre-main amplifier or receiver in the remote zone.

Main Room

 

 

 

 

 

TV

 

 

TX-NR1000/TX-NR5000E

R

L

OUT

OUT

 

 

 

 

 

VIDEO

Zone 2/Zone 3

 

 

 

 

TV

 

IN

 

R L

 

Receiver/

 

Pre-main amplifier

1

Connect the pre-main amplifier or

 

receiver for Zone 2 or Zone 3 to the

TX-NR1000/TX-NR5000E.

Connect to any of the following terminals:

AUDIO OUT 1-5 Default:

Analog 4 (AUDIO OUT 4): Zone 2 Out

Analog 5 (AUDIO OUT 5): Zone 3 Out

DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL 1-2

DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL 1-2

2

Connect the speakers for Zone 2 or Zone

 

3 to the pre-main amplifier or receiver.

 

 

3

Connect the video component for Zone 2

 

or Zone 3 to any of the composite VIDEO

 

OUT 1-4 terminals.

 

 

4

Set the Setup menu.

1.On the Setup menu (See page 91), select “Speaker/Output Setup” “Audio Output Assign,” and set the terminal to which the component is connected to “Zone 2 Out” or “Zone 3 Out.”

2.Then, set “Zone 2 Out” or “Zone 3 Out” in the Audio Output Assign sub-menu to “Line Out (fixed).”

3.Similarly, select “Speaker/Output Setup” “Video Output Assign,” and set the terminal to which the component is connected to “Zone 2 Out” or “Zone 3 Out.”

4.Press the [SETUP] button to close the menu.

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Onkyo TX-NR1000 instruction manual Enjoying Movies and Music in the Remote Zone Zone 2/3, Connecting and Setup

TX-NR1000 specifications

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