Controlling Zone 2/3 with the Remote Controller

STANDBY

 

 

 

 

 

ON

 

 

 

 

ZONE

 

 

 

INPUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SELECTOR

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusting the Volume for Zones

On the remote controller, press ZONE repeatedly, and then use VOL q/w.

On the AV receiver, press ZONE 2 or ZONE 3 (the ZONE 2/3 indicator and Zone 2/3 selector on the display flashes) and press LEVEL followed by Up r/Down ewithin 8 seconds.

Note

To control Zone 2/3, you must press the remote controller’s ZONE first.

ZONE turns red while Zone 2 is on, and green while Zone 3 is on.

1 Press ZONE repeatedly, then point the remote controller at the AV receiver and press ON.

Tip

The ZONE 2/3 12V TRIGGER OUT goes high (+12 V).

 

 

2

To select an input source for Zone 2/3, press

 

ZONE repeatedly, followed by INPUT SELEC-

 

TOR.

 

To select AM or FM, press TUNER input selector

 

and ZONE repeatedly.

 

(North American models) You can also select SIR-

 

IUS.

 

 

3

To turn off Zone 2/3, press ZONE repeatedly, fol-

 

lowed by STANDBY.

Note

Only analog input sources are output by the ZONE 2/3 PRE OUT and FRONT WIDE/ZONE 2 L/R, SURR BACK/ZONE 3 L/R terminals. Digital input sources are not output. If no sound is heard when an input source is selected, check if it’s connected to an analog input.

You cannot select different AM or FM radio stations for your main room and Zone 2/3. The same AM/FM radio station will be heard in each room. For example, if you have an FM station for the main room, that station will also be used in Zone 2.

When you connect Zone 3 speakers directly to the AV receiver, listening modes that require surround back speakers such as Dolby EX, DTS-ES or THX Surround EX are unavailable.

When the input selector of Zone 2/3 is selected, power consump- tion on standby mode slightly increases.

While Zone 2/3 is on, ufunctions will not work.

Muting Zones

On the remote controller, press ZONE repeatedly, and then press MUTING.

To unmute a zone, on the remote controller, press ZONE, and then press MUTING again.

Adjusting the Tone and Balance of Zones

1

On the AV receiver, press ZONE 2 or ZONE 3.

2

Press the AV receiver’s TONE repeatedly to select

 

“Bass”, “Treble” or “Balance”.

3

Use e/rto adjust the bass, treble or balance.

 

• You can boost or cut the bass or treble from –10 dB

 

to +10 dB in 2 dB steps.

• You can adjust the balance from 0 in the center to +10 dB to the right or +10 dB to the left in 2 dB steps.

Note

Zones can also be unmuted by adjusting the volume.

The Zone 2 volume, tone, and balance function have no effect on ZONE 2 PRE OUT when the “Zone 2 Out” setting is set to “Fixed” (83) and “Powered Zone 2” setting is set to “Not Act” (82).

The Zone 3 volume, tone, and balance function have no effect on ZONE 3 PRE OUT when the “Zone 3 Out” setting is set to “Fixed” (83) and “Powered Zone 3” setting is set to “Not Act” (82).

Even if you repeatedly press the remote controller’s ZONE to select zones, the last zone selection will be retained once you have switched to other components by pressing other REMOTE MODE after pressing ZONE.

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Onkyo TX-NR3008 Controlling Zone 2/3 with the Remote Controller, Adjusting the Volume for Zones, Muting Zones, Tor

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