Onkyo Guide to Connecting and Controlling Zone 2 with TX-NR509 and CH-DVD 452

Zone 2

In addition to the main listening room, you can also enjoy playback in another room, which we call Zone 2. For either of the rooms, you can specify a different input source.

Making Zone 2 Connections

Connecting the Zone Speakers to an Additional Amplifier

This setup allows 5.1-channel playback in your main listening room and 2-channel stereo playback in Zone 2.

Main room

TV

AV receiver

Zone 2
	IN
R	L
Receiver/
integrated amp
Note

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

Controlling Zone 2 Components

■Operating on the AV receiver

ZONE 2 OFF Input selector buttons

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1 To turn on Zone 2 and select an input source, press ZONE 2 followed by an input selector button within 8 seconds.

The Z2 (Zone 2) indicator lights.

To select AM or FM, press the TUNER input selector and ZONE 2 repeatedly.

To select the same source as the main room’s, press ZONE 2 twice. “Z2 Selector: Source” appears on the display.

To turn off Zone 2, press OFF.

The zone is turned off.

■Operating on the remote controller

To control Zone 2, you must press ZONE2 on the remote controller first.

8RECEIVER ZONE2

INPUT SELECTOR

1 Press ZONE2, then point the remote controller at

the AV receiver and press 8RECEIVER. The Z2 (Zone 2) indicator lights.

2 To select an input source for Zone 2, press ZONE2, followed by INPUT SELECTOR.

To select AM or FM, press the TUNER input selector and ZONE2 repeatedly.

To turn off Zone 2, press ZONE2, followed by 8RECEIVER.

The zone is turned off.

Note

•With Zone 2, only analog input sources are processed. Digital input sources are not output. If no sound is heard when an input source is selected, verify that the source is connected to an analog input.

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

•When you have selected either NET or USB as the input selector for the main room, the same one will be set for Zone 2.

•When the input selector of Zone 2 is selected, the power consumption in standby mode slightly increases.

•While Zone 2 is on, ufunctions will not work.

•When setting the AV receiver to standby mode while Zone 2 is active, the Z2 indicator is dimly lit.

•Activating Zone 2 in the main room when the listening mode is set to Pure Audio will automatically switch it to Direct.

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