Onkyo TX-NR709 Muting Zone, Using a Multiroom Kit with Zone, Using a Multiroom Kit with a Cabinet

Muting Zone 2

■Operating on the remote controller

1 Press ZONE2 followed by MUTING.

Tip

• To unmute, press ZONE2 followed by MUTING again.

Note

• Only analog input sources are output from the ZONE 2 LINE

OUT L/R jacks and FRONT WIDE/ZONE 2 L/R terminals.

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.

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

• You cannot select different AM or FM radio stations for your

main room and Zone 2. The same AM/FM radio station will be

Using the Remote Controller in Zone 2 and Multiroom Control Kits

To control the AV receiver with the remote controller while you’re in Zone 2, you’ll need a commercially available multiroom remote control kit for each zone.

• Multiroom kits are made by Niles and Xantech.

These kits can also be used when there isn’t a clear line of sight to the AV receiver’s remote sensor, such as when it’s installed inside a cabinet.

Using a Multiroom Kit with Zone 2

In this setup, the IR receiver in Zone 2 picks up the infrared signals from the remote controller and feeds them through to the AV receiver in the main room via the connecting block.

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 NET or USB as the input selector, the

last selector selected will be set for both Main room and Zone 2.

• Zone 2 can also be unmuted by adjusting the volume.

• When Zone 2 is activated and its input selector is selected, the

power consumption of standby mode slightly increases.

• 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.

• AUX cannot be selected as the input selector for Zone 2.

• When AUX is the input source of Main room and Zone 2 is set

to share the same source, no sound will be output from Zone 2.

IR IN

Connecting block

Main room

Signal flow

IR receiver

Remote controller

Zone 2

The miniplug cable from the connecting block should be connected to the AV receiver’s IR IN jack, as shown below.

From the connecting block

Miniplug cable

AV receiver

Using a Multiroom Kit with a Cabinet

In this setup, the IR receiver picks up the infrared signals from the remote controller and feeds them to the AV receiver located in the cabinet via the connecting block.

IR IN

IR

Connecting receiver block

Inside	Remote controller
cabinet
Signal flow	En

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