Connecting Zone 3

 

Setting the Powered Zone 2

 

 

 

Connecting Your Zone 3 Speakers to an Amp in Zone 3

This setup allows 7.1-channel playback in your main lis- tening room and 2-channel stereo playback in Zone 3, with a different source in each room.

Hookup

Use an RCA audio cable to connect the AV receiver’s ZONE 3 PRE OUT L/R jacks to an analog audio input on your Zone 3 amp.

Connect your Zone 3 speakers to the speaker terminals on your Zone 3 amp.

Main room

TV

AV receiver

Zone 3

 

 

IN

R

L

Receiver/

integrated amp

Note

 

With the default settings, the Zone 3 volume must be set on the Zone 3 amp. If your Zone 3 amp has no volume control, set the “Zone3 Out” setting to “Variable” so that you can set the Zone 3 volume on the AV receiver (72).

Zone 3 12V Trigger

When Zone 3 is turned on, the output from the ZONE 3 12V TRIGGER OUT goes high (+12 volts, 25 milliam- peres max). Connecting this jack to a 12-volt trigger input on a component in Zone 3 will make that component turn on or off as and when Zone 3 is turned on or off on the AV receiver.

If you’ve connected your Zone 2 speakers to the AV receiver, as explained in “Connecting Your Zone 2 Speak- ers Directly to the AV receiver” (70), you must set the “Powered Zone2” setting to “Act” (Activated).

1 Press RECEIVER followed by SETUP.

The main menu appears onscreen.

Tip

If the main menu doesn’t appear, make sure the appropri- ate external input is selected on your TV.

2 Use q/wto select “Speaker Setup”, and then press

ENTER.

The “Speaker Setup” menu appears.

2. Speaker Setup

1.Speaker Settings

2.Speaker Configuration

3.Speaker Distance

4.Level Calibration

5.Equalizer Settings

6.THX Audio Setup

 

 

 

 

3

Use q/wto select “Speaker Settings”, and then

 

press ENTER.

 

 

 

The “Speaker Settings” menu appears.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2–1. Speaker Settings

 

 

 

 

Speaker Impedance

6ohms

 

 

 

Speakers Type(Front)

Normal

 

 

 

Powered Zone2

Not Act

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

Use q/wto select “Powered Zone2”, and use e/r

 

to select:

 

 

`Not Act:

Use FRONT WIDE/ZONE 2 L/R terminals to

connect front wide speakers. (Powered Zone 2 disabled.)

`Act:

Use FRONT WIDE/ZONE 2 L/R terminals to

connect Zone 2 speakers. (Powered Zone 2 enabled.)

5 Press SETUP.

The setup menu closes.

Note

Powered Zone 2 cannot be used if “Speakers Type(Front)” is set to Bi-Amp (45).

This procedure can also be performed on the AV receiver by using SETUP, arrows, and ENTER.

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Onkyo TX-NR808 Connecting Zone Setting the Powered Zone, Connecting Your Zone 3 Speakers to an Amp in Zone

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