Onkyo TX-NR818 instruction manual En-81, Using a Multiroom Kit with Other Components

Using the Remote Controller in Zone and Multiroom Control Kits

To control the AV receiver with the remote controller while you’re in Zone, 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.

From the connecting block

Miniplug cable

AV receiver

Advanced Operations

Using a Multiroom Kit with Other

Components

In this setup, an IR emitter is connected to the AV receiver’s IR OUT jack and placed in front of the other component’s remote control sensor. Infrared signals received at the AV receiver’s IR IN jack are fed through to the other component via the IR emitter. Signals picked up by the AV receiver’s remote control sensor are not output.

Using a Multiroom Kit with Zone

Signal flow

Connecting block

IR receiver

In this setup, the IR receiver in Zone 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.

IR IN

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	AV receiver
IR OUT
	IR Emitter

Remote controller

Other component

Connecting block

Main room

Signal flow

IR receiver

Remote controller

Zone

IR

Connecting receiver block

IR IN

Inside	Remote controller
cabinet
Signal flow

Signal flow

The IR emitter should be connected to the AV receiver’s IR OUT jack, as shown below.

From the connecting block

Miniplug cable

Other component

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

En-81

Remote control sensor

AV receiver

Emitter

Miniplug

IR Emitter

Signal flow