Zone 2—Continued

Using Zone 2

This section explains how to turn Zone 2 on and off, how to select an input source for Zone 2, and how to adjust the volume for Zone 2.

Controlling Zone 2 from the AV receiver

ZONE 2 OFF

ZONE 2 indicator INPUT SELECTOR

1

To turn on Zone 2 and select an

 

 

input source, press the [ZONE 2]

 

button followed by an input

 

selector button within 8 seconds.

 

Zone 2 turns on and ZONE 2 indicator

 

lights up.

 

To select the same source as that of the

 

main room, press the [ZONE 2] button

 

repeatedly until “Z2 Sel: Source”

 

appears.

 

To select AM or FM press the

 

[TUNER] input selector button

 

repeatedly.

 

Note:

 

You cannot select different AM or FM

 

radio stations for your main room,

 

Zone 2. The same AM/FM radio station

 

will be heard in each room.

2

To turn off Zone 2, press the

 

 

ZONE 2 [OFF] button.

Notes:

To select AM or FM, press the [TUNER] input selector button repeatedly.

Only analog input sources are output by Zone 2. Digital input sources are not output. If no sound is heard when an input source is selected, check to make sure it’s connected to an analog input.

While Zone 2 is on, the Auto Power On/Standby and Direct Change ufunctions do not work.

While Powered Zone 2 is being used, listening modes that require surround back speakers (6.1/7.1), such as Dolby Digital EX and DTS-ES are unavailable.

When the “Powered Zone 2” setting is set to “Act” and the input selector of Zone 2 is selected, power con- sumption on standby mode slightly increases.

Controlling Zone 2 with the Remote Controller

ON/STANDBY

ZONE2

INPUT

 

SELECTOR

 

Note:

To control Zone 2, you must press the remote controller’s [ZONE 2] button first.

1

Press the [ZONE 2] button, then

 

 

point the remote controller at the

 

AV receiver and press the

 

[ON/STANDBY] button.

 

Zone 2 turns on and ZONE 2 indicator

 

lights up.

2

To select an input source for

 

 

Zone 2, press the [ZONE 2]

 

button, followed by an INPUT

 

SELECTOR button.

To select AM or FM press the [TUNER] INPUT SELECTOR button repeatedly.

Note:

You cannot select different AM or FM radio stations for your main room, Zone 2. The same AM/FM radio station will be heard in each room.

3

To turn off Zone 2, press the

 

[ZONE 2] button, followed by the [ON/STANDBY] button.

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