Zone 2 Operation

Note: Zone 2 must first be enabled using the OSD (see page 36), or it will not work. Zone 2 can be turned on even if the Main Zone is off.

If you have an amplifier and a pair of speakers in a second room or area (Zone 2), they can play a stereo source independent of what is play- ing in the Home Theater room (Main Zone). You can also play the same source as selected in the Main Zone.

Zone 2 plays stereo sources, and is unaffected by the Tone controls, DSP, Holographic Image, surround modes or bass management.

Connections

The connections for Zone 2 are shown on page 24.

Note: Zone 2 can play analog sources independent of what is play- ing in the Main Zone. It cannot play from a digital-only source unless that input is selected and playing in the Main Zone. To play a source such as a DVD player in Zone 2 independent of the Main Zone, make sure you connect the player's L-R analog audio output to the TGP-5.

Indicators

The front panel has two LEDs to show the Zone 2 status:

Zone 2 ON This LED is always on when Zone 2 is on. If it is off, there will be no output to the Zone 2 amplifier.

Zone 2 Adjust

This turns on whenever the Zone 2 source or volume is being changed. Note: if this is on, then any adjustments you make of vol- ume or input, will affect Zone 2, not the Main Zone.

In addition to these LEDs, the front panel display will show the input and volume adjustment.

Turning on Zone 2

Use the On Screen Display in the Main Zone to check that Zone 2 is en- abled. (See page 36, middle column for details). This enables the Zone 2 system, but it still has to be turned on.

Press the remote's ZONE 2 button. The remote's POWER, VOLUME and MUTE buttons then work for Zone 2. The remote display changes as fol- lows:

PAGE 1

This allows you to select the inputs to play in Zone 2. Z2MAI (main) allows Zone 2 to play whatever is play- ing in the Main Zone.

Press PAGE to show the next page:

PAGE 2

This has discrete codes which are useful if you want to program the remote control with Macros.

Z2 OFF, Z2 ON

Zone 2 on or off.

Z1 Off, Z1 ON

Main Zone on or off.

Z2 BL

Use these two buttons to adjust the left-right balance of Zone 2.

B, C, E, F

These are extra buttons you can Learn over and re-Label with your favorite Zone 2 commands.

Press MAIN to return to PAGE 1, and press it again to return to the Main Menu.

CHAPTER 5

 

POWER

SYSTEM

POWER

OFF

 

MAIN

 

CD

DVD

TAPE

VCR

AUX

SAT

ZONE2

TV

 

TGP5 CABLE

 

 

AUDIO

 

PAGE

PAGE

 

 

 

MAIN

FAV

 

 

 

VOLUME

CH

 

 

 

PREV

 

 

VOL

 

CH

 

 

MUTE

 

MUTE

GUIDE

 

MENU

 

MODE

 

MODE

TUNER

 

 

 

CONTROLS

 

 

 

 

EXIT

 

INFO

 

1

2

3

 

 

 

TUNER

4

5

6

PRESETS

7

8

9

 

 

+10

0

 

 

DIS

ENT

 

M1

M2

M3

 

 

RC-500

 

Note: Zone 2 can also be turned

on and adjusted without using the re- mote. Press the Zone 2 button on the TGP-5 front panel, followed by Power, to turn it on (or off), or adjust the input source or volume.

Zone 2 operations will work even if the Main Zone is off.

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Sunfire TGP-5(E) manual Zone 2 Operation, Connections, Indicators, Turning on Zone

TGP-5(E), TGP-5 specifications

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