10.2. Broadcast Operation

Following 4 types of broadcasts are possible: All-Zone, Individual Zone, Group, and Message Broadcasts. This section describes how to make each broadcast.

(1) Simultaneous All-Zone Broadcast Operation

Step 1. Press the ALL-ZONE key.

The All-zone indicator and all zone indicators (1 – 5) will light. (Press the ALL-ZONE key again to cancel.)

Go to Step 2 on the next page.

(2) Individual Zone Broadcast Operation

Step 1. Select the desired broadcast zone by pressing the ZONE key.

The corresponding zone indicator will light. It is also possible to simultaneously select 2 or more zones. (To cancel the selection, press the ZONE key again.)

ALL-ZONE

ZONE 2

Note: When the All-zone indicator remains lit, you can not cancel individual zones by pressing their Zone keys. In this case, press the ALL-ZONE key to cancel all zones, then select individual Zones with their keys.

Go to Step 2 on the next page.

(3) Group Broadcast Operation

Individual broadcast zones assigned to Groups 1 and 2 require to be programmed into the VM amplifier. (See p. 51 "Zone-to-Group assignment.")

Example of Group 1 broadcast

Group 1

(Selected)

Zone 1

 

Zone 2

Broadcast

 

Zones

Zone 3

Zone 4

Step 1. Select the desired zone group by pressing the GROUP key.

Both the selected group's indicator and the indicators of the zones assigned to that group will light. It is also possible to simultaneously select 2 groups.

Example of 2-group broadcast

Group 1

(Selected)

Group 2

(Selected)

(To cancel the selection, press the GROUP key again.)

Go to Step 2 on the next page.

GROUP 1

Zone 1

 

Zone 2

 

 

Broadcast

Zone 3

Zones

 

Zone 4

 

Zone 5

 

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