Notes

You can connect up to two video monitors to the ZONE VIDEO jacks of this unit as the Zone 2 video monitors. If you connect two video monitors to the ZONE VIDEO jacks, these video monitors displays the same video images of the input source of Zone 2.

When you set “Zone OSD” to “Zone2&Zone3”, the operational status of Zone 3 appears on the Zone 2 video monitor(s) even if Zone 2 is turned off.

Zone2 Set/Zone3 Set (Zone 2/Zone 3 setting)

Zone2 Amplifier/Zone3 Amplifier (Zone 2/Zone 3 amplifier)

Use to select how the Zone 2 or Zone 3 speakers are amplified.

Choice

Descriptions

 

 

EXT

Select this setting when the speakers in Zone 2

 

or Zone 3 are connected to the external amplifier

 

and the external amplifier is connected to the

 

ZONE OUT (ZONE 2 or ZONE 3) jacks of this

 

unit. “Using external amplifiers” on page 117

 

for details.

 

 

INT:[SP1]

Select this setting when the speakers in Zone 2

 

or Zone 3 is connected to the SP1 speaker

 

terminals of this unit directly. See “Using the

 

internal amplifiers of this unit” on page 118 for

 

details.

 

 

INT:[SP2]

Select this setting when the speakers in Zone 2

 

or Zone 3 is connected to the SP2 speaker

 

terminals of this unit directly. See “Using the

 

internal amplifiers of this unit” on page 118 for

 

details.

 

 

INT:Both

Select this setting when the speakers in Zone 2

 

or Zone 3 are connected to both the SP1 and SP2

 

speaker terminals (for example, the speakers are

 

connected via the bi-amplifier connection, or

 

there are four speakers in a room) or if you want

 

to play back the same source in Zone 2 and Zone

 

3 simultaneously. See “Using the internal

 

amplifiers of this unit” on page 118 for details.

 

 

Notes

When “BI-AMP” is set to “ON” in “ADVANCED SETUP” (see page 126), you can only set “Zone2 Amplifier” or “Zone3 Amplifier” to “EXT”.

When you set “Zone2 Amplifier” or “Zone3 Amplifier” to “INT:[SP1]” and the corresponding zone is turned on, no sound is output from the surround back speakers.

When you set “Zone2 Amplifier” or “Zone3 Amplifier” to “INT:[SP2]” in “ZONE 2” or “ZONE 3” and the corresponding zone is turned on, no sound is output from the surround speakers.

When you set “Zone2 Amplifier” or “Zone3 Amplifier” to “INT:Both”, you can only set “AMP” to “EXT” in the other zone setting.

When you set “Zone2 Amplifier” or “Zone3 Amplifier” to “INT:Both” and the corresponding zone is turned on, no sound is output from both the surround and surround back speakers.

Graphical user interface (GUI) screen

Zone2 Volume/Zone3 Volume (Zone 2/Zone 3 volume)

Use this feature to select whether this unit controls the volume level of the audio signals output at the ZONE OUT (ZONE2 or ZONE3) jacks when you set “Zone2 Amplifier” or “Zone3 Amplifier” to “EXT”.

Choice

Descriptions

 

 

Fixed

Select this setting when you want to control the

 

volume level of the selected zone on the external

 

amplifier. This unit fixes the ZONE OUT

 

(ZONE 2 or ZONE 3) volume level to a standard

 

line level.

 

 

Variable

Select this setting when you want to control the

 

volume level of the selected zone on this unit.

 

You can adjust the ZONE OUT (ZONE 2 or

 

ZONE 3) volume level simultaneously with

 

CVOLUME +/– on the remote control.

 

 

Zone2 Max Vol./Zone3 Max Vol. (Zone 2/Zone 3 Maximum volume)

Use this feature to set the maximum volume level in the Zone 2 or Zone 3.

Control range: –30.0 dB to +15 .0 dB, +16.5 dB

Control step: 5.0 dB

Note

The “Zone2 Max Vol.” or “Zone3 Max Vol.” setting takes priority over the “Zone2 Initial Vol.” or “Zone3 Initial Vol.” setting. For example, “Zone2 Initial Vol.” is set to –20.0 dB and then “Zone2 Max Vol.” is set to –30.0 dB, the volume level is automatically set to –30.0 dB when you turn on the power of this unit next time.

Zone2 Initial Vol./Zone3 Initial Vol. (Zone 2/Zone 3 Initial volume)

Use this feature to set the volume level of Zone 2 or Zone 3 when the power of this unit is turned on.

Choices: Off, Mute, –80.0 dB to +16.5 dB

Control step: 0.5 dB

Note

The “Zone2 Max Vol.” or “Zone3 Max Vol.” setting takes priority over the “Zone2 Initial Vol.” or “Zone3 Initial Vol.” setting.

OPERATION

ADVANCED

 

 

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