Harman Kardon AVR 435 Owner's Manual

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Multiroom OperationWhen operating the AVR 435 from a remote roomlocation where an IR sensor link has been connectedto the AVR 435’s rear panel Multiroom IR Input f,you may use either the main remote control or theZone II remote. To turn on the multiroom feed, pressthe AVR Selector e∫ to turn the unit on to thelast source, or any of the other Selector Buttonsç∂ dXh to turn on to a specific source.As long as an IR feed to the AVR 435 has beenestablished from the remote room, using any of thebuttons on either remote will control the remote loca-tion volume rî, change the tuner frequencywÉ, change the tuner preset v© or mutethe output W˚.If the Remote IR Output Jack h on the AVR 435is connected to an IR Input jack on compatibleHarman Kardon audio components such as CD, DVDor cassette players, the transport functions of thosemachines may also be controlled using the TransportControls tu ƒ©˙∆ on eitherremote control.To turn the system off from the remote room, pressthe Power Off Button aå. Remember that theAVR 435 may be turned on or off from the remoteroom, regardless of the system’s operation or status inthe main room.NOTE: When the tuner is selected as the source forthe remote zone, any change to the frequency or pre-set will also change the station being listened to in themain room, if the tuner is in use there. Similarly, ifsomeone in the main room changes the station, thechange will also have an impact on the remote room.To turn on the Multiroom system from the main listen-ing room, which is necessary before any A-BUS prod-ucts connected to the AVR may be used, press theMultiroom Button Q on the remote. When theMULTI ON/OFF message appears in theon-screen display and the Lower Display Line $,press the Set Button q and then press the ⁄/¤Navigation Button o so that display changes toMULTI ON. Press the Set Button q again toactivate the setting. Note that this method may beused to turn the Multiroom system on or off evenwhen the AVR is in the Standby mode in the mainlistening room.When the Multiroom system is turned on, the inputselected using the Multiroom menu will be fed to theMultiroom Audio Outputs j on the rear panel aswell as the A-BUS Connector ∞. The volume will beas set in the previous selection, although it may also beadjusted using an optional IR sensor and the Zone IIremote in the remote location, or the A-BUS keypad,or on the optional audio power amplifier connected tothe Multiroom Audio Outputs j.Although changes to the input source or remote roomvolume will normally be made using an IR sensor inthe remote room that is connected to the AVR, it isalso possible to change those settings from the mainlistening room. This is useful for situations where someor all of the remote rooms do not have an IR sensor,or to take control over the remote room without actu-ally being in that room.In addition to using the MULTIROOM menu, asshown on the previous page, you may change thesource or volume in the remote zone using theremote. Press the Multiroom Button ` on theremote, and when the MULTI ON/OFF mes-sage appears in the on-screen display and the LowerDisplay Line $, press the Set Button q andthen press the ⁄/¤ Navigation Button o totoggle past that message to MULTI LEVEL orMULTI INPUT.To change the remote room’s input source, whenMULTI INPUT appears, press the Set Buttonq, and then press the ⁄/¤ Navigation Buttono until the desired input appears in the on-screendisplay and in the Lower Display Line $.Remember that only analog or PCM input sourcesmay be selected for use with the Multiroom system.Dolby Digital or DTS sources are not available to theMultiroom system.To change the remote room’s volume, whenMULTI LEVEL appears, press the Set Buttonq, and press the ⁄/¤ Navigation Button oto change the volume setting. Note that this volumeadjustment controls the level for the output to theMultiroom Audio Outputs j and for any speakersconnected to the Surround Back/MultiroomSpeaker Outputs ‚ when the Surround Back am-plifier channels are configured for Multiroom use, asshown on page 41. This adjustment does NOT changethe volume level for any room where an A-BUSmodule is used, as that setting is only adjustable usingthe A-BUS module’s volume control or a remotepointed at the A BUS module’s built-in sensor.Once the Multiroom system is turned on, it will remainon even if the AVR 435 is placed in the Standbymode in the main room by pressing the Power OffButton å or the Main Power Switch A on thefront panel.The Multiroom system will remain on even if the unit isturned off in the main room. In that event, althoughfront-panel indicators and the accent lighting aroundthe volume control will turn off, a MULTI ONmessage will remain in the Lower Display Line $and the lighting around the Standby/On switch willremain blue when the unit is in the Standby mode inthe main room to remind you that power is still appliedto the unit, and that it is being used for Multiroomoperation elsewhere in the house. Remember that ifyou turn the unit completely off by pressing the MainPower Switch A, the feed to the second zone willalso be turned off.When the AVR 435 is turned off in the main room,the Multiroom system may be turned on at any timeby pressing the Multiroom Button `, or any of theSelector Buttons ∫ç∂ in the remote room.42 MULTIROOM OPERATIONMULTIROOM OPERATION