Harman Kardon AVR 445 Owner's Manual

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48 MULTIROOM OPERATIONMultiroom OperationInfrared Output SelectionThe AVR 445 enables you to select which IRinput will be used to feed the Full Carrier IROutput ,. The factory default setting is the IRsignal that is fed to the Multiroom IR Input, but you may select other options.To change this setting, first make sure theMULTI-ROOM SETUP menu is on thescreen, and then press the ⁄/¤ NavigationButtons EF so that the cursor is next toCARRIER OUT; then press the Set ButtonFQ. Press the ⁄/¤ Navigation ButtonsEF to select one of these options:• Z R 1 0 feeds the signal present at theMultiroom IR Input to the Full CarrierIR Output ,.• A-BUS feeds the signal carried back from anoptional A-Bus module connected to the AVRto the Full Carrier IR Output ,.• FRONT feeds the received through the front-panel Remote Sensor Window ¯ to theFull Carrier IR Output ,.When all needed adjustments to the MULTI-ROOM SETUP menu have been made, pressthe ⁄/¤ Navigation Buttons EF untilthe cursor is pointing to BACK T O MASTERMENU to make changes to other menus, orpress the OSD Button L E to exit themenu system and return to normal operation.Multiroom OperationWhen operating the AVR from a remote roomlocation where an IR sensor link has been con-nected to the AVR’s rear panel Multiroom IRInput , you may use either the Main remotecontrol or the ZR 10 remote buttons BCD. Press the AVR Selector B to turn theunit on to the last source, or any of the otherSelector buttons to turn on to a specific source.With the remote pointing toward an IR sensor orA-Bus module in the remote room, you may turnon the second zone system by pressing the AVRSelector Button B on the ZR 10 remote toturn the system on with the last used source forthe multiroom system active, or you may pressone of the Input Selectors D or the TunerSelector C or Selector toturn the multiroom system on directly to aspecific source.When the multiroom system is turned on, youmay use the same buttons on either remote thatwould normally be used to control an AVRfunction such as volume, source selection, tunercontrol or the operation of an iPod docked to TheBridge. If any of the input devices are connectedto the IR Output or Full Carrier IR Output,, by either a hard-wire connection or throughan optional IR “blaster,” you may use theTransport Controls P on the ZR 10 tooperate compatible Harman Kardon products.To turn the system off from the remote room,press the Power-Off button 0A. Rememberthat the AVR may be turned on or off from theremote room regardless of the system’s operationor status in the main room.NOTE: When the tuner is selected as the sourcefor the remote zone, any change to the frequencyor preset will also change the station being lis-tened to in the main room, if the tuner is in usethere. Similarly, if someone in the main roomchanges the station, the change will also impactthe remote room.To activate the feed to the remote room, pressthe Multiroom button on the remote.Next, press the Set button F.When the MULTI ON/OFF messageappears in the on-screen display and the LowerDisplay Line ˜, press the Set Button Fand then press the ⁄/¤ Navigation ButtonE so that display changes to MULTI O N.Press the Set Button F again to activate thesetting. Note that this method may be used toturn the Multiroom system on or off even whenthe AVR is in the Standby mode in the main lis-tening room.IMPORTANT NOTE: When an A-BUS module isconnected, the AVR’s Multiroom system must beturned on before the A-BUS module is able tocommunicate with the AVR. Once turned onusing the instructions in the preceding para-graph, the Multiroom system must remain on inorder for the A-BUS module to operate.When the unit is in the Standby mode, but readyfor Multiroom or A-BUS operation, the lightingaround the Standby/On Switch 3 remainsblue and a MULTI O N message appears in theLower Display Line ˜, even though the unitis “off” in the main listening room.When the multiroom system is turned on, theinput selected using the Multiroom Menu will befed to the Multiroom Output jacks on therear panel as well as the A-BUS Jack .The volume will be as set in the same menu,although it may also be adjusted using an option-al IR sensor and the Zone II remote in the remotelocation or on the optional audio power amplifierconnected to the Multiroom Output jacks .Although changes to the input source or remoteroom volume will normally be made using an IRsensor in the remote room that is connected tothe AVR, it is also possible to change thosesettings from the main listening room. This isuseful for situations where some or all of theremote rooms do not have an IR sensor, or totake control over the remote room withoutactually being in that room.In addition to using the MULTIROOM menu,as shown on the previous page, you may changethe source or volume in the remote zone usingthe remote. Press the Multiroom Buttonon the remote, and when the MULTION/OFF message appears in the on-screendisplay and the Lower Display Line ˜, pressthe Set Button F and then press the⁄ / ¤ Navigation Button E to toggle pastthat message to MULTI LEVEL orMULTI INPUT.To change the remote room’s input source,when MULTI INPUT appears, press theSet Button F, and then press the ⁄ / ¤Navigation Button E until the desired inputappears in the on-screen display and in theLower Display Line ˜. Remember that onlyanalog or PCM input sources may be selected foruse with the Multiroom system. Dolby Digital orDTS sources are not available to the Multiroomsystem.To change the remote room’s volume, whenMULTI LEVEL appears, press the SetButton F, and press the ⁄ / ¤ NavigationButton E to change the volume setting. Notethat this volume adjustment controls the level forthe output to the Multiroom Audio Outputsand for any speakers connected to theSurround Back/Multiroom Speaker Outputs' when the Surround Back amplifier channelsare configured for Multiroom use, as shown onpage 47. This adjustment does NOT change thevolume level for any room where an ABUSmodule is used, as that setting is only adjustableusing the A-BUS module’s volume control orbuilt-in IR sensor.Once the multiroom system is turned on, it willremain on even if the AVR is placed in theStandby mode in the main room by pressing thePower Off Button 0 or the System PowerControl 2 on the front panel. To turn off themultiroom system from the main listening room,when the AVR is on press the Multiroom buttonand then the Set button F. Press the⁄ / ¤ buttons E so that the MainInformation Display ˜ or OSD will displayMULTI OFF.Even when the AVR is turned off (to Standbymode) and the multiroom system is turned offtoo, the multiroom system may be turned on atany time by pressing the Multiroom button, or any of the Selector buttonsBCD in the remote room.The BridgeTM