Harman Kardon DMC 1000 Owner's Manual

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33Multizone OperationThe DMC 1000 is capable of streaming audio to up to four independentzones simultaneously, allowing users in different areas of the home toenjoy unique programs. The zones may easily be linked or unlinked toeach other, to play the same program in more than one zone. Managethe zones by displaying the Main Menu and selecting the Zones command.The screen shown in Figure 46 will appear.Figure 46 – Zones MenuZone 1 is the current zone, as indicated by the checkmark in the box toits left. Each zone is assigned a different color box, indicating none of thezones are linked to other zones.To rename a zone, highlight the button containing its name and press theEnter Button. Select one of the default names, such as Den or DiningRoom, or create a new name. The DMC 1000’s character-entry dialogbox will appear to guide you. (See Figure 35.)To link zones together, highlight the line for what will be the “master” zone.If other zones are linked to the master zone, content playing in the masterzone is streamed to any zones linked to it. Select the Zone Links option,and then select one or more of the other three zones to link to themaster zone.To unlink zones, highlight the master zone and select the Zone Links option.Click on a linked zone to select it for unlinking.To begin playback in any zone, navigate to its line, make sure the coloredbox to the left of the zone name is highlighted and press the Enter Button.A checkmark will appear in the box. Press the Menu Button to displaythe Main Menu, and the current zone, along with any other zones linkedto it, will be identified in the upper right corner of the video display.Select content for playback in that zone as usual.When you return to the Zones menu, the cover art for the current selection,or a generic icon when no cover art was found, appears to the left of theline for each active zone.Interrupt playback to any zone by navigating to it and selecting the PausePlayback option. The DMC 1000 will remember its location in thecurrent selection when the Play Button is pressed to resume playback.When the Stop Playback option is selected, the DMC 1000 will notremember the location, and when the Play Button is pressed,playback will start from the beginning of the selection.OPERATION