MULTIROOM OPERATION
MULTIROOM OPERATION
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I
f the
R
emote IR Output Jack
‚ o
n the AVR 340
is connected to an IR Input jack on compatible
Harman Kardon audio components such as CD, DVD
or cassette players, the transport functions of those
m
achines may also be controlled using the
T
ransport
Controls
z`
∂é˙î∆˚
on
either remote control.
To turn the system off from the remote room, press
the
Power Off Button a
å
. Remember that the
AVR 340 may be turned on or off from the remote
room, regardless of the system’s operation or status in
the main room.
NOTE: When the tuner is selected as the source for
the remote zone, any change to the frequency or pre-
set will also change the station being listened to in the
main room, if the tuner is in use there. Similarly, if
someone in the main room changes the station, the
change 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 the
Multiroom Button
a
on the remote. When the
MULTI ON/OFF message appears in the
on-screen display and the
Lower Display Line ı,
press the
Set Button p and then press the
⁄
/
¤
Buttons n so that display changes to MULTI
ON
. Press the Set Button p again to activate the
setting. Note that this method may be used to turn the
Multiroom system on or off even when the AVR is in
the Standby mode in the main listening room. With
the
MULTI ON/OFF message on display,
you may use the
⁄
/
¤
Buttons n to scroll to
the
MULTI IN setting to change the input source
for the remote zone
, or to the
MULTI
LEVEL
setting to adjust the volume in the remote room
(see below).
When the Multiroom system is tur
ned on, the input
selected using the Multiroom menu will be fed to the
Multiroom Audio Outputs ™ on the rear panel as
well as the
A-BUS Connector ¢.
The volume will be
as set in the previous selection, although it may also be
adjusted using an optional IR sensor and the Zone II
remote in the remote location, or the A-BUS keypad,
or on the optional audio power amplifier connected to
the
Multiroom Audio Outputs ™.
Although changes to the input source or remote room
volume will normally be made using an IR sensor in
the remote room that is connected to the
A
VR,
it is
also possible to change those settings from the main
listening room. This is useful for situations where some
or 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.
I
n addition to using the
M
ULTI-ROOM
m
enu,
as shown on the previous page, you may change the
source or volume in the remote zone using the system
remote. Press the
Multiroom Button a on the
remote, and when the
MULTI ON/OFF mes-
sage appears in the on-screen display and the
Lower
Display Line
ı, press the
⁄
/
¤
Buttons n to
scroll past that message to
MULTI LEVEL or
MULTI INPUT.
To change the remote room’s input source, when
MULTI INPUT appears, press the Set Button
p, and then press the
⁄
/
¤
Buttons n until
the desired input appears in the on-screen display and
in the
Lower Display Line ı. Remember that only
analog audio input sources may be selected for use
with the Multiroom system. Digital audio sources are
not available to the Multiroom system. Therefore, when
using digital devices as input sources, such as CD or
DVD players, connect both the digital and analog audio
outputs to the
AVR 340 to ensure these devices will
be available for multiroom use.
To change the remote room’s volume, when
MULTI LEVEL appears, press the Set Button
p, and press the
⁄
/
¤
Buttons n to change
the volume setting. Note that this volume adjustment
controls the level for the output to the
Multiroom
Audio Outputs
™
, and for any speakers connected
to the
Surround Back/Multiroom Speaker Outputs
¤ when the Surround Back amplifier channels are
configured for Multiroom use
. This adjustment does
NOT change
the volume level for any room where
an
A-BUS module is used, as that setting is only
adjustable using the A-BUS module’s volume
control or a remote pointed at the
A-BUS
module’s
built-in sensor.
Once the Multiroom system is turned on, it will remain
on even if the AVR 340 is placed in the Standby
mode in the main room by pressing the
Power Off
Button
a
å
or the Standby/On Switch 3 on
the front panel. In that event, although front-panel indi-
cators and the accent lighting around the volume con
-
trol will turn off, a
MULTI ON message will remain
in the
Lower Display Line ı and the Power
Indica
tor
2 will remain on to remind you that power
is still applied to the unit, and that it is being used for
Multiroom operation in the remote room. If you turn
the unit completely off by pressing the
Main Power
Switch
1, the feed to the second zone will also be
turned off.
When the AVR 340 is turned off in the main room,
the Multiroom system may be turned on independently
by pressing the
Multiroom
Button
a,
or any of the
Selector Buttons 46de
ç∂
in the
remote room.
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