MULTIROOM OPERATION
MULTIROOM OPERATION 45
Once this setting is made, press the
⁄
/
¤
Navigation Buttons D
©
to select another
c
onfiguration item on this page, or press the
O
SD
Button
U
∫
if you have completed your
adjustments to the Multiroom system.
Infrared Output Selection
The AVR 445 enables you to select which IR input
will be used to feed the
Full Carrier IR Output B.
The factory default setting is the IR signal that is fed
t
o the
M
ultiroom IR Input
N,
but you may select
o
ther options.
To change this setting, first make sure that the
MULTI-ROOM menu is on the screen, and
then press the
⁄
/
¤
Navigation Buttons D
©
so that the cursor is next to CARRIER OUT;
then press the
Set Button F
œ
. Press the
⁄
/
¤
Navigation Buttons D
©
to select
one of these options:
•
ZONE II feeds the signal present at the
Multiroom IR Input N to the Full Carrier IR
Output
B.
•
A-BUS feeds the signal carried back from an
optional A-BUS module connected to the AVR to
the
Full Carrier IR Output B.
•
FRONT feeds the received through the front-
panel
Remote Sensor Window ^ to the Full
Carrier IR Output
B.
When all the necessary adjustments to the
MULTI-ROOM menu have been made, press
the
⁄
/
¤
Navigation Buttons D
©
until the
cursor is pointing to
BACK TO MASTER
MENU
to make changes to other menus,
or press
the
OSD Button U
∫
to exit the menu system
and return to normal operation.
Multiroom
Opera
tion
When operating the AVR 445 from a remote room
where an IR sensor or A-BUS module has been
installed and properly connected back to the AVR,
you may use either the main remote control, the
ZR 10 or any remote programmed with standard
Harman Kardon remote control codes. Unlike many
other products, the AVR 445 does not use different
codes for main room and remote room operation.
To turn the AVR on from the remote room, simply
point the remote at the sensor and press either the
AVR Selector 4
ç
, any of the Input Selectors
∂
3,
or the discrete source selection buttons for
inputs such as the
T
uner
É
X, XM Radio
ƒ
or
®
. To turn the multiroom system
off from a remote room, press the
Power Off Button
å
1.
When the multiroom
system is tur
ned on,
you may
use the same buttons on either remote that would
normally be used to control an AVR function such as
volume, source selection, tuner control or the opera-
t
ion of an iPod docked to The Bridge. If any of the
input devices are connected to the
IR Output C or
Full Carrier IR Output B, by either a hard-wire con-
nection or through an optional IR “blaster,” you may
use the
Transport Controls
π
on the ZR 10 to
o
perate compatible Harman Kardon products.
To turn the system off from the remote room, press
the
Power Off Button 0
å
. Remember that the
A
VR 445 may be turned on or off from the remote
r
oom, r
egardless of the system’s operation or status
in the main room.
NOTE: When XM Radio or the tuner is selected as
the source for the remote zone, any change to the
frequency or preset 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 the multiroom system on or off from the
room where the AVR is located, press the
Multiroom
Button
Q. When the MULTI ON/OFF
message appears in the Lower Display Line $
press the Set Button F and then press the
‹
/
›
Navigation Buttons D so that the display changes
to
MULTI ON or MULTI OFF, as desired.
Press the
Set Button F again to activate the
command.
NOTE: The multiroom system will remain on even
when the AVR is turned off in the main listening room
where it is located. When the AVR 445’s multiroom
system is turned on, but the unit is in the Standby
mode (turned “off”) in the room where the AVR 445
is located,
the light surrounding the front-panel
Standby/On Switch 0 will remain blue, rather than
amber, and a
MULTI-ROOM ON message
will be shown in the
Lo
wer Display Line
D.
When the
Multiroom
system is turned on,
the input
selected using the Multiroom menu will be fed to the
Multiroom Audio Outputs 8 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 ZR 10
remote in the remote location,
or the A-BUS
keypad,
or on the optional audio power amplifier connected to
the
Multiroom Audio Outputs 8.
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 AVR, 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
actually being in that room.
To change the input source or volume in the remote
zone from the room where the AVR is located, press
t
he
M
ultiroom Button
Q.
When the
M
ULTI
ON/OFF
message appears in the Lower Display
Line
$, press the Set Button F and then
press the
⁄
/
¤
Navigation Buttons D so that the
display changes to either
MULTI INPUT or
M
ULTI LEVEL
,
depending on which setting
you wish to change. Press the
Set Button F again
and then use the
‹
/
›
Navigation Buttons D to
change the input or volume. Press the
Set Button F
o
ne more time to activate the command.
N
ote that the this volume adjustment controls the level
for the output to the
Multiroom Audio Outputs 8
and for any speakers connected to the Surround
Back/Multiroom Speaker Outputs
E when the
Surround Back amplifier channels are configured for
Multiroom use, as shown on page 44. 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.
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