Onkyo TX-SR803/803E - Manual (Page 82)

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Zone 2
With the Zone 2 function, you can enjoy one input
source in the main room and a different input source in
another room.
There are two ways to hook up your Zone 2 speakers:
1) Use an amp (receiver or integrated amp) in Zone 2 and
connect your Zone 2 speakers to it.
2) Connect your Zone 2 speakers to this AV receiver.
Using an Amp in Zone 2
With this hookup, you can enjoy 7.1-channel playback in
the main room and a different stereo source in Zone 2.
The volume for Zone 2 is set on the other amp.
Hookup
• Use an RCA audio cable to connect the AV receiver’s
ZONE 2 LINE OUT L/R jacks to an analog audio
input on the amp in Zone 2.
• Connect the Zone 2 speakers to the speaker terminals
on the amp in Zone 2.
Using Only Speakers in Zone 2
With this hookup, you can enjoy 5.1-channel playback in
the main room and a different stereo source in Zone 2.
The volume for Zone 2 is set on this AV receiver.
Hookup
• Connect your Zone 2 speakers to the AV receiver’s
ZONE 2 SPEAKERS terminals.
Zone 2 12V Trigger
When Zone 2 is turned on, the ZONE 2 12V TRIGGER
OUT goes high (+12 volts, 100 milliamperes max). Con-
necting this jack to a 12-volt trigger input on a compo-
nent in Zone 2 will turn that component on or off when
Zone 2 is turned on or off on this AV receiver.
Connecting Zone 2
R L
IN
Main room
Zone 2
TV
Receiver/
integrated amp
AV receiver
You don’t need to make any settings to use this hookup.
Proceed to “Using Zone 2” on page 83.
L R
Main room
TV
Zone 2
AV receiver
You must set the “Powered Zone 2” setting to “Act”
(Activated) in order to use this hookup (see page 83).