Onkyo TX-NR1008 - Manual (Page 77)

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Adjusting the Volume for Zones
Muting Zones
Adjusting the Tone and Balance of Zone 2
Note
• Zones can also be unmuted by adjusting the volume.
• The Zone 2 volume, tone, and balance function have no effect on
ZONE 2 PRE OUT when the “Zone2 Out” setting is set to
“Fixed” (
➔ 75).
• The Zone 3 volume function has no effect on ZONE 3 PRE
OUT when the “Zone3 Out” setting is set to “Fixed” ( ➔ 75).
• Even if you repeatedly press the remote controller’s ZONE to
select zones, the last zone selection will be retained once you
have switched to other components by pressing other REMOTE
MODE after pressing ZONE.
To control the AV receiver with the remote controller
while you’re in Zone 2 or Zone 3, you’ll need a commer-
cially available multiroom remote control kit for each
zone.
• Multiroom kits are made by Niles and Xantech.
These kits can also be used when there isn’t a clear line of
sight to the AV receiver’s remote sensor, such as when it’s
installed inside a cabinet.
Using a Multiroom Kit with Zone 2/3
In this setup, the IR receiver in Zone 2/3 picks up the
infrared signals from the remote controller and feeds them
through to the AV receiver in the main room via the con-
necting block.
The miniplug cable from the connecting block should be
connected to the AV receiver’s IR IN jack, as shown
below.
On the remote controller, press ZONE repeatedly,
and then use VOL / .
On the AV receiver, press ZONE 2 or ZONE 3
(the ZONE 2/3 indicator and Zone 2/3 selector on
the display flashes) and press LEVEL followed by
Up /Down within 8 seconds.
On the remote controller, press ZONE repeatedly,
and then press MUTING.
To unmute a zone, on the remote controller, press
ZONE, and then press MUTING again.
1 On the AV receiver, press ZONE 2.
2 Press the AV receiver’s TONE repeatedly to select
“Bass”, “Treble” or “Balance”.
3 Use / to adjust the bass, treble or balance.
• You can boost or cut the bass or treble from –10 dB
to +10 dB in 2 dB steps.
• You can adjust the balance from 0 in the center to
+10 dB to the right or +10 dB to the left in 2 dB
steps.
Using the Remote Controller in
Zone 2/3 and Multiroom Control Kits
IR IN
Connect-
ing block
Remote controller
IR
receiver
Main room Zone 2/3
Signal flow
From the connecting block
Miniplug cable
AV receiver