Playback in zone2 (separate room), Audio output, Playback – Marantz NR1604 User Manual

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Playback in ZONE2 (Separate room)

• You can operate this unit so as to enjoy audio in a room (ZONE2)

other than the MAIN ZONE (room where the unit is located).

• You can simultaneously play back the same source in both the MAIN

ZONE and ZONE2. You can also play back separate sources in the

MAIN ZONE and ZONE2.

Audio output

Zone playback by speaker output

• Set the “Assign Mode” (

vpage  124

) setting to “ZONE2”, and

outputs ZONE2 audio from SURROUND BACK speaker terminals

(The default setting is “ZONE2”).

• If you set the“Assign Mode” (

vpage  124

) setting to “ZONE2”,

the main zone home theater system can play back up to 5.1 channels.

Even if you play back audio recorded in 6.1 or 7.1 channels, this unit

automatically downmixes the audio to 5.1 channels.

n Connecting and setting the speakers

“Assign Mode” setting

(

vpage 124

) and audio

signals output

Connecting the speakers

ZONE2

Output signal :

Stereo (L / R)

ZONE2

w

q w

q

(L)

(R)

When you connect a Blu-ray Disc player to the analog audio input

terminal BD, you can listen to audio from the Blu-ray Disc player in

ZONE2.

NOTE

It is not possible to play the digital audio signals input from the HDMI,

COAXIAL or OPTICAL connectors in ZONE2. Play using analog

connections (in stereo).

Playback

1

Press

ZONE2

to switch the zone

mode to the ZONE2.

ZONE2

lights.

Input source

select buttons

2

Press

POWER

X

to turn on the

ZONE2 power.

The

indicator on the display

lights.

• Also press input source select button when

in standby mode, the power turns on.

• When

POWER

X

is pressed, ZONE2 turns

off.

• Power in ZONE2 can be turned on or off by

pressing

ZONE2 ON/OFF

on the main unit.

3

Press the input source select button to select the input

source to be played.

The audio signal of the selected source is output to ZONE2.

• To perform an operation with the main unit, press

ZONE2 SOURCE

many times.

Each time you press

ZONE2 SOURCE

, the input source changes.

When power for both MAIN ZONE and ZONE2 is set to ON, power

of the MAIN ZONE only can be turned off. In Step 1, press

MAIN

and

POWER

X

in this order.

Adjusting the volume

Use

VOLUME

df

to adjust the volume.

GAdjustable rangeH 0 – 40 – 98

(When the “Scale” (

vpage 112

) setting is “0 – 98”)

GAdjustable rangeH – – – –79dB – –40dB – 18dB

(When the “Scale” (

vpage 112

) setting is “–79.5dB – 18.0dB”)

• At time of purchase, “Volume Limit” (

vpage 132

) is set to “70

(–10dB)”.

Turn

VOLUME

after pressing

ZONE2 ON/OFF

on the main unit to adjust

the sound volume.

Turning off the sound temporarily

Press

MUTE

:

.

The sound is reduced to the level set at “Mute Level” (

vpage 132

)

in the menu.

• To cancel, either adjust the volume or press

MUTE

:

again.

• The setting can also be cancelled by adjusting the volume or turning

off the ZONE2 power.

You can adjust the tone and volume for ZONE2 in “ZONE2 Setup”

(

vpage 132

) in the menu.

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