Onkyo TX-SR508 Owner Manual - Page 47

Setting the Powered Zone 2 If you've connected your Zone 2 speakers to the AV receiver, as explained in "Connecting Your Zone 2 Speakers Directly to the AV receiver" (➔ 46), you must set the "Front High/Zone2" setting to "Zone2". Menu Hardware 1 Press RECEIVER followed by SETUP. The setup menu appears. 2 Use R/X to select "Hardware", and then press ENTER. 3 Use R/X to select "FrontHigh/Zone2", and F/S to select "Zone2". ` Zone2: FRONT HIGH OR ZONE2 L/R speaker terminals activated (Powered Zone 2 enabled). Using Zone 2 This section explains how to turn Zone 2 on and off, how to select an input source for Zone 2, and how to adjust the volume for Zone 2. Controlling Zone 2 from the AV receiver ZONE 2 OFF -/+ Note • When "Zone2" is selected and Zone 2 turned on, the Zone 2 speakers connected to the FRONT HIGH OR ZONE2 L/R speaker terminals output sound, but the surround back or front high speakers connected to the SURR BACK OR FRONT HIGH L/R speaker terminals do not. When "Zone2" is selected and Zone 2 turned off, the surround back or front high speakers output sound as normal. • When the "Front High/Zone2" setting is set to "Zone2" and the input selector of Zone 2 is selected, power consumption on standby mode slightly increases. • Powered Zone 2 cannot be used if "Speakers Type" is set to "Bi-AMP" (➔ 40). ZONE 2 indicator Input selector buttons 1 To turn on Zone 2 and select an input source, press ZONE 2 on the AV receiver followed by an input selector button within 8 seconds. Zone 2 turns on, the ZONE 2 indicator lights. To select AM or FM press the TUNER input selector button repeatedly. (North American models) You can also select SIRIUS. To select the same source as that of the main room, press ZONE 2 repeatedly until "Z2 Selector: Source" appears on the display. Note • You cannot select different AM or FM radio stations for your main room and Zone 2. The same FM/AM radio station will be heard in each room. 2 To turn off Zone 2, press OFF on the AV receiver. Note • While Powered Zone 2 is being used, listening modes that require surround back and front high speakers (6.1/7.1), such as Dolby Pro Logic IIz Height, Dolby Digital EX, and DTS-ES are unavailable. • When the "Front High/Zone2" setting is set to "Zone2" and the input selector of Zone 2 is selected, power consumption on standby mode slightly increases. En 47