Harman Kardon AVR 520 Owners Manual - Page 36

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MULTIROOM OPERATIONS

Multiroom Operation

The AVR 520 is fully equipped to operate

as the control center for a multiroom system

with optional remote external infrared (IR) sen-

sors, speakers and power amplifiers. Although

some multiroom installations will require the

services of a specially trained installer, it is pos-

sible for the average do-it-yourself hobbyist to

install a simple remote room system.

Installation

The key to remote room operation is to link the

remote room to the AVR 520’s location with

wire for an infrared link and speakers or an

amplifier. For installation instructions for

Multiroom use, see page 16.

Multiroom Setup

Once the audio and IR link connections have

been made, the AVR 520 needs to be configured

for multiroom operation using the steps below.

Press the

OSD Button

v

to bring the

MASTER

menu (Figure 1) to the screen.

Press the

¤

Button

n

five times, until the

on-screen

›

cursor is next to the

MULTI-

ROOM

line. Press the

Set Button

p

to

enter the

MULTI-ROOM

menu (Figure 10).

Figure 10

When the

MULTI-ROOM

menu appears,

the on-screen

›

cursor will be at the

MULTI-ROOM

line. Since this line is used

to turn the system on and off, do not make an

adjustment here unless you wish to turn the

system on at this time. To turn the system on,

press the

›

Button

so that

ON

is high-

lighted. If you do not wish to turn the system

on at this time or to proceed to the next step,

press the

¤

Button

n

once so that the

›

on-screen cursor is next to the

MULTIIN

line.

At the

MULTIIN

line, press the

‹

/

›

Buttons

o

until the desired input to the

multiroom system appears in the highlighted

video. When the selection has been made,

press the

¤

Button

n

once so that the

›

on-screen cursor is next to the

MULTI

VOL

line.

At the

MULTIVOL

line, press the

‹

/

›

Buttons

o

until the desired volume

level for the multiroom system is entered. DO

NOT use the regular volume control knobs for

this setting. When all settings for the multiroom

setup have been made, press the

⁄

/

¤

Buttons

n

until the on-screen

›

cursor is

next to the

RETURNTOMASTER

MENU

line. If you have no other adjustments

to make, press the

OSD Button

v

to exit

the menu system.

Multiroom Operation

When operating the AVR 520 from a remote

room location where an IR sensor link has been

connected to the AVR 520’s rear panel

Multiroom IR Input

f

, you may use either

the main remote control or the Zone II remote.

To turn on the multiroom feed, press any of the

Input Selector

buttons on the Zone II remote

∫ç∂

or the main remote

efg

.

Press the

AVR Selector

f

∫

to turn the

unit on to the last source, or any of the other

Selector buttons to turn on to a specific source.

As long as an IR feed to the AVR 520 has been

established from the remote room, using any of

the buttons on either remote will control the

remote location volume

î

, change the

tuner frequency

u

ç

, change the tuner

preset

©

or mute the output

˚

.

If the

Remote IR Output Jack

d

on the

AVR 520 is connected to an IR Input jack on

compatible Harman Kardon audio components

such as CD, DVD or cassette players, the trans-

port functions of those machines may also be

controlled using the

Transport Controls

z

Éƒ©˙∆

on either

remote control.

To turn the system off from the remote room,

press the

Power Off Button

a

å

.

Remember that the AVR 520 may be turned on

or off from the remote room, regardless of the

system’s operation or status in the main room.

NOTE: When the tuner is selected as the source

for the remote zone, any change to the fre-

quency 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

impact the remote room.

To activate the feed to the remote room, while

you are in the main listening room where the

AVR 520 is located, press the

Multiroom

Button

on the remote. Next, press the

Set Button

p

. Press the

⁄

/

¤

Buttons

n

to turn the multiroom feed on or off. When

the multiroom system is on, the

Multi

Indicator

O

will light in the

Main

Information Display

˜

, and the

Main

Information Display

Y

or OSD will display

MULTION

. Press the

Set Button

p

to

enter the setting.

When the multiroom system is turned on, the

input selected using the multiroom menu will be

fed to the

Multiroom Output Jacks

•

on

the rear panel. The volume will be as set in the

previous selection, although it may also be

adjusted using an optional IR sensor and the

Zone II remote in the remote location or on the

optional audio power amplifier connected to the

Multiroom Output Jacks

•

.

Once the multiroom system is turned on, it will

remain on even if the AVR 520 is placed in the

Standby mode in the main room by pressing

the

Power Off Button

å

or the

System

Power Control

2

on the front panel. To turn

off the multiroom system, even when the AVR is

in Standby mode in the main listening room,

press the

Multiroom Button

and then

the

Set Button

p

. Press the

⁄

/

¤

Buttons

n

so that the

Multi Indicator

O

in the

Main Information Display

˜

goes out, and

the

Main Information Display

Y

or OSD

will display

MULTIOFF

. Press the

Set

Button

p

to enter the setting and turn the

unit off.

Even when the AVR 520 is turned off in the

main room, the multiroom system may be

turned on at any time by pressing the

Multiroom Button

, or any of the

Selector Buttons

∫ç∂

in the remote

room.

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* MULTI-ROOM *

MULTI-ROOM:

OFF

ON

MULTI IN

:FM PRESET 01

MULTI VOL :±25dB

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