Yamaha RX-Z11 Owner's Manual - Page 139

Using multi-zone configuration Step3: Setting the zone parameter After the connection, turn on this unit and then set the assignment of the speaker terminals and other zone parameters. ■ Assigning the zone speakers Use "Zone SP Assign" to set the zone that each speaker terminal are used for. 1 Press IMENU on the remote control. The top GUI menu appears in the video monitor. 2 Press 9k / n repeatedly to select "Manual Setup" and then 9h. 3 Press 9k / n repeatedly to select "Multi Zone" and then 9h. "Multi Zone" menu appears in the GUI screen. 4 Press9k / n repeatedly to select "Zone SP Assign" and then press 9h. Following display appears in the GUI screen. Speaker B Zone SP Assign Party Mode Set Zone2 Set M2 3 4 F.PRNS EXTRA FRONT CENTER SUR. S.BACK R.PRNS Zone: / SP terminal: / Exit: ENTER 5 Press 9k / n repeatedly to select the desired speaker terminals and then 9l / h repeatedly to select the desired zone you want to use the speaker connected to the selected speaker terminals. When "PREAMP MODE" in the advanced setup is set to "OFF" (see page 143), "FRONT", "CENTER", "SUR." and "S.BACK" are fixed to "M" (the main zone). To make the system of the example (see page 134), set "Zone SP Assign" as follows: M2 3 4 F.PRNS EXTRA FRONT CENTER SUR. S.BACK R.PRNS Zone indications M: Main zone 2: Zone 2 3: Zone 3 4: Zone 4 Speaker terminal indications F.PRNS: FRONT PRESENCE speaker terminals EXTRA: EXTRA SP speaker terminals FRONT: FRONT A speaker terminals CENTER: CENTER speaker terminals SUR.: SURROUND speaker terminals S.BACK: SUR.BACK speaker terminals R.PRNS: REAR PRESENCE speaker terminals PREAMP MODE When "PREAMP MODE" in the advanced setup is set to "ON" (see page 143), you can assign all the speaker terminals of this unit to Zone 2, Zone 3, or Zone 4. The audio signals for the main zone are only output at the PRE OUT jacks. 6 Once you have finished the settings of all the speaker terminals, press 9ENTER to confirm the setting and exit from the "Zone SP Assign" screen. 7 Set other zone parameters appropriately. See pages 109 and 110 for details. 8 Once you have finished the settings of the zone parameters, press IMENU to exit the GUI menu. Controlling Zone 2, Zone 3, or Zone 4 You can select the zone you want to control by using the control buttons on the front panel or on the remote control. ■ Basic operation Front panel operations 1 Press OZONE 2, OZONE 3, or OZONE 4 on the front panel to individually turn on or off Zone 2, Zone 3, or Zone 4. 2 Press OZONE CONTROLS on the front panel repeatedly to select the zone you want to control. Each time you press OZONE CONTROLS, the front panel display changes as shown below, and the indicator for the currently selected zone flashes for approximately 10 seconds. However, no indicator flashes when the main zone is selected. ZONE2 ZONE3 ZONE4 No indicator flashes when the main zone is selected. ZONE2 Controls the Zone 2 functions. ZONE3 Controls the Zone 3 functions. ZONE4 Controls the Zone 4 functions. y • You must complete this step within 10 seconds while the selected zone flashes in the front panel display. Otherwise, the currently selected zone mode is automatically canceled. In this case, press OZONE CONTROLS again. • The initial setting is ZONE2 when Zone 2, Zone 3, and Zone 4 are turned on. Advanced Operation 139 En