AVR 340 (serv.man2) - Harman Kardon Audio User Guide / Operation Manual. Page 44

44 MULTIROOM OPERATION

For installations where A-BUS modules are used,
follow the instructions provided with the A-BUS
remote modules or keypads.
Additional information will also be made avail-
able through the Harman Kardon Web Site at
www.harmankardon.com.

Multiroom Setup
Once the audio and IR link connections have
been made, the AVR needs to be configured for
multiroom operation using the steps below. Press
the OSD button 

L to bring the 

M A S T E R

M E N U

(Figure 1) to the screen. Press the 

⁄

button 

D twice, until the on-screen 

›

cursor is

next to the 

MULTI-ROOM

line. Press the

Set button 

F to enter the 

MULTI-ROOM

menu (Figure 14).

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 

›

but-

ton 

 so that 

O N

is highlighted. If you do not

wish to turn the system on at this time or to pro-
ceed to the next step, press the 

¤

Button 

D

once so that the 

›

on-screen cursor is next to

the 

MULTI I N

line.

At the 

MULTI I N

line, press the 

‹

/

›

buttons

E until the desired Audio/Video input to
the multi-room system appears in the highlight-
ed video. When the selection has been made,
press the 

¤

button 

D once so that the 

›

on-

screen cursor is next to the 

MULTI VOL

line.

At the 

MULTI VOL

line, press the 

‹

/

›

but-

tons 

E or hold them pressed until the

desired volume level for the multi-room 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 

D once so that the on-screen 

›

cursor

is next to the 

BACK T O MASTER MENU

line and press the Set button 

F. If you have

no other adjustments to make, press the OSD
button 

L to exit the menu system.

The AVR is equipped with seven full-power
amplifier channels to allow for complete 7.1-
channel operation without the need for addition-
al external amplifiers. However, in some installa-
tions you may wish to use the traditional 5.1-
channel configuration for the main listening
room, which allows the surround back left/right
amplifier channels to be used to power speakers
placed in a remote zone location.

If you wish to use the Surround Back channel
amplifiers to power the remote zone, you must
change a setting in the 

MULTIROOM

SETUP

menu. To make that change, first call

up the menu system by pressing the OSD
Button

L to bring the 

MASTER MENU

(Figure 1) to the screen. Next, press the 

¤

Button 

D until the 

›

cursor is next to the

MULTI ROOM

line. Press the Set Button

F to enter the 

MULTIROOM SETUP

menu.

To change the setting so that the Surround Back
amplifiers are fed by the source selected through
the Multiroom system, press the 

‹

/

›

E so that 

MULTI

is highlighted in

reverse video and press the Set Button

F.

Remember that once this setting is made you
will not be able to take advantage of any of the
6.1/7.1- channel decoding or processing modes,
and no Surround Back speakers must be selected
in the speaker setup procedure outlined earlier.
In addition the speakers used for the remote
zone must be connected to the Surround
Back/Multiroom Speaker Outputs

. The

volume for these speakers is set by the multi-
room system, as explained on page 44 of this
manual.

Multiroom Operation
When operating the AVR from a remote room
location where an IR sensor link has been con-
nected to the AVR’s rear panel Multiroom IR
Input

), you may use either the Main remote

control or the Zone II remote. To turn on the mul-
tiroom feed, press any of the Input Selector
buttons on the Zone II remote ç or the Main
remote

456. Press the AVR Selector

5 to turn the unit on to the last source, or any
of the other Selector buttons to turn on to a spe-
cific source.

As long as an IR feed to the AVR has been estab-
lished from the remote room, using any of the
buttons on either remote will control the remote
location volume 

î, change the tuner

frequency 

Kè, change the tuner preset

© or mute the output K.

If the Remote IR Output jack 

 on the AVR is

connected to an IR Input jack on compatible
Harman Kardon audio components such as CD,
DVD or cassette players, the transport functions
of those machines may also be controlled using
the Transport Controls

PɃ

©˙∆ on either remote control.

To turn the system off from the remote room,
press the Power-Off button 

0å.

Remember that the AVR 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 frequen-
cy 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, press
the Multiroom button

Q on the remote.

Next, press the Set button 

F.

When the 

MULTI ON/OFF

message

appears in the on-screen display and the Lower
Display Line Ò, press the Set Button

F

and then press the 

⁄

/

¤

D so that display changes to 

MULTI O N

.

Press the Set Button

F again to activate the

setting. Note that this method may be used to
turn the Multiroom system on or off even when
the AVR is in the Standby mode in the main lis-
tening room.

IMPORTANT NOTE: When an A-BUS module is
connected, the AVR’s Multiroom system must be
turned on before the A-BUS module is able to
communicate with the AVR. Once turned on
using the instructions in the preceding para-
graph, the Multiroom system must remain on in
order for the A-BUS module to operate.

When the unit is in the Standby mode, but ready
for Multiroom or A-BUS operation, the lighting
around the Standby/On Switch 3 remains
blue and a 

MULTI O N

message appears in

the Lower Display Line Ò, even though the
unit is “off” in the main listening room.

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 as well as the A-BUS Jack 

(.

The volume will be as set in the same menu,
although it may also be adjusted using an option-
al IR sensor and the Zone II remote in the remote
location or on the optional audio power amplifier
connected to the Multiroom Output jacks 

'.

Although changes to the input source or remote
room volume will normally be made using an IR
sensor in the remote room that is connected to
the AVR, it is also possible to change those set-

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