AVR 80MK II (serv.man4) - Harman Kardon Audio User Guide / Operation Manual. Page 36

Multiroom Operation

3. When the source is selected, press the

¤

button until the 

>

cursor is next to

RETURN TO MAIN MENU

. Press

. 

4. At the 

MAIN MENU

, press the 

¤

but-

ton once so that the 

>

cursor is pointing

to 

SET UP MENU

. Press 

.

5. This will bring 

SET UP MENU 1

(Figure #2) to the screen. Press the 

¤

button twice until the 

>

cursor is point-

ing to 

GO TO SET UP MENU 2

. Press

.

6. When 

SET UP MENU 2

(Figure #3)

appears, the 

>

cursor will be pointing to

MULTI RM VOL

. Use the 

‹

or 

›

buttons 

q

on the remote to select one

of the following choices.

a. If the remote room is equipped
with a remote receiver only, volume
control will be performed by the
AVR80

using a remote control in

the second room. For this type of con-
trol, select the 

VARIABLE

option. 

b. If the volume control in the remote
room will be controlled by the ampli-
fier in the remote room, or if a spe-
cialized amplifier such as the
AudioAccess AVX-603 will be used,
select 

FIXED

.

7. After making a selection, press the 

¤

button once so that  the 

>

cursor is next

to 

SET LEVEL

.

8. Use the 

‹

or 

›

buttons 

q

on the

remote to establish a volume level for
turn on or constant level, as determined
by the previous selection.

a. If 

VARIABLE

volume has been

selected, this setting will determine
the volume level for the remote room
each time it is turned on.

b. If 

FIXED

volume has been select-

ed, this level will be the constant vol-
ume level at the remote room
location unless a local volume con-
trol is installed. Set the level as close
to “0 dB” as possible without distort-
ing the output signal.

9. When the level has been entered, press
the 

¤

button so that the 

>

cursor is

pointing to 

RETURN TO MAIN MENU

and press 

.

10. At the 

MAIN MENU

, use the naviga-

tional arrow buttons on the remote to
exit from the main system.

The AVR80

is now configured for multi

room operation.

Operation
Multi room operation is simple, and it
may be controlled from either the main
listening room where the AVR80

is

located, or from a remote room where an
IR receiver or AudioAccess keypad has
been installed.

Main Room Operation
In this option, the remote room feed is
controlled from the main listening room
using the AVR80

’s front panel controls.

To activate the remote room feed, press
the

button on the front panel

9

.

This will send the signal of the AVR80

’s

currently selected input source to the
remote room at the volume level estab-
lished in

SET UP MENU 2

.

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