AVR 85 (serv.man4) - Harman Kardon Audio User Guide / Operation Manual. Page 36

AVR85 120   rev (g) 6/14/97

Multiroom Operation

4. If the 

FIXED

option has been chosen,

use the 

‹

or 

› 

buttons 

i

to enter the

desired volume level for the multiroom
output, as indicated by the numbers in
the highlighted video box. When the

VARIABLE

option is chosen, this is the

volume setting that 
will be used when the multiroom system
is first activated. In either case, set the
level as close to “0dB” as possible without
causing distortion in the output signal.
When the desired number has been
entered, press the 

¤ 

button and then

to return to the main menu.

5. Press the 

⁄

button 

i

once so that

the on-screen cursor is pointing to

MULTI ROOM SEL

and press 

j

. This will take you to the 

MULTI

ROOM SELECTOR

menu.

6. At the 

MULTI ROOM SELECTOR

menu (see figure #18) use the 

‹

or 

›

buttons to select the input to the multi-
room system when the 

FIXED

option is

selected. When the desired source is high-
lighted in reverse video, press the 

¤ 

but-

ton twice and then press 

j

to

return to the main menu. You may then
exit the menu system or adjust other
functions.

Operation
Multiroom operation is simple, and 
it may be controlled from either the
main listening room where the AVR85 is
located, or from a remote room where an
IR receiver has been installed.

Main Room Control
To activate the feed to the remote room
from the room where the AVR85 is locat-
ed, press the 

button 

#h

on the

front panel or remote.

If the 

VARIABLE

option was selected in

SETUP MENU 4

, the 

indicator

D

will flash, indicating that Source Link

is in effect. This means that any change
to the AVR85 input in the main room will
also change the input to the remote zone
audio output. If the 

FIXED

option was

selected, the 

indicator will illumi-

nate in a steady state and the input to the
remote room will be the source selected
in the 

MULTI ROOM SELECTOR

menu.

Once the remote room feed is turned on,
it will remain on even if the AVR85 is
turned off for main room listening and
the front panel indicators go dark. The

indicator will remain lit to remind

you that the feed is still active. To turn the
remote feed off, simply press the 

button 

# h

. An on-screen message will

appear (see figure #19) to remind you
that people may be listening in another
room. Press the 

button a second

time to turn the remote feed off, or press
the 

button 

x

to cancel the

menu and leave the remote room feed
on. Note that in some sources there may
be no code programmed into the 

button, so the menu will disappear from
the screen automatically in about ten
seconds.

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M U L T I   R M   V O L

                     

V A R I A B L E

                     

F I X E D

S E T   L E V E L    

- 3 0 d B

                         

R E T U R N   T O   M A I N   M E N U

S E T U P   M E N U   4

Figure 17

S E L E C T E D :

T U N E R

    T V

                  C D           D V D

                  T A P E 1     V C R 1

O F F             T A P E 2     V C R 2

                                A U X

V O L   L E V E L : - 3 7 d B   V A R I

R E T U R N   T O   M A I N   M E N U

M U L T I   R O O M   S E L E C T O R

Figure 18

T U R N   M U L T I - Z O N E   O F F

?

U S E R S   M A Y   B E   L I S T E N I N G

I N   O T H E R   R O O M S

P R E S S   A G A I N   T O   P R O C E E D

O R   " C L E A R "   T O   C A N C E L

Figure 19

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