Pioneer VSX-420-S: Using the MULTI-ZONE feature

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Chapter 6:

Using the MULTI-ZONE feature

Basic MULTI-ZONE setup (

ZONE 2

)

MULTI-ZONE listening

• Connect a separate amplifier to the

ZONE

This receiver can power up to two independent

2 AUDIO OUT

jacks on the rear of this

systems in separate rooms after you have

receiver.

made the proper MULTI-ZONE connections.

You should have a pair of speakers attached to

Different sources can be playing in two zones

the sub zone amplifier as shown in the

at the same time or, depending on your needs,

following illustration.

the same source can also be used. The main

and sub zones have independent power (the

main zone power can be off while the sub zone

is on) and the sub zone can be controlled by

the remote or front panel controls.

Making MULTI-ZONE connections

It is possible to make these connections if you

have a separate speakers for your sub zone

1

(ZONE 2).

You will also need a separate

amplifier for your sub zone.

MULTI-ZONE listening options

The following table shows what you can listen

to in the sub zone:

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Sub Zone Input sources available

ZONE 2 The built-in tuner and other analog

audio sources.

1 You can’t use sound controls (such as the bass/treble controls or Midnight listening) or any surround modes with a separate

amplifier in the sub zone. You can, however, use the features available with your sub zone amplifier.

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Using the MULTI-ZONE feature 06

Using the MULTI-ZONE controls

•If you select TUNER, you can use the tuner

English

controls to select a preset station (see

The following steps use the front panel controls

Saving station presets on page 38 if you’re

to select sources. See MULTI-ZONE remote

2

unsure how to do this).

controls below.

4 When you’re finished, press

CONTROL

again to return to the main zone controls.

Français

You can also press the MULTI-ZONE ON/OFF

button on the front panel to switch off all

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output to the sub zone.

MULTI-ZONE remote controls

Press the button on the remote

control, then with the SHIFT button pressed,

press the buttons below to operate the

1 Press the

MULTI-ZONE ON/OFF

button

corresponding zone.

on the front panel.

Each press selects a MULTI-ZONE option:

The following table shows the possible MULTI-

ZONE remote controls:

Italiano

• ZONE 2 ON – Switches the MULTI-ZONE

feature on

• ZONE 2 OFF – Switches the MULTI-ZONE

feature off

The ZONE indicator lights when the MULTI-

Nederlands

ZONE control has been switched ON.

2 Press

CONTROL

.

1

• When the receiver is on,

make sure that

any operations for the sub zone are done

a. In ZONE 2, you cannot select MULTI IN inputs.

while ZONE 2 shows in the display. If this is

Español

not showing, the front panel controls affect

the main zone only.

3Use the

INPUT SELECTOR

dial to select

the source for the zone you have selected.

For example, Z2: CDR sends the source

Deutsch

connected to the CDR inputs to the sub room

(ZONE 2).

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1 If the receiver is in standby, the display is dimmed, and ZONE2 ON continues to show in the display.

Button What it does

 RECEIVER Switches on/off power in the sub

zone.

INPUT

Use to select the input source in the

SELECT

sub zone.

MULTI

Use to select the input source directly

a

CONTROL

in the sub zone.

buttons

2 The tuner cannot be tuned to more than one station at a time. Therefore, changing the station in one zone also changes the

station in the other zone. Please be careful not to change stations when recording a radio broadcast.

3 • You won’t be able to switch the main zone off completely unless you’ve switched off the MULTI-ZONE control first.

• If you don’t plan to use the MULTI-ZONE feature for a while, turn off the power in both the sub and main rooms so that this

receiver is in standby.

• Volume level cannot be adjusted with this receiver. Use the separate amplifier connected to the ZONE2 OUT to adjust the

volume.

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