How do I hook up Zone 2 speakers?

How do I hook up Zone 2 speakers?

What is the zone 2 feature and how to use it?

1. Turn on the receiver and play the source that you want to listen to in zone 2.
2. Turn on the amplifier in zone 2.
3. Press the ZONE button to switch the remote to zone 2.
4. Press the.
5. Press one of the following buttons to select the source that you want to listen to:

What is a dual zone receiver?

From the A/B Speaker Switch to Zone 2 The Zone 2 feature on a home theater receiver sends a second source signal to the speakers or a separate audio system in another room. This feature is more flexible than connecting additional speakers and placing the speakers in another room, as with an A/B speaker switch.

What is all zone stereo?

All Zone Stereo is a feature that allows you to play back music in another room (Zone 2 / Zone 3) while it’s played back simultaneously in the Main Zone. It is important to note that use of All Zone Stereo will disable all Dolby Digital and DTS decoding in the Main Zone while it’s enabled.

How many speakers do you need in Zone 1?

You’ll need multiple speakers to evenly distribute sound throughout that large, open area. In our example, we’re going with five. We need six amplifier channels to power the five speakers in Zone 1.

How many channels does a multi zone sound system need?

Multi-zone home theater receivers have seven, nine, or eleven channels of power. Sometimes they have more speaker connections than channels. A receiver with nine sets of speaker outputs, for example, might only be able to power seven speakers at a time. Let’s say you have a nine-channel receiver with 11 speaker outputs.

Can you control the volume of two speakers at the same time?

You cannot raise or lower the volume for one pair without affecting the volume of the other pairs. If you want to be able to control the volume of each pair of speakers independently with a traditional speaker selector, then you’ll need to add a volume control device in the room where that set of speakers is located.

What happens when speakers are wired opposite each other?

The result is a strange and poor sounding stereo. In most cases, you’ll notice a lack of bass sound and it won’t sound pleasing to the ear as expected. When speakers are wired the opposite of each other sound waves cancel out. When wired the same, sound waves add together for more sound.

Can You Use Zone 2 with a pair of outdoor speakers?

Use zone 2 with a pair of outdoor speakers. I would like to be able to play zone 2 while not have the main zone play if i want it off or play something different. I tried to configure zone 2 per the manual using the GUI with the surround back speakers connected.

Where does the sound come from in Zone 2?

The only sound i get From zone 2 is from the front speakers which are the ones i want off. I was hoping to only have sound out of speakers other the front speakers for zone 2.

Multi-zone home theater receivers have seven, nine, or eleven channels of power. Sometimes they have more speaker connections than channels. A receiver with nine sets of speaker outputs, for example, might only be able to power seven speakers at a time. Let’s say you have a nine-channel receiver with 11 speaker outputs.

What does the surround back do in Zone 2?

With this receiver, the surround back are the zone 2 speaker terminals. It has a label, “amp assign” as well, which lets a seperate amp power the second zone.