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MULTIROOM OPERATION  37

The AVR 7000 is fully equipped to operate as the
control center for a sophisticated audio/video
multiroom system with optional remote external
Infrared (IR) sensors, TV, speakers and power
amplifiers. Although some multi-room installa-
tions will require the services of a specially
trained installer, it is possible for the average 
do-it-yourself hobbyist to install a simple remote
room system.

Installation
The key to remote room operation is to link the
remote room to the AVR 7000’s location with
wire for an infrared receiver and speakers or an
amplifier and a TV. For complete installation
instructions for Multiroom use, see page 18.

Multiroom Setup
Once the audio and IR link connections have been
made, the AVR 7000 needs to be configured for
multiroom operation using the steps below. Press
the OSD button 

I to bring the MAIN

A U D I O S E T U P

menu (Figure 1) to the

screen. Press the 

⁄

¤

button 

6, until the on-

screen 

›

cursor is next to the MULTI-

R O O M

line. Press the Set button 

8 to enter

the MULTI-ROOM SETUP menu
(Figure 10).

When the MULTI-ROOM SETUP
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 

›

button 

9 so that O N is high-

lighted. If you do not wish to turn the system on
at this time or to proceed to the next step, press
the 

⁄

¤

Button 

6 once so that the 

›

on-

screen cursor is next to the MULTI I N line.

At the MULTI I N line, press the 

‹

/

›

but-

tons 

9 until the desired Audio/video input

to the multi-room system appears in the high-
lighted video. Note that when a pure audio
source (CD, Tape, Tuner) is selected, the former
video source will keep fed to the Multiroom
Video Outputs d. When the selection has
been made, press the 

¤

button 

6 once so

that the 

›

on-screen cursor is next to the

M U L T I V O L

line.

At the MULTI V O L line, press the 

‹

/

›

buttons 

9 or hold them pressed until the

desired volume level for the multi-room system
is entered. DO NOT use the regular volume con-
trol knobs for this setting. When all settings for
the multiroom setup have been made, press the

⁄

/

¤

buttons 

6 until the on-screen 

›

cursor

is next to the RETURN T O M A I N
M E N U

line. If you have no other adjustments

to make, press the OSD button 

I to exit the

menu system.

Multiroom Operation
To activate the feed to the remote room, press
the Multiroom button 

Q on the remote.

Next, press the Set button 

8. Press the

⁄

¤

buttons 

6 to turn the multiroom feed on or

off. When the multiroom system is on, the Multi
indicator O will light in the Information
Display Ò , and the Main Information
Display W or OSD will display MULTI O N.
Press the Set button twice 

8 to enter the set-

ting.

When the multiroom system is turned on, the
audio and video input, selected in the Multiroom
Setup Menu (Figure 10), will be fed to the
Multiroom Output jacks d on the rear panel.
The volume will be as set in the same menu,
although it may also be adjusted using an
optional IR sensor and the Zone II remote in the
remote location or on the optional audio power
amplifier connected to the Multiroom Output
jacks d.

If an optional IR sensor (or any other remotable
Harman Kardon unit with IR sensor integrated,
see page 18) is located in the remote room and
connected to the AVR 7000’s Multiroom IR
Input jack b, the multiroom system may be
turned on or controlled by simply pointing the
Zone II remote, or an optional programmable
remote that includes codes for the AVR 7000, at
the IR sensor. Note that depending on the type of
programmable remote used, the code for the
AVR’s Multiroom IR Input button b may not
be contained in the preprogrammed code library,
and must be “learned” into the remote, if possi-
ble.

Once the multiroom system is turned on, the
AVR 7000’s functions Multiroom on/off, input
selection, volume, mute and tuner preset selec-
tion or tuning may be operated by using the
Zone II remote and an optional remote IR sensor
connected to the Multiroom IR Input jack b.
In addition, the Zone II remote may also be used
to control compatible Harman Kardon CD, cas-
sette and DVD players using the remote’s trans-
port controls ∂Ƀ.

Once the multiroom system is turned on, it will
remain on even if the AVR 7000 is placed in the
Standby mode in the main room by pressing the
Power Off Button

3 or the System Power

Control 2 on the front panel. To turn off the
multiroom system from the main listening room,
even when the AVR is in Standby mode, press
the Multiroom button 

Q and then the Set

button 

8. Press the 

⁄

¤

buttons 

6 so that

the Multi indicator O in the Information
Display Ò goes out, and the Main
Information Display W or OSD will display
M U LTI O F F

. Press the Set button 

8 to

enter the setting and turn the unit off.

Even when the AVR is turned off (to Standby
mode) and the Multiroom system is turned off
too, the multiroom system may be turned on at
any time from any room by pressing the
Multiroom button 

Q.

*   M U L T I - R O O M   S E T U P   *

M U L T I - R O O M :

O F F

  O N

M U L T I   I N     : F M 1 0 2 . 7 0 M H Z

M U L T I   V O L   : / 2 5 d B  

R E T U R N   T O   M E N U

38 PROGRAMMING THE REMOTE

The AVR 7000 is equipped with a powerful
remote control that will control not only the
receiver’s functions, but also most popular brands
of audio and video equipment, including CD
players, cassette decks, TV sets, cable boxes,
VCRs, satellite receivers and other home-theater
equipment. Once the AVR 7000’s remote is pro-
grammed with the codes for the products you
own, it is possible to eliminate most other
remotes and replace them with the convenience
of a single, backlit universal remote control.

As shipped from the factory, the remote is fully
programmed for all AVR 7000 functions, as well as
those of most Harman Kardon CD changers, DVD
players, CD players and cassette decks. In addition,
by following one of the methods below, you may
program the remote to operate a wide range of
devices from other manufacturers.

Direct Code Entry 
This method is the easiest way to program your
remote to work with different products.

1. Use the tables in the following pages to deter-
mine the three-digit code or codes that match
both the product type (e.g., VCR, TV), and the
specific brand name. If there is more than one
number for a brand, make note of the different
choices.

2. Turn on the unit you wish to program into the
AVR 7000 remote.

3. Press and hold both the Input or Video
Selector

2# for the type of product to be

entered (e.g., VCR, TV) and the Mute button
5 at the same time. Hold both buttons until
the red light under the Selector button

2#

stays lit. Note that the next step must take place
while the red light is on, and it must begin within
20 seconds after the light illuminates.

4. If the unit you wish to program into the AVR
7000 remote has a remotable Power on/off func-
tion, follow these steps:

a. Point the AVR 7000’s remote towards the unit

to be programmed, and enter the first three-
digit code number using the Numeric buttons
G. If the unit being programmed turns off, the
correct code has been entered. Press the Input
or Video Selector

2# again, and note

that the red light will flash twice before going
dark to confirm the entry.

b. If the product to be programmed does NOT

turn off, continue to enter the three-digit code
numbers until the equipment turns off. At this
point, the correct code has been entered. Press
the Input or Video Selector

2# again

and note that the red light will flash twice
before going dark to confirm the entry.

5. If the Power function of the unit to be pro-
grammed cannot be remoted, follow these steps
(max. 20 seconds after step 3 above, or else step
3 must be repeated first):

a. Enter the first three-digit code number using

the Numeric buttons 

G and press the

2# again. Press the

remote button of any transport function
remotable with the unit, e.g. Pause

P or

fl

O. If the unit being programmed

starts that function, the correct code has been
entered.

b. If the unit does not start the function whose

button was pressed, repeat steps 3 and 5a
above with the next three-digit code number
listed in the setup code table for that brand
and product type, until the unit reacts properly
to the transport function transmitted.

6. Try all of the functions on the remote to make
certain that the product operates properly. Keep
in mind that many manufacturers use a number
of different combinations of codes, so it is a good
idea to make certain that not only does the
Power control work, but that the volume, channel
and transport controls work as they should. If
functions do not work properly, you may need to
use a different remote code.

7. If the unit does not react to any code en-
tered, if the code for your product does not
appear in the tables in this manual, or if not all
functions operate properly, try programming the
remote with the Auto Search Method.

Note on Using the AVR 7000 remote with
the Harman Kardon CD Recorder CDR2.
As shipped from the factory the remote is pro-
grammed for controlling Harman Kardon CD
players. But it is able to control most functions
of the CD Recorder CDR2 (see function list on
page 42) too after the code ”002” is entered to
the CD Selector button 

2 as described

above. For returning to the CD player control
commands the code ”001” must be entered.

Auto-Search Method
If the unit you wish to include in the AVR7000’s
remote is not listed in the code tables in this
manual or if the code does not seem to operate
properly, you may wish to program the correct
code using the Auto Search method that follows.
Note that the Auto Search method works only
with units whose Power functions can be remot-
ed:

1. Turn on the product that you wish to include in
the AVR 7000 remote.

2. Press the Input or Video Selector

2#

for the type of product to be entered (e.g., VCR,
TV) and the Mute button 

5 at the same time.

Hold both buttons until the red light under the

button stays lit. Note that the next step must take
place while the red light is on, and it must begin
within 20 seconds after the light illuminates.

3. To find out if the code for your unit is pre-pro-
grammed, point the AVR 7000 remote towards
the unit to be programmed, and press and hold
the Sleep Selector button

".This will send out

a series of codes from the remote’s built-in data
base, with each flash of the red light under the
Input or Video Selector

2# indicating

that a code has been sent. When the device to be
programmed turns off,immediately release the
Sleep Selector button

". Note that it may

take one minute or more until the right code is
found and the unit turns off.

4. When the Sleep button was not released in
time after the unit turned off, the right code will
be ”overrun”. That’s why a function test should
be made: Turn the unit on again and press the
Sleep Selector button

" once, than the

Surround Mode selector 

  once too. When

the unit turns off, the right code was found,
when not, the code was ”overrun”. To re-find the
correct code turn on the unit immediately again
and, while the Input or Video Selector
2# still lights red, press (not hold pressed)
the Surround Mode Selector button 

 

repeatedly to step backwards through the codes
available and observe the reaction of the unit at
each press. As soon as the unit turns off the cor-
rect code is found.

5. Press the Input or Video Selector

2#

again, and note that the red light will flash twice
before going dark to confirm the entry.

6. Try all of the functions on the remote to make
certain that the product operates. Keep in mind
that many manufacturers use a number of differ-
ent combinations of codes, and it is a good idea
to make certain that not only the Power control
works, but the volume, channel and transport
controls, as appropriate. If all functions do not
work properly, you may need to Auto-Search for
a different code, or enter a code via the Direct
Code Entry method.

When the code has been entered using the Auto
Search method, it is always a good idea to find
out the exact code so that it may be easily reen-
tered if necessary. You may also read the codes to
verify which device has been programmed to a
specific Control Selector button.

1. Press and hold both the Input or Video
Selector

2# for the type of product to be

entered (e.g., VCR, TV) and the Mute button
5 at the same time. Hold both buttons until
the red light under the buttons 

2# stay lit.

Note that the next step must take place while

PROGRAMMING THE REMOTE  39

the red light is on, and it must begin within 20
seconds after the light illuminates.

2. Press the Test Tone button 

4.The red light

under the Input or Video Selector

2# will

blink in a sequence that corresponds to the three-
digit code, with a one-second pause between each
digit. Count the number of blinks between each
pause to determine the digit of the code. One blink
is the number 1, two blinks is the number 2, and
so forth. Ten blinks are used to indicate a “0.”

Example: One blink, followed by a one-second
pause, followed by six blinks, followed by a one-
second pause, followed by ten blinks indicates
that the code has been set to 160.

For future reference enter the Setup Codes for the
equipment in your system here:

Once the AVR 7000’s remote has been pro-
grammed for the codes of other devices, press the
appropriate Input or Video Selector

2# to

change the remote from control over the AVR
7000 to the additional product. When you press
any of these buttons, it will briefly flash in red to
indicate that you have changed the device being
controlled.

When operating a device other than the 
AVR 7000 RDS, the controls may not correspond
exactly to the function printed on the remote 
or button. Some commands, such as the volume
control, are the same as they are with the 
AVR 7000. Other buttons will change their func-
tion so that they correspond to a secondary label
on the remote. For example, the Sleep and
Surround Mode selector buttons 

"  also

function as the Channel Up/Down button when
operating most TV sets, VCRs or cable boxes. The
Channel Up/Down indication is printed directly on
the remote. The same is true for standard CD
player, cassette deck, VCR and DVD functions,
which follow the standard function icons printed
on top of the buttons.

For some products, however, the function of a
particular button does not follow the command
printed on the remote. In order to see which
function a button controls, consult the Function
List tables printed on page 42/43. To use those
tables, first check the type of device being con-
trolled (e.g., TV, VCR). Next, look at the remote

control diagram pictured on page 42. Note that
each button has a number on it.

To find out what function a particular button has
for a specific device, find the button number on
the Function List and then look in the column for
the device you are controlling. For example, but-
ton number 22 is the Speaker button for the AVR
7000, but it is the “Menu” button for many TVs,
VCRs and Satellite receivers. Button number 35 is
the Preset Tune Down button for the AVR 7000,
the “Reverse Skip” button for CD players and the
“Page Down” button for some cable boxes.

Note that the numbers used to describe the but-
ton functions on page 42/43 for the purposes of
describing how a button operates are a different
set of numbers than those used in the rest of this
manual to describe the button functions for the
AVR.

Notes on Using the AVR 7000 Remote With
Other Devices.
• Manufacturers may use different code sets for
the same product category. For that reason, it is
important that you check to see if the code set
you have entered operates as many controls as
possible. If it appears that only a few functions
operate, check to see if another code set will
work with more buttons.

• Depending on the brand and product type used
the functions listed in the Function List tables
may not correspond with the function the unit
reacts on the command. In these cases it’s a
good idea to edit the reaction of the unit into the
corresponding line of the table or to set up a
separate list.

• When a button is pressed on the AVR 7000
remote, the red light under the Input or Video
Selector

2# for the product being operat-

ed should flash briefly. If the Device Control
Selector flashes for some but not all buttons for a
particular product, it does NOT indicate a prob-
lem with the remote, but rather that no function
is programmed for the button being pushed.

In addition to using codes from the remote’s
internal code library, the AVR 7000’s remote is
able to “learn” codes from remotes that may not
be in the code library. In addition, you may use
this function to “learn over” the codes from a
preprogrammed device to add functions not
included in the preprogrammed codes. To learn
or transfer codes from an IR remote to the AVR
7000’s remote, follow these steps:

1. Place the front of the original remote with the
code being sent so that it is facing the IR
Transmitter Window

$ on the AVR 7000

remote “head-to-head.” The remotes should be
between 2 and 8 cm apart.

2. Select the button on the remote that you wish
to use as the device selector for the codes about
to be entered. This may be any of the
CD/Tape/DVD Input Selectors

2 or the

#.

3. Press the Device Selector button chosen
2# and the Set Button 8 at the same
time. Hold these buttons until the Program
Indicator light

0 turns orange and the red

light under the device selector button turns red.
Release the buttons.

4. Within 20 seconds press the button on the
AVR 7000 remote that you wish to program.
Note that the Program Indicator light

0

will begin to flash for six seconds and the red
light under the device selector will go out. Note
that any button on the remote EXCEPT the AVR
button 

1, the CD/Tape/DVD Input

2 or the Video Remote

# and the Light button J may

be “taught” a remote code from another remote.
The Power On function (if different from the
Power Off function, taught to the Power

3

button), that normally is associated with the
Input Selectors

2 #, can be taught to any

button, that is not charged with any function for
the device selected, e.g. Test 

4.

5. As long as the Program Indicator light

0

is flashing, press and hold the button on the
original remote that you wish to “teach” into the
AVR 7000 remote. When the Program
Indicator light

0 turns green, release the

button. Note that the Program Indicator will then
begin to flash orange again.

6. Within five seconds, press the same button on
the source remote again to verify that the remote
code has been learned correctly. The Program
Indicator light 0 will flash green twice and
then turn to a steady orange color indicating that
the programming was successful.

NOTE: If the Program Indicator light

0

turns red during step 5 or 6, the programming
was not successful. Repeat the step 3 through 6,
but in step 5 hold the button on the original
remote pressed for some seconds after the
Program Indicator light

0 turned green. If

the indicator keeps flashing red in steps 5 or 6,
this code cannot be taught.

7. Repeat steps 4 though 6 for each button on
the source remote that you wish to transfer to
the AVR 7000 remote.

8. Once all codes have been transferred from the
original source remote to the AVR 7000 remote,
press and hold the Device Selector button
2# for the device being programmed and
the Set Button 

8 at the same time until the

0 flashes orange

twice. Release the buttons.

40 PROGRAMMING THE REMOTE

9. Repeat Steps 1 through 8 for any additional
remotes you wish to “teach” into the AVR 7000
Remote.

The AVR 7000’s remote allows you to remove a
single learned command from within a device’s
command set, to remove all the learned com-
mands for a single device, or to remove all the
learned commands that are stored in the remote.
Note that all preprogrammed commands will
never be erased.

To remove single learned commands from within a
single device’s settings, do the following:

1. Press the Input or Video Selectors

2#

for the device you wish to clear a command from
and the Set Button 

8 at the same time.When

the Program Indicator light 

0 turns orange

and the Device Selector turns red, release the but-
tons.

2. Press the button that you would like to erase
the codes for. Note that the Program Indicator
light 

0 will begin to flash continuously and the

red light under the Device Selector will turn off.

3. Press the Light Button 

J and note that the

Program Indicator light 

0 will turn green and

flash twice and then turn orange again. The red
light under the Device Selector will turn on again.

4. At this point, if you wish to remove the codes
from any other buttons in this device, repeat steps
2 and 3.

5. When you have erased the codes from all but-
tons you wish to clear in this device, press and
hold the Device Selector

2# and the Set

Button 

8 at the same time.When the Program

Indicator turns orange and flashes twice and the
red light under the Device Selector goes out, the
process is complete.

To remove all of the learned commands in a single
device, do the following:

1. Press the Input or Video Selector

2#

for the device you wish to clear and the Set
Button 

8 at the same time.When the Program

Indicator light 

0 turns orange and the Device

Selector turns red, release the buttons.

2. Press and hold the Light button 

J until the

red LED under the Device Selector flashes five
times. Release the Light Button.

3. Note that the Program Indicator light 

0

will flash green twice and the red light under the
Device Selector will go out.

4. Then the Program Indicator light 

0 will

turn to a constant orange color to indicate that all
the learned information in the buttons for the
Device have been erased. At this point the red LED
under the Device Selector will turn on again.

5. Press and hold the Device Selector and the Set
Button 

8 at the same time until the Program

Indicator light 

0 flashes orange twice and the

red LED under the Device Selector goes out. The
commands for the device have now been erased
and the process is complete.

To remove ALL of the learned commands that
have previously been entered into the AVR, CD,
TAPE, DVD, SAT, TV, VCR and AUX device buttons,
do the following:

1. Press and hold the TV Device button 

# and

the Light Button 

J at the same time and note

that the Program Indicator light 

0 will begin

to flash red.

2. The Program Indicator light 

0 will flash

green once, orange once and then turn off.

3. Release the buttons. At this point all of the
learned commands have been erased.

Macros enable you to easily repeat frequently
used combinations of commands with the press
of a single button,the Power button 

3 on the

AVR’s remote control. Once programmed, a macro
will send out up to eight different remote codes in
a pre-determined order enabling you to automate
the process of turning on your system, changing
devices, or other common tasks. Note that only
those buttons can be used for creating macros
that are preprogrammed with codes for the
device selected (corresponding Device Selector
button must light up if function button is
pressed). The AVR’s remote can store two sepa-
rate macro command sequences, one that is asso-
ciated with the AVR Selector Button 

1 (called

Macro 1 in the following), another associated
with the SAT Device Selector button 

#

(called Macro 2).

To program a macro into the Power button follow
these steps:

1. Press either the AVR

1 or the SAT Device

Selector button 

# depending on if Macro 1

or 2 should be programmed, and the Mute
button 

5 at the same time until the red light

under the Device Control Selector turns on.

2. Press the Power button 

3.

3. Enter up to eight steps for the macro sequence
by pressing the Selector button 

12# for

the device to be controlled (needed also for the
AVR itself) and then pressing the button for the
actual command step. Although the macro may
contain up to eight steps, each button press
counts as a step, including those used to change
devices. The red light under the Selector button
1 # pressed in step 1 above to select the
macro will blink once to confirm each button
press as you enter commands.

NOTE: While entering commands for Power
On/Off of the external Video devices SAT, TV, VCR
or AUX during a macro sequence, press the Mute
button 

5 (valid for devices with a common but-

ton for power on and off, if separate buttons are
used, see ”Important Notes” below). DO NOT
press the Power button 

3. To turn the AVR

7000 on you must press the AVR Selector

1

(this will also select the latest input) or any of the
Device Selectors CD, Tape or DVD

2 (this

will also switch to the CD, Tape or DVD input), to
turn it off use the Mute button 

5. Your CD or

DVD player will be turned on by pressing the 
corresponding Device Selector button 

2, to

turn it off use the Mute button 

5.

• Remember to press the appropriate Device
Selectors button 

1 2 # before functions

are changed to another device. This is also need-
ed for the AVR itself, particulary if it was turned
on by the CD, Tape or DVD

2 Selector rather

than AVR

1.

4. When all steps have been entered, press the
Sleep button 

" to store the commands. The

red light under the Device Selectors

1#

pressed in step 1 above will blink twice and
then turn off.

Example: To program your TV, SAT Receiver and
the AVR 7000 to turn on when the Power button
is pressed, first press and hold down the SAT
# (macro 2) and Mute buttons 5 until the
red light comes on under the SAT button, then
press the Power button 

3. Next press the

Selector button AVR

1 or any of the Device

Selectors CD, Tape or DVD

2 to turn on the

AVR’s power and to select CD, Tape or DVD as
input. Press the TV Device Control Selector
# to select the TV mode, and then press the
Mute button 

5, to select TV Power. Finally,

press the AUX Device Control Selector

#

followed by the Mute button 

5 to select SAT

Receiver Power. Press the Sleep button 

" to

enter the commands.

5. To recall any of the two macros available at
first press either the AVR

1 or CD, TAPE,

2 (for Macro 1) or any of the Video

# (for Macro 2), depending

on which macro should be sent, then press the
Power button 

3.

IMPORTANT NOTES:
• If a macro was set up with the AVR Device
Selector

1 (macro 1) the Power button 3

cannot be used anymore for turning off the AVR
itself or the CD or DVD player. Pressing the
Power button 

3 after AVR 1 or CD, TAPE,

2 was selected as device will always play

the macro programmed. The same applies to the
power on/off function of the SAT, TV, VCR or Aux
video device, if a macro was set up with the SAT
Device Selector

# (macro 2).