Marantz sr5003 zone 2 probs

[Fitzyboy2000]

Morning guys.

A friend of mine has a marantz sr5003 amp and is unsure how to use the zone 2 function on it, any ideas or where this info is obtainable, dosent have the book?

Cheers..

 

[stevelup]

I don't have specific knowledge of that amplifier but I can give a bit of general advice.

The vast majority (finger in the air time here 95%+) of amplifiers can only route analogue signals to their zone 2 output.

So for example if you had a Sky HD box hooked up via HDMI / Optical / Coaxial, you would also need a set of two phono's in order to be able to use the zone 2 output.

It could well be that your friend has all their sources connected digitally - in which case he won't get anything out of zone 2.

Owners manual for the 5003 here.

Steve

 

[Fitzyboy2000]

Got u,

but what his set up is, he has got 2 x 2 sets of outside speakers coming back 2 the amp and he wants to connect them up so he can play sound from the sky box or cd player through them, im confused lol...

 

[stevelup]

Hi

That's all fine. All he needs to do is make sure that he has analogue audio leads connected to his amplifier as well as the digital ones.

Steve

 

[Fitzyboy2000]

Thanks Steve

Looking at the book it says you need to connect another amp to the marantz amp by phonos from the zone 2 output? is this correct?

 

[Fitzyboy2000]

Cant really understand the book it says that there is another amp to connect to the marantz for this 2 work.?
still no wiser lol...