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Question

Whole Home / Multi-Zone Audio Help. Existing System.

Apr 9, 2018 4:48PM PDT

Good afternoon and thank you in advance for any help I get. I recently moved into a custom built house, with a multi-zone audio system installed. Unfortunately the house was not custom built by me and I have no idea how to use the system to its full potential. I am a home audio NEWB, I know nothing and am looking to educate myself.

Each room in the house has a speaker in the ceiling, as well as a faceplate with IR capability, source selection and volume control.

The speakers and face-plates are wired to a mane hub in my living room, and connected to a multi-zone controller/Amp.

The only way I've been able to figure out so far how to play audio to the speaker at all, is to hook up a source, via a 3.5mm audio cable to the Zone 6 input in the amp. I then need to walk to each individual faceplate, turn it on and select the Zone 6. I would love to have each zone turn on automatically when the amp is powered on.

I could not locate a model number or brand for the controller/amplifier.

Ideally, I would like to be able to stream music wireless, via either airplay or bluetooth, I just have no idea how to accomplish this with one source of music, let alone multiple sources. At first I thought maybe an AV receiver could accomplish this, at least with one source... I came up on a Denon AV receiver that is able to be controlled via airplay. I cannot figure out how to hook the receiver to the amp to stream the music though...

Any advice is greatly appreciated. I would like to use the equipment that is already installed, if the receiver does not have the capability to be used, I dont have a problem selling it and replacing it with a better option.

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Clarification Request
I don’t see a ‘pre-out’ option
Apr 9, 2018 7:30PM PDT

Typically, it’s a pre-out/zone 2 connection between the AV receiver and secondary amp/speaker selector. I don’t see the obvious connection like that, unless you tried one half of one of the inputs (which Bob also suggested?).

If the manuals don’t help visit AVS forums. Some great advice there when I have needed in a pinch for installs. Thanks for the photos, btw.

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Let's try simple first.
Apr 9, 2018 5:00PM PDT

What is the zone that the faceplate defaults to? Maybe use that input instead?

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It appears the company is still in business.
Apr 9, 2018 5:06PM PDT