Denon 4306, ZONE2/ZONE3 and the remote control

[WeAreSurrounded]

Hi, anybody using ZONE2/ZONE3 audio with Denon AVR receivers ?

I just started with the new AVR 4306 receiver, previously had AVR 3803 and a great experience with ZONE2.

AS for the 4306, I DON' LIKE few aspects of operating ZONE2 (maybe I'm missing something ):
- like with the 3803, also here you can only control Volume with the remote (no use of receiver's knob) - right?
- when the ZONE2 (or ZONE3) is ON, the MULTI sign is displayed on rcvr's LCD, but you can hardly see it from the distance (3803 had bright red diode which you could not miss)
- I really don't like the remote, but what really gets me is that I can not figure out if the ZONE2/ZONE3 is ON or OFF just by looking at the remote.
There's no indicator.
So, if I'm in the ZONE2 room and can not see the receiver, I'm trying to put the volume up (with the remote and RF/IR transmitter) but I don't even know if the ZONE2 is ON or OFF.
- even worse, by using volume button in the Main zone and not knowing that Iam actually controlling ZONE2 at the moment, by accident I can make somebody (who happens to be in the ZONE2 room) scared to death/deaf.

Anybody having similar discomfort/any advices here ?

 

[AVRat]

I know what you mean; it’s like feeling around in the dark. I usually start my system with the tuner on so that I know it’s working properly. Then I switch inputs if I want.

 

[WeAreSurrounded]

Additional problem/discovery ?

Hi, anybody using ZONE2/ZONE3 audio with Denon AVR receivers ?
- when the ZONE2 (or ZONE3) is ON, the MULTI sign is displayed on rcvr's LCD, but you can hardly see it from the distance (3803 had bright red diode which you could not miss)

And since yesterday I have discovered that even when you switch off both ZONE2 and ZONE3 (with remote) the sign MULTI stays lit on the receiver's display.
So, what's the purpose of it - anybody knows something I don't - here ?

 

[WeAreSurrounded]

Help -another question regarding the remote

As I mentioned before, I really don't like this piece of cr.. called remote, so I will replace it with something universal like H880. My suspicion is though that even the best universal will not provide the total control of 4306 like its original remote is supposed to do.

In a meanwhile I was trying to implement the standard codes (listed in manual) for several input/output devices I have, so I could control them with this remote. These are:
TV: Pioneer
STB: Scientific Atlanta
CD: Cambridge Audio
DVD/Universal: Denon
DVD2: CyberHome

And besides Denon (obviously), nothing else worked !
I followed closely the manual instruction, but was not successful with the remote's setup. Am I missing something here ?

 

[MDS]

As I mentioned before, I really don't like this piece of cr.. called remote, so I will replace it with something universal like H880. My suspicion is though that even the best universal will not provide the total control of 4306 like its original remote is supposed to do.

If the original remote control works, you can manually learn every command from it to a universal remote and then the universal will provide total control just like the original. I use one and only one remote for my system - HTM MX-350 - and it controls absolutely everything. It's not as convenient to set up because it doesn't offer the web set up like the Harmony, but I have yet to find any remote command from an oem remote that it cannot handle.

The web setup of the Harmony may or may not include every function on the original remote but you could always set it up and then manually add what is missing.

 

[audio chick]

I had a audio store set up my system a few months ago, and now I'm learning about it/what they did. I have a Harmony 890, and it makes the day to day switching to my Zone 2 alot easier. I had to have Harmony help me with the Zone 2 set up, but they got on my profile and did it for me!! Too cool. So now, I always push the zone 2 button and know that's the volume going up/down. I HATE the Denon remote too...

 

[WeAreSurrounded]

I have a Harmony 890, and it makes the day to day switching to my Zone 2 alot easier. I had to have Harmony help me with the Zone 2 set up, but they got on my profile and did it for me!! Too cool. So now, I always push the zone 2 button and know that's the volume going up/down. I HATE the Denon remote too...

Thanks, audio chick
It's really too cool !
I guess I will contact the Harmony people as well - regarding ZONE2 setup.

 

[audio chick]

Let me know how it's going..I've been struggling with the Internet/Ethernet setup..I've hooked a laptop up via ethernet, and can control the Denon, but I haven't been able to get the internet radio up and running. I stink at networks, my brother set our dsl wireless one up and I'm trying to figure that out too.. Eventually I want to hook the Denon wirelessly into my network..but I want to do it right the first time