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Gentlemen;

If only out of a sheer lack of any info at all on Parasound equipment online, I find myself in dire need of help with my Parasound zpre2 and my newly acquired RM5 remote courtesy of parasound. It doesn’t seem to want to communicate with the preamp except to make the zone lamp light up red. I understand through what limited info I find online that the remote and the amp must be synchronized to the same zone, but nothing I do seems to accomplish this.

The instructions for the original remote don’t apply because the buttons are different and they don’t correspond. Does anyone know the secret to getting this remote taking to my preamp?

 

Mike

mjmcg

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bkeske
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@mjmcg 

That makes no sense to me (why they would send that remote) as it is for a completely different piece of equipment. Perhaps it will work, but how you get it to work with the zPre2 is the issue.

I would call them to discuss.

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bkeske
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I have a zPre3, but I have no ‘zones’, only input selections. 
 

I found pics of both the 2 & 3 remotes 

zPre2


 

zPre3


 

Does your replacement look like either of those?

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bkeske
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Bottom line, Parasound sent you a remote that does not work for the zPre2. I would call them and hold them accountable.

Sure, the button on the remote may light up, but that only means the remote has power, not much else.

There are guys out there selling generic remotes that are programmed (per their claim) for the zPre2. You just end up with a remote with 50 buttons and only a handful are in use. I guess that would be better than nothing.

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