We haven't done much Marantz. Anyone know if:

1) Their Zone2 allows for HDMI connections to pass signal to Zone2 when Zone1 and Zone2 are on different sources? The manual on their NR1711 ($799 price point) shows that Zone2 only works with analog connections if Z1 and Z2 are on different sources. Are there better models in their line that allow for this functionality?

2) If you are listening to Z1 and Z2 with HDMI-connected sources and you have the SAME source in both areas, are there discrete codes for Z2 power? The manual shows that Z2 will work via HDMI hook-up when Z1 and Z2 are playing identical sources but I don't know if there are discrete codes for this. As an example, Yamaha (which we normally use), just has a PARTY mode for this scenario and there is no discrete Z2 power.

Thanks in advance