Harman Kardon AVR 146 Owner's Manual

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45ADVANCED FUNCTIONSSystem SettingsThe AVR 146 offers several system settings that allow you to make thereceiver easier to use rather than directly affecting performance. Most ofthese settings may be accessed from the SYSTEM SETUP menu, whichis selected by pressing the OSD Button and navigating to the SYSTEMSETUP line of the MASTER MENU. Press the Set Button to display thesubmenu. See Figure 73.Figure 73 – System Setup Menu ScreenVFD FADE TIME OUT: Some people find the brightness of the AVR’sfront-panel display distracting during movies or listening sessions. It’spossible to dim the front-panel display completely using the Dim function(see below). This sets the display to remain dark most of the time, lightingup only when a button is pressed or a remote command is received,and going dark again 5 seconds after the last command. The VFD FADETIME OUT feature also causes the display to light up only whena button is pressed or a change in the incoming signal is detected, butthe display immediately begins to fade to dark. This setting allows youto program the length of the fade time.Select a time-out period of between 3 and 10 seconds, or selectOFF if you prefer to leave the displays on at all times or to use theDim function.VOLUME DEFAULT and DEFAULT VOL SET: These two settings areused together to program a volume level the AVR will always switch towhen turned on. This feature avoids discomfort for listeners in case thelast user turned the volume very high.Press the OSD Button to remove the display from the screen so thatyou may adjust the volume to a desired level while a source is playing.Make a note of the number that appears in the display, and return tothe SYSTEM SETUP menu. At the DEFAULT VOL SET line, select thedesired volume setting, and activate the feature by setting VOLUMEDEFAULT to ON.NOTE: Although volume is normally displayed in 0.5dB incre-ments, the default volume setting only allows whole numbers.SEMI OSD TIME OUT: At this line you may program the amount oftime (2 to 5 seconds) the two-line semi-OSD on-screen messagesremain, or you may deactivate the semi-OSD display altogether if youfind it distracting. These messages will continue to appear on the frontpanel of the receiver.FULL OSD TIME OUT: At this line you may program the amount oftime (20, 30, 40 or 50 seconds) the full-OSD menus remain visibleon screen. The full-OSD system may not be deactivated.DEFAULT SURR MODE: This setting determines how the AVR 146 willhandle Dolby Digital and DTS sources. For the purposes of this setting,the “default surround mode” means the mode encoded in the program,such as Dolby Digital 5.1. With this setting ON, the receiver will alwaysuse the default surround mode encoded in the program. When thissetting is changed to OFF, the receiver will use the surround modeyou selected the last time this type of audio stream was detected.Dolby Digital 2.0 signals default to the Dolby Pro Logic II Movie mode,but you may select another Dolby surround mode manually. For PCMand analog sources, the factory default surround mode is Logic 7Music. In general, the receiver will use the surround mode selectedthe last time that type of signal was received.OSD BACKGROUND: This setting allows you to choose between ablue or black background for the full-OSD menus.NOTE: It isn’t possible to view video sources while the full-OSDmenus are displayed.Dim FunctionSome people find the front-panel messages to be distracting and wouldprefer to dim them or turn them off altogether. When the display isdimmed or darkened, it will return to full brightness for five secondsany time a command is received before dimming or darkening again.To dim the display:Press the Dim Button on the remote. Each button press will cyclethrough the three settings of:VFD FULL: Normal brightnessVFD HALF: Display is dimmed but still visible; the light inside thevolume knob goes darkVFD OFF: Display goes completely dark except for Power Indicatorto remind you that the receiver is turned onAdvanced Remote Control FunctionsThe remote control not only operates the AVR 146, but it also servesas a universal remote that may be programmed to operate many of yourother home theater components, as described in the Installation section.Each time you select one of your other components, the AVR remoteswitches to the control functions for that component. Since many buttonshave unique functions for each component, refer to the Function List inthe Appendix for assistance in operating your other components. Thefunction of each button will not necessarily correspond to the label printedon the button.Punch-Through ProgrammingThe AVR 146 remote’s punch-through feature allows you to selectone component for the remote to operate, while simultaneously setting