Harman Kardon AVR 147 Owner's Manual

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SYSTEM SETUP 39ENGLISHSystem SetupThe AVR 147 is equipped with a number of ad-vanced features that add extra flexibility to theunit’s operation. While it is not necessary to usethese features to operate the unit, they provideadditional options that you may wish to use.Front-Panel-Display FadeIn normal operation, the front-panel displays andindicators remain on at full brightness, althoughyou may also dim them or turn them off asshown on page 38. As an additional option, youmay also set the AVR so that the displays are onwhenever a button is pressed on the front panelor remote, but then fade out after a set period oftime.To set the front-panel displays to the Fade mode,press the OSD Button L to bring theMaster Menu to the screen. Press the ⁄/¤Navigation Button D so that the ➞ cursoris pointed to the SYSTEM SETUP line, andpress the Set Button F to enter theSYSTEM SETUP menu (Figure 13).Figure 13With the SYSTEM SETUP menu on yourvideo display, press the ⁄/¤ NavigationButton D so that the ➞ cursor is pointed tothe VFD FADE TIME OUT line. Next, pressthe ‹ /› Navigation Button E so thatthe amount of time that you wish the displays tofade out after a button is pressed is shown.Once this time is set and the unit returned tonormal operation, the displays will remain on forthe time period selected whenever a button ispressed on the front panel or remote. After thattime they will gradually fade out, with the excep-tion of the lighting surrounding the Standby/OnSwitch 3, which remains on to remind youthat the AVR is turned on. Note that if the dis-plays have been turned completely off using theDim Button, as shown on page 38, the Fadefunction will not operate.If you wish to make adjustments to other itemson the SYSTEM SETUP menu, press the⁄/¤ Navigation Button D to place the➞ cursor next to the desired item, or place the➞ cursor next to the BACK T O MASTERMENU line and press the Set Button F tomake an adjustment to another menu. If youhave completed all adjustments, press the OSDButton L to exit the menu system.Turn On Volume LevelAs is the case with most audio/video receivers,when the AVR is turned on, it will always returnto the volume setting in effect when the unit wasturned off. However, you may prefer to alwayshave the AVR turn on at a specific setting,regardless of what was last in use when the unitwas turned off. To change the default conditionso that the same volume level is always used atturn-on, you will need to make an adjustment inthe SYSTEM SETUP menu. To start theadjustment, press the OSD button L to bringthe MASTER MENU (Figure 1) to the screen.Press the ⁄ button D, until the on-screen ➞cursor is next to the SYSTEM SETUP line.Press the Set button F to enter theSYSTEM SETUP menu (Figure 13).At the SYSTEM SETUP menu make certainthat the on-screen ➞ cursor is next to theVOLUME DEFAULT line by pressing the⁄/¤ buttons D as needed. Next, press the ›button so that the word O N is shown in thevideo display. Next, press the ¤ button D onceso that the on-screen › cursor is next to theDEFAULT VOL SET line. To set the desiredturn-on volume, press the ‹/› buttons Eor hold them pressed until the desired volumelevel is shown on the DEFAULT VOL SETline. Note that this setting may NOT be madewith the regular volume controls.NOTE: Since the setting for the turn-on volumecannot be heard while the setting is being made,you may wish to determine the setting beforemaking the adjustment. To do this, listen to anysource and adjust the volume to the desired levelusing the regular volume controls . When thedesired volume level to be used at turn-on isreached, make a note of the setting as it appearsin the lower third of the video screen or in theMain Information Display Ò.A typical volume level will appear as a negativenumber such as -25dB. When making theadjustment, use the ‹/› buttons E toenter this setting.Unlike some of the other adjustments in thismenu, the turn-on volume default will remain ineffect even when the unit is turned offcompletely, unless it is changed or turned off inthis menu.If you wish to make other adjustments in themenu, press the ⁄/¤ Buttons D until the on-screen ➞ cursor is next to the desired setting orthe BACK T O MASTER MENU line andpress the Set button F. If you have no otheradjustments to make, press the OSD Button Lto exit the menu system.Semi-OSD SettingsThe semi-OSD system places one line messagesat the lower third of the video display screenwhenever the Volume, Input Source, Surroundmode or tuner frequency of any of the configura-tion settings are changed. The semi-OSD systemis helpful in that enables you to have feedbackon any control changes or remote commandsusing the video display when it is difficult to viewthe front-panel displays. However, you mayoccasionally prefer to turn these displays off for aparticular listening session. You may also want toadjust the length of time the displays remain onthe screen. Both of those options are possiblewith the AVR.To turn off the semi-OSD system, you will need tomake an adjustment in the SYSTEM SETUPmenu (Figure 13). To start the adjustment, pressthe OSD button L to bring the MASTERMENU to the screen. Press the ⁄ Button D,until the on-screen ➞ cursor is next to theSYSTEM SETUP line. Press the Set ButtonF to enter the SYSTEM SETUP menu.At the SYSTEM SETUP menu make certainthat the on-screen ➞ cursor is next to theSEMI OSD line by pressing the ⁄/¤ buttonsD as needed. Next, press the › button sothat the word OFF is shown in the videodisplay.Note that this setting is temporary and willremain active only until it is changed or until theAVR is turned off. Once the unit is turned off, thesemi-OSD displays will remain activated, even ifthey were switched off for the previous listeningsession.To change the length of time that the semi-OSDdisplays remain on the screen, go to theSYSTEM SETUP Menu as outlined earlier,and press the ⁄/¤ buttons D as needed, untilthe on-screen ➞ cursor is next to theSEMI-OSD TIME OUT line. Next, press the‹/› Buttons E until the desired time inseconds is displayed. Note that unlike most ofthe other options in this menu, this is a perma-nent setting change, and the time-out entry willremain in effect until it is changed, even whenthe unit is turned off.If you wish to make other adjustments in themenu, press the ⁄/¤ Buttons D until the on-screen ➞ cursor is next to the desired setting orthe BACK T O MASTER MENU line andpress the Set button F. If you have no otheradjustments to make, press the OSD Button Lto exit the menu system.