Harman Kardon AVR 247 Owner's Manual

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48 ADVANCED FEATURESIf you wish to make adjustments to other itemson the SYSTEM SETUP menu, press the⁄/¤ Navigation Button D to place theblue cursor bar on the desired item and pressthe Set Button F to make an adjustment toanother menu. If you have completed alladjustments, press the OSD Button L to exitthe 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 unitwas turned off. However, you may prefer toalways have the AVR turn on at a specificsetting, regardless of what was last in use whenthe unit was turned off. To change the defaultcondition so that the same volume level isalways used at turn-on, you will need to makean adjustment in the SYSTEM SETUPmenu. To start the adjustment, press the OSDbutton L to bring the main menu (Figure 1) tothe screen. Press the ⁄ button D, until theSystem-tab is highlighted in white.Press the Set button F to enter theSYSTEM SETUP menu (Figure 35).At the SYSTEM SETUP menu make certainthat the blue cursor bar is on the VolumeDefault line by pressing the ⁄/¤ buttonsD as needed. Next, press the Set ButtonF, followed by the ‹/› buttons E sothat the word O N is shown in the video displayand press Set F to confirm. Next, press the¤ button D once so that the blue cursor barhighlights the Default Volume Setline. To set the desired turn-on volume, press theSet Button F, followed by the ‹/› buttonsE or hold them pressed until the desiredvolume level is shown on the DefaultVolume Set line and press the Set ButtonF to confirm. Note that this setting may NOTbe made with 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 desiredlevel using the regular volume controls .When the desired volume level to be used atturn-on is reached, make a note of the setting asit appears in the lower third of the video screenor in the Main 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 blue cursor bar is highlighting the desiredsetting. If you have no other adjustments tomake, press the OSD Button L to exit themenu system.Semi-OSD SettingsThe semi-OSD system places two-line messagesat the lower third of the video display screenwhenever the Volume, Input Source, Surroundmode or tuner frequency of any of theconfiguration settings are changed. The semi-OSD system is helpful in that enables you tohave feedback on any control changes or remotecommands using the video display when it isdifficult to view the front-panel displays.However, you may occasionally prefer to turnthese displays off for a particular listeningsession. You may also want to adjust the lengthof time the displays remain on the screen. Bothof those options are possible with the AVR.To turn off the semi-OSD system, you will needto make an adjustment in the SYSTEMSETUP menu (Figure 35). To start theadjustment, press the OSD button L to bringthe main menu to the screen. Press the⁄ Button D, until the System -tab is high-lighted in white. Press the Set Button F toenter the SYSTEM SETUP menu.At the SYSTEM SETUP menu make certainthat the blue cursor bar is highlighting theSemi OSD Timeout line by pressing the⁄/¤ buttons D as needed. Next, press theSet Button F, followed by the › button so that the word OFF is shown in the videodisplay and press Set F to confirm the newsetting.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 the SemiOSD Timeout-line as outlined earlier, andpress the Set Button F. Next, press the‹/› Buttons E until the desired time inseconds is displayed and press the Set ButtonF to confirm the new setting. Note that unlikemost of the other options in this menu, this is apermanent setting change, and the time-outentry will remain in effect until it is changed,even when the unit is turned off.If you wish to make other adjustments in themenu, press the ⁄/¤ Buttons D until the bluecursor bar is highlighting the desired setting. Ifyou have no other adjustments to make, pressthe OSD Button L to exit the menu system.Full-OSD Time Out AdjustmentThe FULL OSD menu system is used tosimplify the setup and adjustment of the AVRusing a series of on-screen menus. The factorydefault setting for these menus leaves them onthe screen for 20 seconds after a period ofinactivity before they disappear from the screenor Time Out. This Time Out is a safety measure toprevent the menu text from burning into theCRTs in your monitor or projector, which mighthappen if they were left on indefinitely. However,some viewers may prefer a slightly longer orshorter period before the Time Out display.To change the Full-OSD Time Out, you will needto make an adjustment in the SYSTEMSETUP menu (Figure 35). To start theadjustment, press the OSD button L to bringthe main menu to the screen. Press the ⁄button D, until the System- tab on the leftis highlighted in white. Press the Set ButtonF to enter the SYSTEM SETUP menu.At the SYSTEM SETUP menu make certainthat the blue cursor bar is highlighting theFull OSD Timeout line by pressing the⁄/¤ Buttons D as needed. Next, press theSet Button F, followed by the ‹ /› buttonsE until the desired time is displayed inseconds and press the Set Button F toconfirm the new setting. Note that unlike mostof the other options in this menu, this is apermanent setting change, and the time-outentry will remain in effect until it is changed,even when the unit is turned off.If you wish to make other adjustments in themenu, press the ⁄/¤ Buttons D until theblue cursor bar is highlighting the desiredsetting. If you have no other adjustments tomake, press the OSD Button L to exit themenu system.Advanced Features