Harman Kardon AVR 320 Owner's Manual

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The AVR 320 is equipped with a number ofadvanced features that add extra flexibility tothe unit’s operation. While it is not necessaryto use these features to operate the unit, theyprovide additional options that you may wishto use.Display BrightnessThe AVR 320’s Main Information Display˜ is set at a default brightness level that issufficient for viewing in a normally lit room.However, in some home-theater installations,you may wish to occasionally lower the bright-ness of the display, or turn it off completely.To change the display brightness setting for aspecific listening session, you will need to makean adjustment in the ADVANCED menu. Tostart the adjustment, press the OSD Buttonv to bring the MASTER MENU to thescreen. Press the ¤ Button n six times, untilthe on-screen › cursor is next to theADVANCED line. Press the Set Button pto enter the ADVANCED menu (Figure 9).Figure 9To change the brightness setting, at theADVANCED menu, make certain that theon-screen › cursor is next to the VFD line,and press the › Button until the desiredbrightness level is highlighted in the video dis-play. When FULL is highlighted, the display isat its normal brightness. When HALF is high-lighted, the display is at half the normal bright-ness level. When OFF is highlighted, all of theindicators in the Main Information Display˜ will go dark. Note, however, that the greenLEDs for the Input Indicators ˆ and theSurround Mode Indicators ˘, as well asfor the Power Indicator 3, will alwaysremain lit to remind you that the unit is turnedon.The display brightness may also be changed bypressing and holding the Set Button @ onthe front for three seconds until the message inthe Main Information Display Y readsVFD FULL. Within five seconds, press thefront panel Selector Buttons 7$ until thedesired brightness display level is shown. Atthat point, press the Set Button @ again toenter the setting.Once the desired brightness level is selected, itwill remain in effect until it is changed again oruntil the unit is turned off.If you wish to make other adjustments, pressthe ⁄/¤ Buttons n until the on-screen ›cursor is next to the desired setting or theRETURN TO MASTER MENU line andpress the Set Button p. If you have noother adjustments to make, press the OSDButton v to exit the menu system.Turn-On Volume LevelAs is the case with most audio/video receivers,when the AVR 320 is turned on, it will alwaysreturn to the volume setting in effect when theunit was turned off. However, you may prefer toalways have the AVR 320 turn on at a specificsetting, regardless of what was last in usewhen the unit was turned off. To change thedefault condition so that the same volume levelis always used at turn-on, you will need tomake an adjustment in the ADVANCEDmenu. To start the adjustment, press the OSDButton v to bring the MASTER MENU(Figure 1) to the screen. Press the ¤ Buttonn six times, until the on-screen › cursor isnext to the ADVANCED line. Press the SetButton p to enter the ADVANCED menu(Figure 9).At the ADVANCED menu make certain thatthe on-screen › cursor is next to theVOLUME DEFAULT line by pressing the⁄/¤ Buttons n as needed. Next, press the› Button so that the word ON is high-lighted in the video display. Next, press the ¤Button n once so that the on-screen › cur-sor is next to the DEFAULT VOL SETline. To set the desired turn-on volume, pressthe ‹/› Buttons o until the desiredvolume level is shown on the DEFAULTVOL SET line. Note that this setting mayNOT be made with the regular volume controls.NOTE: Since the setting for the turn-on volumecannot be heard while the setting is beingmade, you may wish to determine the settingbefore making the adjustment. To do this, listento any source and adjust the volume to thedesired level using the regular volume controlsı î. When the desired volume level tobe used at turn-on is reached, make a note ofthe setting as it appears in the lower third ofthe video screen or in the Main InformationDisplay Y. (A typical volume level will appearas a negative number such as –25dB.) Whenmaking the adjustment, use the ‹/› Buttonso to enter this setting.Unlike some of the other adjustments in thismenu, the turn-on volume default will remainin effect until it is changed or turned off in thismenu, even when the unit is turned off.If you wish to make other adjustments, pressthe ⁄/¤ Buttons n until the on-screen ›cursor is next to the desired setting or theRETURN TO MASTER MENU line andpress the Set Button p. If you have noother adjustments to make, press the OSDButton v to 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 configu-ration settings are changed. The semi-OSD sys-tem is helpful in that it enables you to havefeedback 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 listening ses-sion. You may also want to adjust the length oftime the displays remain on the screen. Both ofthose options are possible with the AVR 320.To turn off the semi-OSD system, you will needto make an adjustment in the ADVANCEDmenu (Figure 9). To start the adjustment, pressthe OSD Button v to bring the MASTERMENU to the screen. Press the ¤ Buttonn six times, until the on-screen ¤ cursor isnext to the ADVANCED line. Press the SetButton p to enter the ADVANCEDmenu.At the ADVANCED menu, make certain thatthe on-screen › cursor is next to the SEMIOSD DEFAULT line by pressing the ⁄/¤Buttons n as needed. Next, press the ›Button so that the word OFF is high-lighted in the video display.Note that this setting is temporary and willremain active only until it is changed or untilthe AVR 320 is turned off. Once the unit isturned off, the semi-OSD displays will remainactivated, even if they were switched off for theprevious listening session.373740373737* A D V A N C E D *V F D : F U L L H A L F O F FV O L U M E D E F A U L T : O F F O ND E F A U L T V O L S E T : 2 5 d BS E M I O S D : O F F O NS E M I O S D T I M E O U T : 3 5F U L L O S D T I M E O U T : 2 0 5R E T U R N T O M A S T E R M E N U34 ADVANCED FEATURESAdvanced Features