Harman-Kardon AVR 445 Stereo System User Manual


 
ADVANCED FEATURES
42 ADVANCED FEATURES
The AVR 445 is equipped with a number of advanced
features that add extra flexibility to the unit’s operation.
While it is not necessary to use these features to
o
perate the unit, they provide additional options that
y
ou may wish to use.
To change a setting from its factory default, you will
u
se the
A
DVANCED
m
enu. Press the
O
SD
Button
U
to call up the MAIN MENU
(Figure 1). Next, press the
/
¤
Navigation
Buttons
D
©
so that the cursor is next to
ADVANCED; then press the Set Button
p
œ
.
When the
A
DVANCED
m
enu (Figure
23) appears
,
follow the instructions shown below to
make any needed configuration adjustments.
Figure 23
Front-Panel Display Fade
In normal operation, the front-panel displays and indi-
cators remain on at full-brightness, although you may
also dim them or turn them off, as shown on page 41.
As an additional option, you may also set the AVR so
that the displays are on whenever a button is pressed
on the front panel or remote, but then fade out after a
set period of time.
With the
ADVANCED menu on your video dis-
play, press the
/
¤
Navigation Buttons D
©
so that the cursor is pointed to the VFD
FADE
TIME OUT
line. Next, press the
/
Navigation
Buttons
D
©
so that the amount of time that you
wish the displays to fade out after a button is pressed
is shown. When
OFF is selected, there is no display
fade-out.
Once this time is set and the unit returned to normal
operation, the displays will remain on for the time
period selected whenever a button is pressed on the
front panel or remote. After that time, they will gradually
fade out, with the exception of the lighting surrounding
the
Standby/On Switch 1,
which remains on to
remind you that the AVR is turned on. Note that if the
displays have been turned completely off using the
Dim function,
the Fade function will not operate.
If you wish to make adjustments to other items
on the
ADVANCED menu
,
press the
/
¤
Navigation Buttons D
©
so that the cursor is
next to the desired item, or place the cursor next to
the
BACK TO MASTER MENU line and
p
ress the
S
et Button
F
œ
t
o make an adjust-
ment to another menu. If you have completed
all adjustments, press the
OSD Button U
to exit the menu system.
Display Brightness
The AVR 445’s front-panel displays and indicators are
set at a default brightness level that is sufficient for
v
iewing in a normally lit room. However, you may wish
to occasionally lower the brightness of the display, or
turn it off completely.
N
ext, press the
/
¤
N
avigation Buttons
D
©
until the cursor is next to the VFD line. Press the
/
Navigation Buttons D
©
until the desired bright-
ness level is highlighted in the video display. When
FULL is highlighted, the display is at its normal bright-
ness. When
HALF is highlighted, the display is at
half the normal brightness level. When
OFF is high-
lighted, all of the front-panel indicators will go dark.
However, the blue lighting surrounding the
Standby/
On Switch
1 will remain lit to remind you that the
AVR is still turned on.
Once the desired brightness level is selected, it will
remain in effect until it is changed again or until the
unit is turned off.
If you wish to make other adjustments, press the
/
¤
Navigation Buttons D
©
until the cursor
is next to the desired setting or the
BACK TO
MASTER MENU
line and press the Set Button
F
œ
. If you have no other adjustments to make,
press the
OSD Button U
to exit the menu
system.
Turn-On Volume Level
As is the case with most audio/video receivers
,
when
the A
VR 445 is tur
ned on, it will always retur
n to the
volume setting in effect when the unit was turned off.
However, you may prefer to always have the AVR 445
turn on at a specific setting
, regardless of what was
last in use when the unit was turned off.
With the
ADVANCED menu on the screen, press
the
/
¤
Navigation Buttons D
©
as needed
until the cursor is next to the
DEFAULT VOL
SET
line
. Press the
/
Na
vigation Buttons
D
©
until the desired volume level is shown on
the
DEFAULT VOL SET line. This setting
may NOT be made with the regular volume controls.
NOTE: Since the setting for the turn-on volume can-
not be heard while the setting is being made
,
you
may wish to determine the setting before making the
adjustment. To do this, listen to any source and adjust
the volume to the desired level using the regular
Volume Controls )H
˙
. When the desired
volume level to be used at tur
n-on is reached,
make
a note of the setting as it appears in the lower third of
t
he video screen or in the
L
ower Display Line
$.
(A typical volume level will appear as a negative
number such as –25dB.) When making the adjust-
ment, use the
/
Navigation Buttons D
©
t
o enter this setting.
Unlike some of the other adjustments in this menu,
the turn-on volume default will remain in effect until
i
t is changed or turned off in this menu, even when
the unit is turned off.
I
f you wish to make other adjustments, press the
/
¤
N
avigation Buttons
D
©
u
ntil the on-
screen cursor is next to the desired setting or the
BACK TO MASTER MENU line, and press
the
Set Button F
œ
. If you have no other adjust-
ments to make, press the
OSD Button U
to
exit the menu system.
Semi-OSD Settings
The
semi-OSD system places one-line messages at
the lower third of the video display screen whenever
the Volume, Input Source, Surround Mode, Tuner
Frequency or any of the configuration settings is
changed (except when HDMI, 720p or 1080i sources
are in use). The semi-OSD system is helpful in that it
enables you to have feedback on any control changes
or remote commands using the video display when
it is difficult to view the front-panel displays. However,
you may also prefer to turn these displays off perma-
nently. You may also want to adjust the length of time
the displays remain on the screen. Both of those
options are possible with the AVR 445.
With the
ADVANCED menu on the screen, press
the
/
¤
Navigation Buttons D
©
so that the
cursor is pointing to the
SEMI OSD/TIME
OUT
line
.
Then select one of these options:
• To keep the semi-OSD system activated, but to
adjust the length of time the displays remain on
the screen, press the
/
Na
viga
tion Buttons
D
©
until the desired time-out is shown. The
default setting is 5 seconds.
• To turn the semi-OSD system off so that it does not
appear at any time, press the
/
Navigation
Buttons
D
©
so that OFF is shown on the
right side of the line.
To make other adjustments, press the
/
¤
Navigation Buttons D
©
until the cursor is
next to the desired setting or the
BACK TO
MASTER MENU
line and press the Set Button
F
œ
.
If you have no other adjustments to make
,
press the
OSD Button U
to exit the menu
system.
* ADVANCED *
VFD FADE TIME OUT: OFF
VFD BRIGHTNESS: FULL
VOLUME DEFAULT: OFF ON
DEFAULT VOL SET: -25dB
SEMI OSD TIME OUT: 5S
FULL OSD TIME OUT: 20S
DMP AUTO POWER: OFF ON
BACK TO MASTER MENU
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