Harman Kardon AVR 525 Owner's Manual page 34

The AVR 525 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
operate the unit, they provide additional options that
you may wish to use.
Surround Amplifier Channel Assignment
The AVR 525 is equipped with seven full-power
amplifier channels to allow for complete 7.1-channel
operation without the need for additional external
amplifiers. However, in some installations you may wish
to use the traditional 5.1-channel configuration for the
main listening room, which allows the surround back
left/right amplifier channels to be used to power
speakers placed in a remote zone location.
If you wish to use the Surround Back channel ampli-
fiers to power the remote zone, you must change a
setting in the ADVANCED SELECT menu.
To make that change, first call up the menu system
by pressing the OSD Button to bring the
MASTER MENU (Figure 1) to the screen. Next,
press the Button until the cursor is next to
the ADVANCED line. Press the Set Button
to enter the ADVANCED SELECT menu
(Figure 10).
* A D V A N C E D S E L E C T *
S B A M P S : S B S P M R S P
V F D : F U L L H A L F
V O L U M E D E F A U L T : O F F O N
D E F A U L T V O L S E T : 2 5 d B
S E M I O S D : O F F O N
S E M I O S D T I M E O U T : 3 S E C
F U L L O S D T I M E O U T : 2 0 S E C
B A C K T O M A S T E R M E N U
Figure 10
To change the setting so that the Surround Back
amplifiers are fed by the source selected through the
/
Multiroom system, press the Buttons
so that MR SP is highlighted in reverse video and
press the Set Button .
Remember that once this setting is made you will not
be able to take advantage of any of the 6.1/7.1-
channel decoding or processing modes, and that the
speakers used for the remote zone must be connected
to the Surround Back/Multiroom Speaker Outputs
‚. The volume for these speakers is set by the
multiroom system, as explained on page 36 of this
manual.
Once this setting is made, you may press the
Button to make any of the other adjustments
available on this menu. If no other adjustments are
needed, press the OSD Button to exit the menu
system.
Display Brightness
The AVR 525's Main Information Display
at a default brightness level that is sufficient for viewing
in a normally lit room. However, in some home theater
installations, you may wish to occasionally lower the
brightness of the display, or turn it off completely.
To change the display brightness setting for a specific
listening session, you will need to make an adjustment
in the ADVANCED SELECT menu. To start
the adjustment, press the OSD Button
the MASTER MENU to the screen. Press the
Button , until the on-screen
the ADVANCED line. Press the Set Button
to enter the ADVANCED SELECT menu
(Figure 10).
To change the brightness setting, at the
ADVANCED SELECT menu, make certain
that the on-screen
and press the Button
ness level is highlighted in the video display. When
FULL is highlighted, the display is at its normal
brightness. When HALF is highlighted, the display
is at half the normal brightness level. When OFF
is highlighted, all of the indicators in the Main
Information Display
green LEDs for the Input Indicators
Surround Mode Indicators
Power Indicator
O F F
you that the unit is 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
/ Buttons
next to the desired setting or the BACK TO
MASTER MENU line and press the Set Button
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. If you have no other adjustments to make, press
the OSD Button
Turn-On Volume Level
As is the case with most audio/video receivers, when
the AVR 525 is turned on, it will always return to the
volume setting in effect when the unit was turned off.
However, you may prefer to always have the AVR 525
turn on at a specific setting, regardless of what was
last in use when the unit was turned off. To change the
default condition so that the same volume level is
always used at turn-on, you will need to make an
adjustment in the ADVANCED SELECT
menu. To start the adjustment, press the OSD Button
to bring the MASTER MENU (Figure 1)
to the screen. Press the
screen cursor is next to the ADVANCED line.
Press the Set Button
SELECT menu (Figure 10).
is set
to bring
cursor is next to
cursor is next to the VFD line,
37 until the desired bright-
will go dark. However, the
and the
, as well as for the
, will always remain lit to remind
until the on-screen cursor is
to exit the menu system.
Button , until the on-
to enter the ADVANCED
At the ADVANCED SELECT menu make
certain that the on-screen cursor is next to the
VOLUME DEFAULT line by pressing the
/ Buttons as needed. Next, press the
Button so that the word ON is highlighted in
37
the video display. Next, press the Button
once so that the on-screen cursor is next to the
DEFAULT VOL SET line. To set the desired
turn-on volume, press the / Buttons
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 40 . When the desired
volume level to be used at turn-on is reached, make a
note of the setting as it appears in the lower third of
the video screen or in the Lower Display Line
(A typical volume level will appear as a negative num-
ber such as –25dB.) When making the adjustment,
use the / Buttons 37 to enter this setting.
Unlike some of the other adjustments in this menu, the
turn-on volume default will remain in effect until it is
changed or turned off in this menu, even when the
unit is turned off.
If you wish to make other adjustments, press the
/ Buttons until the on-screen
next to the desired setting or the BACK TO
MASTER MENU line and press the Set Button
. If you have no other adjustments to make, press
the OSD Button 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 or tuner
frequency of any of the configuration settings are
changed. 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 occasionally prefer to turn these displays off
for a particular listening session. 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 525.
To turn off the semi-OSD system, you'll need
to make an adjustment in the ADVANCED
SELECT menu (Figure 10). To start the adjust-
ment, press the OSD Button to bring the
MASTER MENU to the screen. Press the
37
.
cursor is