Device Priority Timing - Harman Kardon AVR 445 Owner's Manual

depending on how much customization and program-
ming has taken place. Please be patient; as long as
the message appears in the display, the remote is
functioning properly.
R E S E T T I N G . . .
Figure 84
4. When the remote has been totally reset and
returned to the factory default condition, a
REMOTE RESET COMPLETE message will
appear (Figure 85) briefly, and then the remote
will return to normal operation.
R E M O T E R E S E T
C O M P L E T E
Figure 85

Device Priority Timing

The remote's Device Priority mode allows you to
select the length of time that the remote continues to
issue codes for a device other than the AVR once you
use the remote to control a source or other product.
The default operation for the remote is to have all
buttons on the remote return to their AVR functions
5 seconds after the last button press. However, you
may program the AVR remote to remain active as the
source device remote for 12 seconds, or to keep the
source device's codes active until another Input
Selector d is pressed. If you wish to keep the
default setting of a 5-second return, no changes
are needed.
To change the device priority timing, follow
these steps:
1. Press and hold the Program Button y for
about 3 seconds while the message shown
in Figure 25 appears in the remote's LCD
Information Display c. Release the button
when the red light under the Set Button
appears.
2. The remote's MAIN MENU message (Fig. 26)
will appear in the LCD and the Set Button
will remain illuminated in red. Press the
Navigation Buttons until DEVICE
PRIORITY appears in the bottom line of the
LCD, as shown in Figure 86, and press the
Set Button .
M A I N M E N U
D E V I C E P R I O R I T Y
Figure 86
3. When the DEVICE PRIORITY message
appears in the remote's LCD (Figure 87), press the
Navigation Buttons to select the
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option that best suits your needs.
D E V I C E P R I O R I T Y
N O R M A L
Figure 87
• When NORMAL appears on the bottom line of
the LCD, the AVR remote will revert to AVR control
5 seconds after the last button press, when you
are controlling a source device.
• When EXTENDED appears on the bottom line of
the LCD, the AVR remote will revert to AVR control
12 seconds after the last button press, when you
are controlling a source device.
• When LAST USED appears on the bottom
line of the LCD, once you press one of the Input
Selectors d, the AVR remote will continue to
operate as with the codes for the selected source
device, until another device is selected. If you
choose this option, please remember that you will
have to press the AVR Selector e in order to
use the remote to operate the AVR for functions
such as surround mode selection, but the Volume
and Mute controls will continue to remain active in
their AVR modes at all times.
4. Press the Set Button
LCD will show the word SAVING on the top line
for about 2 seconds and then flash SAVED four
times on the bottom line to indicate that the setting
has been accepted by the remote's memory.
Backlight Options
The AVR 445's remote has a built-in backlight system
that makes it easier to use the remote when the room
lighting is dimmed for an optimal home theater experi-
ence. To turn the backlighting on, simply press the
Light Button z. That button is made from a spe-
cial "glow" material that makes it easier to find in dark
rooms. This glow feature does not use any battery
power, so the glow will fade when the remote is kept
in a dark room for an extended period of time. You
may "recharge" it by placing the remote in normal
room lighting for a few hours.
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Once the Light Button z is pressed, the remote's
backlighting will remain on for approximately 7 sec-
onds, and when you press any button on the remote
while the backlighting is on, the light will stay on for
another 7 seconds. However, the remote's "Couch"
function will conserve battery power by turning both
the backlighting and the LCD off when any button is
pressed for more than 30 seconds.
You may also configure the remote so that the back-
lighting will come on, any time a button is pressed.
To set this option, follow these steps:
CONFIGURING THE REMOTE
1. Press and hold the Program Button y for
about 3 seconds while the message shown in
Figure 25 appears in the remote's LCD. Release
the button when the red light under the Set
Button
2. When the remote's MAIN MENU message
(Figure 26) appears in the LCD and the Set Button
Navigation Button
appears in the bottom line of the LCD screen,
as shown in Figure 88.
M A I N M E N U
B A C K L I G H T
Figure 88
3. Press the Set Button
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ON FULL appears in the bottom line of the LCD,
as shown in Figure 89.
B A C K L I G H T
O N F U L L
Figure 89
4. Press the Set Button
one more time. The
LCD will show the word SAVING on the top line
for about 2 seconds and then flash SAVED four
times on the bottom line to indicate that the setting
has been accepted by the remote's memory.
5. The remote's backlighting will now turn on whenever
a button is pressed. To revert to the original setting,
follow the four steps shown above, but in Step 3,
select the option that has the word NORMAL on
the bottom line of the LCD.
Additional Notes on Configuring and Operating
the Remote
• When the remote is being programmed, it will auto-
matically time-out if no button is pressed within a
30-second period. The message shown in Figure 90
will appear briefly, and the remote will then exit the
feature being programmed and any data entered will
be lost.
T I M E O U T O R
C L R K E Y P R E S S E D
Figure 90
• The programming or configuration process may
also be stopped at any time by pressing the Clear
Button
will appear, the data entered in the current process
will be lost and the remote will return to normal
operation. Any process that was underway when
the button will be pressed must be restarted.
CONFIGURING THE REMOTE
appears.
remains illuminated in red, press the
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until BACK LIGHT
and then press the
Navigation Buttons again so that
one more time. The
. The message shown in Figure 90
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