Full-Osd Time Out Adjustment; Default Surround Mode; Full-Osd Background Color - Harman Kardon AVR 245 Owner's Manual

System Setup

Full-OSD Time Out Adjustment

The menu system is used to
FULL OSD
simplify the setup and adjustment of the AVR
using a series of on-screen menus. The factory
default setting for these menus leaves them on
the screen for 20 seconds after a period of inac-
tivity before they disappear from the screen or
Time Out. This Time Out is a safety measure to
prevent the menu text from burning into the
CRTs in your monitor or projector, which might
happen if they were left on indefinitely. However,
some viewers may prefer a slightly longer or
shorter period before the Time Out display.
To change the Full-OSD Time Out, you will need
to make an adjustment in the
SYSTEM
menu (Figure 13). To start the adjust-
SETUP
ment, press the OSD button to bring the
to the screen. Press the
MASTER MENU
, until the on-screen ➞ cursor is next
button
to the line. Press the Set
SYSTEM SETUP
Button to enter the
SYSTEM SETUP
menu (Figure 13).
At the menu make certain
SYSTEM SETUP
that the on-screen ➞ cursor is next to the
line by pressing the
FULL OSD TIME OUT
Buttons as needed. Next, press the
/
⁄ ¤
‹ ›
buttons until the desired time is
/
displayed in seconds. Note that unlike most of
the other options in this menu, this is a perma-
nent setting change, and the time-out entry will
remain in effect until it is changed, even when
the unit is turned off.
If you wish to make other adjustments in the
menu, press the Buttons
/
⁄ ¤
on-screen ➞ cursor is next to the desired setting
or the
BACK T O MASTER MENU
press the Set button . If you have no other
adjustments to make, press the OSD Button
to exit the menu system.

Default Surround Mode

In normal operation, when the AVR senses a
Dolby Digital or DTS digital audio data stream, it
will automatically switch the appropriate default
surround mode, with the AVR responding to the
data flags that are encoded on the DVD disc or
in the digital video broadcast. In most cases, this
is the correct mode, but you may have a particu-
lar preference for the mode you wish to hear
when Dolby Digital or DTS is present. The AVR
allows you to set the unit so that it will either
respond to the default or switch to your desired
mode.
42 SYSTEM SETUP
If you wish to leave the default so that the mode
choice encoded in the disc is always used, no
further action is needed. Simply leave the setting
at the factory default of ON.
To set the unit so that it responds to the last sur-
round mode used when a Dolby Digital or DTS
source is playing, press the
so that the ➞ cursor is pointing to the
DEFAULT SURR MODE
Buttons
setting will change. The unit will now use the last
mode, not the disc's default for the two digitally
encoded data streams.
This setting does not apply to standard PCM dig-
ital inputs or to analog sources. In those cases,
the unit will always apply the surround or pro-
cessing mode that was last used for that input.
⁄ If you wish to make other adjustments, press the
Buttons
/
⁄ ¤
is next to the desired setting or the
T O MASTER MENU
Button . If you have no other adjustments to
make, press the OSD Button
menu system.

Full-OSD Background Color

When the full-OSD menu system is in use, the
default display appears with a solid blue back-
ground with white characters. If you wish, you
may select a solid black background as the
default. This setting may be changed by pressing
the OSD Button
. Use the
MENU
down to the
SYSTEM SETUP
until the
press the Set Button
SYSTEM SETUP
line and
/ Buttons
⁄ ¤
BACKGROUND
the full-OSD menus will appear on screen with a
solid blue background. Press the
until
BLACK
full-OSD menus on a solid black background
instead.
This setting will be retained even when the
AVR 245 is turned off to the Standby mode.
If you wish to make other adjustments, press the
/ Buttons
⁄ ¤
cursor is next to the desired setting or the
BACK T O MASTER MENU
the Set Button
adjustments to make, press the OSD Button
to exit the menu system.
Buttons
/
⁄ ¤
line. Press the ‹ ›
/
so that appears, and the
OFF
until the on-screen ➞ cursor
RETURN
line and press the Set
to exit the
to display the
MASTER
/ Buttons to scroll
⁄ ¤
line, and
to select the
submenu. Press the
again to scroll to the
OSD
line. When appears,
BLUE
/ Buttons
‹ ›
appears to display the
until the on-screen ➝
line and press
. If you have no other