Advanced Features; Display Brightness; Turn-On Volume Level; Semi-Osd Settings - Harman Kardon AVR 210 Owner's Manual

Advanced Features

The AVR 210 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.

Display Brightness

The AVR 210's Main Information Display
Û is set 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 bright-
ness 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 v to bring the
MASTER MENU to the screen. Press the
button q six times, until the on-screen
sor is next to the ADVANCED line. Press the
Set button o to enter the ADVANCED
SELECT menu (Figure 9).
* A D V A N C E D S E L E C T
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
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 :
F U L L O S D T I M E O U T : 2 0 5
R E T U R N T O M E N U
Figure 9
To change the brightness setting, at the
ADVANCED SELECT menu, make cer-
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tain that the on-screen cursor is next to the
›
VFD line, and press the button
the desired brightness 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 high-
lighted, all of the indicators in the Main
Information Display Û will go dark. Note,
however, that the green LEDs for the Input
Indicators and the Surround Mode
Indicators ˜, as well as for the Power
Indicator 3, will always remain lit to remind
you that the unit is turned on.
The display brightness may also be changed by
pressing and holding the Set button Ô on the
front for three seconds until the message in the
Main Information Display X reads VFD
FULL. Within five seconds, press the front
panel Selector buttons 5 until the desired
brightness display level is shown. At that point,
press the Set button Ô again to enter the
setting.
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
buttons mq until the on-screen
the
/
⁄ ¤
› cursor is next to the desired setting or the
RETURN TO MENU line and press the Set
button o. If you have no other adjustments
to make, press the OSD button v to exit the
menu system.
Turn On Volume Level
As is the case with most audio/video receivers,
when the AVR 210 is turned on, it will always
return to the volume setting in effect when the
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› cur-
unit was turned off. However, you may prefer to
always have the AVR 210 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
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make an adjustment in the ADVANCED
O F F
O N
SELECT menu. To start the adjustment,
press the OSD button v to bring the
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MASTER MENU (Figure 1) to the screen.
button q six times, until the on-
Press the
¤
screen › cursor is next to the ADVANCED
line. Press the Set button o to enter the
ADVANCED SELECT menu (Figure 9).
At the ADVANCED SELECT menu make
certain that the on-screen
the VOLUME DEFAULT line by pressing
buttons mq as needed. Next,
the
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/
until ⁄ ¤
›
press the button
is highlighted in the video display. Next, press
button q once so that the on-screen
the
¤
›
cursor is next to the DEFAULT VOL
SET line. To set the desired turn-on volume,
buttons n
press the ‹ ›
/
desired volume level is shown on the
DEFAULT VOL SET line. Note that this
setting may NOT be made with the regular vol-
ume controls.
NOTE: Since the setting for the turn-on volume
cannot 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
Ó
34 . 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 Main Information
Display X. (A typical volume level will appear
as a negative number such as –25dB.) When
making the adjustment, use the
n
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
›
RETURN TO MENU line and press the Set
button o. If you have no other adjustments
to make, press the OSD button v 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 configu-
ration settings are changed. The semi-OSD sys-
tem is helpful in that enables you to have feed-
back on any control changes or remote com-
mands using the video display when it is diffi-
cult to view the front panel displays. However,
you may occasionally prefer to turn these dis-
plays 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 210.
› cursor is next to To turn off the semi-OSD system, you will need
to make an adjustment in the ADVANCED
SELECT menu (Figure 9). To start the
adjustment, press the OSD button v to bring
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so that the word ON
the MASTER MENU to the screen. Press
the
¤
Press the Set button o to enter the
ADVANCED SELECT menu.
until the
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At the ADVANCED SELECT menu,
make certain that the on-screen
next to the SEMI OSD DEFAULT line by
pressing the
Next, press the
OFF is highlighted in the video display.
Note that this setting is temporary and will
remain active only until it is changed or until
the AVR 210 is turned off. Once the unit is
turned off, the semi-OSD displays will remain
‹ › buttons
/
to enter this setting.
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buttons mq until the on-screen
/
⁄ ¤
cursor is next to the desired setting or the
button q six times, until the on-screen
¤
cursor is next to the ADVANCED line.
cursor is
›
buttons mq as needed.
/
⁄ ¤
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button so that the word
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