Advanced Features; Display Brightness; Turn-On Volume Level; Semi-Osd Settings - Harman Kardon AVR 320 Owner's Manual

Advanced Features

The AVR 320 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 320's Main Information Display
˜ 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 menu. To
start the adjustment, press the OSD Button
v to bring the MASTER MENU to the
Button n six times, until
screen. Press the
¤
the on-screen › cursor is next to the
ADVANCED line. Press the Set Button p
to enter the ADVANCED menu (Figure 9).
* A D V A N C E D *
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 A S T E R M E N U
Figure 9
To change the brightness setting, at the
ADVANCED menu, make certain that the
on-screen › cursor is next to the VFD line,
and press the › Button until the desired
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brightness level is highlighted in the video dis-
play. When FULL is highlighted, the display is
at its normal brightness. When HALF is high-
lighted, the display is at half the normal bright-
ness level. When OFF is highlighted, all of the
indicators in the Main Information Display
˜ will go dark. Note, however, that the green
LEDs for the Input Indicators ˆ 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 @ on
the front for three seconds until the message in
the Main Information Display Y reads
VFD FULL. Within five seconds, press the
front panel Selector Buttons 7$ until the
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desired brightness display level is shown. At
that point, press the Set Button @ 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 n until the on-screen
the
/
⁄ ¤
cursor is next to the desired setting or the
RETURN TO MASTER MENU line and
press the Set Button p. 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 320 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 320 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
O F F
O N
menu. To start the adjustment, press the OSD
Button v to bring the MASTER MENU
3 5
(Figure 1) to the screen. Press the
n six times, until the on-screen
next to the ADVANCED line. Press the Set
Button p to enter the ADVANCED menu
(Figure 9).
At the ADVANCED menu make certain that
the on-screen › cursor is next to the
VOLUME DEFAULT line by pressing the
Buttons n as needed. Next, press the
/
⁄ ¤
› Button so that the word ON is high-
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lighted in the video display. Next, press the
Button n once so that the on-screen
sor is next to the DEFAULT VOL SET
line. To set the desired turn-on volume, press
‹ › Buttons o
the
/
volume level is shown on the DEFAULT
VOL SET line. Note that this setting may
NOT be made with the regular volume 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
ı î. When the desired volume level to
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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 Y. (A typical volume level will appear
as a negative number such as –25dB.) When
making the adjustment, use the
o
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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
⁄
cursor is next to the desired setting or the
RETURN TO MASTER MENU line and
press the Set Button p. 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 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
Button these displays off for a particular listening ses-
¤
›
cursor is sion. 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 320.
To turn off the semi-OSD system, you will need
to make an adjustment in the ADVANCED
menu (Figure 9). To start the adjustment, press
the OSD Button v to bring the MASTER
MENU to the screen. Press the
n six times, until the on-screen
next to the ADVANCED line. Press the Set
¤
› Button p to enter the ADVANCED
cur-
menu.
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At the ADVANCED menu, make certain that
the on-screen
OSD DEFAULT line by pressing the
Buttons n as needed. Next, press the
Button
lighted in the video display.
Note that this setting is temporary and will
remain active only until it is changed or until
the AVR 320 is turned off. Once the unit is
turned off, the semi-OSD displays will remain
activated, even if they were switched off for the
previous listening session.
‹ › Buttons
/
to enter this setting.
Buttons n until the on-screen
/
¤
Button
¤
cursor is
¤
cursor is next to the SEMI
›
⁄
so that the word OFF is high-
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›
/
¤
›