Advanced Features; Surround Amplifier Channel Assignment; Display Brightness; Turn-On Volume Level - Harman Kardon AVR 7200 Owner's Manual

ADVANCED FEATURES

The AVR 7200 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 fea-
tures to operate the unit, they provide additional
options that you may wish to use.

Surround Amplifier Channel Assignment

The AVR 7200 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 U to bring the
MASTER MENU (Figure 1) to the screen. Next,
Navigation Button n until the
press the
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cursor is next to the ADVANCED line. Press the
Set Button p to enter the ADVANCED
SELECT menu (Figure 13).
* 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
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 S E C
B A C K T O M A S T E R M E N U
Figure 13
To change the setting so that the Surround Back
amplifiers are fed by the source selected through the
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Multiroom system, press the Navigation Button
n so that MR SP is highlighted in reverse video
and press the Set Button p.
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
Navigation Button n to make any of the other
adjustments available on this menu. If no other adjust-
ments are needed, press the OSD Button U to exit
the menu system.
34 ADVANCED FEATURES

Display Brightness

The AVR 7200'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 brightness of the display, or turn it off com-
pletely.
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 U to bring
the MASTER MENU to the screen. Press the
Navigation Button n, until the on-screen
¤
cursor is next to the ADVANCED line. Press the
Set Button p to enter the ADVANCED
SELECT menu (Figure 13).
To change the brightness setting, at the
ADVANCED SELECT menu, make certain
that the on-screen
and press the
›
desired brightness level is highlighted in the video dis-
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play. 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 ˜ will go dark. However, the
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green LEDs for the Input Indicators ˆ and the
Surround Mode Indicators ˘, as well as for the
O F F
O N
Power Indicator 3, will always remain lit to remind
you that the unit is turned on.
3 S E C
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
Navigation Button n until the on-screen
/
⁄ ¤
cursor is next to the desired setting or the BACK
TO MASTER MENU line and press the Set
Button p. If you have no other adjustments to
make, press the OSD Button U to exit the menu
system.

Turn-On Volume Level

As is the case with most audio/video receivers, when
the AVR 7200 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 7200 turn on at a specific setting, regardless of
what was last in use when the unit was turned off. To
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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
U to bring the MASTER MENU
›
cursor is next to the VFD line,
›
Navigation Button n until the
›
(Figure 1) to the screen. Press the Navigation
¤
Button n, until the on-screen
cursor is next to
›
the ADVANCED line. Press the Set Button p
to enter the ADVANCED SELECT menu
(Figure 13).
At the ADVANCED SELECT menu make
certain that the on-screen cursor is next to the
›
VOLUME DEFAULT line by pressing the
Navigation Button n as needed. Next,
/
⁄ ¤
Navigation Button n so that the word
press the
›
ON is highlighted in the video display. Next, press the
Navigation Button n once so that the on-
¤
screen cursor is next to the DEFAULT VOL
›
SET line. To set the desired turn-on volume, press
Navigation Button n until the desired
the /
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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 ırî. 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 B.
(A typical volume level will appear as a negative num-
ber such as –25dB.) When making the adjustment,
Navigation Button n to enter this
use the /
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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
Navigation Button n until the on-screen
/
⁄ ¤
cursor is next to the desired setting or the BACK
TO MASTER MENU line and press the Set
Button p. If you have no other adjustments to
make, press the OSD Button U 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
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