Advanced Features; Surround Amplifier Channel Assignment; Display Brightness; Turn-On Volume Level - Harman Kardon AVR 430 Owner's Manual

ADVANCED FEATURES

The AVR 430 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.

Surround Amplifier Channel Assignment

The AVR 430 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 to bring the
MASTER MENU (Figure 1) to the screen. Next,
Navigation Button o until the
press the
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cursor is next to the ADVANCED line. Press the
Set Button q to enter the ADVANCED
SELECT menu (Figure 15).
* 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 A D E T I M E O U T : O F F
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 / T I M E O U T : 5 S
F U L L O S D T I M E O U T : 2 0 S
B A C K T O M A S T E R M E N U
Figure 15
To change the setting so that the Surround Back
amplifiers are fed by the source selected through the
‹ / ›
Multiroom system, press the Navigation Button
o so that MR SP is highlighted in reverse video
and press the Set Button q.
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 38 of this
manual.
Once this setting is made, you may press the
Navigation Button o to make any of the other
adjustments available on this menu. If no other adjust-
ments are needed, press the OSD Button
the menu system.
36 ADVANCED FEATURES
Front-Panel-Display Fade
In normal operation, the front-panel displays and indi-
cators remain on at full brightness, although you may
also dim them or turn them off as shown on page 35.
As an additional option, you may also set the AVR so
that the displays are on whenever a button is pressed
on the front panel or remote, but then fade out after a
set period of time.
To set the front-panel displays to the Fade mode,
press the OSD Button
Menu to the screen. Press the
Button o so that the
ADVANCED line, and press the Set Button q
to enter the ADVANCED SELECT menu
(Figure 15).
With the ADVANCED SELECT menu on
your video display, press the
Button o so that the
VFD FADE TIME OUT line. Next, press the
‹ ›
Navigation Button o so that the amount
/
of time that you wish the displays to fade out after
a button is pressed is shown.
Once this time is set and the unit returned to normal
operation, the displays will remain on for the time peri-
od selected whenever a button is pressed on the front
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panel or remote. After that time they will gradually fade
out, with the exception of the lighting surrounding the
Standby/On Switch 1, which remains on to remind
O F F
O N
you that the AVR is turned on. Note that if the displays
have been turned completely off using the Dim
Button, as shown on page 35, the Fade function will
not operate.
If you wish to make adjustments to other items on
the ADVANCED SELECT menu, press the
Navigation Button o to place the
/
⁄ ¤
sor next to the desired item, or place the
next to the BACK TO MASTER MENU line
and press the Set Button q to make an adjust-
ment to another menu. If you have completed all
adjustments, press the OSD Button
menu system.

Display Brightness

The AVR 430's front-panel displays and indicators are
set at a default brightness level that is sufficient for
viewing in a normally lit room. However, you may wish
to occasionally lower the brightness of the display, or
turn it off completely.
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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
to exit
the adjustment, press the OSD Button
the MASTER MENU to the screen. Press the
Navigation Button o, until the on-screen
sor is next to the ADVANCED line. Press the Set
Button q to enter the ADVANCED
SELECT menu (Figure 15).
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-
play. When FULL is highlighted, the display is at its
to bring the Master normal brightness. When HALF is highlighted, the
/ Navigation display is at half the normal brightness level. When
⁄ ¤
cursor is pointed to the OFF is highlighted, all of the front-panel indicators
will go dark. However, the blue lighting surrounding the
Standby/On Switch 1 will remain lit to remind you
that the AVR is still turned on.
Once the desired brightness level is selected, it will
/ Navigation
⁄ ¤ remain in effect until it is changed again or until the
cursor is pointed to the
unit is turned off.
If you wish to make other adjustments, press the
⁄ / ¤
cursor is next to the desired setting or the BACK
TO MASTER MENU line and press the Set
Button q. If you have no other adjustments to
make, press the OSD Button
menu system.

Turn-On Volume Level

As is the case with most audio/video receivers, when
the AVR 430 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 430
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
cur-
adjustment in the ADVANCED SELECT
cursor
menu. To start the adjustment, press the OSD Button
to bring the MASTER MENU (Figure 1)
to the screen. Press the
until the on-screen
to exit the
ADVANCED line. Press the Set Button q to
enter the ADVANCED SELECT menu (Fig. 15).
At the ADVANCED SELECT menu, make
certain that the on-screen
VOLUME DEFAULT line by pressing the
⁄ / ¤
press the
ON is highlighted in the video display. Next, press the
Navigation Button o once so that the on-
¤
screen
SET line. To set the desired turn-on volume, press
the /
‹
to bring
volume level is shown on the DEFAULT VOL
¤
SET line. This setting may NOT be made with the
cur-
regular volume controls.
cursor is next to the VFD line,
Navigation Button o until the
›
Navigation Button o until the on-screen
to exit the
Navigation Button o,
¤
cursor is next to the
cursor is next to the
Navigation Button o as needed. Next,
Navigation Button o so that the word
›
cursor is next to the DEFAULT VOL
Navigation Button o until the desired
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