System Setup; Front Panel Display Fade; Turn-On Volume Level; Semi-Osd Settings - Harman Kardon AVR 245 Owner's Manual

System Setup

The AVR 245 is equipped with a number of ad-
vanced 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.
Front-Panel-Display Fade
In normal operation, the front-panel displays
and indicators remain on at full brightness,
although you may also dim them or turn them
off as shown on page 40. As an additional
option, you may also set the AVR so that the dis-
plays 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 to bring the
Master Menu to the screen. Press the
so that the ➞ cursor
Navigation Button
is pointed to the
SYSTEM SETUP
press the Set Button to enter the
menu (Figure 13).
SYSTEM SETUP
Figure 13
With the menu on your
SYSTEM SETUP
video display, press the Navigation
⁄ / ¤
so that the ➞ cursor is pointed to
Button
the line. Next, press
VFD FADE TIME OUT
the / Navigation Button
‹ ›
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 period selected whenever a button is
pressed on the front panel or remote. After that
time they will gradually fade out, with the
exception of the lighting surrounding the
Standby/On Switch 3, which remains on to
remind 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 41, the
Fade function will not operate.
If you wish to make adjustments to other items
on the menu, press the
SYSTEM SETUP
to place the ➞
Navigation Button
⁄ / ¤
cursor next to the desired item, or place the ➞
cursor next to the
BACK T O MASTER
line and press the Set Button
MENU
make an adjustment to another menu. If you
have completed all adjustments, press the OSD
Button to exit the menu system.
Turn On Volume Level
As is the case with most audio/video receivers,
when the AVR 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 turn on at a specific set-
ting, 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
menu. To start the adjustment, press the OSD
button to bring the
(Figure 1) to the screen. Press the
, until the on-screen ➞ cursor is next to the
SYSTEM SETUP
to enter the
SYSTEM SETUP
(Figure 13).
⁄ / ¤
At the
SYSTEM SETUP
that the on-screen ➞ cursor is next to the
line, and
VOLUME DEFAULT
buttons
/
⁄ ¤
button so that the word
video display. Next, press the
once so that the on-screen
the
DEFAULT VOL SET
desired turn-on volume, press the
or hold them pressed until the desired
volume level is shown on the
line. Note that this setting may NOT
VOL SET
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
When the desired volume level to be used at
so that
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 Ò.
A typical volume level will appear as a negative
number such as -25dB. When making the
adjustment, use the
enter this setting.
Unlike some of the other adjustments in this
menu, the turn-on volume default will remain in
effect even when the unit is turned off
completely, unless it is changed or turned off in
this menu.
If you wish to make other adjustments in the
menu, press the
⁄
screen ➞ cursor is next to the desired setting or
the
BACK T O MASTER MENU
press the Set button
adjustments to make, press the OSD Button
to
to exit the menu system.
SYSTEM SETUP
MASTER MENU
button
⁄
line. Press the Set button
menu
menu make certain
line by pressing the
›
as needed. Next, press the
is shown in the
O N
button
¤
› cursor is next to
line. To set the
‹ › buttons
/
DEFAULT
.
‹ › buttons to
/
Buttons until the on-
/
¤
line and
. If you have no other

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 configura-
tion settings are changed. The semi-OSD system
is helpful in that 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 adjust the length of time the displays remain
on the screen. Both of those options are possible
with the AVR.
To turn off the semi-OSD system, 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.
At the menu make certain
SYSTEM SETUP
that the on-screen ➞ cursor is next to the
line by pressing the
SEMI OSD
⁄
as needed. Next, press the button
›
that the word is shown in the video
OFF
display.
Note that this setting is temporary and will
remain active only until it is changed or until the
AVR 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.
To change the length of time that the semi-OSD
displays remain on the screen, go to the
Menu as outlined earlier,
SYSTEM SETUP
and press the buttons as needed, until
/
⁄ ¤
the on-screen ➞ cursor is next to the
line. Next, press
SEMI-OSD TIME OUT
‹ ›
the Buttons until the desired time
/
in seconds is displayed. 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
/
⁄ ¤
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.
SYSTEM SETUP 41
⁄
buttons
/
¤
so
until the on-
line and