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ADVANCED FEATURES

ADVANCED FEATURES

The AVR 325 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 325 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

ADVANCEDSELECT

menu.

To make that change, first call up the menu system

by pressing the

OSD Button

v

to bring the

MASTERMENU

(Figure 1) to the screen. Next,

press the

¤

Button

n

until the

›

cursor is next to

the

ADVANCED

line. Press the

Set Button

p

to enter the

ADVANCEDSELECT

menu

(Figure 10).

Figure 10

To change the setting so that the Surround Back

amplifiers are fed by the source selected through the

Multiroom system, press the

‹

/

›

Buttons

o

so that

MRSP

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 34 of this

manual.

Once this setting is made, you may press the

¤

Button

n

to make any of the other adjustments

available on this menu. If no other adjustments are

needed, press the

OSD Button

v

to exit the menu

system.

Display Brightness

The AVR 325’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 completely.

To change the display brightness setting for a specific

listening session, you will need to make an adjustment

in the

ADVANCEDSELECT

menu. To start

the adjustment, press the

OSD Button

v

to bring

the

MASTERMENU

to the screen. Press the

¤

Button

n

, until the on-screen

›

cursor is next to

the

ADVANCED

line. Press the

Set Button

p

to enter the

ADVANCEDSELECT

menu

(Figure 10).

To change the brightness setting, at the

ADVANCED

SELECT

menu, make certain that the on-screen

›

cursor is next to the

VFD

line, and press the

›

Button

until the desired brightness level is high-

lighted in the video display. When

FULL

is high-

lighted, the display is at its normal brightness. When

HALF

is highlighted, the display is at half the nor-

mal brightness level. When

OFF

is highlighted, all of

the indicators in the

Main Information Display

˜

will go dark. However, 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.

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

⁄

/

¤

Buttons

n

until the on-screen

›

cursor is

next to the desired setting or the

BACKTO

MASTERMENU

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 325 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 325

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

ADVANCEDSELECT

menu. To start the adjustment, press the

OSD Button

v

to bring the

MASTER MENU

(Figure 1)

to the screen. Press the

¤

Button

n

, until the on-

screen

›


ADVANCED

line.

Press the

Set Button

p

to enter the

ADVANCED

SELECT

menu (Figure 10).

At the

ADVANCEDSELECT

menu make

certain that the on-screen

›


VOLUMEDEFAULT

line by pressing the

⁄

/

¤

Buttons

n

as needed. Next, press the

›

Button

so that the word

ON

is highlighted in

the video display. Next, press the

¤

Button

n

once so that the on-screen

›


DEFAULTVOLSET

line. To set the desired

turn-on volume, press the

‹

/

›

Buttons

o

until the desired volume level is shown on the

DEFAULTVOLSET

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

ı

î

. 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,

use the

‹

/

›

Buttons

o

to enter this 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

⁄

/

¤

Buttons

n

until the on-screen

›

cursor is

next to the desired setting or the

BACKTO

MASTERMENU

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 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

adjust the length of time the displays remain on the

screen. Both of those options are possible with the

AVR 325.

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* ADVANCED SELECT *

SB AMPS:

SB SP

MR SP

VFD

:

FULL

HALF OFF

VOLUME DEFAULT:

OFF

ON

DEFAULT VOL SET:±25dB

SEMI OSD :OFF

ON

SEMI OSD TIME OUT: 3SEC

FULL OSD TIME OUT:20SEC

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