Harman Kardon AVR 630 Owners Manual - Page 36

ADVANCED FEATURES The AVR 630 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 630 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 amplifiers 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, press the ¤ Navigation Button o until the ➔ cursor is next to the ADVANCED line. Press the Set Button q to enter the ADVANCED SELECT menu (Figure 15). * ADVANCED SELECT * → SB AMPS:SB SP MR SP VFD FADE TIME OUT:OFF VFD :FULL HALF OFF VOLUME DEFAULT:OFF ON DEFAULT VOL SET: 25dB SEMI OSD/TIME OUT:5S FULL OSD TIME OUT:20S BACK TO MASTER MENU 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 6.1/7.1channel 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 adjustments are needed, press the OSD Button U to exit the menu system. 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 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 U to bring the Master Menu to the screen. Press the ⁄/¤ Navigation Button o so that the ➔ cursor is pointed to 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 ⁄/¤ Navigation Button o so that the ➔ cursor is pointed to 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 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 1, 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 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 ➔ cursor next to the desired item, or place the ➔ cursor next to the BACK TO MASTER MENU line and press the Set Button q to make an adjustment to another menu. If you have completed all adjustments, press the OSD Button U to exit the menu system. Display Brightness The AVR 630'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. 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 o, until the on-screen ➔ cursor 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 ➔ cursor is next to the VFD line, and press the › Navigation Button o until the desired brightness level is highlighted in the video display. 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 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 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 o until the on-screen ➔ 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 U to exit the menu system. Turn-On Volume Level As is the case with most audio/video receivers, when the AVR 630 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 630 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 SELECT menu. To start the adjustment, press the OSD Button U to bring the MASTER MENU (Figure 1) to the screen. Press the ¤ Navigation Button o, until the on-screen ➔ cursor is next to 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 ➔ cursor is next to the VOLUME DEFAULT line by pressing the ⁄/¤ Navigation Button o as needed. Next, press the › Navigation Button o so that the word ON is highlighted in the video display. Next, press the ¤ Navigation Button o once so that the onscreen ➔ cursor is next to the DEFAULT VOL SET line. To set the desired turn-on volume, press the ‹/› Navigation Button o until the desired volume level is shown on the DEFAULT VOL SET line. This setting may NOT be made with the regular volume controls. 36 ADVANCED FEATURES