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mode be used. This will place an easily viewed list of

the available options on the screen.

Making Configuration Adjustments

The full-OSD system is available by pressing the

OSD Button

´

∫

. When this button is pressed,

the

MASTERMENU

(Figure 1) will appear, and

adjustments are made from the individual menus.

Figure 1

The semi-OSD system is also available, allowing you

to make adjustments directly, by pressing the appro-

priate buttons on the front panel or remote control for

the specific parameter to be adjusted. For example, to

change the digital input for any of the sources, press

the

Digital Select Button

o

and then press the

⁄

/

¤

Navigation Button

n

to scroll through the

list of options as they appear in the on-screen display

or in the

Lower Display Line

$

.

Semi-OSD messages are not available when an input

source of 480p – or any high-definition source – is

being viewed.

To use the full-OSD menu system, press the

OSD

Button

´

∫

. When the menu is on the screen,

press

the

⁄

/

¤

Navigation Button

n

©

until the

on-screen

➔

cursor is next to the item you wish to

adjust, and then press the

Set Button

p

œ

to

adjust that item. The menus will remain on the screen

for 20 seconds, and then they will “time-out” and dis-

appear from

the screen. The time-out may be

increased to as much as 50 seconds by going to the

ADVANCEDSELECT

menu, and changing

the item titled

FULLOSDTIMEOUT

.

When the full-OSD system is in use, the menu selec-

tions are not shown in the

Upper

or

Lower Display

Lines

#$

. When the full-OSD menu system is

used,

OSDON

will appear in the

Upper Display

Line

#

to remind you that a video display must be

used. When the semi-OSD system is used in conjunc-

tion with the discrete configuration buttons, the on-

screen display will show two lines of text with the cur-

rent menu selection. That selection will also be shown

in the

Upper

or

Lower Display Lines

#$

,

depending on which parameter is being adjusted.

Setting the System Configuration Memory

The AVR 645 features an advanced memory system

that enables you to establish different configurations

for the component video assignment, digital input and

surround mode and other settings for each input

source. This flexibility enables you to customize the

way in which you listen to each source and have the

AVR 645 memorize those settings. Once these set-

tings are made, they will automatically be recalled

whenever you select that input.

To simplify initial configuration and operation, the

AVR 645 has been preconfigured with input settings

that are typical for home theater systems. These set-

tings are detailed in the worksheets in the Appendix.

Before adjusting the input settings, it is a good idea to

compare your input connections to the defaults so that

you may see where changes need to be made.

Before using the unit, you may want to change the

settings for some inputs so that they are properly

configured to reflect the use of digital or analog

inputs, the type of video display and speakers

installed, and the surround mode specifics of your

home theater system.

In/Out Setup

The first step is to configure each input source. When

an input is selected,

the settings will “attach” them-

selves to that input and be stored in a nonvolatile

memory. Once made, the selection of an input will

automatically recall those settings. For that reason, the

procedures described below must be repeated for

each input source so that you have the opportunity

to customize each source to your specific listening

requirements. However, once done, they need not

be changed again unless your system components

have changed.

When using the full-OSD system to make the setup

adjustments, press the

OSD Button

´

∫

once

so that the

MASTERMENU

(Figure 1) appears.

The cursor will be next to the

IN/OUTSETUP

line. Press the

Set Button

p

œ

and the first page

of the

IN/OUTSETUP

menu (Figure 2) will

appear on the screen. Press the

‹

/

›

Navigation

Button

D

©

until the desired input name appears

in the highlighted video, as well as being indicated in

the front-panel

Input Indicators

!

.

Figure 2

When any input other than the tuner, 8-channel inputs

or the USB input, is selected as the source, you have

the option of renaming the input as it appears in the

on-screen and front-panel messages. This is helpful if

you have more than one VCR, if you wish to associate

a specific product brand name with the input, or to

simply enter any name that will help you to remember

which source is being selected.

To change the input name, press the

⁄

/

¤

Navigation

Buttons

D

©

on the remote so that the cursor

is pointing to

TITLE

. Next, press and hold the

Set Button

p

œ

for a few seconds until a flashing

box appears to the right of the colon. Immediately

release the

Set Button

p

œ

, as you are now

ready to enter the device name.

Press the

⁄

/

¤

Navigation Buttons

D

©

and

note that alphanumeric characters will appear with

the start of the alphabet in capital letters, followed by

the lowercase letters, and then numbers and symbols.

When you press the

¤

Navigation Button

D

©

, the symbols and numbers will appear first,

followed by a reverse list of the alphabet in lowercase

letters. Press the button either way until the first

letter of the desired name appears. If you wish to

enter a blank space as the first character, press the

›

Navigation Button

D

©

.

When the desired character appears, press the

›

Navigation Button

D

©

and repeat the process

for the next letter, and continue until the desired name

is entered, up to a maximum of 14 characters. Press

the

Set Button

p

œ

to enter the input name into

the system memory and to proceed with the configu-

ration process.

After entering the input title, press the

⁄

/

¤

Navigation Buttons

D

©

to move to the

next line.

The audio input defaults for all sources except the

Tuner, USB and 6/8-Channel Direct inputs are shown

in the table in the Appendix. If your system configura-

tion follows the default table, no changes are needed

and you may press the

⁄

/

¤

Navigation Buttons

D

©

to move to the next line.

With the cursor pointing to

AUDIOIN-PORT

,

press the

‹

/

›

Navigation Buttons

D

©

to

change the default to a different audio input connection.

When the name of the desired input appears, press

the

⁄

/

¤

Navigation Buttons

D

©

to move

to the next line.

In normal operation, when a digital audio stream is

interrupted, the unit will automatically switch to the

analog inputs associated with that source. This is par-

ticularly useful with cable set-top boxes where the

input is normally digital, but occasionally changes to

analog. If you wish to configure an input so that the

auto-poll circuit is turned off, while the on-screen cur-

* IN/OUT SETUP *

SOURCE: VIDEO 1

TITLE:

AUDIO IN-PORT: ANALOG

AUDIO AUTO POLL: OFF

ON

VIDEO IN-PORT: AUTO

COMPONENT INPUT: COMP 1

VIDEO PROCESS: V CONVER

A/V SYNC DLAY: 0mS

MASTER MENU PAGE 2

→

→

** MASTER MENU **

IN/OUT SETUP

VIDEO MONITOR SETTINGS

AUDIO ADJUST

SURROUND SETUP

EZSET/EQ

MULTI-ROOM

ADVANCED

→

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION

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SYSTEM CONFIGURATION

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