Harman Kardon AVR 320 Owners Manual - Page 34

The AVR 320 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.

Display Brightness

The AVR 320’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 bright-

ness 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

menu. To

start the adjustment, press the

OSD Button

v

to bring the

MASTERMENU

to the

screen. Press the

¤

Button

n

six times, until

the on-screen

›

cursor is next to the

ADVANCED

line. Press the

Set Button

p

to enter the

ADVANCED

menu (Figure 9).

Figure 9

To change the brightness setting, at the

ADVANCED

menu, make certain that the

on-screen

›


VFD

line,

and press the

›

Button

until the desired

brightness level is highlighted in the video dis-

play. When

FULL

is highlighted, the display is

at its normal brightness. When

HALF

is high-

lighted, the display is at half the normal bright-

ness level. When

OFF

is highlighted, all of the

indicators in the


˜

will go dark. Note, however, that 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.

The display brightness may also be changed by

pressing and holding the

Set Button

@

on

the front for three seconds until the message in

the


Y

reads

VFDFULL

. Within five seconds, press the

front panel

Selector Buttons

7$

until the

desired brightness display level is shown. At

that point, press the

Set Button

@

again to

enter the setting.

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

RETURNTOMASTERMENU

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 320 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 320 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

menu. To start the adjustment, press the

OSD

Button

v

to bring the

MASTER MENU

(Figure 1) to the screen. Press the

¤

Button

n

six times, until the on-screen

›

cursor is

next to the

ADVANCED

line. Press the

Set

Button

p

to enter the

ADVANCED

menu

(Figure 9).

At the

ADVANCED

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 high-

lighted in the video display. Next, press the

¤

Button

n

once so that the on-screen

›

cur-

sor is next to the

DEFAULTVOLSET

line. To set the desired turn-on volume, press

the

‹

/

›

Buttons

o

until the desired

volume level is shown on the

DEFAULT

VOLSET

line. Note that this setting may

NOT 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

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

Main Information

Display

Y

. (A typical volume level will appear

as a negative number 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

RETURNTOMASTERMENU

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 configu-

ration settings are changed. The semi-OSD sys-

tem 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 ses-

sion. 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 320.

To turn off the semi-OSD system, you will need

to make an adjustment in the

ADVANCED

menu (Figure 9). To start the adjustment, press

the

OSD Button

v

to bring the

MASTER

MENU

to the screen. Press the

¤

Button

n

six times, until the on-screen

¤

cursor is

next to the

ADVANCED

line. Press the

Set

Button

p

to enter the

ADVANCED

menu.

At the

ADVANCED

menu, make certain that

the on-screen

›


SEMI

OSDDEFAULT

line by pressing the

⁄

/

¤

Buttons

n

as needed. Next, press the

›

Button

so that the word

OFF

is high-

lighted in the video display.

Note that this setting is temporary and will

remain active only until it is changed or until

the AVR 320 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.

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* ADVANCED *

VFD

:

FULL

HALF OFF

VOLUME DEFAULT:

OFF

ON

DEFAULT VOL SET:±25dB

SEMI OSD :OFF

ON

SEMI OSD TIME OUT: 35

FULL OSD TIME OUT:205

RETURN TO MASTER MENU

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ADVANCED FEATURES

Advanced Features

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