AVR 507 (serv.man7) - Harman Kardon Audio User Guide / Operation Manual. Page 35

ADVANCED FEATURES 35

The AVR 507 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 pro-
vide additional options that you may wish to
use.

Surround Amplifier Channel Assignment
The AVR 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

L to bring the 

MASTER MENU

(Figure 1) to the screen. Next, press the 

¤

Button 

D until the 

›

cursor is next to the

ADVANCED

line. Press the Set Button

F

to enter the 

ADVANCED SELECT

menu

(Figure 11).

To change the setting so that the Surround Back
amplifiers are fed by the source selected through
the Multiroom system, press the 

‹

/

›

E& so that 

M R S P

is highlighted in

reverse video and press the Set Button

F.

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 no Surround Back speakers must be
selected in the speaker setup procedure outlined
earlier. In addition 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 36 of this manual.

Once this setting is made, you may press the 

¤

Button 

D to make any of the other

adjustments available on this menu. If no other
adjustments are needed, press the OSD Button
L to exit the menu system.

The AVR’s front panel 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 installa-
tions, 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 

L to bring the 

MASTER MENU

to

the screen. Press the 

⁄

Button 

D, until the

on-screen 

›

cursor is next to the 

ADVANCED

line. Press the Set Button 

F to enter the

ADVANCED SELECT

menu (Figure 11).

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 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 indicators in the Main Information
Display ˜ will go dark.

If you wish to make other adjustments in the
menu, press the 

⁄

/

¤

Buttons 

D until the on-

screen 

›

cursor is next to the desired setting or

the 

BACK T O MASTER MENU

line and

press the Set button 

F. If you have no other

adjustments to make, press the OSD Button 

L

to exit the menu system.

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
Main Information Display ˜ reads 

VFD

FULL

. 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.

You can also adjust the Display Brightness by
pressing the Dim Button

- on the remote

control. Note that the blue lighting inside the
volume control and the Power Indicator

will remain lit at normal brightness to remind
you that the unit 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.

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 

ADVANCED SELECT

menu. To start the adjustment, press the OSD
button 

L to bring the 

MASTER MENU

(Figure 1) to the screen. Press the 

⁄

button

D, until the on-screen 

›

cursor is next to the

ADVANCED

line. Press the Set button 

F to

enter the 

ADVANCED SELECT

menu

(Figure 11).

At the 

ADVANCED SELECT

menu make

certain that the on-screen 

›

cursor is next to the

VOLUME DEFAULT

line by pressing the

⁄

/

¤

buttons 

D as needed. Next, press the 

›

button 

& so that the word O N is highlighted

in the video display. Next, press the 

¤

button

D once so that the on-screen 

›

cursor is next

to the 

DEFAULT VOL SET

line. To set the

desired turn-on volume, press the 

‹

/

›

buttons

E& or hold them pressed until the desired
volume level is shown on the 

DEFAULT

VOL SET

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 

)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 ˜.
A typical volume level will appear as a negative
number such as -25dB. When making the 
adjustment, use the 

‹

/

›

buttons 

E& to

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 

⁄

/

¤

Buttons 

D until the on-

screen 

›

cursor is next to the desired setting or

the 

BACK T O MASTER MENU

line and

press the Set button 

F. If you have no other

adjustments to make, press the OSD Button 

L

to exit the menu system.

  *   A D V A N C E D   S E L E C T   *

S B   A M P S :

S B   S P

  M R   S P

V F D             :

F U L L

  H A L F   O F F

V O L U M E   D E F A U L T :

O F F

  O N

D E F A U L T   V O L   S E T : 1 2 5 d B

S E M I   O S D   : O F F  

O N

S E M I   O S D   T I M E   O U T :   3 S E C

F U L L   O S D   T I M E   O U T : 2 0 S E C  

B A C K   T O   M A S T E R   M E N U