Advanced Features
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
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 Lto bring the MASTER MENU (Figure 1) to the screen. Next, press the ¤ Button Duntil the › cursor is next to the ADVANCED line. Press the Set Button F to enter the ADVANCED SELECT menu (Figure 11).
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To change the setting so that the Surround Back amplifiers are fed by the source selected through the Multiroom system, press the ‹/ › Buttons
Eso that MR SP 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 Dto make any of the other adjustments available on this menu. If no other adjustments are needed, press the OSD Button
Lto exit the menu system.
Display Brightness
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 Lto bring the MASTER MENU to the screen. Press the ⁄ Button D, until the
To change the brightness setting, at the ADVANCED SELECT menu, make certain that 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 Duntil the on- screen › cursor is next to the desired setting or the BACK TO 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.
Turn On Volume Level
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
At the ADVANCED SELECT menu make certain that the
button so that the word O N is highlighted in the video display. Next, press the ¤ button
Donce so that the
NOTE: Since the setting for the
A typical volume level will appear as a negative number such as
adjustment, use the ‹/› buttons E | to |
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Unlike some of the other adjustments in this menu, the
If you wish to make other adjustments in the menu, press the ⁄/¤ Buttons Duntil the on- screen › cursor is next to the desired setting or the BACK TO 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.
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