ADVANCED FUNCTIONS
System Settings
The AVR 146 offers several system settings that allow you to make the receiver easier to use rather than directly affecting performance. Most of these settings may be accessed from the SYSTEM SETUP menu, which is selected by pressing the OSD Button and navigating to the SYSTEM SETUP line of the MASTER MENU. Press the Set Button to display the submenu. See Figure 73.
Figure 73 – System Setup Menu Screen
FULL OSD TIME OUT: At this line you may program the amount of time (20, 30, 40 or 50 seconds) the
DEFAULT SURR MODE: This setting determines how the AVR 146 will handle Dolby Digital and DTS sources. For the purposes of this setting, the “default surround mode” means the mode encoded in the program, such as Dolby Digital 5.1. With this setting ON, the receiver will always use the default surround mode encoded in the program. When this setting is changed to OFF, the receiver will use the surround mode you selected the last time this type of audio stream was detected.
Dolby Digital 2.0 signals default to the Dolby Pro Logic II Movie mode, but you may select another Dolby surround mode manually. For PCM and analog sources, the factory default surround mode is Logic 7 Music. In general, the receiver will use the surround mode selected the last time that type of signal was received.
OSD BACKGROUND: This setting allows you to choose between a blue or black background for the
NOTE: It isn’t possible to view video sources while the
VFD FADE TIME OUT: Some people find the brightness of the AVR’s
a button is pressed or a change in the incoming signal is detected, but the display immediately begins to fade to dark. This setting allows you to program the length of the fade time.
Select a
VOLUME DEFAULT and DEFAULT VOL SET: These two settings are used together to program a volume level the AVR will always switch to when turned on. This feature avoids discomfort for listeners in case the last user turned the volume very high.
Press the OSD Button to remove the display from the screen so that you may adjust the volume to a desired level while a source is playing. Make a note of the number that appears in the display, and return to the SYSTEM SETUP menu. At the DEFAULT VOL SET line, select the desired volume setting, and activate the feature by setting VOLUME DEFAULT to ON.
NOTE: Although volume is normally displayed in 0.5dB incre- ments, the default volume setting only allows whole numbers.
SEMI OSD TIME OUT: At this line you may program the amount of time (2 to 5 seconds) the
Dim Function
Some people find the
To dim the display:
Press the Dim Button on the remote. Each button press will cycle through the three settings of:
VFD FULL: Normal brightness
VFD HALF: Display is dimmed but still visible; the light inside the volume knob goes dark
VFD OFF: Display goes completely dark except for Power Indicator to remind you that the receiver is turned on
Advanced Remote Control Functions
The remote control not only operates the AVR 146, but it also serves as a universal remote that may be programmed to operate many of your other home theater components, as described in the Installation section. Each time you select one of your other components, the AVR remote switches to the control functions for that component. Since many buttons have unique functions for each component, refer to the Function List in the Appendix for assistance in operating your other components. The function of each button will not necessarily correspond to the label printed on the button.
Punch-Through Programming
The AVR 146 remote’s
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