Signature 2.0

Advanced Setup

panel Information Display will illuminate whenever a remote control command is sent to the 2.0 but it will go blank after the time interval set in the OSD Time Out line.

When you have completed setting the front panel display option, press the Û Menu Control button i until OSD Time Out is highlighted. At this line you have the ability to vary the length of time that the status menus and front panel Information Display remain on the screen if Timeout has been selected at the On Scrn Sts line.

To change the time-out length, use the Ü or Ý Menu Control buttons i until the desired time appears on the right side of the line inside the highlighted video. When you have entered the desired time, press the

ÛMenu Control button i to move to the next setting.

The Pnl Brightness line enables you to change the intensity of the front panel Information Display ). Press the Ü or Ý Menu Control buttons

iwhile observing the front panel display until it is at the desired brightness. After completing the adjustment, press the Û Menu Control button i to move to the next adjustment.

NOTE: The Pnl Brightness menu item only controls the brightness of the display. To turn the display off completely, use the Ü or Ý Menu Control buttons

iuntil the Frnt Pnl Sts line is highlighted and select Off.

The Menu Bkgrnd menu item selects the type

of video that will appear as the background when the on-screen menus are in use. Use Ü or Ý Menu Control buttons i to select Blue to have a blue video screen appear under the menus. Select Video to have the selected video input source appear as the background for the menus.

NOTE: Even when Video is selected, the blue background will appear under the menus when no active video source is selected.

The final line on the Display Options menu does not require adjustment under normal circumstances. The Video Fmt option allows you to choose between the NTSC standard, which is used in North America,

parts of South America and many Asian countries, and the PAL system which is used in most other parts of the world. The 2.0 comes preset from the factory for the video standard used in your country. However, in special circumstances it may be appropriate to change the video standard.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Changing this option will NOT convert video signals from one format to the other, it only changes the format for the on-screen menu overlays. Do not change the video format unless your monitor or display device, along with any video processing equipment between the output of the 2.0 and the video display is compatible with the newly selected format. Changing to a video format not compatible with your monitor and other equipment will cause the video monitor to loose sync and show unstable and non-viewable images.

If it is necessary to change the video format, press the Úor Û Menu Control buttons i until the Video Fmt line is highlighted. Next use the

Üor Ý Menu Control buttons i to select the desired format.

NOTE: If this option is changed in error, the on-screen menus will not be viewable. In that case, press the

Üor Ý Menu Control buttons i until the correct format name appears in the front panel Information Display (Figure FPD-7).

Display Options

Video Fmt: NTSC

Figure FPD-7

After completing the final adjustment on the Display Options menu, take a minute to check the on-screen display to make certain that all options are adjusted to your satisfaction. If any additional changes need to be made, press the Úor Û Menu Control buttons i to move the highlighted video to the item needing adjustment and follow the instructions shown above for that option.

When all Display Options are complete, press the Menu button j three times to completely exit the menu system. You have now completed the setup and configuration of the Signature Series 2.0 and are ready to experience the best in home theater enjoyment!

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Harman-Kardon HA160-0004-A manual Display Options Video Fmt Ntsc, Figure FPD-7

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