34 ADVANCED FEATURES
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 configura-
tion settings are changed. The semi-OSD system
is helpful in that 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 session. 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 3550.
To turn off the semi-OSD system, you will need
to make an adjustment in the ADVANCED
SELECT menu (Figure 9). To start the
adjustment, press the OSD button
L
to bring
the MASTER MENU to the screen. Press
the
⁄
Button
D
twice, until the on-screen ¤
cursor is next to the ADVANCED line.
Press the Set Button
F
to enter the
ADVANCED SELECT menu.
At the ADVANCED SELECT menu
make certain that the on-screen
› cursor is next
to the SEMI OSD line by pressing the
⁄
/
¤
buttons
D
as needed. Next, press the › but-
ton
so that the word OFF is highlighted
in the video display.
Note that this setting is temporary and will
remain active only until it is changed or until the
AVR 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.
To change the length of time that the semi-OSD
displays remain on the screen, go to the
ADVANCED SELECT Menu as out-
lined earlier, and press the
⁄
/
¤
buttons
D
as
needed, until the on-screen
›
cursor is next to
the SEMI OSD TIME OUT line. Next,
press the
‹
/
›
Buttons
E
until the desired
time in seconds is displayed. Note that unlike
most of the other options in this menu, this is a
permanent setting change, and the time-out
entry will remain in effect until it is changed,
even when the unit is turned off.
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 RETURN TO MENU line and press
the Set button
F
. If you have no other adjust-
ments to make, press the OSD Button
L
to
exit the menu system.
Full-OSD Time Out Adjustment
The FULL OSD menu system is used to sim-
plify the setup and adjustment of the AVR using
a series of on-screen menus. The factory default
setting for these menus leaves them on the
screen for 20 seconds after a period of inactivity
before they disappear from the screen or Time
Out. This Time Out is a safety measure to prevent
the menu text from burning into the CRTs in
your monitor or projector, which might happen if
they were left on indefinitely. However, some
viewers may prefer a slightly longer or shorter
period before the Time Out display.
To change the Full-OSD Time Out, you will need
to make an adjustment in the ADVANCED
SELECT Menu (Figure 1). To start the
adjustment, press the OSD button
L
to bring
the MASTER MENU to the screen. Press
the
⁄
button
D
twice, until the on-screen ¤
cursor is next to the ADVANCED line.
Press the Set Button
F
to enter the
ADVANCED SELECT Menu (Figure 9).
At the ADVANCED SELECT menu
make certain that the on-screen
› cursor is next
to the FULL OSDTIME OUT line by
pressing the
⁄
/
¤
Buttons
D
as needed. Next,
press the
‹
/
›
buttons
E
until the desired
time is displayed in seconds. Note that unlike
most of the other options in this menu, this is a
permanent setting change, and the time-out
entry will remain in effect until it is changed,
even when the unit is turned off.
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 RETURN TO MENU line and press
the Set button
F
. If you have no other adjust-
ments to make, press the OSD Button
L
to
exit the menu system.
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