ADVANCED FEATURES
]he AVR525 isequippedwitha numberof advanced
featuresthataddextraflexibilitytotheunit'soperation
Whileit isnotnecessaryto usethesefeaturesto
operatetheunit,theyprovideadditionaloptionsthat
youmaywishto use
SurroundAmplifier ChannelAssignment
]he AVR525 isequippedwithsevenflJllpower
amplifierchannelsto allowforcomplete71 channel
operationwithouttheneedforadditionalexternal
amplifiersHowever.in someinstallationsyoumaywish
tousethetraditional51 channelconfigurationfor the
mainlisteningroom,whichallowsthesurroundback
left/rightamplifierchannelstobeusedtopower
speakersplacedina remotezonelocation
ifyouwishto usetheSurroundBackchannelampli
tierstopowertheremotezone,youmustchangea
settingintheADVANCED SELECT menu
]b makethatchange,firstcallupthemenusystem
by pressingtheOSDButton_ to bringthe
MA ST ER MEN U (Figure1)to thescreenNext,
pressthe• Button_ untilthe• cursorisnextto
theA DV ANCE D line,PresstheSetButton
toenterthe ADVANCED SELECT menu
(Figure10)
* ADVANCED SELECT *
,SB AMPS:_MR SP
VFD :_ HALF OFF
VOLUME DEFAULT:_ON
DEFAULT VOL SET:-25dB
SEMI OSD :OFF m
SEMI OSD TIME OUT: 3SEC
FULL OSD TIME OUT:20SEC
BACK TO MASTER MENU
k,_ j
F_igum70
]b changetheseltingsothatthe%rroundBack
amplifiersarefedbythesourceselectedthroughthe
Multiroomsystem,pressthe,/• Buttonsqi_}'_i_
so thatMR SP ishighlightedinreversevideoand
presstheSetButton
Rememberthatoncethissettingis madeyouwillnot
beableto takeadvantageof anyof the6 1/7 1
channeldecodingor processingmodes,andthatthe
speakersusedfortheremotezonemustbeconnected
totheSurroundBack/MultiroomSpeakerOutputs
@ lhe volumeforthesespeakersissetbythe
multiroomsystem,asexplainedonpage36 ofthis
manual
Oncethisselfingis made,youmaypressthe•
Button_ tomakeanyof theotheradjustments
availableonthismenuIf nootheradjustmentsare
needed,presstheOSDButton_ toexitthemenu
system
DisplayBrightness
]he AVR525'sMain InformationDisplay[] is set
ata defaultbrightnesslevelthatissufficientforviewing
ina normallylitroom However,insomehometheater
installations,youmaywishto occasionallylowerthe
brightnessofthedisplay,or turnitoffcompletely
]o changethedisplaybrightnesssellingfor a specific
listeningsession,youwillneedto makeanadjustment
intheADVANCED SELECT menu staff
theadjustment,presstheOSDButton_ to bring
the MA STE R ME NU to thescreenPressthe•
Buttonqi_}lP,untiltheon-screen• cursorisnextto
the ADV ANC ED line.PresstheSetButton
toentertheADVANCED SELECT menu
(Hgure10)
]o changethebrightnesssetting,at the
ADVANCED SELECT menu,makecertain
thattheon-screen• cursoris nexttotheVF D line,
andpressthe• Button _ untilthedesiredbright-
nesslevelis highlightedinthevideodisplayWhen
F UL L ishighlighted,thedisplayisatitsnormal
brightnessWhenHA L F ishighlighted,thedisplay
isat haltthenormalbrightnesslevelWhen0 FF
ishighlighted,allof theindicatorsintheMain
InformationDisplay[] willgodark However,the
greenLEDsfortheInputIndicators[] andthe
SurroundModeIndicators1_'1,aswellasforthe
PowerIndicatorLI_"I,willalwaysremainlittoremind
youthattheunitisturnedon
Oncethedesiredbrightnesslevelisselected,it will
remainineffectuntilit is changedagainoruntilthe
unitisturnedoff
Ifyouwishto makeotheradjustments,pressthe
A/• Buttons_ untiltheon-screen• cursoris
nextto thedesiredsellingor theB ACK T 0
MAST ER MENU lineandpresstheSetButton
If youhavenootheradjustmentsto make,press
theOSDButton_ toexitthemenusystem
Turn-OnVolumeLevel
As isthecasewithmostaudio/videoreceivers,when
theAVR525 isturnedon,itwillalwaysreturntothe
volumesettinginerredwhentheunitwasturnedoff
However,youmaypreferto alwayshavetheAVR525
turnonata specificsetting,regardlessofwhatwas
lastinusewhentheunitwasturnedofflo changethe
de%Jltconditionsothatthesamevolumelevelis
alwaysusedatturn-on,youwillneedtomakean
adjustmentinthe ADVANCED SELECT
menu starttheadjustment,presstheOSDButton
tobringtheMASTER MENU (F:igure1)
tothescreenPressthe• Buttonqi_}lJ,untiltheon
screen• cursorisnextto theADVANCED line
PresstheSetButton_ toentertheADVANCE D
SE L ECT menu(/igure1O)
Atthe ADVANCED SELECT menumake
ceflainthattheon-screen• cursorisnexttothe
VOLUME DEFAULT lineby pressingthe
A/• Buttons_ asneededNext,pressthe•
Button_ so thattheword0 N ishighlightedin
thevideodisplayNext,pressthe• Button
oncesothattheon-screen• cursorisnextto the
DEF AU L T V 0 L S ET lineto setthedesired
turn-onvolume,pressthe4/• Buttons_
untilthedesiredvolumelevelisshownonthe
DEFAULT VOL SET lineThisse_%gmay
NOt bemadewiththeregularvofiJmecontrols
NOTE:Sincethesettingfortheturn-onvolumecan-
notbeheardwhilethesettingisbeingmade,youmay
wishtodeterminethesettingbeforemakingthe
adjustmentlo dothis,listentoanysourceandadjust
thevolumeto thedesiredlevelusingtheregular
VolumeControls_"_(_ll 0 Whenthedesired
volumelevelto beusedat turn-onisreached,makea
noteof thesettingas itappearsinthelowerthirdof
thevideoscreenorintheLowerDisplayLine[]
(Atypicalvolumelevelwillappearasa negativenum
bersuchas 25dB)Whenmakingtheadjustment,
usethe4/• Buttonsqi_t,_lP toenterthissetting
Unlikesomeoftheotheradjustmentsinthismenu,the
turn-onvolumedefaultwillremainineffectuntilitis
changedorturnedoff inthismenu,evenwhenthe
unitisturnedof[
Ifyouwishtomakeotheradjustments,pressthe
A/• Buttons_ untiltheon-screen• cursoris
nextto thedesiredsellingortheB ACK T0
MAS TE R ME NU lineandpresstheSetButton
Ifyouhavenootheradjustmentsto make,press
theOSDButton_ toexitthemenusystem
Semi-OSDSettings
]he semiOSDsystemplacesonelinemessagesat
thelowerthirdof thevideodisplayscreenwhenever
theVolume,InputSource,Surroundmodeortuner
%quencyof anyof theconfigurationsettingsare
changedlhe semiOSDsystemishelpflJlinthatit
enablesyouto havefeedbackonanycontrolchanges
orremotecommandsusingthevideodisplaywhenit
isdifficultto viewthefrontpaneldisplaysHowever,
youmayoccasionallypreferto turnthesedisplaysoff
fora particularlisteningsessionYoumayalsowantto
adjustthelengthof timethedisplaysremainonthe
screenBothof thoseoptionsarepossiblewiththe
AVR525
1oturnoffthesemiOSDsystem,you'llneed
tomakeanadjustmentintheA DV AN CE D
S EL ECT menu(Figure10) lo starttheadjust-
ment,presstheOSDButton_ to bringthe
MAS TE R ME NU to thescreenPressthe•
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