Advanced Features; Front Panel Display Fade; Display Brightness; Turn-On Volume Level - Harman Kardon AVR 135 Owner's Manual

Advanced Features

The AVR 135 is equipped with a number of ad-
vanced features that add extra flexibility to the
unit's operation. While it is not necessary to use
these features to operate the unit, they provide
additional options that you may wish to use.
Front-Panel-Display Fade
In normal operation, the front-panel displays and
indicators remain on at full brightness, although
you may also dim them or turn them off as
shown on page 31. As an additional option, you
may also set the AVR so that the displays are on
whenever a button is pressed on the front panel
or remote, but then fade out after a set period of
time.
To set the front-panel displays to the Fade mode,
press the OSD Button to bring the Master
Menu to the screen. Press the
⁄ / ¤
so that the © cursor is pointed to
Button
the line, and press the Set
Button to enter the
menu (Figure 11).
Figure 11
With the
your video display, press the
/
⁄ ¤
so that the © cursor is pointed to
Button
the line. Next, press
the / Navigation Button
‹ ›
the amount of time that you wish the displays to
fade out after a button is pressed is shown.
Once this time is set and the unit returned to nor-
mal operation, the displays will remain on for the
time period selected whenever a button is
pressed on the front panel or remote. After that
time they will gradually fade out, with the excep-
tion of the lighting surrounding the Standby/On
Switch 3, which remains on to remind you that
the AVR is turned on. Note that if the displays
have been turned completely off using the Dim
Button, as shown on page 31, the Fade function
will not operate.
If you wish to make adjustments to other items
on the
the Navigation Button
⁄ / ¤
© cursor next to the desired item, or place the
© cursor next to the
line and press the Set Button
make an adjustment to another menu. If you
have completed all adjustments, press the OSD
Button to 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
menu. To start the adjustment, press the OSD
button to bring the
the screen. Press the
screen © cursor is next to the
line. Press the Set Button
To change the brightness setting, at the
Navigation
certain that the on-screen © cursor is next to the
line, and press the
desired brightness level is highlighted in the
video display. When
is at its normal brightness. When
shown, the display is at half the normal bright-
ness level. When
dicators in the Main Information Display ˜
will go dark.
The brightness of the front-panel display may
also be adjusted by pressing the Dim Button
, as described on page 11.
If you wish to make other adjustments in the
menu, press the
screen © cursor is next to the desired setting or
menu on
the
Navigation
press the Set button
adjustments to make, press the OSD Button
to exit the menu system.
so that
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 setting, regard-
less 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
turn-on, you will need to make an adjustment in
the
adjustment, press the OSD button
menu, press
the
to place the
Press the button
⁄
cursor is next to the
the Set button
to
menu (Figure 11).
to
Button , until the on-
⁄
to enter the
menu (Figure 11).
menu, make
› Button until the
is shown, the display
is
is shown, all of the in-
Buttons until the on-
/
⁄ ¤
line and
. If you have no other
menu. To start the
to bring
(Figure 1) to the screen.
, until the on-screen ©
line. Press
to enter the
At the
certain that the on-screen © cursor is next to the
line by pressing the
buttons as needed. Next, press the
/
⁄ ¤
button so that the word is shown in the
video display. Next, press the button
¤
›
so that the on-screen cursor is next to the
line. To set the desired
turn-on volume, press the ‹ › buttons
/
or hold them pressed until the desired volume
level is shown on the
line. Note that this setting may NOT be made
with the regular volume controls.
NOTE: Since the setting for the turn-on volume
cannot be heard while the setting is being made,
you may wish to determine the setting before
making the adjustment. To do this, listen to any
source and adjust the volume to the desired level
using the regular volume controls
desired volume level to be used at turn-on is
reached, make a note of the setting as it appears
in the lower third of the video screen or in the
Main Information Display ˜.
A typical volume level will appear as a negative
number such as -25dB. When making the
adjustment, use the ‹ › buttons
/
enter this setting.
Unlike some of the other adjustments in this
menu, the turn-on volume default will remain in
effect even when the unit is turned off
completely, unless it is changed or turned off in
this menu.
If you wish to make other adjustments in the
menu, press the Buttons
/
⁄ ¤
screen © cursor is next to the desired setting or
the
press the Set button . If you have no other
adjustments to make, press the OSD Button
to exit the menu system.

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 occa-
sionally prefer to turn these displays off for a par-
ticular 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.
To turn off the semi-OSD system, you will need to
make an adjustment in the
menu (Figure 11). To start the adjust-
ment, press the OSD button to bring the
to the screen.
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menu make
›
once
. When the
to
until the on-
line and