Advanced Features; Front Panel Display Fade; Display Brightness; Turn-On Volume Level - Harman Kardon AVR 335 Owner's Manual

Advanced Features

The AVR 335 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 37. As an additional
option, you may also set the AVR so that the dis-
plays 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 L to bring the Master
Menu to the screen. Press the
/
⁄ ¤
tion Button D so that the © cursor is point-
ed to the line, and press the Set
ADVANCED
Button F to enter the
ADVANCED
menu (Figure 13).
SELECT
* A D V A N C E D S E L E C T
V F D F A D E T I M E O U T : O F F
V F D : F U L L
V O L U M E D E F A U L T : O F F
D E F A U L T V O L S E T : 2 5 d B
S E M I O S D T I M E O U T : 5 S
F U L L O S D T I M E O U T : 2 0 S
D E F A U L T S U R R M O D E : O N
B A C K T O M A S T E R M E N U
Figure 13
With the
ADVANCED SELECT
your video display, press the
⁄ / ¤
Button D so that the © cursor is pointed to
the line. Next, press
VFD FADE TIME OUT
Navigation Button Ea so that
the /
‹ ›
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
normal 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
exception 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 11, the
Fade function will not operate.
If you wish to make adjustments to other items
on the
ADVANCED SELECT
Navigation Button D to place
the
⁄ / ¤
the © cursor next to the desired item, or place
the © cursor next to the
BACK T O MAS-
line and press the Set Button
TER MENU
F to make an adjustment to another menu. If
you have completed all adjustments, press the
OSD Button L 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 L to bring the
the screen. Press the
on-screen © cursor is next to the
ADVANCED
enter the
ADVANCED SELECT
(Figure 13).
Naviga-
To change the brightness setting, at the
ADVANCED SELECT
certain that the on-screen © cursor is next to
the line, and press the
VFD
until the desired brightness level is highlighted
in the video display. When
*
display is at its normal brightness. When
is shown, the display is at half the normal
brightness level. When
indicators in the Main Information Display
˜ will go dark.
The brightness of the front-panel display may
also be adjusted by pressing the Dim Button
e, as described on page 11.
If you wish to make other adjustments in the
menu on
menu, press the
Navigation
screen © cursor is next to the desired setting or
the
BACK T O MASTER MENU
press the Set button F. If you have no other
adjustments to make, press the OSD Button L
to exit the menu system.
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 set-
ting, regardless of what was last in use when
the unit was turned off. To change the default
condition so that the same volume level is
menu, press
always used at turn-on, you will need to make
an adjustment in the
menu. To start the adjustment, press the OSD
button L to bring the
(Figure 1) to the screen. Press the
D, until the on-screen © cursor is next to the
ADVANCED
enter the
ADVANCED SELECT
(Figure 13).
ADVANCED SELECT
to
MASTER MENU
Button D, until the
⁄
line. Press the Set Button F to
menu
menu, make
Button a
›
is shown, the
FULL
HALF
is shown, all of the
OFF
Buttons D until the on-
/
⁄ ¤
line and
ADVANCED SELECT
MASTER MENU
button
⁄
line. Press the Set button F to
menu
At the menu make
ADVANCED SELECT
certain that the on-screen © cursor is next to
the line by pressing the
VOLUME DEFAULT
buttons D as needed. Next, press the
/
⁄ ¤
button a so that the word
is shown in the
O N
button D
video display. Next, press the
¤
›
once so that the on-screen cursor is next to
the line. To set the
DEFAULT VOL SET
desired turn-on volume, press the ‹
Ea or hold them pressed until the desired
volume level is shown on the
DEFAULT
line. Note that this setting may NOT
VOL SET
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 d.
When the 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
buttons Ea to
adjustment, use the ‹ ›
/
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
Buttons D until the on-
menu, press the
/
⁄ ¤
screen © cursor is next to the desired setting or
the
BACK T O MASTER MENU
press the Set button F. If you have no other
adjustments to make, press the OSD Button L
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
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.
To turn off the semi-OSD system, you will need
to make an adjustment in the
ADVANCED
menu (Figure 13). To start the
SELECT
adjustment, press the OSD button L to bring
the to the screen. Press the
MASTER MENU
Button D, until the on-screen © cursor is
⁄
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›
› buttons
/
line and