Advanced Features; Display Brightness; Front-Panel Display Fade; Semi-Osd Settings - Harman Kardon AVR 335 Owner's Manual

The AVR 335 is equipped with a number of advanced
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 indi-
cators remain on at full brightness, although you may
also dim them or turn them off as shown in the next
section. 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 v to bring the Master
Menu (Figure 1) to the screen. Press the
Navigation Buttons n so that the ›
pointed to the ADVANCED line, and press the
Set Button p to enter the ADVANCED
SELECT menu (Figure 13).
* 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 menu on
your video display, press the / Navigation
⁄ ¤
›
Buttons n so that the
cursor is pointing to the
VFD FADE TIME OUT line. Next, press the
‹ ›
Navigation Buttons o so that the amount
/
of time that you wish the displays to fade out after
a button is pressed is shown. Select OFF if you do
not wish to have the front-panel displays fade out.
Once this time is set and the unit returned to normal
operation, the displays will remain on for the time peri-
od 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 Power Indicator 2,
which will remain on to remind you that the AVR is
turned on. Note that if the displays have been turned
completely off using the Dim Button h, as shown
in the next section and on page 11, the Fade function
will not operate.
If you wish to make adjustments to other items on
the ADVANCED SELECT menu, press the
Navigation Buttons n to place the
/
⁄ ¤
sor next to the desired item, or place the
next to the BACK TO MASTER MENU line
and press the Set Button p to make an adjust-
ment to another menu. If you have completed all
adjustments, press the OSD Button v to exit the
menu system.

Display Brightness

The AVR 335's front-panel displays are set at a default
brightness level that is sufficient for viewing in a nor-
mally lit room. However, in some home theater instal-
lations, you may wish to occasionally lower the bright-
ness 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
ADVANCED SELECT menu. To start the
adjustment, press the OSD Button v to bring the
MASTER MENU to the screen. Press the
Button n, until the on-screen
/
⁄ ¤
the ADVANCED line. Press the Set Button p
cursor is
to enter the ADVANCED SELECT menu
(Figure 13).
To change the brightness setting, at the ADVANCED
SELECT menu, make certain that the on-screen
cursor is next to the VFD line, and press the
›
Button o until the desired brightness level is shown
in the video display. When FULL is highlighted, the
display is at its normal brightness. When HALF is
shown, the display is at half the normal brightness
level. When OFF is shown, all of the front-panel
indicators will go dark. However, the Power Indicator
3 will always remain lit to remind you that the unit is
turned on. The brightness of the front-panel display may
also be adjusted by pressing the Dim Button h, as
described on page 11.
Once the desired brightness level is selected, it will
remain in effect until it is changed again or until the
unit is turned off.
If you wish to make other adjustments, press the
Buttons n until the on-screen
⁄ / ¤
is next to the desired setting or the BACK TO
MASTER MENU line and press the Set Button
p. If you have no other adjustments to make, press
the OSD Button v to exit the menu system.

Turn-On Volume Level

As is the case with most audio/video receivers, when
the AVR 335 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 335
turn on at a specific setting, regardless of what was
last in use when the unit was turned off. To change
the default condition so that the same volume level
›
cur-
is always used at turn-on, you will need to make an
›
cursor
adjustment in the ADVANCED SELECT
menu. To start the adjustment, press the OSD Button

ADVANCED FEATURES

v to bring the MASTER MENU (Figure 1)
to the screen. Press the
cursor is next to the ADVANCED line.
screen
›
Press the Set Button p to enter the ADVANCED
SELECT menu (Figure 13).
At the ADVANCED SELECT menu, make
certain that the on-screen
VOLUME DEFAULT line by pressing the
Buttons n as needed. Next, press the
⁄ / ¤
Button o so that the word ON is shown in
the video display. Next, press the
once so that the on-screen
DEFAULT VOL SET line. To set the desired
turn-on volume, press the
desired volume level is shown on the DEFAULT
¤
VOL SET line. This setting may NOT be made
› cursor is next to
with the regular volume controls.
NOTE: Since the setting for the turn-on volume can-
not be heard while the setting is being made, you may
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wish to determine the setting before making the
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adjustment. To do this, listen to any source and adjust
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› the volume to the desired level using the regular
Volume Controls Ù
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volume level to be used at turn-on is reached, make a
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note of the setting as it appears in the lower third of
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the video screen or in the Lower Display Line ¯.
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(A typical volume level will appear as a negative num-
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ber such as –25dB.) When making the adjustment,
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use the /
‹ ›
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Unlike some of the other adjustments in this menu, the
turn-on volume default will remain in effect until it is
changed or turned off in this menu, even when the
unit is turned off.
If you wish to make other adjustments, press the
Buttons n until the on-screen
/
⁄ ¤
next to the desired setting or the BACK TO
MASTER MENU line and press the Set Button
› cursor
p. If you have no other adjustments to make, press
the OSD Button v 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, tuner
frequency or any of the configuration settings are
changed. The semi-OSD system is helpful in that it
provides 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 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 335.
ADVANCED FEATURES
Button n, until the on-
¤
cursor is next to the
›
›
Button n
¤
cursor is next to the
›
Buttons o until the
/
‹ ›
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