Advanced Features; Front Panel Display Fade; Display Brightness; Turn-On Volume Level - Harman Kardon AVR 445 Owner's Manual

Advanced Features

The AVR 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 addi-
tional 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 46. 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
Navigation Button
is pointed to the line, and press
ADVANCED
the Set Button to enter the
ADVANCED
menu (Figure 23).
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 B R I G H T N E S S : F U L L
V O L U M E D E F A U L T : O F F O N
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 : 2 s
F U L L O S D T I M E O U T : 2 0 s
D M P A U T O P O W E R : O F F O N
B A C K T O M A S T E R M E N U
Figure 23
With the
ADVANCED SELECT
your video display, press the
⁄ / ¤
so that the ➞ cursor is pointed to
Button
the line. Next, press
VFD FADE TIME OUT
the / Navigation Button
‹ ›
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 46, the
Fade function will not operate.
If you wish to make adjustments to other items
on the
ADVANCED SELECT
the Navigation Button
⁄ / ¤
➞ cursor next to the desired item, or place the
➞ cursor next to the
BACK T O MASTER
line and press the Set Button
MENU
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
installations, 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
ADVANCED SELECT
/
⁄ ¤
To change the brightness setting, at the
ADVANCED SELECT
that the on-screen ➞ cursor is next to the
line, and press the
desired brightness level is highlighted in the
video display. When
*
display is at its normal brightness. When
is highlighted, the display is at half the normal
brightness level. When
the indicators in the Main Information
Display ˜ will go dark. Note, however, that the
Power Indicator 3, will always remain lit to
remind you that the unit is turned on.
If you wish to make other adjustments in the
menu, press the
menu on
screen ➞ cursor is next to the desired setting or
Navigation
the
BACK T O MASTER MENU
press the Set button
adjustments to make, press the OSD Button
so that the
to exit the menu system.
The display brightness may also be changed by
pressing and holding the Set button @ on the
front for three seconds until the message in the
Main Information Display ˜ reads
. Within five seconds, press the front
FULL
panel Selector buttons 7$ until the desired
brightness display level is shown. At that point,
press the Set button @ again to enter the
setting.
Once the desired brightness level is selected, it
will remain in effect until it is changed again or
until the unit is turned off.
menu, press
to place the
to
ADVANCED SELECT
to
MASTER MENU
Button , until the on-
⁄
ADVANCED
to enter the
menu (Figure 23).
menu, make certain
VFD
› Button until the
is highlighted, the
FULL
HALF
is highlighted, all of
OFF
Buttons until the on-
/
⁄ ¤
line and
. If you have no other
VFD
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,
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 always used at
turn-on, you will need to make an adjustment in
the menu. To start
ADVANCED SELECT
the adjustment, press the OSD button
bring the (Figure 7) to the
MASTER MENU
screen. Press the button , until the on-
⁄
screen ➞ cursor is next to the
ADVANCED
line. Press the Set button to enter the
menu (Figure 23).
ADVANCED SELECT
At the
ADVANCED SELECT
certain that the on-screen ➞ cursor is next to the
line by pressing the
VOLUME DEFAULT
as needed. Next, press the ➞
buttons
/
⁄ ¤
button so that the word is highlighted
O N
in the 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 ‹
or hold them pressed until the desired vol-
ume level is shown on the
DEFAULT VOL
line. Note that this setting may NOT be
SET
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
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
adjustment, use the ‹ › buttons
/
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
BACK T O MASTER MENU
press the Set button . If you have no other
adjustments to make, press the OSD Button
to exit the menu system.
ADVANCED FEATURES 45
to
menu make
button
¤
› buttons
/
I. When
to enter
until the on-
line and