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Advanced Features
The AVR 3550 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 pro-
vide additional options that you may wish to
use.
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 ADVANCED
SELECT menu. To start the adjustment,
press the OSD button
to bring the MAS-
TER MENU to the screen. Press the
Button
twice, until the on-screen
next to the ADVANCED line. Press the Set
Button
to enter the ADVANCED
SELECT menu (Figure 9).
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A D V A N C E D
S E L E C T
V F D
:
F U L L
H A L F
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
: O F F
O N
S E M I
O S D
T I M E
O U T :
F U L L
O S D
T I M E
O U T : 2 0 5
R E T U R N
T O
M E N U
Figure 9
To change the brightness setting, at the
ADVANCED SELECT menu, make cer-
tain that the on-screen
cursor is next to the
V F D line, and press the
Button
the desired brightness level is highlighted in the
video display. When F U L L is highlighted, the
display is at its normal brightness. When
H A L F is highlighted, the display is at half the
normal brightness level. When O F F is high-
lighted, all of the indicators in the Main
Information Display
will go dark. Note,
however, that the green LEDs for the Input
Indicators
and the Surround Mode
Indicators
, as well as for the Power
Indicator
, 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
Buttons
/
screen
cursor is next to the desired setting or
the RETURN T O M E N U line and press
the Set button
. If you have no other adjust-
ments to make, press the OSD Button
exit the menu system.
The display brightness may also be changed by
pressing and holding the Set button
front for three seconds until the message in the
Main Information Display
F U L L. Within five seconds, press the front
panel Selector buttons
brightness display level is shown. At that point,
press the Set button
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.
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
cursor is
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 ADVANCED
SELECT menu. To start the adjustment,
*
press the OSD button
MASTER MENU (Figure 1) to the screen.
O F F
O N
Press the
button
screen
cursor is next to the ADVANCED
3 5
line. Press the Set button
ADVANCED SELECT menu (Figure 9).
until
until the on-
to
At the ADVANCED SELECT menu
on the
make certain that the on-screen
to the VOLUME DEFAULT line by press-
reads V F D
ing the
press the
until the desired
highlighted in the video display. Next, press the
button
again to enter the
sor is next to the DEFAULT V O L S E T
line. To set the desired turn-on volume, press the
buttons
/
the desired volume level is shown on the
DEFAULT V O L S E T 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
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
to bring the
number such as -25dB). When making the
adjustment, use the
twice, until the on-
enter this setting.
to enter the
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 com-
pletely.
If you wish to make other adjustments in the
menu, press the
screen
the RETURN T O M E N U line and press
the Set button
ments to make, press the OSD Button
exit the menu system.
cursor is next
buttons
as needed. Next,
/
button
so that the word O N is
once so that the on-screen
or hold them pressed until
buttons
to
/
Buttons
until the on-
/
cursor is next to the desired setting or
. If you have no other adjust-
to
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