Advanced Features; Display Brightness; Turn-On Volume Level - Harman Kardon AVR 7500 Owner's Manual

Advanced Features

The AVR 7500 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 7500'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
start the adjustment, press the OSD button
to bring the
screen. Press the Button twice, until the
on-screen cursor is next to the
line. Press the Set Button
to enter the menu (Figure 11).
Figure 11
To change the brightness setting, at the
menu, make certain that the
on-screen cursor is next to the
and press the Button until the desired
brightness level is highlighted in the video dis-
play. When is highlighted, the display is
at its normal brightness. When
lighted, the display is at half the normal bright-
ness level. When is highlighted, all of the
indicators in the Main Information Display
will go dark. Note, however, that the green
LEDs for the Input Indicators
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
and press the Set button . If you have no
other adjustments to make, press the OSD
Button to 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
. 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 7500 is turned on, it will always
menu. To return to the volume setting in effect when the
unit was turned off. However, you may prefer to
to the always have the AVR 7500 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
start the adjustment, press the OSD button
to bring the
the screen. Press the
the on-screen
to enter the
line,
is high-
and the
until the on-
line
on the
reads
until the desired
again to enter the
menu. To
(Figure 1) to
button twice, until
cursor is next to the
line. Press the Set button
menu (Figure 11).
At the menu make 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 highlighted
in the video display. Next, press the
once so that the on-screen
to the
the desired turn-on volume, press the
tons 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
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
typical volume level will appear as a negative
number such as -25dB. When making the adjust-
ment, use the buttons
/
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
and press the Set button . If you have no
other adjustments to make, press the OSD
Button to exit the menu system.
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button
cursor is next
line. To set
but-
/
.
. A
to enter this
until the on-
line