Harman-Kardon AVR4500 - Manual (Page 37)

ADVANCED FEATURES 37
Advanced Features
The AVR 4500 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 4500’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 menu. To
start the adjustment, press the OSD button
L
to bring the MASTER MENU to the
screen. Press the
⁄ Button D twice, until the
on-screen › cursor is next to the
ADVANCED line. Press the Set Button F
to enter the ADVANCED menu (Figure 11).
Figure 11
To change the brightness setting, at the
ADVANCED
menu, make certain that the
on-screen › cursor is next to the V F D line,
and press the › Button Z until the desired
brightness level is highlighted in the video dis-
play. When F U L L is highlighted, the display is
at its normal brightness. When H A L F is high-
lighted, the display is at half the normal bright-
ness level. When O F F is highlighted, all of the
indicators in the Main Information Display
˜ will go dark. Note, however, that the green
LEDs for the Input Indicators ˆ and the
Surround Mode Indicators ˘, as well as for
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
⁄ / ¤ Buttons D until the on-
screen › cursor is next to the desired setting or
the RETURN T O M E N U line and press
the Set button
F. If you have no other adjust-
ments to make, press the OSD Button L 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 Y reads V F D
F U L L
. Within five seconds, press the front
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.
Turn On Volume Level
As is the case with most audio/video receivers,
when the AVR 4500 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 4500 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 ADVANCED menu. To
start the adjustment, press the OSD button
L
to bring the MASTER MENU (Figure 1) to
the screen. Press the
⁄ button D twice, until
the on-screen › cursor is next to the
ADVANCED line. Press the Set button F
to enter the ADVANCED menu (Figure 11).
At the ADVANCED menu make certain that
the on-screen
› cursor is next to the
VOLUME DEFAULT line by pressing the
⁄ / ¤ buttons D as needed. Next, press the ›
button Z so that the word O N is highlighted
in the video display. Next, press the ¤ button
D once so that the on-screen › cursor is next
to the DEFAULT V O L S E T line. To set
the desired turn-on volume, press the
‹ / › but-
tons EZ or hold them pressed until the
desired volume level is shown on the
DEFAULT V O L S E T
line. Note that
this setting may NOTbe 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
cî.
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 Y. A
typical volume level will appear as a negative
number such as -25dB. When making the adjust-
ment, use the
‹ / › buttons EZ to 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
menu, press the
⁄ / ¤ Buttons D until the on-
screen › cursor is next to the desired setting or
the RETURN T O M E N U line and press
the Set button
F. If you have no other adjust-
ments to make, press the OSD Button L to
exit the menu system.
* A D V A N C E D *
V F D : F U L L H A L F O F F
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 : O F F O N
S E M I O S D T I M E O U T : 3 5
F U L L O S D T I M E O U T : 2 0 5
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