Harman-Kardon AVR 135 - Manual (Page 31)

ADVANCED FEATURES 31
Advanced Features
The AVR 135 is equipped with a number of ad-
vanced 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
indicators remain on at full brightness, although
you may also dim them or turn them off as
shown on page 31. 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
L to bring the Master
Menu to the screen. Press the ⁄ / ¤ Navigation
Button D so that the ➞ cursor is pointed to
the ADVANCED line, and press the Set
Button F to enter the
ADVANCED
SELECT menu (Figure 11).
Figure 11
With the ADVANCED SELECT menu on
your video display, press the ⁄ / ¤ Navigation
Button D so that the ➞ cursor is pointed to
the VFD FADE TIME OUT line. Next, press
the ‹ / › Navigation Button Ea so that
the 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 nor-
mal 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 excep-
tion 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 31, the Fade function
will not operate.
If you wish to make adjustments to other items
on the
ADVANCED SELECT menu, press
the ⁄ / ¤ Navigation Button D to place the
➞ cursor next to the desired item, or place the
➞ cursor next to the
BACK T O MASTER
MENU line and press the Set Button F to
make an adjustment to another menu. If you
have completed all adjustments, press the OSD
Button
L 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 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
L to bring the
MASTER MENU to
the screen. Press the ⁄ Button D, until the on-
screen ➞ cursor is next to the
ADVANCED
line. Press the Set Button F to enter the
ADVANCED SELECT menu (Figure 11).
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 a until the
desired brightness level is highlighted in the
video display. When
FULL is shown, the display
is at its normal brightness. When HALF is
shown, the display is at half the normal bright-
ness level. When
OFF is shown, all of the in-
dicators in the Main Information Display ˜
will go dark.
The brightness of the front-panel display may
also be adjusted by pressing the Dim Button
g, as described on page 11.
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 BACK T O MASTER MENU line and
press the Set button F. If you have no other
adjustments to make, press the OSD Button L
to exit the menu system.
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 setting, regard-
less 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 SELECT menu. To start the
adjustment, press the OSD button L to bring
the MASTER MENU (Figure 1) to the screen.
Press the ⁄ button D, until the on-screen ➞
cursor is next to the ADVANCED line. Press
the Set button F to enter the
ADVANCED
SELECT menu (Figure 11).
At the ADVANCED SELECT 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 a so that the word
O N is shown in the
video display. Next, press the ¤ button D once
so that the on-screen › cursor is next to the
DEFAULT VOL SET line. To set the desired
turn-on volume, press the ‹ / › buttons Ea
or hold them pressed until the desired volume
level is shown on the
DEFAULT VOL SET
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
d. 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
number such as -25dB. When making the
adjustment, use the
‹ / › buttons Ea 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 BACK T O MASTER MENU line and
press the Set button F. If you have no other
adjustments to make, press the OSD Button L
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 or tuner frequency of any of the configura-
tion settings are changed. The semi-OSD system
is helpful in that enables you to have 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 occa-
sionally 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.
To turn off the semi-OSD system, you will need to
make an adjustment in the
ADVANCED
SELECT menu (Figure 11). To start the adjust-
ment, press the OSD button L to bring the
MASTER MENU to the screen.