Harman Kardon AVR 435 Owner's Manual

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ADVANCED FEATURES 41Advanced FeaturesThe AVR is equipped with a number of advancedfeatures that add extra flexibility to the unit’soperation. While it is not necessary to use thesefeatures to operate the unit, they provide addi-tional options that you may wish to use.Front-Panel-Display FadeIn normal operation, the front-panel displays andindicators remain on at full brightness, althoughyou may also dim them or turn them off as shownon page 40. As an additional option, you may alsoset the AVR so that the displays are on whenevera 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 MasterMenu to the screen. Press the ⁄/¤ NavigationButton E so that the cursor is pointed tothe ADVANCED line, and press the SetButton F to enter the ADVANCEDSELECT menu (Figure 13).Figure 13With the ADVANCED SELECT menu onyour video display, press the ⁄/¤ NavigationButton E so that the cursor is pointed tothe VFD FADE TIME OUT line. Next, pressthe ‹ /› Navigation Button E so that theamount of time that you wish the displays to fadeout 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 thetime period selected whenever a button is pressedon the front panel or remote. After that time theywill gradually fade out, with the exception of thelighting surrounding the Standby/On Switch3, which remains on to remind you that the AVRis turned on. Note that if the displays have beenturned completely off using the Dim Button, asshown on page 40, the Fade function will notoperate.If you wish to make adjustments to other items onthe ADVANCED SELECT menu, press the⁄/¤ Navigation Button E to place the cursor next to the desired item, or place the cursor next to the BACK T O MASTERMENU line and press the Set Button F tomake an adjustment to another menu. If you havecompleted all adjustments, press the OSDButton L to exit the menu system.Display BrightnessThe AVR’s front panel Main InformationDisplay ˜ is set at a default brightness levelthat is sufficient for viewing in a normally litroom. However, in some home theater installa-tions, you may wish to occasionally lower thebrightness of the display, or turn it off completely.To change the display brightness setting for a spe-cific listening session, you will need to make anadjustment in the ADVANCED SELECTmenu. To start the adjustment, press the OSDbutton L to bring the MASTER MENU tothe screen. Press the ⁄ Button E, until the on-screen › cursor is next to the ADVANCED line.Press the Set Button F to enter theADVANCED SELECT menu (Figure 13).To change the brightness setting, at theADVANCED SELECT menu, make certainthat the on-screen › cursor is next to the VFDline, and press the › Button E until the desiredbrightness level is highlighted in the video display.When FULL is highlighted, the display is at itsnormal brightness. When HALF is highlighted,the display is at half the normal brightness level.When OFF is highlighted, all of the indicators inthe Main Information Display ˜ will go dark.Note, however, that the Power Indicator 3,will always remain lit to remind you that the unitis turned on.If you wish to make other adjustments in themenu, press the ⁄/¤ Buttons E until the on-screen › cursor is next to the desired setting orthe BACK T O MASTER MENU line andpress the Set button F. If you have no otheradjustments to make, press the OSD Button Lto exit the menu system.The display brightness may also be changed bypressing and holding the Set button @ on thefront for three seconds until the message in theMain Information Display ˜ reads VFDFULL. Within five seconds, press the front panelSelector buttons 7$ until the desired bright-ness display level is shown. At that point, pressthe Set button @ again to enter the setting.Once the desired brightness level is selected, itwill remain in effect until it is changed again oruntil the unit is turned off.Turn On Volume LevelAs is the case with most audio/video receivers,when the AVR is turned on, it will always return tothe volume setting in effect when the unit wasturned off. However, you may prefer to alwayshave the AVR turn on at a specific setting, regard-less of what was last in use when the unit wasturned off. To change the default condition so thatthe same volume level is always used at turn-on,you will need to make an adjustment in theADVANCED SELECT menu. To start theadjustment, press the OSD button L to bringthe MASTER MENU (Figure 1) to the screen.Press the ⁄ button E, until the on-screen ›cursor is next to the ADVANCED line. Press theSet button F to enter the ADVANCEDSELECT menu (Figure 13).At the ADVANCED SELECT menu makecertain that the on-screen › cursor is next to theVOLUME DEFAULT line by pressing the⁄/¤ buttons E as needed. Next, press the ›button E so that the word O N is highlighted inthe video display. Next, press the ¤ button Eonce so that the on-screen › cursor is next to theDEFAULT VOL SET line. To set the desiredturn-on volume, press the ‹/› buttons E orhold them pressed until the desired volume levelis shown on the DEFAULT VOL SET line.Note that this setting may NOT be made with theregular volume controls.NOTE: Since the setting for the turn-on volumecannot be heard while the setting is being made,you may wish to determine the setting beforemaking the adjustment. To do this, listen to anysource and adjust the volume to the desired levelusing the regular volume controls )î. Whenthe desired volume level to be used at turn-on isreached, make a note of the setting as it appearsin the lower third of the video screen or in theMain Information Display ˜.A typical volume level will appear as a negativenumber such as -25dB. When making theadjustment, use the ‹/› buttons E to enterthis setting.Unlike some of the other adjustments in thismenu, the turn-on volume default will remain ineffect 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 themenu, press the ⁄/¤ Buttons E until the on-screen › cursor is next to the desired setting orthe BACK T O MASTER MENU line andpress the Set button F. If you have no otheradjustments to make, press the OSD Button Lto exit the menu system.Semi-OSD SettingsThe semi-OSD system places one line messages atthe lower third of the video display screen when-ever the Volume, Input Source, Surround mode ortuner frequency of any of the configuration set-tings are changed. The semi-OSD system is helpfulin that enables you to have feedback on any con-trol changes or remote commands using the videodisplay when it is difficult to view the front-paneldisplays. However, you may occasionally prefer toturn these displays off for a particular listeningsession. You may also want to adjust the length oftime the displays remain on the screen. Both ofthose options are possible with the AVR.* 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 FV F D : F U L L H A L F O F FV O L U M E D E F A U L T : O F F O NS E M I O S D T I M E O U T : 5 SF U L L O S D T I M E O U T : 2 0 SA U T O P O L L : O F F O NB A C K T O M A S T E R M E N U