Harman Kardon AVR 7000 Owner's Manual

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36 ADVANCED FEATURESAdvanced Featuresvideo screen or in the Main InformationDisplay W (a typical volume level will appearas a negative number such as –25dB). Whenmaking the adjustment, use the ‹/› buttons9 to enter this setting.Unlike some of the other adjustments in thismenu, the turn-on volume default will remain ineffect until it is changed or turned off in thismenu, even when the unit is turned off com-pletely.If you wish to make other adjustments in themain menu, press the ⁄/¤ buttons 6 untilthe on-screen › cursor is next to theRETURN T O M A I N M E N U line. If youhave no other adjustments to make, press theOSD Button I to exit the menu system.Semi-OSD SettingsThe semi-OSD system places one line messagesat the lower third of the video display screenwhenever the Volume, Input Source, Surroundmode or tuner frequency of any of the configura-tion settings are changed. The semi-OSD systemis helpful in that enables you to have feedbackon any control changes or remote commandsusing the video display when it is difficult toview the front-panel displays. However, you mayoccasionally prefer to turn these displays off fora particular listening session. You may also wantto adjust the length of time the displays remainon the screen. Both of those options are possiblewith the AVR 7000.To turn off the semi-OSD system, you will needto make an adjustment in the ADVANCEDSELECT menu (Figure 9). To start theadjustment, press the OSD button I to bringthe main AUDIO SETUP menu to thescreen. Press the ⁄/¤ Button 6, until the on-screen ¤ cursor is next to the ADVANCEDline. Press the Set Button 8 to enter theADVANCED SELECT menu.At the ADVANCED SELECT menumake certain that the on-screen › cursor is nextto the S E M I O S D line by pressing the ⁄/¤buttons 6 as needed. Next, press the › but-ton so that the word O F F is highlightedin the video display.Note that this setting is temporary and willremain active only until it is changed or until theAVR 7000 is turned off. Once the unit is turnedoff, the semi-OSD displays will remain activated,even if they were switched off for the previouslistening session.To change the length of time that the semi-OSDdisplays remain on the screen, go to theADVANCED SELECT Menu as out-lined earlier, and press the ⁄/¤ buttons 6 asneeded, until the on-screen › cursor is next tothe SEMI-OSD T I M E O U T line. Next,press the ‹/› Buttons 9 until the desiredtime in seconds is displayed. Note that unlikemost of the other options in this menu, this is apermanent setting change, and the time-outentry will remain in effect until it is changed,even when the unit is turned off.If you wish to make other adjustments in themain menu, press the ⁄/¤ buttons 6 untilthe on-screen › cursor is next to theRETURN T O M A I N M E N U line. If youhave no other adjustments to make, press theOSD button I to exit the menu system.Full-OSD Time Out AdjustmentThe FULL-OSD menu system is used tosimplify the setup and adjustment of the AVR7000 using a series of on-screen menus. The fac-tory default setting for these menus leaves themon the screen for 20 seconds after a period ofinactivity before they disappear from the screenor Time Out. This Time Out is a safety measure toprevent the menu text from burning into theCRTs in your monitor or projector, which mighthappen if they were left on indefinitely. However,some viewers may prefer a slightly longer orshorter period before the Time Out display.To change the Full-OSD Time Out, you will needto make an adjustment in the ADVANCEDSELECT Menu (Figure 1). To start theadjustment, press the OSD button I to bringthe main AUDIO SETUP Menu to thescreen. Press the ⁄/¤ button 6, until the on-screen ¤ cursor is next to the ADVANCEDline. Press the Set Button 8 to enter theADVANCED SELECT Menu (Figure 9).At the ADVANCED SELECT menumake certain that the on-screen › cursor is nextto the FULL-OSD T I M E O U T line bypressing the ⁄/¤ Buttons 6 as needed. Next,press the ‹/› buttons 9 until the desiredtime is displayed in seconds. Note that unlikemost of the other options in this menu, this is apermanent setting change, and the time-outentry will remain in effect until it is changed,even when the unit is turned off.If you wish to make other adjustments in themain menu, press the ⁄/¤ buttons 6 untilthe on-screen › cursor is next to theRETURN T O M A I N M E N U line. If youhave no other adjustments to make, press theOSD Button I to exit the menu system.