AVR 340 (serv.man2) - Harman Kardon Audio User Guide / Operation Manual. Page 42

42 ADVANCED FEATURES

The AVR 340 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.

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 41. As an additional
option, you may also set the AVR so that the dis-
plays 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 

⁄

/

¤

D so that the ➞ cursor

is pointed to the 

ADVANCED

line, and press

the Set Button

F to enter the

ADVANCED SELECT

menu (Figure 15).

With the 

ADVANCED SELECT

menu on

your video display, press the 

⁄

/

¤

D so that the ➞ cursor is pointed to

the 

VFD FADE TIME OUT

line. Next, press

the 

‹

/

›

E 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
normal 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
exception 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 41, the
Fade function will not operate.

If you wish to make adjustments to other items
on the 

ADVANCED SELECT

menu, press

the 

⁄

/

¤

D to place

the 

➞ cursor next to the desired item, or place

the 

➞ cursor next to the 

BACK T O MAS-

TER 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.

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 set-
ting, 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 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 15).

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 

 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 

E 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 vol-
ume 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 Ò.
A typical volume level will appear as a negative
number such as -25dB. When making the 
adjustment, use the 

‹

/

›

buttons 

E 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.

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
occasionally prefer to turn these displays off for
a particular 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 15). 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.

At the 

ADVANCED SELECT

menu make

certain that the on-screen 

➞ cursor is next to

the 

SEMI OSD

line by pressing the 

⁄

/

¤

but-

tons 

D as needed. Next, press the 

›

button

 so that the word 

OFF

is shown in the

video display.

Note that this setting is temporary and will
remain active only until it is changed or until the
AVR is turned off. Once the unit is turned off, the
semi-OSD displays will remain activated, even if
they were switched off for the previous listening
session.

To change the length of time that the semi-OSD
displays remain on the screen, go to the

ADVANCED SELECT

Menu as outlined

earlier, and press the 

⁄

/

¤

buttons 

D as need-

ed, until the on-screen 

➞ cursor is next to the

SEMI-OSD TIME OUT

line. Next, press

the 

‹

/

›

Buttons 

E until the desired time

in seconds is displayed. Note that unlike most of
the other options in this menu, this is a perma-
nent setting change, and the time-out entry will
remain in effect until it is changed, even when
the unit is turned off.

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.

*   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 F
V O L U M E   D E F A U L T : O F F  
D E F A U L T   V O L   S E T :  2 5 d B
S E M I   O S D   T I M E   O U T : 5
F U L L   O S D   T I M E   O U T : 2 0
D E F A U L T   S U R R   M O D E : O N
O S D   B A C K G R O U N D : B L U E

B A C K   T O   M A S T E R   M E N U