AVR 430 (serv.man16) - Harman Kardon Audio User Guide / Operation Manual. Page 36

36 OPERATION

The channel output may also be adjusted using
the full-OSD on-screen menu system. First, set
the volume to a comfortable listening level using
the Volume Control ı

)î. Then, press

the OSD button 

L to bring up the 

MASTER

MENU

(Figure 1). Press the 

¤

Button 

E four

times until the on-screen 

›

cursor is next to the

CHANNEL ADJUST

line. Press the 

Set Button 

F to activate the 

CHANNEL

ADJUST

menu (Figure 10).

When the menu appears, the internal test tone
will be turned off. This will allow you to use your
external test disc or other source material as the
test signal. Then, use the 

⁄

/

¤

E to

select the channels to be adjusted. At each 
channel position use the 

‹

/

›

E to

change the output level.
Remember, when you are using a disc with test
signal (e.g. pink noise) or an external signal
generator as the source, the goal is to have the
output level at each channel be equal when
heard at the listening position, with any surround
mode selected. When your test source is a nor-
mal disc with music signals, you may adjust the
level for each channel and surround mode as you
prefer, e.g. you may lower the center channel
level when you find it to be too high or increase
the level of the rears when you find it to be too
low with specific surround modes.

If you wish to reset all the levels to their original
factory default of 0dB offset, press the 

⁄

/

¤

E so that the on-screen cursor is

next to the 

CHANNEL RESET

line and press

the 

‹

/

›

E so that the word 

O N

is

highlighted. After the levels are reset, resume the
procedure outlined above to reset the levels to
the desired settings. When all adjustments are
done, press the 

⁄

/

¤

E to move the

on-screen 

›

cursor so that it is next to 

BACK

T O MASTER MENU

and then press the Set

F if you wish to go back to the main

menu to make other adjustments. If you have no
other adjustments to make, press the OSD
Button

L to exit the menu system.

NOTE: The output levels may be separately
trimmed for each digital and analog surround
mode. If you wish to have different trim levels for a
specific mode, select that mode and then follow the
instructions in the steps shown above.

With Stereo and VMAx modes the adjustment
procedure described above is the only way to
trim the output level, e.g. to match the Stereo or
VMAx level with other modes.

Dim Function
Since the AVR will often be used when movies or
other video programming is viewed under low-
light conditions, you may wish to lower the
brightness of the front-panel displays and indica-
tors so that they do not distract from the video
presentation. You may dim the displays using the
menu system, as shown on page 37, or you may
control the brightness directly from the remote.

Simply press the Dim Button

D once to dim

the front panel to half the normal brightness
level; press it again to turn the displays off. Note
that when the displays are dimmed or turned off,
the blue lighting around the Standby/On
Switch 3 will continue to stay lit as a reminder
that the AVR is still turned on.

The accent lighting for the Volume Control ı
will remain at its normal level, rather than dim
when the panel displays are at half brightness.

Note that all changes to the front-panel bright-
ness level are temporary; the displays will return
to full brightness after the AVR is turned off and
then on again. To return the displays to full
brightness without turning the unit off, press the
Dim Button

D as needed until the displays

are on.

In addition to lowering the brightness of the dis-
plays or turning them off completely, you may
wish to have them appear whenever a button on
the remote or front panel is pushed, and then
gradually fade out after a set time period. You
may do this by making the appropriate settings in
the 

VFD FADE TIME OUT

line of the

ADVANCED Menu, as shown on page 37.

This product is equipped with a memory backup
system that preserves tuner presets and system
configuration information if the unit is turned off
completely, accidentally unplugged or subjected
to a power outage. This memory will last for
approximately two weeks, after which time all
information must be reentered.

*   C H A N N E L   A D J U S T   *

F L     :   0 d B     S B R   :   0 d B      

C E N   :   0 d B     S B L   :   0 d B

F R     :   0 d B     S L     :   0 d B

S R     :   0 d B     S U B   :   0 d B

C H A N N E L   R E S E T :

O F F

  O N

T E S T   T O N E         :

O F F

  O N

B A C K   T O   M A S T E R   M E N U