AVR 7000 (serv.man7) - Harman Kardon Audio User Guide / Operation Manual. Page 35

ADVANCED FEATURES  35

The AVR 7000 is equipped with a number of
advanced features that add extra flexibility to
the unit’s operation. While it is not necessary to
use these features to operate the unit, they pro-
vide additional options that you may wish to
use.

Front Panel Input/Output Connections
The AVR 7000 offers front panel audio/video
inputs that simplify the temporary connection of
portable audio players, video games and cam-
corders so that they may be used as input
sources for your system. In addition to the stan-
dard left/right audio and composite video, the
AVR 7000 also includes an S-Video connection.

However, unlike other products, the front panel
connections on the AVR 7000 may be used as
an output as well as an input. This means that
you may make a simple or temporary connection
to a portable tape, MD or optical disc recorder or
to a computer so that it may record the program
source currently playing through the AVR 7000.
This is an exclusive Harman Kardon feature.

In normal operation, the front panel Video 4
Connections $ are configured as an input.
Their use as an input is indicated by the green
color of the Video 4 Status Indicator %.

To temporarily switch the Video 4 connections to
an output, you will need to make an adjustment
in the ADVANCED SELECT menu
(Figure 1). To start the adjustment, press the
OSD button 

I to bring the MAIN

A U D I O S E T U P

menu (Figure 1) to the

screen. Press the 

⁄

Button 

6, until the on-

screen 

›

cursor is next to the ADVANCED

line. Press the Set Button 

8 to enter the

A D V A N C E D S E L E C T

menu (Figure 9).

The default setting for the Video 4 jacks is used
when the jacks are used as inputs. To change
them to an output, make certain that the on-
screen 

›

cursor is next to the VIDEO 4 line,

and press the 

›

button 

 so that the word

O U T

is highlighted in the video display. At the

same time, note that Video 4 Status
Indicator % will turn red, to indicate the out-
put status. If you wish to make other adjust-
ments in the main menu, press the

⁄

/

¤

buttons

6 until the on-screen 

›

cursor is next to the

R E T U R N T O M A I N M E N U

line. If you

have no other adjustments to make, press the
OSD button 

I to exit the menu system.

Once the Video 4 jacks have been switched to
an output, the signal currently selected as the
AVR 7000’s input will be fed to these jacks.
Note, however, that like the other record out-
puts, only analog sources will be fed to these
jacks. When either a digital input or the 6-
Channel Direct input is in use, the signal will not
be fed to these jacks.

Switching the front panel jacks to output status
is temporary and it will be cancelled when the
AVR 7000 is turned off. When the unit is turned
back on, the jacks will revert to the default sta-
tus as an input. To return the front panel jacks to
input use without turning the unit off, use the
on-screen menu system as outlined above and
switch the setting so that the word I N is high-
lighted on the Video 4 line.

Display Brightness
The AVR 7000’s front panel Information
Display Ò 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 complete-
ly.

To change the display brightness setting for a
specific listening session, you will need to make
an adjustment in the ADVANCED
S E L E C T

menu. To start the adjustment,

press the OSD button 

I to bring the main

audio setup menu to the screen. Press the 

⁄

/

¤

Button 

6, until the on-screen 

›

cursor is next

to the ADVANCED line. Press the Set
Button 

8 to enter the ADVANCED

S E L E C T

menu (Figure 9).

To change the brightness setting, at the
A D V A N C E D S E L E C T

menu, make cer-

tain that the on-screen 

›

cursor is next to the

V F D

line, and press the 

›

Button 

 until

the desired brightness level is highlighted in the
video display. When F U L L is highlighted, the
display is at its normal brightness. When
H A L F

is highlighted, the display is at half the

normal brightness level. When O F F is high-
lighted, all of the indicators in the Information
Display Ò will go dark. Note, however, that
the green LEDs for the Input Indicators Ó
and the Surround Mode Indicators ı, as
well as for the Power Indicator 3, will
always remain lit to remind you that the unit is
turned on.

The display brightness may also be changed by

pressing and holding the Set button ( on the
front for three seconds until the message in the
Main Information Display W reads V F D
F U L L

. Within five seconds, press the front

panel Selector buttons 5 until the desired
brightness display level is shown. At that point,
press the Set button ( again to enter the set-
ting.

Once the desired brightness level is selected, it
will remain in effect until it is changed again or
until the unit is turned off.

If you wish to make other adjustments in the
main menu, press the 

⁄

/

¤

Buttons 

6 until

the on-screen 

›

cursor is next to the

R E T U R N T O M A I N M E N U

line. If you

have no other adjustments to make, press the
OSD Button 

I to exit the menu system.

Turn On Volume Level
As is the case with most audio/video receivers,
when the AVR 7000 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 7000 turn on at a specific
setting, 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
S E L E C T

menu. To start the adjustment,

press the OSD button 

I to bring the main

A U D I O S E T U P

menu (Figure 1) to the

screen. Press the 

⁄

/

¤

button 

6, until the on-

screen 

›

cursor is next to the ADVANCED

line. Press the Set button 

8 to enter the

ADVANCED SELECT

menu (Figure 9).

At the ADVANCED SELECT menu
make certain that the on-screen 

›

cursor is next

to the volume default line by pressing the 

⁄

/

¤

buttons 

6 as needed. Next, press the 

›

but-

ton 

 so that the word O N is highlighted in

the video display. Next, press the 

¤

button 

6

once so that the on-screen 

›

cursor is next to

the DEFAULT V O L S E T line. To set the
desired turn-on volume, press the 

‹

/

›

buttons

9 or hold them pressed until the desired
volume level is shown on the DEFAULT
V O L S E T

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
*

!˙. 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

*   A D V A N C E D   S E L E C T   *

V I D E O   4 :

  I N      

O U T

V F D         :  

F U L L  

H A L F   O F F  

V O L U M E   D E F A U L T   :

O F F

  O N

D E F A U L T   V O L   S E T :   2 5 d B  
S E M I   O S D   : O F F  

O N

S E M I   O S D   T I M E   O U T :   3 5
F U L L   O S D   T I M E   O U T : 2 0 S
R E T U R N   T O   M E N U