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ADVANCED FEATURES 31

Advanced Features

The AVR 135 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.

Front-Panel-Display Fade

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 31. As an additional option, you

may also set the AVR so that the displays 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

to bring the Master

Menu to the screen. Press the

⁄

Navigation

Button

so that the ➞ cursor is pointed to

the

ADVANCED line, and press the Set

Button

to enter the ADVANCED

SELECT

menu (Figure 11).

Figure 11

With the ADVANCED SELECT menu on

your video display, press the

⁄

Navigation

Button

so that the ➞ cursor is pointed to

the

VFD FADE TIME OUT line. Next, press

the

‹

›

Navigation Button

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 nor-

mal 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 excep-

tion of the lighting surrounding the Standby/On

Switch

, 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 31, the Fade function

will not operate.

If you wish to make adjustments to other items

on the

ADVANCED SELECT menu, press

the

⁄

Navigation Button

to place the

➞ cursor next to the desired item, or place the

➞ cursor next to the

BACK TO MASTER

line and press the Set Button

make an adjustment to another menu. If you

have completed all adjustments, press the OSD

Button

to exit the menu system.

Display Brightness

The AVR’s front panel Main Information

Display

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 completely.

To change the display brightness setting for a

specific listening session, you will need to make

an adjustment in the

ADVANCED SELECT

menu. To start the adjustment, press the OSD

button

to bring the MASTER MENU to

the screen. Press the

⁄

Button

, until the on-

screen ➞ cursor is next to the

ADVANCED

line. Press the Set Button

to enter the

ADVANCED SELECT menu (Figure 11).

To change the brightness setting, at the

ADVANCED SELECT menu, make

certain that the on-screen ➞ cursor is next to the

VFD line, and press the

›

Button

until the

desired brightness level is highlighted in the

video display. When

FULL is shown, the display

is at its normal brightness. When

HALF is

shown, the display is at half the normal bright-

ness level. When

OFF is shown, all of the in-

dicators in the Main Information Display

will go dark.

The brightness of the front-panel display may

also be adjusted by pressing the Dim Button

, as described on page 11.

If you wish to make other adjustments in the

menu, press the

⁄

Buttons

until the on-

screen ➞ cursor is next to the desired setting or

the

BACK TO MASTER MENU line and

press the Set button

. If you have no other

adjustments to make, press the OSD Button

to exit the menu system.

Once the desired brightness level is selected, it

will remain in effect until it is changed again or

until the unit is turned off.

Turn On Volume Level

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 setting, regard-

less 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

to bring

the

MASTER MENU (Figure 1) to the screen.

Press the

⁄

button

, until the on-screen ➞

cursor is next to the

ADVANCED line. Press

the Set button

to enter the ADVANCED

SELECT

menu (Figure 11).

At the

ADVANCED SELECT menu make

certain that the on-screen ➞ cursor is next to the

VOLUME DEFAULT line by pressing the

⁄

buttons

as needed. Next, press the

›

button

so that the word ONis shown in the

video display. Next, press the

button

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

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 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 video screen or in the

Main Information Display

A typical volume level will appear as a negative

number such as -25dB. When making the

adjustment, use the

‹

›

buttons

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

until the on-

screen ➞ cursor is next to the desired setting or

the

BACK TO MASTER MENU line and

press the Set button

. If you have no other

adjustments to make, press the OSD Button

to exit the menu system.

Semi-OSD Settings

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 occa-

sionally prefer to turn these displays off for a par-

ticular 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 11). To start the adjust-

ment, press the OSD button

to bring the

MASTER MENU to the screen.