Harman Kardon AVR 340 Owner'S Manual Download

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The AVR 340 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 do provide additional options.

Figure 17

Front-Panel-Display Fade

In normal operation, the front-panel displays and indi-
cators remain on at full brightness, although you may
also dim them or turn them off using the

Dim Button

(see page 12). 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

(Figure 1) to the screen. Press the

⁄

Buttons

so that the

›

cursor is pointing to the

ADVANCED

line, and press the

Set Button

to enter the

ADVANCED SELECT

(Figure 17).

With the

ADVANCED SELECT

menu on

your video display, press the

⁄

Buttons

that the

›

cursor is pointing to the

VFD FADE

TIME OUT

line. Next, press the

‹

›

Buttons

so that the amount of time that you wish the dis-

plays to fade out after a button is pressed is shown.
Select

OFF

if you do not wish to have the front-

panel displays fade out.

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

Power Indicator

which will remain on to remind you that the AVR is
turned on. Note that if the displays have been turned
completely off using the

Dim Button

, the Fade

function will not operate.

If you wish to make adjustments to other items on
the

ADVANCED SELECT

menu, press the

⁄

Buttons

to place the

›

cursor next to

the desired item, or place the

›

cursor next to the

BACK TO MASTER MENU

line and press

the

Set Button

to make an adjustment to another

menu. If you have completed all adjustments, press
the

OSD Button

to exit the menu system.

Turn-On Volume Level

As is the case with most audio/video receivers, when
the AVR 340 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 340
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 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 17).

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

is 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

until the

desired volume level is shown on the

DEFAULT

VOL SET

line. 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

Lower Display Line

(

A typical

volume level will appear as a negative number such as
–25dB.) When making the adjustment, use the

‹

›

Buttons

to enter this setting.

The turn-on volume default will remain in effect until it
is changed or turned off in this menu, even when the
unit is turned off.

If you wish to make other adjustments, 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, tuner

frequency or any of the configuration settings are
changed. The semi-OSD system is helpful in that it
provides 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 or adjust
the length of time the displays remain on the screen.
Both of those options are possible with the AVR 340.
This setting will also determine the length of time that
track identification and play time messages will appear
on your video display when The Bridge is in use.

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

ADVANCED SELECT

menu as outlined

earlier, and press the

⁄

Buttons

as needed,

until the on-screen

›

cursor is next to the

SEMI

OSD TIME OUT

line. Next, press the

‹

›

Buttons

until the desired time in seconds or the

word

OFF

is displayed. This is a permanent 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, 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.

Full-OSD Time-Out Adjustment

The

FULL OSD

menu system is used to simplify

the setup and adjustment of the AVR 340, using a
series of on-screen menus. The factory default setting
for these menus leaves them on the screen for 20
seconds after a period of inactivity before they disap-
pear from the screen (Time-Out). Time-Out is a safety
measure to prevent image retention of the menu text
in your monitor or projector, which might happen if it
were left on indefinitely. However, some viewers may
prefer a slightly longer or shorter period before the
display disappears.

To change the full-OSD Time-Out, you will need
to make an adjustment in the

ADVANCED

SELECT

menu (Figure 17). To start the adjust-

ment, press the

OSD Button

to bring the

MASTER MENU

to the screen. Press the

Button

, until the on-screen

›