Advanced Features
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 provide additional options that you may wish to use.
Front Panel Input/Output Connections Like many audio/video receivers, the AVR 7000 offers front panel audio/video inputs that simplify the temporary connection of portable audio players, video games and camcorders so that they may be used as input sources for your system. In addition to the standard 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 connec- tion 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 adjust- ment in the ADVANCED SELECT menu (Figure 1). To start the adjustment, press the OSD button s to bring the MAIN AUDIO SETUP menu (Figure 1) to the screen. Press the Û Button g six times, until the on-screen Ý cursor is next to the ADVANCED line. Press the Set Button i to enter the ADVANCED SELECT menu (Figure 8).
* 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 : Ð 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
Figure 8
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 Ý cursor is next to the VIDEO 4 line,
and press the Ý button 29 so that the word OUT 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, press the Ú/Û buttons g until the on-screen Ý cursor is next to the RETURN TO MAIN MENU line. If you have no other adjustments to make, press the OSD button
sto 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 IN is highlighted on the Video 4 line.
Display Brightness
The AVR 7000’s front panel display indicators
ñare set at a default brightness level that is sufficient for viewing in a normally lit room. However, in some home theater installations, you may wish to occasionally lower the bright- ness 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 s to bring the main audio setup menu to the screen. Press the Û Button g six times, until the on-screen Ý cur- sor is next to the ADVANCED line. Press the Set Button i to enter the ADVANCED SELECT menu (Figure 8).
To change the brightness setting, at the ADVANCED SELECT menu, make cer- tain that the on-screen Ý cursor is next to the VFD line, and press the press the Ý Button
29until the desired brightness level is high- lighted in the video display. When FULL is highlighted, the display is at its normal bright- ness. When HALF is highlighted, the display is at half the normal brightness level. When
OFF is highlighted, all of the indicators in the Information Display ñ will go dark. Note, however, that the green LEDs for the Input Indicators î and the Surround Mode Indicators `, 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 VFD FULL. 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 W again to enter the setting.
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, press the Ú/Û Buttons g until the on-screen Ý cursor is next to the RETURN TO MAIN MENU line. If you have no other adjustments to make, press the OSD Button s 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 SELECT menu. To start the adjustment, press the OSD button s to bring the main AUDIO SETUP menu (Figure 1) to the screen. Press the Û button g six times, until the on-screen Ý cursor is next to the ADVANCED line. Press the Set button i to enter the ADVANCED SELECT menu (Figure 8).
At the ADVANCED SELECT menu make certain that the on-screen Ý cursor is next to the volume default line by pressing the Ú/Û buttons g as needed. Next, press the press the Ý button 29 so that the word ON is highlighted in the video display. Next, press the
Ûbutton g once so that the on-screen Ý cursor is next to the DEFAULT VOL SET line. To set the desired turn-on volume, press
