The AVR 8500 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.
Speaker Reset
In some cases you may wish to reset the speaker configuration to the factory settings. To restore those settings you will need to make an adjust- ment in the ADVANCED menu. To start the adjustment, press the OSD button Lto bring the MASTER MENUto the screen. Press the
⁄Button Dtwice, until the on-screen › cur- sor is next to the ADVANCED line. Press the Set Button Fto enter the ADVANCED menu (Figure 11).
* A D | V A N | C E | D | * | | |
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V F D | : | F U L L | | H A L F O F F |
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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 : |
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 5 |
B A C K T O M A S T E R | | M E N U |
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Figure 11
To reset the speaker configuration to the factory
default, press the › Button so that the word ONis highlighted and then press the Set Button F.
Once the speaker settings are reset you may press the ¤ Buttons Dto continue with adjustments on this menu. If no other adjustments are needed, press the OSD Button
Lto exit the menu system.
Display Brightness
The AVR 8500’s front panel Main Information Display ˆis 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 brightness setting, at the ADVANCED 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 dis- play. When FULL is highlighted, the display is at its normal brightness. When HALF is high- lighted, the display is at half the normal bright- ness level. When OFF is highlighted, all of the indicators in the Main Information Display
ˆwill go dark. Note, however, that the green LEDs for the Input Indicators ıand 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.
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 menu, press the ⁄/¤ Buttons Duntil the on- screen › cursor is next to the desired setting or the BACK TO MASTER MENU line and press the Set button F. If you have no other adjustments to make, press the OSD Button Lto exit the menu system.
Turn On Volume Level
As is the case with most audio/video receivers, when the AVR 8500 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 set- ting, 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 menu. To start the adjustment, press the OSD button L to bring the MASTER MENU(Figure 1) to the screen. Press the ⁄ button Dtwice, until the on-screen › cursor is next to the ADVANCED line. Press the Set button F to enter the ADVANCEDmenu (Figure 11).
At the ADVANCED menu make certain that the on-screen › cursor is next to the VOLUME DEFAULTline by pressing the ⁄/¤ buttons
Das needed. Next, press the › button so that the word ON is highlighted in the video display. Next, press the ¤ button Donce so that the on-screen › cursor is next to the DEFAULT VOL SET line. To set the desired turn-on volume, press the ‹/ › buttons
Eor 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 î. 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 ˆ.
A typical volume level will appear as a negative number such as -25dB. When making the adjust-
ment, use the ‹/› buttons E | to 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 Duntil the on- screen › cursor is next to the desired setting or the BACK TO MASTER MENU line and press the Set button F. If you have no other adjustments to make, press the OSD Button Lto exit the menu system.
