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The AVR 8000 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.

Speaker Reset

In some cases you may wish to reset the speaker
configuration to the factory default settings.
To restore those settings you will need to make
an adjustment in the

ADVANCED

menu. To

recall that menu, press the

OSD Button

to bring the

MASTER MENU

(Figure 1)

to the screen. Press the

Button

until

the

›

cursor is next to the

ADVANCED

line. Press the

Set Button

to enter the

ADVANCED

menu (Figure 12).

Figure 12

To reset the speaker configuration to the
factory default, press the

›

Button

so that the word

is highlighted and

then press the

Set Button

Once the speaker settings are reset you may
press the

Button

to make any of the

other adjustments available on this menu. If no
other adjustments are needed, press the

OSD

Button

to exit the menu system.

Display Brightness

The AVR 8000’s

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 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

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

menu (Figure 12).

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

will go dark. Note, however, that the green

LEDs for the

Input Indicators

and the

Surround Mode Indicators

, as well as

for the

Power Indicator

, 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, 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.

Turn-On Volume Level

As is the case with most audio/video receivers,
when the AVR 8000 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 8000 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

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

menu (Figure 12).

At the

ADVANCED

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

highlighted 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. 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

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.

Unlike some of the other adjustments in this
menu, 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 or tuner frequency of any of the configu-
ration settings are changed. The semi-OSD sys-
tem is helpful in that it 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 occasionally prefer to turn
these displays off for a particular listening ses-
sion. 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 8000.

To turn off the semi-OSD system, you’ll need
to make an adjustment in the

ADVANCED

menu (Figure 12). To start the adjustment, press
the

OSD Button

to bring the

MASTER

to the screen. Press the

Button

until the on-screen

cursor is next to the

ADVANCED

line. Press the