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ADVANCED FEATURES 37

The AVR 335 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.

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 37. As an additional
option, you may also set the AVR so that the dis-
plays 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

L to bring the Master

Menu to the screen. Press the 

⁄

/

¤

D so that the ➞ cursor is point-

ed to the 

ADVANCED

line, and press the Set

F to enter the 

ADVANCED

SELECT

menu (Figure 13).

With the 

ADVANCED SELECT

menu on

your video display, press the 

⁄

/

¤

D so that the ➞ cursor is pointed to

the 

VFD FADE TIME OUT

line. Next, press

the 

‹

/

›

E& 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
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 lighting surrounding the
Standby/On Switch 3, 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 11, the
Fade function will not operate.

If you wish to make adjustments to other items
on the 

ADVANCED SELECT

menu, press

the 

⁄

/

¤

D to place

the 

➞ cursor next to the desired item, or place

the 

➞ cursor next to the 

BACK T O MAS-

TER MENU

line and press the Set Button

F to make an adjustment to another menu. If
you have completed all adjustments, press the
OSD Button

L to exit the menu system.

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 

L to bring the 

MASTER MENU

to

the screen. Press the 

⁄

Button 

D, until the

on-screen 

➞ cursor is next to the

ADVANCED

line. Press the Set Button 

F to

enter the 

ADVANCED SELECT

menu

(Figure 13).

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 

›

&

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
brightness level. When 

OFF

is shown, all of the

indicators 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 

D until the on-

screen 

➞ cursor is next to the desired setting or

the 

BACK T O MASTER MENU

line and

press the Set button 

F. If you have no other

adjustments to make, press the OSD Button 

L

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.

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 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 SELECT

menu. To start the adjustment, press the OSD
button 

L to bring the 

MASTER MENU

(Figure 1) to the screen. Press the 

⁄

button

D, until the on-screen ➞ cursor is next to the

ADVANCED

line. Press the Set button 

F to

enter the 

ADVANCED SELECT

menu

(Figure 13).

At the 

ADVANCED SELECT

menu make

certain that the on-screen 

➞ cursor is next to

the 

VOLUME DEFAULT

line by pressing the

⁄

/

¤

buttons 

D as needed. Next, press the 

›

button 

& so that the word 

O N

is shown in the

video display. Next, press the 

¤

button 

D

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

E& 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 

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 

D until the on-

screen 

➞ cursor is next to the desired setting or

the 

BACK T O MASTER MENU

line and

press the Set button 

F. If you have no other

adjustments to make, press the OSD Button 

L

to exit the menu system.

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
occasionally prefer to turn these displays off for
a particular 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 13). To start the

adjustment, press the OSD button 

L to bring

the 

MASTER MENU

to the screen. Press the

⁄

Button 

D, until the on-screen ➞ cursor is

*     A D V A N C E D   S E L E C T     *

V F D   F A D E   T I M E   O U T : O F F

V F D         : F U L L  

V O L U M E   D E F A U L T : O F F  

D E F A U L T   V O L   S E T : B 2 5 d B

S E M I   O S D   T I M E   O U T :   5 S

F U L L   O S D   T I M E   O U T : 2 0 S

D E F A U L T   S U R R   M O D E : O N  

B A C K   T O   M A S T E R   M E N U

38 ADVANCED FEATURES / MULTIROOM

next to the 

ADVANCED

line. Press the Set

Button 

F to enter the 

ADVANCED

SELECT

menu.

At the 

ADVANCED SELECT

menu make

certain that the on-screen 

➞ cursor is next to

the 

SEMI OSD

line by pressing the 

⁄

/

¤

but-

tons 

D as needed. Next, press the 

›

button

& so that the word 

OFF

is shown in the

video display.

Note that this setting is temporary and will
remain active only until it is changed or until the
AVR is turned off. Once the unit is turned off, the
semi-OSD displays will remain activated, even if
they were switched off for the previous listening
session.

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

ADVANCED SELECT

Menu as outlined

earlier, and press the 

⁄

/

¤

buttons 

D as need-

ed, until the on-screen 

➞ cursor is next to the

SEMI-OSD TIME OUT

line. Next, press

the 

‹

/

›

Buttons 

E& until the desired time

in seconds is displayed. Note that unlike most of
the other options in this menu, this is a perma-
nent 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 in the
menu, press the 

⁄

/

¤

Buttons 

D until the on-

screen 

➞ cursor is next to the desired setting or

the 

BACK T O MASTER MENU

line and

press the Set button 

F. If you have no other

adjustments to make, press the OSD Button 

L

to exit the menu system.

The 

FULL OSD

menu system is used to

simplify the setup and adjustment of the AVR
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 inac-
tivity before they disappear from the screen or
Time Out. This Time Out is a safety measure to
prevent the menu text from burning into the
CRTs in your monitor or projector, which might
happen if they were left on indefinitely. However,
some viewers may prefer a slightly longer or
shorter period before the Time Out display.

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

ADVANCED

SELECT

menu (Figure 13). To start the adjust-

ment, press the OSD button 

L to bring the

MASTER MENU

to the screen. Press the 

⁄

button 

D, until the on-screen ➞ cursor is next

to the 

ADVANCED

line. Press the Set Button

F to enter the 

ADVANCED SELECT

menu (Figure 13).

At the 

ADVANCED SELECT

menu make

certain that the on-screen 

➞ cursor is next to

the 

FULL OSD TIME OUT

line by pressing

the 

⁄

/

¤

Buttons 

D as needed. Next, press the

‹

/

›

buttons 

E& until the desired time is

displayed in seconds. Note that unlike most of
the other options in this menu, this is a perma-
nent 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 in the
menu, press the 

⁄

/

¤

Buttons 

D until the 

on-screen 

➞ cursor is next to the desired setting

or the 

BACK T O MASTER MENU

line and

press the Set button 

F. If you have no other

adjustments to make, press the OSD Button 

L

to exit the menu system.

In normal operation, when the AVR senses a
Dolby Digital or DTS digital audio data stream, it
will automatically switch the appropriate default
surround mode, with the AVR responding to the
data flags that are encoded on the DVD disc or
in the digital video broadcast. In most cases, this
is the correct mode, but you may have a particu-
lar preference for the mode you wish to hear
when Dolby Digital or DTS is present. The AVR
allows you to set the unit so that it will either
respond to the default or switch to your desired
mode.

If you wish to leave the default so that the mode
choice encoded in the disc is always used, no
further action is needed. Simply leave the setting
at the factory default of ON.

To set the unit so that it responds to the last sur-
round mode used when a Dolby Digital or DTS
source is playing, press the 

⁄

/

¤

D

so that the 

➞ cursor is pointing to the

DEFAULT SURR MODE

line. Press the 

‹

/

›

E& so that 

OFF

appears, and the

setting will change. The unit will now use the last
mode, not the disc’s default for the two digitally
encoded data streams.

This setting does not apply to standard PCM dig-
ital inputs or to analog sources. In those cases,
the unit will always apply the surround or pro-
cessing mode that was last used for that input.

If you wish to make other adjustments, press the

⁄

/

¤

D until the on-screen ➞ cursor

is next to the desired setting or the 

RETURN

T O MASTER MENU

line and press the Set

Button 

F. If you have no other adjustments to

make, press the OSD Button

L to exit the

menu system.

The AVR is fully equipped to operate as the con-
trol center for a complete multiroom system that
is capable of sending one source to a second
zone in the house while separate source is lis-
tened to in the main room. In addition to provid-
ing for control over the selection of the remote
source and its volume, the AVR offers a compre-
hensive range of options for powering the
speakers in the second zone.

• Using the line-level Multiroom Audio
Outputs

, the selected source may be fed to

optional, external power amplifiers that may be
matched to the specifics of the installation.

• When the main room system is configured for
5.1 operation, the Surround Back Left/Right
amplifier channels may be used to power the
remote zone so that no additional amplifiers are
required.

In addition, the AVR includes a remote IR sensor
input so that remote control commands from the
Zone II remote included with the unit may be
transmitted to the unit, while standard IR
input/output jacks allow the remote zone’s com-
mands to be sent to compatible IR-controlled
source devices.

Installation
Although simple remote room systems may be
installed by the average do-it-yourself hobbyist,
the complexity of your multizone/multiroom sys-
tem involves running wires inside of walls where
the services of a specially trained installer may
be required. Regardless of who does the work,
please remember that local building codes may
govern in-wall electrical work, including proper
specification of any wiring used and the way in
which it is connected. You are responsible for
making certain that all Multiroom installation
work is done properly and in compliance with all
applicable codes and regulations.

For standard installations, follow the instructions
shown on page 16 for the connection of speaker
wire and IR remote wiring to the AVR.

For installations where the Surround Back
Left/Right amplifier channels are used to power
the remote zone, make certain that the system is
configured for that type of operation, as shown
on page 39.

Multiroom Setup
Once the audio and IR link connections have
been made, the AVR needs to be configured for
multiroom operation using the steps below. Press
the OSD button 

L to bring the 

M A S T E R

M E N U

(Figure 1) to the screen. Press the 

⁄

button 

D twice, until the on-screen 

›

cursor is

next to the 

MULTI-ROOM

line. Press the Set

button 

F to enter the 

MULTI-ROOM

menu (Figure 14).

MULTIROOM  39

When the 

MULTI-ROOM

menu appears, the

on-screen 

›

cursor will be at the 

MULTI-

ROOM

line. Since this line is used to turn the

system on and off, do not make an adjustment
here unless you wish to turn the system on at
this time. To turn the system on, press the 

›

but-

ton 

& so that 

O N

is shown. If you do not wish

to turn the system on at this time or to proceed
to the next step, press the 

¤

Button 

D once

so that the 

›

on-screen cursor is next to the

MULTI I N

line.

At the 

MULTI I N

line, press the 

‹

/

›

buttons

E& until the desired Audio/Video input to
the multi-room system appears in the highlight-
ed video. When the selection has been made,
press the 

¤

button 

D once so that the 

›

on-

screen cursor is next to the 

MULTI VOL

line.

At the 

MULTI VOL

line, press the 

‹

/

›

but-

tons 

E& or hold them pressed until the

desired volume level for the multi-room system
is entered. DO NOT use the regular volume con-
trol knobs for this setting. When all settings for
the multiroom setup have been made, press the

¤

buttons 

D once so that the on-screen 

›

cursor is next to the 

BACK T O MASTER

MENU

line and press the Set button 

F. If

you have no other adjustments to make, press
the OSD button 

L to exit the menu system.

Surround Amplifier Channel Assignment
The AVR is equipped with seven full-power
amplifier channels to allow for complete 
7.1-channel operation without the need for
additional external amplifiers. However, in some
installations you may wish to use the traditional
5.1-channel configuration for the main listening
room, which allows the surround back left/right
amplifier channels to be used to power speakers
placed in a remote zone location.

If you wish to use the Surround Back channel
amplifiers to power the remote zone, you must
change a setting in the 

MULTIROOM

SETUP

menu. To make that change, first call

up the menu system by pressing the OSD
Button

L to bring the 

MASTER MENU

(Figure 1) to the screen. Next, press the 

¤

Button 

D until the 

›

cursor is next to the

MULTIROOM

line. Press the Set Button

F

to enter the 

MULTIROOM SETUP

menu

(Figure 14).

To change the setting so that the Surround Back
amplifiers are fed by the source selected through
the Multiroom system, press the 

‹

/

›

E& so that 

M R S P

appears, then press the

F.

Remember that once this setting is made you
will not be able to take advantage of any of the
6.1/7.1- channel decoding or processing modes,
and no Surround Back speakers must be select-
ed in the speaker setup procedure outlined earli-
er. In addition the speakers used for the remote
zone must be connected to the Surround
Back/Multiroom Speaker Outputs

(. The

volume for these speakers is set by the multi-
room system, as explained on page 39 of this
manual.

Once this setting is made, you may press the 

¤

Button 

D to make any of the other adjust-

ments available on this menu. If no other adjust-
ments are needed, press the OSD Button

L

to exit the menu system.

Multiroom Operation
When operating the AVR from a remote room
location where an IR sensor link has been con-
nected to the AVR’s rear panel Multiroom IR
Input

, you may use either the Main remote

control or the Zone II remote. To turn on the
multiroom feed, press any of the Input
Selector buttons on the Zone II remote
∫ç∂ or the Main remote

456.

Press the AVR Selector

5∫ to turn the

unit on to the last source, or any of the other
Selector buttons to turn on to a specific source.

As long as an IR feed to the AVR has been
established from the remote room, using any of
the buttons on either remote will control the
remote location volume 

)î, change the

tuner frequency 

Kè, change the tuner 

preset 

"© or mute the output QK.

If the Remote IR Output jack 

 on the 

AVR is connected to an IR Input jack on compat-
ible Harman Kardon audio components such as
CD, DVD or cassette players, the transport func-
tions of those machines may also be 
controlled using the Transport Controls
PɃ©˙∆ on either remote 
control.

To turn the system off from the remote room,
press the Power-Off button 

0å.

Remember that the AVR may be turned on or off
from the remote room regardless of the 
system’s operation or status in the main room.

NOTE: When the tuner is selected as the source
for the remote zone, any change to the frequen-
cy or preset will also change the station being
listened to in the main room, if the tuner is in
use there. Similarly, if someone in the main room
changes the station, the change will also impact
the remote room.

To activate the feed to the remote room, press
the Multiroom button

( on the remote.

Next, press the Set button 

F. Press the 

⁄

¤

buttons 

D to turn the multiroom feed on or

off. When the multiroom system is on, the Main
Information Display ˜ or OSD will display

MULTI O N

. Press the Set button 

F twice

to enter the setting.

When the multiroom system is turned on, the
input selected using the Multiroom Menu will be
fed to the Multiroom Output jacks 

 on the

rear panel. The volume will be as set in the same
menu, although it may also be adjusted using an
optional IR sensor and the Zone II remote in the
remote location or on the optional audio power
amplifier connected to the Multiroom Output
jacks 

.

Once the multiroom system is turned on, it will
remain on even if the AVR is placed in the
Standby mode in the main room by pressing the
Power Off Button

0 or the System Power

Control 2 on the front panel. To turn off the
multiroom system from the main listening room,
when the AVR is on press the Multiroom but-
ton 

( and then the Set button F. Press the

⁄

¤

buttons 

D so that the Main

Information Display ˜ or OSD will display

MULTI OFF

.

Even when the AVR is turned off (to Standby
mode) and the multiroom system is turned off
too, the multiroom system may be turned on at
any time by pressing the Multiroom button
(, or any of the Selector buttons ∫ç
∂ in the remote room.

      *   M U L T I - R O O M   *

M U L T I - R O O M : O F F  

M U L T I   I N     : F M  

M U L T I   V O L   : B 2 5 d B

S B   A M P S       : M A I N

 

B A C K   T O   M A S T E R   M E N U

40 TUNER OPERATION

The AVR 335’s tuner is capable of tuning AM, FM
and FM Stereo broadcast stations and receiving
RDS data. Stations may be tuned manually, or
they may be stored as favorite station presets and
recalled from a 30 position memory.

1. Press the AM/FM Tuner Select button 

6

on the remote to select the tuner as an input.
The tuner may be selected from the front panel
by either pressing the Input Source Selector
% until the tuner is active or by pressing the
Tuner Band Selector ! at any time.

2. Press the AM/FM Tuner Select button 

6

or Tuner Band Selector ! again to switch
between AM and FM so that the desired 
frequency band is selected.

3. Press the Tuner Mode button 

I on the

remote or hold the Band Selector ! on the
front panel pressed for 3 seconds to select 
manual or automatic tuning.

When the button is pressed so that 

AUTO

appears in the Main Information Display ˜
each press of the Tuning Selectors 8

J will

put the tuner in a scan mode that seeks the next
higher or lower frequency station with accept-
able signal strength. An 

AUTO S T TUNED

indication will momentarily appear when the sta-
tion stops at a stereo FM station, and an 

AUTO

TUNED

indication will momentarily appear

when an AM or monaural FM station is tuned.
Press the Tuning buttons again to scan to the
next receivable station.

When the button is pressed so that 

MANUAL

appears in the Main Information Display ˜
each tap of the Selector will increased or
decrease the frequency by one increment. When
the tuner receives a strong enough signal for
adequate reception,

MANAUL TUNED

will

appear in the Main Information Display ˜.

4. Stations may also be tuned directly by press-
ing the Direct button 

J, and then pressing

the Numeric Keys

H that correspond to the

station’s frequency. Note that for entering num-
bers higher than 100 you need to enter only the
"1" rather than "10", the first "0" will be
added automatically. The desired station will
automatically be tuned after the latest number is
entered. If you press an incorrect button while
entering a direct frequency, press the Clear
button 

# to start over.

NOTE: When the FM reception of a stereo
station is weak, audio quality will be increased
by switching to Mono mode by pressing the
Tuner Mode button 

I on the remote or hold-

ing the Band Selector ! on the front panel so
that 

MANUAL

appears momentarily in the

Main Information Display ˜ and then goes
out.

Preset Tuning
Using the remote, up to 30 stations may be
stored in the AVR’s memory for easy recall using
the front panel controls or the remote.

To enter a station into the memory, first tune the
station using the steps outlined above. Then:

1. Press the Memory button 

$ on the

remote. Note that two underscore lines will
appear in the Main Information Display ˜.

2. Within five seconds, press the Numeric 
Keys

H corresponding to the location where

you wish to store this station’s frequency. Once
entered, the preset number will appear in the
Main Information Display ˜.

3. Repeat the process after tuning any additional
stations to be preset.

Recalling Preset Stations
• To manually select a station previously entered
in the preset memory, press the Numeric Keys
H that correspond to the desired station’s
memory location.

• To manually tune through the list of stored
preset stations one by one, press the Preset
Stations Selector buttons #

" on the

front panel or remote.