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Remote Control Functions

a

Infrared Transmitters:

An

infrared beam is transmitted from
these emitters when you press any
button on the remote. For best oper-
ation, always point the front of the
remote towards the sensor on the
AVR41 

37

and do not obstruct this

area.

b

Sleep:

Press this button to place

the unit in the sleep mode. The dis-
play will dim and the unit will turn off
after the number of minutes shown
in the information display.

c

Power Button:

Press this button

to turn the AVR41 on or to put it in
standby (see page 15).

NOTE:

In order for this button to

work, the AVR41 must first be placed
in the standby mode by pressing the
front panel 

Main Power Switch

1

until it is engaged and the ring sur-
rounding the 

Power

switch 

turns

amber.

d

Input Select Buttons:

Press

one of these buttons to choose an
input source.

NOTE:

Automatic Power On:  When

you press an 

Input Select Button

while the unit is in the Standby
Mode, the system will automatically
be turned on.

e

Preset/Disc Skip:

Press these

buttons to scan up or down through
the stations entered in the tuner
memory. The 

button will also

advance the disc being played in
compatible Harman Kardon CD
changers.

f

Cassette Control:

These but-

tons control some transport func-
tions of compatible Harman Kardon
cassette decks. The 

‹ ›

buttons put

the deck or primary transport in play
or change the direction during play.
The 

Î

/

±

button will place the deck

to Record/Pause or will pause the
deck during record. Press any of the

‹ ›

buttons 

f

or 

g

to start or

continue recording.

g

Transport Control:

These buttons

control the Play 

, Pause 

±

and Stop

Í 

functions of compatible Harman

Kardon CD or cassette players.

h

Manual Tune/Fast Forward/

Reverse:

Press these buttons to

manually tune stations in any 

Tuning

Mode

(see page 18). They may also

be used to put a compatible Harman
Kardon CD player or cassette deck
in the fast forward 

››

or fast reverse

‹‹

mode.

i

Automatic Tune/Track Change:

Press these buttons to search sta-
tions with a strong enough signal for
acceptable stereo listening, no mat-
ter if 

Tuning Mode

AUTO

is select-

ed or not (see page 18). If RDS Seek
is on, they will search only stations
with the program type (PTY) select-
ed (see page 19). These buttons will
also change the disc track on com-
patible Harman Kardon CD players,
and engage the title search on cas-
sette decks.

NOTE:

In order for the transport

controls 

ghi

to function, you

must first press the Source Select
Button 

d

for the device to be

controlled.

j

Battery Compartment:

Install

two “AA” batteries as shown on
page 9 to power the remote control.

k

Display:

Press this button to

change the display brightness from
normal to half to off (see page 15).
When the FM tuner is selected, this
button is also used to select the type
of RDS information to be displayed,
or press and hold during FM opera-
tion to dim the display (see pages
15/19).

NOTE: If CD was selected by the
remote control this remote button
may dim or turn on/off only the dis-
play of the linked CD player.

l

Master Volume Control:

Push

the bar away from you to raise the
unit’s volume, and press it towards
you to lower the volume.

m

Mute:

Press this button to

momentarily silence the speakers.
Note that the word 

MUTE

will flash in

the information display along with
the 

Mute/Volume Indicator

ı

to

remind you that the Mute function is
engaged. Press the button again to
return to the previously selected
listening level (see page 15).

n

Center Boost:

Press this button

to increase the level of the Centre
Channel for improved dialogue intel-
ligibility, or to turn the Centre Boost
circuit off. Note that a Red LED will
illuminate above the 

Ctr. Boost

button 

Ò

on the front panel when

Centre Boost is activated (see page
15).

o

Wrap:

Press these buttons to

increase or decrease the amount of
Wrap signal that is applied when the
unit is in any surround mode (see
page 16/17).

p

Scan:

Press this button to auto-

matically scan through the list of sta-
tions programmed into the tuner
memory. The tuner will stop for five
seconds at each station. To stop the
scan on a desired station press the
button again (see page 18).

q

Calibrate:

Press this button to

begin the calibration process that
establishes the proper output levels
for each channel (see page 13).

r

Surround Mode:

Press this but-

ton to select a surround processing
mode. Each press will cycle through
the list of available modes. Select

SURR OFF

to turn all surround pro-

cessing off and listen in a two chan-
nel stereo mode (see page 16).

s

Calibrate Speaker Select:

Press these buttons to select the
speaker being adjusted when using
the Calibrate function (see page 13).

t

Calibrate Level Adjust:

Press

these buttons to adjust the centre or
rear channel level when using the
Calibrate function (see page 14).

u

RDS Seek:

Press this button

until the 

RDS

indicator lights to seek

only RDS stations or those of a
specific “PTY” or programme type.
Each press of the button will cycle
through the list of PTY types, but
beginning with 

ANY STN

(any sta-

tion is seeked) and 

RDS ONLY

,

where only RDS stations with any
PTY are seeked (see page 19).

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ENGLISH

32642_AVR41 Eng  04/03/1998 9:02  Side 10

Summary of Contents for AVR41

Page 1: ...ontour Monitor CD Tape 1 Tape 2 TV Video 1 Video 2 Video 3 Bass Treble Balance Video 3 Video L Audio R KHz MHz TUNED AUTO TAPE M HALL SLEEP PRESET STEREO Pro Logic ms Harman Kardon AVR41 Audio Video R...

Page 2: ...el Connections 7 8 Remote Control Functions 9 10 Installation and Configuration 11 14 Operation 15 20 Basic Operation 15 Surround Mode Options 16 Wrap Circuitry 16 17 Tuner Operation 17 18 RDS Operati...

Page 3: ...ct its installation or operation please contact your dealer They are your best local source of information You may also contact Harman Kardon directly via the Internet at www harmankardon com Descript...

Page 4: ...he AC power source immediately and consult an authorized service station Installation Location To assure proper operation and to avoid the potential for safety hazards place the unit on a firm and lev...

Page 5: ...ny shelf or stand is capable of supporting its weight and that there is adequate ventilation on all sides as well as on the top and bot tom Do not place CDs record jackets owner s manuals or other pap...

Page 6: ...Main Power Switch System Power Control Power Indicator Headphone Jack Speaker Switch AM FM Selector CD Selector Tape 1 Tape Monitor Tape 2 Selector TV Selector Video Source Selectors Bass Control Tre...

Page 7: ...our listening source Video Source Selectors Press these buttons to select any of the sources connected to an audio video input as your viewing and listening source The selected input will also be rout...

Page 8: ...g and receiving mono stereo mode for the FM tuner When AUTO appears in the Information Display the tuner will automatically search stations with strong enough signals for accept able stereo reception...

Page 9: ...SERIAL NO MODEL NO AVR41 HARMAN KARDON NORTHRIDGE CALIFORNIA U S A fi a d e c f b PleaseNote Soundwillnotbeproducedthroughtherearspeakers unlessBOTHL Rspeakersareconnected VIDEO 2 VIDEO 1 fl CD Input...

Page 10: ...r Cord Connect this plug to an unswitched wall mounted 230 volt AC outlet Remote Control Extension Output This jack may be connect ed to other compatible Harman Kardon products so that they will recei...

Page 11: ...k m n o j u p a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u Infrared Transmitters Sleep Power Button Input Select Buttons Preset Disc Skip Cassette Control Transport Control Manual Tune Fast Forward Reve...

Page 12: ...o be controlled j Battery Compartment Install two AA batteries as shown on page 9 to power the remote control k Display Press this button to change the display brightness from normal to half to off se...

Page 13: ...TV or projector The rear panel accessory outlet fi may be used to power a low current device such as a CD player or cassette deck This outlet will receive power only when the AVR41 is turned on so the...

Page 14: ...t circuit that will cause the receiver to shut down make sure that the wires for one speaker do not touch any other To connect the rear speakers hold the spring clips down and push the wire through th...

Page 15: ...ion 1 respectivelly of the 3 channel amplifier and the Front Main Inputs b used with the AVR41 option 2 Reduce the Volume control of the AVR41 and control the volume only with the decoder s control bu...

Page 16: ...oise to the centre channel Use the Level or Level buttons t so that the sound level appears identical to the left front channel Press the Speaker button s again to listen to the front right channel fo...

Page 17: ...it your listening tastes At lower volume levels you may wish to engage the Contour button This boosts the low and high frequency sounds in accordance with what are known as the Fletcher Munson hearing...

Page 18: ...uses the Pro Logic decoding circuits but does not send any information to the centre channel In this mode the centre channel information is sent to the front left right speakers making it usefull for...

Page 19: ...dB Thus even in the Hall mode you can optimize the surround effect in reference to your room the source material and your per sonal favour Tuner Operation The AVR41 is capable of tuning AM FM and FM...

Page 20: ...ain to enter the second digit within two seconds of pressing the first number while MEM is still flashing To enter a station to memory location 30 press only the 0 button 3 The selected preset number...

Page 21: ...choice is made or RDS Seek is turned off by pressing the Tuning Mode button Pressing the RDS Seek button 3 4u briefly will indicate any selected PTY for 10 seconds pressing the Tuning buttons i will d...

Page 22: ...in outputs you may monitor the output of the recording by selecting the Tape 1 Monitor input 8d Note that the word MONITORwill briefly appear in the front panel display to remind you that you are lis...

Page 23: ...s connected to the video input on TV The TV picture does not match the sound Video sources are properly connected to receiver Video Antenna Switch on TV is set to Video No output from one or more chan...

Page 24: ...tion FM Usable Sensitivity Mono 11 2dBf 1 V 75 ohms 50dB Quieting Sensitivity Stereo 41dBf 31 V 75 ohms Signal to Noise Ratio IHF 65dBf mono stereo 76dB 71dB Capture Ratio 1 5dB Selectivity 300kHz 65d...

Page 25: ...ENGLISH Notes 23 32642_AVR41 Eng 04 03 1998 9 03 Side 23...

Page 26: ...ity that the product described in this owner s manual is in compliance with technical standards EN 55 013 8 1994 EN 55 020 12 1994 EN 60 065 1994 EN 61 000 3 2 4 1995 EN 61 000 3 3 1 1995 Steen Michae...

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