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ENGLISH

Installation and Configuration

Surround speakers should be placed on
the side walls of the room, at or slightly
behind the listening position. The speakers
should be located so that the bottom of the
cabinet is at least 60 cm higher than the
listeners’ ears when in the desired area. 

If side wall mounting is not practical, the
speakers may be placed on a rear wall,
behind the listening position. Again, they
should be located so that the bottom of the
cabinet is at least 60 cm higher than the
listeners’ ears. The speakers should be no
more than 2 meters behind the rear of the
seating area.

Subwoofers produce virtually non-direc-
tional sound, so they may be placed
almost anywhere in a room. Subwoofer
placement is highly influenced by room
size and shape, and the type of subwoofer
used. Follow the instructions of the sub-
woofer’s manufacturer, or experiment with
the best location for a subwoofer in your
listening room.

Speaker Connections

Once the speakers are positioned in the
room connect them to the rear panel out-
put terminals. For optimal reproduction
we recommend the use of high quality
speaker wire. Wire of 1.5mm

2

or greater is

recommended for short runs (under 5
meters) and wire of 2.5mm

2

or greater is

recommended for longer runs. 

NOTE:

Be certain to match positive (+)

terminals on the AVR41 to the positive ter-
minals on all speakers. While most speak-
er manufacturers observe the same
red/black color code as the AVR41, some
reverse the pattern.

To connect the 

front

left, right and 

centre

channel speakers twist the red or

black terminal 

¤‹›

counterclockwise

until the V-shaped notch at the rear of
the terminal is exposed. Insert the
stripped end of the speaker wire through
the notch and tighten the terminal.

IMPORTANT NOTE:

To avoid a short

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 the hole, making certain that
the inner copper conductors do not 
separate. Release the clip to secure the
connection.

For proper operation, it is essential that a
speaker be connected to 

BOTH

Rear

Speaker 

terminals. If only one rear

speaker is connected, no sound will be
heard. It is also important that the
impedance of the rear speakers be no 
less than 4 ohms each.

Subwoofer connections are made using
the 

Subwoofer Outputs

·

. When

using a powered subwoofer, connect

BOTH

the left and right subwoofer out-

puts to the respective left and right line
level inputs on your subwoofer. The
AVR41 subwoofer outputs are full range,
so it may be necessary to adjust the
crossover frequency on the subwoofer’s
control panel to properly match the sub-
woofer to your other speakers. Consult
the subwoofer instructions or consult
your dealer for additional information.

When using a single subwoofer and a
separate mono power amplifier, the
AVR41 subwoofer outputs must be com-
bined using an optional “Y” adapter. If
there is no crossover in the subwoofer an
optional, external low pass filter or
crossover system must be used.

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Right Front

Speaker

Left Front
Speaker

No more

than 60 cm

Centre Speaker

A) Front Channel Speaker Installation 
with Direct View TV Sets or Rear Screen
Projectors

Centre 

Speaker

Optional Rear Wall Mounting

TV or Projection Screen

Right Front

Speaker

Left Front

Speaker

No more

than 2 meters

when rear-mounted

speakers are used

At least 60 cm

At least 15 cm from ceiling

B) The distance between the left and right
speakers should be equal to the distance
from the seating position to the viewing
screen. You may also experiment with
placing the left and right speakers slightly
forward of the centre speaker.

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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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