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Introduction

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Congratulations!

With the purchase of

a Harman Kardon AVR41 you are about
to begin many years of listening enjoy-
ment. The AVR41 has been custom
designed to provide all the excitement
and detail of movie soundtracks and
every subtle nuance of musical selections.

While complex systems are hard at work
within the AVR41 to make all of this hap-
pen, hookup and operation are simple.
Color keyed connections and a unique
remote control make the AVR41 easy to
use. To obtain the maximum enjoyment
from your new receiver we urge you to
take a few minutes to read through this
manual. This will ensure that connec-
tions to speakers, source playback units
and other external devices are made
properly. A few minutes spent learning the
functions of the various controls will
enable you to take advantage of all the
power the AVR41 is able to deliver.

If you have any questions about this
product, 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

Description and Features

The AVR41 is a full featured A/V receiver,
incorporating a wide variety of listening
options. Four audio inputs, three
audio/video inputs and the AVR41’s RDS
tuner with Radiotext (RT) enable it to
serve as the control centre for a complete
audio/video system. A system remote con-
trol operates the AVR41 and compatible
Harman Kardon source equipment.

Dolby* Pro Logic* and Hall Modes
with Exclusive Harman Kardon
Wrap Circuitry

Direct Video Dubbing

Front Panel A/V Inputs for Games
or Camcorder Connection

System Memory for Surround
Modes

RDS System Including Radio Text
for Advanced Tuning and
Programme Selection

High Current Capability, Low
Negative Feedback and Wide
Bandwidth Circuits for Pure Sound
Reproduction

Four Pure Discrete Power Amps

Preamp Outputs for All Channels
for Ease of Expansion

Configuration System for Center and
Rear Speakers

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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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