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Front Panel Controls

1

Main Power Switch:

Press this

switch to apply power to the AVR41.
When it is pressed in the unit is
placed in a Standby mode, as 
indicated by the amber LED 

3

surrounding the 

System Power

con-

trol 

2

. This button MUST be pressed

in to operate the unit regardless of
the status of the Power Switch at the
bottom of the front panel. To turn the
unit off and prevent the use of the
remote control, this switch should be
pressed until it pops out to extend
from the front panel so that the word
“OFF” may be read at the top of the
switch (see page 15).

NOTE:

In normal operation this

switch may be left in the "on"
position.

2

System Power Control:

When

the 

Main Power Switch

1

is

pressed in, press this button to turn
on the AVR41, press it again to place
it in standby. Note that the 

Power

Indicator

surrounding the switch 

3

will turn green when the unit is on.

3

Power Indicator:

This LED will

illuminate in amber when the unit is
in the Standby mode, to signal that
the unit is ready to be turned on.
When the unit is in operation the
indicator will turn green.

4

Headphone Jack:

This jack may

be used to listen to the AVR41’s out-
put through a pair of headphones.
Be certain that the headphones
have a standard 6.3mm stereo
phone plug (see page 15).

5

Speaker Switch:

This switch

controls the front left/right speakers.
For normal operation it is pressed in
and sound is heard through the front
speakers. To silence the front
left/right speakers, push the button
once until it is in the “out” position.
When the front speakers are turned
off sound will continue to be heard
through the centre and rear speakers
and the headphone jack.

6

AM/FM Selector:

Press this but-

ton to select the tuner as your listen-
ing source. Press it again to change
between AM and FM frequency
bands (see page 17).

7

CD Selector:

Press this button 

to select your CD player as the 
listening source.

8

Tape 1/ Tape Monitor:

Press this

button to select the recorder con-
nected to the 

Tape 1 Inputs

as

the listening source, or to monitor a
recording of another selected
source (see page 20).

9

Tape 2 Selector:

Press this 

button to select the recorder con-
nected to the 

Tape 2 Inputs

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as

your listening source.

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TV Selector:

Press this button to

select the device connected to the
TV Inputs 

on the rear panel as

your listening source.

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Video Source Selectors:

Press

these buttons to select any of the
sources connected to an audio/video
input 

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as your viewing and

listening source. The selected input
will also be routed to the device con-
nected to the 

Video Monitor Output

on the rear panel.

NOTE:

When the AVR41 is in the

Standby mode, as indicated by the

Power Indicator

3

illuminating in

amber, the unit may be turned on by
pressing any of the 

Source Selection

buttons 

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.

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Bass Control:

Turn this control to

modify the low frequency output of
the left/right channels by as much as
±10dB. Set this control to a suitable
position for your taste and room
acoustics.

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Treble Control:

Turn this control

to modify the high frequency output
of the left/right channels by as much
as ±10dB. Set this control to a suit-
able position for your taste and room
acoustics.

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Balance Control:

Turn this con-

trol to change the relative volume for
the front left/right channels.

NOTE:

For proper operation of the

surround modes this control should
be at the midpoint, or “12 O’clock”
position.

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Video 3 Input:

This alternate set

of Audio/Video inputs may be used
for the connection of a camcorder
video game or any other
Audio/Video source (only for play-
back). Select this input by pressing
the 

Video 3

button 

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on the front

panel.

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Center Channel:

Press this but-

ton to select the type of centre chan-
nel speaker used. If there is no
centre channel speaker, press the
button until the 

Information Display

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reads 

NO CENTR

(see page 13).

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Rear Channel:

Press this button

to configure the AVR41 for the pres-
ence or absence of rear speakers
(see page 13).

NOTE: Changing the Center and
Rear configuration automatically may
change the selected Surround mode
(if any) for best correspondence.
Moreover the surround modes avail-
able will vary according to this
speaker selection (see page 13).

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Delay Time Adjust:

Press this

button to adjust the delay time
between the front and rear channels
(see page 14).

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Calibrate:

Press this button to

turn on the calibration circuits that are
used to adjust the output levels of the
AVR41. Once the button is pressed
you may adjust the levels of the
center and rear channels using the

Level 

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/

Level 

buttons 

t

on the

remote control while listening to the
current input source. To calibrate the
system using the internal test tone,
press this button 

(

first, and then

press the 

Calibrate

button 

q

on

the remote or press the button 

q

on the remote twice (see page 13).

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ENGLISH

32642_AVR41 Eng  04/03/1998 9:02  Side 5

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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