Harman Kardon CITATION 7.1 Owners Manual - Page 10

Channel

Configurations

The

Citation

7.1

may

be

used

in

a

variety

of

configurations.

Consult

your

dealer

or

installer

for

advice

on

which

may

be

best

for

your

system

and

listening

requirements.

Four

-Channel

Operation

In

multi

-channel

use

such

as

a

home

theater

system,

the

four

channels

may

be

allocated

in

a

variety

of

ways.

In

some

applications,

they

will

be

used

to

drive

the

left,

center

and

right

channel

front

speakers,

with

the

fourth

channel

devoted

to

a

subwoofer.

Although

you

may

wish

to

power

each

subwoofer

with

a

separate,

or

even

bridged

amplifier

channel,

the

exceptional

power

supply

capability

of

the

7.1

will

also

permit

you

to

power

the

three

front

speakers

as

well

as

a

pair

of

subwoofers,

provided

that

they

are

no

less

than

6

ohms

each

and

they

are

connected

in

parallel.

For

systems

using

Citation

or

Fosgate•Audionics

brand

Dual

Drive

-

surround

dipole

speakers,

the

7.1

may

be

used

to

power

all

four

rear

channels

with

a

single

amplifier.

Three

-Channel

Operation

For

installations

where

higher

power

is

desired

for

a

center

channel

speaker,

the

7.1

may

be

operated

in

a

three

-channel

mode.

Left

and

right

front

channel

feeds

are

run

through

two

unbridged

channels,

while

the

center

channel

is

operated

in

a

bridged

mode.

This

allows

the

greater

output

demands

of

a

center

channel

to

be

met,

while

still

delivering

power

with

headroom

to

spare

for

the

left

and

right

channels.

In

systems

with

conventional

surround

speakers,

a

three

-channel

application

may

be

to

feed

the

two

rear

channels

in

an

unbridged

mode,

while

the

remaining

two

amplifier

channels

are

bridged

together

to

power

a

subwoofer.

Two

-Channel

Operation

The

immense

power

capability

of

the

Citation

7.1

allows

it

to

be

used

in

a

dual

bridged

mode

as

a

conventional

stereo

amplifier.

For

critical

music

listening,

this

will

permit

you

to

drive

virtually

any

full

range

speaker

in

the

largest

home

acousti-

cal

and

physical

space,

delivering

classic

two

-channel

stereo

sound

at

its

fi

nest.

For

home

theater

applications,

the

Citation

7.1

may

be

operated

in

a

dual

-bridged

mode

to

power

two

subwoofers

in

large

room

-size

installations.

I

Caution:

When

used

in

the

dual

-bridged

mode,

the

Citation

7.1

is

capable

of

very

high

peak

current

outputs.

Please

make

certain

that

your

speakers

are

capa-

ble

of

handling

this

level

of

power

before

using

the

amplifier

in

this

mode.

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