Harman Kardon CITATION 7.1 Owners Manual - Page 5

CI

TAT

ION

Introduction

Congratulations!

As

the

owner

of

a

Citation

7.1

Multi

Channel

Power

Amplifier,

you

have

at

your

command

a

unique

product.

The

Citation

7.1

has

been

carefully

designed

to

deliver

the

best

possible

sonic

performance,

along

with

out-

standing

industrial

design

to

match

the

rest

of

the

Citation

series,

or

to

comple-

ment

any

interior

design.

Combining

sculpted

metal

panels,

the

latest

state

of

the

art

circuit

design,

and

Harman

Kardon's

forty

-year

heritage

of

audio

excellence,

the

Citation

7.1

will

bring

many

years

of

enjoyable

listening

to

your

music

or

home

theater

system.

In

order

to

fully

enjoy

the

performance

of

your

new

amplifier,

please

take

a

few

minutes

to

read

this

manual.

It

contains

important

information

that

will

help

you

to

properly

configure

the

amplifier

for

use

with

the

rest

of

your

audio

system.

The

brief

investment

of

time

spent

in

reading

this

manual

will

yield

major

dividends

in

the

form

of

listening

enjoyment.

If

you

have

any

questions

about

this

product,

its

installation

or

operation,

please

contact

your

retailer

or

custom

installer.

They

are

your

best

source

of

product

infor-

mation.

Should

you

need

additional

information

or

assistance,

the

toll

-free

number

for

the

Citation

Center

is

800-787-6766.

Welcome

to

the

Citation

family.

We

wish

you

many

years

of

listening

pleasure!

--

-

hermanItartlon

Description

The

Citation

7.1

is

a

fl

exible,

state

of

the

art

audio

power

amplifier

designed

to

deliver

high

performance

in

a

variety

of

applications.

Each

of

the

four

amplification

channels

has

a

separate

power

supply,

which

means

that

it

delivers

audiophile

per-

formance

no

matter

which

configuration

is

selected.

You

may

operate

the

7.1

in

a

two,

three

or

four

-channel

mode,

and

benefit

from

the

following

array

of

sophisti-

cated

features:

•

Home

THX®

certification

for

compatibility

with

home

theater

systems

•

Ultrawide

bandwidth

design

•

Low

negative

feedback

•

Fully

complementary

bipolar

circuitry

with

over

-designed

output

stage

for

high

reliability

•

Low

harmonic

and

intermodulation

distortion

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