Sunfire III manual

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User's Manual 2 Safety In struc tions 1. Read In struc tions -– All the safe ty and op er a tion instructions should be read before the Sunfi re Com po nent is operated. 2. Retain Instructions — The safety and operating in struc tions should be kept for future reference. 3. Heed W arnings — All warnings on the Com po nent and in these o[...]

User's Manual 3 15. T o prevent electric shock , do not use this polarized plug with an ex ten - sion cord, receptacle or other outlet unless the blades can be fully inserted to prevent blade ex po sure. Pour préevenir les chocs électriques ne pas utiliser cette fi che polariseé avec un prolongateur , un prise de courant ou une autre sorti[...]

User's Manual 4 Safety Instructions ................................... 2-3 Chapter 1: Introduction ...............................5 Unpacking and Features ...........................6 Overview.....................................................7 Quick Start Guide .......................................8 Front Panel Features .................[...]

User's Manual 5 CHAPTER 1 Dear Friend, Thank you for pur chas ing my Sunfi re Theater Grand Processor III. I hope that you enjoy it and the music it makes as much as I have en joyed creating it for you. The Sunfi re The ater Grand Processor III is unlike any home the ater prod uct on the market. For one thing, we have taken spe cial pains to[...]

User's Manual 6 CHAPTER 1 Y our Theater Grand Processor III should reach you in perfect con di tion. If you do notice any shipping damage, please contact your Sunfi re Dealer immediately . Gently lift out the unit and remove all the packing material and ac ces - so ries. It is im por tant to save all the packing ma te ri als and the box in ca[...]

User's Manual 7 Sunfire Theater Grand Pr ocessor III Sunfire LEVEL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 90 +10 UP DIRECT AM/FM DOLBY DIGITAL DIGITAL SOURCE PRO LOGIC II DTS SIGNAL PROCESSING SIDE-AXIS HOLOGRAPHIC IMAGE ZONE TWO ADJUST ZONE TWO POWER POWER Architect's Choice MANUAL TUNING DOWN MODE SELECT UP DOWN UP ROTATION ZONE TWO DOWN BASS TREBLE HOLOGRAPH[...]

User's Manual 8 MAIN MENU TRIMS MODES TONE INPUTS SETTINGS GUIDE MENU MODE MODE EXIT INFO SYSTEM +10 POWER 3 1 6 4 9 7 ENT DIS M3 M1 2 5 8 0 M2 PA G E FAV MAIN OFF VO L C H MUTE PREV CH CD A UDIO MAIN T APE AU X ZONE2 TGIII DV D VCR SA T TV CABLE MENU Previous MODE TGIII Next MODE MAIN EXIT CHAPTER 1 Quick Start Guide 12. The TGIII now needs t[...]

User's Manual 9 SPEAKER SIZE MAIN LARGE SIDE AXIS SMALL SURROUND SMALL CENTER SMALL SURROUND BACK 2 SMALL SUB ON SPEAKER POSITION MAIN/SIDE AXIS 10 FT CENTER 1 1 FT SURROUND 5 FT SURROUND BACK 4 FT SPEAKER CALIBRA TION L SURROUND BACK 0dB LEFT SURROUND 2dB SUBWOOFER 0dB GO TO LEFT MAIN ON-THE-FL Y TRIMS ZEROED SPEAKER CALIBRA TION LEFT MAIN 0d[...]

User's Manual 10 Sunfire Theater Grand Pr ocessor III Sunfire LEVEL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 90 +10 UP DIRECT AM/FM DOLBY DIGITAL DIGITAL SOURCE PRO LOGIC II DTS SIGNAL PROCESSING SIDE-AXIS HOLOGRAPHIC IMAGE ZONE TWO ADJUST ZONE TWO POWER POWER Architect's Choice MANUAL TUNING DOWN MODE SELECT UP DOWN UP ROTATION ZONE TWO DOWN BASS TREBLE HOLOGRAP[...]

User's Manual 11 CHAPTER 1 Note: When the TGIII is turned on, it has a de lib er ate ly slow and smooth volume ramp from silence, up to the level that was set when the unit was last turned off. It can also be set to come up to a preset volume you can select, rather than the previous volume. 7. Power This turns the TGIII on or of f. It is a non[...]

User's Manual 12 AM GND FM 75 Ω LEFT CENTER RIGHT LEFT SUR RIGHT SUR LB SUR RB SUR SUB DVD SAT VID1 VID2 VCR CD PHONO DAT R L R L R L C r Y b R L COMP VIDEO S VIDEO TAPE DAT TAPE LEFT L SUR CEN LB SUR FIXED MAIN ZONE2 PHONO DAT TAPE DAT TAPE FIXED MAIN ZONE2 LEFT DVD DVD CD SAT DAT VID1 VID2 SAT VID1 CD LEFT SUR CENTER SUB2 LB SUR L SIDE AXI[...]

User's Manual 13 CHAPTER 1 7. RS-232 Port This connects to the serial port of a home computer , allowing the TGIII Flash memory soft- ware to upgraded. Latest soft- ware can be downloaded from www .sunfi re.com. The port can also connect to the serial port of a Home Theater Controller , allowing the TGIII to be operated remotely . 8. XLR Audi[...]

User's Manual 14 +12V GND USE EITHER TO TURN MAIN ZONE AMPLIFIER ON USE TO TURN ZONE TWO AMPLIFIER ON +12V GND THIS TRIGGER RELAY IS NORMALLY OPEN. IT CLOSES WHEN YOU SELECT ANY INPUT WHOSE TRIGGER HAS BEEN ENABLED ZONE2 12VDC MAIN ZONE TRIGGERS 12VDC +12V GND +12V IS PRESENT WHEN AN INPUT WHOSE TRIGGER IS ENABLED IS SELECTED ZONE2 12VDC MAIN [...]

User's Manual 15 AM GND FM 75 Ω L E F T C E N T E R R I G H T L E F T S U R R I G H T S U R L B S U R R B S U R S U B D V D S A T V ID 1 V ID 2 V C R C D P H O N O D A T R L R L R L C r Y b R L C O M P V I D E O S V I D E O T A P E D A T T A P E L E F T L S U R C E NL B S U R F IX E D M A IN Z O N E 2 P H O N O D A T T A P E D A T T A P E F [...]

User's Manual 16 CHAPTER 2 AM GND FM 75 Ω L E F T C E N T E R R I G H T L E F T S U R R I G H T S U R L B S U R R B S U R S U B D V D S A T V ID 1 V ID 2 V C R C D P H O N O D A T R L R L R L C r Y b R L C O M P V I D E O S V I D E O T A P E D A T T A P E L E F T L S U R C E NL B S U R F IX E D M A IN Z O N E 2 P H O N O D A T T A P E D A T [...]

User's Manual 17 CHAPTER 2 AM GND FM 75 Ω L E F T C E N T E R R I G H T L E F T S U R R I G H T S U R L B S U R R B S U R S U B D V D S A T V ID 1 V ID 2 V C R C D P H O N O D A T R L R L R L C r Y b R L C O M P V I D E O S V I D E O T A P E D A T T A P E L E F T L S U R C E NL B S U R F IX E D M A IN Z O N E 2 P H O N O D A T T A P E D A T [...]

User's Manual 18 CHAPTER 2 VCR connections: analog audio and composite video AM GND FM 75 Ω L E F T C E N T E R R I G H T L E F T S U R R I G H T S U R L B S U R R B S U R S U B D V D S A T V ID 1 V ID 2 V C R C D P H O N O D A T R L R L R L C r Y b R L C O M P V I D E O S V I D E O T A P E D A T T A P E L E F T L S U R C E NL B S U R F IX E[...]

User's Manual 19 CHAPTER 2 A M G N D F M 7 5 Ω L E F T C E N T E R R I G H T L E F T S U R R I G H T S U R L B S U R R B S U R S U B D V D S A T V ID 1 V ID 2 V C R C D P H O N O D A T R L R L R L C r Y b R L C O M P V I D E O S V I D E O T A P E D A T T A P E L E F T L S U R C E NL B S U R F IX E D M A IN Z O N E 2 P H O N O D A T T A P E D[...]

User's Manual 20 CHAPTER 2 AM GND FM 75 Ω L E F T C E N T E R R I G H T L E F T S U R R I G H T S U R L B S U R R B S U R S U B D V D S A T V ID 1 V I D 2 V C R C D P H O N O D A T R L R L R L C r Y b R L C O M P V I D E O S V I D E O T A P E D A T T A P E L E F T L S U R C E NL B S U R F IX E D M A IN Z O N E 2 P H O N O D A T T A P E D A T[...]

User's Manual 21 CHAPTER 2 A M G N D F M 7 5 Ω L E F T C E N T E R R I G H T L E F T S U R R I G H T S U R L B S U R R B S U R S U B DVD SAT VID1 VID2 VCR CD PHONO DAT R L R L R L C r Y b R L C O M P V I D E O S V I D E O TAPE DAT TAPE LEFT L SUR CEN LB SUR FIXED MAIN ZONE2 PHONO DAT TAPE DAT TAPE FIXED MAIN ZONE2 LEFT DVD DVD CD SAT DAT VID[...]

User's Manual 22 CHAPTER 2 8-Channel Input connections This input is really useful as an input for DVD A, SACD, etc., as a mul- tichannel direct (DSP-bypass) input. If your DVD player has its own surround processing circuits you can connect it as shown. The surround back inputs can be left disconnected if your player does not have these output[...]

User's Manual 23 CHAPTER 2 Amplifi er connections If your amplifi er has XLR inputs, it can be connected to the balanced audio outputs as shown. It is prefer- able to use the XLR con nec tions if you have this option, because they of- fer superior noise rejection compared to un bal anced (RCA) connections, especially for long cable runs. The[...]

User's Manual 24 CHAPTER 2 Zone 2 connections This example shows a Sunfi re "Architect's Choice" model two- channel power amplifi er fed from the TGIII's Zone 2 stereo outputs. The amplifi er is located near the TGIII, and long speaker wires are run out to your Zone 2 speakers. These are usually located in another room o[...]

User's Manual 25 GUIDE MENU MODE MODE EXIT INFO SYSTEM +10 POWER 3 1 6 4 9 7 ENT DIS M3 M1 2 5 8 0 M2 PA G E FAV MAIN OFF VO L C H MUTE PREV CH CD A UDIO MAIN T APE AU X ZONE2 TGIII DV D VCR SA T TV CABLE CHAPTER 3 Remote Control Think of the TGIII remote control as ten remotes in one. There are ten DE VICE buttons, fi ve on either side of th[...]

User's Manual 26 GUIDE MENU MODE MODE EXIT INFO SYSTEM +10 POWER 3 1 6 4 9 7 ENT DIS M3 M1 2 5 8 0 M2 PA G E FAV MAIN OFF VO L C H MUTE PREV CH CD A UDIO MAIN T APE AU X ZONE2 TGIII DV D VCR SA T TV CABLE CHAPTER 3 1. Press the remote's MAIN button to make sure the display is on the main display menu. 2. Press the TGIII de- vice button to[...]

User's Manual 27 CHAPTER 3 Y ou must enter the SETUP mode to program the remote control for the other components in your system, and to customize it for your conve- nience. There is only one way to enter the SETUP mode: Hold down both the MAIN and ENT buttons for a few seconds until SETUP appears in the display . The SETUP display shows 10 opt[...]

User's Manual 28 CHAPTER 3 PUNCH This mode allows you to set up the volume, channel up/down and transport buttons so they will work for your main de vic es, no matter which device the remote is set for . For ex- am ple, the volume buttons can be set to operate the TV , even if the remote is set to work the VCR. The chan- nel buttons can be set[...]

User's Manual 29 CHAPTER 3 MACRO The macro mode allows you to set up certain buttons to transmit up to 20 commands in sequence. For ex am ple, a single button press could turn on all of your home theater equipment, and set the TGIII to DVD, set the TV to channel 3, and set the DVD to play , make the tea and put the cat out. The buttons which c[...]

User's Manual 30 CHAPTER 4 On Screen Display (OSD) V ideo Connections The On Screen Display (OSD) is present at the composite video or S-video MAIN outputs. It is also present at the output labeled VID2/MON2, but only if it is set to MON2. Make sure that your TV monitor's video input is connected correctly to one of these outputs. Note: T[...]

User's Manual 31 CHAPTER 4 MAIN MENU TRIMS MODES TON E INPUTS SETTINGS Press EXIT to Quit Navigation Use the joystick pad left, right, up and down buttons to navigate through the menus. An arrow after text ( ) on the screen, shows there is more infor- mation on another page. The back arrow ( ) shows that you can return to the previous page. Th[...]

User's Manual 32 CHAPTER 4 MAIN MENU TRIMS MODES TON E INPUTS SETTINGS Step up and down through the menus Step through any available options, and change dB levels T rims Menu This menu allows you to adjust the individual volume level of your speakers "on-the-fl y ." Although care- ful calibration is key to a good home theater , the [...]

User's Manual 33 CHAPTER 4 MAIN MENU TRIMS MODES TON E INPUTS SETTINGS Modes Menu Dynamic Range This is the range in level be- tween the loudest sound and quietest sound during Dolby Digital and DTS playback only . The options are Quiet (nar- row range), Medium (average range) and Large (wide range). Select Quiet for late night listen- ing if [...]

User's Manual 34 CHAPTER 4 INPUTS P2 TUNER TUNER PRESETS TA P E PHONO 8-CHANNEL 8-CH INPUT CONFIGURE NAME 8-CHANNEL GAIN TRIM 0 dB LOCK T O VID VID1 MAIN ZONE ENABLE TRIGGER RELA Y ON MAIN MENU TRIMS MODES TON E INPUTS SETTINGS Input Menus These menus let you select which input you would like to confi gure. Pressing the joystick right on each[...]

User's Manual 35 GUIDE MENU MODE MODE EXIT INFO CHAPTER 4 MAIN MENU TRIMS MODES TON E INPUTS SETTINGS INPUTS P2 TUNER TUNER PRESETS TA P E PHONO 8-CHANNEL INPUTS DVD CD SA T VID1 VID2 VCR T uner Preset Menus TUNER PRESETS P AGE 1 01 FM 107.5 STEREO-NR 02 FM 99.9 STEREO 03 FM 97.3 STEREO-NR 04 FM 104.1 STEREO 05 AM 1250 MONO 06 FM 107.5 STEREO-[...]

User's Manual 36 CHAPTER 4 ZONE 2 ZONE 2 SYSTEM ENABLE BALANCE 2 LEFT POWERUP SOURCE T APE POWERUP VOL MODE PRESET POWERUP VOL -45dB MAX VOL -6dB Main Zone and Zone 2 Menu Main Zone Menu PowerUp Source This sets the input source which the TGIII will then always select whenever the TGIII is turned on. Power Up V olume Mode This lets you choose [...]

User's Manual 37 V ideo, Software and Control Menus CHAPTER 4 MAIN MENU TRIMS MODES TON E INPUTS SETTINGS SETTINGS MAIN ZONE ZONE 2 SPEAKERS VIDEO SOFTW ARE CONTROL VIDEO MENU OSD POPUP ENABLE VID DEF AUL T COMP OUT2 VID2 VID DELA Y 0 MS SOFTW ARE UPGRADE SOFTW ARE REVISION LIST CONTROL RS-232 ENABLE REAR MAIN IR ENABLE REAR ZONE 2 IR ENABLE F[...]

User's Manual 38 CHAPTER 4 MAIN MENU TRIMS MODES TON E INPUTS SETTINGS SETTINGS MAIN ZONE ZONE 2 SPEAKERS VIDEO SOFTW ARE CONTROL Speaker Size Menu Speaker Size Menu This menu allows you to en- ter the size of your speakers. The TGIII's bass management will then automatically assign each speaker a frequency range: either full range for la[...]

User's Manual 39 CHAPTER 4 MAIN MENU TRIMS MODES TON E INPUTS SETTINGS SETTINGS MAIN ZONE ZONE 2 SPEAKERS VIDEO SOFTW ARE CONTROL Speaker Position This menu allows you to enter the distance in feet from your listening position to the various speakers. The TGIII will then automatically adjust and correct the speaker delay times. The sound from [...]

User's Manual 40 CHAPTER 4 MAIN MENU TRIMS MODES TON E INPUTS SETTINGS SETTINGS MAIN ZONE ZONE 2 SPEAKERS VIDEO SOFTW ARE CONTROL SPEAKER CALIBRA TION L SURROUND BACK 0dB LEFT SURROUND 2dB SUBWOOFER 0dB GO T O LEFT MAIN ON-THE-FL Y TRIMS ZEROED Speaker Calibration The calibration procedure allows you to adjust the volume level of each speak er[...]

User's Manual 41 CHAPTER 4 MAIN MENU TRIMS MODES TON E INPUTS SETTINGS SETTINGS MAIN ZONE ZONE 2 SPEAKERS VIDEO SOFTW ARE CONTROL Speaker Crossover Menu Crossover adjustment The TGIII bass management system allows you to send the low frequencies of your speakers to a subwoofer . The crossover point can be selected from 40 Hz to 160 Hz. For exa[...]

User's Manual 42 CHAPTER 5 Unlike higher fre quen cies, it is diffi cult to discern exactly from which direction lower bass is coming from. The TGIII has a bass man age - ment system which takes advantage of this effect. It allows you to choose wheth er your speakers will play the full fre quen cy range, or if the bass will be re di rect ed t[...]

User's Manual 43 CHAPTER 5 For 2 channel input sources, you can choose from the following modes: STEREO DOLBY PRO LOGIC II P ARTY JAZZ CLUB DTS NEO:6 SOURCE DIRECT The mode selection can be made from the front panel MODE buttons, or from the remote control. STEREO This is the conventional two-chan- nel stereo mode with sound from your left and[...]

User's Manual 44 CHAPTER 5 For multi-channel sources, the TGIII will automatically select the cor- rect mode from one of the following: DOLBY DIGIT AL DOLBY DIGIT AL EX DTS DTS-ES MA TRIX DTS-ES DISCRETE Dolby Digital and DTS are “5.1” sur round systems with fi ve main chan- nels: left front, center , right front, left sur round, and righ[...]

User's Manual 45 CHAPTER 5 T uner Operation The T uner is se lect ed either by ro- tating the manual input selector on the front panel, or by touching the TUNER button in the re mote’s TGIII mode. The front panel display changes to show the frequency of the last sta- tion you were lis ten ing to. The FM T uner can tune sta tions from 87.5 MH[...]

User's Manual 46 CHAPTER 5 Recording Recording to a T ape Player Input signals from an audio source playing in the TGIII can be re cord ed using the left and right audio outputs. The tape player will receive a straight copy of the analog source signal going in, un af fect ed by the volume, tone or any sur- round modes. If you are playing a dig[...]

User's Manual 47 CHAPTER 5 Zone 2 Operation If you have an amplifi er and a pair of speakers in a second room or area (Zone 2), they can play a stereo source independent of what is play- ing in the Home Theater room (Main Zone). Y ou can also play the same source as selected in the Main Zone. Zone 2 plays stereo sources, and is unaffected by [...]

User's Manual 48 CHAPTER 5 The Holographic Image is a unique pro cess which enhances the three-di men sion al effects and realism of stereo sound. This is modeled in DSP , from a design based on Bob's legendary (and much sought after) Carver C-9. This circuit was designed to over- come a problem in ob tain ing accurate sound re pro duc ti[...]

User's Manual 49 APPENDIX Speaker Place ment The Front Speak ers Y ou should closely follow the placement rec om men da tions of your speaker man u fac tur er , with the addi- tion of the following points: The left and right front speakers should be positioned so that your TV is exactly centered between them. This will help focus your attentio[...]

User's Manual 50 APPENDIX In some systems, two center speakers are used; one on either side of the TV . As they are in mono, the result is a sound image that is po si - tioned exactly at the screen center . Side-Axis Speakers The TGIII has two side-axis chan- nels which are matrixed from the left and right front channels, so they are available[...]

User's Manual 51 APPENDIX The RS-232 Port COMMAND ASCII DA T A RECEIVED POWER TOGGLE *1 1 1 POWER ON *1 12 POWER OFF *1 13 CD *1 14 TA P E * 11 5 SA T *1 16 DVD *1 17 PHONO *1 18 TUNER *1 19 VID1 *1 1A VCR *1 1B VID2 *1 1C DSP MODE UP *1 1D DSP MODE DOWN *13W STEREO *1 1E PRO LOGIC *1 1F P ARTY *134 NEO:6 13H SOURCEDIRECT 13J JAZZ-CLUB *1 1K H[...]

User's Manual 52 APPENDIX The Sunfi re TGIII is expertly designed and built to provide years of trouble-free per for mance. Most prob- lems that occur can usually be solved by checking your setup or making sure that the audio and video compo- nents connected to the pro ces sor are on and fully op er a tion al. The following information will h[...]

User's Manual 53 APPENDIX fi tted in line with the coaxial cable feed. Con tact your ca ble com pa ny or your Sun fi r e Dealer for as sis tance. • Disconnect all connections from the TGIII to your TV . • Disconnect any component which has a grounded power cord. • If the hum p e r si s t s , d i sconnect all the source com po nents one[...]

User's Manual 54 APPENDIX • Look for the Dolby Digital or DTS Logo on the source program’s box or sleeve. • Check the calibration proce- dure from time to time. This is an ex cel lent way of checking that all speakers are working correctly . Noise b ursts are heard when DTS en cod ed CDs or LDs are played • Compressed DTS data uses t h[...]

User's Manual 55 APPENDIX Audio Components ADC 007 Adcom 082, 092, 225, 161, 269 Aiwa 018, 104, 170, 202, 203, 213, 21 1, 188 Akai 138, 189 AMC 125, 126, 167, 128, 258, 281, 282 Amend 054 AMX 196 Angstrom 142 Arcam 141 Audio Access 147 Audio Alchemy 135 Audio Design 194, 221, 01 1 Audio Ease 021, 196, 207 Audio File 071 Audio Matrix 167 Audio [...]

User's Manual 56 APPENDIX more Satellite/DSS receivers: Hitachi 139, 140 Home Cable 080, 044, 029 Houston T racker 033, 037, 039, 104, 057, 051 Hughes 068, 154 Hytek 053 Hyundai 149 ICR 023 Janiel 060, 147 Kathrein 108 Legend 057 Lutron 132 Luxor 144, 062 Macom 010, 059, 063, 064, 065 Memorex 057 Nextwave 028, 124, 125 Norsat 069, 070 Pace 143[...]

User's Manual 57 APPENDIX Favorite Settings Use this page to record some of your favorite OSD settings and system details. INPUT NAME GAIN TRIM dB MAIN ZONE FULL AUTO TRIGGER RELA Y ZONE 2 MAKE/MODEL REMOTE CODES NORMAL VOLUME DVD CD SA T VID1 VID2 VCR TUNER TA P E PHONO 8 CH SPEAKER CALIBRA TION LEVEL dB TRIM LEVEL dB DIST ANCE (FEET) SIZE (L[...]

User's Manual 58 APPENDIX Specifi cations Manufactured under license from Digital Theater Systems, Inc. US Pat. No. 5,451,942, 5,956,674, 5,974,380, 5,978,762 and other world- wide patents issued and pending. “DTS”, “DTS-ES Extended Surround” and “Neo:6” are trademarks of Digital Theater Systems, Inc. Copyright 1996, 2000 Digital [...]

User's Manual 59 APPENDIX Limited W arranty Sunfi re Corporation is proud of its prod ucts which have been built with care using ad vanced technology and premium com po nent parts. Y our unit has been crafted to perform properly for many years. Sunfi re Corporation offers the following W arranty to you, the owner of a new Sunfi re product: [...]

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