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Sunfire Theater Grand Processor III LEVEL
SIGNAL PROCESSING
DOLBY ZONE TWO
ROTATION
DIGITAL POWER
MODE
ZONE TWO
DTS
ADJUST DOWN UP
HOLOGRAPHIC
PRO LOGIC II
IMAGE ZONE HOLOGRAPHIC
TWO IMAGE
DIGITAL
SIDE-AXIS
SOURCE
PANEL
TREBLE
DIM
POWER 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 +10
SELECT
BASS MUTE
MANUAL
TUNING
AM/FM DIRECT DOWN DOWN UP
UP FULL AUTOMATIC
OPERATION
TUNER CONTROLS TONE CONTROLS
Sunfire
Architect's Choice MANUAL INPUT SELECTOR
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SAFETY Safety 8. Power Sources — The Com po nent 13. Damage Re quir ing Service In struc tions should be con nect ed to a power sup- — The Com po nent should be serviced ply only of the type de scribed in these only by qualifi ed service per son nel 1. Read In struc tions -– All the safe ty op er a tion in struc tions or as marked on when: and op er a tion instructions should be the Com po nent. A. The power-supply cord or the plug read before the Sunfi re Com po nent is 9. Power Cord Pro
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SAFETY 15. To prevent electric shock, do not 16. Grounding or Po lari za tion — ATTENTION — Le présent appar- use this polarized plug with an ex ten - Pre cau tions should be taken so that eil numérique n'émet pas de bruits sion cord, receptacle or other outlet the grounding or polarization means radioélectriques dépassant las limites unless the blades can be fully inserted of the Com po nent is not defeated. applicables aux appareils numériques to prevent blade ex po sure. d
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CHAPTER 1 Contents Safety Instructions................................... 2-3 Read the Safety Instructions care- fully before connecting and us- Chapter 1: Introduction ...............................5 ing your Sunfi re Theater Grand Processor III (TGIII). Unpacking and Features ...........................6 Chapter 1 is a general introduction Overview.....................................................7 to the features, details and installa- Quick Start Guide ..................................
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CHAPTER 1 Introduction Bob Carver, Audio Designer, Physicist 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 make it as easy to use as possible. We’ve designed it to virtually do the thinking for you, so you can quickly fi g
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CHAPTER 1 Unpacking Features Your Theater Grand Processor III • Fully automatic signal-sensing for • Party mode allows two channel should reach you in perfect con di tion. audio and video input se lec tion playback through all speakers ® If you do notice any shipping damage, • Dolby Digital EX , Dolby Pro • DSP Holographic Imaging for ®, ® please contact your Sunfi re Dealer Logic II DTS ES and unbelievable soundstage ® immediately. DTS NEO:6 decoding modes enhancement • Zo
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PAGE CHAPTER 1 Overview Most features of the Theater SYSTEM POWER Grand Processor III can be operated OFF MAIN CD DVD by the remote control’s TGIII sec tion. TAPE VCR AUX SAT ZONE2 TV For the best home theater per- TGIII CABLE for mance, you should calibrate your AUDIO speakers and customize the TGIII MAIN PREV CH settings for your system. Press the VOL CH MUTE MENU button on the remote control GUIDE MENU to activate the On Screen Display MODE MODE (OSD). This has several menus which
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PAGE CHAPTER 1 Quick Start Guide We hope that the following details 7. Press the remote MAIN button 12. The TGIII now needs to be setup will help you get started using your a few times to make sure you correctly to suit your speakers and Theater Grand Processor III. are on the Main Menu in the system. The following On Screen remote's display. Display (OSD) menus are used to 1. Take care to read and follow the enter and make three main adjust- safety instructions on pages 2-3. 8. Set the re
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CHAPTER 1 12.3 In the MAIN Menu, select the 12.5 In the SPEAKERS Menu, select 13. If you play a Dolby Digital or DTS SETTINGS Menu, and then the the CALIBRATION Menu to adjust encoded source, the TGIII will SPEAKERS Menu. the output of each speaker. A automatically select the correct test noise plays in each selected surround mode. If it is a 2-channel speaker, and you use the remote source, you can select a surround SETTINGS to adjust the volume of each mode using the remote’s MODE MAIN Z
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CHAPTER 1 Front Panel Features 12 3 4 56 Sunfire Theater Grand Processor III LEVEL SIGNAL PROCESSING DOLBY ZONE TWO DIGITAL POWER ROTATION ZONE TWO MODE DTS ADJUST DOWN UP HOLOGRAPHIC PRO LOGIC II IMAGE ZONE HOLOGRAPHIC TWO IMAGE DIGITAL SIDE-AXIS SOURCE PANEL TREBLE DIM POWER 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 90 +10 SELECT BASS MUTE MANUAL TUNING AM/FM DIRECT DOWN UP DOWN UP FULL AUTOMATIC OPERATION TUNER CONTROLS TONE CONTROLS Sunfire MANUAL INPUT SELECTOR Architect's Choice 78 9 10 11 12 13 PANEL DIM 1. Sig
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CHAPTER 1 Front Panel Features Note: When the TGIII is turned UP/DOWN 12. Full Au to mat ic on, it has a de lib er ate ly slow Switch to stations above or Operation and smooth volume ramp from below the fre quen cy of the silence, up to the level that was current station. If repeatedly When this is engaged, the set when the unit was last turned pressed, the tuner will move TGIII will au to mat i cal ly switch to off. It can also be set to come up up or down one fr
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CHAPTER 1 Rear Panel Fea tures 12 3 4 576 8 AUDIO/VIDEO INPUTS AUDIO/VIDEO OUTPUTS COMPONENT VIDEO IN COMPONENT OUT I R TRIGGERS BALANCED AUDIO OUTPUTS DVD SAT VID1 VID2 VCR CD MAIN VCR VID2/MON2 DVD SAT VID1 MAIN MON2 MAIN 12VDC LEFT LEFT SUR CENTER LB SUR S Y VIDEO Y 12VDC 12VDC FM C C ZONE2 MAIN ZONE r r 9 75 Ω DVD SAT VID1 VID2 VCR CD MAIN VCR VID2/MON2 I R COMP RS-232 ZONE2 RIGHT RIGHT SUR SUB RB SUR VIDEO C C b b DVD SAT VID1 VID2 VCR CD MAIN VCR VID2/MON2 GND DIGITAL AUDIO INPUTS L L DVD
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CHAPTER 1 Rear Panel Fea tures 7. RS-232 Port 12. Audio Inputs 16. Digital Inputs This connects to the serial port These audio inputs connect to These inputs connect to the digital of a home computer, allowing the outputs of your turntable, DAT outputs of your audio/video com- the TGIII Flash memory soft- or TAPE player. Any standard po nents. The DVD, SAT and VID1 ware to upgraded. Latest soft- audio component with a line level and CD inputs have two op tions, ware can be downloaded from ou
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CHAPTER 1 Installation Observe the following precautions • Use quality coaxial digital Video Screen Trigger when choosing a location for your cables to connect the TGIII to The Main Zone and Zone 2 TGIII: any source equipment which 12 VDC terminals each supply 12 has coaxial digital outputs. • Protect it from pro longed VDC whenever that zone is turned ex po sure to direct sunlight and • Some patch cords can be a on. This can be used to turn on power other direct source
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AUDIO/VIDEO INPUTS AUDIO/VIDEO OUTPUTS COMPONENT VIDEO IN COMPONENT OUT I R TRIGGERS BALANCED AUDIO OUTPUTS DVD SAT VID1 MAIN MON2 MAIN 12VDC LEFT LEFT SUR CENTER LB SUR DVD SAT VID1 VID2 VCR CD MAIN VCR VID2/MON2 S VIDEO Y Y 12VDC 12VDC FM C C ZONE2 MAIN ZONE DVD SAT VID1 VID2 VCR CD VID2/MON2 r r 75 MAIN VCR I R COMP VIDEO ZONE2 RS-232 RIGHT RIGHT SUR SUB RB SUR C Cb b SAT VID1 VID2 VCR CD DVD MAIN VCR VID2/MON2 GND DIGITAL AUDIO INPUTS L L DVD SAT VID1 VID1 DVD SAT CD AM DIGITAL OUT IEEE Sunf
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I R AUDIO/VIDEO INPUTS AUDIO/VIDEO OUTPUTS COMPONENT VIDEO IN COMPONENT OUT TRIGGERS BALANCED AUDIO OUTPUTS DVD SAT VID1 VID2 VCR CD MAIN VCR VID2/MON2 DVD SAT VID1 MAIN MON2 MAIN 12VDC LEFT LEFT SUR CENTER LB SUR S VIDEO Y Y 12VDC 12VDC FM ZONE2 MAIN ZONE Cr Cr 75 DVD SAT VID1 VID2 VCR CD MAIN VCR VID2/MON2 I R COMP ZONE2 RS-232 VIDEO RIGHT RIGHT SUR SUB RB SUR Cb Cb DVD SAT VID1 VID2 VCR CD MAIN VCR VID2/MON2 GND DIGITAL AUDIO INPUTS L L DVD SAT VID1 DVD SAT VID1 CD AM DIGITAL OUT IEEE Sunfire
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AUDIO/VIDEO INPUTS AUDIO/VIDEO OUTPUTS COMPONENT VIDEO IN COMPONENT OUT I R TRIGGERS BALANCED AUDIO OUTPUTS DVD SAT VID1 VID2 VCR CD DVD SAT VID1 MAIN MON2 MAIN 12VDC LEFT LEFT SUR CENTER LB SUR MAIN VCR VID2/MON2 S VIDEO Y Y 12VDC 12VDC FM ZONE2 MAIN ZONE C Cr 75 DVD SAT VID1 VID2 VCR CD MAIN VCR VID2/MON2 r I R COMP RS-232 VIDEO ZONE2 RIGHT RIGHT SUR SUB RB SUR Cb Cb DVD SAT VID1 VID2 VCR CD MAIN VCR VID2/MON2 GND DIGITAL AUDIO INPUTS L L DVD SAT VID1 DVD VID1 CD SAT AM DIGITAL OUT IEEE Sunfir
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AUDIO/VIDEO INPUTS AUDIO/VIDEO OUTPUTS COMPONENT VIDEO IN I R TRIGGERS BALANCED AUDIO OUTPUTS COMPONENT OUT MAIN MON2 12VDC DVD SAT VID1 VID2 VCR CD MAIN VCR VID2/MON2 DVD SAT VID1 MAIN LEFT LEFT SUR CENTER LB SUR S VIDEO Y Y 12VDC 12VDC FM ZONE2 MAIN ZONE Cr Cr 75 DVD SAT VID1 VID2 VCR CD MAIN VCR VID2/MON2 I R COMP VIDEO ZONE2 RS-232 RIGHT RIGHT SUR SUB RB SUR C Cb b VID2 VCR CD DVD SAT VID1 MAIN VCR VID2/MON2 GND DIGITAL AUDIO INPUTS DVD SAT VID1 L L DVD SAT VID1 CD AM DIGITAL OUT IEEE Sunfir
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AUDIO/VIDEO INPUTS AUDIO/VIDEO OUTPUTS COMPONENT VIDEO IN COMPONENT OUT I R TRIGGERS BALANCED AUDIO OUTPUTS DVD SAT VID1 MAIN MON2 MAIN 12VDC LEFT SUR CENTER DVD SAT VID1 VID2 VCR CD MAIN VCR VID2/MON2 LEFT LB SUR S VIDEO Y Y 12VDC 12VDC FM C ZONE2 MAIN ZONE DVD SAT VID1 VID2 VCR CD Cr r 75 MAIN VCR VID2/MON2 I R COMP VIDEO ZONE2 RS-232 RIGHT RIGHT SUR SUB RB SUR C Cb b SAT VID2 VCR CD DVD VID1 MAIN VCR VID2/MON2 GND DIGITAL AUDIO INPUTS DVD SAT VID1 L L DVD SAT VID1 CD AM DIGITAL OUT IEEE Sunfi
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I R AUDIO/VIDEO INPUTS AUDIO/VIDEO OUTPUTS COMPONENT VIDEO IN COMPONENT OUT TRIGGERS BALANCED AUDIO OUTPUTS DVD SAT VID1 VID2 VCR CD MAIN VCR VID2/MON2 DVD SAT VID1 MAIN MON2 MAIN 12VDC LEFT LEFT SUR CENTER LB SUR S VIDEO Y Y 12VDC 12VDC FM ZONE2 MAIN ZONE Cr Cr 75 DVD SAT VID1 VID2 VCR CD MAIN VCR VID2/MON2 I R COMP ZONE2 RS-232 RB SU VIDEO RIGHT RIGHT SUR SUB R Cb Cb DVD SAT VID1 VID2 VCR CD MAIN VCR VID2/MON2 GND DIGITAL AUDIO INPUTS L L DVD SAT VID1 DVD SAT VID1 CD AM DIGITAL OUT IEEE Sunfir
