Sunfire Theater Grand IV home theater User's Manual

Theater Grand IV

DOLBY

DIGITAL

SIGNAL PROCES

SING

ZONE TWO

POWER

DTS

PRO LOGIC IIx

DIGITAL

SOURCE

IMAGE

IC

SIDE-AXIS

POWER

Theater Grand

IV

Theater Grand

DOWN

MODE

UP

ROTATION

AM/FM

1

2

3

4

5

Sonic Holograph y Nine point On

ZONE

TWO

6

7

8

9

0

TREBLE e Channels Surro

+10 und Sound Proces

SELECT

DIRECT

DOWN

TUNER CONTRO

LS

UP

DOWN Sunfire

TONE CONTRO

LS

UP

IMAGE

IC

PANEL

DIM

MUTE

FULL AUTOM

OPERATION

LEVEL

MANUAL INPUT

SELECTOR

SAFETY

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 Warnings — All warnings on the Com po nent and in these op er at ing in struc tions should be followed.

4. Follow Instructions — All operating and other in struc tions should be followed.

5. Water and Moisture — The

Component should not be used near water - for example, near a bathtub, wash bowl, kitchen sink, laundry tub, in a wet base ment, or near a swim ming pool, etc.

6. Ventilation — The Component should be situated so that its location or position does not interfere with its proper ven ti la tion. For example, the

Component should not be situated on a bed, sofa, rug, or similar surface that may block any ven ti la tion open ings; or placed in a built-in installation such as a bookcase, cabinet, or closed equipment rack that may impede the fl ow of air through ven ti la tion openings.

7. Heat — The Com po nent should be situated away from heat sources such as radiators, or other devices which produce heat.

8. Power Sources — The Com po nent should be con nect ed to a power supply only of the type de scribed in these op er a tion in struc tions or as marked on the Com po nent.

9. Power Cord Protection — Powersupply cords should be routed so that they are not likely to be walked upon or pinched by items placed upon or against them, paying particular at-

ten tion to cords at plugs, con ve nience re cep tacles, and the point where they exit the Com po nent.

10. Cleaning — The Com po nent should be cleaned only as

recommended in this manual.

11. Non-use Pe ri ods—The pow er cord of the Com po nent should be un-

plugged from the outlet when unused for a long pe ri od of time.

12. Ob ject and Liq uid En try — Care should be taken so that objects do not fall into and liquids are not spilled into the inside of the Component.

13. Damage Re quir ing Service

— The Com po nent should be serviced only by qualifi ed service per son nel when:

A. The power-supply cord or the plug has been dam aged; or

B. Objects have fallen, or liquid has spilled into the Component; or

C. The Com po nent has been exposed to rain; or

D. The Com po nent does not appear to operate normally or exhibits a marked change in per for mance; or

E. The Component has been dropped, or its cabinet dam aged.

14. Servicing — The user should not attempt to service the Component beyond those means de scribed in this operating manual. All other servicing should be referred to qualifi ed service personnel.

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SAFETY

15. To 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 sortie de courant, sauf si les lames peuvent être insérées à fond sans laisser aucune parIVe à découvert.

16. Grounding or Po lari za tion —

Pre cau tions should be taken so that the grounding or polarization means of the Com po nent is not defeated.

This apparatus does not exceed the

Class A/Class B (which ev er is ap-

pli ca ble) limits for radio noise emis sions from digital apparatus as set out in the radio interference regulations of the Canadian Department of Com mu ni ca tions.

ATTENTION — Le présent appareil numérique n'émet pas de bruits radioélectriques dépassant las limites applicables aux appareils numériques de class A/de class B (selon le cas) prescrites dans le règlement sur le brouillage radioélectrique édicté par les ministere des com mu ni ca tions du

Canada.

WARNING – TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK,

DO NOT EXPOSE THIS AP PLI ANCE TO RAIN OR MOIS TURE.

CAUTION: TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK, MATCH WIDE BLADE

OF PLUG TO WIDE SLOT, FULLY INSERT.

ATTENTION: POUR

É

VITER LES CHOCS

É

LECTRIQUES, INTRO-

DUIRE LA LAME LA PLUS LARGE DE LA FICHE DANS LA BORNE

CORRESPONDANTE DE LA PRISE ET POUSSER JUSQU’AU FOND.

EXAMPLE OF ANTENNA GROUNDING ACCORDING TO NATIONAL

ELECTRICAL CODE INSTRUCTIONS CONTAINED IN ARTICLE

810—“RADIO AND TELEVISION EQUIPMENT”

GROUND CLAMP

ANTENNA

LEAD IN WIRE

GROUND CLAMPS

ANTENNA DISCHARGE UNIT

(NEC SECTION 810-20)

GROUNDING

CONDUCTORS

(NEC SECTION 810-21) SERVICE

ENTRANCE

EQUIPMENT

GROUND CLAMPS

POWER SERVICE GROUNDING

ELECTRODE SYSTEM

(NEC ART 250, PART H)

NEC NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE.

NOTE TO CATV INSTALLER

This reminder is to call the CATV system installer's attention to Article 820-40 of the NEC that provides guidelines for proper grounding and in particular, specifies that the cable ground shall be connected to the grounding system of the building as close to the point of cable entry as practical.

OUTSIDE ANTENNA GROUNDING

If an outside antenna is connected to the receiver, be sure the antenna system is grounded so as to provide some protection against voltage surges and built-up static charges. Article 810 of the National Electrical Code,

ANSI/NFPA 70, provides information with regard to proper grounding of the lead-in wire to an antenna-discharge unit, connection to grounding electrodes, and requirements for the grounding electrode. See Figure above.

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CHAPTER 1

Contents

Safety Instructions ................................... 2-3

Chapter 1: Introduction ...............................5

Unpacking and Features ...........................6

Overview.....................................................7

Quick Start Guide .......................................8

Front Panel Features................................10

Rear Panel Features ................................12

Installation ................................................14

Chapter 2: System Confi gurations ...........15

Chapter 3: Remote Control .......................25

Chapter 4: On Screen Display...................30

Speaker Calibration ..................................40

Chapter 5: Using the Theater Grand IV ....42

Bass Management....................................42

Surround Modes ......................................43

Tuner Operation .......................................45

Recording .................................................46

Zone 2 Operation......................................47

The Holographic Image ............................48

CD Software Upgrade ..............................48

Appendix:

Speaker Placement ..................................49

The RS-232 Port.......................................51

Troubleshooting Guide .............................52

Remote Control Codes .............................55

Favorite Settings.......................................57

Specifi cations ...........................................58

Limited Warranty ......................................59

Service Assistance ...................................59

Read the Safety Instructions carefully before connecting and using your Sunfi re Theater Grand IV

(TGIV).

Chapter 1 is a general introduction to the features, details and installation of your TGIV.

Chapter 2 shows many options for connecting your source equipment and amplifi ers to the TGIV.

Chapter 3 describes the details and operation of the advanced remote control.

Chapter 4 shows the various menus of the On Screen Display, and how to adjust and customize your TGIV.

Chapter 5 describes the available modes, options and operational details of the TGIV.

The Appendix shows some additional information, including a troubleshooting guide, the Warranty and service assistance details

To fi nd out more about this and other

Sunfi re products, please visit our website: www.sunfi re.com

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Introduction

Bob Carver, Audio Designer, Physicist

Dear Friend,

Thank you for pur chas ing my Sunfi re Theater Grand IV. 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 IV 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 gure out how to listen to your favorite vid eo tape, DVD or to bring in your favorite FM station.

When you use the “Full Automatic Operation” feature, the correct set tings are made by its sophisticated mi cro pro ces sors. So, when you turn on your video component, the TGIV will choose the proper in put for you. All you have to do is adjust the volume the way you want, then sit back and enjoy. The same holds true if you wish to listen to a CD, watch a

DVD and more. The automatic video format transcoder up-converts composite video and S-video to component video, allowing the Theater Grand IV to act as your main video controller. We’ve also made the Theater Grand IV highly fl exible so you can easily adjust it to suit your taste.

As with our entire line of Sunfi re products, the Theater Grand IV is brimming with exclusive, high-performance tech-

nol o gy that will help you get the highest level of enjoyment from your home theater system. These include:

• High quality digital signal processor supports sampling rates up to 96 kHz

• Dolby ® Digital EX ™ , Dolby ® Pro Logic ® II, and Dolby ® Pro Logic ® IIx processing

• DTS ® ES ™ and DTS ® Neo:6 ™ processing

• FM/AM tuner with 40 station presets, and active dynamic FM noise reduction

• DSP Holographic Imaging, which gives a greatly enhanced soundstage

• Automatic 5.1, 6.1 and 7.1 channel mode selection

• Balanced audio outputs

• Two Zone operation

• Pre-programmed and learning LCD remote control

The Theater Grand IV lets you run all of your audio and video components from a single easy-to-use control center. So you can experience the extraordinary, dynamic, full-range, mul ti di men sion al, wall-to-wall theater sound.

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Unpacking

Your Theater Grand IV 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 case your Theater Grand IV ever needs to be moved or shipped for repair.

Make sure that you keep your sales receipt. It is the only way to establish the duration of your Limited Warranty and it may come in useful for insurance pur pos es.

Please take a moment to fi ll out and mail the Sunfi re Customer Response card. Also read the serial num ber located on the rear panel, and record it here:

Features

Serial #:

___________________________

Purchased at:

___________________________

___________________________

___________________________

___________________________

Date: _______________________

• Fully automatic signal-sens- ing for audio and video input se lec tion

• Automatic video format transcoder upconverts video sources to S and component video

• Dolby Digital EX, Dolby Pro

Logic IIx, DTS ES and DTS

Neo:6 decoding modes

• DSP Holographic Imaging for unbelievable soundstage enhancement

• 7.1 channel outputs plus stereo side outputs for a total of

9.1 channels

• Three component video inputs and two component video outputs

• Party mode allows two channel playback through all speakers

• AM/FM tuner with 40 presets

• Flash memory upgradable through RS232 or CD

• Second zone can play sources independent of the main zone

• Six A/V inputs, each with audio,

S-video and composite video

• Three A/V outputs, each with audio, S-video and composite video

• Three audio-only inputs, in-

clud ing MM Phono

• 8 channel analog input with separate RCA connectors

• On screen display (OSD)

• Two Tape record outputs

• Six coaxial and four optical digital inputs

• Coaxial and optical digital outputs (including from analog and downmixed 5.1 sources)

• IEEE 1394 (FireWire™) port for future expansion

• Treble and Bass tone controls

• RS-232 port with discrete codes

• Trigger outputs for both zones

• IR control of both zones, with rear IR ports and discrete codes.

• Supports all digital sampling rates to 96 kHz

• 24-bit Crystal Semiconductor ®

Analog to Digital converter

• 24-bit, 192 kHz Analog Devices ®

Digital to Analog converters

• 32-bit, 20 MHz control microprocessor and 24-bit, 150 MIPS

Motorola Symphony TM DSP pro-

ces sor

• DSP “simulated” sur round mode for two channel sources

• Gold plated inputs and outputs

• Can record a downmixed 2 channel output from a 5.1 digital source

• Direct 2-channel analog bypass mode

• Balanced XLR outputs and unbalanced RCA outputs

• Four subwoofer outputs

• IEC removable power cord

• Steel chassis with thick, milled aluminum faceplate

Remote Features

• Fully backlit

• Pre-programmed for most brands of A/V equipment

• Learns commands from your other remote controls

• Macro feature lets you program a sequence of control steps

• Operates up to ten components

• Does not lose programming memory when chang ing batteries

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Overview

Most features of the Theater Grand

IV can be operated by the remote control’s TGIV sec tion.

For the best Home Theater per-

for mance, you should calibrate your speakers and customize the TGIV settings for your system. Press the

MENU button on the remote control to activate the On Screen Display

(OSD). This has several menus which will allow you to set up your speakers and calibrate your system correctly.

The remote can also be used to activate and control all features of the second zone.

Power on/off

SIGNAL PROCESSING

DOLBY

DIGITAL

ZONE TWO

POWER

DTS

PRO LOGIC IIx

ZONE TWO

ADJUST

HOLOGRAPHIC

IMAGE

DIGITAL

SOURCE

SIDE-AXIS

POWER

Theater Grand IV

SYSTEM

OFF

MAIN

CD

TAPE

AUX

ZONE2

DVD

VCR

SAT

TV

TGIV CABLE

AUDIO

POWER

PAGE

VOL

GUIDE

MAIN

PREV

CH

MUTE

FAV

CH

MENU

MODE MODE

7

+10

DIS

M1

EXIT

1

4

8

0

2

5

M2

INFO

3

6

9

ENT

M3

Surround mode

Volume ad just ment

Theater Grand

DOWN

ZONE

TWO

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 +10

TREBLE

SELECT

Sonic Holography Nine point One Channels Surround Sound Processor

BASS

AM/FM DIRECT DOWN

TUNER CONTROLS

MANUAL

TUNING

UP

Sunfire

DOWN

TONE CONTROLS

UP

MODE

ROTATION

UP

HOLOGRAPHIC

IMAGE

PANEL

DIM

MUTE

FULL AUTOMATIC

OPERATION

LEVEL

MANUAL INPUT SELECTOR

Tuner presets

Tuner con trols

Tone con trols Mute

Select an input

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Quick Start Guide

We hope that the following details will help you get started using your

Theater Grand IV.

1. Take care to read and follow the safety instructions on pages 2-3.

Also make sure that you read the notes and details throughout the manual, especially notes marked with a warning triangle ( ).

2. Add batteries to the remote control.

3. Connect your source equipment and amplifi ers to the TGIV. See the hookup diagrams on pages 15-24.

Make sure that all of your equipment remains unplugged from the AC mains until you have made all the connections.

4. Connect the speakers to your amplifi ers.

5. In your DVD player's Audio setup menu, set the digital output to

BITSTREAM. If this is not set correctly, the TGIV cannot decode the digital information for 5.1 surround sound playback.

6. The TGIV has a bass management system which allows the bass from each speaker to be redirected to a subwoofer. Larger speakers can play the full frequency range, and smaller speakers such as satellite types can have their bass redirected. See page 42 for more details.

Make a note of which speakers you would like to play the full frequency range (Large) and those which will have the bass redirected

(Small). Also make a note of the approximate distance of each speaker from your listening position.

7. Turn on the TGIV, and then turn on your amplifi ers, TV and other source equipment.

8. Press the remote MAIN button a few times to make sure you are on the Main Menu in the remote's display.

9. Set the remote to operate the

TGIV by pressing the TGIV button.

TGIV

SYSTEM

OFF

MAIN

CD

TAPE

AUX

DVD

VCR

SAT

ZONE2 TV

TGIV CABLE

AUDIO

POWER

MAIN

PAGE

VOL

GUIDE

MAIN

PREV

CH

FAV

CH

MUTE

MENU

MENU

Previous

MODE

MODE

1

EXIT

4

7

+10

DIS

M1

8

0

2

5

M2

INFO

3

6

9

ENT

M3

MODE

Next

MODE

EXIT

10. Turn down the TGIV volume and use the remote or front panel input selector to select a video source.

11. Play the source, and bring up the volume to suit your taste. Make sure the video can be seen in the

TV monitor.

12. Stop or pause the source.

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13. The TGIV now needs to be setup correctly to suit your speakers and system. The following On Screen

Display (OSD) menus are used to enter and make three main adjustments:

• Speaker Size

• Speaker Calibration

• Speaker Position

This setup needs to be done when you use your system for the fi rst time, or if you change anything such as the amplifi ers or speakers, or the speaker position. The calibration is also a good way to check that your system is working correctly. These adjustments are made using the OSD as follows:

13.1 Press MENU on the remote to bring up the MAIN Menu of the

OSD on your TV.

TRIMS

MODES

TONE

INPUTS

SETTINGS

MAIN MENU

13.2 Use the joystick pad left, right, up and down buttons to navigate through the menus in the next steps.

NOTE: you can quit the OSD at any time by pressing EXIT on the remote. Any changes you make will be saved. There is no need to navigate back through previous pages, unless you want to make more changes.

When the OSD is active, the TGIV front panel display shows an abbreviated message of where you currently are in the menus.

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13.3 In the MAIN Menu, select the

SETTINGS Menu, and then the

SPEAKERS Menu.

SETTINGS

MAIN ZONE

ZONE 2

SPEAKERS

VIDEO

SOFTWARE

CONTROL

SPEAKERS

SIZE

POSITION

CALIBRATION

L-R CROSSOVER

C-SURR CROSSOVER

110 HZ

90 HZ

SUBWFR MODE NORMAL

13.4 In the SPEAKERS Menu, select the SIZE Menu.

SPEAKER SIZE

MAIN

SIDE AXIS

SURROUND

LARGE

SMALL

SMALL

CENTER SMALL

SURROUND BACK 2 SMALL

SUB ON

Use the joystick pad to set the size of each speaker to Small or Large, or set to OFF for those speakers which are not present. Return to the SPEAKERS Menu when you are fi nished.

13.5 In the SPEAKERS Menu, select the SPEAKER POSITION Menu.

SPEAKER POSITION

L MAIN/SIDE

R MAIN/SIDE

CENTER

L SURR

R SURR

L SURR BACK

R SURR BACK

4 ft 6in

4 ft 6in

3 ft 0in

4 ft 0in

4 ft 0in

5 ft 0in

5 ft 0in

Enter how far each speaker is from your listening position. You can measure it with a tape, or do a visual estimation.

13.6 In the SPEAKERS Menu, select the CALIBRATION Menu to adjust the output of each speaker. A test noise plays in each selected speaker, and you use the remote to adjust the volume of each speaker until they are all playing at the same level. Return to the

SPEAKERS Menu when you are fi nished.

SPEAKER CALIBRATION

LEFT MAIN

CENTER

RIGHT MAIN

0.0 dB

0.0 dB

0.5 dB

RIGHT SIDE AXIS 0.5 dB

RIGHT SURROUND 0.0 dB

RIGHT SURR BACK 0.0 dB

SPEAKER CALIBRATION

LEFT SURR BACK

LEFT SURROUND

LEFT SIDE AXIS

SUBWOOFER

GO TO LEFT MAIN

0.0 dB

0.0 dB

0.5 dB

0.5 dB

ON-THE-FLY TRIMS ZEROED

13.7 Press the remote’s EXIT button to quit the On Screen Display. Now the TGIV is setup correctly and ready for action.

14. If you play a Dolby Digital or DTS encoded source, the TGIV will automatically select the correct surround mode. If it is a 2-channel source, you can select a surround mode using the remote’s MODE buttons or from the front panel.

15. You might want to turn on the front panel "Fully Automatic" button near the Volume control. This will let the TGIV select an input source automatically, whenever the source starts to play.

16. The TGIV has many more options which are described in further detail in the OSD menu section on page 30. These options will help you customize the TGIV to suit your tastes. You can do this after you have used the TGIV for a while and have a better idea of how you would like to customize your system.

17. Enjoy your new Theater Grand IV.

It will allow you to listen to many great and wonderful performances, from Big Band 78s in surround sound, to the latest space-action blockbuster with up to nine speakers and a subwoofer fully engaged.

Further Information

For more details, see the following pages of the manual:

Remote Control: Page 25

On Screen Display: Page 30

Speaker Size: Page 38

Speaker Position: Page 39

Speaker Calibration: Page 40

Bass Management: Page 42

Surround Modes: Page 43

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Front Panel Features

1 2 3 4 5 6

SIGNAL PROCESSING

DOLBY

DIGITAL

ZONE TWO

POWER

DTS

ZONE TWO

ADJUST

PRO LOGIC IIx

HOLOGRAPHIC

IMAGE

DIGITAL

SOURCE

SIDE-AXIS

POWER

Theater Grand IV

Theater Grand

DOWN

ZONE

TWO

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 +10

TREBLE

SELECT


BASS

AM/FM DIRECT

DOWN

TUNER CONTROLS

MANUAL

TUNING

UP

Sunfire

DOWN

TONE CONTROLS

UP

MODE

ROTATION

UP

HOLOGRAPHIC

IMAGE

PANEL

DIM

MUTE

FULL AUTOMATIC

OPERATION

LEVEL

MANUAL INPUT SELECTOR

7 8 9

1. Signal Processing

DOLBY DIGITAL

This light is on when a Dolby

Digital signal is being decoded.

DTS

This light is on when a DTS signal is being decoded.

DOLBY PRO LOGIC IIx

This light is on when the Dolby

Pro Logic IIx mode, or Dolby

Pro Logic II mode is engaged.

DIGITAL SOURCE

This light is on when a Digital signal is being decoded.

ZONE TWO POWER

This light is on when Zone 2 is turned on.

ZONE TWO ADJUST

This light is on when Zone 2 is being adjusted.

HOLOGRAPHIC IMAGE

This light is on when the HOLO-

GRAPHIC IMAGE "circuit" is engaged. (This is actually modeled in DSP).

SIDE AXIS

This light is on when the sideaxis outputs are enabled.

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2. IR Receiver Window

This window should be clean and free from ob struc tion for the remote control to work correctly.

3. Display

This soothing blue display shows which input is se lect ed, the tuner frequency, volume level, and other useful features.

4. Mode Buttons

MODE UP/DOWN

These buttons allow you to step up or down through the various sound playback modes.

ZONE TWO

Note: If Zone 2 has not been enabled (see page 36) this button has no effect.

Any changes you make after pressing this, will affect Zone 2 and not the Main Zone. For example, press this and POWER to turn on Zone 2, then adjust the Volume and select an input.

Press ZONE 2 again to revert back to Main Zone operation.

It will also revert back after a short period of no activity.

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TREBLE/BASS SELECT

Use these buttons to select either the Treble or Bass for adjustment using the UP/DOWN

TONE controls (11).

HOLOGRAPHIC IMAGE

Engage this "circuit" to add a three di men sion al effect, es pe cial ly to stereo listening.

PANEL DIM

The front panel lights have four levels: bright, me di um, low and off (low intensity display with amber LEDs off).

MUTE

This turns off the sound. Press it again, or adjust the volume control to return to the pre vi ous volume level.

5. Rotation

This light pulses when the front panel volume LEVEL or INPUT

SELECTOR are being rotated, or when you are using the remote control.

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Front Panel Features

6. Level

Rotate this manual control clock-

wise to increase the volume.

The dB level will appear in the front panel display. Note that the control knob does not rotate when the remote is used. When turning on a new source, make sure the level is low, such as -80 dB and increase it slowly. The dB display becomes less negative as the volume increases.

Note: When the TGIV 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 TGIV on or off. It is a non-latching mo men tary button.

If you press ZONE TWO fi rst, it can turn on Zone 2 (even if the

Main Zone is off).

8. Illuminated Logo Panel

This warmly lit panel is always on, and shows the fundamental technologies of the TGIV.

9. Tuner Presets

1-9, 0, +10

These buttons are used to select your favorite stations, pre vi ous ly stored as presets.

For example:

Press Re sult

3 Preset 3

+10,0 Pre set 10

+10,3 Pre set 13

+10,+10,3 Preset 23

See page 45 for more details of the Tuner operation.

10. Tuner Controls

AM/FM

This button toggles between the AM or FM band. Press and hold it to engage a scan of the station presets. Press it again or press a preset button to stop the scan.

DIRECT

Use this to enter a station’s fre quen cy directly using the

0 - 9 keys, such as 9, 5, 7 for

95.7 MHz.

UP/DOWN

Switch to stations above or below the fre quen cy of the current station. If repeatedly pressed, the tuner will move up or down one frequency step each time. If held down for a second or more, the tuner will au to mat i cal ly keep tuning stations. Press UP or DOWN once again to stop when it reaches a station you like.

12. Full Au to mat ic

Operation

When this is engaged, the

TGIV will au to mat i cal ly switch to the next input which starts to play.

For ex am ple, if you turn on your

CD player and press Play, the

TGIV will switch to CD. When you turn on your VCR and press Play, it will select the VCR input.

If the TGIV is turned off while the

Auto mode is engaged, it will turn on and select an input when ev er an input be comes active. For example, if you turn on your CD player and press Play, the TGIV will turn on and select the CD input.

We recommend that you turn off this feature if you are se lect ing the inputs manually, or re cord ing.

Repeatedly pressing the Fully Automatic button will cycle through the active inputs.

Note: The automatic input switching will not occur unless the

FULLY AUTOMATIC OPERATION button has been pressed (its light is on).

11. Tone

To change the tone, fi rst press

BASS or TREBLE and then press

UP or DOWN to suit your taste.

The display will show the change in dB level for ref er ence. The range for both BASS and TREBLE is +/- 10 dB in steps of 1 dB.

Note: The Tone controls do not affect the LFE channel, or the

8-Channel analog input

The unit returns to its normal display after a few moments of inactivity, and any level changes are retained.

The BASS and TREBLE levels can also be adjusted using the

OSD TONE Menu and the remote control.

13. Manual Input Selector

Use this control to select the source you want to listen to.

Note: After you have selected an input, you should check that the

TGIV is set to the desired surround mode (or the stereo mode).

Using the On Screen Display

(OSD) INPUTS menu, each input can be adjusted in level so that all the inputs have similar volumes.

Each input can also be set to enter a desired surround mode whenever that input is selected.

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Rear Panel Fea tures

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

9

10

11

FM

75

Ω

GND

AM

S

VIDEO

DVD

COMP

VIDEO

DVD

L

R

R

DVD

AUDIO/VIDEO INPUTS

SAT VID1 VID2 VCR

SAT

SAT

VID1 VID2

VID1 VID2

Made in

Snohomish Washington

U.S.A.

L

AUDIO INPUTS

PHONO DAT TAPE

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AUDIO OUTPUTS

DAT TAPE

PHONO DAT TAPE

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VCR

VCR

DAT TAPE

CD

CD

CD

L

R

AUDIO/VIDEO OUTPUTS

MAIN VCR VID2/MON2



COMPONENT VIDEO IN

DVD SAT VID1

Y

COMPONENT OUT

MAIN MON2

Y

I R

MAIN

C r

C b

TRIGGERS

12VDC

12VDC 12VDC

C r

I R

ZONE2

ZONE2 MAIN ZONE

RS-232

C b

DIGITAL AUDIO INPUTS

DVD SAT VID1 CD

DVD SAT VID1

LEFT

8-CHANNEL INPUTS

L SUR CEN LB SUR

STEREO OUTPUTS

FIXED MAIN ZONE2

L

LEFT

RIGHT R SUR SUB RB SUR FIXED MAIN ZONE2

R

RIGHT

CD DAT VID2

MAIN AUDIO OUTPUTS

LEFT SUR CENTER SUB2

RIGHT SUR SUB1 SUB3

LEFT

RIGHT

BALANCED AUDIO OUTPUTS

LEFT SUR CENTER LB SUR

RIGHT SUR SUB RB SUR

DIGITAL OUT IEEE

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Sunfire Corporation

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LB SUR

RB SUR

SIDES

L SIDE AXIS

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MANUFACTURED UNDER LICENSE FROM

DOLBY LABORATORIES. "DOLBY", "PRO-

LOGIC" AND THE DOUBLE-D SYMBOL ARE

TRADEMARKS OF DOLBY LABORATORIES.

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 THEATER

SYSTEMS, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

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120 VAC

60 Hz

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1. Audio/Video Inputs

These audio, composite-video and S-video inputs con nect to the outputs of your audio video com-

po nents. When these inputs are selected, the audio will be heard in your system and the video will be seen on the TV screen. VID2 can be used for a second VCR.

2. Audio/Video Outputs

MAIN: connects to the inputs of a

TV monitor, where the video of any selected input and the

On Screen Display (OSD) can be viewed. The audio con nec tions allow you to listen to any selected audio source through your TV’s speak ers.

VCR: connects to the inputs of a

VCR to allow recording.

VID2/MON2: connects to the input of a second VCR for recording, or to a second TV. When confi gured in the OSD for “VID2,” this output is muted whenever the VID2 input is selected. This prevents feedback; also there is no OSD then on this output.

When confi gured for “MON2,” the output is always active, the same as the Main output.

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14 15 16 17 18 19 20

Note: Analog audio signals are present at these L and R outputs even if a digital input has been selected. The output is a 2 channel downmix if the digital source is more than 2 channels.

3. Component Video In

These inputs con nect to the component-video outputs of your

DVD, SAT or other video source

(VID1) if they have this advanced capability. When these inputs are se lect ed, the TGIV will au to mat i-

cal ly route any video signals going into these jacks to the component video outputs. Note that component video provides the best picture compared to composite or S-video. The TGIV can also switch HDTV signals.

4. Component Video Out

If your TV Monitor has component video inputs, connect them to these outputs. If you select DVD,

SAT or VID1, then any video signals going to the component inputs will pass through to your

TV monitor. The TGIV can also up-convert composite video and

S-video from the other inputs.

5. Infrared (IR) Inputs

These are used in custom in stal la tions to control the Main Zone and Zone 2 from a remote location. The input accepts 1/8” mono mini-jacks from standard remote control IR equipment, such as those made by Xantech and other companies. The remote sensors can be in a different room, or in a preferred location in your main room.

6. Triggers and Relay

The relay switch is normally open, and it will close after a short delay, when selecting a source. This can be used in in stal la tions to trigger video screen deployment, or other custom purposes. The OSD

INPUTS menu allows you to choose which inputs will activate the relay.

The +12 VDC outputs are on whenever their zone is enabled.

Sunfi re amplifi ers have a

+12 VDC input which allows them to be turned on automatically by the TGIV. The 1/8” mini-jack is wired in parallel with the terminals. Do not exceed a current draw of 500 mA total for both outputs.

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7. RS-232 Port

This connects to the serial port of a home computer, allowing the TGIV Flash memory software to upgraded. Latest software can be downloaded from www.sunfi re.com.

The port can also connect to the serial port of a Home Theater

Controller, allowing the TGIV to be operated remotely.

8. XLR Audio Outputs

These line-level balanced XLR outputs connect to the XLR inputs of your amplifi ers and powered subwoofer. The outputs are: front left, front right, center, left surround, left surround back, right surround back, right surround and one subwoofer (LFE) output.

If your amplifi er has a choice of inputs, we recommend using the

XLR balanced type. This gives better noise rejection, especially for longer cable runs.

9. FM Antenna

The supplied FM antenna fi ts this “F-type” screw-on connector.

Other antennas can be fi tted for improved re cep tion.

10. AM Antenna

These con nec tions are for the included AM loop antenna.

11. Ground Screw

This is commonly used for the ground con nec tion wire of a turntable, to prevent any hum in your speakers. It is tied to the chassis ground, and may be used as needed.

Note: It is not necessary or desirable to connect this to an electrical ground.

12. Audio Inputs

These audio inputs connect to the outputs of your turntable, DAT or TAPE player. Any standard audio component with a line-level output can be con nect ed to DAT or TAPE. Only a turntable with a moving-magnet, or high-output moving-coil cartridge can be connected to the PHONO input.

16. Digital Inputs

These inputs connect to the digital outputs of your audio/video com-

po nents. The DVD, SAT and VID1 and CD inputs have two op tions, optical or coaxial. The DAT and

VID2 inputs are coaxial only.

Whenever one of these inputs is selected from the front panel or remote, the TGIV will au to mat i-

cal ly select the digital input if there is a signal present, otherwise it will select the cor re spond ing analog input.

13. Audio Outputs

These audio outputs connect to the analog record inputs of your tape decks, such as DAT, cas-

sette or reel to reel. These outputs allow you to record the selected audio program. Note that these also allow analog re cord ing from digital audio sourc es.

14. 8-CH Input

These analog audio inputs can connect to the output of an external surround processor, or a source component such as DVD-

Audio, SACD, or a DVD player with its own surround decoder.

You can select this as an input from the front panel or remote control. The eight channels of analog audio will then pass into the TGIV.

Note: This is designed to be a very short analog-only signal path.

DSP-based effects such as tone controls, bass management and

DSP surround are bypassed. This input is not available in Zone 2.

17. Main Audio Out puts

These line-level RCA outputs connect to the inputs of your amplifi ers and powered subwoofer(s).

There are outputs for front left, front right, center, left surround, left surround back, right surround back, right surround and three identical subwoofer (LFE) outputs.

18. Digital Output

This S/PDIF output is active for all sources except the 8-channel input. It allows you to record digital audio, for ex am ple to a DAT or CD-R.

19. Side-Axis Outputs

These outputs provide two optional front side channels to com ple ment the left, center, right, surround and surround back chan nels. They can be turned on or off using the Speaker Size

OSD menu (see page 38).

15. Stereo Outputs

FIXED MAIN is a line level output, and the volume is not adjustable.

This can be used as a record output, or to feed another audio system.

ZONE 2 connects to the inputs of a stereo amplifi er to run Zone

2. The volume and source are adjustable, either from the front panel, or from a remote IR sensor.

20. IEC Linecord Socket

The TGIV comes with a de-

tach able linecord which connects here.

Plug the linecord into an AC wall socket or power strip which is correctly confi gured with the voltage spec i fi ed for your model.

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User's Manual

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Installation

Observe the following precautions when choosing a location for your

TGIV:

• Protect it from pro longed ex po sure to direct sunlight and other direct sources of heat, such as heating vents and ra di a tors.

• Do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. If fl uid or a foreign object should enter the unit, immediately turn off the power and contact your Sunfi re

Dealer.

• Avoid excessive exposure to extreme cold or dust.

• Do not place heavy objects on top of the unit.

AC Power Con sid er ations

Ensure that the unit is plugged into an outlet capable of supplying the correct voltage specifi ed for your model.

Care

If you need to clean the front surface, fi rst turn off the power and then use a soft dry cloth, rubbing with the grain. Be careful not to scratch the display window.

Connection Tips

Before setting up your new sys tem, please consider the following :

Always make sure that your com po nents are all turned

OFF, or unplugged before making or changing any connec tions.

• Whenever possible, route the power cords away from the signal cables or speaker wires to pre vent any hum or in ter fer ence heard in the speak ers.

• Choose reliable hookup cables.

They should be fully shield ed and as short as pos si ble.

• Use quality coaxial digital cables to connect the TGIV to any source equipment which has coaxial digital outputs.

• Some patch cords can be a very tight fi t and there is usually a preferred method of getting them off. Some have to be removed with a twisting action.

Be gentle or you may dam age the jacks of your TGIV, or other com po nents.

• Some audiophile cables should be hooked up in one direction, these are usually marked with arrows.

• It is usual for the right channel patch cord plugs to be red and the left channel con nec tions to be white, grey or black. Com-

pos ite video con nec tions are usually yellow.

• If your amplifi er has XLR inputs, use balanced connections as they provide superior rejection of hum and noise, especially if long cables are required.

Video Connections

The TGIV has three types of video connections: composite video,

S-video, and com po nent video.

Choose component or S-video if your video system supports it, as this will give better picture quality than composite video.

When an audio/video component is selected, the audio will play in your system and the video will be switched to a video input of your TV mon i tor.

You must have the TV connected in order to see the On Screen Display

(OSD). For component video OSD, only the system setup menus are available, not the pop-up text (volume, source etc.) which appear on the composite or S-video outputs.

Video Screen Trigger

The Main Zone and Zone 2

12 VDC terminals each supply 12

VDC whenever that zone is turned on. This can be used to turn on power amplifi ers equipped with a 12 V trigger input.

The two middle ter mi nals marked as re lay con tacts are con nect ed to-

geth er only when the Main Zone is on

and an in put is se lect ed for which the trigger output is enabled. The OSD

INPUTS Menu can be used to select which inputs have the trigger output enabled or disabled (see page 34).

Use all stan dard safe ty pre-

cau tions and make sure all the equip ment is dis con nect ed be fore making any con nec tions.

Here are two connection options:

THIS TRIGGER RELAY IS

NORMALLY OPEN.

IT CLOSES WHEN YOU SELECT

ANY INPUT WHOSE TRIGGER

HAS BEEN ENABLED

TRIGGERS

12VDC

ZONE2

12VDC

MAIN ZONE

+12V GND

+12V GND

USE TO TURN

ZONE TWO

AMPLIFIER ON

DO NOT use the relay contacts for 120 VAC or 240 VAC switching! They are only for low voltage AC/DC loads of

2 A maximum.

+12V IS PRESENT WHEN AN INPUT WHOSE

TRIGGER IS ENABLED IS SELECTED

+12V GND

TRIGGERS

12VDC

ZONE2

12VDC

MAIN ZONE

USE EITHER

TO TURN

MAIN ZONE

AMPLIFIER ON

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System Confi gurations

The following pages show some typical con nec tions that you might make in your in stal la tion. They show how the inputs and outputs of the TGIV are con nected to various audio and video com po nents.

Analog audio and composite video

Composite video signal from

TGIV MAIN composite video output to TV Monitor's composite video input

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VID2

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DAT

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VID1

TAPE

L

VID2

VID2

R

VCR

CD

AUDIO/VIDEO OU

MAIN

VCR

TPUTS

VID2/MON2


DVD

SAT

VID1

COMPONENT OUT

MAIN

MON2

Y

Y

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MAIN

VCR

CD

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VCR

VID2/MON2

VCR

TAPE

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DVD

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SAT

VID1

CD

DVD

CD

STEREO OUTPU

ZONE2

TS

LEFT

L

C r

I R

ZONE2

C b

SAT

DAT

CENTER

TRIGGERS

12VDC

12VDC

ZONE2

12VDC

MAIN ZONE

RS-232

VID1

VID2

SUB2

PHONO

DAT

TAPE

DAT

TAPE

RIGHT

R SUR

SUB

RB SUR

FIXED MAIN ZO

NE2

R

RIGHT

RIGHT SUR

SUB1

SUB3

LEFT

RIGHT


LEFT SUR

CENTER

RIGHT SUR

SUB

LB SUR

RB SUR

LB SUR

RB SUR

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Composite video signal

From: DVD Player video output

Analog audio signals

To: TGIV DVD video input

From: DVD Player audio outputs

To: TGIV DVD L/R audio inputs

When the DVD input is selected from the front panel or the remote control, the DVD’s audio will play in your system and the video is sent to the TV.

As with all the video connections that follow, you must make sure that your TV monitor is set to look at its correct video input or you will not see the picture.

If your TV and other video com po nents have S-Video connections, use them, as they provide better picture quality than composite video.

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Digital audio and component video connections

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VID1

VID2

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SAT

SAT

PHONO

DAT

VID1

VID1

AUDIO INPUTS

PHONO

DAT

TAPE

TAPE

VID2

VID2

L

R

DAT

VCR

TAPE

CD

CD

VCR

TPUTS

VID2/MON2


DVD

SAT

VID1

Y

COMPONENT OUT

MAIN

MON2

Y

I R

MAIN

MAIN

VCR

VID2/MON2

C r

VCR

TAPE

CD

L

MAIN

VCR

VID2/MON2

DVD


C b

SAT

VID1

CD

DVD

R

LEFT


L SUR

CEN

LB SUR STEREO OUTPU

TS

CD

LEFT

L

C r

C b

SAT

DAT

I R

ZONE2

CENTER

VID1

VID2

TRIGGERS

12VDC

ZONE2

12VDC

MAIN ZONE

RS-232

SUB2

12VDC

LB SUR

RIGHT

R SUR

SUB

RB SUR

FIXED MAIN ZO

NE2

R

RIGHT

RIGHT SUR

SUB1

SUB3

RB SUR

LEFT

RIGHT


LEFT SUR

RIGHT SUR

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AC INPUT

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Component video signals from TGIV Component video outputs to TV Monitor's Component video inputs

Component video signals

From: DVD Player component

video outputs

To: TGIV DVD component

video inputs

Digital audio signals

From: DVD Player coaxial

digital audio outputs

To: TGIV DVD coaxial

digital audio inputs

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If your DVD and TV Monitor both have com po nent-video, they can be connected as shown, giving a superior picture.

The digital output from the DVD player must be con nect ed to the digital inputs of the TGIV. This is the only way the TGIV can receive and decode

Dolby Digital or DTS signals. It is best to use a coaxial digital cable to make the connection to the TGIV, rather than a standard audio cable.

Note: you must also connect the player's two-channel audio outputs if you want it to play it in Zone 2 when the Main Zone is playing a different source.

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LD connections: external RF Demodulator and S-Video

S-video signals from TGIV MAIN S-video output to TV Monitor's S-video input

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VID1

VID2

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SAT

DAT

VID1

VID1

TAPE

VID2

VID2

L

R

PHONO

DAT

TAPE

R

DAT

VCR

VCR

TAPE

CD

CD

AUDIO/VIDEO OU

MAIN

VCR

TPUTS

VID2/MON2


DVD

SAT

VID1

COMPONENT OUT

MAIN

MON2

Y

Y

I R

MAIN

MAIN

VCR

VID2/MON2

VCR

TAPE

C r

CD

L

MAIN

VCR

VID2/MON2

R

LEFT


L SUR

CEN

LB SUR

DVD

C b


SAT

VID1

CD

DVD

CD

STEREO OUTPU

TS

LEFT

L

C r

C b

SAT

DAT

I R

ZONE2

CENTER

TRIGGERS

12VDC

12VDC

ZONE2

12VDC

MAIN ZONE

RS-232

VID1

VID2

SUB2

LB SUR

RIGHT

R SUR

SUB

RB SUR

FIXED MAIN ZO

NE2

R

RIGHT

RIGHT SUR

SUB1

SUB3

RB SUR digital audio signal

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RIGHT


LEFT SUR

CENTER

RIGHT SUR

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RF demodulator

RF signal

LD player

CHAPTER 2

S-video signal

From: LD Player

S-video output

To: TGIV VID2

S-video input

RF signal

From: LD Player

RF output

To: Demodulator

RF input

Digital audio signal

From: LD Player

Digital output

To: Demodulator

Digital input

A suitable external RF demodulator must be used to convert the AC-3

RF output of LD players. Ideally, the demodulator should also have a digital bypass (pass-through) feature.

Lexicon and B&K are among several com pa nies making excellent de mod u-

la tors with this feature.

If your LD and TV Monitor both have

S-video, they can be connected as shown. This gives a better picture than composite video.

Note: you must also connect the player's two-channel audio outputs if you want to play it in Zone 2 when the Main Zone is playing a different source.

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VCR connections: analog audio and composite video

Composite video signal from

TGIV MAIN composite video output to TV Monitor's composite video input

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VID1

VID2

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PHONO

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VID1

VID1

AUDIO INPUTS

PHONO

DAT

TAPE

TAPE

VID2

VID2

L

R

DAT

VCR

VCR

TAPE

CD

CD

AUDIO/VIDEO OU

MAIN

VCR

TPUTS

VID2/MON2


DVD

SAT

VID1

COMPONENT OUT

MAIN

MON2

Y

Y

I R

MAIN

MAIN

VCR

VID2/MON2

C r

VCR

TAPE

CD

L

MAIN

VCR

VID2/MON2

C b

DVD

DIGITAL AUDIO

INPUTS

SAT

VID1

CD

DVD

R

LEFT


L SUR

CEN

LB SUR

CD

STEREO OUTPU

TS

LEFT

L

C r

C b

SAT

DAT

I R

ZONE2

CENTER

TRIGGERS

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MAIN ZONE

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VID1

VID2

SUB2

LB SUR

RIGHT

R SUR

SUB

RB SUR

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SUB1

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Composite video signal (play)

From: VCR video output

To: TGIV VCR video input

Analog audio signals (play)

From: VCR audio outputs

To: TGIV VCR L/R audio inputs

Composite video signal (record)

From: TGIV VCR video output

To: VCR video input

Analog audio signals (record)

From: TGIV VCR L/R audio

outputs

To: VCR L/R audio inputs

The VCR can record the analog audio and the video of whichever A/V input is se lect ed.

NOTE: If your VCR has a digital audio output, connect it to the TGIV’s digital VCR input. In this case, you must also connect the VCR’s analog audio outputs (as shown) if you want to play in Zone 2 when the Main Zone is playing a different source.

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CD and Antenna connections

AM Loop Antenna

Position this to get the best reception before fi xing it in place. The supplied loop an ten na has been carefully matched to the AM tuner. Larger Loop antennas may improve reception, provided that their inductive value is around 18 uH.

FM Antenna

The supplied dipole antenna and its adaptor push onto the rear panel’s F-type con nec tor as shown. First screw the spade terminals of the dipole antenna onto the adaptor.

An outdoor antenna can be used for improved reception. Take care to observe all the safety instructions shown on page 3.

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VID2

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SAT

DAT

TAPE

PHONO

DAT

VID1

VID1

TAPE

L

VID2

VID2

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VCR

VCR

TAPE

DAT

TAPE

CD

CD

CD

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RIGHT

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NOTE: If your CD has a digital output, connect it to the TGIV’s digital

CD input. Also connect the analog

CD inputs (as shown) if you want this source available in Zone 2 when the Main Zone is playing a different source.


From: CD L/R audio outputs

To: TGIV CD L/R audio inputs

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Turntable connections

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VIDEO

DVD

DVD


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VID1

VID2

VCR

SAT

SAT

PHONO

DAT

VID1

VID1

AUDIO INPUTS

PHONO

DAT

TAPE

TAPE

L

VID2

VID2

R

DAT

VCR

CD

CD

AUDIO/VIDEO OU

MAIN

VCR

TPUTS

VID2/MON2


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VID1

Y

COMPONENT OUT

MAIN

MON2

Y

I R

MAIN

MAIN

VCR

VID2/MON2

C r

VCR

TAPE

CD

L

MAIN

VCR

VID2/MON2

DVD

C b


SAT

VID1

CD

DVD

R

LEFT


L SUR

CEN

LB SUR STEREO OUTPU

ZONE2

TS

LEFT

CD

C r

C b

SAT

DAT

TRIGGERS

12VDC

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ZONE2

12VDC

ZONE2

12VDC

MAIN ZONE

RS-232

VID1

VID2

TAPE

L

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SUB2

RIGHT

R SUR

SUB

RB SUR

FIXED MAIN ZO

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RIGHT SUR

SUB1

SUB3

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RIGHT SUR

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LB SUR

RB SUR

LB SUR

RB SUR

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20

Ground wire

From: Turntable chassis ground

To: TGIV chassis ground connector

Phono-level audio signals

From: Turntable L/R audio outputs

To: TGIV Phono L/R audio inputs

Only connect a Turntable to the

PHONO inputs. In most cases, you should also connect the ground wire to reduce any hum through the speakers.

The TGIV PHONO input is designed for moving magnet cartridges and high output moving coil cartridges. DO NOT connect CD players or other line-level sources to this input.

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Tape Player connections

play

FM

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GND

AM

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R

L

DVD

COMP

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DVD

L

R

DVD

AUDIO/VIDEO IN

VID1

PUTS

VID2

SAT

SAT

DAT

PHONO

DAT

VID1

VID1

TAPE

TAPE

VID2

VID2

L

R

DAT

VCR

VCR

TAPE

CD

CD

AUDIO/VIDEO OU

VCR

TPUTS

VID2/MON2

COMPONENT V

SAT

IDEO IN

VID1

L

COMPONENT O

UT

MON2

Y

Y

I R

MAIN

MAIN

VCR VID2/MON2

VCR

TAPE

C r

CD

L

MAIN

VCR

VID2/MON2

C b

DVD

DIGITAL AUDIO

SAT

INPUTS

VID1

CD

DVD

R

LEFT

L SUR CD

LB SUR

LEFT

C r

C b

SAT

DAT

I R

ZONE2

12VDC

ZONE2

VID1

VID2

TRIGGERS

CENTER

SUB2

12VDC

12VDC

MAIN ZONE

RS-232

RIGHT

R SUR

SUB

RB SUR

FIXED MAIN

ZONE2

R

RIGHT

RIGHT SUR

SUB1

SUB3

LEFT

RIGHT

BALANCED AUD

LEFT SUR

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CENTER

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SUB

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RB SUR

LB SUR

RB SUR

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Analog audio signals (play)

From: Tape player audio outputs

To: TGIV Tape L/R audio inputs

Analog audio signals (record)

From: TGIV Tape L/R audio

output

To: Tape Player L/R audio

input

The tape player’s output can be connected to the TAPE or DAT inputs.

If you have two players, the TGIV will au to mat i cal ly select the input which has a signal present. The unused deck must be turned off when the other deck is playing.

The tape player can record the audio from whichever source is selected, but not from DAT to TAPE, or TAPE to DAT. Use an external switchbox to dub recordings.

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8-Channel Input connections (analog audio)

Composite video signal from:TGIV MAIN composite video output to: TV Monitor's composite video input

FM

75

Ω

GND

AM

S

VIDEO

DVD

COMP

VIDEO

DVD

L

R

Snohomish Washing

U.S.A.

L

R

DVD


SAT

VID1

VID2

VCR

SAT

SAT

DAT

PHONO

DAT

VID1

VID1

VID2

VID2

TAPE

R

DAT

VCR

VCR

TAPE

L

AUDIO OUTPUTS

DAT

TAPE

TAPE

CD

CD

CD

L

R


MAIN

VCR

VID2/MON2

MAIN

MAIN

VCR

VID2/MON2

VCR

VID2/MON2


DVD

SAT

VID1

COMPONENT OUT

MAIN

MON2

Y

Y

I R

MAIN

C r

TRIGGERS

C r

C b

I R

ZONE2

12VDC

ZONE2

12VDC

MAIN ZONE

RS-232

12VDC

DVD

C b


SAT

VID1

CD

DVD

SAT

VID1

LEFT


L SUR

CEN

LB SUR STEREO OUTPUTS

FIXED MAIN

ZONE2

LEFT

CD

DAT

VID2

RIGHT

R SUR

SUB

RB SUR

L

R

RIGHT

RIGHT SUR

CENTER

SUB1

SUB2

SUB3

LEFT

RIGHT


LEFT SUR

CENTER

RIGHT SUR

SUB

LB SUR

RB SUR

LB SUR

RB SUR

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LEFT

AUDIO OUTPU

TS

CEN

LB SUR

DVD, DVD-A,

SACD player etc.

RIGHT

R SUR

SUB

RB SUR

Composite video signal

From: DVD video output

To: TGIV DVD video input


From: DVD audio outputs

To: TGIV 8-Channel audio inputs

Digital audio signals

From: DVD digital audio output

To: TGIV DVD digital audio input

This input is really useful as an input for DVD A, SACD, etc., as a multichannel 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 outputs.

An external surround processor can also be connected like this. You will have to connect some of your sources to the external processor, so it can process the original signals.

Note: The eight channels of audio from the DVD bypass the DSP circuits of the TGIV, so the tone controls, bass management and sur round mode se-

lec tions will have no effect. This provides the highest fi delity signal path for SACD or DVD-Audio, free from any coloration or processor circuitry.

This input is only for the Main Zone, it is not selectable for Zone 2.

The video output in this example is connected to the TGIV DVD composite video input. Use the OSD 8-CH input confi guration menu to lock the

8-channel input to DVD video (see page 34 for details). Whenever the

8-channel input is selected, the DVD video will also be selected.

In this diagram, the player's digital output is also connected. If you select the TGIV's DVD input, you will get

DVD video and DVD digital audio. If you select the TGIV's 8-Channel input, you will get DVD video, and analog audio from the 8-channel input.

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Amplifi er connections

FM

75

Ω

S

VIDEO

DVD

COMP

VIDEO

DVD


SAT

VID1

VID2

VCR

SAT

VID1

VID2

VCR

CD

CD


MAIN

VCR

VID2/MON2

MAIN


DVD

SAT

VID1

Y

COMPONENT OUT

MAIN

MON2

Y

I R

MAIN

VCR

VID2/MON2

GND

AM

L

R

DVD

SAT

VID1

VID2

VCR

Snohomish Wash ington

U.S.A.

L

AUDIO INPUTS

PHONO

DAT

TAPE

L

AUDIO OUTPUTS

DAT

TAPE

R

R

PHONO

DAT

TAPE

DAT

TAPE

C r

CD

L

R

MAIN

VCR

VID2/MON2

DVD

C b


SAT

VID1

CD

DVD

LEFT


L SUR

CEN

LB SUR

CD

ZONE2

LEFT

L

RIGHT

R SUR

SUB

RB SUR

FIXED MAIN ZO

NE2

R

RIGHT

RIGHT SUR

12 VDC trigger voltage

From: TGIV 12 VDC

trigger output

To: Amplifi er 12 VDC

trigger input

TRIGGERS

12VDC

C r

I R

ZONE2

12VDC

ZONE2

12VDC

MAIN ZONE

RS-232

C b

SAT

DAT

CENTER

SUB1

VID1

VID2

SUB2

SUB3

LB SUR

RB SUR

LEFT

RIGHT


LEFT SUR

CENTER

RIGHT SUR

SUB

LB SUR

RB SUR

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Balanced analog line-level audio signals

From: TGIV balanced

audio outputs

To: Amplifi er balanced

audio inputs (or use RCA unbalanced outputs as needed)

Speaker-level audio signals

From: Amplifi er speaker outputs

To: Speaker inputs

If your amplifi er has XLR inputs, it can be connected to the balanced audio outputs as shown. It is preferable to use the XLR con nec tions if you have this option, because they offer superior noise rejection compared to un bal anced (RCA) connections, especially for long cable runs.

This diagram shows a Sunfi re fi ve-channel am pli fi er. The left and right surround back outputs and the side-axis outputs can be connected to other amplifi ers. The subwoofer output can connect to a powered subwoofer.

You can also use a Sunfi re Cinema

Seven amplifi er, which has seven channels, or use separate amplifi ers.

This diagram also shows the TGIV

12 VDC trigger output connected to the 12 VDC trigger input of the Sunfi re amplifi er. The amplifi er automatically turns on whenever the TGIV main zone is turned on.

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Zone 2 connections

12 VDC trigger voltage

From: TGIV Zone 2

FM

75

Ω

GND

12 VDC trigger output

To: Amplifi er 12 VDC

trigger input

AM

S

VIDEO

DVD

COMP

VIDEO

DVD

L

R


U.S.A.

L

R

DVD


SAT

VID1

VID2

VCR

SAT

VID1

SAT

VID1

DAT

PHONO

DAT

VID2

VID2

TAPE

R

DAT

VCR

VCR

TAPE

L

AUDIO OUTPUTS

DAT

TAPE

TAPE

CD

CD

CD

L

R


MAIN

MAIN

MAIN

VCR

VCR

VID2/MON2

VID2/MON2

VCR

VID2/MON2


DVD

SAT

VID1

Y

COMPONENT OUT

MAIN

MON2

Y

I R

MAIN

C r

TRIGGERS

12VDC

C r

C b

I R

ZONE2

12VDC

ZONE2

12VDC

MAIN ZONE

RS-232

DVD

C b


SAT

VID1

CD

DVD

SAT

VID1

LEFT


L SUR

CEN

LB SUR STEREO OUTPUTS

FIXED MAIN

ZONE2

LEFT

L

CD

DAT

CENTER

VID2

SUB2

RIGHT

R SUR

SUB

RB SUR

FIXED MAIN ZO

NE2

R

RIGHT

RIGHT SUR

SUB1

SUB3

LEFT

RIGHT


LEFT SUR

CENTER

RIGHT SUR

SUB

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RB SUR

LB SUR

RB SUR

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From: TGIV Zone 2 L/R

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To: Amplifi er L/R

audio inputs

Connect to an external IR remote sensor in Zone 2

Speaker-level audio signals

From: Amplifi er speaker outputs

To: Zone 2 speaker inputs

Zone 2 can play stereo analog sources independently of the main zone, or can play the same source.

Zone 2 can only play a digital source if the main zone is playing the same source.

Note that Zone 2 has to be enabled before it can be used. Please see page 47 for more details of Zone 2 operation.

This example shows a Sunfi re twochannel power amplifi er fed from the

TGIV Zone 2 stereo outputs.

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The amplifi er is located near the

TGIV, and long speaker wires are run out to your Zone 2 speakers. These are usually located in another room or area of your house.

The wire from an optional Infrared

(IR) sensor is shown connected to the TGIV Zone 2 IR input. The TGIV is compatible with most makes of IR sensors and equipment.

The sensor can be located in a suitable area of Zone 2, allowing you complete control of the volume and source selection. Zone 2 can also be controlled from the front panel, using the remote's Zone 2 buttons.

This diagram also shows the TGIV

12 VDC Zone 2 trigger output connected to the 12 VDC trigger input of the Sunfi re amplifi er. The amplifi er automatically turns on whenever Zone

2 is turned on.

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CHAPTER 3

Remote Control

Think of the TGIV remote control as ten remotes in one. There are ten DE-

VICE buttons, fi ve on either side of the display, and each allows the remote to operate one piece of equipment.

From the factory, the device buttons are labeled: CD, TAPE, AUX,

ZONE2, TGIV, DVD, VCR, SAT, TV and CA BLE.

Only the TGIV and ZONE2 buttons are pre-programmed, and these allow the remote to operate your TGIV. The remote can be set to operate your other remote controlled equip ment.

This is done in three ways from the hidden SETUP menu:

1. Entering a code from the tables at the end of this manual

2. Stepping through the codes

3. Learning from your other remotes

See Remote Setup on page 27 for more details.

LCD Display

The top line shows the present device, mode or status, and it shows when a remote command is being transmitted. The bottom line shows the page number, status and basic in struc tions during programming.

The main part of the display shows the labels of the ten DE VICE buttons.

You can change any label and customize the remote to fi t your sys tem.

Note: this is not a touch-sensitive screen, just a way of labeling the device buttons on each side, and showing in struc tions and status.

Contrast

The contrast of the display can be changed by holding down the MAIN button and pressing the joystick pad

UP or DOWN.

Light

IR WINDOW

The button on the right side of the remote briefl y turns on the lights for the buttons and display. Pressing it again will turn it off. The number of sec onds can be varied, or it can be disabled.

Use this to jump to various display pages. For example, if you press the TGIV device button, the display chang es to some show buttons which control your TGIV. If you press PAGE, the display will move to page 2, showing more func tions for the TGIV.

SYSTEM

OFF

MODE

MAIN

CD

GUIDE

MUTE

DVD

Device Buttons.

Once you press a device button,

DEVICE

Buttons all the device buttons change label and function to become buttons to operate your device. There are two pages per device, and you can move be tween them using the PAGE button.

PAGE

MAIN

PAGE

PAGE

VOL

TAPE

AUX

ZONE2

VCR

SAT

PREV

CH

TV

TGIV CABLE

AUDIO

MAIN

CH

FAV

MENU

POWER

MODE

LCD

LIGHT

DEVICE

Buttons

FAV

JOYSTICK

EXIT INFO

MAIN

This button will return the remote display back to the Main menu.

Depending on which mode you are in, it may take two or more presses.

This will help you get back to the

Main menu if you ever get lost in the menus.

1

4

7

+10

DIS

M1

2

5

8

0

M2

3

6

9

ENT

M3

MACROS

FAV

This button allows you to step through fi ve display pages of your favorite TV and radio stations. These can be set and re-labeled to suit.

M1, M2 and M3 Macros

These MACRO buttons can be programmed to send out a se quence of commands with a single press.

Joystick Pad

This pad and surrounding buttons are used to operate standard DVD menus, and VCR and Tape transport controls. In TGIV mode, if you press

MENU, the On Screen Display will appear and the joystick can be used to select and adjust the various items.

Batteries

The remote takes four AAA batteries inside the rear compartment.

These should last about six months in normal use, before a low-battery warning appears.

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Operating the TGIV with the Remote

1. Press the remote's MAIN button to make sure the display is on the main display menu.

2. Press the TGIV device button to set the remote to operate your TGIV. The display chang es to show the TGIV input se lec tions:

3. Press PAGE to reach page 2, which shows the

PRO LOGIC-IIx,

PAR TY, STE REO,

HO LO GRAM, and the trims for center, sur rounds, and sub.

On the right is '+'

(in crease level) and on the left is '-' (de-

crease level).

4. The fol low ing but tons with fi xed labels are also pro grammed: Pow er,

Vol ume up, down and Mute. The number pad accesses the tuner presets directly, and CH+/- steps through them. DIS is the +10 function, and ENT is station enter. The

MODE buttons either side of the joystick, allow you to select the different surround modes.

ZONE 2

TGIV

MAIN

PAGE

SYSTEM

OFF

MAIN

CD

TAPE

AUX

DVD

VCR

SAT

ZONE2 TV

TGIV CABLE

AUDIO

Use the Joystick to navigate through the OSD (when active)

Previous Mode

PAGE

MODE

VOL

GUIDE

OSD Exit

7

+10

DIS

M1

1

EXIT

4

MAIN

PREV

CH

MUTE

8

0

M2

2

5

FAV

CH

MENU

INFO

3

6

9

ENT

M3

POWER

MODE

Hold down MAIN and

ENT for a few seconds to enter the SETUP mode. See next page.

Full-page On Screen

Display (OSD)

Next Mode

Momentary status and information display

ENT

ZONE 2

Note: Zone 2 must fi rst be enabled using the OSD (see page 36), or these controls will have no effect.

Zone 2 can be turned on even if the Main Zone is off.

See page 47 for more Zone 2 details.

1. From the main display menu, press the ZONE2 device button to access features of the second zone. Page 1 shows the input selections.

2. The hard buttons operate Zone 2, such as Power, Volume, Mute, and the Tuner controls and presets.

3. Page 2 shows

Zone 2 on/off,

Zone 1 on/off, and balance left/ right.

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Remote Setup

You must enter the SETUP mode to program the remote control for the other components in your system, and to customize it for your convenience. 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 options. These are described in more detail as follows:

P-PRO

The remote is pre-pro grammed to operate many types of equipment.

The P-PRO mode allows you to enter a 3-digit code to recall the commands for each of your system components.

1. Find the make of your TV, DVD,

VCR, CD and other com po nents, then look at the tables at the rear of this manual. Make a note of the various codes for each piece. Note that some TV/VCR combined units may use VCR codes, not TV.

2. Sit in a position in front of your equipment, and make sure that all components are turned off.

3. In the SETUP mode, press P-PRO and the device labels will appear.

4. Select the device button you want to program, then choose the device table you took the code from.

For ex am ple, for a TV, press TV twice. If you want AUX to control a

VCR, press AUX, then press VCR.

5. You can now enter a code using the remote’s keypad, or UP or DOWN. After the third digit is entered, the remote transmits a power command. If the component turns on, press SAVE and then

EXIT. Go to step 7.

6. If you could not fi nd a code which works, hold the UP button to step through all the codes in the table for that device. Release UP when your equip ment turns on. If you go past, press DOWN. Press SAVE and then EXIT.

7. The display will change to show the devices again, still in the

P-PRO mode. Repeat steps 4 to 7 until all your equip ment is working.

8. Press MAIN to return to the main menu from any setup mode.

9. Test the remote to see which buttons will operate your equip-

ment. For example, if you were trying to control your TV, check the power, channel up and down, and volume up and down. If some of these buttons are not working correctly, choose another code for that manufacturer, or you can learn over those not working by using the LEARN mode.

NOTE: If you accidently "learn over" one or more of the buttons which operate the TGIV, fear not. You can use ERASE (see page 28) to reset either the individual buttons, or the whole TGIV bank. After erasing, the buttons will revert to their TGIV programming.

FAV

This mode allows you to enter your favorite TV and radio stations.

Note that the following procedure assumes you have already pro-

grammed your remote to operate your

TV, radio tuner and other equipment.

The keypad must already be able to select channels on your TV or SAT, and any TGIV tuner presets.

Before using FAV mode, use the

EDIT mode to change the labels in the FAV display to show your station call signs or reminders. You can also delete the labels from unused buttons, or move all your most favorite FAV labels to page 1.

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1. In the SETUP mode, select FAV.

2. Select the device, such as

SAT, TV or TGIV, to learn station com mands from.

3. The FAV display will appear, and you can step through fi ve pages using PAGE or FAV.

4. Press a favorite channel button and the fi rst char ac ter will blink.

Use the keypad to enter the channel number. For channels below

10, you should enter a 0 (zero) fi rst. If you want, you can enter a power button before en ter ing the channel. Also, if your equipment needs it, you may have to enter the ENT button after the channel is entered. If you want to add a short delay, press PAUSE (II).

5. When you have fi nished with one channel, press its button, and the label will reappear. Move on to the next favorite channel and program it in the same way. Repeat this for all the channels and devices.

Press MAIN to return to the top menu.

6. Now, if you press the molded FAV button, the favorite channels appear in the display, and the ones you pro grammed will take you to your favorite channel or radio station. If you pro grammed in a power com mand, the TV or tuner will turn on fi rst.

7. The com mands are sent in se-

quence, for ex am ple for channel

13, fi rst the 1 and then the 3 are sent. Wait a few sec onds before switch ing between favorites, or your TV may receive for example, the 1 of one button and the 2 of the next.

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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 operate the TV, even if the remote is set to VCR. The channel buttons can operate the VCR, even if the remote is set to TV.

1. In SETUP, select PUNCH and the display chang es to show VOL, CH, and PLAY. The PLAY selection will make the eight transport buttons around the joystick punch through.

2. Select one of these buttons, for example VOL.

3. Press a device button for the device you want the Volume commands to appear in (punch TO).

4. Press a device button for the device you want to learn from (punch

FROM). These settings are saved.

5. Repeat steps 2 to 4 until you have punched to all devices you want.

6. Use MAIN to return to SETUP.

NOTE: To erase Punch commands from a device (return buttons to their previous programming):

Repeat steps 1 and 2, then press the device button twice. Repeat for other devices, then press MAIN to return to SETUP.

ERASE

Use this mode to erase commands stored in the remote. This does not affect the labels, just the stored IR commands. The pre-pro grammed com mands for the TGIV will not be lost, as they can be recalled.

1. In the SETUP mode, select

ERASE and the display will show

LEARN, FAV, MACRO and EXIT.

2. If you select LEARN, press ALL to erase all learned but tons, or KEY to erase one device at a time. If you use KEY, press MAIN and

EXIT when you have erased all the devices you want.

3. If you select FAV, press ALL to erase all favorites, or KEY to erase single fa vor ites. Note that the labels are not erased.

4. If you select MACRO, press ALL to erase all macros, or KEY to erase macros, one device at a time.

5. Press EXIT to return to the SETUP menu, and press MAIN to return to the main device menu.

LIGHT

This mode allows you to either disable the light, or change the number of sec onds it stays on. (The light is inactive while in the SETUP mode).

1. In the SETUP menu, select LIGHT and the display will show ON, time in seconds, SAVE and EXIT.

2. If you press ON, it changes to OFF and disables the light. This is useful if you want to save battery life, or if the kids like to use the remote as a fl ash light or Light Saber ® .

3. Use the keypad to enter the number of seconds you want the light to stay on. If you enter 00, it only stays on while the light button is held down.

4. Select SAVE, or press EXIT to make no change. Either of these will return you to the SETUP menu.

LEARN

The remote can learn commands from other remote controls. This is useful if the pre-pro grammed com-

mands do not operate some of your equip ment, or certain buttons do not work, or you want to customize key functions.

NOTE: PAGE, MAIN, FAV, M1, M2 and M3 cannot be learned over.

1. Find your original remote and make sure it has good batteries, and it operates your equip ment per fect ly. In the following example, the Sunfi re remote will learn the

PLAY com mand from a DVD remote.

2. Point the DVD remote into the Red

IR top window of the Sunfi re remote. Place them on a fl at surface, about 1 to 2 inches apart, and avoid bright lighting or sunlight.

3. In the SETUP mode, press

LEARN.

4. Select the DVD device button and the display will change to show some common DVD labels (re-

mem ber there are two pages).

5. Select the PLAY button just above the joystick pad. The display will show “READY.”

6. Press your DVD remote’s PLAY button. The display will show

“GOOD” if it has been accepted. If it shows “FAIL,” press PLAY again.

7. Press another button on the

Sunfi re remote and repeat the pro ce dure until all the DVD buttons you need are learned.

8. Press MAIN once to return to the

LEARN mode, twice for SETUP and three times for the MAIN menu.

9. Try out the Sunfi re remote and see if the learned buttons will suc cess ful ly operate your equipment. You may fi nd that some commands cannot be learned, because some are non-conventional, or too long or too short.

10. The EDIT command can be used to change the labels if some of the standard labels do not correspond to your original remote buttons.

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Remote Setup continued

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 TGIV 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 can be pro-

grammed as macros are: M1, M2 and

M3 at the bottom of the remote, and

Power and System at the top. The ten device buttons can also be pro-

grammed as macros, although these will only be activated if the device button is held down for a few seconds.

Note that the macro buttons are independent of which device the remote is set for. So there is only one M1 macro, only one power macro etc.

1. In the SETUP mode, press

MAC RO.

2. Press one of the buttons you wish to program as a macro, such as

M3, Power, or a device button.

3. Press up to 20 buttons you would like the macro to store. Do this in the exact order you want them to be trans mit ted. Use the PAGE,

FAV and the direct buttons to fi nd buttons to use in the macro.

4. To add a delay between steps, you can add 0.2 seconds each time you press PAUSE (II). This does not take up a step.

5. Press the Chan nel UP button to save your macro.

6. Repeat this procedure to program more macros, and press MAIN to return to the main menu.

7. Try out the macros to see if they work OK. It may take some time to transmit all the commands in se quence, so keep the remote pointing at your equipment and do not move it during this time.

Note that the remote's Zone 2,

Page 2 has discrete on and off codes for the Main Zone and Zone 2. You can use these within Macros instead of the main power button commands

(which toggle on/off).

RECAL (Recall)

This mode lets you quickly see the three digit codes you have assigned to each device. This is useful if you want to check the tables and fi nd other codes which may work better.

1. In the SETUP mode, select RE-

CAL. The device labels and their codes will fl ash alternately, before returning to the SETUP menu.

Make a note of the codes.

2. Press MAIN to return to the main device menu.

EDIT

This mode allows you to change the labels in the display to suit your system. You can change device labels, or the buttons on page 1 or page 2 of a device, or the FAV labels.

1. In the SETUP menu, press EDIT.

2. To edit a device label, press PAGE and then the device button. Go to step 5.

3. To edit a button on a device’s page

1 or 2, press the device button and its page 1 will appear. Press PAGE to reach page 2 if re quired. Go to step 5.

4. To edit a FAV button, press FAV and select the button you want from the fi ve pages. Use PAGE or

FAV to change pages to fi nd the one you want. Go to step 5.

5. Press the button you want to edit and the fi rst character will fl ash.

6. Use the keypad to enter up to 5 characters. This is like using a telephone keypad to enter letters.

For ex am ple, if you press 1 a few times, it will step through A, B, C,

1. Press 2 for D, E, F and 2. The number 0 has a se lec tion of special char ac ters to choose from.

7. Press the joystick right to move on to the next character, or press it down to delete a char ac ter.

8. When fi nished, press the button next to the label you just edited.

You can edit other but tons, or press MAIN a few times to return to the main menu.

CLONE

This feature allows you to easily copy all of the commands and labels from one Sunfi re remote (of the same type) to another.

1. Set both remotes on a fl at surface, with their IR windows pointing towards each other, about 1 or 2 inches apart.

2. In the SETUP menu for both remotes, press CLONE and the display will change to show SEND,

RCV (receive) and EXIT.

3. Press SEND on the remote you want to copy from. Press DEVIC to only clone a single device, then press the device button. Press ALL to clone all programming.

4. Press RCV on the remote you want to copy to.

5. When you are ready, press START on both remotes. It may take up to 40 seconds, so do not move the remotes during this time. The remote will fl ash “GOOD” if it has successfully learned all the commands. If it fl ashes “FAIL,” then repeat this procedure.

6. Press MAIN to return to the main menu.

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On Screen Display (OSD)

Video Connections

The On Screen Display (OSD) is present at the composite video or S-video MAIN outputs, and the component video MAIN and MON outputs. It is also present at the output labeled VID2/MON2, but only if it is set to MON2. This is set in the OSD Video menu (see page 37). Make sure that your TV monitor's video input is connected correctly to one of these outputs.

MAIN MON2 MAIN MON2 No OSD from:

• VCR outputs

• VID2/MON2 set to VID2




DVD SAT VID1

Y

COMPONENT OU

MAIN MON2


C r


C b


DVD SAT VID1 CD DVD

CD

OSD Activation

The OSD is activated using the remote's MENU button (with the remote set to operate the TGIV).

The joystick pad and surrounding buttons allow you to navigate through the OSD menus to control and customize many features of the TGIV.

Press EXIT to quit the OSD at any time. Any changes you make will be saved.

Note that the TGIV front panel display shows abbreviated text when the OSD is activated.

MODE

GUIDE

EXIT

MENU

MODE

INFO

Quick Information

Pressing INFO at any time will bring up a short description of the source you are listening to. For example if you are listening to a

DVD, the TV display might show:

DVD DIGITAL 48K

DOLBY EX 5.1 / 5.1

where:

DVD is the selected input,

DIGITAL is the signal type,

48K is the sample rate,

DOLBY EX is the mode,

5.1 is the input format,

5.1 is the output (i.e. fi ve speakers and a subwoofer).

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OSD Menus

Main Menu

The fi rst menu of the TV On

Screen Display looks like this

MAIN MENU

TRIMS

MODES

TONE

INPUTS

SETTINGS

Press EXIT to Quit

Navigation

Use the joystick pad left, right, up and down buttons to navigate through the menus.

TRIM MENU

SUB

CENTER

SURROUND

SURROUND BACK

SIDE AXIS

+2.5 dB

0.5 dB

-2.5 dB

-1.0 dB

0.0 dB

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Trim (Page 32)

Adjust the volume of each speaker "on-the-fl y."

MODES

DOLBY D/DTS DYN RNG MEDIUM

DOLBY BACK SURROUND PLIIX

PRO LOGIC II

DTS LFE CINEMA

MUSIC DTS NEO:6

PARTY

JAZZ CLUB AMBIENCE 3

Modes (Page 33)

Adjust the settings of the surround modes.

TONE

Tone (Page 32)

Treble and Bass adjustment.

BASS

TREBLE

0 dB

0 dB

An arrow after text ( ) on the screen, shows there is more information on another page.

The back arrow ( ) shows that you can return to the previous page.

The down arrow ( ), such as at the bottom of the Inputs Menu, shows there is a second page of similar choices.

The up arrow ( ) shows the way back to the fi rst page.

NOTE: you can quit the OSD at any time by pressing EXIT on the remote. Any changes you make will be saved. There is no need to navigate back through previous pages, unless you want to make more changes.

DVD

CD

SAT

VID1

VID2

VCR

INPUTS

MAIN ZONE

ZONE 2

SPEAKERS

VIDEO

SOFTWARE

CONTROL

SETTINGS

Inputs (Page 34)

Set up each input's trim level, default surround mode, video type, enable/ disable in Main or Zone 2, and triggers.

Settings (Page 36)

• Main Zone and Zone 2 volume and power-up setting

• Speakers size, position, calibration, and crossover

• Video and OSD settings

• Software settings

• IR and RS232 setup

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Trim and Tone Menus

TRIMS

MODES

TONE

INPUTS

SETTINGS

MAIN MENU

TRIM MENU

SUB

CENTER

SURROUND

SURROUND BACK

SIDE AXIS

+2.5 dB

0.5 dB

-2.5 dB

-1.0 dB

0.0 dB

Step up and down through the menus

Trims Menu

This menu allows you to adjust the individual volume level of your speakers "on-the-fl y." Although careful calibration is key to a good home theater, the Trims allow fi ne adjustment of the current program playing. The Trims add or subtract from the reference levels set during calibration using the

Speaker Calibration menu. Recalibrating will reset these on-the-fl y trims to zero.

Note: The Trim adjustments do not exceed +10 dB and are not less than

-20 dB.

TRIMS

MODES

TONE

INPUTS

SETTINGS

MAIN MENU

Step through any available options, and change dB levels

BASS

TREBLE

TONE

0 dB

0 dB

Tone Menu

The Bass and Treble can be boosted or cut by up to 10 dB.

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Modes Menu

TRIMS

MODES

TONE

INPUTS

SETTINGS

MAIN MENU

MODES

DOLBY D/DTS DYN RNG MEDIUM

DOLBY BACK SURROUND PLIIX

PRO LOGIC IIx

DTS LFE CINEMA

MUSIC DTS NEO:6

PARTY

JAZZ CLUB AMBIENCE 3

PRO LOGIC IIx

MODE

CENTER WIDTH

PANORAMA

DIMENSION

MUSIC

0

ON

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Modes Menu

Dynamic Range

This is the range in level between the loudest sound and quietest sound during Dolby

Digital and DTS playback only.

The options are Quiet (narrow range), Medium (average range) and Large (wide range).

Select Quiet for late night listening if you do not want to disturb anyone. Select Loud for full dynamic range.

Dolby Back Surround

The Mono option allows you to force the two back surround speakers to be "dual mono" if you like it that way. We recommend setting it to PLIIX which provides stereo output for these channels.

Pro Logic IIx

Select this for Dolby Surround playback, or to enhance any stereo program. A second menu will show the available options.

DTS LFE

Set your subwoofer (LFE) channel for either Cinema or

Music during DTS playback. In the Cinema setting, there is no change to the DTS subwoofer level from that mastered on the

DTS disk. For the Music setting, there is a 10 dB reduction, necessary to accurately match the levels on DTS music discs.

DTS Neo:6

This allows you to select either

Cinema or Music for DTS

Neo:6 playback. These two options are described in more detail on page 43.

Party

This mode allows you to play a stereo source with multiple speakers. A second menu allows you to select which speakers are present.

Jazz Club Ambience

This adjusts the ambience and effects of the Jazz Club mode, simulating various venue sizes and strength of the rear refl ections.

Pro Logic IIx Menu

Modes

The available modes are :

PLII Music, PLIIx Music, PLII

Movie, PLIIx Movie, Matrix, or

Dolby Pro Logic.

These are described in more detail on page 43.

PLII Music and PLIIx Music modes have three extra options which allow you to create a realistic and natural surround effect from 2 channel sources:

Center Width

This spreads the center channel between the front left and right channels.

Panorama

This wraps the front left and right channels around to the surround channels.

Dimension

This adjusts the balance between the front and surround speakers.

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Input Menus

TRIMS

MODES

TONE

INPUTS

SETTINGS

MAIN MENU

DVD

CD

SAT

VID1

VID2

VCR

INPUTS

Input Menus

These menus let you select which input you would like to confi gure.

Pressing the joystick right on each input brings up a second menu which allows you to confi gure what happens when each input is selected.

DVD INPUT CONFIGURE

NAME

GAIN TRIM

DEFAULT MODE

VIDEO TYPE

MAIN ZONE

FULL AUTO

TRIGGER RELAY

ZONE 2

DVD

0.5 dB

LAST

AUTO

ENABLE

ON

ON

ENABLE

INPUTS P2

TUNER

TUNER PRESETS

TAPE

PHONO

8-CHANNEL 8-CH INPUT CONFIGURE

NAME

GAIN TRIM

LOCK TO VID

MAIN ZONE

TRIGGER RELAY

8-CHANNEL

0.5 dB

VID1

ENABLE

ON

Note: the 8-Channel input menu is slightly different from the other menus:

It allows you to select a specifi c video input whenever the 8-Channel audio input is selected. Also, this input only works in the Main

Zone, not Zone 2.

Input Confi guration Menus

Name

Use the joystick up/down, and left/ right to change the display name for any input, up to 9 characters.

Move fully left when fi nished.

Gain Trim

Use this to adjust all of your sources to play at similar levels. To prevent overloading, the levels can only be adjusted downwards.

Default Mode

Set the input to a favorite surround mode, or the last mode, or stereo.

Video Type

If you know the type of video used for each input, select the type from

CVID (composite), SVID (S-video) or COMP (component). Otherwise, choose AUTO, and the TGIV will automatically detect the source type when a video signal is present. There maybe some delay in

Auto, for certain program material.

Main Zone

Enable/disable the selected input in the Main Zone. You can disable any unused inputs, then it will not play in the Main Zone.

Full Auto

Select on, and the TGIV will turn on and select this input whenever this input starts to play. Use off for any input which hinders auto operation.

Trigger Relay

The Trigger Relay can be set to turn on whenever the input is selected. This could be used to turn on an amplifi er or a video screen for example.

Zone 2

Enable/disable the input in Zone 2.

You can select the inputs you wish to play in Zone 2. For example, you might disable the Phono input if nobody in Zone 2 appreciates your vintage collection of Swing

78s.

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Tuner Preset Menus

TRIMS

MODES

TONE

INPUTS

SETTINGS

MAIN MENU

DVD

CD

SAT

VID1

VID2

VCR

INPUTS

INPUTS P2

TUNER

TUNER PRESETS

TAPE

PHONO

8-CHANNEL

TUNER PRESETS PAGE 1

01 FM 107.5 STEREO-NR

02 FM 99.9 STEREO


04 FM 104.1 STEREO

05 AM 1250 MONO


MODE

GUIDE

EXIT

Tuner Preset Menu

This allows you to set the AM/FM band and frequency of up to 40 radio stations. They can be recalled quickly and set as favorite stations on the remote control. See page 45.

For FM stations, try to select the

Stereo-NR (noise reduction) for the best reception.

MENU

MODE

Preset procedure

1/ Once you are on a preset in the OSD, press the MODE buttons on the remote control to select the band from Stereo

FM, Stereo-NR or Mono AM.

2/ Then use joystick left and right to change the frequency.

INFO

3/ Press the joystick center to enter that frequency into preset memory and play that station.

4/ Use the joystick down button to move to the next preset down on the screen. The bottom arrow on each screen leads to the next page of presets.

5/ Repeat this for all the presets you want to set, then press

EXIT when fi nished.

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Main Zone and Zone 2 Menu

36

TRIMS

MODES

TONE

INPUTS

SETTINGS

MAIN MENU

MAIN ZONE

ZONE 2

SPEAKERS

VIDEO

SOFTWARE

CONTROL

SETTINGS

MAIN ZONE

POWERUP SOURCE DVD

POWERUP VOL MODE PRESET

POWERUP VOL

MAX VOL

-45.5 dB

-6.5 dB

ZONE 2

ZONE 2 SYSTEM

BALANCE

ENABLE

2 LEFT

POWERUP SOURCE TAPE

POWERUP VOL MODE PRESET

POWERUP VOL -45.5 dB

MAX VOL -6.5 dB

Zone 2 Menu

These settings are like those described for the Main Zone. In addition, the entire Zone 2 can be enabled or disabled, and the stereo balance adjusted with this menu.

Zone 2 is set "disabled" from the factory, so you should use this menu to enable

Zone 2 when you are ready to use it.

The Power Up Volume has three options: PRESET, LAST and FIXED.

The FIXED option allows you to set the Zone 2 to a fi xed volume, not adjustable with the remote. PRESET and LAST are as described for the

Main Zone.

Main Zone Menu

PowerUp Source

This sets the input source which the TGIV will then always select whenever the TGIV is turned on.

Power Up Volume Mode

This lets you choose the volume level the TGIV reaches when it is turned on. You can select from a PRESET level, set below (the power-up volume), or it can play at the LAST level it was playing before it was turned off. The TGIV will always turn on at the level set here, but it can be adjusted to any level afterwards.

Power Up Volume

This allows you to set the PRE-

SET volume level mentioned above. You might want to set it to a low level to avoid any surprises upon turn-on, especially if other users like loud music.

Max Volume

The volume can be set to not exceed a certain level. This is useful if you have sensitive speakers, sensitive neighbors, or you would rather not have others play your system too loud.

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Video, Software and Control Menus

TRIMS

MODES

TONE

INPUTS

SETTINGS

MAIN MENU

MAIN ZONE

ZONE 2

SPEAKERS

VIDEO

SOFTWARE

CONTROL

SETTINGS

VIDEO MENU

OSD VOL POP UP ENABLE

OSD SOURCE POP UP ENABLE

OSD MODE POP UP ENABLE

VID DEFAULT COMP

VID2/MON2 OUT VID2

VID DELAY 0 MS

Software Menu

This menu is used to show the current revision levels of system software within your TGIV.

It also allows the TGIV Flash memory software to be upgraded by

CD, see page 48 for details.

Control Menu

In most cases, there is no need to change these settings (all enabled by default). You should make any changes with caution.

This menu allows you to enable or disable the RS-232 port and the rear panel IR remote control connections.

The front panel IR receiver can also be disabled if required, but make sure the rear panel IR receiver is working correctly and is still active before doing this.

The front panel IR can be re-enabled by holding down the remote's

MENU button for several seconds, while pointing it at the front IR window.

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SOFTWARE

UPGRADE SOFTWARE

REVISION LIST

CONTROL

RS-232

REAR MAIN IR

ENABLE

ENABLE

REAR ZONE 2 IR ENABLE

FRONT PANEL IR ENABLE

Video Menu

OSD POP UP

(VOL, SOURCE, and MODE)

When enabled, an on-screen message appears any time the Volume

(or Mute, on-the-fl y-Trims), Source, and Surround Mode are changed.

Note: One of the features of the

TGIV is that its OSD circuit is not in line all the time. This allows for the best possible video quality. When pop up text appears, there can be a slight fl icker as the OSD circuit is switched in. These menus allow you to select only the pop ups you need, or to disable them all.

VIDEO DEFAULT

Select the video output where the

"pop-up" text appears, either S or composite video, but not both. The full OSD is not affected, as it is available on both.

VID2/MON2 OUT

VID2: the VCR2/MON2 outputs can be used for recording to a second VCR. There is no OSD, and the output is muted when VID2 is chosen as an input (to prevent feedback).

MON2: the VCR2/MON2 output becomes a second monitor output

(with OSD) for another TV. It will not mute when VID2 is chosen.

VIDEO DELAY

This adjustment is useful if you have an external video processor in your system. Video signals may become delayed with respect to the audio signals. Although it is called Video Delay, it is actually a delay adjustment of the audio signals relative to the video signals.

Use the remote's joystick pad to adjust the delay in one millisecond steps. An equal amount of delay time is added to all audio channels.

Note: The speakers keep their relative time delay settings which the

TGIV calculates from the Speaker

Position Menu settings. The video delay is just added on top. Leave the video delay at zero if you have no external video processor.

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Speaker Size Menu

MAIN MENU

TRIMS

MODES

TONE

INPUTS

SETTINGS

MAIN ZONE

ZONE 2

SPEAKERS

VIDEO

SOFTWARE

CONTROL

SETTINGS

SPEAKERS

SIZE

POSITION

CALIBRATION

L-R CROSSOVER

C-SURR CROSSOVER

110 HZ

90

SUBWFR MODE NORM

SPEAKER SIZE

MAIN LARGE

SIDE AXIS

SURROUND

SMALL

SMALL

CENTER OFF

SURROUND BACK 2 SMALL

SUB ON

Speaker Size Menu

This menu allows you to enter the size of your speakers. The TGIV's bass management will then automatically assign each speaker a frequency range: either full range for large speakers or high-pass for small speakers. In the latter case, the low frequency range is sent to the subwoofer.

See page 42 for more details on bass mangement. See page 41 for information regarding the adjustment of the bass management crossover point.

LARGE or SMALL

With a few exceptions, this option can be ap plied independently to the main, cen ter, surround and surround back speak ers.

• Select LARGE for any speakers which are ca pa ble of good bass per for mance.

They will then receive the full fre quen cy range.

• Select SMALL for any speakers such as satellites with

5 or 6 inch woofers. They will then receive the higher fre quen cy range above

38 the cross over point. Try using

SMALL even if your speakers are large. This will protect your speakers from low frequency damage and con serve amplifi er power.

• The lower fre quen cies from all speakers set to SMALL will be re di rect ed to the sub woof er, in addition to its own LFE chan nel.

SIDE-AXIS

• Select OFF if you have no side-axis speakers. The size is always the same as the main speakers, so do not set the mains to LARGE, if the side-axis speakers are small and not capable of good bass performance.

SURROUND

• Select OFF if you have no surround speakers.

CENTER OFF

• In the OFF position, the center channel information is re di rect ed to the fronts. This is sometimes known as a

“PHAN TOM” center channel.

SURROUND BACK

• Select OFF if you have no surround back speakers. The information will be shared among the other surround speakers, creating a phantom back channel.

SUBWOOFER ON/OFF

• Select ON if you have a sub woof er. It will then receive any LFE signals (from 5.1, 6.1 sources), and the bass from any chan nels set to SMALL

Note: the bass management does not work for the 8-Channel input, or for Zone 2. Therefore the speaker size settings will have no effect and these channels will always be full range.

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Speaker Position Menu

TRIMS

MODES

TONE

INPUTS

SETTINGS

MAIN MENU

MAIN ZONE

ZONE 2

SPEAKERS

VIDEO

SOFTWARE

CONTROL

SETTINGS

Speaker Position

This menu allows you to enter the distance from your listening position to the various speakers. The TGIV will then automatically adjust and correct the speaker delay times. The sound from each speaker should arrive at the listener at the correct time. The distance measurement is not critical, and a visual estimate is usually adequate.

The procedure is as follows:

1. Measure or visually estimate

(in feet and inches) how far each speaker is away from the center listening position of your home theater.

2. In the OSD menu, use the remote control joystick arrow buttons to enter the distance in feet and inches for each speaker.

3. The TGIV automatically sets the appropriate delays for each speaker so the sounds arrive at the listening position at the correct time.

4. Use this table to record your speaker distance measurements.

SPEAKERS

SIZE

POSITION

CALIBRATION

L-R CROSSOVER 110 HZ

C-SURR CROSSOVER 90 H

SUBWFR MODE

SPEAKER POSITION

L MAIN/SIDE

R MAIN/SIDE

CENTER

L SURR

R SURR

L SURR BACK

R SURR BACK

4 ft 6in

4 ft 6in

3 ft 0in

4 ft 0in

4 ft 0in

5 ft 0in

5 ft 0in

SPEAKER

LEFT MAIN/SIDE

RIGHT MAIN/SIDE

CENTER

LEFT SURROUND

RIGHT SURROUND

LEFT SURR BACK

RIGHT SURR BACK

DISTANCE

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Speaker Calibration Menu

MAIN MENU

TRIMS

MODES

TONE

INPUTS

SETTINGS SETTINGS

MAIN ZONE

ZONE 2

SPEAKERS

VIDEO

SOFTWARE

CONTROL

Speaker Calibration

The calibration procedure allows you to adjust the volume level of each speak er in turn until they are all equal.

This will give you the best Home Theater performance. You should only do this calibration when you are sitting in your usual lis ten ing/viewing position.

Preliminary: Play a movie and adjust the volume for a comfortable listening level. The volume of the calibration test noise is linked to the setting of the main volume control, so if the test noise is too quiet, turn the main volume up a little and retry.

1. Use the OSD to navigate to the SPEAKER CALIBRATION menu.

2. Press the remote's joystick down to turn on the noise generator. While the test signal is playing in each speaker, its level can be adjusted using the joystick left/right buttons. Adjust each speaker in turn until they are all equal in volume.

The best results are obtained if you use a Sound Pressure

Level (SPL) Meter. This is a hand held meter which will accurately mea sure and display the sound level. Adjust all of

SPEAKERS

SIZE

POSITION

CALIBRATION

L-R CROSSOVER

C-SURR CROSSOVER

110 HZ

90 HZ

SUBWFR MODE NORMAL

SPEAKER CALIBRATION

LEFT MAIN

CENTER

RIGHT MAIN

RIGHT SIDE AXIS

0.0 dB

0.0 dB

0.0 dB

0.0 dB

RIGHT SURROUND 0.0 dB

RIGHT SURR BACK 0.0 dB the speak ers until they are playing within 1 dB of each other. Without a meter, you can still obtain good results with careful listening.

3. Repeat the procedure several times for each speaker until you are satisfi ed they are playing at the same level.

4. Press the joystick-up to return to the top of the menu, and then press joystick-left to exit.

The calibration noise generator will turn off.

The main volume control adjusts the volume of all of the speakers up and down at the same time. They keep the same relative levels you set here, that is, they will still be playing as loud or as quiet as each other.

The Dolby Digital, Dolby Pro Logic and DTS soundtracks are designed to be played back in a calibrated

Home Theater. The sounds from each speaker will be at the correct relative levels, as the movie sound director designed them. Repeat the calibration if you change any external power amps or speakers, or if you move your couch relative to the speakers.

SPEAKER CALIBRATION

LEFT SURR BACK

LEFT SURROUND

LEFT SIDE AXIS

SUBWOOFER

GO TO LEFT MAIN

SPEAKER

LEFT MAIN

CENTER

RIGHT MAIN

RIGHT SIDE AXIS

RIGHT SURROUND

RIGHT SURR BACK

LEFT SURR BACK

LEFT SURROUND

LEFT SIDE AXIS

SUBWOOFER

0.0 dB

0.0 dB

0.0 dB

0.0 dB

ON-THE-FLY TRIMS ZEROED

The range of adjustment is +/– 10 dB (in 0.5 dB steps) for each speaker.

Record your levels here: dB LEVEL

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Speaker Crossover Menu

TRIMS

MODES

TONE

INPUTS

SETTINGS

MAIN MENU

MAIN ZONE

ZONE 2

SPEAKERS

VIDEO

SOFTWARE

CONTROL

SETTINGS

SPEAKERS

SIZE

POSITION

CALIBRATION

L-R CROSSOVER

C-SURR CROSSOVER

80 HZ

80 HZ

SUBWFR MODE ENHANCED BASS

Subwoofer Mode

The subwoofer output can be set to Normal, or to an Enhanced Bass mode.

The Enhanced Bass mode provides an output to your subwoofer even when you are listening to a stereo source with main speakers set to

LARGE. In the Normal mode, there would be no subwoofer output in this case, and the bass would only come from the main speakers.

The Enhanced Bass mode has no effect if the main speakers are set to

SMALL, as the subwoofer is automatically engaged. It also has no effect in

5.1 or greater surround modes.

Crossover adjustment

The TGIV bass management system allows you to send the low frequencies of your speakers to a subwoofer. The crossover point of your main left and right speakers can be selected from 40 Hz to 160 Hz, as can the crossover point of your center and surround speakers.

For example, if your main left and right speakers are a bit lacking in bass response, you can set the speaker size to SMALL, and set the L-R crossover to 40 Hz. The subwoofer will then receive the lower bass range, (not well reproduced by your front speakers). This will not affect the range sent to your center or surrounds.

A setting of 80 Hz is a good starting point if you are not sure of the response of your speakers. In this example:

• The subwoofer receives frequencies below 80 Hz, from all speakers whose size is set to SMALL.

• All speakers set to SMALL, receive frequencies above 80 Hz.

Most manufacturers provide a -3 dB specifi cation for their speakers. This is the frequency where the speaker's output has dropped by 3 dB. Set the

TGIV's crossover to this frequency or above. If you cannot fi nd this, set the crossover to 80 Hz (the default).

Set your subwoofer's own crossover control to maximum frequency or bypassed mode. If it is set lower than the TGIV, there would be a hole in the mid-bass, and bass information would be missing.

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Using the TGIV

Bass Management

Unlike higher fre quen cies, it is diffi cult to discern exactly from which direction lower bass is coming from.

The TGIV 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 to the subwoofer.

The advantages of redirecting the bass to a subwoofer are :

• The overall bass of the system is im proved as subwoofers, such as Sunfi re's powered

True Subwoofers are specially de signed for this frequency range.

• The subwoofer can si mul ta neous ly play the bass from all of the speak ers, in addition to it’s own low frequency effects channel (LFE).

• There is no loss in perception of the po si tion of movie or music sound effects, as the ear cannot easily locate the position of bass sound sources.

• Smaller speakers can be used for front, center and surrounds, as they do not have to re pro duce the low fre quen cy range. This leads to a saving in speaker ex pense and room space. Note that a sub woof er is required if the front speakers are set to SMALL.

• Your amplifi ers do not waste power re pro ducing the low frequency range.

See the previous page for information regarding the adjustment of the bass management crossover point.

The SPEAKER SIZE menu is used to set the bass management correctly for your speaker system. See page

38.

NOTE: Dolby Digital and DTS modes are designed especially for complete systems with front, center, and surround speakers and subwoofers. You need all of the speak ers to get the best per for mance from your Home Theater. If you do not have a subwoofer connected, then you should not use the bass management system (so set all the speakers to Large). Without a subwoofer, you will be missing the 5.1 LFE (low frequency effects) information.

Considering the advantages of the bass management system, you might try setting all of your speakers to Small, even if they are capable of good low-frequency performance.

Video Conversion

The TGIV has advanced digital video DSP circuitry and coding which allows the following:

• Up conversion from composite video inputs to S-video and component video outputs.

• Up conversion from S-video inputs to component video outputs.

• Down conversion from S-video inputs to the MON2 composite video output jack.

The video conversion makes the

TGIV able to switch all of your video sources, making it the central controller for all of your audio and video entertainment.

For example, suppose you have your TV connected to the component video outputs of the TGIV. Any of your other video sources can be connected to the TGIV, even those which do not have component video. The TGIV will convert any composite and S-video sources to component video.

Notes:

• Do not connect both composite and S-video inputs on the same TGIV input. Always connect the highest quality video source type.

• The quality of the converted output is limited by the quality of the original source.

• The Tuner, Tape and Phono inputs do not have video inputs.

When these are selected, the video stays on the last selected video source.

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Surround Modes for 2-Channel Sources

For 2 channel input sources, you can choose from the following modes:

STEREO

DOLBY PRO LOGIC II

DOLBY PRO LOGIC IIx

PARTY

JAZZ CLUB

DTS Neo:6

SOURCE DIRECT

The mode selection can be made from the front panel MODE buttons, or from the remote control.

GUIDE MENU

MODE

EXIT INFO

MODE

LEVEL

DOWN

MODE

UP

ROTATION

STEREO

This is the conventional two-channel stereo mode with sound from your left and right speakers. The

TGIV bass management lets you use your subwoofer to handle the lower frequency range.

We recommend that you try the

HOLOGRAPHIC IMAGE when using stereo sources.

DOLBY PRO LOGIC II and

DOLBY PRO LOGIC IIx

These modes allows you to enjoy many of the benefi ts of Dolby

Digital (and Dolby Digital EX) from your stereo sources.

DOLBY PRO LOGIC II features enhanced realism from full range stereo surround channels. Use this mode to listen to your stereo sources in 5.1 surround sound.

It has two options, Movie and

Music, which can be set using the

On Screen Display (OSD) menus.

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In MOVIE mode, Dolby Surround soundtracks are decoded by the

TGIV into separate channels: left and right channels for off-screen imaging, a center channel for most on-screen dialog, and stereo surround channels for ambience and special effects. This is the mode to use for any surround-encoded material.

Try MUSIC mode for all of your stereo programs, and adjust these extra options to suit your taste:

Center Width spreads the center channel across the front soundstage.

Panorama wraps the left and right channels around you.

Dimension adjusts the front/ rear balance.

DOLBY PRO LOGIC IIx extends the Dolby Pro Logic II technology by adding stereo full range surround back channels. Use this instead of Dolby Pro Logic II if you are using the surround back channels in your system. This also has Movie and Music options as described above.

PRO LOGIC mode emulates the original standard surround mode.

It can be used for source material which is not of optimum quality, or if you just feel nostalgic for the way things were.

MATRIX mode can be used for mono sources, or for FM programs with poor stereo reception.

PARTY

This extra stereo mode copies the front speaker signals to the other speakers in your system. This mode adds tremendous presence to your stereo sources and is great for parties and casual listening alike. The OSD menu can be used to select which speakers are active in this mode.

JAZZ CLUB

In this DSP mode, the surrounds simulate the ambiance caused by rear refl ections and effects of a small to medium sized venue.

This is useful for adding surround sound effects to stereo sources.

The ambiance effect can be varied using the OSD MODES menu.

DTS Neo:6

The CINEMA option can produce up to six full range, separate channels and a subwoofer output from stereo matrix surround sources. This enhances the playback of sources such as surround sound video tapes, Laser Discs and broadcast TV programs.

The MUSIC option can expand normal stereo programs into six channels. It does so in a natural sounding way, which enhances the listening experience.

SOURCE DIRECT

This mode bypasses all DSP,

Tone, and bass management circuits. It is stereo analog only, and offers the shortest signal path through the TGIV. Only the front left and right speakers are engaged. Do not use this mode for digital-only sources, as it only routes the analog audio. To prevent damage to your speakers, this mode only works if your front speakers are set to Large.

In addition to these modes, and those offered for multi-channel sources, the side-axis speakers will widen the front sound stage and fi ll in the sound fi eld between the front speakers and the surrounds. Note that the side-axis speakers are active in stereo as well as multi-channel operation.

The Holographic Image can also be selected for any 2 channel or multichannel source for enhanced realism and depth.

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Surround Modes for Multi-Channel Sources

For multi-channel sources, the

TGIV will automatically select the correct mode from one of the following:

DOLBY DIGITAL

DOLBY DIGITAL EX

DTS

DTS-ES MATRIX

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 right surround. Each channel can play the full frequency range and is independent of the other chan nels. The “.1” denotes the sub woof er channel which plays the low frequency effects (LFE), also in de pen dent of the other channels.

Dolby Digital EX and DTS ES offer

"Extended Surround." Both systems offer a surround back channel which effectively fi lls in the otherwise empty soundspace behind you.

If you want to try one of the modes on the previous page, you should select a 2-channel output from your DVD player's options menu.

NOTE: In your DVD player's audio setup menu, set the digital output to BITSTREAM. If this is not set correctly, the TGIV cannot decode the digital information.

DOL BY DIGITAL (5.1)

This mode is available if the TGIV au to mat i cal ly detects a Dolby

Digital en cod ed source on the currently selected input.

You should look for the Dolby

Digital Logo on DVDs, LaserDiscs and other sources.

Many DVDs have the option of a

Dolby Pro Logic, Dolby Digital or

Stereo soundtrack. You may have to follow the instructions in your

DVD player's instruction manual for your player to output Dolby

Digital bitstreams. Dolby Digital must often be selected from the

Disc's menu.

DOLBY DIGITAL EX (6.1/ 7.1)

Dolby Digital EX mode is primarily for playback of Dolby Digital Surround EX encoded soundtracks.

One of its advantages over Dolby

Digital playback is that it fi lls in the area behind the listener with a completely separate full-range channel.

The TGIV has the option of connecting one or two surround back speakers. The calibration and speaker size options allow a seamless surround fi eld to be created.

If you do not have the surround back speakers connected, then the extra information is sent to the standard surrounds and no material is lost. (Set the surround back speakers to OFF in the SPEAKER

SIZE menu).

The TGIV will also create the surround back channel if you are playing a 5.1 source.

Note: Dolby Digital EX will play stereo in the surround back channels if the Dolby Back Surround option is set to PLIIx in the

MODES OSD menu (see Page 33 for more details).

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DTS (5.1)

This mode is available if the TGIV automatically detects that a DTS en cod ed source is present at one of it’s digital inputs. Look for the

DTS Logo on DVDs, LaserDiscs,

CDs and other sources.

Make sure that you set your player to output DTS bitstreams.

DTS must also be selected on the disc's menu.

DTS ES (6.1)

All DTS-ES sources have the surround back channel matrixed in the left and right surrounds.

Newer DVD releases also have a discrete surround back channel, in addition to the same information matrixed.

DISCRETE ES sources: the

TGIV DTS-ES discrete decoder will decode the discrete surround back channel. It also removes the surround back matrix from the left and right surrounds, and restores them to be fully independent channels.

MATRIX ES sources: If there is no discrete surround back channel, the TGIV decodes the matrixed surround back channel from the left and right surrounds, and restores them to be fully independent channels.

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Tuner Operation

The Tuner is se lect ed either by rotating the manual input selector on the front panel, or by touching the

TUNER button in the re mote’s TGIV mode. The front panel display shows the frequency of the last station you were lis ten ing to.

The FM Tuner can tune sta tions from 87.5 MHz to 108.0 MHz in 0.2

MHz steps (.05 MHz steps for some in ter na tion al mod els). The AM Tuner range is 530 kHz to 1710 kHz in 10 kHz steps (531 kHz to 1710 kHz in

9 kHz steps for some in ter na tion al models).

Tuner and the OSD

Page 35 shows how to set up the

Tuner using the on screen display.

Tuning Stations Manually

Use the front panel AM/FM button to select either the AM or FM band, and then use one of these three ways to tune stations manually:

1. Touch UP or DOWN mo men tari ly to change the tuner by one frequency step.

2. Hold UP or DOWN for a second or so, then release to start the scanning feature.

The TGIV will scan to the next station, pause on it for a few seconds to allow you to hear what is offered there, and then scan to the next, and so on.

Press ing UP or DOWN stops the scanning process.

3. Hold UP or DOWN for an extended period to make the tuner speed across the band without stopping on a station.

The tuner will begin scanning for stations when you release the button. Press ing UP or

DOWN stops the scanning.

4. When a station is tuned, it can be set as a preset for easy recall, see "Setting the Presets" in the next column.

TREBLE

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 +10


BASS

SELECT

AM/FM

AM/FM DIRECT DOWN

TUNER CONTROLS

MANUAL

TUNING

UP

Sunfire

Direct Down Up

DOWN

TONE CONTROLS

UP

Tuning Stations Directly

Use the AM/FM button to select either the AM or FM band and then press the DIRECT button. Within a few seconds, enter the sta tion’s frequency by using the preset number buttons.

For ex am ple, to tune to radio station

97.3, press DI RECT, then 9, then 7 and then 3.

Setting the Presets

Once you have tuned in a station, press and hold a preset button until the display fl ashes to show the memory has been set. Use the +10 button to add presets higher than 9, and hold the last button pressed for a few seconds.

Press

5

+10, 0

+10,+10, 7

+10,+10, +10, 3

Result

Preset 5

Pre set 10

Preset 27

Preset 33

Recalling a Preset Station

Once you have selected the Tuner, you can quickly recall a station by press ing its preset number, either on the front panel or by using the remote’s numeric keypad, FAV buttons, or the channel up and down buttons.

Scanning Presets

To scan through the presets, press and hold the FM/AM button. Touch it again to stop the scan.

Record your favorite stations here:

Station AM FM NR

32

33

34

35

28

29

30

31

36

37

38

39

40

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

17

18

19

20

13

14

15

16

Preset

1

2

3

6

7

4

5

8

9

10

11

12

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Recording

Recording to a Tape Player

Input signals from an audio source playing in the TGIV 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 digital source, the tape player will receive a downmixed stereo analog signal for recording.

• Turn OFF the Fully Automatic mode.

This is because some tape decks, such as three-head decks, will have an output signal going into the TGIV during recording. The DAT or TAPE inputs may be in cor rect ly se lect ed as an input, rather than the source you are trying to record.

• Manually select the source such as CD and play it through your system.

• Set your tape player to record and adjust the input levels for the best per for mance.

Once the levels are correct, you can reset your source to the beginning and make your re cord ing.

• Do not select another Main Zone input while you are recording.

Recording to a VCR

Any video source playing in the TGIV can be re cord ed using the left and right audio and the video outputs. The VCR will receive a straight copy of the source signal going in, unaffected by the volume, tone or any surround modes.

• Select the video source and play it through your system.

• Set your VCR to record.

• Do not select another Main Zone source while you are recording.

• The VID2/MON2 output can also be used for recording, but fi rst make sure that it is set to VID2 in the VIDEO menu of the

OSD (see page 37). This output will then mute to prevent feedback whenever the

VID2 input source is selected.

• Do not use the OSD while recording as the incoming video is shut off while the

OSD is displayed

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AUDIO INPUTS

PHONO

DAT

TAPE

L

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PHONO

DAT

TAPE

R

DAT

TAPE

TAPE

R

LEFT


L SUR

CEN

LB SUR

DVD

SAT

VID1

STEREO OUTPU

ZONE2

TS

LEFT

L

CD

DVD

CD

RIGHT

R SUR

SUB

RB SUR

FIXED MAIN ZO

NE2

R

RIGHT

RIGHT SUR

SAT

DAT

CENTER

SUB1

VID1

VID2

SUB2

SUB3

LB SUR

RB SUR

RECORD

From TGIV

TAPE outputs

PLAY

To TGIV

TAPE inputs

FM

75 Ω

GND

AM

Made in

U.S.A.

S

VIDEO

DVD

COMP

VIDEO

DVD

L

R

L

R

DVD

AUDIO/VIDEO IN

VID1

PUTS

VID2

VCR

SAT

VID1

SAT

VID1

DAT

TAPE

PHONO

DAT

TAPE

VID2

VCR

VID2

VCR

L

R

DAT

TAPE

TAPE

CD

CD

CD

AUDIO/VIDEO OU

VCR

TPUTS

VID2/MON2

COMPONENT V

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SAT

VID1

Y

COMPONENT O

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MON2

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MAIN

TRIGGERS

12VDC

MAIN

VCR

VID2/MON2

MAIN

STEREO OUTPU

ZONE2

TS

LEFT

L

Cr

L

VCR

VID2/MON2

C b

DVD

DIGITAL AUDIO

INPUTS

SAT

VID1

CD

DVD

R

LEFT

8-CHANNEL IN

PUTS

CEN

LB SUR

C b

SAT

I R

ZONE2

12VDC

ZONE2

12VDC

MAIN ZONE

RS-232

VID1

CD

DAT

VID2

MAIN AUDIO O

UTPUTS

SUB2

LB SUR

RIGHT

R SUR

SUB

RB SUR

FIXED MAIN

ZONE2

R

RIGHT

RIGHT SUR

SUB1

SUB3

RB SUR

LE

RIG

DIGITA

SID

L SIDE

R SIDE

RECORD

From TGIV

VCR outputs

PLAY

To TGIV

VCR inputs

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Zone 2 Operation

POWER

Note: Zone 2 must fi rst be enabled using the OSD (see page 36), or it will not work. Zone 2 can be turned on even if the Main Zone is off.

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 playing in the Home Theater room (Main

Zone). You can also play the same source as selected in the Main Zone.

Zone 2 plays stereo sources, and is unaffected by the Tone controls, DSP,

Holographic Image, surround modes or bass management.

Connections

The connections for Zone 2 are shown on page 24.

Note: Zone 2 can play analog sources independent of what is playing in the Main Zone. It cannot play from a digital-only source unless that input is selected and playing in the

Main Zone. To play a source such as a DVD player in Zone 2 independent of the Main Zone, make sure you connect the player's L-R analog audio output to the TGIV.

Indicators

The front panel has two LEDs to show the Zone 2 status:

Zone 2 Power

This LED is always on when Zone 2 is on. If it is off, there will be no output to the Zone 2 amplifi er.

DOLBY

DIGITAL

SIGNAL PROCESSING

ZONE TWO

POWER

DTS

PRO LOGIC IIx

ZONE TWO

ADJUST

HOLOGRAPHIC

IMAGE

DIGITAL

SOURCE

SIDE-AXIS

POWER

Zone 2 Adjust

This turns on whenever the Zone

2 source or volume is being changed. Note: if this is on, then any adjustments you make of volume or input, will affect Zone 2, not the Main Zone.

In addition to these LEDs, the front panel display will show the input and volume adjustment.

Turning on Zone 2

Use the On Screen Display in the

Main Zone to check that Zone 2 is enabled. (See page 36, middle column for details). This enables the Zone 2 system, but it still has to be turned on.

Press the remote's ZONE 2 button.

The remote's POWER, VOLUME and

MUTE buttons then work for Zone 2.

The remote display changes as follows:

PAGE 1

This allows you to select the inputs to play in

Zone 2. Z2MAI

(main) allows

Zone 2 to play whatever is playing in the Main

Zone.

Press PAGE to show the next page:

PAGE 2

This has discrete codes which are useful if you want to program the remote control with Macros.

Z2 OFF, Z2 ON

Zone 2 on or off.

Z1 Off, Z1 ON

Main Zone on or off.

Z2 BL

Use these two buttons to adjust the left-right balance of Zone 2.

B, C, E, F

These are extra buttons you can

Learn over and re-Label with your favorite Zone 2 commands.

Press MAIN to return to PAGE 1, and press it again to return to the

Main Menu.

SYSTEM

OFF

PAGE

PAGE

MAIN

CD

TAPE

DVD

VCR

AUX

ZONE2

SAT

TV

TGIV CABLE

AUDIO

MAIN

FAV

POWER

VOLUME

PREV

CH

VOL CH

MUTE

MUTE

GUIDE MENU

MODE

TUNER

CONTROLS

1

EXIT

TUNER

PRESETS

4

7

+10

DIS

M1

8

0

M2

2

5

INFO

3

6

9

ENT

M3

MODE

Note: Zone 2 can also be turned on and adjusted without using the remote. Press the Zone 2 button on the

TGIV front panel, followed by Power, to turn it on (or off), or adjust the input source or volume.

Zone 2 operations will work even if the Main Zone is off.

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Holographic Im age Software CD

The Holographic Image (also called

"Sonic Holography") is a unique pro cess which enhances the threedi 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 Sonic Holography Generator.

This circuit was designed to overcome a problem in ob tain ing accurate sound re pro duc tion:

In a stereo system, both ears will hear the output from both speakers.

The left ear hears sound from the left speaker and from the right speaker.

To see a problem with this, compare what happens when listening to a live musical performance:

During a concert, each ear will receive one direct sound arrival. For ex am ple, a cymbal crashes, both your ears will hear it and the brain tells you accurately the position of the mu si cian.

In a stereo recording of the concert, this cymbal crash will be heard from both speak ers. The left ear will hear the left speak er, which is fi ne, but it will also hear the crash from the right speaker.

These extra sounds tend to confuse the sense of sound source location.

The stereo effect in a good pair of head phones is enhanced because the left ear only hears the left head phone, and the right ear hears only the right headphone. There are no extra sound arrivals.

To summarize :

1. A real musical event will create only two direct sound arrivals, one at the left ear and one at the right.

2. Stereo playback will give four arrivals , as both speakers are heard by each ear. These second sound arrivals reduce our naturally accurate sense of positioning.

The Holographic Image circuit was de signed to cancel out the unwanted second arrivals. The left ear will mainly hear the left speaker and the right ear mainly hears the right speaker.

This is accomplished by send ing a complex crosstalk signal from the left and right speakers in addition to the normal program. These extra signals are virtually identical to the unwanted second sound arrivals but they are out-of-phase with them and they cancel each other out.

The result is a more three-di men sion al and wider soundstage, where the positioning clues are restored. In a way, the musicians have been freed from the confi nes of the fl at plane between the speak ers. You will per ceive them as playing forward or playing behind the speakers or to one side or the other, not just somewhere in between. We recommend that you experiment with its effect, remember that you are listening for a more accurate sense of the location of the different musicians.

Because the Holographic Image works by phase cancellation of the unwanted second sound arrivals, accurate speaker positioning is required.

You must make sure that the left speak er is the same distance away from you as the right speaker. Follow the front speaker place ment on the next page to get the best results. This is the same as any standard stereo system, only with more care taken to position the left and right speakers accurately.

The Hologram circuit can be engaged using the remote control or from the front panel. There is a short mute period until the circuit is fully engaged or dis en gaged.

The TGIV Flash memory software can be upgraded by connecting your PC to the TGIV's RS-232 serial port, and downloading any available update fi les from our website: www.sunfi re.com. This is the preferred method, as the software can be updated fairly quickly. See page 51 for more details.

Alternatively, the TGIV software can be upgraded using a CD available from Sunfi re Technical Support.

This CD will be available periodically if there are major software changes since the initial release.

The following notes show the CD upgrade procedure. The CD or DVD player must be connected to the

TGIV's digital audio inputs.

1. Turn on your TV, your CD player and the TGIV.

2. Use the TGIV remote to select the On Screen Display.

3. Go to the Settings Menu and then select the Software Menu.

SOFTWARE

UPGRADE SOFTWARE

REVISION LIST

4. Select "Upgrade Software," which brings up a second OSD menu.

5. On the TGIV, select the digital input which will play the CD.

Press ENT on the remote (bottom right).

6. Press 1,2 and 3 on the remote, then play the CD. The TGIV display will show the status as the CD data is transferred into the TGIV.

7. Turn off the TGIV when the software transfer is complete.

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Appendix

Speaker Place ment

Side speak ers

APPENDIX

Side speak ers

Pair A are surround speakers, pair B and C are surround back options, and pair D are side-axis speakers, see the next page.

The Front Speak ers

You should closely follow the placement rec om men da tions of your speaker man u fac tur er, with the addition 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 attention towards the screen.

For the best Holographic Image, the left speak er should be set exactly the same distance and angle away from your listening position as the right speaker. It is rec om mend ed that you use a tape measure to set them up to be the same distance away, within about half an inch tolerance.

If you have a smaller TV, the speak-

ers should be no more than two feet away from the sides of the TV.

If pos si ble, have the center, left and right speakers at the same height

(within two feet). This will help give a smooth transition when sound effects move from speaker to speaker.

Ideally, the speak ers should be no closer than two feet from the rear and side walls, in order to reduce any re-

fl ec tions that might upset the im ag ing.

If your speakers are closer than this, you can experiment by adding sound dead en ing material such as drapes on the walls to reduce any unwanted refl ections.

The Center speak er

Most movie dialog will come from the center speaker, so careful positioning is an important part of a good home theater sys tem. Your eyes and ears should focus your attention towards the center of the screen.

The center speaker can sit on top, or directly underneath the TV, as long as it is located on the centerline and not off to one side.

Position the front face of the speaker close to the front edge of the TV cabinet. (The sound waves may otherwise refl ect off the top of the TV cabinet and distort the center im ag ing).

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....Speaker Placement continued

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 TGIV has two side-axis channels which are matrixed from the left and right front channels, so they are available in stereo as well as surround modes.

Use the OSD SPEAKER SIZE menu to turn the SIDE-AXIS channels

ON or OFF (see page 38).

D Shows the typical placement of the side-axis speakers. You can also angle them in towards your listening position. Place the speakers along the side walls, close to the fronts.

Surround speak ers

Place each surround speaker to be an equal distance away from your central lis ten ing position and keep them at least one or two feet above ear level.

A The diagram shows the use of dipole surround speakers.

These are usually positioned to the side of your listening position. They radiate forwards and back wards and have a quiet null zone which should point towards the lis ten er. The overall effect is that you cannot hear the direct sound from the surround speakers, just the average soundfi eld.

Conventional surround speakers can be placed behind the listener, on the rear walls or the side walls. Adjust the angle so they do not point directly at the listener but cause re fl ec tions from the sidewalls or the ceiling. This will give the effect of broadening the rear sound stage so that you cannot dis tin guish the sound as coming from a small box on the wall but from a larger area behind you.

Surround Back Speakers

The TGIV has two extra outputs for surround back speakers. These create a wonderful sense of realism in surround effects during playback of

Dolby Digital EX, Dolby Pro Logic IIx, and DTS ES.

The TGIV can be confi gured for one or two surround back speakers. Ideally, all the surround speakers should be of the same make and model, and fi tted at similar heights to produce a smooth continuous soundfi eld.

If you are connecting one surround back speaker, connect its amplifi er input to the TGIV left surround back output. Place the speaker behind your listening position.

Subwoofer Location

The TGIV has identical output connections for up to three subwoofers, in addition to a fourth, balanced sub out.

The best location for a single subwoofer can be found by playing some heavy bass and proceeding as follows:

1. Place the subwoofer right on the seat of your couch or listening easy chair.

2. You can then either run the calibration (noise) signal through it, or simply plug the analog outputs of a CD player directly into your subwoofer’s low-level inputs. Turn down the subwoofer's volume level before turning on the CD, then play some of your favorite music samples with heavy bass.

3. Walk around the room, standing in all the positions where you might be able to place the subwoofer. This is usually somewhere close to the corners of the room. Try locations fairly close to the front speakers.

4. Notice where in the room the bass output from the subwoofer sounds the loudest.

Shut things down and install the subwoofer there.

5. This is the best position for the sub woof er. The bass will sound the best when you are sitting in your normal lis ten ing position.

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The RS-232 Port

The TGIV has a rear panel

RS-232 Serial communication port.

This allows the FLASH memory to be upgraded to the latest software by connecting to a PC.

The TGIV software may be updated to refi ne operational details and to include new features. Downloadable updates will be posted on our website: www.sunfi re.com.

Communications

Serial RS-232, 9600 Baud, 8-N-1

DB-9 Wiring

PINS 1, 6 and 4 are joined together in ter nal ly

PINS 7 and 8 are joined together in ter nal ly

PIN 2- Data from TGIV to controller

(TGIV transmit)

PIN 3- Data from controller to TGIV

(TGIV receive)

PIN 5- Ground/Common

PIN 9- No connection

The RS-232 connector is female.

Serial Cable

To connect the TGIV port to a computer, you will need a "straightthrough" serial cable. This has connector pins at one end connected directly to the pins of the connector at the other end. For example, pin 1 at one end connects to pin 1 at the other end, pin 2 connects to pin 2, pin 3 to pin 3 and so on.

These common cables are available from most computer stores (or from Radio Shack as # 26-117). It should be 9-pin male at one end, to fi t into the TGIV and normally 9-pin female at the other, to fi t into your computer's serial port (COM1 or

COM2).

Update Procedure

1. The current version level of the software running your TGIV can be found by looking at the

Version Level OSD menu. This is under the Software OSD menu (see page 37).

2. If the website fi le is newer than your current version, follow the website directions and download the new fi le onto your computer's hard drive.

3. Record your calibration, preset stations or other settings on page 57. In most cases, the upgrade will not affect any of these settings, but it is good to record them just in case.

4. Turn off your computer and the TGIV. Position them close enough so that they can be easily connected using your serial cable. If you have a laptop computer, then it may be easier to bring that close to the

TGIV. Otherwise, you need to disconnect the TGIV and move it close to your computer.

5. Connect the TGIV RS-232 port to the corresponding serial port on your computer.

6. Turn on the TGIV and your computer.

7. Find the fi le you downloaded in step 2, and run the program.

8. In AUTO mode, the software will look for an active serial connection and upload the new fi le. The TGIV display will show the status.

9. When the fi le transfer is complete, press the Power switch on the TGIV front panel. This completes the upgrade.

10. Turn off your computer and the

TGIV, and disconnect the serial cable.

External Control

The RS-232 port also allows the

TGIV to be controlled externally by

Home Theater controllers and com-

put ers.

The following information is for programmers and developers:

Partial Serial command set

Note that all stan dard com mands and ex tend ed data are echoed back to the sender. When a change is made locally, the data is broad cast, except for the case of “Toggle” and volume commands. Here is a list of the most popular commands. (Contact Sunfi re

Technical Support, or our website www.sunfi re.com for a more extensive list of commands).

COMMAND ASCII DATA RECEIVED

POWER TOGGLE

POWER ON

POWER OFF

CD

TAPE

SAT

DVD

PHONO

TUNER

VID1

*111

*112

*113

*114

*115

*116

*117

*118

*119

*11A

VCR

VID2

DSP MODE UP

DSP MODE DOWN

*11B

*11C

*11D

*13W

STEREO

PRO LOGIC

*11E

*11F

PRO LOGIC IIx MUSIC *15P

PRO LOGIC IIx MOVIE *15Q

PARTY

NEO:6

*134

13H

SOURCEDIRECT

JAZZ-CLUB

HOLO TOGGLE

HOLO ON

HOLO OFF

MUTE TOGGLE

MUTE ON

MUTE OFF

VOLUME UP

VOLUME DOWN

VOL ABSOLUTE

13J

*11K

*11L

*11M

*11N

*11P

*11Q

*11R

*11S

*11T

*11U + 2 EXT

*11U00 = zero vol

*11U99 = max vol

ZONE2 PWR TOGGLE *13M

ZONE2 PWR ON *13N

ZONE2 PWR OFF *13P

ZONE2 MUTE TGGLE *13Q

ZONE2 MUTE ON *13R

ZONE2 MUTE OFF

ZONE2 VOL UP

ZONE2 VOL DOWN

ZONE2 CD

ZONE2 TAPE

ZONE2 SAT

ZONE2 DVD

ZONE2 PHONO

ZONE2 TUNER

ZONE2 VID1

ZONE2 VCR

ZONE2 VID2

*13D

*13E

*13F

*13G

*13S

*13T

*13U

*138

*139

*13A

*13B

*13C

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Troubleshooting Guide

The Sunfi re TGIV is expertly designed and built to provide years of trouble-free per for mance. Most problems that occur can usually be solved by checking your setup or making sure that the audio and video components connected to the TGIV are on and fully op er a tion al.

The following information will help you deal with com mon setup problems you may experience during normal use of your unit. If problems persist, contact your Sunfi re Dealer for help.

No sound from one or more speakers

• Speaker cables may have come undone. Turn off your system and check the cables, and tighten the binding posts.

• An audio cable may have an internal break.

• The volume level is low for the chan nels concerned. Recheck the cal i bra tion procedure (page 40).

• The Mute switch is on.

• The channel has not been turned on in the Speaker Size Menu

(page 38).

• The correct surround mode is not selected. (Some DVD discs are stereo only).

• Note: In Source Direct mode, only the front left and right speakers are engaged. They must also be set to

Large.

No subwoofer or poor output

• The subwoofer’s amplifi er is off, or its controls are set low.

• Are all speakers set Large?

• SUB is not switched on in the

Speaker Size Menu (page 38).

• Recheck the cal i bra tion procedure

(page 40).

• Adjust the Crossover and check

Bass Management (page 41-42).

• See page 50 to fi nd the best location for your subwoofer.

• If the bass is weak during Dolby

Digital or DTS playback, check the correct audio output is selected in your DVD menu, otherwise it may just play stereo into your TGIV and you won’t get the true LFE signal to the subwoofer.

Poor Tuning of Stations

• The antenna may be incorrectly attached.

• Station not correctly tuned in, weak or off the air.

• You can improve reception by using external antennas. Some cable

TV feeds also offer FM re cep tion.

The same AM station can be heard at different fre quen cies

• One wire of the AM loop antenna may not be connected.

• A loop antenna is required for AM reception, as it forms part of the front-end tuned circuit.

Full Automatic does not work

• Make sure the Fully Automatic button is on (page 11).

In order to automatically choose the new input source, this mode senses the fol low ing active signals: Left audio signals, Video signals, Digital signals

Note that LD or DVD players sometimes put out digital signals even when the disc is paused or stopped.

Make sure that any sources are turned off when not in use.

If a source is always active, the automatic operation may return to that input as the analog audio varies. In this case, you should try and turn off any unused sources, or turn off the au to mat ic mode.

If you are listening to a mono source, make sure it connects to a left input, or use a “Y” cord to feed both left and right inputs.

There is no automatic selection of the Phono input, Tuner, or 8-CH.

Certain inputs cannot be selected

• Check the INPUTS menu of the

OSD (page 34), and make sure that the input has not been disabled in that particular Zone.

No TV picture

• Make sure that the video input of your TV monitor is connected to the Main monitor output on the

TGIV rear panel.

• Check the VIDEO TYPE is correct in the Inputs menu of the

OSD (page 34). Select the type of video input you have connected, or choose AUTO.

• Check that your TV monitor is se lect ing it’s correct video input.

• Check the video connection from your selected source component into the TGIV.

• Make sure that you are using the same video connections. For example, if your source is con nect ed using S-video, then the TV monitor must also use S-video.

• If in doubt, try connecting the video output from your source directly to your TV monitor. This will help you narrow down the problem.

• Do not connect more than one type of video connection to the same input. Choose only the highest quality video type.

No Holographic Image

• It is essential that your front speakers are po si tioned correctly. See pages 49-50.

• The Holographic Image is most ef fec tive in 2-channel operation. It gives a more ac cu rate per cep tion of the position of musicians and sound effects (page 48). The results may be masked if you are using it in a sur round mode.

No Tone Controls

• They will not work if you are using the 8-CH input, Source Direct mode, or in Zone 2.

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No Dolby Digital, DTS play back

• See page 44

• Make sure your player's digital output is set to BITSTREAM for

Dolby Digital or DTS. This is often a player's setup menu item, not the disc's menu.

• Some discs are available with a number of different options, such as Dolby Digital or Dolby Pro

Logic. Make sure that you have selected the correct mode from your player’s menu.

• Only digital inputs will work for these modes. Check that your player's digital output is con nect ed to the appropriate corresponding digital input on your TGIV.

• There is no AC-3 RF input connection for LaserDisc players. You will need an external RF demodulator.

• Look for the Dolby Digital or DTS

Logo on the source program’s box or sleeve.

• Check the calibration procedure from time to time. This is an ex cel lent way of checking that all speakers are working correctly.

Noise bursts are heard when

DTS en cod ed CDs or LDs are played

• Compressed DTS data uses the normal digital audio tracks of CDs and LDs. This analog noise may be heard in your system before the

DTS digital signal is locked on, or it may appear as a back ground hiss.

• To reduce or prevent this noise, disconnect any analog con nec tions to your CD or LD players. Just use the Digital connections.

No On Screen Display

• See page 30

• Press the remote's MENU button to activate the OSD. It should be present even when no video source has been selected.

• There is no pop-up text for component video connections, but there is there is full-page OSD.

On Screen Display fl ickers when engaged

• One of the features of the TGIV is that its OSD circuit is not in the video signal path all the time.

This allows for the best possible video quality. When OSD pop up text appears, or the Main OSD menus are engaged, there can be a slight fl icker as the OSD circuit is switched in. Page 37 shows how to engage or disable some of the pop up items.

Sound drops out with CD or

DVD playback

• Make sure the disc is not dirty or scratched.

• Some inexpensive players and changers tend to mistrack more often, causing dropouts with an external DAC.

Remote won’t Learn

• See page 28

• Make sure you are pointing the original remote into the re ceiv ing window of the Sunfi re remote. This is located on the top edge of the remote.

• Try touching and holding the fi rst button to be learned.

• Do not do the learn procedure in bright lighting or sunlight.

• Make sure the Sunfi re remote is correctly in its LEARN mode.

• Try varying the distance be tween the remotes from 1 to 2 inches, and see if the learn pro ce dure improves.

Remote will not work

• See pages 25-29

• Make sure the batteries are not dead, or installed incorrectly.

• Make sure the remote is set on the correct device display for the com-

po nent you are trying to control.

• Make sure that the buttons have not been erased or learned over.

• Make sure that the TGIV front panel receiver window is not obstructed.

• Check that the front or rear IR receivers have not been turned off in the OSD CONTROL menu.

Zone 2 does not work

• See page 47

• Zone 2 is set "disabled" from the factory, so you must use the OSD

Zone 2 menu on page 36 to enable it when you are ready to use it.

This enables Zone 2, but it does not turn it on.

• Once Zone 2 is enabled, use the remote control's Zone 2 device button, followed by the Power button to turn Zone 2 on. Alternatively, press the front panel Zone 2 button, followed by the main Power button.

• The front panel (left hand side)

Zone 2 Power light will be on when the zone is active (i.e. engaged and on). The Zone 2 Adjust light turns on when the zone is being adjusted. For example, if you turn

Zone 2 on with the remote, and adjust the volume, Zone 2's volume changes, and the Zone 2 Adjust light will be on.

Zone 2 does not play digital inputs

Zone 2 can play analog sources independent of what is playing in the

Main Zone. It cannot play from a digital-only source unless that input is selected and playing in the Main

Zone. To play a source such as a DVD player in Zone 2 independent of the

Main Zone, make sure you connect the player's L/R analog audio output to the TGIV.

TGIV does not respond to any controls

• Unplug AC power momentarily, and press Power to turn back on

• If this does not work, try the reset procedure on the next page.

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Your amplifi ers shut down often

Check the following:

• Make sure each speaker's average impedance is not less than your amplifi ers can safely handle.

• The amplifi ers have good ventilation, no vents are covered.

• Try setting all the speakers to

Small, and let your subwoofers handle the heavy bass.

• Check that the amplifi er power output is a good match for your speakers. If your speakers are ineffi cient, consider using larger power amplifi ers.

Reset procedure

The TGIV is a microprocessor controlled device of great complexity.

Occasional power fl uctuations and spikes may cause the TGIV to "lock up" or act strangely. The TGIV can be reset as follows.

Warning: the TGIV will be reset to the factory defaults, and will clear all memory. All your stored OSD settings and Tuner presets will be erased.

• On page 57, write down your calibration settings, input settings,

Tuner presets, and any other settings you have made.

• Press the power button to turn the unit off, or turn it off from the wall for a moment.

• Press and continue to hold down the front panel Power button and the Tone DOWN button at the same time.

• The TGIV will power on and cycle through the display. Keep holding the buttons down until "Resetting to Factory Defaults" appears in the front panel display

• When the TGIV has been reset, it will shut off.

• Turn the TGIV back on and it will go to the default screen. It has now been reset.

• If the TGIV has to be reset regularly, you should invest in a good quality AC line conditioner.

Updating fi rmware problems

• See page 51

• If you have a Palm Pilot™ or similar device with “HotSync™” or its equivalent, you may need to disable this software before proceeding. This software ‘seizes’ control of a serial port on your machine and prevents the Sunfi re software from accessing that port. Use another port or disable HotSync.

• Check that the serial cable is connected correctly between the TGIV and your computer's serial port.

A Hum is heard in your speak ers

This problem is more than likely caused by a “ground loop” in your system, rather than a fault in the TGIV.

Follow these steps to isolate the main cause of the hum, there may even be more than one.

• Remember to turn off all components in your system, including the TGIV, before disconnecting or con nect ing any cables.

• Disconnect the following items in order, and check each time if the hum has gone away:

• Disconnect all cables which come from outside the room, such as cable TV, satellite TV, or roof top antennas. Make sure that they are dis con nect ed where they fi rst enter the room, so they are making no con nec tion to the TGIV or the TV, or any other component. If the hum is caused by the cable TV line, then you will need a “ground loop iso la tor.” This is an inexpensive device fi tted in line with the coaxial cable feed. Con tact your ca ble com pa ny or your Sun fi re Dealer for as sis tance.

• Disconnect all connections from the TGIV to your TV.

• Disconnect any component which has a grounded power cord.

• If the hum persists, disconnect all the source com po nents one at a time from the back of the TGIV, until you identify the prob lem.

• Ground loop isolators are available for audio lines and video. Ask your

Sunfi re Dealer for assistance.

• Try moving the speaker cables away from any power cords. Try just one speaker, connecting it to different channels and see if an amplifi er channel is bad.

• If you are still having a problem, remember that Sunfi re’s dealers and technical support staff will assist you.

Other causes of noise

• Speaker noise may also be caused by in ter fer ence or noise on your

AC line. Make sure there are no large ap pli anc es sharing the line, or halogen lamps or light-dimming

Triac devices.

• Try connecting your system to another AC socket on a sep a rate line.

• If the hum is heard from within the

TGIV and not through the speak-

ers, this may also be caused by in ter fer ence on the AC or DC lines.

The power trans form ers may turn this interference into an audible noise. Internal hum can be made worse by a shelf or cabinet resonating, so try moving the TGIV to another shelf.

• Try moving your components further away from the TV, es pe cial ly if you ever notice the screen has changed color in the area closest to the component.

• If you have very high effi ciency speak ers, these may show up noise which other speakers may not.

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ADC 007

Adcom 082, 092, 225, 161, 269

Aiwa 018, 104, 170, 202, 203,

213, 211, 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, 011

Audio Ease 021, 196, 207

Audio File 071

Audio Matrix 167

Audio Source 273

Audio Technica 134

B&K 096, 097

Bose 070, 170, 224

Bryston 023

Carver 006, 028, 061, 071,

201, 214, 226, 180, 185, 022,

029,077,284

Casio 076

Chiro 140

Cinema Sound 034, 134

Citation 148, 272

Clarion 026

Curtis Mathes 076

Denon 002, 034, 109, 215, 229,

230, 027, 037, 234, 259

Eiger 149

Elan 057

Enlightened Audio 099, 098

Fisher 047, 214, 180, 182

Fosgate 062, 231

GE 056, 260

Goldstar 008

Hafl er 174

Harman/Kardon 231, 233, 254,

153, 154, 118, 121, 227, 277

Hitachi 020

Inkel 197

JBL 263

JC Penny

Jeff Rowland 206

Jensen 058

JVC 240, 163, 191, 114, 266,

279

Kenwood 026, 066, 145, 146,

181, 190, 197, 192, 182, 199,

151, 222, 180, 005, 280

Kinergetics 220, 140

Koss 216

Krell 150, 072

Kyocera 007

Lexicon 120, 235, 236, 237

Linn 124

Luxman 137, 139, 052, 1654,

115, 004, 009

LXI 076, 056

Magnavox 086, 164, 152, 208

Marantz 006, 028, 031, 040,

063, 185, 186, 251, 265

McIntosh 238

MCS 076

Meridian 100, 012, 013

Mitsubishi 242, 243, 204

Mondial 157, 158, 042, 043,

081, 112

Myryad 276

NAD 186, 113, 283

Nakamichi 111, 244, 245, 172,

183

NEC 176

Onkyo 017, 046, 064, 107, 108,

187, 079, 080, 090, 179, 209,

270, 275

Optimus 026, 041, 138

Remote Control Codes

Audio Components Panasonic 032, 195, 219, 177

Parasound 129, 130, 132, 261

Phast 196

Philips 249, 250, 251, 063

Pioneer 014, 033, 039, 044,

045, 050, 069, 159, 168, 116,

035, 079,

198

Proceed 144, 268

RCA 010, 048, 117, 156, 067

Realistic 019, 056, 073, 075,

095

Revox 162

Rotel 074, 083, 085

Samsung 016

Sansui 040, 048, 110, 119, 065,

228

Sanyo 047, 059

Scott 019, 091

Sears 076

Sharp 026, 094, 131, 175, 181

Sherwood 024, 048, 055, 102,

103, 105, 106, 051, 030

Sony 018, 093, 223, 247, 248,

160, 166, 015, 101, 184, 218,

271

Soundesign 036

Soundstream 084, 088

SSI 068

Sumo 171

Sunfi re TGI 329

Sunfi re TGII or TGIV 001

Taekwang 138

Teac 005, 019, 049, 111, 212,

217

Technics 122, 176, 193, 219,

178, 177, 200, 257, 262

Theta Digital 136

Toshiba 060, 087, 198, 278

Wards 180

Yamaha 026, 253, 169, 067,

173, 205, 264, 232, 089, 264,

274, 285

Zenith 143, 210

Aux (Lighting,

Switches, TiVo, Etc.

3M 152

Aiwa 164

Archer 155

Auton 191

DMX 156

Draper Screen 204

Dwin 080

Everquest 206

Extron 151

Faroudja 184

Fuji 209

Jerrold 153

JVC 185

Kenwood 185

Lite-Touch 208

Lutron 077, 158, 159

Lutron 077, 158, 159

Makita 186, 201

Mindpath 205

Niles 160, 187

NSM 161

Piano Disc Plus 085

Philips 090

Polk Audio 162

Replay 075

Russound 081

Scientifi c Atlanta 156, 163

Sima 082

Solo Electronics 207

Somfy 078, 079

Sony 104, 164, 165, 166

Starcom 153

Turboscan 167

Velodyne 203

X-10 093, 183

Xantech 168, 169, 170, 171,

172, 188, 189

Cable Boxes

ABC 103, 003, 004, 039, 042,

046, 053

Americast 099

Antronix 014

Archer 005, 007, 014

Bell South 099

Centurion 092

Century 007

Citizen 007

Combano 080, 081

Comsat 074

Comtronics 030

Digicable 101

Eagle 020, 030, 040

Eastern 057, 066

Echostar 106

Electricord 032

Gemini 008, 054

General Electric 072

General Instruments 103, 074,

104

GNC 099

Golden Channel 030

Hamlin 049, 050, 055

Hitachi 103, 055

Jerrold 013, 002, 003, 004, 008,

009, 010, 069, 074

Magnavox 010, 012, 064, 079,

095, 094

Media One 107

Memorex 052

Mitsubishi 102

Lutron 077, 158, 159

Makita 186, 201

Mindpath 205

Niles 160, 187

NSM 161

Piano Disc Plus 085

Philips 090

Polk Audio 162

Replay 075

Russound 081

Scientifi c Atlanta 156, 163

Sima 082

Solo Electronics 207

Somfy 078, 079

Sony 104, 164, 165, 166

Starcom 153

Turboscan 167

Velodyne 203

X-10 093, 183

Xantech 168, 169, 170, 171,

172, 188, 189

CD Players

Adcom 062, 042

Aiwa 059, 065, 088, 089, 105,

122, 170,187

Akai 085, 195, 202

AMC 231, 232

Amend 118

Arcam 238

Audio Access 119, 147

Audio Ease 165

Audio Technica 046

BSR 037, 057

California Audio 103, 008

Capetronic 063

Carrera 057, 080

Carver 185, 041, 044, 050, 086,

107, 130, 134, 135, 138, 139,

203, 204, 167

Casio 111, 182

Clarinette 182

Creek 159

Crown 035

Denon 002, 123

Emerson 042, 069, 102

Fisher 050, 185, 134, 008

Fraba 111

Genexxa 010, 069, 102

Goldstar 010, 069, 102

Haitai 093

Harman/Kardon 018, 033, 047,

208

Hitachi 042, 175

Inkel 130, 143, 144

JC Penny 014, 061, 092, 141

Jensen 158

JVC 004, 022, 136, 163, 213,

214, 242, 243

Kenwood 185, 007, 023, 055,

071, 072, 142, 137

Koss 061

Krell 241

Kyocera 005

Lotte 102

Luxman 011, 028, 070, 076

LXI 059

Magnavox 044, 107

Marantz 027, 041, 044, 051,

077, 107, 209

McIntosh 212

MCS 014, 073, 092

Memorex 010

Mission 044, 107

Mitsubishi 179

Mitsumi 153

Modulaire 182

Mondial 147

Myryad 244

NAD 006, 005, 067, 178

Nakamichi 217, 218, 219, 095

NEC 014, 062

Nikko 046

NSM 044, 107

Onkyo 030, 038, 039, 168, 169

Optimus 010, 050, 057, 058,

081, 082, 083, 085, 093, 195

Panasonic 103, 201, 172, 008,

068

Parasound 233

Philips 041, 044

Pioneer 010, 020, 025, 056,

174, 175, 176

Proceed 239

Proton 044, 107, 228

Quasar 103, 008

Radio Shack 182

RCA 017, 042, 150

Realistic 042, 050, 051, 102,

181, 182, 187

Rotel 044, 107, 161, 178, 250

SAE 044, 107

Sansui 044, 069, 107, 128, 171,

190, 125

Sanyo 050

Scott 069, 102

Sharp 026, 031, 051, 066

Sherwood 003, 019, 051, 096,

112, 115, 119, 166

Signature 033

Sony 048, 081, 097, 126, 133,

177, 225, 226, 164

Soundesign 251

Sumo 155

Sylvania 044, 107

Symphonic 052, 181

Taekwang 195, 085

Tandy 010

Teac 015, 034, 036, 051, 052,

101, 131, 140, 079

Technics 060, 103, 200, 172,

184, 008, 068

Techwood 076

Theta Digital 234, 235

Toshiba 006, 067, 091, 160, 148

Vector Research 080

Victor 004, 022, 114, 124

Wards 185, 033

Yamaha 024, 046, 054, 186,

183, 245

Yorx 182

DVD Players

Apex Digital 087

Denon 007, 080

GE 026, 027

Harman/Kardon 084

JVC 012

LG 091, 057, 074

Magnavox 066

Marantz 083

Mitsubishi 017

NAD 088

Onkyo 076, 035

Panasonic 021, 042

Philips 066

Pioneer 023, 092

Proceed 086

Proscan 026, 027

RCA 026, 027

Samsung 056, 070

Sharp 094

Sony 033

Theta Digital 032

Thomson 026, 027

Toshiba 035, 034

Yamaha 042, 089

Zenith 057, 074, 091

LaserDisc Players

(Use with DVD)

Denon 206, 207

Funai 120

Kenwood 152, 013

Magnavox 032, 121

Marantz 211

Mitsubishi 121

NAD 121

Optimus 049, 013

Panasonic 113

Philips 032

Pioneer 106, 117, 121

Radio Shack 120

RCA 002

Realistic 049

Runco 127

Sanyo 075

Sharp 152, 013

Sony 053, 110

Technics 113

Theta Digital 032

Toshiba 152, 106

Yamaha 043, 129

Satellite/DSS

Receivers

Alphastar 123

Amplica 050

Birdview 129, 113, 051, 126

BSR 053

Capetronics 053

Channel Master 013, 014, 015,

018, 036, 055

Chaparral 008, 009, 012, 077

Citoh 054

Curtis Mathes 050

Drake 005, 006, 007, 010, 011,

112, 116, 141, 052

DX Antenna 024, 046, 056, 076

Echostar 038, 040, 057, 058,

093, 094, 095, 096, 097, 098,

099, 100,

122

Electrohome 089

Eurosat 114

Fujitsu 017, 021, 022, 027,

133, 134

General Electric 151, 106, 150

General Instruments 003, 004,

016, 029, 031, 059, 101, 148

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more Satellite/DSS receivers:

Hitachi 139, 140

Home Cable 080, 044, 029

Houston Tracker 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

Panasonic 142, 060

Pansat 121

Personal Cable 117

Philips 071, 152, 153

PL 023, 026

President 019, 102

Primestar 110, 030

Prosat 072

Proscan 151, 106, 150

RCA 151, 106, 150

Realistic 043, 074

Samsung 123

Satellite Service 028, 035, 047,

085

Sony 103

Starcast 041

Superguide 020, 124, 125

Teecom 023, 026, 075, 087,

088, 090, 107, 130, 137

Toshiba 002, 127

Town & Country 023, 026

Uniden 016, 025, 042, 043, 044,

045, 048, 049, 078, 079, 080,

086,101, 135, 136

Viewstar 115

Winegard 128, 146

Zenith 081, 082, 083, 084, 091,

120

Tape Decks

Aiwa 015, 071, 100, 114

Carver 006, 008, 027, 024, 036

Denon 105, 227, 229

Fisher 064

Goldstar 011

Harman/Kardon 233

JVC 106, 116, 239, 240

Kenwood 005, 013, 023, 026,

064, 145, 146, 181, 190

Linn 124

Luxman 035, 137, 139

Magnavox 027

Marantz 014, 027, 056, 065, 087

McIntosh 238

Mitsubishi 242, 243

NAD 029, 048

Nakamichi 244, 245, 025

Onkyo 002, 012, 016, 017, 018,

019, 115

Optimus 026, 054, 055

Panasonic 007, 010, 032, 088,

195

Philips 027, 087

Pioneer 003, 039, 047, 050,

066, 098, 222

Quasar 007, 088

Sansui 027, 113, 119, 224

Sharp 026, 057, 131, 175, 181

Sherwood 038, 004, 028, 030,

033, 034

Sony 020, 022, 052, 084, 089

Teac 009, 059, 212

Technics 007, 010, 076, 088,

109, 122, 193

Toshiba 112

Victor 106

Yamaha 021, 026, 031, 067,

040

Televisions

Admiral 072, 081, 161, 160

Akai 197, 146

Amark 112, 143

Ampro 073, 167, 157, 183

Amstrad 052

Anam 043, 054, 056, 080, 112,

131

AOC 197, 004, 112, 058

Audiovox 076

Blaupunkt 088

Cairn 201

Candle 197, 002, 003, 004

Capehart 058

Centronic 043

Citizen 197, 002, 003, 004, 043,

101, 103, 143

Classic 043

Concerto 004

Contec 043, 050, 051

Coronado 143

Craig 043, 054

Crown 043, 143

Curtis Mathes 197, 101, 004,

143

CXC 043

Daewoo 004, 016, 043, 004,

076, 103, 114, 125, 127, 143

Daytron 004, 143

Dwin 117

Dynasty 043

Dynatech 062

Eiki 187

Electrohome 024, 076, 143, 196

Emerson 197, 004, 005, 028,

043, 047, 048, 050, 051, 076,

096, 143,

151, 153, 154, 155

Fisher 007, 057

Fujitsu 198

Funai 028, 043

Futuretech 043

GE 197, 008, 009, 034, 056,

073, 074, 130, 144, 155, 160,

161,

165, 004, 091, 157, 183

Goldstar 004, 102, 106, 112,

113, 116, 119, 127, 143

Hall Mark 004

Hitachi 004, 009, 010, 011,

012, 023, 075, 143, 158, 163,

166, 072

Infi nity 164

JBL 164

JC Penny 197, 004, 008, 009,

024, 030, 065, 101, 143, 156,

160

Jensen 013

JVC 034, 038, 070, 083, 154,

199

KEC 043

Kenwood 197, 070

Kloss 002, 059

KMC 143

KTV 197, 043, 143, 154

Lodgenet 072

Logik 072

Luxman 004

LXI 166, 007, 015, 052, 081,

160, 164

Magnavox 197, 003, 004, 022,

059, 060, 061, 063, 064, 127,

160, 164, 094

56

Marantz 197, 164

Matsui 164

Memorex 007, 072, 004

Metz 088

MGA 197, 004, 024, 028, 042

Minerva 088

Mitsubishi 004, 024, 028, 040,

042, 109, 124, 146, 191

MTC 197, 004, 062, 101

NAD 015, 025

NEC 132, 130, 134, 197, 040,

016, 024, 056, 019

Nikei 043

Onking 043

Onwa 043

Optonica 019, 081

Orion 096

Panasonic 034, 056, 080, 092,

164

Philco 197, 003, 024, 056, 059,

060, 063, 064, 164, 004

Philips 197, 003, 004, 005, 038,

059, 093, 164, 127

Pioneer 197, 018, 023, 025,

116, 135, 190

Portland 004, 143

Proscan 144, 160, 161, 165,

167

Proton 004, 058, 131, 143, 171,

173, 193

Quasar 034, 056, 092

Radio Shack 019, 043, 143,

004, 127

RCA 160, 161, 165, 065, 156,

144, 197, 004, 023, 024, 056,

074, 152

Realistic 007, 019, 043, 047

Roctec 186

Runco 168, 169, 178, 179, 180,

181, 182, 183, 073, 157

Sampo 197, 058, 004, 202

Samsung 004, 050, 089, 101,

105, 127, 143, 160

Sanyo 166, 007, 020, 053, 057,

082, 187

Scott 004, 028, 043, 048, 143

Sears 015, 030, 003, 007, 028,

057, 143, 094, 160, 080, 165,

166

Seleco 189, 200

Sharp 170, 081, 019, 028, 029,

014, 004, 022, 143, 175

Siemens 088

Signature 072

Sony 070, 085, 139, 147, 126,

185, 194

Soundesign 004, 028, 003, 043

Spectricon 112

SSS 004, 043

Supre Macy 002

Sylvania 197, 003, 059, 060,

063, 064, 164, 044, 160, 127

Tandy 081

Tatung 056, 062

Technics 034, 080

Techwood 004

Teknika 002, 003, 004, 024,

028, 043, 072, 101, 143

Telefunken 037, 046, 086, 087

Telerent 072

Tera 172

TMK 004

Toshiba 007, 015, 030, 040,

062, 101, 138

Totevision 143

Universal 008, 009

Video Concepts 146

Vidikron 174, 184, 188, 192

Vidtech 994

Wards 004, 008, 009, 019, 028,

060, 061, 063, 064, 072, 074,

143, 164, 034

Westing House 076

Yamaha 197, 004

York 004

Yupiteru 043

Zenith 072, 073, 095, 103, 157,

183

Zonda 112

VCRs

Aiwa 034, 181

Akai 016, 043, 046, 124, 125,

142, 146

Ampro 072

Anam 031

Audio Dynamics 012, 023, 039,

043

Brooksonic 035, 037, 129

Canon 028, 031

Capehart 108

Craig 003, 040, 135

Curtis Mathes 031, 041

Daewoo 005, 007, 010, 065,

108, 110, 111, 112, 116, 117,

119

Daytron 108

DBX 012, 023, 039, 043

Dynatech 034, 053

Electrohome 059

Emerson 006, 017, 025, 027,

029, 031, 034, 035, 036, 037,

046, 101, 129, 131, 138, 153,

162, 116

Fisher 003, 008, 009, 010

Funai 034

GE 031, 063, 072, 107, 109,

144, 147

Go Video 132, 136, 155, 040,

115

Goldstar 012, 013, 020, 101,

106, 114, 123

Harman/Kardon 014, 045

Hitachi 004, 018, 026, 034, 043,

063, 137, 150, 160, 013

InstantReplay 031

JCL 031

JC Penney 012, 013, 015, 040,

066, 101

Jensen 043

JVC 012, 031, 043, 048, 050,

055, 060, 130, 150, 152

Kenwood 014, 048, 034, 106

Lloyd 034

LXI 003, 009, 017, 034, 106

Magin 040

Magnavox 031, 034, 041, 067,

068, 156, 164

Marantz 012, 031, 067, 069

Marta 101

Matsui 027, 030

MEI 031

Memorex 003, 010, 014, 031,

034, 053, 072, 101, 102, 134,

139

MGA 045, 046, 059

Minolta 013, 020

Mitsubishi 013, 020, 045, 046,

051, 059, 061, 142, 151, 049

MTC 034, 040

Multitech 024, 034

NEC 012, 023, 039, 043, 048

Nordmende 043

Optonica 053, 054

Orion 025

Panasonic 066, 070, 083, 113,

140, 145, 157, 163, 074

Pentax 013, 020, 031, 063

Philco 031, 034, 067

Philips 031, 034, 054, 067, 071,

101

Pilot 101

Pioneer 013, 021, 048

Portland 108

Pulsar 072

Quartz 002, 014

Quasar 066, 145, 075

Radio Shack 123

RCA 013, 020, 041, 107, 109,

140, 144, 145, 147, 034, 040,

158

Realistic 003, 008, 010, 014,

031, 034, 040, 053, 054, 101

Rico 058

Runco 148

Salora 014

Samsung 032, 040, 066, 102,

104, 107, 109, 112, 113, 115,

120, 122, 125

Sansui 022, 043, 048, 135

Sanyo 003, 007, 010, 014, 134,

102

Scott 017, 037, 112, 129, 131

Sears 003, 008, 009, 010, 013,

014, 081, 101, 017, 073, 112

Sharp 031, 054, 149, 159, 165

Shintom 024

Signature 034

Sony 003, 031, 052, 056, 057,

058, 076, 077, 078, 149, 154

Soundesign 034

STS 013

Sylvania 031, 034, 059, 067

Symphonic 034

Tandy 010, 034

Tatung 039, 043

Teac 034, 039, 043

Technics 031, 070

Teknika 019, 031, 034, 101

Thomas 034

TMK 006

Toshiba 008, 013, 042, 047,

059, 079, 082, 112, 131, 081

Totevision 040, 101

Unitech 040

Vector Research 012

Victor 048

Video Concepts 012, 034, 046,

141

Videosonic 040

Wards 003, 013, 017, 024, 031,

034, 040, 053, 054, 131

Yamaha 012, 034, 039, 043

Zenith 034, 048, 056, 058, 072,

080, 101

User's Manual

APPENDIX

Favorite Settings

Use this page to record some of your favorite OSD settings and system details.

Tone Settings (page 32)

LEVEL dB TONE

BASS

TREBLE

Zone Settings (page 36)

SELECTION MAIN ZONE

POWERUP SOURCE

POWERUP VOLUME MODE

POWERUP VOLUME

MAXIMUM VOLUME

Mode Settings (page 33)

MODES

DOLBY/DTS DYNAMIC RANGE

PRO LOGIC II MODE

SELECTION

PRO LOGIC II CENTER WIDTH II IIx

PRO LOGIC II PANORAMA II IIx

PRO LOGIC II DIMENSION II IIx

DTS LFE

DTS NEO:6

JAZZ CLUB AMBIANCE

ZONE 2

ZONE 2 SYSTEM

BALANCE

POWERUP SOURCE

POWERUP VOLUME MODE

POWERUP VOLUME

MAXIMUM VOLUME

SELECTION

Video Settings (page 37)

VIDEO

OSD VOL POP-UP

OSD SOURCE POP-UP

OSD MODE POP-UP

VIDEO DEFAULT

VID2/MON2

VIDEO DELAY

SELECTION

Input Settings (page 34)

Control Settings (page 37)

ON / OFF CONTROL

RS-232

REAR MAIN IR

REAR ZONE 2 IR

FRONT PANEL IR

INPUT NAME GAIN

TRIM dB

MAIN

ZONE

FULL

AUTO

VIDEO

TYPE

TRIG.

RELAY

ZONE

2

MAKE/MODEL REMOTE

CODES

NORMAL

VOLUME

DVD

CD

SAT

VID1

VID2

VCR

TUNER

TAPE

PHONO

8 CH

Speaker Settings (page 38-40)

SPEAKER CALIBRATION

LEVEL dB

TRIM LEVEL dB

LEFT MAIN

CENTER

RIGHT MAIN

RIGHT SURROUND

R SURROUND BACK

L SURROUND BACK

LEFT SURROUND

SUBWOOFER

LEFT-RIGHT CROSSOVER FREQUENCY

CENTER/SURROUND CROSSOVER FREQUENCY

DISTANCE

(FEET)

SIZE (LARGE/SMALL/OFF) MAKE/MODEL

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Specifi cations

Line Level Inputs

Sensitivity

(for 0.5 V output): 125 mV

Phono: 1.6 mV

Frequency response:

20 Hz-20 kHz +/- 0.5 dB

Signal to Noise

(relative to 2V out):

Analog 97 dB

Digital 105 dB

Distortion (THD): < 0.03%

Separation (at 1 kHz): 70 dB

Tone Control:

Bass: +/- 10 dB

Tre ble: +/- 10 dB

Audio Outputs

Frequency Response:

All but subwoofer:

(Large): 20 Hz-20 kHz

Sub : 20-160 Hz

(crossover set to 160 Hz)

(The Sub plays the bass from the other channels using Bass Man-

age ment)

Delay adjustment

Center: 0-25 mS

Rear: 0-25 mS

(delay adjustment is automatic when the speaker distance is entered in feet)

Video Section

Video inputs/outputs: 1 Vp-p

75 ohms

Bandwidth

Com po nent: 100 MHz, -1.5 dB

Com pos ite: 6 MHz, -2 dB

S-video: 18 MHz, -1.5 dB

Sunfi re Universal Video

Composite S Component and

S Component

(Transcoder/upconverter is fully automatic)

FM Tuner Section

FM range: 87.5-108 MHz

0.2 MHz steps

(0.05 MHz for some

export models)

Usable sensitivity (Mono):

1.6 uV (75 ohms)

15.2 dBf (75 kHz

DEV, 30 dB)

50dB quieting sensitivity (Stereo):

31.6 uV (75 ohms)

41.2 dBf

Audio output frequency range:

30 Hz to 15 kHz,

+.5 dB, -3 dB

AM Tuner Section

AM range: 530-1710 kHz

10 kHz steps

(9 kHz for some

export models)

Usable sensitivity: (30% mod.,

S/N 20 dB): 16 uV / (600 uV/m)

S/N (30% mod., 1 mV input): 48dB

Trigger Outputs

12 V Main and Zone 2 Trigger current less than 500mA total

Main zone trigger relay contact rating: 24 VDC 2A maximum

XLR Outputs

Pin 1 Ground

Pin 2 Positive

Pin 3 Negative

Rear Panel View

Infrared Inputs

Optically Isolated

Standard 1/8” mini jacks

Standard 12V signal level

Power Requirements

US Model:

120 VAC 50-60 Hz: 40 W

European Model:

230 VAC 50-60 Hz 40 W

Dimensions

17” Wide x 5.75” High x 16.5” Deep

Net Weight

22 lbs

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 worldwide patents issued and pending.

“DTS”, “DTS-ES Extended Surround” and “Neo:6” are trademarks of Digital

Theater Systems, Inc. Copyright 1996,

2000 Digital Theater Systems, Inc. All

Rights Reserved.

Manufactured under license from

Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby”, “Pro

Logic”, and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.

FireWire is a trademark of Apple Computer Inc.

© 2004 Sunfi re Corporation.

All rights reserved. Sunfi re Corporation re serves the right to improve its products at any time. Therefore, specifi cations are subject to change without notice.

Manual part number:

913-107-00 Rev B

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Limited Warranty

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. Your unit has been crafted to perform properly for many years. Sunfi re Corporation offers the following Warranty to you, the owner of a new Sunfi re product:

The Sunfi re Corporation Warranty for the Theater Grand IV is in effect for TWO years from the date of original retail pur chase. The Sunfi re

Cor po ra tion Warranty covers defects in materials and work man ship. The fol low ing, however, are excluded: a) Damage caused during ship-

ment.

b) Damage caused by accident, mis use, abuse of op er a tion contrary to the in struc tions specifi ed in the Sunfi re Cor po ra tion user’s manual.

c) Units where the serial number has been defaced, modifi ed or removed.

d) Damage re sult ing from mod i fi ca tion or attempted repair by any person not authorized in writing by Sunfi re Cor po ra tion.

e) Units purchased from unauthorized dealers.

The Sunfi re Corporation Warranty extends to the original owner or subsequent owner(s) during the two year warranty period so long as the original dated purchase receipt is pre sent ed whenever warranty service is required.

All implied warranties, including war ran ties or merchantability and fi tness for par tic u lar purposes, are limited in duration to the two year length of this Warranty, unless oth er wise provided by state law.

APPENDIX

Service Assistance

Sunfi re Corporation’s liability is limited to the repair or replacement, at our option, of any defective product and shall not in any event include property or any other in ci den tal or consequential damages which may result from the failure of this product.

Some states do not allow limitations on how long an implied warranty lasts and/or do not allow the exclusion or limitation of in ci den tal or consequential damages, so the above lim i ta tions or exclusions may not apply to you.

This Warranty gives you specifi c legal rights, and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state. We suggest that you attach your purchase receipt to this War ran ty and keep these in a safe place. Thank you for your choice of a Sunfi re Cor po ra tion product.

We suggest that you read the Limited

War ran ty completely to fully un der stand your Warranty/Service coverage.

If your Sunfi re Corporation product ever requires service, write to us or call:

Sunfi re Corporation

Tech ni cal Ser vic es Department

P.O. Box 1589

Snohomish, WA 98291

Tel (425) 335-4748

Fax (425) 335-4746

You will be directed to an au tho rized Sunfi re Cor po ra tion Service

Station or receive instructions to ship the unit to the factory. Please save the original shipping carton and packing materials in case shipping is required.

Please do not ship Parcel Post.

NOTE: Before sending in your unit for repair, you must call Sunfi re for return au tho ri za tion.

Include a complete de scrip tion of the problem, in di cat ing how you have it con nect ed, the associated equipment in your system and a copy of your purchase receipt. Initial ship ping costs are not paid by Sunfi re Corporation; return ground shipping costs will be prepaid if repairs were covered by the scope of this Warranty.

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CHAPTER 1

Contents

Unpacking and Features ...........................6

Overview.....................................................7

Quick Start Guide .......................................8

Front Panel Features................................10

Rear Panel Features ................................12

Installation ................................................14

Speaker Calibration ..................................40

Bass Management....................................42

Surround Modes ......................................43

Tuner Operation .......................................45

Recording .................................................46

Zone 2 Operation......................................47

The Holographic Image ............................48

CD Software Upgrade ..............................48

Speaker Placement ..................................49

The RS-232 Port.......................................51

Troubleshooting Guide .............................52

Remote Control Codes .............................55

Favorite Settings.......................................57

Speciﬁ cations ...........................................58

Limited Warranty ......................................59

Service Assistance ...................................59

CHAPTER 1

Introduction

CHAPTER 1

Unpacking

Features

Remote Features

CHAPTER 1

Overview

Theater Grand

Sunfire

CHAPTER 1

Quick Start Guide

MAIN

CHAPTER 1

Further Information

CHAPTER 1

Front Panel Features

1 2 3 4 5 6

Theater Grand

Sunfire

7 8 9

1. Signal Processing

10 11

2. IR Receiver Window

3. Display

4. Mode Buttons

12 13

5. Rotation

CHAPTER 1

Front Panel Features

6. Level

7. Power

8. Illuminated Logo Panel

9. Tuner Presets

10. Tuner Controls

12. Full Au to mat ic

Operation

11. Tone

13. Manual Input Selector

CHAPTER 1

Rear Panel Fea tures

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

9