Page 2 - Important Safety Instructions; SAFETY
User's Manual Important Safety Instructions 10. Ventilation — The apparatus should be situated so that its location or position does not interfere with its proper ventilation. For example, the apparatus should not be situated on a bed, sofa, rug, or similar surface that may block any ventilation ope...
Page 3 - Theater Grand Amplifier Editions; Chapter 2: System Configurations; Specifications; Contents
User's Manual 3 Safety Instructions ................................... 2-3 Chapter 1: Introduction ...............................4 Theater Grand Amplifier Editions ................5 Unpacking and Installation .........................6 Front Panel Features ..................................7Rear P...
Page 4 - CHAPTER 1; Introduction
User's Manual 4 CHAPTER 1 Thank you for purchasing a Sunfire Theater Grand Amplifier . We hope you enjoy it and the music it makes as much as we have enjoyed creating it for you. The TGA-7401 can produce 400 watts rms per channel into 8 ohms and 800 watts rms into 4 ohms . The TGA-7201 can produce 0...
Page 6 - Installation; AC Power Considerations; Unpacking
User's Manual 6 Installation Read and follow all safety instruc- tions shown on pages 2 and 3. Observe the following precautions when choosing a location for your Theater Grand Amplifier: • Protect it from prolonged exposure to direct sunlight and other direct sources of heat, such as heating vents ...
Page 7 - Front Panel Features; Overview
User's Manual 7 Front Panel Features Overview Your Theater Grand Amplifier has seven channels of power amplifica - tion combined in one chassis for the purpose of reproducing music or video soundtracks. It accepts line-level signals from a controlling preamplifier and amplifies them to a higher leve...
Page 8 - Rear Panel Features; 2 VDC Trigger Input
User's Manual 8 Rear Panel Features 1. AUTO/ON/OFF Switch Your Theater Grand Amplifier is designed with an automatic on/off circuit. • In the AUTO-ON position, the amplifier will automatically turn on if an audio signal is pres-ent at any of the inputs, or if it receives a 12 VDC input volt-age at t...
Page 10 - CHAPTER 2; System Configurations; Unbalanced Connections
User's Manual 10 CHAPTER 2 System Configurations Unbalanced Connections If your preamplifier has RCA out - puts, it can be connected to the ampli- fier inputs as shown. The amplifier will boost the preamplifier's output, up to a level suitable for driving speakers. This diagram also shows how the Vo...
Page 11 - Balanced Connections
User's Manual 11 + + + + + + + LOUDSPEAKERS R RS C LS L LB RB Sunfire Theater Grand Processor TGP-401 CHAPTER 2 Balanced Connections If your preamplifier has XLR outputs, it can be connected to the XLR inputs as shown. This example shows the con - nections to the Sunfire Theater Grand Processor TGP-...
Page 12 - Biamping; Output connections; Input connections
User's Manual 1 CHAPTER 2 For biamp-capable speakers, such as Sunfire's Cinema Ribbon line, the Theater Grand Amplifier can be configured to provide a very powerful system. A speaker which can be biamped or biwired will have two sets of binding posts. Sometimes these posts are joined with bridge cli...
Page 13 - Biamping Connections
User's Manual 13 CHAPTER 2 + - RIGHT TWEETER (CURRENT SOURCE) + - RIGHT WOOFER + - LEFT WOOFER + - LEFT TWEETER (CURRENT SOURCE) R L UNBALANCED PREAMP OUTPUTS LOUDSPEAKE RS Note: The remaining channels can be used to drive other speakers, or left unconnected. These connections have been omitted from...
Page 14 - Biwiring Connections
User's Manual 14 CHAPTER 2 R L UNBALANCED PREAMP OUTPUTS + - RIGHT TWEETER (CURRENT SOURCE) + - LEFT WOOFER (VOLTAGE SOURCE) + - LEFT TWEETER (CURRENT SOURCE) LOUDSPEAKERS + - RIGHT WOOFER (VOLTAGE SOURCE) If your speakers can be biwired or biamped, they will have completely separate input terminals...
Page 15 - APPENDIX; Series and Parallel speaker connections; Series
User's Manual 15 APPENDIX Series and Parallel speaker connections AmplifierOutputs AmplifierOutputs The connection of more than one speaker per channel will tend to degrade the speaker’s frequency response, and may make the amplifier run hot. For the best results use one speaker per channel. If you ...
Page 16 - Troubleshooting Guide
User's Manual 16 APPENDIX The Sunfire Amplifier is expertly designed and built to provide years of trouble-free performance. Most prob-lems that occur can usually be solved by checking your setup or making sure that the audio and video com-ponents connected to your processor are on and fully operati...
Page 19 - Sunfire Limited Warranty; Service Assistance
User's Manual 19 APPENDIX Sunfire Limited Warranty Sunfire, a division of Elan Home Systems, LLC, is proud of its products which have been built with care using advanced technology and premium component parts. Your unit has been crafted to perform properly for many years. Sunfire offers the followin...