Page 2 - SAFETY
User's Manual 2 Safety In struc tions 1. Read In struc tions -– All the safe ty and op er a tion instructions should be read before the Sunfi re Com po nent is operated. 2. Retain Instructions — The safety and operating in struc tions should be kept for future reference. 3. Heed Warnings — All warnin...
Page 3 - EXAMPLE OF ANTENNA GROUNDING ACCORDING TO NATIONAL
User's Manual 3 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, u...
Page 4 - Contents; CHAPTER 1
User's Manual 4 Safety Instructions ................................... 2-3 Chapter 1: Introduction ...............................5 Unpacking and Features ...........................6Overview.....................................................7Quick Start Guide .......................................
Page 5 - Introduction
User's Manual 5 CHAPTER 1 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 take...
Page 6 - Unpacking; Remote Features
User's Manual 6 CHAPTER 1 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 m...
Page 7 - Theater Grand; Overview
User's Manual 7 LEVEL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 +10 UP DIRECT AM/FM DOLBY DIGITAL DIGITAL SOURCE PRO LOGIC IIx DTS SIGNAL PROCESSING SIDE-AXIS HOLOGRAPHICIMAGE ZONE TWOADJUST ZONE TWOPOWER POWER MANUAL TUNING DOWN MODE SELECT UP DOWN UP ROTATION ZONE TWO DOWN BASS TREBLE HOLOGRAPHICIMAGE PANELDIM MUTE MAN...
Page 8 - Quick Start Guide
User's Manual 8 MAIN MENU TRIMS MODES TONE INPUTS SETTINGS GUIDE MENU MODE MODE EXIT INFO SYSTEM +10 POWER 3 1 6 4 9 7 ENT DIS M3 M1 2 5 8 0 M2 PAGE FAV MAIN OFF VOL CH MUTE PREV CH CD AUDIO MAIN TAPE AUX ZONE2 TGIV DVD VCR SAT TV CABLE MENU Previous MODE TGIV Next MODE MAIN EXIT CHAPTER 1 Quick Sta...
Page 10 - Front Panel Features; Signal Processing
User's Manual 10 LEVEL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 +10 UP DIRECT AM/FM DOLBY DIGITAL DIGITAL SOURCE PRO LOGIC IIx DTS SIGNAL PROCESSING SIDE-AXIS HOLOGRAPHICIMAGE ZONE TWOADJUST ZONE TWOPOWER POWER MANUAL TUNING DOWN MODE SELECT UP DOWN UP ROTATION ZONE TWO DOWN BASS TREBLE HOLOGRAPHICIMAGE PANELDIM MUTE MA...
Page 11 - Manual Input Selector
User's Manual 11 CHAPTER 1 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 inc...
Page 12 - Rear Panel Fea tures; Component Video In
User's Manual 12 AM GND FM 75 Ω LEFT CENTER RIGHT LEFT SUR RIGHT SUR LB SUR RB SUR SUB DVD SAT VID1 VID2 VCR CD PHONO DAT R L R L R L C r Y b R L COMP VIDEO S VIDEO TAPE DAT TAPE LEFT L SUR CEN LB SUR FIXED MAIN ZONE2 PHONO DAT TAPE DAT TAPE FIXED MAIN ZONE2 LEFT DVD DVD CD SAT DAT VID1 VID2 SAT VID...
Page 14 - Installation
User's Manual 14 +12V GND USE EITHER TO TURN MAIN ZONE AMPLIFIER ON USE TO TURN ZONE TWO AMPLIFIER ON +12V GND THIS TRIGGER RELAY IS NORMALLY OPEN. IT CLOSES WHEN YOU SELECT ANY INPUT WHOSE TRIGGER HAS BEEN ENABLED ZONE2 12VDC MAIN ZONE TRIGGERS 12VDC +12V GND +12V IS PRESENT WHEN AN INPUT WHOSETRIG...
Page 15 - CHAPTER 2; System Confi gurations; Analog audio and composite video
User's Manual 15 AM GND FM 75 Ω LEFT CENTER RIGHT LEFT SUR RIGHT SUR LB SUR RB SUR SUB DVD SAT VID1 VID2 VCR CD PHONO DAT R L R L R L C r Y b R L COMP VIDEO S VIDEO TAPE DAT TAPE LEFT L SUR CEN LB SUR FIXED MAIN ZONE2 PHONO DAT TAPE DAT TAPE FIXED MAIN ZO NE2 LEFT DVD DVD CD SAT DAT VID1 VID2 SAT VI...
Page 16 - Digital audio and component video connections
User's Manual 16 CHAPTER 2 AM GND FM 75 Ω LEFT CENTER RIGHT LEFT SUR RIGHT SUR LB SUR RB SUR SUB DVD SAT VID1 VID2 VCR CD PHONO DAT R L R L R L C r Y b R L COMP VIDEO S VIDEO TAPE DAT TAPE LEFT L SUR CEN LB SUR FIXED MAIN ZONE2 PHONO DAT TAPE DAT TAPE FIXED MAIN ZO NE2 LEFT DVD DVD CD SAT DAT VID1 V...
Page 17 - LD connections: external RF Demodulator and S-Video
User's Manual 17 CHAPTER 2 AM GND FM 75 Ω LEFT CENTER RIGHT LEFT SUR RIGHT SUR LB SUR RB SUR SUB DVD SAT VID1 VID2 VCR CD PHONO DAT R L R L R L C r Y b R L COMP VIDEO S VIDEO TAPE DAT TAPE LEFT L SUR CEN LB SUR FIXED MAIN ZONE2 PHONO DAT TAPE DAT TAPE FIXED MAIN ZO NE2 LEFT DVD DVD CD SAT DAT VID1 V...
Page 19 - CD and Antenna connections; AM Loop Antenna
User's Manual 19 CHAPTER 2 AM GND FM 75 Ω LEFT CENTER RIGHT LEFT SUR RIGHT SUR LB SUR RB SUR SUB DVD SAT VID1 VID2 VCR CD PHONO DAT R L R L R L C r Y b R L COMP VIDEO S VIDEO TAPE DAT TAPE LEFT L SUR CEN LB SUR FIXED MAIN ZONE2 PHONO DAT TAPE DAT TAPE FIXED MAIN ZO NE2 LEFT DVD DVD CD SAT DAT VID1 V...
Page 20 - Turntable connections
User's Manual 20 CHAPTER 2 AM GND FM 75 Ω LEFT CENTER RIGHT LEFT SUR RIGHT SUR LB SUR RB SUR SUB DVD SAT VID1 VID2 VCR CD PHONO DAT R L R L R L C r Y b R L COMP VIDEO S VIDEO TAPE DAT TAPE LEFT L SUR CEN LB SUR FIXED MAIN ZONE2 PHONO DAT TAPE DAT TAPE FIXED MAIN ZO NE2 LEFT DVD DVD CD SAT DAT VID1 V...
Page 21 - Tape Player connections
User's Manual 21 CHAPTER 2 AM GND FM 75 Ω LEFT CENTER RIGHT LEFT SUR RIGHT SUR LB SUR RB SUR SUB DVD SAT VID1 VID2 VCR CD PHONO DAT R L R L R L C r Y b R L COMP VIDEO S VIDEO TAPE DAT TAPE LEFT L SUR CEN LB SUR FIXED MAIN ZONE2 PHONO DAT TAPE DAT TAPE FIXED MAIN ZONE2 LEFT DVD DVD CD SAT DAT VID1 VI...
Page 25 - Remote Control
User's Manual 25 GUIDE MENU MODE MODE EXIT INFO SYSTEM +10 POWER 3 1 6 4 9 7 ENT DIS M3 M1 2 5 8 0 M2 PAGE FAV MAIN OFF VOL CH MUTE PREV CH CD AUDIO MAIN TAPE AUX ZONE2 TGIV DVD VCR SAT TV CABLE CHAPTER 3 Remote Control Think of the TGIV remote control as ten remotes in one. There are ten DE- VICE b...
Page 26 - CHAPTER 3; Operating the TGIV with the Remote
User's Manual 26 GUIDE MENU MODE MODE EXIT INFO SYSTEM +10 POWER 3 1 6 4 9 7 ENT DIS M3 M1 2 5 8 0 M2 PAGE FAV MAIN OFF VOL CH MUTE PREV CH CD AUDIO MAIN TAPE AUX ZONE2 TGIV DVD VCR SAT TV CABLE CHAPTER 3 1. Press the remote's MAIN button to make sure the display is on the main display menu. 2. Pres...
Page 27 - Remote Setup
User's Manual 27 CHAPTER 3 You must enter the SETUP mode to program the remote control for the other components in your system, and to customize it for your conve-nience. There is only one way to enter the SETUP mode: Hold down both the MAIN and ENT buttons for a few seconds until SETUP appears in t...
Page 29 - EDIT
User's Manual 29 CHAPTER 3 MACRO The macro mode allows you to set up certain buttons to transmit up to 20 commands in sequence. For ex am ple, a single button press could turn on all of your home theater equipment, and set the TGIV to DVD, set the TV to channel 3, and set the DVD to play, make the t...
Page 30 - Quick Information
User's Manual 30 CHAPTER 4 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 ...
Page 31 - OSD Menus; Main Menu
User's Manual 31 CHAPTER 4 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. An arrow after text ( ) on the screen, shows there is more infor-mation on another page. The back arrow ( ) shows t...
Page 32 - Trim and Tone Menus; Tone Menu
User's Manual 32 CHAPTER 4 MAIN MENU TRIMS MODES TONE INPUTS SETTINGS Step up and down through the menus Step through any available options, and change dB levels Trims Menu This menu allows you to adjust the individual volume level of your speak-ers "on-the-fl y." Although careful cali-bratio...
Page 33 - CHAPTER 4; Modes Menu
User's Manual 33 CHAPTER 4 MAIN MENU TRIMS MODES TONE INPUTS SETTINGS Modes Menu Dynamic Range This is the range in level be-tween the loudest sound and quietest sound during Dolby Digital and DTS playback only. The options are Quiet (nar-row range), Medium (average range) and Large (wide range). Se...
Page 34 - Input Menus; Input Confi guration Menus
User's Manual 34 CHAPTER 4 INPUTS P2 TUNER TUNER PRESETS TAPE PHONO 8-CHANNEL 8-CH INPUT CONFIGURE NAME 8-CHANNEL GAIN TRIM 0.5 dB LOCK TO VID VID1 MAIN ZONE ENABLE TRIGGER RELAY ON MAIN MENU TRIMS MODES TONE INPUTS SETTINGS Input Menus These menus let you select which input you would like to confi g...
Page 35 - Tuner Preset Menus; Tuner Preset Menu
User's Manual 35 GUIDE MENU MODE MODE EXIT INFO CHAPTER 4 MAIN MENU TRIMS MODES TONE INPUTS SETTINGS INPUTS P2 TUNER TUNER PRESETS TAPE PHONO 8-CHANNEL INPUTS DVD CD SAT VID1 VID2 VCR Tuner Preset Menus TUNER PRESETS PAGE 1 01 FM 107.5 STEREO-NR 02 FM 99.9 STEREO 03 FM 97.3 STEREO-NR 04 FM 104.1 STE...
Page 36 - Main Zone and Zone 2 Menu; Main Zone Menu
User's Manual 36 CHAPTER 4 ZONE 2 ZONE 2 SYSTEM ENABLE BALANCE 2 LEFT POWERUP SOURCE TAPE POWERUP VOL MODE PRESETPOWERUP VOL -45.5 dB MAX VOL -6.5 dB Main Zone and Zone 2 Menu Main Zone Menu PowerUp Source This sets the input source which the TGIV will then always select whenever the TGIV is turned ...
Page 37 - Video, Software and Control Menus
User's Manual 37 Video, Software and Control Menus CHAPTER 4 MAIN MENU TRIMS MODES TONE INPUTS SETTINGS SETTINGS MAIN ZONE ZONE 2 SPEAKERS VIDEO SOFTWARE CONTROL VIDEO MENU OSD VOL POP UP ENABLE OSD SOURCE POP UP ENABLEOSD MODE POP UP ENABLE VID DEFAULT COMP VID2/MON2 OUT VID2 VID DELAY 0 MS SOFTWAR...
Page 38 - Speaker Size Menu
User's Manual 38 CHAPTER 4 MAIN MENU TRIMS MODES TONE INPUTS SETTINGS SETTINGS MAIN ZONE ZONE 2 SPEAKERS VIDEO SOFTWARE CONTROL Speaker Size Menu Speaker Size Menu This menu allows you to enter the size of your speakers. The TGIV's bass management will then auto-matically assign each speaker a frequ...
Page 39 - Speaker Position; Speaker Position Menu
User's Manual 39 CHAPTER 4 MAIN MENU TRIMS MODES TONE INPUTS SETTINGS SETTINGS MAIN ZONE ZONE 2 SPEAKERS VIDEO SOFTWARE CONTROL 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 sp...
Page 40 - Speaker Calibration; Speaker Calibration Menu
User's Manual 40 CHAPTER 4 MAIN MENU TRIMS MODES TONE INPUTS SETTINGS SETTINGS MAIN ZONE ZONE 2 SPEAKERS VIDEO SOFTWARE CONTROL SPEAKER CALIBRATION LEFT SURR BACK 0.0 dB LEFT SURROUND 0.0 dB LEFT SIDE AXIS 0.0 dB SUBWOOFER 0.0 dB GO TO LEFT MAIN ON-THE-FLY TRIMS ZEROED Speaker Calibration The calibr...
Page 41 - Speaker Crossover Menu; Crossover adjustment
User's Manual 41 CHAPTER 4 MAIN MENU TRIMS MODES TONE INPUTS SETTINGS SETTINGS MAIN ZONE ZONE 2 SPEAKERS VIDEO SOFTWARE CONTROL Speaker Crossover Menu Crossover adjustment The TGIV bass management system allows you to send the low frequencies of your speakers to a subwoofer. The crossover point of y...
Page 42 - CHAPTER 5; Bass Management; Using the TGIV; Video Conversion
User's Manual 42 CHAPTER 5 Unlike higher fre quen cies, it is diffi cult to discern exactly from which direction lower bass is coming from. The 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 rang...
Page 43 - Surround Modes for 2-Channel Sources
User's Manual 43 CHAPTER 5 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. STEREO This is the conv...
Page 44 - Surround Modes for Multi-Channel Sources
User's Manual 44 CHAPTER 5 For multi-channel sources, the TGIV will automatically select the cor-rect 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, righ...
Page 45 - Tuner Operation; Sunfire
User's Manual 45 CHAPTER 5 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 tu...
Page 46 - Recording; Recording to a Tape Player
User's Manual 46 CHAPTER 5 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...
Page 47 - Zone 2 Operation; Connections; Indicators; Turning on Zone 2
User's Manual 47 CHAPTER 5 Zone 2 Operation 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 ind...
Page 48 - Holographic Im age
User's Manual 48 CHAPTER 5 The Holographic Image (also called "Sonic Holography") is a unique pro cess which enhances the three-di men sion al effects and realism of stereo sound. This is modeled in DSP, from a design based on Bob's legend-ary (and much sought after) Carver C-9 Sonic Hologra...
Page 49 - APPENDIX; Speaker Place ment; The Front Speak ers; Appendix
User's Manual 49 APPENDIX Speaker Place ment 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 addi-tion of the following points: The left and right front speakers should be positioned so that your TV is exactly centered betwee...
Page 50 - Subwoofer Location
User's Manual 50 APPENDIX In some systems, two center speak- ers 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 chan- nels which are matrixed from the left and r...
Page 52 - Troubleshooting Guide
User's Manual 52 APPENDIX Troubleshooting Guide The Sunfi re TGIV is expertly de- signed and built to provide years of trouble-free per for mance. Most prob-lems that occur can usually be solved by checking your setup or making sure that the audio and video compo-nents connected to the TGIV are on an...
Page 53 - No Dolby Digital, DTS play back
User's Manual 53 APPENDIX 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 D...
Page 54 - Your amplifi ers shut down often
User's Manual 54 APPENDIX 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 ventila- tion, no vents are covered. • Try setting all the speakers to Small, and let your subwoo...
Page 55 - Remote Control Codes
User's Manual 55 APPENDIX Audio Components ADC 007Adcom 082, 092, 225, 161, 269Aiwa 018, 104, 170, 202, 203, 213, 211, 188Akai 138, 189AMC 125, 126, 167, 128, 258, 281, 282Amend 054AMX 196Angstrom 142Arcam 141Audio Access 147Audio Alchemy 135Audio Design 194, 221, 011Audio Ease 021, 196, 207Audio Fi...
Page 57 - Favorite Settings
User's Manual 57 APPENDIX Favorite Settings Use this page to record some of your favorite OSD settings and system details. INPUT NAME GAIN TRIM dB MAIN ZONE FULL AUTO VIDEO TYPE TRIG. RELAY ZONE 2 MAKE/MODEL REMOTE CODES NORMAL VOLUME DVD CD SAT VID1 VID2 VCR TUNER TAPE PHONO 8 CH SPEAKER CALIBRATIO...
Page 58 - Specifi cations
User's Manual 58 APPENDIX Specifi cations Manufactured under license from Digital Theater Systems, Inc. US Pat. No. 5,451,942, 5,956,674, 5,974,380, 5,978,762 and other world-wide patents issued and pending. “DTS”, “DTS-ES Extended Surround” and “Neo:6” are trademarks of Digital Theater Systems, Inc....
Page 59 - Limited Warranty
User's Manual 59 APPENDIX 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, ...
