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 Sun Þ 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 warni...
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 Þ che polariseé avec un prolongateur, u...
Page 4 - CHAPTER 1; Contents
User's Manual 4 CHAPTER 1 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 Sun Þ re Ultimate Receiver. I hope that you enjoy it and the music it makes as much as I have en joyed creating it for you. The Sun Þ re Ultimate Receiver is unlike any Home The ater prod uct on the market. For one thing, we have t...
Page 6 - Unpacking; Remote Features
User's Manual 6 CHAPTER 1 Your Ultimate Receiver should reach you in perfect con di tion. If you do notice any shipping damage, please contact your Sun Þ 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...
Page 7 - Ultimate Receiver; 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 DOLBY 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 MU...
Page 8 - Quick Start Guide
User's Manual 8 MAIN MENU TRIMS MODES TONE INPUTS SETTINGS RECVR CABLE 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 DVD VCR SAT TV MENU Previous MODE RECVR Next MODE MAIN EXIT CHAPTER 1 Quick S...
Page 10 - Front Panel Features; IR Receiver Window
User's Manual 10 CHAPTER 1 LEVEL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 +10 UP DIRECT AM/FM DOLBY DIGITAL DIGITAL SOURCE DOLBY 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 ...
Page 12 - Rear Panel Fea tures; Component Video In
User's Manual 12 AM GND FM 75 Ω RIGHT SURROUND RIGHT MAIN CENTER LEFTMAIN LEFT SURROUND SURROUND BACK RIGHT LEFT OPTIONAL: SIDE-AXIS OR ZONE2 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 FIX...
Page 14 - Installation
User's Manual 14 +12V GND USE EITHER TO TURN 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 12VDC 12VDC MAIN ZONE TRIGGERS +12V GND USE EITHER TO TURN AMPLIFIER ON ZONE2 12VDC...
Page 15 - CHAPTER 2; System Con; Analog audio and composite video
User's Manual 15 DVD SAT VID1 VID2 VCR CD DVD SAT VID1 VID2 VCR CD DVD SAT VID1 VID2 VCR CD PHONO DAT TAPE DAT TAPE LEFT L SUR CEN LB SUR FIXED MAIN ZON E2 PHONO DAT TAPE DAT TAPE FIXED MAIN ZON E2 RIGHT R SUR SUB RB SUR MAIN VCR VID2/MON2 MAIN VCR VID2/MON2 MAIN VCR VID2/MON2 AUDIO/VIDEO OUT PUTS A...
Page 16 - Digital audio and component video connections
User's Manual 16 CHAPTER 2 DVD SAT VID1 VID2 VCR CD DVD SAT VID1 VID2 VCR CD DVD SAT VID1 VID2 VCR CD PHONO DAT TAPE DAT TAPE LEFT L SUR CEN LB SUR FIXED MAIN ZON E2 PHONO DAT TAPE DAT TAPE FIXED MAIN ZON E2 RIGHT R SUR SUB RB SUR MAIN VCR VID2/MON2 MAIN VCR VID2/MON2 MAIN VCR VID2/MON2 AUDIO/VIDEO ...
Page 17 - LD Connections: External RF Demodulator and S-Video
User's Manual 17 CHAPTER 2 DVD SAT VID1 VID2 VCR CD DVD SAT VID1 VID2 VCR CD DVD SAT VID1 VID2 VCR CD PHONO DAT TAPE DAT TAPE LEFT L SUR CEN LB SUR FIXED MAIN ZON E2 PHONO DAT TAPE DAT TAPE FIXED MAIN ZON E2 RIGHT R SUR SUB RB SUR MAIN VCR VID2/MON2 MAIN VCR VID2/MON2 MAIN VCR VID2/MON2 AUDIO/VIDEO ...
Page 19 - CD and Antenna connections; AM Loop Antenna; FM Antenna
User's Manual 19 CHAPTER 2 DVD SAT VID1 VID2 VCR CD DVD SAT VID1 VID2 VCR CD DVD SAT VID1 VID2 VCR CD PHONO DAT TAPE DAT TAPE LEFT L SUR CEN LB SUR FIXED MAIN ZON E2 PHONO DAT TAPE DAT TAPE FIXED MAIN ZON E2 RIGHT R SUR SUB RB SUR MAIN VCR VID2/MON2 MAIN VCR VID2/MON2 MAIN VCR VID2/MON2 AUDIO/VIDEO ...
Page 20 - Turntable connections
User's Manual 20 CHAPTER 2 DVD SAT VID1 VID2 VCR CD DVD SAT VID1 VID2 VCR CD DVD SAT VID1 VID2 VCR CD PHONO DAT TAPE DAT TAPE LEFT L SUR CEN LB SUR FIXED MAIN ZON E2 PHONO DAT TAPE DAT TAPE FIXED MAIN ZON E2 RIGHT R SUR SUB RB SUR MAIN VCR VID2/MON2 MAIN VCR VID2/MON2 MAIN VCR VID2/MON2 AUDIO/VIDEO ...
Page 21 - Tape Player connections
User's Manual 21 CHAPTER 2 DVD SAT VID1 VID2 VCR CD DVD SAT VID1 VID2 VCR CD DVD SAT VID1 VID2 VCR CD PHONO DAT TAPE DAT TAPE LEFT L SUR CEN LB SUR FIXED MAIN ZON E2 PHONO DAT TAPE DAT TAPE FIXED MAIN ZON E2 RIGHT R SUR SUB RB SUR MAIN VCR VID2/MON2 MAIN VCR VID2/MON2 MAIN VCR VID2/MON2 AUDIO/VIDEO ...
Page 25 - Remote Control
User's Manual 25 RECVR CABLE 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 DVD VCR SAT TV CHAPTER 3 Remote Control Think of the remote control as ten remotes in one. There are ten DEVICE buttons...
Page 26 - CHAPTER 3; Operating the Ultimate Receiver with the Remote
User's Manual 26 RECVR CABLE 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 DVD VCR SAT TV CHAPTER 3 1. Press the remote's MAIN button to make sure the display is on the main display menu. 2. Pre...
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 Ultimate Receiver to DVD, set the TV to channel 3, and set the DVD to pla...
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 - CHAPTER 4; Trim and Tone Menus; Tone Menu; Trim 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 Trim and Tone Menus Tone Menu The Bass and Treble can be boosted or cut by up to 10 dB. MAIN MENU TRIMS MODES TONE INPUTS SETTINGS TONE BA...
Page 33 - 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 Con
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 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 con Þ gu...
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-NR02 FM 99.9 STEREO03 FM 97.3 STEREO-NR04 FM 104.1 STEREO...
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 TAPEPOWERUP VOL MODE PRESETPOWERUP VOL -45.5dB MAX VOL -6.5dB Main Zone and Zone 2 Menu Main Zone Menu PowerUp Source This sets the input source which the Receiver will se-lect whenever the Receiver is turned on. Po...
Page 37 - Video, Software and Control Menus; Software Menu
User's Manual 37 Video, Software and Control Menus MAIN MENU TRIMS MODES TONE INPUTS SETTINGS SETTINGS MAIN ZONE ZONE 2 SPEAKERS VIDEO SOFTWARE CONTROL AMPLIFIER SOFTWARE UPGRADE SOFTWARE REVISION LIST CONTROL RS-232 ENABLE REAR MAIN IR ENABLE REAR ZONE 2 IR ENABLE FRONT PANEL IR ENABLE Software Men...
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 AMPLIFIER Speaker Size Menu Speaker Size Menu This menu allows you to enter the size of your speakers. The Ultimate Receiver's bass management will then automatically assig...
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 AMPLIFIER Speaker Position This menu allows you to enter the distance from your listening position to the various speakers. The Receiver will then automatically adjust and ...
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 AMPLIFIER 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 ...
Page 41 - Ampli; Crossover adjustment
User's Manual 41 Subwoofer Mode The subwoofer output can be set to Normal, or to an Enhanced Bass mode. The Enhanced Bass mode pro- vides 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...
Page 42 - CHAPTER 5; Bass Management; Using the Receiver; Video Conversion
User's Manual 42 CHAPTER 5 Unlike higher fre quen cies, it is dif Þ cult to discern exactly from which direction lower bass is coming from. The Ultimate Receiver 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...
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 Re- ceiver 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 Þ ve main chan- nels: left front, center...
Page 45 - Tuner Operation
User's Manual 45 CHAPTER 5 Tuner Operation The Tuner is se lect ed either by ro- tating the manual input selector on the front panel, or by touching the TUNER button in the re mote’s Receiver mode. The front panel display shows the frequency of the last station you were lis ten ing to. The FM Tuner ...
Page 46 - Recording; Recording to a Tape Player
User's Manual 46 CHAPTER 5 DVD SAT VID1 VID2 VCR CD DVD SAT VID1 VID2 VCR CD DVD SAT VID1 VID2 VCR CD PHONO DAT TAPE DAT TAPE LEFT L SUR CEN LB SUR FIXED MAIN ZON E2 PHONO DAT TAPE DAT TAPE FIXED MAIN ZON E2 RIGHT R SUR SUB RB SUR MAIN VCR VID2/MON2 MAIN VCR VID2/MON2 MAIN VCR VID2/MON2 AUDIO/VIDEO ...
Page 47 - Zone 2 Operation; Connections; Indicators
User's Manual 47 DOLBY DIGITAL DIGITAL SOURCE DOLBY PRO LOGIC IIx DTS SIGNAL PROCESSING SIDE-AXIS HOLOGRAPHIMAGE ZONE TWOADJUST ZONE TWOPOWER POWER CHAPTER 5 Zone 2 Operation Note : Zone 2 must Þ rst be enabled using the OSD (see page 36), or it will not work. Zone 2 can be turned on even if the Mai...
Page 48 - Holographic Im age
User's Manual 48 CHAPTER 5 The Holographic Image is a unique pro cess which enhances the three-di men sion al effects and realism of stereo sound. This is modeled in DSP, from a design based on Bob's legend-ary (and much sought after) Carver C-9. This circuit was designed to over- come a problem in ...
Page 49 - APPENDIX; Appendix; Front Speak ers; Speaker Place ment
User's Manual 49 APPENDIX Appendix 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 between them. This w...
Page 52 - Troubleshooting Guide
User's Manual 52 APPENDIX The Sun Þ re Ultimate Receiver 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 pro- ces sor are on and fu...
Page 54 - Reset procedure
User's Manual 54 APPENDIX "Protect" shows in the display The Receiver has thermal and short-circuit protection circuits. If the ampli Þ er internal temperature is high, a quiet fan will engage and start to cool things down. If the temperature increases further, the Receiver will go into a st...
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 TRIGGER RELAY ZONE 2 MAKE/MODEL REMOTE CODES NORMAL VOLUME DVDCDSATVID1VID2VCRTUNERTAPEPHONO8 CH SPEAKER CALIBRATION LEVEL dB TRIM LE...
Page 59 - Limited Warranty
User's Manual 59 APPENDIX Limited Warranty Sun Þ 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. Sun Þ re Corporation offers the following Warranty to you...
