Page 2 - Power Cord Protection; SAFETY; Important Safety Instructions
User's Manual 1. Read Instructions . Keep these Instructions 3. Heed all Warnings. 4. Follow all Instructions 5. Do not use this apparatus near water. 6. Clean only with a dry cloth. 7. Do not install near any heat sourc- es such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including am...
Page 3 - To prevent electric shock; Grounding or Polarization; WARNING
User's Manual 3 16. To prevent electric shock , do not use this polarized plug with an exten- sion cord, receptacle or other outlet unless the blades can be fully inserted to prevent blade exposure. Pour préevenir les chocs électriques ne pas utiliser cette fiche polariseé avec un prolongateur, un p...
Page 4 - Contents; CHAPTER 1; Specifications
User's Manual 4 Contents CHAPTER 1 The Appendix shows some ad- ditional information, including a troubleshooting guide, optional components, the warranty and service assistance details To find out more about this and other Sunfire products, please visit our website: www.sunfire.com Read the Safety I...
Page 5 - Remote control features; Introduction
User's Manual 5 CHAPTER 1 Processing: • Sonic Holography for enhanced imaging • Dolby Digital EX and ProLogic IIx• Dolby Headphone• DTS-ES, Neo:6, and DTS-96/24• SourceDirect mode for DSP bypass Video: • Sunfire-designed, 1080p HDMI v1.3a switching (3 in / 1 out) • 100 MHz component switching (3 in ...
Page 6 - Unpacking
User's Manual 6 CHAPTER 1 Your TGR-401 should reach you in perfect condition. If you do notice any shipping damage, please contact your Sunfire Dealer immediately. Gently lift out the unit and remove all the packing material and acces- sories. It is important to save all the packing materials and th...
Page 7 - Overview
User's Manual 7 CHAPTER 1 3 1 6 4 9 7 2 EXIT ENT +10 CH VOL MUTE PREV CH MENU INFO GUIDE MAIN FAV OFF ON PAGE SEL 5 8 0 Input, mode, and setup Input and menu select Power on/off Most features of the TGR-401 can be operated by the remote control’s TG401 section. For the best Home Theater per- formanc...
Page 8 - Quick Start Guide; Automatic Setup; BITSTREAM
User's Manual 8 3 1 6 4 9 7 2 EXIT ENT +10 CH VOL MUTE PREV CH MENU INFO GUIDE MAIN FAV OFF ON PAGE SEL 5 8 0 Previous MODE Next MODE EXIT MENU CHAPTER 1 Quick Start Guide the knob to select the desired input.) 12. Play a source, such as a DVD, and bring up the volume to suit your taste. Make sure t...
Page 9 - Conclusion
User's Manual 9 CHAPTER 1 Manual Setup There are three main manual ad- justments that can be made using the SPEAKERS OSD menu:1. The SPEAKER SIZE menu al- lows you to enter the crossover frequency of each speaker. Using bass management, any bass below the crossover frequency will be redirected to yo...
Page 10 - Front Panel Features
User's Manual 10 CHAPTER 1 Front Panel Features 1. Power This button turns the TGR-401 on (fully powered up) or into Standby mode (asleep, but can be turned on remotely). The blue LED above the power switch is on when the TGR-401 main zone is turned on. When the TGR-401 is turned off, the LED will t...
Page 12 - Rear Panel Features; SIRIUS Connection
User's Manual 1 CHAPTER 1 6. HDMI Use these to connect any HDMI components you may have in your system. Three are inputs, and one is an output to your HDMI- equipped TV. This supports 1080p and HDMIv1.3a sources. No on- screen-display or audio decoding inside the TGR-401 is available from the HDMI i...
Page 13 - IEC Linecord Socket
User's Manual 13 CHAPTER 1 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 TGR-401.Note: if you use HD-DVD or Blu- ray DVD players that have 7.1 analog audio outputs, use this 8- channel...
Page 14 - Installation; Video Connections
User's Manual 14 CHAPTER 1 Observe the following precautions when choosing a location for your TGR-401: Make sure the TGR-401 has good ventilation. Do not cover any of the ventilation slots, or fit the receiver inside a sealed cabinet without good air flow. • Protect it from prolonged exposure to di...
Page 15 - CHAPTER 2; System Configurations
User's Manual 15 CHAPTER 2 System Configurations The following pages show some typical connections that you might make in your installation. They show how the inputs and outputs of the TGR-401 are connected to various audio and video components. When this input is selected from the front panel or th...
Page 17 - AM Loop Antenna
User's Manual 17 CHAPTER 2 CD and Antenna Connections AM Loop Antenna Position this to get the best reception before fixing it in place. The supplied loop antenna has been carefully matched to the AM tuner. Larger Loop anten- nas may improve reception, provided that their inductive value is around 1...
Page 22 - Surround 2 Outputs
User's Manual CHAPTER 2 + TO RIGHT BACK SURROUND + TO LEFT BACK SURROUND (IF ZONE 2 AMP OFF) + + TO LEFT 2 SPEAKER TO LEFT SPEAKER + + TO RIGHT 2 SPEAKER TO RIGHT SPEAKER + TO LEFT SURROUND2 SPEAKER + TO RIGHT SURROUND2 SPEAKER + TO LEFT SURROUND1 SPEAKER + TO RIGHT SURROUND1 SPEAKER Surround Back O...
Page 25 - Remote Control
User's Manual 5 3 1 6 4 9 7 2 EXIT ENT +10 CH VOL MUTE PREV CH MENU INFO GUIDE MAIN FAV OFF ON PAGE SEL 5 8 0 CHAPTER 3 Remote Control The TGR-401 remote control is many remotes in one. There are ten device buttons, five on either side of the display, and each allows the remote to operate one piece ...
Page 26 - CHAPTER 3; Operating the TGR-401 with the Remote; Note
User's Manual 6 CHAPTER 3 1. Press the remote's MAIN button to make sure the display is on the main display menu. 2. Press the TG401 device button to set the remote to operate your TGR- 401. The display changes to show the TGR-401 input selections. 3. Press PAGE to reach three more pages of the menu...
Page 27 - Remote Setup; FAV; II
User's Manual 7 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 th...
Page 29 - EDIT
User's Manual 9 CHAPTER 3 Remote Setup continued 9. Try out the Sunfire remote and see if the learned buttons will success- fully operate your equipment. You may find that some commands cannot be learned, because some are non-conventional, or too long or too short. 10. The EDIT command can be used t...
Page 30 - Hiding and Adding Pages
User's Manual 30 CHAPTER 3 CLONE This feature allows you to easily copy all of the commands and labels from one Sunfire remote (of the same type) to another. 1. Set both remotes on a flat surface, with their IR windows pointing towards each other, about 1 or 2 inches apart. 2. In the SETUP menu for ...
Page 31 - Quick Information
User's Manual 31 CHAPTER 4 On Screen Display (OSD) Video Connections The On Screen Display (OSD) is available at the composite video, S-video, or component video MON outputs. Make sure that your TV monitor's video input is connected correctly to one of these outputs.Note that the HDMI output does no...
Page 32 - OSD Menus
User's Manual 3 CHAPTER 4 Navigation Use the remote's navigation 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 that you can return to the previous page.NOTE: you ca...
Page 33 - CHAPTER 4
User's Manual 33 See next page CHAPTER 4 OSD Menus: Trims, Tone, Modes, Presets, Setup (Input) TONE CONTROLS CHOICES BASS 0 +14 TO -14 TREBLE 0 +14 TO -14 INPUTS DEFAULT NAME 1 HD/BD 2 SAT 3 DVR 4 MP3 5 DVD 6 CABLE 7 VCR 8 CD 9 HD/BD-7.1 10 SIRIUS 11 TUNER 12 FRONT INPUT 1 INPUT 2 INPUT 3 INPUT 4 IN...
Page 35 - OSD Menus: Setup continued
User's Manual 35 See next page CHAPTER 4 OSD Menus: Setup continued MAIN MENU TRIMS TONE CONTROLS MODES PRESETS SETUP SETUP CHOICES INPUTS SPEAKERS VIDEO MAIN ZONE ZONE 2 CONTROL DIGITAL OUT THRU DNMX/THRU DIMMER MED LOW/MED/HI SPEAKERS AUTO SETUP SPEAKER SIZE DISTANCE LEVEL CALIBRATION EQ BINDING P...
Page 37 - CHAPTER 5; Input settings
User's Manual 37 CHAPTER 5 Input settings Using the TGR-401 DEFAULT CHOICES NOTES ZONES M/Z2 OFF, MAIN, ZONE 2, M/Z2 Shows which Zones the input can play in NAME HD/BD (UP TO 10 LETTER, NUMS AND SPECIAL CHARACTERS) Change the name of the input to suit your actual compo- nents GAIN TRIM 0.0 DB -20 TO...
Page 38 - Video Conversion; Bass Management
User's Manual 38 CHAPTER 5 The TGR-401 has a bass man- agement system that allows you to choose whether your speakers will play the full frequency range, or if the bass will be redirected to the subwoofer. The advantages of redirecting the bass to a subwoofer are : • The overall bass of the system i...
Page 39 - Manual Setup
User's Manual 39 CHAPTER 5 Manual Setup The following On Screen Display (OSD) menus are used to enter and make three main adjustments: • Speaker Size • Level Calibration • Speaker Distance This setup needs to be done when you use your system for the first time, or if you change anything such as the ...
Page 40 - Automatic Setup Procedure
User's Manual Measurement microphone (supplied) 40 CHAPTER 5 The automatic setup procedure uses the microphone to measure and evaluate your system. After the measurements are complete, the levels, crossover frequency, and delay times of the speakers in your system are automatically adjusted for the ...
Page 41 - Automatic and Manual Equalization; Manual EQ adjustment
User's Manual 41 CHAPTER 5 Auto EQ The automatic EQ procedure uses the microphone to measure and evaluate your system. This takes into account room effects, and automati- cally flattens out the response. After the measurements are complete, the EQ of your system is adjusted. The procedure does not u...
Page 42 - Surround Modes for 2-Channel Sources
User's Manual 4 CHAPTER 5 For 2 channel input sources, you can choose from the following modes: STEREO MONO PARTY DOLBY PLIIX MUSIC DOLBY PLIIX MOVIE DOLBY PLIIX GAME DOLBY PLIIX MATRIX DTS NEO:6 MUSIC DTS NEO:6 CINEMA JAZZ CLUB SOURCE DIRECT Mode Selection With the remote set to control the TGR-401...
Page 43 - Surround Modes for Multi-Channel Sources
User's Manual 43 CHAPTER 5 For multi-channel sources, the TGR-401 will automatically select the correct mode from one of the follow- ing: DOLBY DIGITALDOLBY DIGITAL EXDOLBY DIGITAL PLIIX MUSICDOLBY DIGITAL PLIIX MOVIEDTS DIGITAL SURROUNDDTS NEO:6DTS SUNFIREDTS-ES MATRIXDTS-ES DISCRETEDTS 96/24DTS 96...
Page 44 - DTS DIGITAL SURROUND
User's Manual 44 CHAPTER 5 DTS DIGITAL SURROUND This mode is available if the TGR-401 automatically detects that a DTS encoded 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...
Page 45 - Sonic Holography
User's Manual 45 CHAPTER 5 Sonic Holography is a unique process which enhances the three- dimensional effects and realism of stereo sound. This is from a design based on Bob Carver's legendary (and much sought after) Carver C-9 Sonic Holography Generator. This circuit was designed to over- come a pr...
Page 46 - FM and AM Tuner Operation; Changing Modes
User's Manual 46 CHAPTER 5 The supplied AM and FM antennas must be connected to the TGR-401 antenna terminals, or no stations will be tuned. The internal AM and FM tuners are selected either by pressing Input and rotating the manual selector on the front panel, or by touching the AM or FM buttons in...
Page 47 - Recording; Recording to a Tape Player
User's Manual 47 CHAPTER 5 Recording Recording to a Tape Player Input signals from an audio source playing in the TGR-401 can be re- corded using the left and right audio outputs. The tape player will receive a straight copy of the analog source signal going in, unaffected by the volume, tone or any...
Page 48 - Zone 2 Operation; cannot
User's Manual 48 CHAPTER 5 Zone 2 Operation If you have a pair of speakers in a second room or area (Zone 2), they can play a stereo source independent of whatever is playing in the Home Theater room (Main Zone). You can also play the same source as selected in the Main Zone. The Zone 2 speakers can...
Page 49 - Triggers; Trigger OSD Menu
User's Manual 49 CHAPTER 5 Trigger Outputs Three trigger outputs supply +12 VDC whenever they are turned on. These can be used to turn on external Sunfire power amplifiers equipped with a 12 V trigger input, or to deploy video screens for example. Use all standard safety pre- cautions and make sure ...
Page 50 - APPENDIX; Speaker Placement; The Front Speakers; The Center speaker; Appendix
User's Manual 50 APPENDIX Speaker Placement The Front Speakers You should closely follow the placement recommendations of your speaker manufacturer, 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. T...
Page 51 - B and C; Surround Back Speakers; left; Subwoofer Location
User's Manual 51 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 positioned exactly at the screen center. Surround Speakers Place each surround speaker to be an equal distance away from your central list...
Page 53 - Troubleshooting Guide
User's Manual 53 APPENDIX Troubleshooting Guide The Sunfire TGR-401 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 compo- nents connected to the TGR-401 are o...
Page 55 - Updating firmware problems
User's Manual 55 APPENDIX Updating firmware problems • See page 52• If you have a Palm Pilot™ or simi- lar device with “HotSync™” or its equivalent, you may need to dis- able this software before proceed- ing. This software ‘seizes’ control of a serial port on your machine and prevents the Sunfire s...
Page 56 - Remote Control Codes
56 User's Manual APPENDIX Remote Control Codes (see remote control P-Pro on page 27) TVS, PLASMAS, PROJEC- TORS, MONITORS ADMIRAL 072 081 161 160 ADVENT 247 388 AKAI 197 146 248 404 405 458 AMARK 112 143 AMPRO 073 167 157 183 AMSTRAD 052 ANAM 043 054 056 080 112 131 AOC 197 004 112 058 APEX DIGITAL ...
Page 60 - Default Input Table
User's Manual 60 APPENDIX Default Input Table SOURCE NAME ANALOG DIGITAL COMPOSITE S-VIDEO COMPONENT HDMI 1 HD/BD 1 COAX1 1 1 1 1 2 SAT 2 COAX2 2 2 2 2 3 DVR 3 COAX3 3 3 3 3 4 MP3 4 COAX4 4 4 N N 5 DVD 1 OPT1 1 1 1 1 6 CABLE 2 OPT2 2 2 2 2 7 VCR 3 OPT3 3 3 3 3 8 CD 4 OPT4 4 4 N N 9 HD/BD 7.1 8-CH N ...
Page 61 - Optional VIA!migo iPod Dock; Default settings
User's Manual 61 APPENDIX Optional VIA!migo iPod Dock 1. Remote Input This connection is not required for connecting to the TGR-401 (see #5 below). It allows you to send remote control commands from 3rd party controllers to the VIA!migo dock via the rear panel. 2. Video Outputs Connect either of the...
Page 63 - Optional SIRIUS Satellite Radio Tuner
User's Manual 63 APPENDIX The following details assume that the SIRIUS tuner is plugged in, powered up, and the antenna is hooked up and mounted outdoors. (An instruction manual comes with the tuner kit.) If you have not already done so, purchase a subscription plan from SIRIUS. Visit their website ...
Page 64 - SIRIUS Tuner Operating Instructions; Resetting channel skipping
User's Manual 64 APPENDIX SIRIUS Tuner Operating Instructions Activation: 1. Select the SIRIUS Input using the front input button and rotating the manual selector knob, or with the remote control. 2. You will need your SIRIUS Satel- lite Radio ID which you can get by tuning to Channel 0. The first t...
Page 66 - Optional Olé-2SF Touchpads
User's Manual 66 APPENDIX Features • Plug-and-play. Right out of the box, the Olé-2SF controls Zone 2 • Simple SunTools™ PC program- ming for customization • Sunfire Optimized™ graphics and programming • Full touchpad design, no hard but- tons • Two inch color OLED (Organic LED) • Two-way feedback f...
Page 67 - Sunfire Limited Warranty
User's Manual 67 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...
Page 68 - Theater Grand Receiver
Theater Grand Receiver TGR-401 TGR-401-230 Manual part number: 913-141-00 Rev A2
