Sunfire Cinema Grand Power Supply Energy Load Invariant High Fidelity Super Definition Power Amplifier manual

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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 W arnings — All warnings on the Com po nent and in these o[...]

User's Manual 3 15. T o 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 , un prise de courant ou une autre sortie[...]

User's Manual 4 CHAPTER 1 Dear Friend, Thank you for purchasing my Sun Þ re Cinema Grand seven channel power ampli Þ er . I hope you en- joy it and the music it makes as much as I have enjoyed creating it for you. This magni Þ cent ampli Þ er represents my very latest thinking - and my best ampli Þ er design ever . I’ve spent over twent[...]

User's Manual 5 CHAPTER 1 Cinema Grand Editions The Cinema Grand seven chan- nel power ampli Þ er is available in two editions: • Signature 400~seven • 200~seven The Sig na ture 400~seven has twice the power output, and uses heavier output ter mi nals com pared to the 200~seven. Each Signature 400~sev- en is personally signed on the front[...]

User's Manual 6 Installation Read and follow all safety instruc- tions shown on pages 2 and 3. Observe the fol low ing pre cau tions when choos ing a location for your Cinema Grand Am pli Þ er: • Protect it from prolonged ex po sure to direct sunlight and other direct sources of heat, such as heating vents and ra di a tors. • Do not expos[...]

User's Manual 7 Front Panel Features Overview Y our Cinema Grand Ampli Þ er has seven chan nels of power ampli Þ ca- tion combined in one chassis for the purpose of re pro duc ing music or video soundtracks. It accepts line level signals from a controlling preampli Þ er and ampli Þ es them to a higher level, suitable for driving powerful s[...]

User's Manual 8 Rear Panel Features 1. AUT O/ON/OFF Switch Y our Cinema Grand Ampli Þ er is designed with an automatic on/off circuit. • In the AUTO-ON po si tion, the am pli Þ er 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 the trigger inputs. The ampli Þ e[...]

User's Manual 9 4. XLR Inputs If your pream pli Þ er has XLR out puts, connect them to these XLR inputs. These balanced connections offer su pe ri or noise rejection com- pared to the unbalanced RCA inputs. The female XLR inputs are wired as follows: Pin 1 is ground Pin 2 is positive (hot) Pin 3 is negative (cold) Balanced connections pass th[...]

User's Manual 10 CHAPTER 2 System Con Þ gurations Unbalanced Connections If your preampli Þ er has RCA out- puts, it can be connected to the ampli- Þ er inputs as shown. The ampli Þ er will boost the preampli Þ er's output, up to a level suitable for driving speakers. This diagram also shows how the V oltage Source outputs connect to[...]

User's Manual 11 Speaker-level audio outputs From: Ampli Þ er outputs T o: Speaker input posts Balanced line-level audio signals From: Preampli Þ er XLR outputs T o: Ampli Þ er XLR inputs Sun Þ re Theater Grand IV Processor 12 VDC T rigger signal From: Preampli Þ er trigger outputs T o: Ampli Þ er trigger inputs CHAPTER 2 Balanced Connec[...]

User's Manual 12 CHAPTER 2 If your speakers can be biamped, the Cinema Grand Ampli Þ er can be con Þ g ured to provide a very powerful system. A speak er which can be biamped or biwired will have two sets of bind ing posts. Some times these posts are joined with shorting links for normal operation. Make sure that any links are removed when y[...]

User's Manual 13 CHAPTER 2 + - RIGHT TWEETER (CURRENT SOURCE) + - RIGHT WOOFER + - LEFT WOOFER + - LEFT TWEETER (CURRENT SOURCE) R L UNBALANC E D PREAM P OUT PUTS LOUDSPEAKER S Note: The remaining channels can be used to drive other speakers, or left unconnected. Biamping Connections Speaker-level audio outputs From: Ampli Þ er outputs T o: S[...]

User's Manual 14 CHAPTER 2 R L UNBALANCED PREAMP OUTPUTS + - R IG H T TW E E TE R (C U R R E N T S O U R C E ) + - LE FT W O O FE R (V O LTA G E S O U R C E ) + - LE FT TW E E TE R (C U R R E N T S O U R C E ) LOUDSPEAKERS + - R IG H T W O O FE R (V O LTA G E S O U R C E ) If your speakers can be biwired or biamped, they will have completely s[...]

User's Manual 15 APPENDIX S eries and Parallel s peaker con nec tions Amplifier Outputs Amplifier Outputs The con nec tion of more than one speaker per channel will tend to de grade the speaker ’s frequency response, and may make the ampli Þ er run hot. For the best results use one speaker per chan nel. If you do want to con nect more than [...]

User's Manual 16 APPENDIX The Sun Þ re Ampli Þ er is expertly designed 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 com- ponents connected to your pro ces sor are on and fully op er a tion al. The following information[...]

User's Manual 17 APPENDIX • Check that the interconnect cables to the ampli Þ er do not have any broken con nec tions. 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 lamps with dimmer controls. • Try co[...]

User's Manual 18 APPENDIX © 2004 Sun Þ re Corporation. All rights reserved. Sun Þ re Corpora- tion re serves the right to improve its products at any time. Therefore, speci Þ cations are subject to change without notice. Man u al part # : 913-1 15-00 Rev A Signature 400~seven Power output 400 watts con tin u ous, per chan- nel, into eight [...]

User's Manual 19 APPENDIX Limited W arranty 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. Y our unit has been crafted to perform properly for many years. Sun Þ re Corporation offers the following W arranty to you, the owner of a new Sun Þ re product: [...]

Manual part number : 913-1 15-00 Rev A Cinema Grand Signatur e 400 ~ seven and 200 ~ seven seven[...]