Sunfire Home Theater System User Manual

Sunfire home theater system user manual

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  • Page 2: Safety Instructions

    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 oper- ating in struc tions should be kept for future reference.
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    15. To prevent electric shock, do not use this polarized plug with an extension cord, re cep ta cle 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...
  • Page 4: Introduction

    Introduction Thank you for purchasing a Sunfi re True Subwoofer Super Junior. We hope you enjoy it and the music it makes as much as we have enjoyed creating it for you. The big breakthrough features of the subwoofer are its uncanny tracking downconverter and its long throw, high back-electromotive force driver.
  • Page 5: Overview

    Overview Your Sunfi re Subwoofer is designed to give you the best possible low-fre quen cy sound quality for your Home Theater ex- pe ri ence. It in cor po rates a tre men dous ly powerful built-in am pli fi er and a pair of drivers to produce tight, fl...
  • Page 6: Control Panel Features

    Control Panel Features 1. Bass Level This control lets you match the output level of the subwoofer to the level of your sat el lite/main speak ers. The subwoofer output will increase as this control is rotated clockwise. When you have just installed your system, turn this down fi...
  • Page 7 To use the high-pass outputs, connect the preamp outs on your preamp/ receiver to the subwoofer’s line level in- puts using good quality RCA type patch cords. Then connect a second patch cord from the subwoofer’s outputs to the inputs of your main amplifi er. This will allow your main speak ers to oper- ate at fre quen cies above 70 Hz and the sub woof er to operate at fre quen cies...
  • Page 8: Installation

    Installation Observe the following general pre cau - tions and read the safety in struc tions on pages 2 and 3 before using your Sunfi re Subwoofer. • Never open the cabinet or remove the metal control panel as this might result in an electrical shock to you or dam age to the unit.
  • Page 9: Connections

    Connections Please consider the following when set- ting up your new system : • Before making or changing any connec tions, ALWAYS make sure that the subwoofer is unplugged from the wall and your other components are turned OFF. Also turn down the volume control of the sub woof er and your pream pli fi...
  • Page 10: Location

    If you are using the subwoofer as part of a Home Theater system, you can either run a calibration test (noise) signal through the subwoofer, or simply plug the analog outputs of a CD player di- rectly into the subwoofer’s line-level...
  • Page 11: System Confi Gurations

    System Confi gurations The following pages show some typical con nec tions that you might make in your in stal la tion. They show how the inputs and outputs of the Sunfi re Subwoofer are con nected to your pream pli fi er or receiver.
  • Page 12 Connections to a preamplifi er using Y cables If your preamplifi er does not have a sub/LFE output, you can use “Y” cables to send its main outputs to both the sub woof er and your am pli fi er. The subwoofer will play the low frequency range and your front speak ers will...
  • Page 13 Using the line-level high-pass outputs If you are using a pream- pli fi er which does not have a sub/LFE output, you can send its left and right front output into the sub woof er’s line-level inputs and then connect the sub woof er’s high-pass outputs to the inputs of your amplifi...
  • Page 14 Using the speaker-level inputs If you are using a re- ceiver which does not have a sub woof er output or line level outputs (pre-outs), you can connect its speak er outputs to the subwoofer’s speaker-level inputs. The front speak ers can still be con nect ed to your receiver.
  • Page 15: Adjusting The Controls

    Adjusting the controls There are two main methods for adjust- ing the level, crossover frequency and phase of the Sunfi re Subwoofer to match a sys tem: • Bob Carver’s preferred method: By listening and making the adjustments to suit your taste. •...
  • Page 16: Specifi Cations

    Specifi cations Amplifi er Output 1,500 Watts rms (4.6 Ω impedance) High Cut Filter 30 Hz - 100 Hz adjustable. The crossover can be bypassed by rotating the crossover fre quen cy control fully clockwise. Frequency Re sponse 22 Hz - 100 Hz Power Line Voltage AC 120 V/60 Hz Dimensions...
  • Page 17: Troubleshooting Guide

    Troubleshooting The Sunfi re Subwoofer is expertly de signed and built to provide years of trou ble-free per for mance. Most prob- lems that occur can usually be solved by checking your setup or making sure that the com po nents con nect ed to the am pli fi...
  • Page 18 Adding any component such as a sub- woof er to an existing system will often give rise to a hum which wasn’t there before. Your fi rst thought may be that the sub woof er has a problem, but this is more than likely caused by a “ground- loop”...
  • Page 19: Limited Warranty

    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, the owner of a new Sunfi...
  • Page 20 Manual part number 913-124-00 Rev D...

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