CHAPTER 2

Balanced Connections

If your preampliÞer has XLR outputs, it can be connected to the XLR inputs as shown. This example shows the connec- tions to the SunÞre Theater Grand IV processor.

SunÞre Theater Grand IV processor

 

DVD

AUDIO/VIDEO

INPUTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

S

SAT

VID1

 

 

 

 

 

 

VIDEO

 

 

VID2

VCR

CD

AUDIO/VIDEO

OUTPUTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

MAIN

VCR

FM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VID2/MON2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

75

DVD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SAT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COMP

VID1

VID2

 

 

 

 

 

 

VIDEO

 

 

VCR

CD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MAIN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VCR

VID2/MON2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GN

DVD

SAT

VID1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VID2

VCR

 

 

 

 

 

L

 

 

CD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A

 

 

 

 

MAIN

VCR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VID2/MON2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R

 

 

 

 

 

L

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Made in

AUDIO

 

 

Snohomish

Washington

INPUTS

 

PHONO

DAT

TAPE

U.S.A.

L

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R

 

 

 

 

 

PHONO

DAT

TAPE

 

 

 

12 VDC Trigger signal

From: PreampliÞer trigger outputs

To: AmpliÞer trigger inputs

AUDIO OUTP

DAT

UTS

 

TAPE

L

 

R

 

DAT

TAPE

 

R

 

 

 

8-

CHANNEL

INPUTS

LEFT

 

L SUR

 

 

CEN

LB SUR

RIGHT

R SUR

SUB

 

 

 

RB SUR

 

 

 

COMPONENT

VIDEO IN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DVD

SAT

COMPO

 

I R

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VID1

MAIN

NENT OUT

 

TRIGG

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MON2

 

MAIN

 

ERS

 

 

 

 

 

Y

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Y

 

 

 

 

 

12VDC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cr

 

 

 

 

12VDC

12VDC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cr

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ZONE2

MAIN

ZONE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cb

 

 

ZONE2

RS-232

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cb

 

 

 

DIGITAL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AUDIO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DVD

 

 

 

INPUTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SAT

 

VID1

DVD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SAT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CD

 

 

 

VID1

 

 

 

S

TEREO O

 

 

 

CD

DAT

 

 

VID2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FI

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

XED MAIN

UTPUTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ZONE2

LEFT

L

MAIN

AUDIO OU

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EFT SUR

TPUTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

L

 

 

CENTER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SUB2

 

 

LB SUR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED

 

 

R

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MAIN ZONE2

RIGHT

RIGHT SUR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SUB1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SUB3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RB SUR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LEFT

BALANCED

AUDIO

OUTPUTS

 

 

 

LEFT SUR

 

 

 

 

 

 

CENTER

LB SUR

 

 

 

 

 

 

RIGHT

 

RIGHT SUR

 

 

 

 

SUB

 

 

 

 

 

 

RB SUR

 

 

 

 

 

 

D

 

 

 

 

 

 

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120 VAC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

60 Hz

 

Sunfire

 

Corporation

 

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Grand

 

Signature

 

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~ five

 

Balanced line-level audio signals From: PreampliÞer XLR outputs To: AmpliÞer XLR inputs

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Speaker-level audio outputs

From: AmpliÞer outputs

To: Speaker input posts

The 12 VDC trigger connection shown can be used to turn the ampli- Þer on when the preampliÞer turns on. Alternatively, you could use the ampli- Þer's AUTO-ON switch. The ampliÞer will then automatically turn on when a preamp audio signal is received.

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User's Manual

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Sunfire 200 ~ five, 400 ~ five manual Balanced Connections, Inputs

200 ~ five, 400 ~ five specifications

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