CHAPTER 1

Front Panel Features

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SIGNAL PROCESSING

 

Sunfire Theater Grand Processor III

 

 

 

 

 

LEVEL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DOLBY

ZONE TWO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DIGITAL

POWER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ROTATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DTS

ZONE TWO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MODE

 

 

ADJUST

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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UP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PRO LOGIC II

HOLOGRAPHIC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IMAGE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ZONE

 

HOLOGRAPHIC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DIGITAL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TWO

 

IMAGE

 

SIDE-AXIS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SOURCE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TREBLE

 

PANEL

 

POWER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DIM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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SELECT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BASS

 

MUTE

 

 

 

 

 

MANUAL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TUNING

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AM/FM

DIRECT

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UP

 

 

DOWN

 

 

UP

 

FULL AUTOMATIC

 

 

 

TUNER CONTROLS

 

Sunfire

 

TONE CONTROLS

 

 

OPERATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Architect's Choice

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MANUAL INPUT SELECTOR

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1. Signal Processing

DOLBY DIGITAL

This light is on when a Dolby Digital signal is being decoded.

DTS

This light is on when a DTS signal is being decoded.

DOLBY PRO LOGIC II

This light is on when the Dolby Pro Logic II mode is engaged.

DIGITAL SOURCE

This light is on when a Digital signal is being decoded.

ZONE TWO POWER

This light is on when ZONE TWO is active.

ZONE TWO ADJUST

This light is on when ZONE TWO is being adjusted.

HOLOGRAPHIC IMAGE

This light is on when the HOLOGRAPHIC IMAGE "circuit" is engaged. (This is actually modeled in DSP).

SIDE AXIS

This light is on when the side axis outputs are enabled.

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2. IR Receiver Window

This window should be clean and free from obstruction for the remote control to work correctly.

3. Processor Display

This soothing blue display shows which input is selected, the tuner frequency, volume level, and other useful features.

4. Mode Buttons

MODE UP/DOWN

These buttons allow you to step up or down through the various sound playback modes.

ZONE TWO

This button turns ZONE TWO on or off.

TREBLE/BASS SELECT Use these buttons to select either the Treble or Bass for adjustment using the UP/DOWN TONE controls (11).

HOLOGRAPHIC IMAGE Engage this "circuit" to add a three dimensional effect, especially to stereo listening.

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PANEL DIM

The front panel lights have four levels: bright, medium, low and off (low intensity display with amber LEDs off).

MUTE

This turns off the sound. Press it again, or adjust the volume control to return to the previous volume level.

5. Rotation

This light pulses when the volume LEVEL or INPUT SELECTOR are being rotated.

6. Level

Rotate this manual control clockwise to increase the volume. The dB level will appear in the front panel display. Note that the control knob does not rotate when the remote is used. When turning on a new source, make sure the level is low, such as -80 dB and increase it slowly. The dB display becomes less negative as the volume increases.

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User's Manual