Sunfire TGA-5400(E) User Manual

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User's Manual
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Rear Panel Features
1. AUTO/ON/OFF Switch
Your Theater Grand Amplifi er is       
designed with an automatic on/off 
circuit. 
•    In the AUTO-ON po si tion, the 
am pli fi  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 
voltage at the trigger inputs. 
The amplifi er will go to standby  
after a few seconds if the trig-
ger voltage is removed, or after 
approximately 30 minutes in 
the ab sence of an audio signal.
•    In the ON position, the ampli-
fi er is always on, regardless of 
input signals or 12 VDC trigger.
•    In the OFF position, the ampli-
fi er is in standby, regardless of 
input signals or 12 VDC trigger.
•    See page 7 for details of the 
front panel LED status.
2. 12 VDC Trigger Input
Although the AUTO-ON signal 
sensing turn-on is ad e quate for most 
installations, the 12 VDC trigger inputs 
are offered as an op tion al way to turn 
on the amplifi er. 
The Sunfi re Theater Grand II, III, IV 
and TGP-5 Processors have a com-
 pat i ble 12 VDC trigger output (see 
page 11). This can be used to auto-
matically turn on the amplifi er when 
the processor is turned on.
1/8" mono mini jacks are provided 
for ease of installation, along with a 
terminal strip to allow more fl exibility 
for custom-wired installations. The 
terminal strip and both mini jacks are 
internally connected in parallel, allow-
ing 'daisy chaining' to turn on multiple 
amplifi ers.
Any 1/8" miniplug mono or stereo 
interconnect cable will suffi ce to con-
nect the trigger output of the Theater 
Grand Processor to the amplifi er.
Do not exceed 18 VDC on 
this input. (CAU TION:  Do 
not connect AC line voltage 
to this input!)
The voltage range for the trigger 
input is from 5 to 18 VDC. The input 
impedance is approximately 600 Ω 
(20 mA @ 12V).
3. RCA Inputs
Your Theater Grand Amplifi er has 
three sets of inputs for each of the fi ve 
chan nels. Two are un bal anced RCA 
in puts and one is a balanced XLR 
type.
The two RCA inputs for each chan-
nel are joined together internally, and 
either one can be connected to the 
cor re spond ing output of your pream-
plifi er.
The second RCA input can be used 
as a daisy-chaining output, sending 
the pream pli fi  er output signal to an-
other channel or to another amplifi er.
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