Soundmatters MAINstage Quick Setup Manual

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STEP
one
You should have a MAINstage unit, owner's manual, remote control, batteries, optical cable, stereo 1/8" mini-jack cable,
stereo RCA cable, three Angle-Ease™ feet + one extra-long threaded post, and a power cord.
NOTE: We have supplied three commonly needed connecting cables. For some applications you may need to acquire additional
cables/adapters (i.e., a digital RCA coax cable or a mini-to-RCA adapter. See steps below for details.).
Adjust Angle-Ease
STEP
two
Connect inputs
STEP
The MAINstage has 4 inputs for connecting 4 different sound sources.
three
Use the following guide to optimize your connections.
TV Sound
From Cable TV
n
Best –
Digital 5.1 Direct
Cable Box
Digital Audio Out
(optical)
OR
Good –
Analog Direct
R L
Cable Box
Analog L+R Audio Out
Basic –
Analog via TV
TV
Cable Cable Cable
Box Box Box
L+R Audio Out
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™ feet
™
Use AngleEase feet
to aim MAINstage
at your ears
digital 2
digital
Optical In
RCA In
OR
Digital Audio Out (RCA)
digital 2
digital
Analog RCA In
R L digital 2
digital
Analog
Analog RCA In
OR
Place one "foot" in the rear and two "feet" in the front (using the widest
possible spacing). If mounting on a TV with a steep sloping back, use the
4" screw provided, adding the sleeve and rubber foot from a shorter screw.
MAINstage
If there's a digital audio out, connect either the RCA or the
digital 1 analog 2 analog 1
L
optical cable (remove optical input dust cover) to one of the
sub
sub
digital inputs of the MAINstage. Note: The digital audio output
out
sens
level
R
low hi
of some HDTV Cable Boxes only works when an HDTV channel
is being watched. This means you will need to connect both
analog
the Digital (Best) and Analog Direct (Good) connections.
If no digital audio out, connect the analog left and right RCA
digital 1 analog 2 analog 1
L
output to the Analog 2 RCA inputs on the MAINstage.
sub
sub
out
sens
level
R
Alternately, if your cable signal runs into your stereo VCR, and
low hi
then to your TV, connecting your VCR audio to the MAINstage
analog
will allow both your cable and VCR signals to be accessed from
a single MAINstage input. (see VCR Connection instructions) Note: this hookup
does not allow for watching one channel while recording another on your VCR.
If your cable connects directly to your TV with no cable box (and
digital 1 analog 2 analog 1
L
you have no stereo VCR in the system), you will need to connect
sub
sub
out the audio out from your TV (RCA pair) to one of the two audio
sens
level
R
low hi
inputs on the MAINstage. (Analog 2 uses RCA pair. For Analog 1
use RCA pair to 1/8" mini-jack Y-adapter such as Radio Shack
analog
catalog #42-2550 or longer 6-ft #42-2551.) If available, use
the fixed (not variable) audio connection. It may need to be
selected via TV's set up menu
Stereo 1/8" Mini-jack In
using Y-adapter
Optical cable
Mini 1/8" cable
RCA cable