Soundmatters MAINstage Set-up Guide - Manual

start here – quick set-up guide
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.).
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.
TV Sound
n From Cable TV
digital 2
digital analog
digital 1 analog 2
sub
level
L
R sens
low hi
sub
out
analog 1
Cable Box
MAINstage
Digital Audio Out
(optical)
OR Digital Audio Out (RCA)
Optical In
OR RCA In
If there’s a digital audio out, connect either the RCA or the
optical cable (remove optical input dust cover) to one of the
digital inputs of the MAINstage. Note: The digital audio output
of some HDTV Cable Boxes only works when an HDTV channel
is being watched. This means you will need to connect both
the Digital (Best) and Analog Direct (Good) connections.
If no digital audio out, connect the analog left and right RCA
output to the Analog 2 RCA inputs on the MAINstage.
Alternately, if your cable signal runs into your stereo VCR, and
then to your TV, connecting your VCR audio to the MAINstage
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.
digital 2
digital analog
digital 1 analog 2
sub
level
L
R sens
low hi
sub
out
analog 1
Cable Box
R L
Analog L+R Audio Out Analog RCA In
If your cable connects directly to your TV with no cable box (and
you have no stereo VCR in the system), you will need to connect
the audio out from your TV (RCA pair) to one of the two audio
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
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
digital 2
digital analog
digital 1 analog 2
sub
level
L
R sens
low hi
sub
out
analog 1
Analog RCA In
TV
L R
OR Stereo 1/8" Mini-jack In
using Y-adapter
Cable Cable
Box Box
Cable
Box
Analog
L+R Audio Out
Best – Digital 5.1 Direct
Good – Analog Direct
Basic – Analog via TV
STEP
one
STEP
two
STEP
three
Unbox and check contents
Adjust Angle-Ease ™ feet
Connect inputs
The MAINstage has 4 inputs for connecting 4 different sound sources.
Use the following guide to optimize your connections.
Use AngleEase ™ feet
to aim MAINstage
at your ears
RCA cable
Mini 1/8” cable
Optical cable