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How to use your Showcase sofa

From 4D vibration to integrated bluetooth sound - there’s lots to love about a Cinesound Showcase sofa. To help you get the most out of your exciting new cinema sofa, we’ve put together this user guide with tips, tricks and troubleshooting to make you an expert in no time.

Operating the reclining seats and adjustable headrests

The controls for the reclining seats can be found on the inside of the outer arms of your recliner sofa or chair. The buttons situated towards the front of the sofa control the footrest and the backrest - press or hold down either to begin to recline, or return upright. The buttons to the rear control the headrest in the same fashion. All the buttons enable you to choose from a variety of positions - just release the button when you find the angle you like.

How to open and close the storage area

Each arm of our Showcase sofas and chairs have a hidden storage compartment with two internal shelves - ideal for stashing your TV remote, charging cables, or even snacks! Simply firmly press the front panel of the arm to pop open the storage compartment. To close it again, firmly push it back into the arm until it clicks into place.

Unlock the full features of your cinema sofa

While you’ll have access to great features like power reclining, adjustable headrests and pop-out storage in the arms of all our Showcase powered sofas and chairs, to unlock the full capabilities, you’ll need to purchase a sofa or chair with a console included. This adds even more functionality, including bluetooth audio, 4D vibration, wireless charging and adjustable cup holders.

Plugging in your Showcase sofa

To operate any of the powered functions, you’ll need to ensure the power cable at the rear of your sofa’s console is plugged into a mains socket and switched on, both at the wall and at the switch on the back of the console. The switch on the rear of the console will glow red when the power is flowing. You should also ensure the audio cables that connect your seat units to the console are all connected, to ensure all the speakers will work correctly - these can be found at the rear of each seat at the bottom of the sofa.

Turning on your Showcase sofa

To turn on your Cinesound sofa, simply ensure your sofa is plugged into a mains power socket, and hold down the power button on the console for 3 seconds. You should hear a “Power on” voice prompt, and the buttons should now glow blue. To switch your sofa off again, simply hold down the power button for 3 seconds, and you should hear a “Power off” voice prompt, letting you know your sofa is now on standby mode.

Connecting a device

All our cinesound sofas are designed to work with a variety of devices that have bluetooth functions, including smartphones, tablets, laptops and TVs. To connect a device, switch on your sofa by holding down the power button for 3 seconds, until you hear “Power on” - the blue flashing icon indicates your sofa is now ready to pair with your device. Simply turn on Bluetooth mode on your compatible device, select “Homestage Max” and pair with it. Your Showcase sofa will now play audio from the device you have connected. If you’d like to disconnect and connect a different device, simply hold down the Bluetooth button until you hear “Bluetooth disconnect”, after which you can connect to a new device.

Playing media

Once connected to a device, you can control audio playback from your device as normal, or you can use the buttons on the console. To pause or play audio, short press the bluetooth button; you can also increase and decrease the volume, and skip tracks forward or backward, using the relevant buttons on the console. Short press the volume buttons to gradually adjust the volume, or hold either down to continuously increase or decrease the volume to minimum or maximum levels.

Vibration mode

The 4D vibration technology in your Cinesound Showcase sofa can bring you closer to the action than ever before. Each seat of the sofa can switch vibration mode on and off independently using the vibration mode buttons, and your seat will vibrate in sync with the bass of any connected audio. Simply short press either vibration button to switch this mode on and off in the corresponding seat unit.

Using the cup holders

To lower each of the cup holders, press the corresponding cup holder button on the console, and the base of the cup holder will slide downwards into the console. This function is ideal to keep your drinks a little more secure - but you can slide the cup holders back up again by pressing the same button. If you spill any liquids on this area or your drinks cause any condensation, we advise wiping it up straight away, as it can interfere with the wireless charging pad technology.

Using the charging functions

Your Showcase sofa has several options on the console for charging devices. The console itself has two wireless charging pads on the top, which will charge any compatible devices placed upon it. These can be found in the cup holders - simply raise the cup holder bases if needed using the cup holder button to create a flat surface to charge your device. The front of the console control pad also has USB and USB-C ports where you can plug in compatible charging cables.

Turning on broadcast mode

If you have more than one Showcase piece with a console, you can connect it to your main Showcase console and play the same audio through all the speakers. To do this, simply short press the broadcast button on your main Showcase console to turn on this mode - it will initially flash for 30 seconds, then stay steadily lit blue. To connect your other Showcase pieces to receive the audio, you’ll need to turn them on and press the broadcast button on their consoles to start receiving the audio transmission. Once complete, all your Showcase pieces will all play audio - and vibrate if you have this setting enabled - in sync.

Connecting multiple Cinesound pieces

These clever sofas can work together to deliver an even more immersive experience - broadcasting audio from your TV or phone across your setup of Cinesound sofas, chairs and footstools.

Cinesound Sofa FAQs

Burning question about our immersive cinema sofas? Here’s the answers to a few of our most frequently asked questions…

Can I sync more than one Showcase sofa together?

If one of your Cinesound sofas has a console, you can sync multiple models together to all play the same audio. Your Bluetooth device will need to connect to the main piece with the console, and the other sofas will connect to this main console. Simply use the Broadcast button (following the instructions above) to sync your sofas together.

What devices can I use with my Showcase sofa?

Showcase sofas are designed to work with any device which uses Bluetooth connectivity. This includes smartphones, tablets, laptops, smart TVs, handheld games consoles, digital projectors, audio systems and more.

Can I connect more than one device to my Showcase sofa at the same time?

No, your Showcase sofa will only play audio from one device at once. To play audio from a different device, long press the bluetooth button on the console to disconnect, then connect to a new device.

How long will it take to set up my Showcase sofa?

Your Showcase sofa will be assembled and plugged in for you by our delivery experts. All that’s left to do is for you to connect your chosen device via bluetooth, which should take no more than a minute or two.