Headphones Station ULTRA

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Hardware Installation

  • Install the Headphones Station ULTRA on the left or right front leg of the pinball machine
  • Attach the wiring under the cabinet
  • Run it behind then inside the backbox (you can use the topper hole on top of the backbox or thru aeration holes)
  • PLUS sound boards: follow the instructions below
  • Stern SPIKE 1: plug the wiring to your PINBLASTER board (CN3 connector)
  • Stern SPIKE 2: plug the wiring to the SPIKE2 cpu board (CN3 connector) or PINBLASTER board (CN3 connector)

How to install

How to install a Headphones Station ULTRA for PLUS
How to install a Headphones Station ULTRA for Stern SPIKE 2
How to install a Headphones Station ULTRA for Stern SPIKE 1

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If your machine includes a hole sealed by a plug for cable routing:

You might be interested in our Cable Pass-Through.

This will allow you to route the cable of your Headphones Station inside the cabinet of your machine. No more unaesthetic external cables lying around!

Imagine you receive a phone call: a simple click on the knob of the Headphones Station ULTRA and your speakers are muted!

If you like to keep your headphones connected, you can toggle between machine’s speakers and headphones, with a simple click on your Headphones Station ULTRA.

With a PLUS sound board, if you put multiple sound packages on the PLUS flash drive, you can switch to the next available sound pack at any time:

  • Double-click on the knob on your Headphones Station ULTRA
  • Listen to the preview of the new current sound pack
  • Play!

When your Headphones Station ULTRA is installed, when you connect your headphones, the pinball machine will automatically mute the main speakers.

SPIKE 1: Your Headphones Station ULTRA is connected to a PINBLASTER board. The PINBLASTER’s LED will turn to blue when headphones are connected, indicating that the speakers are muted.

Once installed, to enable advanced settings, go to:

  • settings menu / Standard Adjustements (S.P.I.).
  • setting “EXTERNAL VOLUME KNOB FUNCTION”.

Due to technical limitations, the volume control knob is not functional on Stern SPIKE 1 machines only.

SPEAKERS VOLUME:

Use the “-” and “+” buttons in the coin door to change the volume of your speakers. Note that it will not affect the headphones volume.

HEADPHONES VOLUME:

To change the volume in your headphones, you need to navigate inside the Service Menu thanks to the buttons in the coin door:

Then, enter the Utilities Menu:

Search “Set Audio Levels”:

Finally, set the volume you want for your headphones in the “Adjust Headphones Volume” parameter:

On the Headphones Station ULTRA with a PLUS sound board, here are the colors of the status LED:

  • WHITE: no headphones connected
  • RED: headphones connected

The Headphones Station MASTER is compatible with any standard pinball leg bolts spacing.

Installing the Headphones Station adds about 6mm (less that 1/4″) thickness.

You can install the Headphones Station ULTRA on either the right or the left front leg of your pinball machine.

On STERN pinball machines, we recommend you choose the left leg, especially if you intend to route the cable inside the cabinet thanks to our Cabinet Cable Pass-Through. The hole is situated on the left of the pinball machine’s coin door.

Headphones Station ULTRA

The volume of your machine, always at your fingertip. With your headphones, now you are playing.

Best home accessory for PLUS sound board owners!