Automation, Networking and Control

Sep 28, 2001 12:00 PM, Editors

Automation, Networking and Control Products

Remote Control
Interlink Electronics www.interlinkelec.com
Interlink’s Interactive Remote Controls™ allow multiple-service operators and content provides to offer subscribers an intuitive, single-handed remote that serves as the user’s main interface to the entire range of digital TV services. RemoteLink™ wireless communication enables remote gesture control of home electronic devices, keyboard-less text entry and wireless telephony. Finger swipes and writing with the fingertip on the pad allow users to switch sources, designate channels and control as many as 25 functions without the numerous tiny push-buttons that complicate many remote controls.

A/V Control Receiver
JVC www.jvc.com
The sound of Advanced Super A design goes to five channels in JVC’s RX-9000VBK, a multiroom/multisource audio-video control receiver. The receiver has built-in Dolby Digital and DTS recording, is compatible with multichannel audio and has a 5.1-channel analog input and five separate amps. Its fully discrete 120WX2 (100X5) amplifier section is FTC-rated into 8 ohms or 4 ohms. Multiroom/multisource capabilities are controlled by an RF/IR multibrand A/V-CATV DBS remote unit. Other features are ease of use, numerous video switching capabilities, banana plug speaker terminals with five-way binding plugs, and a 1-bit P.E.M. D.D. converter for all six channels.

Home Control System
Millennium Enterprises www.millennium-enterprises.com
The Xanboo™ provides remote video monitoring, home automation control and sensors to notify users of events at home via cell phone, pager, wireless PDA or e-mail. Users can be at work and receive a page when someone is at their front door at home. Logging onto www.xanboo.com, the user can see who it is via the front-door camera. The Xanboo system can control multiple video cameras; motion, temperature, moisture and audio sensors; appliance control; and garage-door controls.

Learning Remote
Millennium Enterprises www.millennium-enterprises.com
The Home Logic™ HL-UR362 universal learning remote control includes 10 device banks for home theater components. The HL-UR362 can learn up to 47 commands for each component and can store key functions. Users can edit function names as they see fit (up to eight characters) and can also program 20 macros, each with up to 20 steps. A sliding cover hides the sub-function keys along with five special multicode keys that store up to five rotating commands per key. The LCD display and main keypad show time and date and are back-lit in green with an automatic illumination when the room is dark. A timer is also built in to activate devices on cue.

Satellite Dish Multiswitches
Millennium Enterprises www.millennium-enterprises.com
Millennium’s SAT-A84 satellite multiswitch integrates multiple receivers with 22kHz switching digital satellite systems. It is compatible with 22kHz DBS switching systems and can integrate five inputs (4 LNB/1 terrestrial) into four receiver outputs.

Universal Smart Remote Control
Proton www.proton-usa.com
Proton presents the SRC-2000 touchscreen smart remote control and SDS-2000 optional docking station. This remote can operate television, VCR, AMP, DVD, SAT, VCD, CD, tuner, LD, AUX 1 and AUX 2. It has up to 12 fully configurable macro functions; each of these can hold up to 25 individual commands. The remote’s simple design and its back-lit 128x64-resolution LCD screen with adjustable light-level sensor allow for easy operation. The optional SDS-2000 docking station helps ensure the batteries are always charged and the remote is hard to misplace. The station has a universal power adapter and a data link cable to connect to PCs.

Controller and DVD Changer
Runco www.runco.com
Used together, the Runco SAR-Controller and SAR-200 DVD changer allow the user to daisy-chain up to six changers together for access to a total of 1200 DVD movie and CD audio discs. The SAR-Controller uses Escient IntelligentLink technology to automatically distinguish the type and identity of each disc. At 35 pounds, 6.6 inches high, 7.5 inches wide and 17.25 inches deep, the controller features onscreen graphics, a preview function, MPEG-2 decoder chip, RS-232 control and integration, S-video output, RGB outputs, RS-232 port, and 640x480 graphical user interface. The SAR-200 has a frequency response of 20 Hz to 20 kHz ±0.5 dB, signal-to-noise ratio of 100 dB and dynamic range of 98 dB.

Connecting Blocks
Russound www.russound.com
The IRB-6 and IRB-1 are in-wall connecting blocks for infrared remote-controlled components. The IRB-6 handles up to 12 infrared receivers or IR learning keypads in any combination. It allows control of up to eight separate IR controlled components. The product has a "confirm" LED screen for troubleshooting, a front power jack for power supply connection, and a status jack for a second power supply. The IRB-1 has a 1/8-inch, 3-conductor jack on the front plate to directly connect to a tabletop IR receiver. Like the IRB-6, it also has a "confirm" LED.

Family Entertainment
Yamaha www.yamaha.com
Yamaha added the VS-10 to its CinemaStation line of home entertainment products. The VS-10 includes a control center with a 5.1-channel amplifier and surround processor that can decode Dolby Digital and DTS signals; four Yamaha DSP programs; a virtual surround program that can be used with one pair of speakers; five speakers and a subwoofer. The control center provides 25 watts to each of five channels and 50 watts to the subwoofer output. The system was designed to match the Sony PlayStation 2, which is both a DVD and CD player in addition to a game control.