Extron TLP700MV Touch Screen System

Grant's Perspective on ... Extron TLP700MV Touch Screen Installation.

We have just finished an installation of several training rooms in downtown Winnipeg. We took some archival photos of the racks and I wanted to post one that features an Extron TLP700MV. This is a great touch screen that has a couple of nice features.

There is a rotary volume control for quick and easy audio volume changes instead of the up and down buttons that need to be clicked repeatedly. The unit also has 10  hard quick access  keys around the touch screen so that drilling into different pages of the touch screen is kept to a minimum.

I also like the fact that the system is hidden inside a row of  great looking cabinets.

The photo of the rack is below. I also included a screen shot from the Extron website so that you can see the TLP700MV detail.

BTW - I live just north of Winnipeg and like many people in Manitoba are dealing with the Red River flooding. Here are a couple of photos that my family took while taking a walk on a highway by Selkirk after the river waters receded leaving debris and icebergs behind.

Grant

Ceiling Rack Mount - New Way to Hide AV

Grant's Perspective on ... mounting AV equipment in the ceiling.


Dennis the Premier Mounts representative made the trip from Anaheim to Winnipeg to demonstrate some of their new products. One of the products that caught my attention was a rack to house equipment in ceilings. It is a part of the "GearBox™ Series of products designed to safely support and protect valuable A/V equipment. Offering flexible installation options - indoors and out - for projectors and flat-panel displays, GearBox™ has got your gear covered. ”

 See the picture below (taken from their website) of the rack with the door open.

Many times a room's walls are not deep enough for a rack to set in place. Many current systems do not have equipment that needs to be accessible for day-to-day use but does need close proximity to the room. This would include wireless microphone receivers, amplifiers and mixers. The system can be set up once and locked away, as long as there is at least a wall plate interface for a computer connection and a touch screen system controller that can turn the system on and off.


See the pictures below of Dennis holding the rack and mounting tray. Items can be fastened to the equipment mounting tray and the tray is mounted inside the rack. The bottom picture is the rack with the lockable door in place.
 
 

For use in a suspended ceiling, this box replaces a standard 2 x 2' ceiling tile and the perforated lid looks like an HVAC return register when closed. 


I was concerned that this would vent into the plenum and therefore not meet code. Dan replied  “There are no vents into the plenum, only downward into the room. The box preserves the integrity of the plenum space. ”  Small fans can be added to help with circulation issues.


Click here to see the PDF spec sheet.
 What a great idea and a solution we will keep in mind.


Grant

AMX Retractable Connection Port

Grant's Perspective on ... new ways to cut the cable clutter

My June 9th post/rant on cutting down on cable clutter on the boardroom table was posted before InfoComm. I wanted to note a new retractable connection port launched by AMX during InfoComm. Pictured below is the AMX HPX-1600 Retractable Connection Port and note the cables exit the device even when it's closed.



Have a look at the details on the HPX-1600 at AMX website.

Grant