[slinkelist] IR controlled audio switching?

Darren Apfel darrena@MICROSOFT.com
Sun, 3 Oct 1999 21:07:20 -0700


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I'm not quite sure how this solves my problem.  I want to be able to turn on
and off the audio in *other* rooms from any room with an IR port.  I already
have my house wired for IR and audio.  I can turn the audio on/off in the
room I'm in no problem (there are volume controls in each room).
 
thanks @gain,
d@
darrena@microsoft.com
http://wireless/ <http://wireless/> 
 
-----Original Message-----
From: Dale Andren [mailto:andren@interaccess.com]
Sent: Sunday, October 03, 1999 7:50 PM
To: Tony Golden; Darren Apfel
Cc: Slink-e Users List
Subject: Re: [slinkelist] IR controlled audio switching?
 
Hi List,
 
If you put your audio signal on a video modulator, (if you have a es90 or a
changer with video out, you can put the track info on as well) you can
simply tune your TV in whatever room you are in to channel 68 or whatever
the modulator is set to, and you can then control the volume of the TV,
which is in effect now acting as your preamp.. If the TV has audio outs this
is ideal, since you can then send the tv audio to the local amp or whatever.
If you have whole house IR capability this adds up to a pretty slick setup
and sounds great. Make sure you buy a channel plus or some other high grade
modulator, because I would imagine the cheesy modulators would provide an
inferior sound quality.
 
This setup is ideal if you want to forgo a lot of expensive cabling and
don't need audiophile sound in the rooms away from the main source.
 
Good luck,
Dale
----- Original Message ----- 

From: Tony Golden <mailto:MrGolden@swbell.net>  
To: Darren <mailto:darrena@MICROSOFT.com>  Apfel 
Cc: Slink-e <mailto:slinkelist@nirvis.com>  Users List 
Sent: Sunday, October 03, 1999 9:39 AM
Subject: Re: [slinkelist] IR controlled audio switching?
 
There are a couple of different solutions, and neither one of them is
"cheap".
 
Xantech makes an IR-controlled speaker switcher, model 686-10, that can
switch up to six pairs of speakers.  It retails for $400, and you need their
RC68 remote to program it -- another $160, retail.  With it, you could teach
your learning remotes the codes to turn on or off the room they're located
in.
 
Another, and probably cheaper, option, is to use separate stereo receivers
for the other rooms.  You should be able to find decent ones for under $100
each -- probably under $50 each.  It would require splitting your sources to
run to all the receivers, and you may need some type of distribution amps.
In addition to providing remote on/off control of the zones, you would also
have independent source selection and volume levels.
 
Tony Golden
 
----- Original Message ----- 

From: Darren <mailto:darrena@MICROSOFT.com>  Apfel 
To: 'slinkelist@nirvis.com' <mailto:'slinkelist@nirvis.com'>  
Sent: Saturday, October 02, 1999 9:02 PM
Subject: [slinkelist] IR controlled audio switching?
 
Hello all:
 
I use a slink-e to run my home audio system.  The master audio signal is
piped into four rooms, each room with its own IR port and volume control.  I
have set up multiple identical "universal remotes" to control CDJ from each
room (mostly to control basic functions such as play, stop, cue up stored
playlists, etc.).
 
Everything works great!
 
The one thing that I would like to add is the ability to use that same
remote to turn on and off the audio in each room.  Currently, I have a
manual switchbox in the family room (next to the receiver) that can turn on
or off the audio signal each of the four rooms.  (Some rooms have manual
override for local sources such as TVs.)
 
Here's a good example of why I want this ripped from my life as it was just
half an hour ago.  I had returned from my workout.  I wanted to take a
shower.  From the master bedroom, I cue up a CD to play it.  Problem is:
Laurie is down in the family room on the phone and all of a sudden I'm
blaring music at her as well.  So I have to go downstairs and manually turn
off all but the master bedroom/bathroom.
 
I'd like to be able to do this from the bedroom.
 
Any ideas?
 
d@
 

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style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span>I want to be able to turn on =
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</span>I
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yes">&nbsp; </span>I can turn the audio on/off in the room I&#8217;m in =
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<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b> Dale Andren
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<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Sunday, October =
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<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Tony Golden; Darren =
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<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Cc:</span></b> Slink-e Users =
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font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black'>If you put your audio signal =
on a
video modulator, (if you have a es90 or a changer with video out, you =
can put
the track info on as well) you can simply tune your TV in whatever room =
you are
in to channel 68 or whatever the modulator is set to, and you can then =
control
the volume of the TV, which is in effect now acting as your preamp.. If =
the TV
has audio outs this is ideal, since you can then send the tv audio to =
the local
amp or whatever. If you have whole house IR capability this adds up to =
a pretty
slick setup and sounds great. Make sure you buy a channel plus or some =
other
high grade modulator, because I would imagine the cheesy modulators =
would
provide an inferior sound quality.</span></font><font size=3D3 =
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padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt'><b><font size=3D2 =
color=3Dblack
face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:black;font-weight:bold'>To:</span></font></b><font =
color=3Dblack
face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>
<a href=3D"mailto:darrena@MICROSOFT.com" =
title=3D"darrena@MICROSOFT.com">Darren
Apfel</a> </span></font><font color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'mso-bidi-font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:=
p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:39.75pt;border:none;mso-border-left-alt:solid black 1.5pt;
padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt'><b><font size=3D2 =
color=3Dblack
face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:black;font-weight:bold'>Cc:</span></font></b><font =
color=3Dblack
face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>
<a href=3D"mailto:slinkelist@nirvis.com" =
title=3D"slinkelist@nirvis.com">Slink-e
Users List</a> </span></font><font color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span
style=3D'mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;mso-col=
or-alt:
windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:39.75pt;border:none;mso-border-left-alt:solid black 1.5pt;
padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt'><b><font size=3D2 =
color=3Dblack
face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:black;font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></font></b><font =
color=3Dblack
face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>
Sunday, October 03, 1999 9:39 AM</span></font><font color=3Dblack =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;mso-col=
or-alt:
windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:39.75pt;border:none;mso-border-left-alt:solid black 1.5pt;
padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt'><b><font size=3D2 =
color=3Dblack
face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:black;font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></font></b><font
color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'> Re: [slinkelist] IR controlled audio =
switching?</span></font><font
color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:39.75pt;border:none;mso-border-left-alt:solid black 1.5pt;
padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt'><font size=3D3 =
color=3Dblack
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";
color:black'><![if =
!supportEmptyParas]>&nbsp;<![endif]></span></font><font
size=3D3 color=3Dblack face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New =
Roman";color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></=
p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:39.75pt;border:none;mso-border-left-alt:solid black 1.5pt;
padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt'><font size=3D3 =
color=3Dblack
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";
color:black'>There are a couple of different solutions, and neither one =
of them
is &quot;cheap&quot;.</span></font><font size=3D3 color=3Dblack
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";
color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:39.75pt;border:none;mso-border-left-alt:solid black 1.5pt;
padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt'><font size=3D3 =
color=3Dblack
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";
color:black'>&nbsp;</span></font><font size=3D3 color=3Dblack =
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New =
Roman";color:black;mso-color-alt:
windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:39.75pt;border:none;mso-border-left-alt:solid black 1.5pt;
padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt'><font size=3D3 =
color=3Dblack
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";
color:black'>Xantech makes an IR-controlled speaker switcher, model =
686-10,
that can switch up to six pairs of speakers.&nbsp; It retails for $400, =
and you
need their RC68 remote to program it -- another $160, retail.&nbsp; =
With it,
you could teach your learning remotes the codes to turn on or off the =
room
they're located in.</span></font><font size=3D3 color=3Dblack =
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New =
Roman";color:black;mso-color-alt:
windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:39.75pt;border:none;mso-border-left-alt:solid black 1.5pt;
padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt'><font size=3D3 =
color=3Dblack
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Ti=
mes New Roman";
color:black'>&nbsp;</span></font><font size=3D3 color=3Dblack =
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New =
Roman";color:black;mso-color-alt:
windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:39.75pt;border:none;mso-border-left-alt:solid black 1.5pt;
padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt'><font size=3D3 =
color=3Dblack
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";
color:black'>Another, and probably cheaper, option, is to use separate =
stereo
receivers for the other rooms.&nbsp; You should be able to find decent =
ones for
under $100 each -- probably under $50 each.&nbsp; It would require =
splitting
your sources to run to all the receivers, and you may need some type of
distribution amps.&nbsp; In addition to providing remote on/off control =
of the
zones, you would also have independent source selection and volume =
levels.</span></font><font
size=3D3 color=3Dblack face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New =
Roman";color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></=
p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:39.75pt;border:none;mso-border-left-alt:solid black 1.5pt;
padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt'><font size=3D3 =
color=3Dblack
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";
color:black'>&nbsp;</span></font><font size=3D3 color=3Dblack =
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New =
Roman";color:black;mso-color-alt:
windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:39.75pt;border:none;mso-border-left-alt:solid black 1.5pt;
padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt'><font size=3D3 =
color=3Dblack
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";
color:black'>Tony Golden</span></font><font size=3D3 color=3Dblack
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";
color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:39.75pt;border:none;mso-border-left-alt:solid black 1.5pt;
padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt'><font size=3D3 =
color=3Dblack
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";
color:black'>&nbsp;</span></font><font size=3D3 color=3Dblack =
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New =
Roman";color:black;mso-color-alt:
windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

</div>

<div style=3D'border:none;border-left:solid black 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in =
0in 4.0pt'>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:43.5pt;border:none;mso-border-left-alt:solid black 1.5pt;
padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt'><font size=3D2 =
color=3Dblack
face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:black'>----- Original Message ----- </span></font><font
color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:43.5pt;background:#E4E4E4;border:none;mso-border-left-alt:so=
lid black 1.5pt;
padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt'><b><font size=3D2 =
color=3Dblack
face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:black;font-weight:bold'>

<div style=3D'font-color:black'>From:</span></font></b><font =
color=3Dblack
face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>
<a href=3D"mailto:darrena@MICROSOFT.com" =
title=3D"darrena@MICROSOFT.com">Darren
Apfel</a> </span></font></div>

<font color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p=
>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:43.5pt;border:none;mso-border-left-alt:solid black 1.5pt;
padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt'><b><font size=3D2 =
color=3Dblack
face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:black;font-weight:bold'>To:</span></font></b><font =
color=3Dblack
face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>
<a href=3D"mailto:'slinkelist@nirvis.com'" =
title=3D"slinkelist@nirvis.com">'slinkelist@nirvis.com'</a>
</span></font><font color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'mso-bidi-font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:=
p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:43.5pt;border:none;mso-border-left-alt:solid black 1.5pt;
padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt'><b><font size=3D2 =
color=3Dblack
face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:black;font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></font></b><font =
color=3Dblack
face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>
Saturday, October 02, 1999 9:02 PM</span></font><font color=3Dblack =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;mso-col=
or-alt:
windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:43.5pt;border:none;mso-border-left-alt:solid black 1.5pt;
padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt'><b><font size=3D2 =
color=3Dblack
face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:black;font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></font></b><font
color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'> [slinkelist] IR controlled audio =
switching?</span></font><font
color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:43.5pt;border:none;mso-border-left-alt:solid black 1.5pt;
padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt'><font size=3D3 =
color=3Dblack
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";
color:black'><![if =
!supportEmptyParas]>&nbsp;<![endif]></span></font><font
size=3D3 color=3Dblack face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New =
Roman";color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></=
p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'margin-left:43.5pt;border:none;mso-border-left-alt:
solid black 1.5pt;padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt'><span
class=3DEmailStyle18><font size=3D2 color=3D"#333300" =
face=3DVerdana><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'><span =
style=3D'mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt'>Hello =
all:<o:p></o:p></span></span></font></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'margin-left:43.5pt;border:none;mso-border-left-alt:
solid black 1.5pt;padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt'><span
class=3DEmailStyle18><font size=3D2 color=3D"#333300" =
face=3DVerdana><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><![if =
!supportEmptyParas]>&nbsp;<![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>=


<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'margin-left:43.5pt;border:none;mso-border-left-alt:
solid black 1.5pt;padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt'><span
class=3DEmailStyle18><font size=3D2 color=3D"#333300" =
face=3DVerdana><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'><span style=3D'mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt'>I =
use a
slink-e to run my home audio system.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: =
yes">&nbsp;
</span>The master audio signal is piped into four rooms, each room with =
its own
IR port and volume control.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; =
</span>I have
set up multiple identical &#8220;universal remotes&#8221; to control =
CDJ from each room
(mostly to control basic functions such as play, stop, cue up stored =
playlists,
etc.).<o:p></o:p></span></span></font></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'margin-left:43.5pt;border:none;mso-border-left-alt:
solid black 1.5pt;padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt'><span
class=3DEmailStyle18><font size=3D2 color=3D"#333300" =
face=3DVerdana><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><![if =
!supportEmptyParas]>&nbsp;<![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>=


<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'margin-left:43.5pt;border:none;mso-border-left-alt:
solid black 1.5pt;padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt'><span
class=3DEmailStyle18><font size=3D2 color=3D"#333300" =
face=3DVerdana><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'><span =
style=3D'mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt'>Everything
works great!<o:p></o:p></span></span></font></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'margin-left:43.5pt;border:none;mso-border-left-alt:
solid black 1.5pt;padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt'><span
class=3DEmailStyle18><font size=3D2 color=3D"#333300" =
face=3DVerdana><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><![if =
!supportEmptyParas]>&nbsp;<![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>=


<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'margin-left:43.5pt;border:none;mso-border-left-alt:
solid black 1.5pt;padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt'><span
class=3DEmailStyle18><font size=3D2 color=3D"#333300" =
face=3DVerdana><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'><span =
style=3D'mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt'>The one thing
that I would like to add is the ability to use that same remote to turn =
on and
off the audio in each room.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp;
</span>Currently, I have a manual switchbox in the family room (next to =
the
receiver) that can turn on or off the audio signal each of the four =
rooms.<span
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span>(Some rooms have manual =
override for
local sources such as TVs.)<o:p></o:p></span></span></font></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'margin-left:43.5pt;border:none;mso-border-left-alt:
solid black 1.5pt;padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt'><span
class=3DEmailStyle18><font size=3D2 color=3D"#333300" =
face=3DVerdana><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><![if =
!supportEmptyParas]>&nbsp;<![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>=


<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'margin-left:43.5pt;border:none;mso-border-left-alt:
solid black 1.5pt;padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt'><span
class=3DEmailStyle18><font size=3D2 color=3D"#333300" =
face=3DVerdana><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'><span =
style=3D'mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt'>Here&#8217;s a good
example of why I want this ripped from my life as it was just half an =
hour
ago.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span>I had returned from =
my
workout.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span>I wanted to =
take a
shower.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span>From the master =
bedroom, I
cue up a CD to play it.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; =
</span>Problem
is: Laurie is down in the family room on the phone and all of a sudden =
I&#8217;m
blaring music at her as well.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; =
</span>So I
have to go downstairs and manually turn off all but the master
bedroom/bathroom.<o:p></o:p></span></span></font></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'margin-left:43.5pt;border:none;mso-border-left-alt:
solid black 1.5pt;padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt'><span
class=3DEmailStyle18><font size=3D2 color=3D"#333300" =
face=3DVerdana><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><![if =
!supportEmptyParas]>&nbsp;<![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>=


<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'margin-left:43.5pt;border:none;mso-border-left-alt:
solid black 1.5pt;padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt'><span
class=3DEmailStyle18><font size=3D2 color=3D"#333300" =
face=3DVerdana><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'><span =
style=3D'mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt'>I&#8217;d like to be
able to do this from the bedroom.<o:p></o:p></span></span></font></span>=
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face=3DVerdana><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><![if =
!supportEmptyParas]>&nbsp;<![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>=


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face=3DVerdana><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'><span =
style=3D'mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt'>Any =
ideas?<o:p></o:p></span></span></font></span></p>

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style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp;</span>AUTOTEXTLIST \s &quot;E-mail=20
Signature&quot; <span =
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