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Re: [ECS] Computer control of A/V equipment? Mike Pfeifer Thu, 08 Oct 1987 10:01:42 -0700

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Hi Timothy,
			I'm using both a hardwired IR system and due to a litlle lack of
planning, I'm also using a system over the coaxial cable. The coaxial
system is just as reliable as the dedicated hardwired system. It's also
simple. If you have a HAS catalog, you need a HAS8195 at both ends of the
cable run. The one at the controller injects the IR signal and the one at
the equiptment extracts the signal. They have coax in & out with a stereo
mini-plug for either a receiver or an emitter. You have to have splitters
(if you spit the RF) that pass DC voltage, and they need to be placed after
any amplification of the RF signal. Cost is $9.95 per injector. If you need
more than 1 or 2 emmitters at the equiptment end you can get a 4 or 6
emitter connecting block. (HAS-8191 or HAS-8191a)
				Hope this helps,
								Mike

At 10:56 AM 10/8/98 -0400, you wrote:
>HI All,
>
>I am curious, is anyone using their computer to control their A/V equipment?
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>If so, how are you doing it? Is your computer near your A/V stuff?
>Powermids? etc.?
>
>I am looking into setting up my system and would like to hear how people are
>doing this with ECS so I can hopefully avoid choosing the wrong path later
>if I want to expand. I can't do any hardwiring right now, I am renting a
>townhouse and so I guess I am limited to wireless. My computer is upstairs
>and my A/V equipment is downstairs.
>
>Any ideas?
>
>Thanks,
>Timothy G. Mulle'
> 

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