MOUNTLAKE, WASHINGTON: Symetrix is introducing a line of modular, RS-485 based remote control wall panels for the SymNet Audio Matrix platform at NSCA 2005.
The new hardware will be supported in SymNet Designer v5.5 for
Windows. These new additions to the Adaptive Remote Control (ARC) family consist
of four building blocks capable, in various combinations, of addressing a
number of installed sound system control applications including preset switching,
volume control, priority paging, and room combining.
The remote controls, seven in total, are the ARC-K1, a dual function
rotary
encoder; ARC-SW4, four buttons with corresponding bi-color LEDs; ARC-Mic
which combines an SW4 panel and an onboard condenser microphone with a
push-to-talk button; ARC-XLR identical to ARC-Mic but with an XLR(f)
connector substituted for the condenser microphone; EXK, extension encoder;
and the EX4 extension button panel. All controls mount in Decora style
faceplates (not included).
ARC-Mic and ARC-XLR incorporate a new Symetrix technology known
as ARC Audio
which allows connection of one channel of balanced analog audio directly to
a SymNet Express device, or the newly revised ARC-PS, a rack mountable power
supply capable of powering ten ARCs.
This collection of modular controls can be configured for a
variety of uses
and become interactive in certain scenarios such as room combining.
This last function, room combining, is specifically addressed
in SymNet Designer v5.5 with new virtual room combining modules designed to
be triggered from the hardware remote controls. This new software/hardware
combination specifically addresses the old problem of managing BGM sources
and room volumes when zones are combined and uncombined. The system now links
wall panels together when zones are combined, allowing the user to select
the BGM source and adjust the volume from any wall panel located within the
combined space. The panels then become independent and control their specific
zone when rooms are uncombined. The new solution supports four BGM sources
that are distributed to 16 zones.
"Over the years SymNet has made its way into a number conference,
multimedia, and event centers. We understood the issues posed by these
situations and chose to address them with a line of modular wall panels for
the market," said Mike Worona, SymNet product manager. Symetrix relied
on
extensive market research in developing this targeted solution for system
designers and installers.
The hardware - ARC-SW4 (four-buttons), ARC-K1 (linear encoder),
and their
extensions, the EX4 and EXK - can control individual room functions, or be
configured as a master room-combine control center. Buttons can function as
manual zone-combine switches, or multi-parameter preset recalls that invoke
system logic governing BGM sources and volume levels in the combined zones
based on user settings in the software.
Other additions to SymNet Designer 5.5 include auto mixer combiner
modules,
priority switching modules for paging, improved IP functionality, and
improved RS-232 functionality for third party control systems.
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