Re: [misterhouse-users] ChannelPlus Modulation & IR system

[Tom <tom...@co...>]

for part 1...
I kind of do the same thing.. I have 3 locations with modulators... 2 are
rooms with 1 single channel modulators.. the MM70 and the RM70 and one
location has the 4 channel modulator (ChannelPlus).  I run their coax to my
wiring closet and connect them to a combiner.. It's like a splitter but it
combines (I don't know if a splitter can do this since I just bought
combiner/splitters since they were cheap.)
http://www.smarthome.com/78103.html
They also have amps with multiple modulator inputs but they cost more so
that's on my to buy list.

Part 2
I believe what you need to watch out for is the volts.. there are 2 types of
systems... 5-volt and 12-volt..
The following kit contains the 2100A and also gives you a target and power
supplies for $50
http://www.homecontrols.com/cgi-bin/hci.pl?pgm=co_disp&func=displ&strfnbr=2&prrfnbr=665&sesent=0,0




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kirk Bauer" <ki...@ka...>
To: <mis...@li...>
Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2004 4:05 PM
Subject: [misterhouse-users] ChannelPlus Modulation & IR system


> This is a bit of a repeat from some other posts, but I wanted to use a
> better subject and consolidate my thoughts.
>
> I already have a much of coax run in my house to a central location.
> I'm really interested in the ChannelPlus modulation/amplification/IR
> system.
>
> Part 1: RF modulation/distribution
> ----------------------------------
>
> My first question -- it seems that I have to put something like the
> DA-550BID amplifier in my equipment closet to amplify all of the
> signals.  But it seems to take in only one input.  But I don't want to
> move my video sources into the equipment closet... partly because of a
> lack of room and partly because I like to use high-quality S-Video
> connections locally.
>
> I have one location with a crappy Dish Network PVR and a DVD player.  It
> seems that I could put a ChannelPlus 2-channel modulator in that room
> and hook up an output from each device.  I could then run coax from that
> modulator into the amplifier in my equipment closet, and then out to all
> of my other TVs.
>
> My problem is that I have another location.  It has a Tivo that already
> has RF output that already goes directly into the equipment closet.
>
> And I also have two video cameras that come directly into the equipment
> closet with composite video.
>
> So, can I put a second 2-channel modulator in the equipment closet?  If
> so, how do I combine the signals from both 2-channel modulators AND the
> signal from the Tivo (on channel 3) into one stream that has 5 channels
> that can be watched from any TV?
>
> Part 2: IR distribution
> -----------------------
>
> I see that ChannelPlus also has these 2100A wall-plates.  Do these just
> connect directly to the DA-550BID amplifier with a single coax cable and
> that is it?  It looks like you can then buy an IR receiver to plug into
> it and also an IR emitter that can plug into it as well.  What if I want
> to have multiple IR emitters at one location... is there some way to
> split the IR output or do I have to put in two wall plates.
>
> Finally, if anybody knows how Misterhouse can both watch and add to the
> IR traffic directly I would love to know.  The only way I can think of
> right now is to buy a regular IR input/output that Misterhouse can use
> and then line that up with the IR emitter and receivers used by the
> ChannelPlus system.  But I would like to avoid going from electrical to
> IR and back to electrical if I can.  I thought that most IR distribution
> systems use the same eletrical characteristics and thus there may be a
> way to directly like the two systems.
>
> Any answers will be greatly appreciated!
>
> -- 
> Kirk Bauer <ki...@ka...>
> http://linux.kaybee.org | www.autorpm.org | www.logwatch.org
>
>
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