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 United Visual AV Insider - June 2009 Table of Contents: ********
1. United Visual Wins 2009 Spotlight Award.
Entries in the 2009 PRO AV Spotlight Awards came from around the world, in vertical market categories, including; Corporate, Retail, Education, House of Worship, Government, Health Care, Entertainment/Arts, Museum, and Hospitality/Restaurant/Casino.
United Visual won the Spotlight Award for Best Education AV Project, under $250K, for our work at Illinois College of Optometry. United Visual is involved in professional AV integration projects with both corporate and education clients everyday and it is a wonderfully uplifting feeling when one of those projects is recognized as the very best in the world.
The Illinois College of Optometry project involved many classrooms but the centerpiece of the project was the Eye Lab. The architect designed the lab space in the form of an eye with space for at least eighteen refracting lanes containing LCD monitors in each lane. The AV system enabled the instructor to present and manage the lesson presentation in each and every lane. This was truly a unique and innovative AV solution. Visit our website to read the complete Illinois College of Optometry project story.
The ALS (model number AL2430-2PH) is a complete audio enrichment system consisting of amplifier, wireless microphones, and docking station. The teacher and students are able to walk freely around the room with the infrared microphones/system control units and project their voices through installed speakers.
The versatile and ergonomic AL2430 pendant / handheld microphone transmitter allows both teachers and students freedom of movement without bulky electronics or cumbersome wires. The dual mode transmitter allows teachers to control microphone volume, overall system volume and mute settings via side mounted soft touch controls. In addition, when "PANIC" and "MODE" controls are pressed simultaneously for 3 seconds a contact closure is triggered on the AL2430 receiver. This contact closure may be integrated with most any intercom or IP based notification system to signal an emergency condition in the classroom. When transmitter is configured for “student” mode operation, all controls are bypassed restricting the device's functionality for use as a wireless microphone only. Atlas Learn's Infrared Microphones are capable of transmitting on one of two dedicated IR channels to allow a teacher and student response microphone to be used in the same space without interference. Each microphone has three signal transmit emitters to guarantee reliable use with no drop-out whether the microphone is being handheld, on belt with external microphone connected, or on a lanyard. With a hinged belt clip and ID mounting clip, the microphone in any position is lightweight and comfortable to use.
The included ALS docking station provides not only a secure location to store microphones when not in use but also a charging station. The docking and recharging station will automatically recharge and maintain batteries in the microphone/system control units and accommodate up to 4 additional AA rechargeable batteries as spares. Each microphone requires 2 AA batteries for use with an average operation time of 6 hours between being charged.
The integrated mixer amplifier has a 30W output. Three RCA inputs on the back of the amp are for Infrared Sensors for signal points from the microphones (including two separate A and B channels at any time). Five separate audio devices (labeled Computer, TV/VCR, CD/DVD, Aux and Priority Page) can also be inputted through dual summed RCA inputs with independent level controls. With Atlas’s patented ‘through hole’ chassis design the amplifier can be pole mounted at projectors, rack mounted, or table mounted for various classroom setups.
Atlas Learn is the new education focused subdivision of Atlas Sound, part of the Mitek Electronics and Communications Group. The Amplified Learning System is the first product released under the line which aims to improve classroom performance through integrated technologies at all education levels. Through sound reinforcement, networked audio, and other learning systems, Atlas Learn will provide educational equipment designed with the industry leading reliability, easy of use, and advancements one expects from the Atlas name.
Atlas Sound has always been used in educational facilities from our PA speakers, and stadium horns to ControlKom and paging systems, but with the creation of Atlas Learn we are excited to have a group of products focusing on the needs and demands of this specific market group. The ALS is a product that can truly help teachers teach and students learn without the usual cumbersome technology that scares people away from it.
To learn more about Atlas Learn contact your United Visual representative.
SMART Technologies announces SMART Response LE, the latest addition to its line of interactive response systems, which helps teachers quickly poll students for understanding. SMART Response LE is designed specifically for young learners who may or may not be able to read. It combines handheld wireless remotes (or clickers), a receiver and assessment software for creating questions and evaluating responses. The remotes are equipped with five large, colorful buttons, and the LCD screen displays easy-to-understand icons instead of words. SMART Response LE builds on SMART education solutions for early education, which began more than 20 years ago with the introduction of the SMART Board™ interactive whiteboard and continues today with products like the SMART Table interactive learning center.
SMART Response LE allows teachers to integrate interactive questions, quizzes and assessment activities in their lessons. The tactile nature of the large, colorful buttons on SMART Response LE remotes engages young learners. Assessment results can be displayed on an interactive whiteboard as graphs, which are easy for young students to comprehend. The system supports three different kinds of questions – multiple-choice, true-false and yes-no. Teachers can create and ask questions spontaneously during a lesson to gauge individual, small-group and whole-class comprehension and then adjust teaching based on this information. Once a quiz is complete, teachers can organize and manage the results based on a variety of criteria for rapid analysis and reporting. Like all SMART interactive response systems, SMART Response LE is tightly integrated with SMART Notebook software, SMART's highly popular lesson delivery application designed specifically for interactive whiteboards. SMART Response LE comes with 12, 18 or 24 remotes, making it suitable for early education class sizes. It will be available in the fall of 2009.
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4. Control Your System and Touch Panels from an iPhone or iPod.
In a previous newsletter we presented the PG-F267X DLP BrilliantColor Projector. The PG-F267X is the company’s first short-throw DLP BrilliantColor professional projector, combining the high brightness and convenience of a short-throw design with the high image quality and reliability of BrilliantColor DLP technology.
In support of the education market, Sharp has an exciting end-user offer. For every PG-F267X Projector purchased by K-12 educational end-user organizations between now and June 30th, Sharp is offering a free “classroom pack” of 25 Sharp WriteView EL-W535B Educator Scientific Calculators, with an estimated total retail value of $325. The PG-F267X must be shipped and invoiced to the end-user organization prior to June 30, 2009 to qualify for this program. The projectors must be purchased through a Sharp authorized Professional Display dealership or reseller in the U.S. to be eligible for this offer. Interested end users should contact their local dealers or resellers for the full terms and conditions of this offer, including additional restrictions.
Ideal for interactive presentations, the PG-F267X simplifies projector placement in classrooms and meeting rooms with limited space, achieving a 100-inch diagonal image from a distance of just 4.3 feet. Designed for the conference/classroom market, this projector offers a short-throw design, superior color accuracy and enhanced inputs including a RJ-45 LAN terminal for remote access and diagnosis.
EL-W535B WriteView Educator Scientific Calculator The EL-W535B performs more than 330 advanced scientific functions and uses WriteView technology, 4-line display and Multi-Line Playback to make scientific equations easier for students to solve. The calculator is ideal for students studying general math, algebra, geometry, trigonometry, statistics, biology, chemistry and general science. You don’t need a calculator to figure out that this is a great deal!
ClearOne recently announced the CHAT 70, a new personal speakerphone specifically designed for use with Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007. As a Certified Partner in the Microsoft Partner Program, ClearOne has been rapidly releasing high performance audio solutions that support users of Microsoft's unified communications platform. The CHAT 70 is ClearOne's newest audio product to be qualified as Optimized for Microsoft Office Communicator, following the CHAT 170 group conferencing speakerphone which was announced in January.
The CHAT 70 personal speakerphone easily connects via USB to laptops or PCs for natural, hands-free audio communication. The CHAT 70 delivers full-duplex capability for crystal-clear communications and is the perfect addition to the office or home office, providing convenient, high-quality audio for users of Office Communicator 2007.
The CHAT 70 is a perfect complement to Office Communicator and we are glad it is now available to our United Visual customers. The combination of ClearOne's CHAT 70 and Microsoft Office Communicator 2007 will enable our customers to better connect people, information and business processes.
The CHAT 70 contains HDConference(TM), ClearOne's suite of high-performance audio technologies that encompasses such things as full duplex, echo cancellation, noise reduction and adaptive modeling. Taken separately, each technology is best-in-class and a critical component to a quality audio experience. In combination, these elements make conferencing and collaboration a more natural experience. The CHAT 70 also delivers completely plug-and-play operation, requiring no software or drivers to be installed.
The CHAT 70 is a very powerful collaboration tool and yet is small enough to toss in with your laptop and take on the road. Users of Office Communicator 2007 have a hands-free communication option that delivers a more natural and personal audio experience without being tethered to the computer via a headset. Products like the CHAT 70 are becoming more important as audio and video communication continues to migrate to the desktop and our customers look for ways to increase productivity and reduce costs.
The CHAT 70 has a suggested retail price of $159.99 and began shipping in April. Call us, let’s “Chat”.
NEC's new MultiSync X461HB high-bright display provides an extraordinary amount of brightness that outperforms displays using standard settings, allowing it to be truly noticeable in environments where typical, standard brightness would normally seem dim or washed out. Its advanced features detect nearby light and automatically adjust the display according to its surroundings. Having a brilliant display in a highly-trafficked, brightly-lit area is crucial to getting a message across, and the MultiSync X461HB's unrivaled screen performance is the essential solution to these elements.
The MultiSync X461HB includes ambient light sensor technology, which automatically adjusts the backlight depending on the ambient lighting brightness and maximizes the power management feature. Its advanced thermal protection begins with an extra thermal layer on the display panel to diffuse heat and follows with a fan-based technology specifically designed to work in both landscape and portrait modes. Internal temperature sensors control self-protective circuits, while special self-diagnostics communicate the status of thermal characteristics. The thermal protection can be monitored and controlled both locally and remotely.
The MultiSync X461HB accommodates components such as the MPD-SBC-8/16-2 single-board computer, SB-L008WU DVI daisy-chain module or SB-L007KK HD-SDI card by fully integrating it into the unit's expansion slot. This provides a cost-effective way to source and manage display content, and it eliminates the need for external distribution equipment and power supply, thus providing for a clean look that simplifies installation and reduces maintenance without compromising quality.
The MultiSync X461HB includes the following features:
These installation projectors have a new color wheel, body design and lamp drive system that help to increase overall performance, durability and reliability. These improvements also make installation efficient and cost-effective; our dealers will choose these models for the great installation features, and their customers will appreciate the price and performance.
In the past, dust could sometimes get on the color wheel and interfere with overall color performance. These new projectors, however, create beautiful colored images with a virtually sealed color wheel that helps prevent dust accumulation. This new color wheel design, along with an improved airflow cooling duct path, allows both the WD3300U and XD3200U operate at a low 26dBA noise level (low mode). With these design enhancements United Visual clients can now experience presentations with amazing color performance without being distracted by any projector fan noise.
Both models include a new lamp drive system designed to reduce the overall deterioration rate of the lamp. This innovative design helps the lamp to retain consistent projection brightness over a longer period of time while maintaining an estimated lamp life of up to 4000 hours in low mode.
A long lamp life dramatically decreases the overall total cost of ownership by reducing the frequency of lamp replacements. When a lamp exchange is required, these new models are designed with convenient side-loading lamp access, so the projector can stay in place on a shelf or on the ceiling, saving time and money. Additionally, both of these installation projectors offer a one-year or 500-hour (whichever comes first) limited warranty on the lamp.
The WD3300 shoots a rated 4000 lumens of brightness while the XD3200 blasts a rated 4500 lumens, making these models perfect for displaying bright and vivid images even in large rooms or venues with bright ambient lighting.
Mitsubishi offers optional lenses that support various throw distances and room configurations. The WD3300U and the XD3200U with its center lens provides a new quick and simple lens- exchange design. These projectors have a cutout around the centered lens so switching lenses is easier, increasing installation flexibility while decreasing installation time. They also have motorized vertical and horizontal lens shift, auto focus and zoom, so set-up can easily be completed in minutes.
Most importantly, Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America is “greening” its projectors starting with these two models by designing them to be more environmentally friendly with energy- efficient, long lamp life; lead-free solder on all printed circuit boards; digital user manuals; and the use of recycled paper in printed materials and packaging cartons. These projectors are the first of a series designed to consume less than one-watt of power when in stand-by mode.
The projectors also boast Texas Instruments’ BrilliantColor technology, which uses color- processing algorithms and system-level enhancements for greater brightness and truer, more vibrant colors. They offer an HDMI input for native digital signals and RJ45 for remote networking management, and a 10-watt audio speaker and variable audio output so that users have the flexibility to adjust a presenter’s volume.
Mitsubishi continually brings new technology to market, particularly that which increases durability and saves time and money over the life of a projector. Call your United Visual representative to learn more about these products.
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Atlas Learn, a new division of commercial audio leader Atlas Sound, announces its official launch with the premiere of an in-classroom amplified learning system. This patent pending Amplified Learning System, ALS, is designed for use in K-12 and higher education facilities or where a room constrained public address system is required.
New interactive response system designed for early education
Looking for a reliable way to control your AMX system and Touch Panels? With the Apple iPhone or iPod Touch, look no further than the AMX Virtual Keypad. The Virtual Keypad is a simple web-based user interface to control, automate and manage devices in an AMX control system via an iPhone, iPod touch or any PC. Virtual Keypad is simple to implement using standard NetLinx commands to label buttons, receive button push/release and manage feedback for buttons and text display. Don't worry you will not need any special software or even a touch panel to use the Virtual Keypad. Virtual Keypad allows a maximum of 12 button commands to execute any system device function or macro. So, get in “touch” with your system with this new and cool application!
Free Classroom Pack Of Writeview Calculators To Sharp PG-F267X Projectors Purchasers
The CHAT 70 Personal Speakerphone is Optimized for Microsoft Office Communicator 2007 and is perfect for teleworkers or traveling professionals.
NEC recently announced the 46-inch MultiSync® X461HB high-bright professional display. This new model is enhanced by more than 30 advanced features of the Digital Signage Technology Suite that allow it to stand out in heavily-lit environments. With a brightness measurement at 1500 cd/m˛ and remarkable contrast ratio of 3500:1, the MultiSync X461HB boasts 110% higher brightness than NEC's previous-generation displays. The MultiSync X Series display is ideal for environments heavy with ambient light, such as corporate lobbies, atriums and restaurants.
Mitsubishi continues its commitment to the professional installation market with the release of two new high-brightness installation-purpose projectors using Texas Instruments’ DLP technology. The XD3200U XGA (1024 x 768 pixels) and widescreen WD3300U WXGA (1280 x 800 pixels) are designed for lecture halls, large classrooms, boardrooms, conference rooms, church sanctuaries and other presentation rooms.