RE: Re: Knekt KAT5?

[Tony Butler]

I stand corrected Mark - but I think the rest of my comments apply
unfortunately :(

Do you have a link to info on ACE at all?

Ta,

Tony

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark Harrison [mailto:<a
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> Sent: 19 February 2002 11:40
> To: <a
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> Subject: RE: [KAT5] Re: Knekt KAT5?
>
>
> > That's the Comfort PC software right?
>
> Wrong! It's software remote control of devices that was
> ORIGINALLY developed for interfacing with Comfort, but has
> come a long way since.
>
> Mark Harrison
> Head of Systems, eKingfisher
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tony Butler [mailto:<a
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> Sent: 19 February 2002 11:35
> To: <a
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> Subject: RE: [KAT5] Re: Knekt KAT5?
>
>
> Mike,
>
> That's the Comfort PC software right?
> I don't have comfort so no go.
> Even if I had, Linn don't publish the spec of the signalling
> interface they use so I have no idea how an RCU, which
> connects to a Line Receiver, tells the Intersekt that it
> wants to listen to source X. If you're talking about just
> 'tapping in' to the audio output from the intersekt, no go
> either as I would not be able to tell which source was being
> presented to the output I am 'listening' to, and thus would
> not know which source to tell the KAT5 switch to switch to :(
>
> cheers,
>
>
> Tony
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike Griffiths [mailto:<a
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> Sent: 18 February 2002 20:41
> To: <a
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> Subject: RE: [KAT5] Re: Knekt KAT5?
>
>
>
> Tony
>
> I'm sure this can be achieved by using ACE
>
> I control my linn preamp with it
>
> I'm sure you will be able to control the Kat5 switch with ACE
>
> And ace should be able to listen to your Linn setup
>
>
>
> Mike
>
> At Home
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tony Butler [mailto:<a
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> Sent: 15 February 2002 14:38
> To: <a
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> Subject: RE: [KAT5] Re: Knekt KAT5?
>
>
>
> Errr....mmmm... I'm not quite sure. Look (view as fixed font plz):
>
> -------VIDEO-----------------
> / \
> DVD --------AUDIO------ I ----ZONE1---- S ---ZONE1----
> Kitchen VIDEO ------AUDIO------ N ----ZONE2---- W ---ZONE2---- Lounge
> Tuner ------AUDIO------ T " 3 I " 3 Bedroom
> Radio ------AUDIO------ E " 4 T " 4 etc
> Jukebox ----AUDIO------ R " 5 C " 5
> SKY --------AUDIO------ S -----etc----- H etc
> etc E
> K
> T
>
>
> Ie, the video output of the DVD is connected to the
> Bugger. Nope that won't work.
> The audio from the DVD can be routed anywhere because say I
> select intersekt zone 2, switch automatically routes that to
> zone2 - lounge. But the video is plumbed into input 1 on the
> switch. Pants.
>
> There's probably a solution somewhere based on 2 switches,
> but I can't be arsed ATM. Wait until I get the switch eh? :)
> The question remains though: Do you think it will be
> possible to program the switch such that a scart trigger on
> input 1 can cause it to switch, say output 1, to display
> whatever is on input 1? Outside my dumb ideas, this could be
> useful to auto switch your TV to the CCTV input when someone
> is detected at the door - as long as the CCTV will generate
> the required SCART signals..
>
> I have several 'zones' already Linn'ed up, so I wanted to
> stick to a single means of switching sources rather than
> having something for A sources and something else for V
> sources. Of course if the RCU's would interface to your
> switch, then I just ditch the intersekt and away we go :-) Or
> if I could turn back time, I would save myself a fortune by
> not buying the Linn stuff &amp; just wait for your switch to
arrive :{
>
> Cheers,
>
> Tony
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Keith Doxey [mailto:<a
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> > Sent: 15 February 2002 13:38
> > To: <a
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> > Subject: RE: [KAT5] Re: Knekt KAT5?
> >
> >
> > Hi Tony,
> >
> > I *think* I get it now....
> >
> > You want to use the KAT5 switch so that you can have ANY of
> > your AV sources routed to <Room_Y> but in the event of
> > Intersekt Zone_X being active you want to select a DEFAULT
> > source for Room_Y taking the Audio from <Input_X> and Video
> > from wherever the DVD was connected.
> >
> > If you didnt want to select alternative Video sources then
> > you might as well use vanilla KAT5 without the switcher.
> >
> > I personally think you are over-complicating things as the
> > KAT5 switcher will be able to route everything by itself if
> > you can find a way of sending the commands to it. You could
> > then keep the Intersekt as a high end Audio system in the
> > main AV location.
> >
> > Keith
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Tony Butler [mailto:<a
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> > Sent: 15 February 2002 13:20
> > To: <a
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> > Subject: RE: [KAT5] Re: Knekt KAT5?
> >
> >
> > > Hi Tony,
> > >
> > > I'm confused :-(
> > >
> > > This is what I dont get....
> > > "could your switch be programmed such that having
received a SCART
> > > trigger on input X, it would always automatically output
that to
> > > output Y" ...if it ALWAYS routes X to Y then there is
no
> > point having
> > > a switch.
> > >
> > > The Intersekt only handles Audio, how will you select which
Video
> > > source you want, or are you saying "I select <AUDIO
1> on
> Intersekt
> > > for <Zone3> therefore I want the KAT5 Switch to select
> > <AVSource1> and
> > > Route it to <Zone3>".
> >
> > Yes, that's exactly what I'm thinking. ATM, I have intersekt
> > piping DVD audio around the house, Yamaha AC3 amp doing the
> > duty for the video signals &amp; AC-3 audio, and by
connecting
> > the DVD to the video, I can watch DVD in the bedroom on
> > crappy RF. I want to replace RF with KAT5.
> >
> > > If so, and assuming you built a reliable audio detection
> interface,
> > > how will you differentiate between Audio from <Audio1>
or
> <Audio3> ?
> >
> > I don't need to.
> > If I select DVD to play in the bedroom, then the intersekt
> > will output the DVD audio to the bedroom zone. If I then
> > decide to listen to the radio in the bedroom, it will output
> > the radio to the bedroom zone. Either way, the input on your
> > switch should be routed to what it knows as the bedroom zone.
> > Each output zone on the intersekt would be connected to a
> > different input on the KAT5 switch. It is the intersekt that
> > will differentiate between the various audio sources. The
> > switch just needs to know that input 1 always goes to output
> > 1, input 2 to output 2 etc....
> >
> > Or am I missing something here?
> >
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> >
> > Tony
> >
> >
> >
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