RE: Guest Friendly Homes

["Paul Gale" <groups@xxxxxxx>]

Send them a 256 page user guide before they arrive!  ;)

Paul.



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Malcolm Lansell [mailto:mlansell@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 03 December 2003 16:16
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: [ukha_d] Guest Friendly Homes
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> >From my admittedly limited dabbling in HA the one crucial thing
that
> seems
> to be missing is what I would call "Guest Friendliness". 
Everyone knows
> how
> to turn on a light - you just flick the switch, right?  But in the HA
> house,
> all bets are off.  The light may fade up slowly, or there may be a
slight
> delay, causing the guest to press the lightswitch again - the light
goes
> off, or worse, stops at a dim level (which it remembers for next
time!).
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> Things get worse when the AV system comes into play.  It's hard enough
to
> get certain relatives used to using two remotes for the TV (one for
the
> TV,
> one for the cable box), along with explaining how to switch between
inputs
> when they want to use teletext etc.  Add a third remote for the DVD or
> hifi
> and the nightmare gets worse!
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> Having experienced such pain, I'm determined to implement my HA setup
so
> that it is intuitive to a first time user.  For example, If they want
to
> listen to some music, all the equipment should turn on with one
switch, be
> controlled through a single, simple remote, and on-screen menus should
be
> easy to follow.
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> So, the question is, how do you guys deal with guests to your homes? 
Do
> they have a nightmare with your fancy controls, or have you found ways
to
> hide all the complexity from them and leave them with a good
impression of
> HA?
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