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Thanks for dropping by our website for a browse. 2008 is over and we at ECD are looking forward to 2009. We are busy designing and developing new products for this year. We’d like to invite you to take a moment and check out our website, if you find something of interest that you’d like more information on, please call or e-mail us right away. We have many years of experience in the home theater and custom installation business and an inside sales staff waiting to answer your questions. We also are proud of our technical sales support group who are here to help you out with any technical solutions you might need. We at ECD wish everyone a happy and healthy 2009 and look forward to working with you so that this year is profitable for everyone in every way.
 

 

Home Owners

Custom A/V Home Entertainment System

•Custom System Design & Installation
•TiVO DVR Recorders
•IR Remote Repeaters
•In Wall Speakers
•Ceiling Speakers
•THX Digital Surround Sound
•Dolby Digital & DTS
•A/V Matrix Switching System
•High Definition TV
•Plasma, Projectors & Flat Screen Monitors

Consumer’s GlossaryThings You Should Know

Below is a list of some common terms you will encounter when shopping for a whole-house audio/video system and browsing our web site:

MULTI-ROOM AUDIO DISTRIBUTION

Allows you to listen to one selected source at a time throughout the house.
Your own home stereo system is the controller in a multi-room distribution system. Whatever audio sources you have connected to it (i.e. Tuner, CD, Tape, DVD, DMX, etc.) can be listened to throughout the home simply by selecting that source on your stereo receiver or pre-amp. That signal is then sent to your ELAN components where it is amplified and distributed to all the speakers in your home. In-Wall Volume Controls allow you to independently set the listening level in each room. Infrared (IR) receivers can be added in multiple locations throughout the house to allow control of source selection from just about anywhere that you may happen to be.

MULTI-SOURCE/MULTI-ZONE AUDIO DISTRIBUTION

Allows you to listen to different sources in different listening areas, or “zones”, throughout the home.
The hub for a multi-source/multi-zone audio distribution system is one of ELAN’s pre-amp controllers. All of your audio sources are connected to the pre-amp controller. Keypads or LCD Touch panels in each zone allow you to select any of these sources. The pre-amp controller then routes the source you have selected to the proper zone. IR receivers in each zone can compliment keypads and touch panels, allowing you to control the system from the comfort of your favorite armchair.

ELAN Related Products: System6 / Z·Series / HD Series

RF (RADIO FREQUENCY) VIDEO DISTRIBUTION

Allows you to distribute RF video signals such as Cable TV (CATV) to multiple televisions.
The simplest form of video distribution, RF distribution uses video amplifiers and splitters to route video signals throughout the home. Can be combined with Modulated Video Signals (see below).

MODULATED RF VIDEO DISTRIBUTION

Allows you to view additional video sources on unused CATV channels.
By definition, a Modulator converts composite video signals (the yellow jack on the back of your DVD player, DSS receiver or VCR labeled Video Out) into RF video signals. These RF signals are then tuned or “modulated” to unused CATV channels. To view the modulated sources (Closed Circuit TV Cameras, VCR, DVD, etc…) all you need to do is turn your TV to these channels.

ELAN Related Products: MOD3000 Digital Modulator / CAM5000 Color CCTV Camera

COMPOSITE VIDEO DISTRIBUTION

Allows you to watch different video sources in different viewing areas, or “zones”, throughout the home.
Composite video gives you a superior picture compare to RF. A composite video switcher, such as the ELAN Z·880 Video Controller, allows you to connect multiple video sources (i.e. DVD, DSS, VCR) and view each of them independently on any TV in your home. When linked with an ELAN Multi-Source/Multi-Zone pre-amp controller (as described above) these sources would be selectable from any keypad or LCD Touch Panel - and the audio portion of each source would automatically be piped through the speakers in that zone.

ELAN Related Product: Z·880 Video Controller

USER INTERFACE

Devices such as a volume control, in-wall keypad or LCD touch panel that allows control (to varying degrees) of your home’s electronic systems.

ELAN Related Products: Volume Controls / Z·PADs / VIA!® Touchpanel

HOME AUTOMATION

The ability to control multiple home systems (i.e. audio/video distribution, security, lighting, temperature, relay activated devices such as motorized drapes, blinds, projection screens) from a single user interface.

ELAN Related Products: VIA!® Touchpanel / SC-4 Subsystem Controller / SR-1 Sense/Relay Module

STRUCTURED WIRING

A wiring network, specifically designed for your needs, that is run throughout the home during its construction. Although considerably more difficult and expensive, structured wiring networks can be installed after construction has been completed if access to all areas is available (i.e. a basement, crawl space or attic). A structured wiring network usually includes all the wire runs necessary for the distribution and control of audio, video, telephone and computers.

WIRE MANAGEMENT CENTER

A centrally located “box” to which all of the home’s audio, video and control wires are run. May also house additional distribution components such as telephone punchdown blocks, Ethernet hubs, RF splitters, amplifiers and modulators.

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

The ability to access, via the telephone, communication features such as Paging and Door/Gate stations, to name just a few.

ELAN Related Products: Z·600 Communications Controller / HD Series Telephone Interface Card

 

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