Dandelion Acres
03-03-2005, 07:05 PM
1) Both of the above responses required new wire for the audio portion of
your problem. You have a nice complement of coax going to the TV's. You
could use the WY set for LR audio when the monitor is run via RGB. Y video
(composite) yeilds more spares. Perhaps the two coax are available, unless
they are already allocated as RF sources.
2) Control can always be via the existing IR link. You may have to route or
switch "modes" with IR to avoid using the ceiling speakers when watching TV,
or to control their volume in tandem with the TV speakers.
Good luck, and try to hold your dealer's feet to the fire for the design
oversight.
"peck8283" <peck8283@cox.net> wrote in message
news:HI1Bd.10131$ce6.7210@lakeread07...
> We installed an audio/video distribution system (Crestron) in our home.
> Behind each TV we have a set of wires that includes RGBWY, and 2 coax
> lines. In addition, we have 2 wires to support IR and future backup. Each
> TV has an IR to control one of the 3 Tivo's that is located in the
> basement. We also have ceiling speakers in each room that are controlled
> by either a volume control or keypad.
>
> We are in the final phases of this implementation and just discovered 2
> major issues:
> 1) The audio distribution is ONLY to the speakers in the ceiling and NOT
> the TV as well. Therefore, we'll have to listen to the TV audio via the
> ceiling speakers.
> 2.) Since the TV audio is only distributed to the ceiling speakers, the
> audio volume will need to be controlled via the volume control or keypad.
your problem. You have a nice complement of coax going to the TV's. You
could use the WY set for LR audio when the monitor is run via RGB. Y video
(composite) yeilds more spares. Perhaps the two coax are available, unless
they are already allocated as RF sources.
2) Control can always be via the existing IR link. You may have to route or
switch "modes" with IR to avoid using the ceiling speakers when watching TV,
or to control their volume in tandem with the TV speakers.
Good luck, and try to hold your dealer's feet to the fire for the design
oversight.
"peck8283" <peck8283@cox.net> wrote in message
news:HI1Bd.10131$ce6.7210@lakeread07...
> We installed an audio/video distribution system (Crestron) in our home.
> Behind each TV we have a set of wires that includes RGBWY, and 2 coax
> lines. In addition, we have 2 wires to support IR and future backup. Each
> TV has an IR to control one of the 3 Tivo's that is located in the
> basement. We also have ceiling speakers in each room that are controlled
> by either a volume control or keypad.
>
> We are in the final phases of this implementation and just discovered 2
> major issues:
> 1) The audio distribution is ONLY to the speakers in the ceiling and NOT
> the TV as well. Therefore, we'll have to listen to the TV audio via the
> ceiling speakers.
> 2.) Since the TV audio is only distributed to the ceiling speakers, the
> audio volume will need to be controlled via the volume control or keypad.