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  • Screen Innovations upgrades Janus to Plenum

    Screen Innovations upgrades Janus to Plenum

    Newest version of award-winning shade control brain includes fire-resistant for plenum installs

    AUSTIN, TX — Screen Innovations (SI), a premier US-based manufacturer of projection screens and window shades, offers a new version of its popular Janus power and control hub, expressly engineered for the needs of commercial integrators. Tested and certified by the NEC, NFPA, and UL for fire-resistance and low-smoke production, Janus Plenum meets all safety regulations for plenum installation.

    Screen Innovations Janus Plenum
    Screen Innovations Janus Plenum

    The new plenum-rated Janus includes all of the same features of the original Janus, but with a new enclosure suitable for in-wall, riser, and general plenum spaces. This new design, along with its compact size, offers commercial integrators a variety of mounting options to minimize cabling runs and simplify installation. It can easily fit where other power and control hubs can’t, utilize all wiring topologies, including Cat5 or Cat6, or most any multiconductor wire, and handle extremely large shade jobs—up to 8 shades via a single Janus unit or as many as needed by locating multiple Janus units together.

    “At Screen Innovations, we continue to innovate and refine our products to provide solutions for every shading and screen application. The introduction of Janus Plenum marks the debut of the motorized shading industry’s first commercial power supply that’s plenum rated and of solid-state construction,” says SI CTO Michael Braithwaite. “Adding Janus Plenum to our lineup offers new opportunities for integrators to handle large commercial shading jobs and integrate easily with all of our shading options including Nano, Zen, Solo 2, Solo Pro 2, and Veil draperies.”

    Janus Plenum offers a host of additional features including redundant power supply options, infinitely scalable infrastructure, and more than 100 mounting configurations.

    To learn more about the new Janus Plenum, please visit www.screeninnovations.com/connectivity/janus/ and for more information about SI’s entire product  lineup go to www.screeninnovations.com/

     

  • Energy efficient, plenum amplifiers shipping from Extron

    More power, less heat from XPA Ultra line

    Anaheim, California  – Extron is excited to announce the availability of the XPA Ultra line of power amplifiers, an engineering breakthrough that provides the ability to put more amplifier channels in a smaller space, with less radiated heat than ever before. All XPA Ultra amplifiers run cooler than other Class D amplifiers, extending component life and eliminating the need for ventilation rack space. The XPA Ultra lineup includes a new and improved ultra fast wake up from standby to ensure the beginning of audio is not cut off. An Everlast power supply, professional grade signal-to-noise ratio, ultra low inrush current, and our patented CDRS – Class D Ripple Suppression, are also part of the exceptional Extron technology found inside every XPA Ultra amplifier. These ENERGY STAR® qualified amplifiers deliver 35 watts or 100 watts per channel into 8 ohms or 70 volt systems.

    “Extron pioneered the use of Class D amplifiers in AV applications and our engineers have continuously been developing unique, patented, high-performance power amplifier technologies.” Says Casey Hall, Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Extron. “An advanced thermal engineering design provides very high channel density that allows system designers to provide 16 channels of audio amplification in a single rack space.”

    The XPA Ultra lineup of UL 2043 plenum rated amplifiers includes single and side by side rack mount hardware and a newly designed rear panel that makes installing the optional Flexible Conduit Adapter Kit easier than ever. Recessed, detented level controls with laser etched markings provide enhanced visibility and repeatability of settings.

    For more information about the XPA Ultra amplifiers, click here.

  • Extron ships optical, plenum HDMI cable

    Send HDMI signals 300 feet, plenum rated

    Anaheim, California  – Extron is pleased to announce the immediate availability of the HD Pro Plenum Series of active, hybrid optical-copper cables for high-speed transmission of HDMI digital video and audio signals. They support data rates up to 18 Gbps, video resolutions up to 4K/60 @ 4:4:4, HDR, EDID, HDCP, and CEC, as well as all HDMI audio formats. These active cables are unidirectional and draw only nominal power from the connected HDMI source device. Each ultra-thin cable is just 0.16” (4 mm) in diameter and offers a narrow bend radius, providing easy installation and uncompromised performance. Providing the benefits of fiber optics with the simplicity of traditional copper cable, the HD Pro Plenum Series supports 4K/60 video signals over long distances up to 300 feet (91.4 meters).
    “Our customers wanted a high-performance solution for sending 4K/60 signals with full 4:4:4 color sampling over extended distances that didn’t require transmitters and receivers for every endpoint,” says Casey Hall, Vice President of Worldwide Sales and Marketing for Extron. “HD Pro Plenum Series cables are a convenient, high-performance solution that easily supports the 18 Gbps data rate required to transport 4K/60 video and maintain uncompromised signal quality.”
    The HD Pro Plenum Series uses glass multimode fiber, which allows for use in high-interference environments such as data centers and manufacturing facilities. Built-in active circuitry converts the incoming electrical signal into an optical signal on one end and back into an electrical signal on the other. Non-bandwidth intensive or low-speed signals are carried on the integrated copper wires, including EDID, HDCP, CEC, and 5 V power. HD Pro Plenum Series cables provide the best combination of performance and price for applications that require direct, long-distance signal connections.
    For more information on the HD Pro Plenum Series, click here.