Key Digital® Invites 2012 InfoComm Attendees to Booth Tours and Introduction of New Product Releases

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Jun 11, 2012, 03:54 ET

MOUNT VERNON, N.Y., June 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Key Digital Systems, Inc.-- Key Digital is extending an exclusive invitation to all Pro A/V integrators, contractors, consultants, dealers and sales personnel to a personal tour of the totally redesigned Key Digital® booth at InfoComm 2012! Come see our newest additions to the Key Digital product portfolio, and get the rare opportunity to meet industry pioneer and holder of 40 HDTV patents, Mike Tsinberg. Key Digital® welcomes all InfoComm 2012 attendees to join our staff at the Key Digital Booth, Booth #C5438, InfoComm 2012 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, NV, June 13th – 15th.

Official Press Conference for Compass Control®

Compass Control® represents the first fully integrated major control system built from the ground up to use Apple's iOS 5 devices – iPad®, iPhone®, and iPod touch® – as its backbone.

The press event will begin at 10:30 AM at our booth, Booth #C5438 where we'll be giving full demonstrations of the system and its capability.

Key Digital at InfoComm 2012: Manufacturer Trainings

HDMI Plug & Play: The Future of HDMI with Mike Tsinberg

Understand HDMI? Feel comfortable with how this technology processes and transfers the signals? Want to dig deeper into this format? Then this class is made for you. Taught by industry icon and SMPTE member Mike Tsinberg, this seminar gives you a strong appreciation of the science shaping this important protocol. Learn all about what's driving today's HDMI formats and get a peek behind the curtain to glimpse upcoming developments. As always, Key Digital helps you stay on top of this essential part of modern video distribution so you can continue to provide expertise to your customer base.

For more information and to make sure you are signed up for this special event, please click here to be taken to the Upcoming Events page.

Thursday, 6/14/2012 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM Room: Pavilion 3 in the Las Vegas Hotel (formerly The Las Vegas Hilton)

Compass Control®: Introduction

Compass Control® represents the first major control line built from the ground up to use an Apple® iPod® touch, iPhone®, and iPad® as its backbone. By coupling the Master Controller with the control routing capabilities inherent in our Matrix Switchers, this system offers powerful control options including bi-directional IR and RS-232 control, serial and IP feedback, power status sensors, relays, and much more. This 90 minute class introduces the components in the Compass System and details the basic programming process. Learn to use the Navigator software to quickly configure a complete system and utilize the features of the Database Managers.

Thursday, 6/14/2012 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM, Room: Pavilion 3 in the Las Vegas Hotel (formerly The Las Vegas Hilton)

Compass Control®: Beyond the Basics

The Key Digital Compass System provides a simple process to accomplish the basic programming. After understanding this through the Introduction class, see how to expand the functionality of your system configuration and modify the user interface. This 90 minute class further explores the capabilities of the Navigator software and Database Managers. Learn to add features to the Macros, program Sensor and Relay control, and include custom graphics. See the Lutron two-way interface for lighting, HVAC and shades operation. Go beyond the fundamentals and learn to individualize your control interface to better represent each unique customer system.

Thursday, 6/14/2012 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM, Room: Pavilion 3 in the Las Vegas Hotel (formerly The Las Vegas Hilton)

Compass Control®: Advanced Topics

After exploring the intermediate level topics for the Key Digital Compass System programming, this 90 minute class delves deeper into the capabilities of this extremely powerful programming tool. Explore using Variables to alter the interface, track actions, and trigger events based on feedback. Program the "flick" feature loved by i-Pad users to increase the wow factor of your interfaces. Learn to use feedback via RS-232 and IP to generate interactive control over your favorite products with two-way operation. For any advanced programmer wanting to utilize the abilities of the Navigator software to its fullest, this is a must take class.

New products to be showcased at InfoComm 2012:

InfoComm 2012 Product Preview/New Product Releases

Compass Control®

Key Digital will be the star of the show at InfoComm 2012 with the future of control: Compass Control®. Compass Control® represents the first fully integrated major control system built from the ground up to use Apple's iOS 5 devices – iPad®, iPhone®, and iPod touch® – as its backbone.

Key Digital® in conjunction with Compass Control's Compass Alliance Partners (CAP) has created a fully integrated control system with driver support for hardware from the following brands: Aprilaire, Boston Acoustics®, ClearOne®, Denon, Furman, ICRealtime Security Solutions®, iPort®, Key Digital, LG, Lutron®, Luxul, Marantz®, MechoSystems, Onkyo®, Panamax, Primeview, Russound®, SurgeX, and Wolfvision®. Combining the knowledge and expertise from the different CAP brands has allowed Compass Control® to develop into a complete turnkey residential or commercial control solution.

Compass Control® is currently comprised of three main components: the Compass Control® Software License (KD-CSL), the Compass Control® Master Controller (KD-MC2500), and the Compass Control® Wall Plate (KD-WCPB, KD-WPCW). When these three elements are combined with the Compass Control® App – currently available in the App Store on iTunes – any installation is now given complete control over audio, video, HVAC, lighting, shades, and security.

Key Digital Trains Installers at InfoComm 2012 on Compass Control®

Key Digital is proud to introduce its first comprehensive control system for commercial applications called Compass Control®. Compass Control® represents the first fully integrated major control system built from the ground up to use Apple's iOS 5 devices – iPad®, iPhone®, and iPod touch® – as its backbone.

Key Digital® will be holding a series of training sessions for commercial dealers and installers at InfoComm 2012. The following sessions will be held discussing both the future of the industry and Compass Control®:

8:30 - 10:00 am: HDMI Plug N Play – The Future of HDMI with Mike Tsinberg

Understand HDMI? Feel comfortable with how the technology processes and transfers the signals? Want to dig deeper into this format? Then this class is made for you. Taught by industry icon Mike Tsinberg, this seminar gives you a strong appreciation of the science and engineering shaping this important protocol. Find out about latest technology in HDMI and Twisted Pair connectivity and switching.

10:30 am - 12:00 pm: Compass Control® System – Introduction

Compass Control® represents the first fully integrated major control system built from the ground up to use Apple's iOS 5 devices – iPad®, iPhone®, and iPod touch® – as its backbone. Then, by coupling the Master Controller with the control routing capabilities inherent in our Matrix Switchers, this system offers powerful control options including bi-directional IR and RS-232 control, serial and IP feedback, power status sensors, relays, and much more. This 90 minute class introduces the components in the Compass Control® System and details the basic programming process. Learn to use the Compass Navigator™ software to quickly configure a complete system and utilize the features of the Database Managers.

1:00 pm - 2:30 pm: Compass Control® System – Beyond The Basics

The Key Digital Compass Control® System provides a simple process to accomplish the basic programming. After understanding this through the Introduction class, see how to expand the functionality of your system configuration and modify the user interface. This 90 minute class further explores the capabilities of the Compass Navigator™ software and Database Managers. Learn to add features to the Macros, program Sensor and Relay control, and include custom graphics. See the Lutron two-way interface for lighting, HVAC and shades operation. Go beyond the fundamentals and learn to individualize your control interface.

3:00 pm - 4:30 pm: Compass Control® System – Advanced Topics

After exploring the intermediate level topics for the Key Digital Compass Control® System programming, this 90 minute class delves deeper into the capabilities of this extremely powerful programming tool. Explore using Variables to alter the interface, track actions, and trigger events based on feedback. Program the "flick" feature loved by iPad users to increase the wow factor of your interfaces. Learn to use feedback via RS-232 and IP to generate interactive control over your favorite products with two-way operation. For any advanced programmer wanting to utilize the abilities of the Compass Navigator™ software to its fullest, this is a must take class.

Key Digital Releases Compass Control®: The first fully integrated control system to use Apple's iOS 5 devices

The Experts in Digital Video Technology and Solutions is excited to reveal that it has developed its first comprehensive control system called Compass Control®. Compass Control® represents the first fully integrated major control system built from the ground up to use Apple's iOS 5 devices – iPad®, iPhone®, and iPod touch® – as its backbone.

Compass Control® has the ability to control devices via RS-232, IR, or via TCP/IP. This new control system provides installers with bi-directional IR, two-way RS-232 with feedback, and two-way TCP/IP control for unlimited flexibility and maximum compatibility with new or existing devices. Compass Control® also provides control via relays and sensors demonstrating its nature as a powerful integration tool. When programming the system via the Compass Navigator® PC editor software, installers are given three separate database managers to make programming faster than traditional control systems. Compass Navigator® also enables installers to edit command code sets which allows Compass Control® to be tailored to each and every system installation.

Key Digital Vice-President for Sales, Michael Lakhter, commented on Compass Control's readiness to take on market challenges, "With the combined efforts of all of our Compass Alliance Partners, Compass Control® represents the culmination of our efforts to create the most powerful, most user-friendly, and most comprehensive control system available on the market today."

Come see today why Key Digital® and CAP are the Experts in Digital Video Technology and Solutions. For more information please visit or http://www.keydigital.com. For more information on Compass Control® please visit http://keydigital.com/compass.

Key Digital® will be displaying Compass Control® at InfoComm 2012 – for more information click here or visit us at Booth #C5438. Also please download the Compass Control® demo app by clicking here.

SOURCE Key Digital