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• Sends video to up to eight televisions within the home
• Amplifies incoming signals
• Provides two auxilliary inputs and combines them
with the internal 8-way splitter; Requires a modulat-
ed signal with 20-30 dB signal strength such as
Leviton’s SMC Modulator (P/N 48213-VMA)
• Distributes CATV or terrestrial antenna signals out to
eight locations with no loss
• Includes two DSS antenna inputs passed through to
two outputs to DSS receivers
6.5 Multi-Room Audio/Video
Options
Leviton’s Decora Media System (DMS) utilizes advanced
electronics and Category 5 or 5e cable to distribute
audio and video signals throughout a house. Signals
from a VCR, DVD, cable TV, A/V Center, or even a
PC/MP3 Player, satellite, and security cameras can be
sent through up to 1000 feet of Category 5 or 5e cable
with no discernable distortion. The DMS is composed of
three components:
•A send unit for transmitting signals at the source
•A receive unit for receiving signals
•A Media Hub for whole house distribution to up to six
receive units
Several topologies are
possible within the DMS
including:
• An audio/video net-
working scheme, with
A/V or PC components
sending and receiving
audio/video signals via
a single send and multiple receive units and the cen-
tralized hub
•A hub-to-receive model where information is sent to
and from the hub to remote receive units
•A point-to-point model where the send and receive
units are linked directly together
The DMS has the following features:
•"Daisy chain" feature for hubs: distribute audio/video
signals to over 20 locations
• Composite (baseband) RCA inputs (L/R Audio and
Video) for connectivity directly from a single audio/
video source
• Send and receive units fit standard single-gang elec-
trical boxes and LV rings
• Advanced circuitry with automatic equalization
streams analog audio and video signals with less dis-
tortion
• Stereo audio input/output handles Dolby®
ProLogic™ surround signals
All the components in the DMS are powered with 15
Vdc and can be powered either independently or
through the Media Hub. Important: This product
requires a dedicated Category 5 or 5e run.
Note: The DMS Hub requires the 15 VDC Power Supply
(Supplied)
6.5.1 Stereo Modulator
The Stereo Modulator is a desktop-style device
designed to work with audio/video components such as
DVD players. It takes the signal from an audio/video
component and converts the signal to a cable TV chan-
nel that can be broadcast over the whole-house coaxi-
al network to multiple televisions on one unused cable
channel, effectively setting-up an in-home entertain-
ment channel. The “frequency agile” modulator outputs
on any UHF channel between 14 and 69 or CATV chan-
nel between 54 and 94 and 100-125 (channels 75-80
are recommended with the Notch Filter, P/N 47689-B).
6.5.2 DC Power Distribution Module
The DC Power Distribution Module is a unique solution
for supplying high-quality electrical power to the sep-
arate DC-powered components in the Structured
Media Center (SMC). This module reduces clutter and
opens up space in the SMC by eliminating the need
for multiple DC power supplies. Powered by a single
1.5 Ampere DC power supply, the DC Power
Distribution Module provides fully-regulated 12 Vdc
power for up to 12 individual devices.
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Decora Media Hub
Stereo Modulator
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