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29/9/2003

M&S Systems Next Generation in Whole-house Home Audio

Providing multi-room/multi-source audio and intercom features all on a single network, information on the MC2000 home communication system will be available from M&S Systems at the EH Expo, booth #735, November 11-13 in Long Beach.

This comprehensive and technologically advanced home communication system has a digital network hub, which includes a digital media manager for playback of MP3 files, gives you localized control from "intelligent" room stations with wall-mounted, liquid-crystal displays (LCDs). These room stations allow people to listen to different music or radio stations in various rooms throughout the house, at the same time.

In fact, thanks to these innovative room stations, the MC2000 allows music - CDs or MP3 files - as well as radio stations on the same network to play simultaneously in separate rooms. This allows individual control of the network in each room. Compare that to traditional musical intercom systems, which only allow for a single radio station or music source throughout the house and limits the homeowner to only one central control point.

MC2000 is a convenient and attractive alternative to rack component sound systems. Its built-in components save shelf and floor space - while eliminating the clutter of freestanding speakers and exposed wires. Behind the MC2000 control panel is a Digital Media Manager with enough memory to store the equivalent of 300 music CDs.

Now the family can generate and manage play lists on your home computer and access them from the Digital Media Manager device. This music can be accessed by song name, genre, artist or by play lists. And whatever's on your play list, you can direct the music you're currently playing into any room on the system, so your music can follow you around the house. Future generations of the system also will provide interchangeable faceplates of the room stations, allowing for flexibility in color and style.

M&S Systems' reputation as a leading designer and marketer of stylish, high-quality stereo speakers provides added assurance of excellent sound throughout the home. MC2000's user-friendly design allows the consumer to preprogram specific radio stations, a SLEEP timer, and WAKE feature on an easy-to-use menu driven LCD display.

The systems' intercom features allow communication between individual rooms. It also permits people to hear what is going on anywhere in the home. The versatile high-performance system provides intercom, paging and monitoring capabilities in up to ten rooms plus two entrances. (Different chime notes tell you which door station has been rung.) This safety and security enhancement means that homeowners can check who is at the door before opening it.

The MC2000 is a simplified, integrated approach to whole-home communications and distributed audio. It is easy to install, setup and use. Installation is simple in new homes - and not much harder to retrofit into existing homes.

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