Audio / Visual Entertainment System

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One of great things about the Catamaran is the separation of the staterooms from the solon and from each other. This affords a great deal of privacy of each area of the boat.  Guests and owners alike can have there own space.  This also means that each area can have it own sound. 
The system is built around the Clarion mss7100 Multizone A/V Switcher. This is very versatile A/V switcher that provides switching between  6 sources and 4 output zone. Meaning that you can switch any of the 6 sources to any of the 4 output zone independently of each other.  For example, if a guest can to listen to the CD player in their stateroom and I want to watch a DVD in the master state room with out interfering with each other.
See the System Diagram Here. This will take while to download.
The System in composed of the following system components.
In each stateroom a TSC101 Control Station for A/V Switcher allows the occupant to select any one of the available sources as well as control the volume. The Clarion mss7100 Multizone A/V Switcher was designed for use in cars and has a headphone jack on the front face. But with creative cabling it is possible to tap the audio output from the Clarion mss7100 Multizone A/V Switcher and channel it through the a/d/s/ PowerPlate System Amplifiers  then on to the speaker in the various locations.
There a few restrictions however, there is only one piece of each component, so if someone is watching a DVD, it will be the DVD that everyone will watch. 

Also because the NAKAMICHI  MB-706 DISC IN-DASH MUSICBANK™ CD is connected directly to the NAKAMICHI TD-45z Cassette IN-DASH RECEIVER it not possible to listen to Cassette, or the Radio at the same time as the CD player. So the CD player, Cassette and Radio are mutually exclusive - you can use one at a time. But you could listen to a CD in the DVD player if no one watching a movie - compromises.
One of the more interesting pieces is (or will be) the EmPeg MP3 Car Player. This device can hold hundreds of digital copies of Music CDs in the space of a standard car stereo. Music CDs are copied and stored digitally in MP3 form on the unit. This creates a very large jukebox limited only by the size of the disk dive in the unit.
There are two LCD monitors, one 15": Sharp LC-150M2C 15" multi-function LCD, and one 17' Samsung 170MP 17" multi-function LCD which will double as the Navigation Computer display. Both systems will run directly off 12 volts. The 15" Sharp is a straight LCD television monitor with and is wall mounted in the Master state room. The Samsung unit is mounted on a pivoting arm and at the Navigation station which will allows it's use in either navigation or the DVD viewing. It support PIP, so it would be possible to check up on navigation without disrupting movie. A dedicated DVD player is used instead of the DVD player in the navigation computer to prevent interference of the navigation functions.
All components in the system are controllable with Infrared Remote (IR) Controls. A universal programmable IR remote from (not defined yet) in every state room provides for the control of the remote components. But Infrared remotes can only be used in the same room as the component. So a Niles Audio Infrared extender systems controls virtually every aspect of an IR controllable A/V system from any location. The system are comprised of three fundamental building blocks: IR Keypads/Sensors, IR Main System Units, and IR Flashers.
IR Keypads/Sensors Receive signals from handheld remote controls and relay them to the location of your audio/video system.
IR Main System Units The main connection hub for the IR extender system, where signals are processed and routed to the A/V equipment
IR Flashers Transmit the IR commands to the equipment being controlled.
The IR Sensors are mounted in each stateroom and connected to the IR main system units. The IR Flashers are also connected to the main units and placed near the components IR sensors. When the sensor detects an IR signal it relays it to the flasher via the main unit.