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One Lucky Office Gets an ELAN Makeover

Valley View Agri-Systems, a leader in grain storage and material handling solutions, took their one-of-a-kind identity to heart when redesigning their Arkansas office to impress visitors and potential clients. Incorporating an intelligent control system made by ELAN, the company created a meeting and working space truly unique to their brand. The advanced ELAN control system lets meeting leaders easily manage and use the primary conference room’s audio and video systems from an iPad docked on the conference table or an ELAN HR2 handheld remote. According to installer Ryan Heringer, owner of Jonesboro, Arkansas-based Sound Concepts, the consolidated control of A/V in the conference room and eight separate offices gives the Valley View staff another means of impressing potential clients and visitors. 

“With a few taps they can pull up presentations and videos without any complications, every time,” Heringer said. “Anyone who has frequented board rooms for presentations using technology can likely tell you how frustrating it is when things don’t work perfectly, or that it is a nuisance for someone to require advanced knowledge to simply operate the TV and audio system. What we are able to provide through the ELAN system is a dead-simple interface that turns everything on and presents the video options and computer connections in a truly easy format so even a first-time user can dive into operating it with ease.” 

In addition to the requirement that the system be basically foolproof, keeping everything hidden was a top priority. Using in-ceiling adjustable direction speakers and the wireless ELAN g! system, the only things visible in the room are an iPad for control and the TVs on the walls. Infrared signaling and IP connectivity allows for all the processing equipment, video players and amplifiers to remain behind the scenes in a rack located in small closet in the conference room. Outside the conference room the integration extends into eight offices, each featuring a wall-mounted 40” Samsung TV and a single in-ceiling speaker. An ELAN S1616A amplifier/multi-room audio controller provides power for all 16 speakers throughout the conference room and offices, and can send separate signals to each room. This way the large conference room does not affect a smaller office meeting, while everything runs through the same reliable system. 

It's an amazing convenience

“Control of the entire house is literally at our fingertips at home as well as when we’re away. With four children, it is amazing convenience to be able to turn off lights, TVs, and music from our phones rather than running through the house each time we leave.” 

– ELAN Homeowner