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Channel Vision's New 2-Door Telephone Entry Controller Offers Enhanced Features and Greater Functionality for Both Retrofit and New Homes


System Enables Homeowners to Speak to and Grant Access to Two Doors from any Standard Phone in the Home

LAS VEGAS Jan. 7, 2008 Consumer Electronic Expo 2008 - Booth # 26615 - Channel Vision, a leading provider of technology for the Well-Connected HomeTM announces the availability of its new 2-Door Telephone Entry Controller (P-0921). The new system provides homeowners with the ability to speak to and grant access to a front door and an entry gate or two doors from any standard telephone in the home simply by pressing a touchtone code. The system can easily be expandable to serve up to 4 different door intercoms.

The newest addition to Channel Vision's line of telephone entry and intercom solutions, the P-0921 provides feature enhancements to the company's legacy telephone entry products. Among these enhancements, the P-0921 provides a No CO Mode, a distinctive telephone ring, doorbell chime option, a built-in Auxiliary Push button gate Relay, active LED status indicators, option to run pages through the speakers in the house and RJ-45 and screw terminal connections. The system remains compatible with Channel Vision's popular IU & DP Front Door Intercoms and its Door Strike Relay Module (TE110DS) and installs easily using existing doorbell chime wiring.

Housed in Channel Vision's trademark Pro Series chassis, the unit is easily mounted directly into a structure wire enclosure or a 19-inch rack with the use of the Channel Vision Hinged Rack Plate (P-1300).

Homeowners will enjoy the added features that enable the home telephone system to interface with their existing front door chime. Installers will appreciate the flexibility the system provides and can easily pair the system with a Channel Vision IU or DP Front Door Intercom Station and a modulator for a complete residential AV access control solution.

Among its newest features, the P-0921's 'No CO Mode,' enables the system to work without an active phone line, making it perfect for installations in new homes where the phone service has yet to be activated. It is also ideal for households that rely mainly on cell phones but still want the option of phone access to the front door and entry gate.

The system offers a distinctive telephone ring when visitors press the door-bell intercom button at the front door or entry gate, as well as the option to ring the phones and the existing door chimes simultaneously. Visitors will also hear a doorbell tone to acknowledge its ringing throughout the house.

The 2-Door Telephone Entry Controller features active LED status indicators for easy system verification and troubleshooting. The LEDs for each function illuminate when the phones ring, the door intercom stations are in use, when either of the door strikes are activated, and when the Auxiliary Relay is activated. The built-in Auxiliary Relay serves to either unlock doors and gates or as a trigger contact to allow the system to be connected to an external paging system.

Pricing & Availability

Channel Vision's 2-Door Telephone Entry Controller (P-0921) is now available at an MSRP of $436 through the company's worldwide distribution network of custom retailers, integrators, dealers and distributors.

About Channel Vision Technology

Ranked among the Top Structure Wire* providers in the industry, Channel Vision is a leading manufacturer of innovative technology products for the Well Connected HomeTM. The Company's broad-range of solutions are designed to provide lifestyle enhancements for residents, while equipping homes for greater safety, convenience and entertainment. Channel Vision is proud to provide high quality, dependable products that are backed by its 5 Star Program, one of the finest customer service programs in the industry. The program includes: Free Panel Design & Layout; Customized Manufacturing; Free CEDIA, BICSI and NBFFA Approved Training Classes, 2/10/20 Warranties and 24/7/365 Technical Support. For more information on Channel Vision's family of products, call 800.840.0288 or visit www.channelvision.com.