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Table of Contents
CEDIA 2007 & Key Digital:
Breaking All Records
Key Digital and Control4
Meet Key People at Key Digital
Key Digital Dealer Profile –
Audio/Video Systems, Mineola, NY
NEW Product Showcase
➔The FatCAT™Series Digital
CAT5 Video/Audio Baluns
Ask The Experts Q&A
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CEDIA 2007 & Key Digital: Breaking All Records
Denver, Colorado – CEDIA wasn’t the only one breaking
attendance figures in Denver this year. Key Digital Systems
hosted literally thousands of dealers and a record setting
number of visitors at its exciting booth on floor at EXPO. The
excitement at the display continued each day into the late
afternoon with Key Digital sponsored raffles, where nearly 50
different products were given away to lucky winners.
Key Digital staff members contributed
significantly in the classroom at
CEDIA acting as Subject Matter Experts (SME) for CEDIA
University and writing numerous classes. They taught six different classes on video
technology from Introduction to Video all the way up to Video Technologies on the
400 level. In addition to CEDIA University courses, Mike Tsinberg, President and
Chief Engineer of Key Digital, taught several courses on HDMI technology that were
consistently sold out.
Tsinberg also gave a product training presentation on Friday
afternoon to a sold out audience of press, dealers and distributors
from all around the world. Mike’s talk concentrated on HDMI
technology and how Key Digital incorporates leading edge HDMI
solutions into its products. His forte of answering difficult video
technology questions impressed all who attended.
Key Digital is now a world wide name in video technology with
distribution throughout North and South America, Europe, Africa
and Asia. This international presence was clear as people from
all around the globe gathered at the booth during the four days of
CEDIA.

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Key Digital and Control4
Taking Control of Your Home Automation System
Key Digital and Control4 have created a partnership to allow for
complete automation of Key Digital video processors, switchers
and distribution amplifiers. This combination is so advanced that
it allows the connection of products to be virtually “Plug & Play”.
By sending signals to the RS-232 port built into almost all Key
Digital products, Control4 systems allow high quality video
processing, switching and distribution of video and audio signals
in virtually any residential system. These systems can include a
single display home theater system or one that requires matrix
switching from numerous sources to numerous video displays.
The communication is so advanced that even complete HDMI
connectivity is allowed with Key Digital’s HDMI Path circuitry and
Control4’s automation. Control4 systems can operate either via
wired or wireless communication technology.
The partnership between Key Digital and Control4 gives users
the best in audio and video processing, switching and distribution
while maintaining home automation control and ease of use for
which Control4 is known.
Home automation made simple and fast, with picture perfect
video performance. A partnership made in video heaven —
Key Digital and Control4.
Meet the “Key” People at Key Digital
Meet Bobby Imkhanitsky
Bobby Imkhanitsky, one of Key
Digital’s Regional Sales Managers,
is a name well known by dealers
and distributors in the Central
and Southwestern United States.
As one of the key members of
the sales team, Bobby visits his
dealers often and always provides
them with important information
on how to increase sales of not
only Key Digital products, but
of their entire video equipment
product line.
Bobby’s influence at Key Digital
goes well beyond his spectacular sales results as he can take
credit for many of the innovative ideas that come from the
company. He filled a very important role in starting the System
Design Group (SDG), which numerous dealers and distributors
use for laying out complicated video and audio systems for
both residential and commercial installations. His expertise in
many complex environments has been enormously helpful to
businesses world wide.
Bobby’s skills go beyond the design of systems. He is a great
communicator and teaches users and designers the solutions
that Key Digital products provide. Truly one of the leading experts
in digital technology and solutions, Bobby is a great asset to Key
Digital, but more importantly, he is a great asset to his dealers
and distributors.

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Audio/Video Systems (AVS) is one of the leading Audio/
Video Integrators in the United States.
AVS earned this reputation by offering outstanding designs,
products and service over the past 30 years. One of the first
true integrators in the custom installation market, their business
continues to grow through the outstanding work they perform
and the constant referrals they receive from their customers.
The company also continually rewarded with recognition from
industry publications and venders for their superior leadership
role in the industry.
Working with leading architects and interior designers, AVS prides
itself on giving its customers the best. This is what makes them
one of the best integrators in the country.
AVS has been an ongoing Key Digital supporter since the
introduction of its first Key Digital video processor years ago.
Franklin Karp, Chief Operating Officer of AVS, was asked about
the relationship with Key Digital and its importance to AVS’s
success.
Key Digital Dealer Profile – Audio/Video Systems, Mineola, New York
“AVS prides itself on offering not only the best performing
solutions for its customers, but also the most reliable. Our
customers are typically leaders in their professions and
do not have the time or inclination to use products that
do not perform well. Key Digital offers us the processing,
switching and distribution solutions that allow us to
succeed with our customers. Whether it is the ability to
allow for multiple displays with multiple sources in a
complex system or a solution to make HDMI work in a
residential setting, I always think of Key Digital.”
Franklin Karp, Chief Operating Officer of AVS
Leading Audio/Video Integration

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The HDMI FatCats have arrived and Key Digital is providing
the industry’s best answer to sending digital video and
audio signals over CAT5.
What makes the digital FatCATs better? Digital video signals
require greater bandwidth as the resolution increases. To be able
to send these signals through CAT5, products need to be smart
and fast. The digital FatCATs are smart because they have a
digital engineering “DNA” created by Mike Tsinberg, an inventor
and great innovator in HDTV. Mike’s design allows the FatCATs
to be faster, featuring greater bandwidth and the ability to send
higher resolution video signals longer distances. The wall plate
versions of this line also include a separate coaxial input and
output that allow for separate PCM digital audio signals to be
sent through the CAT5 wiring.
New Products Showcase
“The new series of digital FatCAT baluns gives every
installer and custom retailer the opportunity to run HDMI
video and audio signals at low cost throughout their
customers’ homes and businesses” states Michael Lakhter,
Vice President of Sales for Key Digital. “The intelligent
design of our FatCATs makes long distances through
CAT5 wiring a reality. Therefore, Key Digital continues
to provide the best possible solutions for each and every
installation.”
The Digital FatCats Have Arrived – Smarter and Faster
The digital Fat Cat baluns are available now in the following configurations:
KD-CAT5XCAT5
CAT5 to CAT5 Cable Extender $250
KD-HDMIXCAT5
HDMI to CAT5 Cable Extender $300
KD-CAT5XHDMI
CAT5 to HDMI Cable Extender $300
KD-HDMIXHDMI
HDMI to HDMI Cable Extender $300
KD-HDMIWPTX
HDMI to CAT5 Cable Extender & Digital Audio Balun TX (Wall Plate) $325
KD-HDMIWPRX
HDMI to CAT5 Cable Extender & Digital Audio Balun RX (Wall Plate) $325
Digital FatCAT Series™Baluns
KD-HDMIWPRX ➔ KD-CAT5XCAT5 ➔ KD-HDMIXHDMI ➔ KD-HDMIXCAT5 ➔ KD-CAT5XHDMI ➔
KD-HDMIWPTX ➔

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Dear Key Digital...
Q: Dear Key Digital
Some of your cables are marked CL3 and FT4. What are these
designations and why don’t all cables labeled as such?
Seth, New York, NY
A: Dear Seth,
CL3 is the NEC (National Electrical Code) standard in the United
States and FT4 is the Canadian code standard that is used to
designate the ability of a product to be installed in walls, ceilings
and floors.
Many areas of the US have specific codes that need to be met
when wire is installed in enclosed areas. The standards of the
NEC usually describe many aspects of the wires performance,
including its ability to control or limit fire traveling up or down the
cable. Clearly, this is an important consideration when installing
wire. At Key Digital we know that almost all customers will use
longer lengths of wire in enclosed areas. This is why our short
cables do not need CL3 or FT4 designation.
Ask The Experts
We always suggest that you check with you local building code
departments to make sure that you comply with all the standards
necessary.
Our Product Recommendation:
Premium HDMI cables HD Python Series
™
feature
gold-plated 24 Gauge conductors and precision
internal windings to deliver exceptional digital video
performance
For an answer to any question about video or audio,
contact “Ask the Experts” at [e-mail]
Q&A
Key Digital
®
Systems
521 East 3rd Street :: Mount Vernon :: NY 10553
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Web :: www.keydigital.com
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