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TOA launches new digital stereo mixer

Helping to make audio systems designed for the future, specialist audio manufacturer TOA revealed their eagerly awaited EN 54 European standard fire alarm audio products at this year’s prolight+sound. TOA is the world’s first EN 54 total solution provider and now offers a fully certified audio control and speaker system.

TOA’s VM-3000 is not only the new ‘yardstick’ in compact public address and voice alarm systems, but also one of the first to be certified with the EN 54-16 standard and is a key product in delivering greater public security.

Houses of Worship specialist installer equips two historic churches with the latest audio technology.

London, UK, 24 June 2009 – For over a 30-year business relationship, UK-based specialist installer System Design, has selected TOA products for a huge range of houses of worship projects, from Norman and Anglo-Saxon period churches to the most modern day contemporary new builds, embracing all denominations. Recently the installer has turned to TOA to provide innovative system solutions for two historic churches – a market System Design has been servicing with great pride and attention to detail for over 40-years.

TOA Europe has unveiled the Type H – an all-new series of line arrays designed to fit into the smallest of gaps, the most demanding of interior designs, the most reflective of environments, as well as the tightest of project budgets.

In 2012 the use of UHF radio microphone will change from Ch 69 to channel 38, these only affects users on CH69 which requires a licence to be purchased from JFMG. Users can still use ch70 after 2012, as this channel does not require a licence. However as this channel is deregulated it may become even more crowded, and only 4 frequencies within this channel can be used simultaneously due to inter modulation.

TOA currently manufactures a range of UHF radio microphones that are pre programmed to both Ch69 and Ch70. The current D02 programmed frequencies will be changed to

TOA Corporation is pleased to announce that its NX-100 Network Audio Adapter has earned two prizes in the “IPv6 Appli-Contest 2004” (sponsored by the IPv6 Promotion Council of Japan), both in the Implementation Category including, the Top Prize in the corporate category and the Grand Prix for being judged the product most likely to contribute to IPv6 applications today and in the future.

The IPv6 Appli-Contest was started in 2003 with the aim of bringing to light a variety of new ideas and needs that will arise as the Internet Protocol Version 6 (known as “IPv6”) takes its place in the networked society of tomorrow. The...

Having just installed a fully-integrated CCTV system at Victoria Coach Station, Videcom Security Ltd decided to adopt the same approach after winning a separate tender to extend the PA capability.

Based on their knowledge of the site over a five-year period, Videcom ended up providing a complete digital matrix PA management system, supplied by TOA, and linking the Arrivals and Departures hall by fibre optic cables in an underground service tunnel.

Videcom's IT director and project engineer, Bill Mead explained: "The initial requirement had been merely to extend the existing PA system. This comprised a three-zone system with a central mic in the

Sound contractors, RG Jones' association with The All England Tennis & Croquet Club extends back 20 years, since when they have carried out systematic upgrades at Wimbledon's famous grounds, in line with the ever-evolving requirements.

Several generations of technology have passed through the hands of Robin Jones and his installation teams during that period, and they were indeed fortunate this year – when asked to redesign the entire public address control network – that technology had consolidated in the digital domain, enabling them to conceive an upgradeable, software-controlled system with virtual routing and sound processing.

The scope of providing public address and voice