Seminars Offered by HomeTech Solutions
A glance inside our Cupertino showroom will convince you that HomeTech Solutions offers the wide range of structured wiring products necessary to wire todays high-tech homes.
HomeTech Solutions now offers seminars to help individuals make informed decisions about specific technologies integrated into today's homes and the wire practices associated with them. These seminars will also help you decide whether this will be a job that you may want to tackle yourself or hire a professional.
We haven't left out our web customers either. Those not able to get to our Cupertino, California showroom can take advantage of our ever growing learn section . Recommended on-line tutorials for new construction or major remodels are:
- Structured wire: http://www.hometech.com/pdf/structured.pdf
- How to Install Structured Cable: http://www.hometech.com/learn/installcombo.html
- How to Wire for Whole House Audio: http://www.hometech.com/learn/hdi07.html
- Whole House Audio Tutorial: http://www.hometech.com/learn/audio.html
- Video Distribution: http://www.hometech.com/learn/video.html
See our entire learn section.
We also have a new knowledge base with great information and trouble shooting tips for many of todays popular technologies.
Seminar SW: Structured Wiring and Whole House Audio
This seminar gives you a good understanding of how to wire your house for voice, data, video and audio. It is a must for those building a new house or doing a major remodel. In an hour and a half, you will learn what the word "structured wire" means and how it provides the infrastructure for modern day communications. It is an organized method of providing the wire needed for telephone, video, UHF, VHF, satellite, security cameras and computer networking. You will learn the difference between Cat 5, Cat 5e, Cat 6, and other wire technologies. You will also learn how to wire your house for whole house audio to provide for several topologies so you don't have to make up you mind now on the equipment you will use later. Seminar size: 20 seats.Seminar LC: Lighting Control and Automation
In just an hour and a half of your time, learn essential concepts and methods of automated lighting control for residential applications. Hard wired, RF, IR and Power Line Carrier systems, such as: UPB, Z-Wave, X-10 and tricks on how to extend the life of existing X-10, are covered along with the pros and cons presented for each. Learn about what you get for your money when you put in higher quality systems. Scene control concepts are explained in detail with comparisons of how different manufactures implement them. Automation is also included with the secrets of "how it is done." This seminar is very valuable to anyone who is building or remodeling a house. Seminar size: 20 seats.Description of Seminars
Are you wired for HDTV? Is there a plasma or DLP display in your future? 2011 looks to be the year for integration and distribution so make sure your home has the hi-tech highways to accommodate the media centers of the future and or Get a jump on those wire projects. You would be amazed to find out how many cables you will need to take advantage of the new Hi-Def TiVo. From installing surround sound speakers, networking a home or adding a new front door camera, you will learn all aspects of how to take advantage of todays new technologies in your new or existing home.
Seminar Schedule
NOTE: HomeTech Solutions still offers one on one design assistance (a.k.a. Whole-houses) to those up against a time line ("the sheetrock is going up in two weeks" situation). "Whole-houses" are available by appointment ONLY [888-257-4406 x148].
