What you are trying to do is farily easy.
You need to buy the following:
1 Xantech RT-8 Infrared Router
1 Xantech 782 Power Supply
8 Xantech CB-12 Infrared Connecting Block
8 Xantech 283m Emitters
1 Xantech 480B Infrared Receiver
1 Xantech RC68+ Remote Programmer
8 Xantech MS-1 Mouse Emitter Shield
1 Programmable, Learning Remote Control
1 8-way splitter
1 Cable amplifier (Probably needed)
8 Cable patch cords (RF to RF)
Go to Xantech's website,
www.xantech.com, for a diagram. It's pretty straight forward.
Assuming that you are new at this, the IR receiver picks up the infrared signal
from your remote and converts it to electrical pulses. The signal is routed to one of eight (or all of eight) outputs of the IR router, based on the output selected by the remote. You will put an emitter on each TV, each of which is connected to an output of the router. You will have to cover up each of the infrared sensors on the TVs, so that your remote can only affect the TV that you want to change, without affecting all of the others. You can also go to an "all outputs" mode, or a "no output" mode with the simple push of a button.
You will have to buy Xantech's programmer remote, the RC-68+. If you don't want to program a custom integrated remote, you could just use the RC-68+ as the remote that switches the remote to each TV.
If you want the IR sensor to be utilized for source equipment, such as a DVD, VCR, or Cable Box, add a Xantech 789 and additional emitters to the input of the RT-8 .
Check out the Xantech site. I believe that they will show application examples on their website.
If all else fails, there are many custom installers available all over the country. I'm sure that one of them would love to install such a system, and get paid for it. You shouldn't have to look too far for help if you can't get it to work. If you have to call an installer, make sure he has experience with IR routers. If he doesn't, he's probably not the right guy for the job.
You are also always able to ask me or all of us for help on this website.
Good Luck
Stu
