Mario,

Great common sense advice. I have to admit that I never considered it, but plan to implement in future.

Cheers,

I totally agree; and to be honest, I've only had the rear IR input fail me once. The connecting block IR sensitivity was low, we just turned it up and it worked fine.

Thank you.... that's a nice compliment!


I think that's a good enough reason.  I've resorted to emitters sometimes to troubleshoot issues, but as others have already mentioned, I'll swap back to the cable once things are sorted.  If you have to troubleshoot after the initial install it's easy enough to plug an emitter back in if needed.


It's really not that hard... I could do that same TV now in less than 15 minutes.  The problem is that TV models change so often it seems like you always have to try something a little different.


Good work!  Proper ventilation is one of the most overlooked issues that I run into. 

OK... looks like the next job that only requires a few rack spaces will be CFR.

A few questions:

1. Are you using the optional bottom sliders?

2. Is it a two man job to pull them out, or can one guy muscle one in/out without banging up the cabinetry.  Obviously this depends on equipment, but I'm thinking of a simple install with AVR, Blu-ray, Cable/Sat box, power conditioning and remote processor?  Similar to bassale's photos.

I know the SRSR racks can be a pain, but I still use them alot because I need more than 14 spaces for the majority of my installs which is what the CFR series maxes at.

Yesterday I spent the morning at one of the local country clubs doing some Ethernet wiring for printers in the kitchen.

Maneuvering around in a working kitchen is a real PIA especially with a 10ft ladder.  Seemed like I was always in the way, or someone was in my way.  It's also hard to drill holes 14ft up without dropping crap down into the food prep and cooking areas.

First time I've worked in an open kitchen, but it was the only way to make the scheduling work.  I finished up at 11:30am right before the got busier for lunch.

LOL! I almost forgot about that! I worked in a country club kitchen and dining room (during open hours), and it was ridiculous! Never again! After hours from now on & adjust my labor rates up a bit due to the hassle factor,

I used the sliders once, but feel that I can be careful enough without them. They add cost and time to install. There are no rough edges on the CFR, all edges turn up toward the inside of the rack. NOTE: We always lift the rack out of the cabinet and set on a drop cloth.

One guy will have no problem with this unless you load it with heavy gear.

Hope this helps.

+1

I literally HATE servicing old systems that have slide out racks. We have only used fixed racks for the last 5+ years and i will never go back.

The system you have for cabinets is great. Someone else (or maybe you) posted pics a while back where they did the same thing. Freaking genius. Just pull the whole rack out, wire it up and put it in the cabinet. Done.

And every time you use them there is wear and tear. I have a 12 or 13 year old slide out rack that has been upgraded from Audio Ease to Crestron and every service call i wonder if today is the day that the last 2 screws give on the bottom plate. It will be such a pain in the neck to fix the rack.

Is this a case of the TV's being level and the cabinet not being level? Or just an optical illusion.

I usually try and match the cabinet unless it's obvious that there is a slope. We had a job once where the client had a fancy glass wall mount shelving unit installed. We had 3 bookshelf speakers sitting on the floor under it. The floor had like a 2 inch drop from the Left to the right speaker. Looked awful. Without the speakers installed you couldn't tell. Really weird.

Hung a 46" Samsung LED over a new fireplace on a remodel and brand new stone fireplace mantle was easily 3/4"-1" off level over a 48" span so we asked if they wanted the TV level or match the mantle...

First, they made me bring out my FatMax level to prove it was off and then...

They said match the mantle... it was worth a laugh.

If I am hanging a screen near other furniture or fixings I leave the level in the truck. I just measure from the piece of furniture, cornice or whatever is closest and match the measurement left and right on the bracket.

The two side panels look "level" to the cabinent....it looks like the center is out

Yesterday I watched the guys cut this hole above a fireplace. In a couple days I get to install a big Chief motorized mount and steel backbox. Should be very interesting...

Ditto. We used the sliders once and now we put felt pads or we get those big rolls of industrial velcro and just stick a strip of the soft side down each side of the bottom, just to help slide out of cabinet.

I can pull everyone we've down out on my own. One thing we just did at a job was built a small four each high platform with wheels to just slide the rack onto and roll out of the way. I haven't worked with it yet so can't comment on if it was a good idea or not.

Working on programming a prodigy system today after spending last couple days getting gear installed. Media room is a Denon avr 3312 with totem 8" in-wall frons, tribe I center, 6.5" in ceiling surrounds and a storm sub. 6 zones od DA with episode 300 8" IC speakers and 2 outdoor areas with my favorite outdoors the episode ES-AW-6.

Putting in a binary 4x4 HDMi matrix with just two active zones along with two pamp's for 6 zones od DA (one is also a video zone with matrix. Control is PTX3 handheld for the two video zones (one 5.1 the other part of DA), in wall keypads for the two outdoor zones, a ptl4 in wall touch for kitchen/dining (2 zones linked as one) and iPhone control for the whole system.

Sources include Sonos zp90's, TiVo, bluray, atv2, xbox and mac mini. One local zone that is a Nuvo in wall amp, which they are just using Sonos on. We have just a couple loads of lighting control and are trying to get basic control of his GE concord security panel. Overall a pretty good project.

Have a few days of work left and then I'll be back in Idaho for about a week for a wedding, some golf and relaxation.....and probably some working remotely.