Dealer News

June Dealer Newsletter

Date 06/24/2021

Dealer News

Welcome to the RTI Dealer News. We're a little late with this issue but we have a lot of updates, including the return of RTIXCEL, new video capabilities for the KA8, KA11, and RTiPanel, plus a reminder of the "Deep Dive" webinar series, a special outdoor entertainment discount, CEDIA registrations and moreLet's get started!


RTIXCEL

We appreciate your patience as we moved the RTIXCEL training curriculum and related modules to a new hosting platform. The training site is live, and the link from the Dealer Site menu is active. You may notice some subtle differences in the way your progress is tracked, so please log in and take a look around.


Firmware Updates Enable RTSP Support

 

We have released firmware updates for the KA8 and KA11, RTiPanel App updates for iOS and Android, and supporting APEX and ID9 updates. The main addition is support for video streaming from cameras that use the RTSP protocol with h.264 compression. Download at the RTI Dealer Site.

Download the updated Tech Bulletin to learn more about:
RTSP Streaming Video from IP Cameras to RTI Control Devices


RTI Webinars - Next webinar is this week!

The latest RTI webinars take a “Deep Dive” into important topics for dealers. Learn how to unlock more customization and power in RTI systems, elevating the control experience—from on-screen display to APEX Layers, to video matrices and video walls.

See the schedule and register.

 


New Outdoor TV Experience

 

You installed the big screen TV in your client's back patio, but how can they choose between Baseball, Summer Olympics, Wimbledon, and Football? By installing the VMS-741 4K MultiViewer now your client won't miss a thing! Learn how at one of our July 13 webinars:

 

 
For a limited time:

The VMS-741 is now 20% OFF 

 

Now through July 31, so act fast - the summer outdoor TV season is here! And for those of you in the Southern Hemisphere, the time is always right for adding the multi viewer to a sports bar or boardroom. Delight your customers and enjoy extra savings.


 

New KNX Support 

 

The new KNX driver supports the KNX UDP tunneling protocol with a single IP gateway - Multiple KNX lines or a single IP gateway - a single KNX line. The new Driver supports the following functionality and more: Switching, Dimming, Shades, Temperature, Dali Protocol Dimming, Dali Protocol Tunable.

 

Download the KNX Driver now

 

Updated Kaleidescape 

 

The Kaleidescape has been updated to include newer, higher resolution metadata, and to support an expanded number of UI screens, including the Kaleidescape Movie Store.

 

Download the Kaleidescape Driver Update now


Video Product Sunsetting

We have sunset the VHP-1x, VHT-1x, and VHR-1x. Product information has been moved to the legacy section of the website. The replacement product is the 4K HDBaseT™ Extender Kit, the VEX100-18G-KIT.

We have also discontinued the VDX-14x video splitter and the VDM-1x Downscaler. Neither product has a direct replacement. 


CEDIA Expo - Free Registration

The show is in Indianapolis this year, going forward with COVID-19 protocols in place. RTI will be in booth #5644 highlighting RTI and Pro Control solutions, Plus, we'll have a second booth (#4446) introducing Blustream to the US CEDIA market. Stay tuned for more info on the show. Register now for FREE at the RTI-CEDIA link below:

Good selling and installing to all, we’re here to help,

The Team at RTI