Disc ‘n Dat Audio/Video
System Design Information Guide
To properly begin the design for your home, we will need some basic information. We know you are
very busy. Thus, we have developed the following questionnaire with annotated explanations. This
will require only a small amount of your time and will let us explore your needs. Complete only the
sections appropriate to this project.
Client Information
Name:
Current Address:
City:
State:
Zip:
Home Phone:
Work or Alternate Phone:
Fax:
Cellular Phone:
Email Address:
Billing Address:
City:
State:
Zip:
Number of People in Household:
Names and Ages:
Project Information
Site Address:
City:
State:
Site Phone:
Site Fax:
Project Start Date:
Estimated Completion Date:
Square Footage:
Lot Size:
Zip:
Value of Project:
Architectural Style:
Unique Interior Features:
Unique Exterior Features:
Can you provide us with the floor plan, elevations, site plan and electrical layers?
Do the house plans exist in Auto CAD format?
Does a furniture plan for your home exist?
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Home Theater and Audio/Video Systems
We can design a variety of audio and video alternatives to fit your lifestyle. Everything from a
custom designed Home Theater with Surround Sound to customized remote controls is available.
If you have not made your choices yet, the following guide is designed to aid you in your selection.
1.
Where do you plan to locate the majority of your audio and video equipment?
2. What type of movies do you enjoy most?
3. Do you go out to the Movie Theater?
How often?
4. What were the last few movies you watched?
5. How large is your present television screen?
6. How is the reception, the picture, etc.?
7. Do you want a Home Theater?
If your answer is yes, where will it/they be located?
8. Do you want your Home Theatre to have a big screen television or a front projection system?
(For the best Home Theatre the front projection is preferred. With front projection, the
screen and projector are separate as in a sports bar. Both the projector and the screen can be
motorized to raise and lower in and out of sight if desired.)
9. Are you interested in a THX quality surround sound system?
10. Will you have Cable, Satellite, DTV antenna, or a combination of these?
11. Do you listen to the radio?
How often?
12. What are your favorite stations?
13. What kind of music do you enjoy most?
14. Do you want to have different music playing in different rooms at the same time? (e.g.. Rock in
the guest room(s) and Bach in the master bedroom, etc.)
15. Would you like to have full control and selection of the music sources in each of the different
rooms, or just volume control?
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16. Are you interested in outdoor music as well? Which locations? (Pool, Garage, Patios, etc.)
17. Will there ever be live music performed in your home?
music to be distributed throughout the home?
If yes, would you like that
If yes, what type of performances
(Piano, Winds, Guitar, Electronic, etc.)?
18. Please indicate the Audio Sources you will like to incorporate into your system:
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AM/FM Tuner
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Cassette Deck
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Satellite Radio
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Compact Disc Player (CD)
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Internet Radio
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CD Library Jukebox
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MP3 Computer Audio
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Other
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Phonograph
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Other
19. Would you like to organize and manage your CD collection and access it from any room in the
house using a graphical user interface (GUI) on the televisions in your home?
20. Would you like any of the rooms in your home acoustically treated to allow music and
conversations to sound better?
21. Would you like any of the rooms in your home acoustically treated to isolate sound from leaking
to other areas?
22. Are there any other additional Audio/Video (and their control) requirements desired?
23. Do you envision the wall plates in your home being one of the standard colors available (white,
bone, ivory, black) or do some or all of your rooms require a special color, material or finish?
24. Would you like any or all of the switch, device and receptacle in your home to have a screw less
appearance?
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25. Which rooms do you want to distribute music to and how would you like to control it:
Room Name
Volume
Control
Simple
Keypad
Full
Keypad
Handheld
Remote
Touch
Screen
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Family Room/Great Room
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Dining Room
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Kitchen
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Entertainment Room
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Master Bedroom
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Master Bathroom
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Guest Rooms
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Other Bedrooms
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Other Bathrooms
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Exercise Area
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Home Office
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Den
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Garage
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Exterior
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Landscape
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Entryway/Foyer
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Hallway
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Exterior Structures
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Other (Please List)
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26. Please indicate the Video Sources you will like to incorporate into your system:
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Video Cassette Recorder (VCR)
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Recordable DVD
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Digital Video Disc (DVD)
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Streaming Internet Video
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Digital Satellite (DSS)
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Other
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Personal Video Recorder
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Other
27. Would you like to distribute any of these video sources to other rooms in the home?
If yes, which rooms:
28. What rooms do you want to locate Televisions in?
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Family Room/Great Room
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Exterior
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Dining Room
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Landscape
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Kitchen
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Entryway/Foyer
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Entertainment Room
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Hallway
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Master Bedroom
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Exterior Structures
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Master Bathroom
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Other (Please List)
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Guest Rooms
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Other Bedrooms
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Other Bathrooms
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Exercise Area
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Home Office
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Den
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Garage
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29. Do you have any existing audio and video equipment (e.g., TV's, receivers, and tuners. VCRs,
Laser discs etc.) that you would like to incorporate into the new system? If so, what equipment
do you have now?
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Lighting Control Systems
A Lighting Control System can enhance the functionality, beauty, safety and security of your home.
1.
Have you previously owned or used a lighting control system?
If yes, what did you like about it?
What did you dislike about it?
2. Do you want a lighting controls system for a large portion of the house or just a few select
rooms? (The options for Lighting Control Systems vary greatly in both price and performance.
Lighting can be completely automated to provide, dimming, preset scenes, fades, or on/off
programs based on time of day, daylight or dark, and motion/occupancy.)
Please indicate areas and rooms:
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Exterior
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Exercise Area
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Landscape
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Home Office
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Entryway/Foyer
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Den
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Hallway
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Garage
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Great Room
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Exterior Structures
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Dining Room
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Other (Please List)
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Kitchen
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Entertainment Room
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Master Bedroom
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Master Bathroom
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Guest Rooms
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Other Bedrooms
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Other Bathrooms
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3. What area(s) would you not like to control?
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4. What specific functions would you like to see in your system?
5. Do you want Master Controls? (Yes/No)
If yes, where:
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Master Bedroom
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Front Door
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Back Door
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Living Room
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Kitchen
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Entertainment Area
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Other (Please List)
6. Do you want specific Lighting Scenes? (Yes/No)
If yes, where:
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Living Room
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Dining Room
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Kitchen
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Master Bedroom
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Home Theater
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Entertainment Area
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Exterior
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Landscape
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Other (Please List)
7. Do you want specific Pathway Scenes? (Yes/No)
If yes, where:
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Master Bedroom to Bathroom
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Master Bedroom to Kitchen
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Garage to Kitchen
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Children’s Rooms to Bathrooms
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Children’s Rooms to Master Bedroom
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Other (Please List)
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8. Will you have any non-lighting integration conveniences? (Yes/No)
If yes, please indicate:
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Phone Access
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Remote Control
Location(s):
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Astronomical Time Clock
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Window Treatment Control
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Projections Screen or Motorized Projector
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Sprinkler System
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Fire Alarm
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Storm Shutters
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Security
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Party Lock-Outs
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Audio/Video
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HVAC (Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning)
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Other Sensors:
Location(s):
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Pumps and other Motor Loads:
Location(s):
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Outlets:
Location(s):
9. Will you have ceiling fans? (Yes/No)
If yes, Please indicate rooms:
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11. Will any of the ceiling fans have light kits? (Yes/No)
If yes, Please indicate rooms:
12. How many garage door openers?
13. Are you including a back-up generator in your design? (Yes/No)
14. Would you like emergency lighting designed in specific areas to work with the back-up generator
system? (Yes/No)
15. Are you interested in a Balanced Power System for your home to eliminate AC hum and noise?
(Yes/No)
16. Any other requirements for this category desired?
Additional Notes:
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Home Office & Personal Computers
1.
If you are planning a home office which of the following features and equipment are desired:
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Personal Computer
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Network Multiple Computers/ Printers
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Facsimile
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E-Mail
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Internet Access
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Access to On-Line Services
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Teleconferencing
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Access to Home Control System via PC
2. Do you use Apple or PC/Windows based computers?
3. What will be the main uses of your computer(s) and what programs do you frequently use?
4. Other Home Office/ Computer needs?
Additional Notes:
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Communications (Telephone and Intercom)
1.
How many incoming telephone lines will you have?
How will lines be used?
2. Do you want a video door phone or just voice at the door(s) or entrance gate?
3. Telephone Key Systems, similar to those found in small businesses or office environments, can
provide the following features (Please check those of interest)
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Intercom capability or all call paging
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Automated call attendant (This feature can record voice to direct the caller to, for
example. press one 1 for the Home Office, 2 for the Guest Room, etc.)
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Voice mail (This can be as simple as an answering machine or an electronic voice mail box for
each member of the household.)
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Caller ID (The system phones will display the incoming caller's number or name if
programmed in the system.)
4. How many separate extensions do you need? (Most telephone key systems allow the use of
standard phones as well as the key (or system) phones. While standard phones don't have the
full set of features as key phones, they are practical in locations such as the guest rooms.
Cordless phones are another option for additional extensions.)
5. Would you prefer house paging through the audio systems speakers?
6. Do you want voice annunciation? (Voice messages can be activated based on events i.e. “It's
raining. Please check the upstairs windows." or "Someone's at the front gate." or "There's an
incoming fax.")
7. Do you want to control your home systems via telephone? (e.g. get status, arm security, set
presets such as HOME or AWAY' etc. via an outside call or via any extension phone in the
home.)
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8. Please indicate the rooms you wish to locate telephones in and the desired features:
Number of Incoming Lines:
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Quantity, Style, Type & Color of Handsets:
Style: Wall Mount = WM
Color: Black = BL
Type: Basic = B
Desk Top = DT
Gray = GY
Speaker Phone = SP
Cordless = CL
White = WH
Display = D
Fax = FX
Phone Jacks and Colors
Style: Surface = SF
Color: White = WH
Room Name
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Family Room/Great Room
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Dining Room
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Kitchen
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Entertainment Room
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Master Bedroom
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Master Bathroom
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Guest Rooms
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Other Bedrooms
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Other Bathrooms
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Exercise Area
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Home Office
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Den
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Garage
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Exterior
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Landscape
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Entryway/Foyer
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Hallway
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Exterior Structures
Flush = FL
Bone = BN
Decora = DC
Ivory = I
Handset Information
Style
Color
Type
Standard = S
Phone Jacks & Colors
Style
Color
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Room Names (cont’d)
Handset Information
Style
Color
Type
Phone Jacks & Colors
Style
Color
Other Rooms (Please List)
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Please indicate other phone system features you would like to include:
8. Door Intercom
 Front Door
 Back Door
9. Music On Hold
 Yes
 No
10. External Page
 Ceiling Speakers
 Horns
11. Battery Backup
 Yes
 No
12. Voice Mail/Call Attendant
 Yes
 Other:
 Other:
 No
Additional Notes:
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Security and Safety
1.
Do you want Cameras? (The camera’s video can appear on unused channels on your TV's We can
suggest the locations and number of cameras)
2. Will you have regularly scheduled maids or service personnel?
3. Would you like to detect water leaks? (i.e. in the kitchen, laundry room, bathrooms or HVAC
drain pans)
4. Will your home have natural or LP gas?
5. Do you want electric door locks? (Yes/No)
Which doors?
6. Do you have any elderly or handicapped needs? (This applies to emergency medical call devices
that can initiate an alert or call for help in an emergency.)
7. Will you have automatic entrance gates to the property? (Yes/No)
Location(s)?
8. Do you want a driveway alert that provides an indication of an approaching vehicle?
9. Any special security requirements? (i.e. large backyards or unprotected perimeter areas)
Additional Notes:
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Heating and Cooling Systems (HVAC)
1.
Do you want to zone your heating and cooling to provide independent temperature control over
different rooms or areas?
2. How many and what type of Heating/Cooling units are you planning? (if unsure, just have the
architect or mechanical (MVAC) contractor call us.)
3. Are you planning humidity control?
4. Will you want electronic air cleaners or radon detectors?
5. Will you want a weather station? (e.g. indications of outside temperature, relative humidity,
wind speed and direction, barometric pressure readings)
6. Will you have areas that need precise temperature and humidity control? (i.e. a fine wine cellar,
art or book collection)
7. Any other environmental requirements you feel are needed?
Additional Notes:
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Water Related Systems
1.
Do you want to integrate controls for the Pool, Spa, or Sauna?
2. Is there a Green House or Atrium?
3. Do you want to integrate control and scheduling of the landscape irrigation system or do you
want a separate stand-alone controller that is easily accessed by the gardener?
4. Will you want electronic plumbing? (Products are available that can sense when you place your
hands under the faucet and will deliver precise water temperature. others include automated
toilets and electronic controls for showers and baths)
5. Indoor plant watering? (There are products available that provide an automatic watering system
for indoor plants Water outlets (much like the old gas stove outlets) are plumbed or strategic
location around the home to provide scheduled watering for houseplants.)
6. Other water system requirements?
Additional Notes:
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Thank you for your patience with our questions. This will guide us in developing a system that meets
the extensive desires of your family.
Disc ‘n Dat Audio/Video
1740 Manning Road
Tecumseh, ON N8N 2L9
Phone: (519) 972-1555
Fax: (519) 972-1555
Email: dnd@wincom.net
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