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Prevent Audio Visual Theft
Lightweight multimedia projectors are popular tools in meetings and at events - but the possibility of having one stolen has never been greater.
Thieves are increasingly targeting hotels, conference centres and education establishments as they are seen as easy pickings. A thief can often wander around in a suit and tie with a brief case, unchallenged, waiting for the opportune moment to strike.
Most of these venues are not properly equipped to deal with this type of problem. Rooms are often left unlocked and expensive equipment unattended, so it is relatively easy for the perpetrators to slip in and out unnoticed. Gone are the days of 'smash and grab', now are the days of 'suited and looted'.
As the epidemic spirals the police are powerless to act as there is little evidence in most cases. Insurance companies are often refusing to include this type of equipment and many venues are only finding out after the event that their excess won't cover the loss.
HotAV provides a projector with a unique alarm (the D-Tex) fitted to tackle this problem. Hotels and conference venues with HotAV projectors have seen thefts reduced from over 12% last year to 0% this year.
The principal is simple; HotAV supplies its 'pay-as-you-go projector,' which the venue keeps onsite. The alarm automatically arms itself when the projector is unplugged from the mains supply and a 120dB alarm rings out continuously if the projector is then subsequently picked up without the coded key being inserted, attracting unwanted attention to the would-be thief who, unsurprisingly, swiftly exits empty ended.
 HotAV also offers the D-Tex alarm (retail price £69) separately. It can simply be fixed to most pieces of equipment with the strongest adhesive available, which bonds it permanently to the casing of the device. The D-Tex alarm has an electronic key with a unique code from 4 billion combinations that de-activates the alarm. If the device is unplugged from the mains without de-activating the alarm, a motion sensor sets off a 120 decibel alarm, which sounds until the device is plugged into the mains again or de-activated with the coded key.
Dave Savage, managing director of HotAV, says: "D-Tex has proved extremely effective in deterring opportunist thieves that try to walk off with portable electronic devices that they slip under their coat or into a bag. The noise that the alarm makes stops them in their tracks."
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