The Union Street Café in London is a restaurant opened in 2013 from celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay. A key feature of the restaurant is its Media Room, a private, intimate dining room for business meetings and private lunches, which is outfitted with state-of-the-art A/V technology.
 
In addition to Wi-Fi® as well as HDMI® and VGA laptop connections, the Media Room is equipped with a 60-inch display, A/V receiver, sound system with hidden in-wall subwoofer, music server, lighting system, Apple® TV, and Blu-Ray™ player. With all of this high-end equipment in place, one of the most important aspects of the room became system control. For that task, system integrator chose RTI.
 
“A wide range of users would be operating the system without technical assistance, and all of them would be completely unfamiliar with it. It was important that the system was as easy to use as possible. To provide this level of control, we utilized solutions from RTI, which beat out the competition due to their high functionality and low price point.” the system integrator said.

The Media Room control system is powered by RTI’s XP-6 control processor, which offers a variety of control options to meet the Union Street Café’s needs, including IP control for the A/V receiver; IR for the display, Blu-Ray player, and Apple TV; and built-in RS-232 for the lighting system.
 
Users interact with the technology via an iPad® running RTI’s RTiPanel app or the KX-7 in-wall touchpanel. To ensure a consistent control experience, both control devices feature an identical user interface. “The client is very pleased with the technology in the Media Room, from the power of the sound system to how simple it is to control all the equipment,” added Cornish. “They’ve also received very positive feedback on the system’s performance. The customized graphical interface is a hit, and users haven’t had any trouble operating the system.”