At InfoComm 2023, Screen Innovations has paired its Solo 3 motorized projection screen cassette with an ultra-short-throw, ambient light-rejecting screen material. This configuration is designed for UCC applications, higher-ed classrooms and training facilities where the audience needs light to view reference materials.

Featuring a slim design, the Solo 3 is one of the smallest motorized projection screen cassettes in the AV industry, ranging from just under 4 inches to just under 7 inches, depending on the screen size selected. Units come powder-coated in white, black or painted to match the surrounding surface, or the entire unit can be installed flush with the ceiling surface by using SI’s innovative suspended ceiling mount with locking zip nuts or tile grid mount. Units come powder-coated in white or black and can be painted to match the surrounding surface.

Solo 3’s modular design allows the fabric roller tube to be installed separately, making the cassette lighter and easier to handle. A trap door enables quick, easy access to the motor, cabling, projection fabric, control board and other components. A variety of mounts and power options, including 24-volt and rechargeable lithium battery, deliver even more installation ease, while an internal control board, MOAB (Mother of All Boards). This advanced 485-based control board enables faster programming of setpoints, rotation, and motor reset, automatic discovery and programming of keypads and remotes, and seamless, customizable integration with control systems.

Designed and engineered by SI, MOAB features numerous inputs/outputs to support a wide range of 485-based automation and control configurations to quickly commission the screen settings with other devices, such as SI keypads. Built into MOAB’s eye-catching translucent housing (which may be purchased separately for programming assistance) are 485- and dry contact ports, 12-volt triggers and IR receivers. All programming can be accomplished directly via MOAB without a computer or software.

CNC cut tabs are a necessary feature of projection screens to help keep the attached material smooth and taut. Unlike most manufacturers, SI integrates its tabs directly into the screen fabric. This approach prevents the tabs from ever falling off, maintains a clean, smooth, undetectable appearance, and allows the screen to roll up uniformly in the Solo 3 cassette.

SI also prints the black borders of its screens using a micro-thin layer of ink instead of painting them. Unlike paint that can off-gas, smear, crack and flake off over time, the printed drop and borders stay smooth and beautiful over the life of the screen.