B&K’s CK2.2 Programmable Keypad Based on URC Remotes

Dealers who love B&K's CK1.x keypads will love their successor, the CK2.2.

This double-gang keypad has more memory than its predecessor and can control 50 devices through 256 menu pages. "That's more than you'll ever need," says B&K chief John Beyer.

B&K's universal in-wall keypads are based on the Home Theater Master remotes from Universal Remote Control. If you can program URC, you can program the CK keypads.

But Beyer says B&K managed to get more than the usual programming ease with this new keypad. "We pushed them [URC] a lot harder on drag-and-drop so it's easier to program," Beyer says.

Some of the noteworthy features:

• 4MB (512kb) of programmable memory


• Fully integrated with the B&K Editor Software Suite


• Ability to control up to 50 devices


• IR macros up to 255 steps per macro


• Included IR database that is continuously updated for new gear


• IR learning


• Adjustable contrast control


• Adjustable button backlight intensity


• Zone power status LED indicator


• LCD can be customized to display 11 characters or line or 5 per double column


• Displays zone status including real-time feedback on volume, bass, treble, input, power state, and tuner band with frequency from B&K's CT Multizone Receivers


• IR pass-through on front


• RJ-45 and terminal block connections on back for easy hook-up and daisy chaining


• Programmable 256-color display