PRELIMINARY

Operation, cont’d

Worksheet example 2: Daily configuration

Figure 3-8 continues from worksheet example 1 by showing the video and audio ties that make up the configuration of preset 1. A black line shows video ties and a red line shows the audio ties.

In this example:

The image of the presenter, from the main podium camera (low resolution video input 9), is:

Displayed in the main hall (low resolution output 7)

Displayed to the overflow crowd in the conference room (low resolution output 8)

Tied to the VCR (low resolution output 12) for recording

The presenter has a presentation on her laptop computer (computer video input 1) that is displayed:

Displayed in the main hall (computer video outputs 1 and 2)

Displayed to the overflow crowd in the conference room (computer video output 4)

Tied, through a scaler, to a VCR (computer video output 6) for recording

The audio from her microphone (input 16) is:

Played in the hall (output 1)

Distributed by the sound system (output 5)

Sent to the VCR (output 6)

Music from the CD player (input 14) is played in the lobby (output 3)

Mic audio input sources

Podium 1

 

Podium 2

 

Mic

 

Mic

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

16

 

17

 

18

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Computer video group input sources

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Low resolution video group input sources

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PC 1

 

PC 2

 

 

 

ISS 506

 

Wallbox

 

Wallbox

 

 

 

 

VTG

 

 

 

 

Podium

 

Classrm

 

Classrm

 

Document

 

VTG

 

Audio CD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RGB 201

 

RGB 201

 

 

 

 

 

#1

 

#2

 

 

 

400

 

 

 

 

 

camera

 

VCR #1

 

DVD #1

 

camera

 

400

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

Main

 

 

Main

 

hall

 

 

hall

PJ #1/

 

 

PJ #3

Hall PA

 

 

 

 

 

3

3

Lobby sound

4 5

4 5

Conf. Sound room system

#1

6

6

VCR

(USP 506)

7

8

9

 

 

10

 

 

 

11

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

8

 

 

 

9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Main

 

 

Conf.

 

Classrm

 

 

 

hall

 

 

room

 

#2

PJ#2

 

monitor

 

monitor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

10

13

11

14

12

VCR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Computer video/audio subgroup output destinations

 

 

Low resolution video subgroup output destinations

Preset #

 

Title:

Sales pitch

Video:

 

 

 

Audio:

 

 

 

Global ties

 

Partial

 

Signal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fill in the preset number and use colors, or dashes, etc. to make connecting lines.

 

 

 

preset

 

preset

 

processing

Indicate if the configuration is for video, audio, or both.

Figure 3-8 — Worksheet example 2: Daily configuration

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