Specifications

D ESIGN C ONSULTING
Electrosonic Systems, Inc. Page 10 of 11
Design Consulting DEC100167 www.electrosonic.com
3320 N. San Fernando Blvd. Beverly Hills City Hall Tel: [phone]
Burbank, CA 91504, USA Television Production AVC Systems Upgrade Fax: [phone]
Reprogram the existing switcher and AMX system to include the cross patching of
these new channels to the Ross production switcher system as necessary.
Audio
The new DSP head end system – QSC Qsys Core 500i – shall be installed in the
Control room racks. Refer to TV Pro Gear As built drawings for more details on
available rack space, but it is suggested that the lower sections of rack 1002 thru 1004
be used.
The current Mackie audio mixer shall be replaced with a new Yamaha 01V96i mixer,
which includes the optional 16/16 channel AES input card. Current analog I/O, via the
current audio patch bay shall be reused and reconnected to the new mixer. In addition,
a Qsys I/O frame shall be provided, with AES output cards – and these 16/16 channels
shall be connected to the 01V96i AES card. The 01V96I shall also be connected for
MIDI control to the AMX system via new AMX NI-700 and AXB-MIDI devices.
The TV Production system includes a telephone call in management system. The
audio to and from this system shall be integrated and connected to the Qsys DSP
system as required. AV Contractor shall provide necessary components to achieve
this. This system may also need to be included in new AMX programming.
Video
A new AMX Enova digital video matrix switcher and components shall be provided in
the TV Production racks. This switcher shall be connected via CAT6A cabling to the
new Enova switchers in both the Council Chamber and Room A rack rooms allowing
presentation video feeds to be shared between all three rooms. Inputs and outputs
from/to the existing TV Production system shall be made, incorporating the use of
signal converters as necessary from/to SDI. Converters shall use Open Gear
standards, utilizing card frames and I/O module cards. Two of the Enova outputs shall
be connected to a new Black Magic Design SmartView Duo dual screen HDSDI rack
monitor allowing for direct switchable monitoring of Enova video channels. Channel
selection shall be provided as part of the AMX programming.
One output of the Enova shall be connected via HDMI to a Black Magic Design
Teranex 2D standards converter. This unit shall also be connected to the existing TV
Production system Reference signal distribution for sync. The output of the Teranex
shall be connected to the TV Production system via SDI to the existing router.
An Owner furnished Granicus webcasting unit (video/audio input plus LAN) shall be
integrated and programmed into the TV Production system by the AV Contractor.
Control
A new network switch shall be installed in the AV racks – with new Gigabit cable
connections to both Council Chamber rack room and Room A rack room. AV
Contractor shall verify the distance for these new cable runs and provide either copper
or fiber optic connections as is appropriate to gigabit networking standards. The City of
Beverly Hills uses Extreme Networks switches as their IT standard, so AV contractor