User guide

CENTER FOR ALLIED HEALTH AND ATHLETICS FF&E April 24, 2014
SECTION 27 41 00 AUDIOVISUAL SYSTEMS
Marshall Craft Associates, Inc. 27 41 00-32
Project 12032
1. Perform system checkout before acceptance tests are scheduled. Furnish all required
test equipment.Perform all work necessary to determine and/or modify performance of
the system to meet the requirements of this specification.
2. During performance testing, all equipment shall be operated under standard conditions
as recommended by the manufacture.
3. Test all audio and video systems for compliance with the Performance Standards using
test procedures that follow later in this specification.
4. Maintain documentation of all performance tests for reference by Consultant during the
System Acceptance Tests.
5. At the conclusion of the tests, return all equipment settings to previously calibrated
positions.
6. Provide written records of all test results in spreadsheet form.
7. Check all control functions, from all controlling devices to all controlled devices, for
proper operation.
8. Adjust, balance, and align all equipment for optimum quality and to meet the
manufacturer’s published specifications. Establish and mark normal settings for all
level controls, and record these settings in the “System Operation and Maintenance
Manual.”
9. Provide testing results and settings for all equipment and systems to the AV Consultant
at least three (3) business days prior to System Acceptance Testing.
10. Provide the AV Consultant with all test results, manuals, software, as-built
documentation, etc. prior to acceptance testing.
11. Inform the Owner and AV Consultant that the systems are ready for System
Acceptance Testing by the AV Consultant. The system shall be considered ready for
acceptance testing when the following conditions are met:
a. AV Contractor has pre-tested all systems such that all sub-systems, functions,
software, and equipment are de-bugged and operational
b. AV Contractor has supplied the AV Consultant with the written test results and
documentation as listed above for all rooms and systems
c. AV Contractor has supplied the AV Consultant with close out (manuals, training
materials, and other as-built) documentation revised to reflect comments and/or
revisions arising from the review cycles listed elsewhere within this document
12. Should the systems not be ready for testing by the AV Consultant at the date(s) and
time(s) indicated by the AV Contractor, system acceptance testing may be rescheduled
at the sole discretion of the AV Consultant. Pay for the labor and expenses of the AV
Consultant and other project team members assembled at the project site for the
purpose of system acceptance testing for the date(s) of the original scheduled testing
plus the labor and expenses of the AV Consultant and other project team members for
the rescheduled testing date(s). The labor rate for the AV Consultant shall be a flat
rate of $200.00/hour including travel time. Other project team member labor costs shall
be at their respective published rates. The PM and/or Owner shall be entitled to deduct
any money owed to the Owner, PM, AV Consultant, or other project team members
under this contract from any sum which may become due or is payable to the AV
Contractor under this Contract for the purposes of satisfying the charges listed above.
D. Final Acceptance Test
1. Testing will be performed with the Owner (or its designees) present to determine that
the AV system equipment satisfies the manufacturers’ performance specifications and
that the AV system installed satisfactorily performs the functions required by this
specification. Conduct formal pre-acceptance tests prior to the Owner’s acceptance
testing to ensure that the performance and functional specifications are satisfied by the
installed system and the system is ready for the Owner’s acceptance. The AV
contractor shall verify in the owner’s presence that the installed audiovisual system
satisfies the performance and functional requirements through formal acceptance