Specifications

 Authorizeddealerormanufacturersmustinstallallvideoplaybackserverequipment
 TightropeCarouselDigitalSystem(HD)mustbeintegratedintotheHDChannel
 WCAC,MAC,andWETVTightropeCarouselDigitalSystemswillbeintegratedintothenew
playbacksystem.AllplaybackequipmentfortheHighSchoolTVStudiowillnowbehousedat
WCAC
 AllcurrentcontentonWCAC/MAC/WETVmustbedownloadedontothenewsystem
 SchematicsfortheplaybacksystemmustbeprovidedtoWCAC
 MustpurchaseHDconverterboxfromRCN.
1EH24AEncoderHost
1HDE24HDEncoderCard
2SDE24DualSDEncoderCards
DannyHartsoeisthecontactatRCN[e-mail]
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PlaybackRacks:
MiddleAtlanticVRKseriesracks(possiblyVRK‐44‐36Hifthisfitsintheroomandisdeepenoughforthe
deepestequipment)orsimilarcanbeinstalledintheofficetotherightofthecurrentequipmentracks.
Notopsorreardoorsareneeded,andonlytwosidesfor
eachend.Rearrailsforthoseracksthatwillhold
theserversandstorage.InstalltwoMiddleAtlanticpowerstripsintherearofeachrack.Onewillbefor
UPSwhiletheotherisfordirectpower.Theracksshouldbeboltedtothefloorandboltedtogether.All
racksshouldbegroundedtoasingleseparateearthgroundfor“signalground”.Installblankpanelsand
tracklighting.AsHDdistributionisinstalled,HDmonitors(orTV’s)shouldbeinstalledintherackarea.
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AsingleUPSsystemshouldbeinstalledtokeepaliveanymissioncriticalequipment(i.e.theplayback
servers,storageandencoders).ThisUPSshouldberatedforatleastdoublethefull‐calculatedloadand
batteriesbeabletobeswappedwiththesysteminoperation.ConsideraUPSbypassswitchforeasier
futurereplacementoftheunit.
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HVACimprovementsshouldbeinstalledtohandleatleasttwicethecalculatedheatload.Suggesttwo
unitsforredundancyifpossibleasiftheHVACgoesdown;equipmentcanbepermanentlydamagedby
heat.
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Newequipmentinstallationshouldoccurinthenewrackroom.Thiswillallowforinstallationofnew
systemswithoutaffectingthecurrentoperation.Oncethenewequipmentisonline,theoldrackscanbe
clearedoftheoldgear.TheseracksthanthenbewiredtotheUPS,HVACaddedtotheareaandnew
equipmentgrowthcanbeaccommodatedasneeded.
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PleasenotethatallHVACandelectricalworkwillbedonebyacitycontractor.Thewinningbidwillhave
toworkwiththecitytomakesuretheHVACandelectricalareupgradedtomeettheneedsofthenew
playbackserver.
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3. WCACControlRoomandStudio–Overview
400MainStreet
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WeareupgradingourcurrentSlate1000BroadcastPixswitchertoMica1000.Thecurrenthardwarecan
beupgraded.Wealsoneedtoupgradeourstudiocameras.Wewantchangeourcurrentteleprompter
programtoaMacintoshbasedsystem.AllTeleprompterhardwarecanberepurposed.Weneedtoadd
lightsandanotherpanelofcycloramatoourstudio.Our
lights,andcycwerepurchasedbyHighOutput.
Weneedyoutoordertheexactlightsandcyclistedonthebid.Wewillalsobeupgradingourtripods.