On Sun, Feb 23, 2014 at 5:51 PM, Joe Hass <[email protected]> wrote:
> Here's my question: In Feder's piece, they noted that they had to move to > the back-up board. I would think, from a failure analysis perspective, > there should be some ability to switch over to that very quickly or have > redundant systems. I'm curious whether they got the main system up first or > the back up? > Typically, the back up board is the one they'd use for remote productions, live debates or multi camera press conferences, special events, sporting events, etc. It would typically be stored either in a truck, van, or closet in a case with all the other remote gear, and studio producers would be hesitant in dragging it out because it would mean pulling the cables out of the primary board which is intended to stay exactly where it is barring a total failure (like the one they experienced). So we assume a few minutes to decide if it is worth dragging it out, a few minutes to locate it and dig it out, a few minutes to pull the cables from the primary, a minute to pray to God that the installation engineer labelled the cables, a few minutes to connect the back up board, a minute to test the levels, and then you're good to go. I'm going to guess the primary board wasn't a Mackie, which has three or four internal back ups and bypasses (even the headphone jack on a Mackie can be used as a primary output), but I'd bet the next primary they purchase will be a Mackie. -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
