Summer 1998
San Francisco City Hall Audio-Video Features

Broadcast
• Two control rooms are provided with infrastructure for a future third suite. Broadcast origination can be from any of 5 meeting rooms, with infrastructure for two future rooms
• Pesa 96 x 96 video matrix used for routing and distribution of video signals
• Broadcasts can be simulcast or recorded for future broadcast
• Teleprompter system in the press conference room
• Ross Video Limited 216A production switches

Speech Reinforcement
• QSC Rapid Rave equipment used to multiplex AES/EBU audio onto fiber from the room to the basement for processing and back to the room
• 9 frames of Peavey Media Matrix used for signal processing
• Pesa 64 x 64 digital audio matrix used for routing the audio
• Panasonic D7 digital mixing consoles used for mixing the broadcast audio

Remote Control
• Custom touch panels with speech reinforcement speakers and gooseneck microphones
• Room configuration established by referring to the data base on the server
• Cameras controlled from the broadcast suites by joy-sticks via the remote control system
• Quorum call system which notifies meeting members via email, voice mail, cell phone, MATV bulletin board, or pager of the time and location of an upcoming meeting
• Meeting members can call aides in any manner used by the Quorum call system
• Request to speak queue is maintained by the remote control system

MATV
• Reprocessing of 28 cable TV channels for distribution in the building
• Local origination of 4 channels
• Riser distribution signals via coax
• Local distribution of signals over Cat 5 cable

Dedicated Network
• Fiber and Cat 5 cables are run from the basement into each room
• Individual networks are utilized for each system type, audio, video and remote control

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