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How our microphones measured?
millivolts
What is area?
L X W
Who is the design team?
Anyone with consultant in their name except a moving consultant
What is a detailed drawing
And diagram that includes details
Everyone who comes in contact with the customer is A?
Salesperson
What is infocom?
The AV industry's largest member driven association
What is a panel layout diagram?
Any layout or diagram showing the interface panels in the building
What are the results given after the physical wiring of the speaker
The end result is audio
What is a plate diagram?
A diagram that shows the location of each floor and wall plate in the building
What is a block diagram?
The diagram that shows basic functionality
What does OFCI stay in for
Owner furnished contractor installed
What is a riser diagram?
A riser diagram shows how cables or run from point A to point B
What is a shop in submittal drawling?
"A shop in submittal drawling is a drawling that shows the customer any or all changes made by the installer
What is an equipment rack a layout?
A drawing that shows where all racks in the building will be located
What is a reflected ceiling plan?
Plan that shows and on three dimensional diagram the diagram shows obstacles in ceiling tiles and it is like there is a mirror on the floor
What are the steps in gathering and info from a customer?
"Wants
What does form follows function mean?
The equipment's function is more important than the equipment's appearance
What is the definition for acoustics?
The representation of sound in space
What is audio?
Audio is the physical wiring of the speaker or the electrical connection for sound
What is a transducer?
A transducer converts one type of energy into another
"Other than the customer
where can scale drawings be obtained from? "
The amount of information that the customer gives you is____
Directly related to the questions that you ask
What are the three types of questions when selling to a customer?
"Open ended
What does setting expectations help you determine?
The customer's needs and wants
Who's the owner team?
People who represent the owner
What should a salesperson always have for a customer?
A personal and a company portfolio
What does time is of the essence mean?
The customer is willing to set budget aside and complete the job at all costs
What is the definition of the CTS Tech
A certified technical specialist and a professional AV Solutions provider
What all tools should a site survey tech bring with him to the job?
"SPL meter
What is the ratio for projector brightness vs. Ambient light?
10:1The projector should be 10 times brighter than the ambient light in the room
What is the definition of foot candles
Foot candles is the incidence of light. An example of this would be ambient light
What is the definition of foot lamberts
Foote lambert's is this screen brightness the brightness that is reflected to the eye
What does lux calculate?
Lux calculates Footcandles
What does nits calculate
nits calculates foot lamberts
What does PPE stand for ?
Personal protective equipment
What is the formula for aspect ratio?
War HUH
One meter equals how many feet?
1 m equals 3.28feet
What is it called when we use mirrors to reflect light to a screen?
Folding the light This is done in an attempt to shorten the distance the light needs to be projected to be able to create a screen image
What is the pythagorean theorem?
A2+B2=?C
What does ambient light affect For a projector or a monitor ?
Ambient light affects the contrast ratio
What study would be conducted while checking for obstructions?
A site line study
What is the formula for ohms law?
I equals V divided by R (I=V/R)
16:9 can also be written as?
1.78
What would be the equation to calculate 16:9 two A decimal?
Width divided by height
What is 4:3 as a decimal
1.33
What is the formula for throw distance?
Drink water
What should be done to get the full potential of a projector with a zoom?
Put the projector in the middle of its zoom ratio
What causes spherical aberration?
Curvature of the lens on a projector
What is a RFI?
Request for information
What is a RFQ?
Request for proposal
What is a RFP?
Request for qualifications
What is a RFC?
Request for change
What is a CO?
Change Order
What is a CCD?
Construction change directive
"There are two types of bid processes
what are they? "
What is generally in the first envelope in a two envelope bid process ?
The RFP or request for proposal
What is generally in the second envelope and a two envelope bid process ?
The RFQ or request for qualifications
Who is involved in the management team ?
Anyone who has skin in the game
What is the definition of a conventional bid process?
It is where you negotiate price first
What is the definition of a consultant?
A person that protects the customer from his or herself
We and is Subsystem testing done?
In the shop or prior to install
When his system testing done?
At the end of the project example: you can test the acoustic system in another room
What is the last item in a sound system?
The ears/the customer
What are the three different types of screen information a presenter would use that would help you determine in image size ?
"view-for general viewing
What is the formula for general viewing ?
This screen height times eight
What is the formula for detailed viewing?
This screen height times six
What is the formula for inspection viewing?
This screen height times four
What is the formula for the nearest viewer?
The nearest viewer can be no closer than 1X the image width
What is the 150 rule?
Measure a character on the screen that number towns 150 equals the distance of the furthest viewer
What is the ideal viewing area?
Two 45°angles to create a 90° cone no viewers should be sitting more than 45°off of the screens centerline
In Audio what his speech reinforcement do?
Reinforces speech
In audio what does program playback do?
Plays back program audio
In audio what is paging do?
Paging audio
In audio what is noise masking?
Masks other noise with noise
What is audio conference audio?
Audio conference audio Commonly used in VTC systems
In decibels what is the target level while talking?
25 DB
What are the three types of sound?
"Direct
"If you combine direct
reflected and reverberate audio what type of audio do you get?"
Gain is increased by____?
Amplitude
In audio what this frequency stand for?
Tone or pitch
In video Whatis frequency stand for?
Color or hue
In video what does gain stand for?
Video brightness
What is voltage?
The force that makes electrons flow
What is Current?
Current is the flow of electrons this is measured in amps
What is resistance?
It is the opposition of current in DC
What is impedance?
It is the opposition of current in AC
What is power?
Power is also known as the work done power is measured in watts
How do you go about calculating BTU?
3.415 times total power equals heat level
What is a loudspeaker?
A loudspeaker typically Carries 30 volts are more
How much voltage is carried over a line level?
Typically 0.3 volts or 1.2 volts in pro audio
What range of impedance levels are commonly found in loudspeakers?
"Two
What is the 80% rule in relation to AC current
The breaker size can not be more than 80% occupied
When speakers are wired in series what do you gain? Amperage or resistance ?
Resistance
What is the formula for calculating ohms in relation to speakers in parallel?
Z equals one divided by 1/2a+1/2b+1/2c
On the color spectrum what comes before red?
Infrared
On the color spectrum what comes after violet?
Ultraviolet
What would you use the down convert video?
A scan converter
What would you use to scale up video?
A scaler
What tool would you use when testing color and hue?
A vector scope
Is a DLP transmissive emissive or reflective?
Reflective
Is a LCD transmissive emissive or reflective?
Transmissive
Is a plasma transmissive emissive or reflective?
Emissive
Is a CRT transmissive emissive or reflective?
Emissive
Is a LCOS transmissive emissive or reflective?
Reflective
Is a LED transmissive emissive or reflective?
Transmissive
Is a LED Board transmissive emissive or reflective?
Emissive
What does pixel stand for?
Picture element
How many bits are in a byte?
Eight bits are in one bite
What could you add to a loudspeaker to increase the impedance?
A transformer
The decibel comes in two different flavors what are they?
SPL and power
In reference to decibels and audio If you if you double the distance from the listener you should experience
Each time the you double the distance from the listener there is a six dB Loss
What is the inverse square law?
Every time you double the distance you lose six DB
What is the inverse square law for power?
Every time you have or double the power you have a three DB loss
What are the three ways to place loudspeakers?
"Center to center
In reference to sales what is the most important thing?
Listening
What is more important customer service or quality AV?
Quality AV
What are the steps in correcting a keystone error?
Step one movie projector step to raise the projector step three movie optics in the projector or electronic keystone correction
What does infocom refer to a cable installation as?
Raceways
1Cable=53% 2Cables=31% 3 Cables=40%
One cable equals 53% Two cables equals 31% Three or more cables equals 40% Memorize this
When building A rack what is the most important thing about wire organization?
Always run like signals together
What does infocom think that you need to calculate for when mounting an item to the wall ?
Always calculate your load weight and multiply it by five
What is sheer weight ?
The amount of weight before an item breaks and half
What is tensile strength?
How much in the item will bend before it breaks
What is the pullout strength?
How hard an item can be pulled outward before it is pulled out of the wall
How far can RS-232 be ran?
50 feet
Is RS-232 omnidirectional unidirectional or bidirectional?
Bidirectional
In reference to system commissioning who is the project manager?
The one who is in charge of everything
In reference to system commissioning who is the typical user?
The typical user is who will be using the system primarily and the one who gets trained
When troubleshooting a system in order to keep track of what you've already done what is a great organizational system?
A maintenance log
When troubleshooting The steps are
Approach the issue recognize the issue and replace one thing it at a time
In reference to marketing where do budgets come from
Profits
In reference to marketing before you work on advertising you must first do what?
Determine your budget
What is a letter of transmittal?
A letter of transmittal is a cover letter for all documents