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School Systems |
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| We have installed a number
of sound, vision and induction loop systems in various
schools including many special schools. Each system
is professionally installed by us, with full instructions
and time spent showing members of staff how to use
the system |
| Sound and
Induction Loop Systems |
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| We can supply induction
loop systems enabling the school to comply with the
Disability Discrimination Act in terms of the hard
of hearing.Usually the minimum requirement is that
an induction loop system is installed at the reception
counter, allowing the receptionist to communicate
with people without having to shout so loud that other
people in the queue can hear what is being said. Induction
loop systems also provide considerable benefit when
installed in the dining hall, sports hall and main
hall with input to the loop from a sound system or
microphones in the room. We have many years of experience
and therefore can ensure that the loop system meets
the requirements of BS EN60118-4:1998 (formerly BS6083
part 4) and the recommendations laid out in BS 7594.
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We have fitted
sound systems in many school halls and sports halls
using wall mounted amplifiers with the system controlled
by a mixer housed in a trolley unit. The trolley unit
is provided with sockets allowing it to be easily
connected to the speakers and induction loop. When
the system is not in use the trolley unit, housing
all the equipment, can be locked and stored in a secure
location. The mixers and speaker switching controls
located in the trolley unit are all custom built,
including labels, allowing the mixer to specifically
relate to the school.
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Usually the unit is provided
with an 8 input mixer amplifier allowing control of
microphones, radio microphones and line sources (C.D.,
cassette, video audio, etc..). Normally each input
has a muting button allowing the input to be switched
off without having to adjust the setting of the volume
control. Many of the systems have speaker on/off switches
allowing the hall to be used in any orientation.
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| Class Change
System |
| Instead of using a bell to announce
a class change many schools use a digital voice store
unit allowing a message or piece of music, up to 22
seconds long, to be recorded. During the installation
of the system a member of staff is shown how to record
a suitable message which can either be the spoken
word, a short piece of music or just a tone. Such
an arrangement allows a signal to be recorded that
is suitable for the school and that is significantly
different to any fire alarm. |
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| As the system is extremely
easy to use it also allows the signal to be changed
at a later date by a member of staff if it is decided
that the signal is no longer suitable. Speakers are
provided to cover the corridors and other areas of
the school. In schools where an infant and junior
school are housed in the same building different class
change sounds and times can be programmed for each
area. One example where the system has been installed
is a special school where a harsh sound such as a
bell could have caused problem with the students.We
were able to help the school to find a suitable short
piece of music. |
A paging microphone with
a push to speak button is provided with the system
at the reception desk allowing messages to be relaid
over the whole system.
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Class Training Rooms |
| Many schools have training
classrooms allowing a trainee teacher to be monitored
and the lesson to be recorded. Normally two cameras
are provided in the classroom, one fixed camera at
the rear and a camera at the front with remote pan,
tilt and zoom. Two boundary microphones are provided
in the classroom as well as a tie clip radio microphone
worn by the teacher. The system is controlled using
a small vision mixer and audio amplifier housed in
a trolley unit similar to the unit on the right. |
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The vision mixer allows
'fade' and 'cut' between the two cameras as well as
'picture in picture'. The output i from the audio mixer
and vision mixer is recorded on to a DVD via a DVD recorder
housed in the cabinet. |
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