AV Technology - February/March 2009 - (Page 18) The Design Phase [Source: InfoComm International] 2. Preparing the submittals 3. Procuring the AV/IT equipment 4. Preparing the site 5. Pre-assembling and testing the AV system 6. Site installation 7. Finalizing the documentation During the construction phase, project managers need to coordinate the on-site activities of the various contractors to avoid potential conflicts. Each trade should be aware of the activities of each of the others at the various stages of construction. COMMISSIONING AND TRAINING No integration project is fully complete until the system has been commissioned and the owners (and sometimes end-users) have been trained on its operation. System commissioning plays a pivotal role in the overall AV/IT integration project. The commissioning agent (usually the AV consultant or system integrator) ensures that the standards have been followed, verifies that all contractual obligations have been met, and checks that the system is ready to perform properly in its intended use. System documentation includes: • Power, grounding, and signal wiring details • Floor and reflected ceiling plans showing device locations • Rack elevations • Custom plate and panel details • Miscellaneous details and elevations, including: - Loudspeaker aiming info - Large scale plans such as equipment or control room plans - Architectural elevations showing AV devices, their location, and relationship to other items on the walls - Custom-enclosure or mounting details for projectors, microphones, loudspeakers, media players, etc. - Furniture integration details - Any special circumstances or detail that may be required for the installer to properly understand the design intent After the commissioning process is complete, training is the next step to complete the handoff to the owner/end-users. The commissioning, training, and sign-off process. [Source: InfoComm International] 18 GUIDE TO WORKING WITH AV INTEGRATORS
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