Technical
Technical equipment available in the Caernarfon Suite (and other suites on Level 2 of the Convention Centre)
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Please contact our Technical Services Department on +44 (0) 1633 410 370 if you wish to discuss any technical details of our Convention Centre.
Distribution panels in the Caernarfon Suite only (all other rooms 13 amp sockets)
Identical distribution panels (one in each corner and one each side, approximately at the centre point of each of the longer two walls), each providing:
- 1 x 63A, 3 phase (Cee-form) outlet
- 1 x 32A, 3 phase (Cee-form) outlet
- 1 x 32A, single phase (Cee-form) outlet
- 2 x 16A (Cee-form) switchable independent (non dim) outlets
- 6 x 16A (Cee-form) non-dim circuit outlets
- 2 x dimmable circuit Socapex outlets
- 6 x 13A (domestic 3pin) independent (non-dim) 30mA RCD socket outlets
Also:
- 2 x 125A, 3 phase (Cee form) outlets
- Dimmer and contactor racks (‘Stage’ lighting)
- Dimmer racks 48 x 2.5kw with DMX512 control contactor rack 48 x 3.5kw/16a with DMX512 control
- 36 Way 16A independents contactor rack (w/out DMX)
- (Control panel for independents in control suite)
For the ‘In-House’ sound and lighting systems comprising:
- 1 master station in control room
- 6 wall mounted touch screens
- 2 portable touch screens
- Slave control system
Main control desk
Strand 520i console (24 submasters) with 2 x 15 inch VGA colour monitors
Mid-size control desk
48-channel Strand MX48 console with 15-inch terminal display
Small control desks
24 channel strand MX24 consoles
Stage and ‘disco’ lighting equipment
| | 16 | zoom profile spotlight 18/30°, 600W (Strand ‘Brio’) |
| | 16 | zoom profile spotlights 25/50°, 600W (Strand ‘Brio’) |
| | 16 | fresnel spotlights, 650W (Strand ‘Quartet F’) |
| | 16 | PC spotlights, 650W (Strand ‘Quartet PC’) |
| | 10 | zoom profile spotlights, 1200W (Strand ‘Cantata’) |
| | 4 | floodlights, 500W (Strand ‘Nocturne’) |
| | 26 | par cans, 1KW, PAR 64 (Thomas Engineering) |
| | 2 | 2kW follow-spots, with iris & colour change magazine (Selecon Performer) |
| | 2 | short follow-spot stands |
| | 6 | heavy-duty 3-section wind-up stands on castors with T-bar |
| | 4 | automated moving mirror luminaires, 1200W with lamp, yoke, inbuilt gobo and colour changer, 12 channel DMX 512 control (Clay Paky Golden Scan HPE) |
| | 4 | colour change luminaires with HM1 575W discharge lamp, two independent and combinable colour wheels for 49 colours, frost filter, mechanical dimming, strobe effect and 4 channel DMX 512 control (Clay Paky Combi-colour 575)
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General Lighting
Zoom profile spotlights 15/25o, 500W, in ceiling void, for pin-spotting tables, with ‘M’ size gobo holders and iris diaphragms (Strand ‘Quartet’)
Other Effects Equipment
Le Maitre G300 haze machine (with option for DMX control)
Matrix DSP
The whole of the Caernarfon Suite audio system is controlled by a Peavey ‘Media Matrix’
Control suite main audio mixing console
24 channel Allen & Heath GL 4000 audio mixing console
Control Suite Source Equipment
| | 1 | Tascam 302 dual cassette recorder/player |
| | 1 | Denon DN C630 CD player |
| | 1 | Marantz five disc CD player |
| | 1 | Tascam DA20 mkII DAT recorder/player |
Control suite outboard processing equipment
| | 2 | Behringer DSP 8024 UltraCurve-Pro dual digital equalizer/limiter/RTA/meter units Drawmer DS404 quad noise gates |
| | 2 | Drawmer DL441 quad auto-compressor/limiters |
| | 2 | Lexicon MPX100 dual channel digital effects processors |
Microphones
| | 2 | Sennheiser UHF 16 channel diversity radio mic systems, each comprising: EM 3032 16-channel receivers, rack mounted in control room with MKE-2 sub-miniature tie microphone and SK50 pocket transmitter |
| | 2 | Sennheiser UHF 16 channel diversity radio mic systems, each comprising: EM 3032 16-channel receivers, rack mounted in control room with SKM 3072 handheld microphones (with integral transmitter) Shure Beta 58A dynamic, handheld vocal mics |
| | 4 | Shure Beta 57A dynamic, handheld/ instrument mics |
| | 4 | Shure Beta 87A condenser, handheld vocal mics |
| | 1 | AKG D112 Bass Drum/ Bass mic. |
| | 1 | AKG C747 Lectern mic kit |
| | 2 | Beyer MPC 65 boundary mics |
| | 1 | Beyer MPC 67 boundary mic |
Main loudspeaker system (distributed, in ceiling coffers)
| | 24 | Mid/high frequency coaxial horn loudspeakers (Community) |
| | 20 | Low frequency loudspeakers with dual 15-inch drivers (Community)
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Portable loudspeaker systems
| | 2 | Community SL920 mid/high units |
| | 2 | Community SBS 25 sub-bass units |
| | 6 | Community XLT 41E – general purpose/wedge type loudspeakers
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Portable sound trolleys
Portable sound trolleys, each containing:
- Mackie CR 1604 VLZ 16 channel audio mixer
- Denon DN T620 Combi CD player & cassette recorder/player
- Behringer DSP 8024 UltraCurve-Pro dual digital equaliser/limiter/RTA/meter unit
- Lexicon MPX 100 digital effects processor
- Samsung SV4000W multi-standard video cassette player
- [ + AMX Remote touch-screen controller (only usable in Caernarfon Suite)]
Tecpro ring intercom system
Dual circuit system using 6 Pin XLR connector (6 positions in Caernarfon Suite facility panels, 2 in Control Suite) comprising:
| | 1 | master station in control room |
| | 6 | beltpacks |
| | 6 | single muff headsets and a selection of interconnecting cables
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Accessories
| | 2 | BSS AR 133 active DI boxes |
| | 4 | round base microphone stands |
| | 10 | boom microphone stands |
| | 4 | low-level microphone stands |
| | 2 | table microphone stands |
| | 2 | miniature tablemic. stands |
Deaf Aid Loop
Zoned system designed and manufactured by Ampetronic
Lobby PA system - covering both Caernarfon Suite bar areas, comprising:
| | 1 | paging controller and paging microphone station |
| | 1 | 5 disc multi CD player |
Thomas Engineering 59cm x 60o triangular truss suitable to accommodate loading in excess of 500kg per linear metre with suspension centre of 3.40m consisting of:
| | 4 | 5 metre straight sections |
| | 8 | 3 metre straight sections |
| | 8 | 3 metre curved sections (45º), making 10 metre outside diameter |
| | 1 | set of cross stage ladder beam for circle truss |
| | 1 | set of up/down stage ladder beam for circle truss |
| | 12 | 2 way 90º corner blocks |
| | 4 | 2 way 45º corner blocks
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Cabling for use with truss sections
| | 6 | 20m lengths of 18 core 1.5mm multicore with 19 pin Socapex male and female connectors. 10m lengths of 18 core 1.5mm multicore with 19 pin socapex male and female connectors |
| | 5 | 5m lengths of 18 core 1.5mm multicore with 19 pin socapex male and female connectors |
| | 8 | socapex female spiders with 16A CEE17 sockets |
| | 6 | 10m lengths of 3 core TRS 1.5mm with CEE17 240 16A male/female connectors |
| | 12 | 5m lengths of 3 core TRS 1.5mm with CEE17 240 16A male/female connectors 2m lengths of 3 core TRS 1.5mm with CEE17 240 16A male/female connectors |
| | 4 | 20m length DMX cables (5pin XLR) 10m length DMX cables (5pin XLR)
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Hoist equipment
12 Motorised Chain Hoists (SWL 1tonne) for use in any of the 24 ceiling coffers, individually and/or collectively controllable.
[These are moveable and can be positioned at any of the 96 hoist points (1 in each corner of each coffer) according to requirements. Please see separate ceiling plan.]
Staging
Portable sections (on castors) with a load bearing capacity of 150lbs/sq.ft.
Each unfolds to provide a rigid surface, 8ft x 6ft (NOT carpeted)
The height of each section is adjustable as follows:
| | 2 | sections can be either 40cm or 60cm high |
| | 6 | sections can be either 60cm or 80cm high |
| | 3 | sections can be either 80cm or 1metre high |
A/V Facilities and Equipment
Cameras and control (Caernarfon Suite)
Fixed position digital colour cameras with built-in 10x auto iris zoom lens, each with pan and tilt heads. Camera controller with P&T control, rack-mounted in control room
Camcorder
| | 1 | Panasonic AG-DP200 SVHS 625 VHS/PAL with 12x zoom lens.
Manfrotto tripod.
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VHS video recorder
| | 3 | VHS video recorders (1 in control room in video rack, 2 in audio trolleys) |
Hi 8 Video Recorder
| | 1 | Hi 8 video recorder (rack mounted) |
S-VHS Hi Fi video cassette recorder
S-VHS video recorder Hi Fi, with 4 channel audio (rack mounted with RS 232 interface)
Betacam SP video cassette recorder
Betacam video recorder with RS 232 interface
Laserdisc Player
Composite video matrix
Video matrix for automatic routing of composite video and stereo audio signals
Stand-alone data/ video projectors
| | 3 | InFocus LP750 XGA Data/ Video Projectors, with remote control/ mouse/ laser pointer |
| | 1 | Sanyo PLC100PB Data/ Video Projector
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TV/ video monitors
| | 8 | Hitachi C2154TE 60cm screen colour TVs with (mono sound). |
| | 1 | Hitachi C2846TN-311 68cm screen colour TV (Stereo) with VHS video player.
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Overhead projectors
35mm Slide projectors
| | 4 | 24 Elmo or Kodak 35mm Carousel slide Projectors with 70-120mm f3.5 lenses, with wired or infrared remote control. |
Facility panels in Caernarfon Suite
6 panels, each fitted with:
| | 1 | control panel connection for AMX integrated control system |
| | 1 | stage lighting control in (5pin XLR) |
| | 1 | stage lighting control out (5pin XLR) |
| | 1 | multipin sound control connector for portable trolleys |
| | 6 | microphone inlets (3pin XLR) |
| | 4 | loudspeaker outlets (Neutrik NL4) |
| | 1 | Ethernet outlet (RG 45) |
| | 1 | video (RGBS individual) |
| | 2 | video, composite (1 x BNC In / 1 x BNC Out) |
| | 1 | projector control outlet (9 Pin ‘D’ type) |
| | 4 | audio tie lines in (3pin XLR female) |
| | 4 | audio tie lines out (3pin XLR male) |
| | 1 | ring intercom in (6pin XLR) |
| | 1 | ring intercom out (6pin XLR) |
2 of these panels also have-
1 rigger’s hoist control point for remote pendant connection
Facility panels in breakout rooms/suites on Level 2
8 panels (4 in the large breakout rooms, 4 in the small breakout rooms) each fitted with:
| | 1 | video (RGBS individual) |
| | 2 | video Composite (1x BNC in, 1x BNC out) |
| | 2 | Audio (2x XLR Male, 2x XLR Female) |
2 additional panels, each built in to the teaching walls in the Chepstow and Caerphilly suites.
1 Outside broadcast facilities panel at loading dock door
All suites on level 2 have certain facilities in common e.g.
- Overhead projection
- Screens
- Flipcharts
The Chepstow and Caerphilly Suites also have video-conferencing, and teaching wall facilities comprising:
Integrated Bose audio system
Sony VPL – X100E LCD data projector
JVC LP20337 video player
Freestanding Data /Video projectors, and 35mm Carousel projectors are also available as listed above.
Off-air and satellite television broadcasts can also be provided in suites with facilities panels.
All the A/V equipment and facilities listed above have associated hire charges.
