August 13, 2013

ICON Application: Connecting House of Worship Sites


Today's productions are becoming more complex as facilities need intercom connectivity between multiple locations. It is crucial that the production teams have a seamless connection, whether they are in the same building or in a different country. Clear-Com's ICON Connectivity Solutions help bridge the communication connections, regardless of distance, for any given situation.

Here's a real life example of where ICON can help:


A Clear-Com customer asks, "I work at a small church and we want to connect to the video production in another building on our campus. What is the best way to do that?"

FIM-202D
Answer: You can use the FIM-202D, which gives you 2-channels of 4-wire audio over fiber. This will work well on long runs going across your campus from one building to another because you can use fiber instead of copper cable. For long distances, copper cable ends up acting like a giant antenna and you get noise and interference. By using fiber you can eliminate that problem. The FIM-202D is great solution for smaller applications, where you just need to transfer the audio signal, and are not worried about the video, data, or other signals.

To learn more about ICON products, visit: http://www.clearcom.com/product/icon

August 5, 2013

Ovation Hall Revs Up

Photo Credit: revelresorts.com

The Revel Resort and Casino's Ovation Hall, a 5,500 seat amphitheater, had to give the casino the flexibility to host a wide range of entertainment types, from music concerts to circus extravaganzas, all while on a budget. To achieve this, the crew installed Meyer sound systems and Clear-Com's intercoms.

Read the full story here: Ovation Hall Revs Up

August 1, 2013

ICON Application: Simultaneous Multi-site Meetings


Today's productions are becoming more complex as facilities need intercom connectivity between multiple locations. It is crucial that the production teams have a seamless connection, whether they are in the same building or in a different country. Clear-Com's ICON Connectivity Solutions help bridge the communication connections, regardless of distance, for any given situation.

Here's a real life example of where ICON can help:

A Clear-Com user asks "We have corporate offices in San Francisco, New York, and Tokyo, and every month we hold simultaneous multi-site meetings. How can we connect all of our locations?"

Clear-Com Concert Server
Answer: If you already have a partyline intercom system, like Encore, you can add some interfaces along with a Concert-Server-4W at each location, and now you can connect all three locations to create one large intercom system. If you have a camera crew and projector screen, your director can be calling shots to show at all of the different sites; everything will be smoothly connected. 

The advantages of using Concert are:
1. You will own it.
2. It's secure on your private network.
3. There are no subscription fees or subsequent fees from a phone conference bridge.
4. You can have as many people in the group as you like. (Other systems limit you to 4 participants.)
5. Plus, Concert has outstanding audio quality and low latency.

To learn more about ICON products, visit: http://www.clearcom.com/product/icon