Manual

Meetinghouse Audio/Video Distribution Hub User Guide rev 0.9a February 2013
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Setup is virtually identical to the desktop PC scenario described above. Only the differences are listed:
• Connect the Video Out jack on the front panel of the AVDH-1 (under Outputs) to the video input jack
on the pigtail of the USB capture card, using the yellow composite RCA cable supplied in the AVDH-1
cables and accessories bag.
• Connect the Audio Out jack on the front panel of the AVDH-1 (under Outputs) to the left and right
audio inputs on the USB capture card using the 3.5mm-to-dual RCA audio cable supplied in the AVDH-1
cables and accessories bag. One of the most frequently-reported problems with USB capture devices
is that they will capture video but not audio. You may need to try connecting to the microphone or
line-in jack on your laptop instead; however, this may deliver improper audio levels and also may
cause lip sync issues.
• Please refer to the other steps and hints in the previous two sections.
Additional camera scenarios
The scenarios described above assume a permanently-installed Sony EVI-D70 camera in the chapel. However,
other camera scenarios can also be easily made to work.
Other camera (not mounted) that is connected to the camera input jack at the back of the chapel
Most chapels offer a camera input jack somewhere toward the rear of the chapel. In many cases, you may
prefer to have a camera on a tripod set up at the back of the chapel, centered with the podium (this generally
delivers the best camera shot, since permanently-mounted cameras tend to deliver a side view). To make this
scenario work:
• Connect a composite video cable from the camera’s composite output port to the camera input jack at
the rear of the chapel.
• In the equipment rack, mounted either above or below the AVDH-1, you will find a panel with 3 BNC
barrel connectors that are labeled:
o Installed Camera
o Auxiliary Camera
o AVDH-1 Input
• Make sure that the included cable connects from Auxiliary Camera to AVDH-1 Input. In the installed
camera scenario, the cable will be connected to the Installed Camera connector.
Multiple cameras feeding into a video mixer, located near the AVDH-1
Some stakes prefer to use two or more cameras in order to accommodate multiple viewing angles, etc. While
this is certainly not necessary for a successful webcast, the AVDH-1 setup can accommodate this arrangement
if a video mixer is being utilized. Church HQ recommends the Roland VR-3 video mixer, which can be