Basic Tech Guide

This page is meant to help as a reminder to basic startup, setup, and running of tech in the sanctuary and does not replace in-person training. If you are not trained on how to use the tech in the sanctuary please contact Zachary to get required training.

Table of Contents

  1. Turning Things On
  2. Media
    1. Opening Program
    2. Running Media
  3. Sound
    1. Load Default
  4. Lights
    1. Open Program & Load Show
    2. Running Lights
    3. Do not make any changes to the file, default file is reset upon reboot
  5. Video
    1. Setting Up Camera System
    2. Choosing a Camera
    3. Setting Camera
  6. Recording or In House Streaming
    1. Soundboard Setup
    2. Video Recording

Turning Things On

  • Sequence Up (turn the key under the soundboard 180°)
  • This is needed for running anything (sound, media, lights, video) and will turn everything on

Media

Opening Program

  1. Open ProPresenter (orange icon on dock)
  2. On left of screen find playlist you need
    • WC-Other expanded in picture to show contents

Media Playlist

Running Media

  1. Click on Item below playlist to load to center section
  2. Click on slide in center section to display on screen
  3. On the right you will see what is being displayed on the screens
  4. If you need to clear the screen or stop anything you can click clear all on the right
    • Clear all is the red vertical bar next to the output display

Media Screenshot

Sound

Load Default

See Picture Below

  1. On Wing (in sound booth) press Library (#1 in picture)
  2. Ensure SNAP tab is active (tap if not yellow see #2 in picture)
  3. On Left scroll to top if needed
  4. Tap on 1-Default (#3 in picture)
  5. Click Load on Right (#4 in picture)
  6. Click Confirm
  7. Click “User 1” and use center section for iMac, iPad, handhelds, and headset
  8. Wireless microphones are located in video booth on chargers
    • ** Important note, the mains are muted be default when the board turns on **

Wing Screenshot

Lights

Open Program & Load Show

  1. Turn on lighting computer (button by key to turn system on) and log in
  2. Open Default.lightkeyproj on Desktop
    • If needed, click Live on the top of the bottom box so the screen looks like the picture below
  3. To use the lighting board (X-Touch), turn it on using button on back right
    • The A light on the bottom right of the board above “LAYER” should turn orange when the board is on, if B is orange, press A
  4. On wall, flip switch from “WALL” to “COMPUTER”
    • Flip back to “WALL” when finished

Running Lights

  1. On left side of screen is a fader for the master, house, and front lights
  2. Click on the button to right of faders (speaker, full stage, or with drums and keys) then pull up faders or use lighting board to turn lights on and off
  3. Labels below fader on board show which ones are house and speaker, also the far right fader is the master
  4. Test before service to determine what you will need/want

Do not make any changes to the file, default file is reset upon reboot

Lightkey Screenshot

Video

Setting Up Camera System

  1. Log into recording computer
  2. It will start OBS and ATEM automatically
  3. Click on ATEM (program on bottom)
  4. Click File > Restore
  5. Choose Default
  6. Click open, then restore again on the next window that pops up (see pictures below)
  7. On the streamdeck press PTZ ON to turn PTZs on (it takes about 20 seconds for them to turn on)

Video Restore 1 Video Restore 2

Choosing a Camera

  1. Press 3rd button on middle row of director controller (see picture below)
    • The one below number 3
  2. For a wide shot showing the LED wall as well as the speaker (such as for a verse or something on the screen to be shown on video) press the button under label “wide”
    • You can press the second row to make it on preview window and then press the cut button to switch between preview and live
  3. Press “DSK 1 CUT” on right side of controller if Red, if not Red don’t press button

Video Director Controller

Setting Camera

  1. Turn on the PTZ controller if not already on
  2. Press the 3 in the Camera group (see picture below)
  3. Use the joystick to position the camera and the zoom on the left to zoom in and out
    • If camera is moving too fast, set zoom speed to 2 using F2 dial and PT Speed to 2 using F4 dial

Video PTZ Controller

Recording or In House Streaming

Soundboard Setup

See picture below for video booth soundboard setup

  1. On streamdeck, press the left center button until you are at the home screen (see picture below)
  2. Press the Sound button
  3. Press the M32 Load Default button on the bottom row
  4. Set far left faders to max (1&2 are linked to pulling one up will pull up both)
  5. Use master faders to set volume (should be around -10 on the multiview)

Recording Sound Screenshot

Video Recording

  1. Prior to the start of the service click the record button on the bottom right of the OBS window (it should turn blue)
    • Do Not Click Stream
  2. Make sure that the video on the computer screen is correct
    • Click Stop Recording to stop the recording

OBS Screenshot