[SBE] Maximizing productivity

[A9xw at cs.com]

In a message dated 9/21/2007 9:56:14 PM Central Daylight Time, 
chscherer at everestkc.net writes: 

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> I am working on a project and I would like to know what you might be doing 

> to help your facility's productivity.

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1  A significant number of "this is how it works" training memos.
2  Hands on explanation of how to shade cameras, read scopes
3  operators manuals kept in operating areas
4  AutoCAD diagrams on the walls of each room showing in single line how 
stuff is connected so you don't have to go look for one. 
5.  plain text labels on cables, racks, UPS units, source equipment.
6.  color coded wires red= sync, green = NTSC, yellow= monitor, orange= temp, 
small blue SDI, large blue HDSDI (1855/1505).  Blue = data (audio) AES is on 
1855.blue, gray (white) = left audio  black = right audio (same number of 
letters in each pair)  yellow audio = time code 
Snakes color coded (RETMA) 
XLR connectors panels labeled. 
Color coded tape on UPS connections corresponding to rack #
camera batteries numbered and dated
KISS signal routing

Productivity doesn't come from filling out forms, computer programs, it comes 
from intuitive operating functions. Excel for maintenance records, budgets, 
schedules. 

Sat dishes have chart with degrees, sat name, "dial" numbers for each 
controller, and sample signal on each that is sure to be there to ID. Plus book of 
all channels ID's on sats (Lyngsat) sorted by arc place. Conversion tables to 
convert downlink to IF frequency for crappy Sencore units that don't use direct 
frequency entry. 

Simple coax switches to select which receiver goes to which antenna. 1 for Ku 
one for C band, each selects East, Center, West.  

Henry