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Evidence Guide: CUESOU10B - Operate wireless audio equipment

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CUESOU10B - Operate wireless audio equipment

What evidence can you provide to prove your understanding of each of the following citeria?

Assess wireless audio equipment requirements and plan spectrum management

  1. Liaise with relevant personnel to determine the various production factors that will impact on wireless audio equipment operation
  2. Assess both technical and performance factors to establish the most appropriate approach to the use of wireless audio equipment in accordance with any regulatory requirements
  3. Establish all other wireless frequencies in use within range, including security and building services users
  4. Research and establish wireless instrument and in-ear monitor frequencies to be used by all acts, performers and musicians associated with the performance
  5. Plot proposed and currently used frequencies onto suitable plot and compare with legal and available frequencies
  6. Establish actual frequencies to be used, allocated to each person, performer, musician, and/or department
  7. Where multiple use of the same frequency for different performers or segments is required, prepare a suitable spreadsheet/plot
  8. Accurately document wireless audio equipment requirements prior to the production to ensure easy interpretation by others
  9. Ensure availability of equipment and accessories in accordance with production requirements
Liaise with relevant personnel to determine the various production factors that will impact on wireless audio equipment operation

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Assess both technical and performance factors to establish the most appropriate approach to the use of wireless audio equipment in accordance with any regulatory requirements

Completed
Date:

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Establish all other wireless frequencies in use within range, including security and building services users

Completed
Date:

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Research and establish wireless instrument and in-ear monitor frequencies to be used by all acts, performers and musicians associated with the performance

Completed
Date:

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Plot proposed and currently used frequencies onto suitable plot and compare with legal and available frequencies

Completed
Date:

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Establish actual frequencies to be used, allocated to each person, performer, musician, and/or department

Completed
Date:

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Where multiple use of the same frequency for different performers or segments is required, prepare a suitable spreadsheet/plot

Completed
Date:

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Accurately document wireless audio equipment requirements prior to the production to ensure easy interpretation by others

Completed
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Ensure availability of equipment and accessories in accordance with production requirements

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Set-up wireless equipment

  1. Establish suitable location for equipment and technician work area in consultation with relevant personnel
  2. Run audio lines appropriately from wireless equipment to stage box or patch point and make correct connections in accordance with plot
  3. Run standby microphone cable/s as required, and have wired and wireless standby equipment on hand
  4. Establish backup channels with appropriate personnel, and put in place other appropriate contingency management measures
Establish suitable location for equipment and technician work area in consultation with relevant personnel

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Run audio lines appropriately from wireless equipment to stage box or patch point and make correct connections in accordance with plot

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Run standby microphone cable/s as required, and have wired and wireless standby equipment on hand

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Establish backup channels with appropriate personnel, and put in place other appropriate contingency management measures

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Check and fit wireless audio equipment

  1. Make appropriate checks on wireless audio equipment prior to fitting to ensure equipment is correctly labelled, in working order and fully charged with new batteries
  2. Check that frequency setting on microphones and transmitters is matched and complete appropriate tuning
  3. Identify the most appropriate position for the equipment based on performance and technical issues
  4. Fit wireless audio equipment using appropriate attachment techniques to meet performance requirements
  5. Follow appropriate protocols with performers during the fitting process
  6. Clearly explain any technical operation issues to performers
  7. Check and adapt gain structure to fit production requirements
Make appropriate checks on wireless audio equipment prior to fitting to ensure equipment is correctly labelled, in working order and fully charged with new batteries

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Check that frequency setting on microphones and transmitters is matched and complete appropriate tuning

Completed
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Identify the most appropriate position for the equipment based on performance and technical issues

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Fit wireless audio equipment using appropriate attachment techniques to meet performance requirements

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Follow appropriate protocols with performers during the fitting process

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Clearly explain any technical operation issues to performers

Completed
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Check and adapt gain structure to fit production requirements

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Monitor wireless audio equipment systems

  1. Correctly set wireless audio equipment so that signal is received by the sound desk
  2. Politely request performer to use equipment to ensure it is working correctly and crosscheck
  3. Monitor all wireless systems throughout production, identify any problems and take appropriate action to rectify
Correctly set wireless audio equipment so that signal is received by the sound desk

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Politely request performer to use equipment to ensure it is working correctly and crosscheck

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Monitor all wireless systems throughout production, identify any problems and take appropriate action to rectify

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Complete work operations

  1. Retrieve wireless equipment from performers at conclusion of their performance
  2. Clean and arrange or store wireless equipment in readiness for the next user or the next performance
Retrieve wireless equipment from performers at conclusion of their performance

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Clean and arrange or store wireless equipment in readiness for the next user or the next performance

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Assessed

Teacher: ___________________________________ Date: _________

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Instructions to Assessors

Evidence Guide

The Evidence Guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria, required skills and knowledge, range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package.

Overview of assessment

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit

The following evidence is critical to the judgement of competence in this unit:

knowledge of the regulatory and technical issues that affect the use of wireless audio technology

ability to determine appropriate approaches to the use of wireless audio technology to meet the needs of a particular production.

Context of and specific resources for assessment

The assessment context must provide for:

practical demonstration of skills through the appropriate selection and use of equipment for a production where multiple performers need to be fitted with wireless equipment

interaction with others to demonstrate the interpersonal skills required for the fitting process

use of industry-current equipment.

Method of assessment

Assessment may incorporate a range of methods to assess performance and the application of essential underpinning knowledge, and might include:

evaluation of a performance using multiple pieces of wireless equipment where the candidate has been responsible for the selection and set-up of equipment

case studies to assess ability to suggest approaches and equipment for different production circumstances

oral or written questioning to assess knowledge of technical or performance issues that impact on wireless audio operation

review of portfolios of evidence and third party workplace reports of on-the-job performance by the candidate.

Assessment methods should closely reflect workplace demands and the needs of particular groups (e.g. people with disabilities, and people who may have literacy or numeracy difficulties such as speakers of languages other than English, remote communities and those with interrupted schooling).

Guidance information for assessment

Assessment of this unit requires access to:

radio microphones, in-ear monitors, transmitters and receivers

a venue where a production requiring wireless audio technology can be held.

Required Skills and Knowledge

Required skills

literacy skills sufficient to interpret production documentation and regulatory requirements

numeracy skills sufficient to work with frequency allocations

Required knowledge

the performance factors which impact on the use of wireless audio technology

different types of wireless audio equipment available, and their use and application in different types of production

role of different antennae

ways in which radio equipment can be fitted to performers

common frequencies used with wireless audio equipment, how these may be reserved or affected by local TV or radio transmitters

protocols for dealing with performers during equipment fitting

regulatory requirements for the use of wavelengths, including the Australian Communications Authority frequency allocations

frequency spacing required for adjacent wireless channels, and how to establish number of practical and available channels at a given location

Range Statement

The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included.

Relevant personnel may include:

director

front of house engineer

performers

stage manager

stage monitor engineer

systems engineer.

other technical specialists

Technical factors that impact on wireless audio equipment operation may include:

frequencies for operation

need for back up microphones

number of radio microphones being used

options for different antennae

other equipment on stage

presence of moisture or water

volume required

Performance factors that impact on wireless audio equipment operation may include:

level of movement by the performer

number of costume changes

singing requirement

speaking requirement

Fitting techniques may include:

attachment to hair strands

attachment to other clothing

use of tape

Appropriate protocols when dealing with performers may include:

acknowledging privacy issues

assessment of performer allergies or history

checking comfort levels

clarifying positioning or fitting details

requesting permission to commence fitting

Problems with wireless audio equipment may include:

faulty/intermittent signal

need for more secure attachment