Training

Overview

This one-day instructor-led training course provides the fundamentals for individuals new to the public address and voice alarm (PAVA) industry wanting to progress onto configuration and maintenance of PAVA systems. Delegates will learn about the key concepts of PAVA solutions, system components, architectures, and industry standards.

Syllabus

✓ Introduction to PAVA – a general overview of PA/VA Concepts

✓ Difference between PA and VA and why VA is important

✓ Overview of the components of a PAVA System

✓ Architectures - Discuss and describe PAVA Applications, Solutions, System Scaling

✓ Microphones - Analogue & Networked, Paging and Emergency Microphones, Push to Talk, Buttons and functions, (Button events, LED's and priorities)

✓ Audio routers - Purpose, Input / Output types, Cause and effect, contacts

✓ Amplifiers - Purpose, Make up (Frame power, ancillaries Interface cards)

✓ Loudspeakers - Purpose, Types, Tapping's

✓ Basic IP Networking, RS485, Ethernet, Line level audio, Balanced/unbalanced audio

✓ Monitoring - Impedance, DC end of line

✓ 100V line - What is it? Why do we use it, How does it work (basics), Power calculations

✓ Acoustics - dB - what is it? Increasing distance, Increasing power

✓ Standards associated with VA Systems

Learning outcomes

✓ Understand Public Address & Voice Alarm (PAVA) and the differences between them

✓ Describe the components that make up a PAVA system

✓ Awareness of PAVA systems applications and solutions

✓ Understand the features and applications of Microphones, Audio routers, Amplifiers & Loudspeakers

✓ Understand product communications basics

✓ Describe line-level audio the difference between balanced and unbalanced audio

✓ Understand what 100-volt lines are and why they are used

✓ Understand the basics of acoustics

✓ Awareness of the relevant standards that apply to the industry

Pre-requisite for this course

There are no formal prerequisites required, however it is recommended that delegates have some experience in the field of PAVA. Some knowledge of acoustics and electrical systems is considered beneficial.

Target audience

Personnel new to the PAVA industry.

Overview

 This 2-day Commission and Maintain course features intensive hands-on training that focuses on commissioning and maintaining & troubleshooting typical VIPEDIA based PAVA systems.

Syllabus

 ✓ PAVA component overview – Audio routers, Amplifiers, Microphones, BOAs

✓ System Setup and different available architectures

✓ Identify systems connections and connect a system (VIPEDIA, V2000/V400, MPS, GPIO)

✓ Static configuration tool, create and load a simple config

✓ Router Dynamic tool - configure Microphone Surveillance

✓ Microphone button options – including PTT, events and priorities

✓ Amplifier Dynamic tool - configure Amplifier Surveillance

✓ DC End of line monitoring (EOL), Earth Leakage, Impedance monitoring

✓ GPIO, Contact options, Hardware Bypass

✓ DVAs, Ambient Noise Sensing /Dynamic Ambient Noise Sensing

✓ Tools and Testing (Wireshark, WinMerge, WinSCP, putty as appropriate)

✓ Troubleshooting - discuss system faults and fault codes

✓ Fault finding techniques - identify and use of troubleshooting tools

✓ How to access support

Learning outcomes

 ✓ Be able to connect a simple Vipedia-12 PAVA system

✓ Understand the different tools required to manage a Vipedia-12 based system

✓ Create a simple Vipedia-12 based system configuration

✓ Upload and test a system configuration

✓ Understand and adjust dynamic settings and configure system surveillance

✓ Commission dynamic/ambient noise sensors and hardware bypass options

✓ Learn how to troubleshoot Vipedia-12 based systems

✓ Understand and use the tools required to commission, test, and troubleshoot

✓ Awareness of ASL remote support options

Pre-requisite for this course

PAVA Fundamentals course, plus It is expected that delegates will have prior knowledge of, Schematic Rack Drawings, Electro-acoustic theory, PAVA Design Configuration and Safe Handling of PAVA Equipment.

Target audience

 System installers / commissioning engineers and maintainers.

Overview

This course follows on from the PAVA fundamentals (generic) course with a focus on specific ASL equipment that engineers are expected to maintain in the day to day working environment. Focusing on the iVENCS control system and the iPAM amplifier this course involved 2 days of intensive hands-on training followed by an assessment and component swap-out workshop.

Syllabus

 ✓ Introduction to the kit to familiarise themselves with relevant kit including completion of simple tasks

✓ Review of simulation tools installed, the role and significance of the configuration tool(s) and the processes and procedures which need to be followed when using them.

✓ Overview of the control system interface, the role and significance of the configuration tool(s) and the processes and procedures which need to be followed when using them.

✓ The user interface options for interrogating the PAVA system checking for performance and monitoring, including clearing and understand fault logs and alarms (current and historic)
✓ Recap maintenance standards requirements following on from Phase 1 course, complete a selection of the tasks associated with the maintenance standards

✓ Overview of the identification of faults, likely symptoms, routes for reporting and identification.

✓ Stakeholder Management examples of interactions and requirements of different stakeholders

✓ Lifesaving rules requirements and impact assessments made for each of the faults covered.

✓ Component swap out workshop includes the opportunity for delegates to work with a live safety system

Learning outcomes

✓ Identify and understand the main features of specific components within a PAVA system

✓ Use a range of test equipment and be able to confirm equipment is operating correctly

✓ Interpret a config file for a range of system components and carry out configuration changes as required

✓ Describe how the system is configured, interpret different types of fault alarms, establish the impact to service of faults and be able to rectify the most common faults

✓ Replace faulty components using the manufacturer’s operation and maintenance manuals

✓ Retest system functionality following fault rectification, describe the repair and return process

Pre-requisite for this course

PAVA Fundamentals course, plus It is expected that delegates will have prior knowledge of, Schematic Rack Drawings, Electro-acoustic theory, PAVA Design Configuration and Safe Handling of PAVA Equipment.

Target audience

 System installers / commissioning engineers and maintainers.