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Audio cabling

Team Keyman 🔑 Crew
Audio Cabling Ruben Martinez; Zabrina Bourgeois; Karina Li; Bethany Mundell; Layo Kirby; TaSanee Kirby; Mike Mundell; Ronan Gav Budd

Purpose Thank you for helping with the cabling! Together we run, label and protect every audio cable between the stage, the A/V booth, the six passive loudspeakers, the stage monitors, and the lobby and Accounting speakers, so everything is ready for commissioning at 12:00.

Assignment scope
Audio Cabling runs the audio cables. Loudspeakers places and raises the speakers. Stage runs the microphone cables on the stage with you. Power runs all mains power.

⚠️ Cable safety
• Please keep exits and walkways clear, and cover every crossing with cable covers, mats or carpet.
• Roll the CPS-1 (cable protection set, 60 kg) case with helpers. Gloves and work shoes, please.
• Accounting is next to the baptism area (area 11). Keep cables away from wet floors, and agree the route with the Baptism overseer (Shawn Barnhart) before Sunday.

Required references

Equipment cases

Case Contents Use
AMC-3 (audio multicore) 30 m snake; 8 inputs, 4 returns Stage box at the stage (sheet 4-1) to the AHEC-2 (audio headend) at the booth
ASC-01 (XLR cable set) 5 × 5 m, 2 × 10 m, 10 × 20 m Microphones, wireless receivers, stage monitors, lobby and Accounting
PLS-1 (passive loudspeaker set) speakON cables and extenders Passive loudspeaker runs
CPS-1 (cable protection set) Ten covers, ten rubber mats Walkway crossings
CPS-3 (cable protection set) Carpet strips Covering cable runs

Cable run schedule

Run From To Cable Sheet
Multicore AMC-3 stage box at the stage AHEC-2 at the A/V booth AMC-3, 30 m 4-1, 1-1
Front speakers AHEC-2 amplifier output A LSCS-01 at the stage front → SPK-1.1 and SPK-1.2; SPK-1.2 → SPK-1.3 speakON 1-1, 6-2
Rear speakers AHEC-2 amplifier output B LSCS-02 beside the booth → SPK-2.1 and SPK-2.2; SPK-2.2 → SPK-2.3 speakON 1-1, 6-2
Stage monitors AMC-3 return A SPK-Stage Left → SPK-Stage Right XLR 6-2
Lobby and Accounting AMC-3 return B SPK-Lobby → SPK-Accounting XLR 6-2
Microphones (with Stage) MIC-1 to MIC-4 AMC-3 inputs 1–4 XLR 4-1, 6-1
Wireless receivers Venue receivers AMC-3 inputs 5–6 XLR 6-1

Return labels
Sheet 6-1 labels the AMC-3 return cables "SPK-3.2" and "SPK-4.2". Please follow sheet 6-2: return A = stage monitors, return B = lobby and Accounting.

Setup steps

1. Walk and measure the routes Sheets: 1-1, 4-1

  • Find the AMC-3 stage box position on the stage (sheet 4-1) and the A/V booth with AHEC-2 (sheet 1-1).
  • Measure the AMC-3 route before laying it. The cable is 30 m.
  • Mark LSCS-01 (stage front, beside SPK-1.2) and LSCS-02 (beside the booth and SPK-2.2). When unpacking, check which case holds these splitters.
  • Plan the lobby and Accounting route, and check that the ASC-01 cables reach (longest 20 m).
🗺️ View Sheets 1-1, 4-1

Sheet 1-1 — Seating Area Loudspeakers Layout Plan
Sheet 1-1 Seating Area Loudspeakers Layout Plan: loudspeaker positions, aiming arrows, seating sections and the A/V booth

Sheet 4-1 — Stage Area Large Scale View
Sheet 4-1 Stage Area Large Scale View: stage microphones, stage monitors, AMC-3 stage box and power outlets

2. Lay the multicore (AMC-3) Sheets: 4-1, 6-1

  • Start at the stage and work toward the booth.
  • Protect the plugs, and avoid tight bends and strain.
  • Label both ends.
🗺️ View Sheet 6-1

Sheet 6-1 — Audio Headend Wiring Diagram
Sheet 6-1 Audio Headend Wiring Diagram: AHEC-2 connections, AMC-3 inputs and returns, media PCs and wireless receivers

3. Run the passive loudspeaker cables Sheet: 6-2

  • Run the speakON cables in the schedule above, together with the Loudspeakers team.
  • Label each cable with its speaker ID (SPK-1.1 to SPK-2.3).
  • Leave some slack at each tripod so the cable doesn't pull when the speaker is raised.
  • Hand the cable end to the Loudspeakers team. They connect it before raising the speaker.
🗺️ View Sheet 6-2

Sheet 6-2 — Loudspeakers Wiring Diagram
Sheet 6-2 Loudspeakers Wiring Diagram: passive loudspeaker chains, speakON splitters and active speakers

4. Run the XLR lines Sheets: 6-1, 6-2

  • Stage monitors from AMC-3 return A; lobby and Accounting from AMC-3 return B.
  • Microphone cables with the Stage team: tag each one at the AMC-3 end and about 2 m from the microphone.
  • Venue wireless receivers to AMC-3 inputs 5 and 6.

5. Cover and protect

  • Keep cables out of traffic routes where possible.
  • Use tape, carpet and cable covers, and check that the edges lie flat.
  • The Power team will help once their work is done.

6. Hand over and test

  • Hand the labelled ends to the A/V Booth, Stage and Loudspeakers teams.
  • Help trace and fix any line that fails its test.

Completion checklist

  • AMC-3 laid, labelled at both ends and protected
  • Six speakON runs labelled and handed to Loudspeakers
  • Stage monitor, lobby and Accounting XLR runs done
  • Microphone and wireless receiver lines at AMC-3 inputs 1–6
  • Every crossing covered; exits and walkways clear
  • Line tests passed with the A/V Booth team
  • Final check by the keyman

Dismantling

Thank you for your hard work! After the program on Sunday (Zabrina Bourgeois and Karina Li go to the packing team):

  • Please wait for the egress and packing safety meeting with prayer, 30 minutes after the program ends.
  • Start once the A/V Booth team has switched off.
  • Lift covers and carpet without leaving loose cable underfoot.
  • Coil every cable neatly, with no twists or kinks, and keep the colour tags on.
  • Bring all cables, covers and carpet to the packing area.
  • Walk every route for forgotten items; the keyman does a final check.