Ecuador. Recently the prestigious Japanese integrator Hitachi was awarded the largest technology renovation of the public television channel in Ecuador since its creation, and for this it has relied on the AEQ broadcast equipment.
Ecuador TV integrates in its new facilities with a large Conexia intercom system to serve all production studios, technical centers and television production areas. Similarly, the control and monitoring of video signals, from studio cameras and external sources, is carried out in the technical rooms with Kroma BY AEQ monitors.
The Conexia intercom system has 34 intercom panels in recessed format, 32 wired beltpacks and 23 XBP wireless beltpacks, allowing almost 100 people in the 9 different workspaces of television to communicate and coordinate. The entire wireless intercom system works on 5GHz WiFi protocol.
Mobile phones
It has also equipped two large mobile units of 6 and 8 cameras respectively, of which one of them is intended for the transmission of news via satellite (DSNG News), with systems based on the TH 5000 intercom matrix, with connections to the CCU of the cameras, 10 wired panels and two wireless Xbp in each mobile unit.
The arrays of the mobile units are connected via VoIP with the matrix of the central system. The control of the video signal is carried out by Kroma by AEQ monitors.
There are three main studios with an associated set: news, Large Production and Small Production. In each set, connections to the CCU of the four cameras have been installed, and 3 wireless beltpacks with WiFi technology type KROMA Xbp. These have been assigned to the head of the set and his two assistants.
In the control rooms of the main studios there are 4 rack format panels type TP 4016 assigned to the Director, the Assistant director, the Producer and the Sound Technician.
Also in each control room there are 4 desktop panels type TP8316 for the operators of the Character Generator, VTR, Teleprompter and the person in charge of Social Networks.
In addition, in the areas marked in the scheme as Master, signals from the outside are controlled, without a set, with TP 4016 panels. There is an operator for National, another for International, one for differentiated connections and a supervisor.
And in Central Control, there are another 6 workstations with TP 4016 panels, of which three are assigned one to coordination with each large studio and another three to other functions of a central control. There are also other positions in the two team rooms.
All together make up a complex system in which the corresponding groups have been created so that each user is communicated in the most efficient way possible within their work group, adapting their communication environment to avoid listening to messages that do not concern them and can distract them from their work.
Video monitoring
On the other hand, the new control rooms integrate more than 30 discrete video monitors brand Kroma by AEQ, from 17", 18" and 24" screens to numerous preview monitors in 9" and 4" format. Kroma by AEQ monitors include advanced features that enhance the signal monitoring experience: new inputs, camera calibration tools, and other additional features, setting a new milestone in monitoring.
All monitors allow DVI-I, CVSS, SDI, HD-SDI, 3G-SDI inputs, offering Tally tri-color, Waveform, vectorscope and histogram, Luma check, false color and focus-assist and Dynamic In-Monitor display (IMD) (TSL protocol) or Dual-Split function.
The entire project has been led by the technical and human team of Hitachi Kokusai in collaboration with Electrolab local partner of Aeq in Ecuador. Roberto Tejero was the technical head of AEQ responsible for the commissioning, configuration and training of the users of the entire installation.
