Audio Fed to Cowboys Stadium Perimeter
Recently installed system delivers event information to fans as they enter the stadium based on user-defined, automatic playback schedules.The game of football is all about timing. From running a slant pattern on offense, breaking up the pass on defense, or booting the extra point through the uprights, precise execution is essential to success.
The Technomad Schedulon audio playback and recording system provides facility operators, PA engineers, and other users the freedom of scheduling automatic playback of audio files down to the second, while maintaining a high level of manual control. The Schedulon is also a reliable message repeater, playing back audio messages on a schedule created by the operator.
The Dallas Cowboys, with one of the more storied histories in the National Football League, opened its approximately 80,000-seat stadium (expandable to 100,000 seats) in 2009. The stadium has since hosted major events including Super Bowl XLV in February and the 2010 NBA All-Star Game. The facility operations staff uses the Schedulon to welcome home-fans and visitors to the stadium.
The Schedulon connects to the perimeter loudspeaker system outside the stadium, providing information and directions for Cowboys games and other live events. With ten entrances to the stadium, the Schedulon reliably plays out event details as fans enter the Pro Shop entrance at the northwest gate, and Club and Suite guests at the northwest, southwest, and other entrances. The Schedulon is also used welcome and inform reserved ticket holders at six other entry points. System operators can schedule audio events for automatic playback at specific times on specific days to coincide with games and events.
Schedulon v3.0, delivers down-to-the-second scheduling and a 200-percent increase in data transfer speeds to vastly improve file upload times. An updated, more intuitive user interface enhances schedule building and creation as well as remote content management. New user-protection and operator-access features provide multiple password levels for administrators and general system operators.
The Schedulon includes an internal power backup option that provides up to 20 minutes of battery-powered operation. The battery keeps scheduled playback events on target for approximately 75 minutes. The Schedulon immediately wakes up at the current time to resume playback of all scheduled content after battery power expires and the unit is restarted.
The Schedulon functions as the audio source for a single PA system (in the same way a CD player or iPod can), or to feed audio to large-scale paging/background music systems. Scheduling is as straightforward or complex as desired, down to the exact time of day. All recording, uploading, and scheduling tasks are achieved without the need for a computer or web browser to minimize the risk of crashes and viruses.
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Posted by Bruce at 31 Oct 2011 
Categories: Entertainment Engineering
Tags: Stadium audio feed audio feed audio system Technomad Schedulon PA system Dallas Cowboys NFL
Categories: Entertainment Engineering
Tags: Stadium audio feed audio feed audio system Technomad Schedulon PA system Dallas Cowboys NFL
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