What do you find difficult to set up and use? Look at item 4 to see if others find the same!
The response to the questionnaire has been 100%! However it is not possible to draw firm conclusions from the statistics. Some questions were not as clear as they could have been and the complex setup and lack of instructions means that some users are not always sure what they use. Also the frequency of activities has not been included so that “sometimes” could anything between fortnightly and less than once per year!
There have been extensive written responses to questions 4, 5 and 6. I have combined and summarised what I feel to be relevant below. More detail is available, please ask.
If I have missed anything please add a comment to this post.
Peter Dixon
| Every time | Sometimes | Never | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Do you currently use the projector and screen? | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| 1.1 with Computer files | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| 1.2 with USB stick | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| 1.3 with DVD | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| 2. Do you currently use the Sound system? | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 2.1 with Cable microphone | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| 2.2 with Radio lapel microphone | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 2.3 with Projected movies | 0 | 7 | 3 |
| 2.4 with Computer files | 0 | 8 | 2 |
| 2.5 with Installed CD player | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| 2.6 Hearing loop | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 2.7 Stage speakers | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 2.8 North Wall speakers | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| 3. Do you currently use the TV freeview receiver? | 0 | 0 | 9 |
4. What do you find difficult to set up and use?
- Climbing onto stage to set up and adjust during meeting
- Too complicated to use, no instructions
- Getting right microphone settings
- Protecting equipment from stray hands and balls
- Providing a PC and cables
- With many users, settings and plugs have to be checked each use
- Messy tangle on floor
5. Is there any other AV facility you would like to see in the building?
- Laptop or similar equipment provided for attaching to screens
- Internet accessible in other parts of building than Support Centre
- Smaller scale AV equipment (as in Fellowship Room?) in back hall and elsewhere
6. Any other comments?
- Screen in Coffee Area is appreciated
- DVD player in Fellowship Room unreliable
- Option to relay main hall audio to back hall for helpers and overflow
- Microphone stand which clips onto Lectern would help with speaker on the stage
- No-one seems to know anything about the TV freeview receiver
- Audio controls need to be accessible from floor of hall