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SYSTEM DESIGN GUIDE
SITE SURVEY
This Site Survey Check List will help to determine the paging
system equipment needed for installations. Photocopy this page
and bring it with you when you visit installation sites. You may
need several copies of this chart for each installation.
Section I– SYSTEM NEEDS concerns the requirements of the entire installation.
Section II– SPECIFIC AREA NEEDS
concerns specific areas within the installation.
NOTE: Installations that contain areas with different style environments or
sound levels may require Section II to be filled out separately for each area.
Be sure to make enough photocopies of this page for this purpose.
I. SYSTEM NEEDS
a. What Type of Telephone Port Will Be Available for Connection
to the Paging System? (see page 76)
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Loop Start
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Ground Start
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Page Port
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Analog Station Port
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Other: ____________________
b. How Many MIC Inputs Needed? _______ (see page 66)
c. How Many AUX Inputs Needed? ______ (see page 66)
d. Is Zone Paging Required?
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Yes
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No (see pages 33-36)
If yes, how many zones: _________________
e. Is Talk Back Required?
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Yes
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No (see page 53)
If yes, in individual zones?
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Yes
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No (see pages 34-35)
If yes, system-wide (no zones)?
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Yes
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No (see page 53)
f. Is Group Paging Required?
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Yes
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No (see pages 33-36)
g.
Are Time Tones Needed to Signal Shift Changes?
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Yes
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No (see pages 33-36)
h. How Can Headend Equipment Be Mounted?
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Rack
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Wall
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Shelf
i. System Features Needed:
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Automatic Level Control (ALC)
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Variable Loudness Contour Control
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Bass & Treble Controls
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Graphic Equalizer
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Automatic Mute
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Variable Mute
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MOH Output
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Manual Mute
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Audio Enhancement
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Night Ringer
j.
Any Technology Preference?
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70V Central Amplifier
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Self-Amplified 24V Equipment
❑
No
II. SPECIFIC AREA NEEDS
a. Area Name/Description: _________________________
b. Area Dimensions:
Length __________________ ft. Width ___________________ ft.
Square Footage ___________ sq. ft. Ceiling Height ____________ ft.
c. Ambient Noise Level: ____________ dB
(to estimate, see chart on page 77)
d. Will There Be Large Changes in Ambient Noise Levels in
the Area?
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Yes
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No (see pages 40, 52)
If yes, note range: ____________ dB to ____________ dB
e. Environment:
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Office/Professional/Retail Store
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Factory/Industrial
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Institutional/Remote Public Area
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Warehouse
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Aisles created by high storage racks
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Hallways
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Cafeteria/Break Room
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Auditorium
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Loading Docks/Outdoor Areas
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Other: ________________
f. Where Will the Speakers Be Placed?
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Indoors
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Outdoors
g. How Can the Speakers Be Mounted?
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Suspended/Drop Ceiling*
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Wall**
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Beams, Columns, Other Structures
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Ground
* Make note of any changes in surfaces or positions for actual speaker mounting.
** Make note of any changes in wall angles, surfaces, or height.
h. Are Volume Controls Mounted on Each Speaker Needed?
❑
Yes
❑
No
i. Are Wall-Mounted Attenuators Needed for Area’s
Volume Control?
❑
Yes
❑
No (see pages 14, 29)
j. Is Feedback Elimination Equipment Needed?
❑
Yes
❑
No
(see page 53)
k. Is Background Music Needed?
❑
Yes
❑
No
If yes, BGM source: (see pages 55-57)
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Tuner
• Antenna available for tuners?
❑
Yes
❑
No
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CD Player/Receiver
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Other: ___________________
Designing a system and determining an installation’s requirements are quite simple. After you set up your first system, the
steps will appear logical and soon the process will become routine.
However, before you begin designing or quoting a job you will
need some basic information regarding the site and the end-user’s needs.
Use the Site Survey Check List below to ensure that you collect all the information you will need to complete the design of the
paging system. When you have completed the check list, create a bill of material for the equipment you need for the instal-
lation’s sound system. Refer to the Easy Design
™
Guide (pages 17-21), page 67 for 70V systems, or page 69 for 24V systems.
Tools Needed (for Site Survey Check List below)
You will need to bring the following tools with you when you visit the installation site:
• measuring wheel/tape measure • sound pressure meter • calculator
• Bogen Products catalog • Photocopies of Site Survey Check List (this page)
Obtain a copy of the floor plan, or create sketches of any
areas that may require special design considerations (high shelving,
speaker mounting locations, exposed beams, amplifier location, etc.).
A successful paging system depends on more than just understanding the physical requirements of the installation site, it also
depends on knowing which special paging features the user will benefit from and use on a daily basis. These include zone paging,
tone controls, night ringer, feedback elimination, ambient noise sensors, multiple inputs, etc
.
SITE SURVEY CHECK LIST
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Subwoofer
To Use Bogen’s FREE DESIGN SERVICE, DO NOT Use This Checklist.
Use the Online Form at: www.bogen.com/requestform.pdf