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Using Television Equipment and Supplies

Using television production equipment can prove difficult without the proper training and support

By Heather Topham Wood, Freelance Writer
Operating professional TV equipment can include learning about a slew of different audio and video machines that perform various functions. If you’re overseeing a TV studio, you can hire professionals to manage the machines. However, you will still need to know how things work in order to maintain operations.

Examples of television equipment are audio and video converters, embedders, extractors, viewers, displays, cameras, lighting, switchers and amplifiers. Each of the pieces of TV broadcast equipment will perform different functions in order to transmit your broadcasts.

1. Go through television equipment and supplies training. If you're in charge of a studio, you should know some basics about the equipment you use.

2. Get in touch with other studio professionals. Communicate online in order to get help using the gear.

3. Incorporate troubleshooting techniques in order to fix minor problems with television station equipment.

 

Receive television equipment and supplies training

Before launching your studio, you'll want to get familiarized with the different pieces of equipment your team will be using. You can sign up to take courses at local colleges or you can view online tutorials to garner a general knowledge about using television equipment and supplies.
Try: If you'd rather take courses that involve learning how to operate professional television equipment, you can get in contact with one of the schools listed in the Design Schools Directory. Some programs, like the Penn Foster School have online training courses as well. The Broadcast Center teaches courses that educate students on all areas of broadcast TV and equipment usage.

Get advice on using TV supplies and equipment

If you're unsure of the operational basics involved with television equipment and supplies, you'll want to speak to industry insiders prior to ordering any professional TV equipment. You can communicate via forum posts with other studio workers in order to operate and maintain the gear correctly.
Try: Dr. Peter Utz publishes helpful articles regarding the use of professional TV broadcast equipment and TV supplies. The AV Science Forum extends beyond the basics of video studio equipment. To use all functions on the site, you’ll have to submit a free registration form.

Attend workshops to learn uses of television broadcast equipment

Workshops can benefit pros and novices alike for learning new techniques or brushing up on televison studio equipment training.
Try: Browse the many available DCTV workshops available, ranging from production to post production, and from beginners to advanced classes. The National Press Photographers Association holds an annual NewsVideo workshop at a discount to members.

 

  • For a larger studio, you should have a person on staff with the ability to troubleshoot and fix TV broadcast equipment. This is imperative in order to ensure that your studio remains on schedule with its broadcasts.

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