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Courtrooms

Automate transistions and control your courtroom A/V with flexibility and ease.

Designed and developed to augment communication.

  • This solution was developed in close coordination with court reporters in order to best meet the needs of the professionals that drive and depend on courtroom A/V solutions. It continues to evolve and improve as new technology becomes available and as courts identify new needs. Shown on this page are some of the core features of a typical courtroom solution. Others include PTZ camera controls, signage control to display the pledge of allegiance, and recording options to name a few.
Flexibility

Saving Scenes Saves Time

Configuring systems of any sort during court is a distraction. This solution is designed with the option to set the courtroom as needed. And then up to 48 scenes can be saved by pressing the "Save Scene" button. An on screen keyboard is presented, and the desired name can be entered. When scene buttons are recalled by pressing the named buttons. The A/V system returns all displays, video inputs and audio configurations to the way that they were when the scene was saved. If the scene is no longer needed. The named button can be pressed for 3 seconds and a delete confirmation is presented.

Video Content

Video content can come from any number of sources depending on requirements. From HDMI and wireless video inputs to PTZ cameras and outputs from computers for calls with Zoom, WebEx and more. The video matrix is designed so that any input can be routed to any or all outputs. And the outputs are designed to scale the images to provide improved uniformity in the content. Even when computers with different native resolutions are used for sources. The "Video Kill" feature allows for the judge to quickly change all displays to show the seal if unapproved content is attempted to be shown.

Speaker Controls

Professional DSP equipment enables filtering for noise and unwanted frequencies from reproduction through the speakers for intelligibility. In addition, this solution employs mix-minus so that speakers in different areas of the court are reproducing only the needed audio information. And, this system uses Acoustic Echo Cancellation (AEC) to prevent feedback loops for remote conferencing

Court reporter Mix

In order to get the record straight, this system has a completely separate page for the court reporter to get their own mix. Any microphone or source can be listened to and recorded by themselves or in any combination at any level. Several output options are available: Headphones or analog steno outputs, USB for computers, desktop speakers for confidence monitoring, or fixed recording devices in racks. Bench conferences are enabled by pressing the "Judge Mute" button. The court speakers start playing pink noise and all microphones are muted. On the court reporter mix, all microphones are muted except the judge and bench mic and noise filtering is applied to limit the pink noise audible in the court reporter's mix.

Display Controls

No more remote controls. Display power is controlled by pressing the TV icon corresponding to the desired display. Feedback on the touch panel is driven by the displays confirming power status. Which allows the court to determine the power state of displays that might be faced outward toward an audience.

Lower Maintenance Costs

Changing labels on the touch panel to reflect new configurations, scenes, or even judges is as easy as holding the name down for 3 seconds. Almost every label on the touch panel is redefinable to fit the way the court desires to run their system. The system is also entirely network based. And the processor keeps its own audit logs for up to 30 days. Most issues can be diagnosed and treated remotely with network access.