Public Address (PA) Systems

1 hour Technology CEU Credit for taking this 10 Question Quiz!

  "And Another One Bites the Dust... pa pump!"

 

  
  (1)What are we looking at?

 

 

 

If you guessed a volume control knob...give yourself 10 points!

 

  
  (2) What is this?

 

 

 

If you guessed a volume control knob at the "high noon" position -- give yourself 20 points.

 

  
  (3)Now, here is the TRICK question.......What is this?

 

 

 

 

WRONG!

 

This is a BLOWN SPEAKER!

 

  
   

(4)What do we learn from this?

 

Volume controls should NEVER be turned up past "high noon".  If your system isn't feeding the crowd the type of volume they require when the volume control knob is at "high noon", then your system is not made for that type of performance!  Turning the knob further will only compromise the system.
Any system with speakers is vulnerable to speaker assassination (Computer Speakers, TV Speakers, Boom box Speakers, etc.)
Allowing the uninformed to play with a TECHNO TOY can be hazardous to its health.

And Another One Bites the Dust... pa pump!"

(5) How many Arp ISD PA systems have had their speakers blown????

 

 

 

If you answered ....."all but 1...so far..."  give yourself 30 points. 

 
  (6) Who should be held accountable?

 

If you answered any of the following...give yourself 10 points each.

Teachers/Coaches
Performing Arts Students
Cheerleaders or their sponsors
Administrators or their secretaries
Aides, Student Helpers, or their pets
Maintenance folks or their designated representatives
In other words....anyone who has the ability to turn a knob.
  
   
 

 

  
  (7) How do you TEST a microphone to see if it is working

properly?

(A) Whack it with your hand

(B) Tap it with a pencil

(C) Blow into it

(D) Let it roll off a table and hit the floor

(E) Speak steadily and normally into to the microphone until the sound technician or a responsible human being lets you know that the system is set at the proper level.

 

 

If you answered (A), (B), (C) or (D) then you have just witnessed "Another One Bite the Dust... pa pump!"

 

  
   

All items except (E) will compromise the components that allow a microphone to transmit sound effectively.

 

  
   

(8) How many microphones have been WHACKED & CRACKED in Arp Schools in the last 10 years? 

If you answered ALMOST ALL....give yourself 50 points.

 

  
   

(9) How do you keep microphones from rolling off tables onto the floor?

HINT!

 

 

If you answered "by keeping it on a mic stand", then give yourself 100 points!

 

  
FINAL QUESTION COMING UP!
  (10) How much money would the district save if everyone understood this information?

(A) Under $1,000

(B) Under $5,000

(C) Over $10,000

  
   

If you answered (C) give yourself 10,000 points!

 

  
  Are you willing to take the TECHNO TOYS PLEDGE?

As an informed TECHNO TOY driver I, _____________________ resolve to never turn a volume control past "high noon" AND I resolve to never WHACK another microphone...no matter how tempting it may be!

Signed: ________________________ Date: _______________

 

BONUS QUESTION!      Who Should be ASKED to sign this pledge?

IF YOU SAID:  All my friends, neighbors, students, pets, and relatives.....give your neighbor a hug.

If you agreed to fill out the TECHNO TOY PLEDGE...you are eligible to print out the TECHNO TOY BADGE and wear it with pride.

IF YOU SEE someone driving a TECHNO TOY without this badge...report it to the office!

I am a LICENSED

TECHNO TOY

DRIVER