Satellite is a broadcast technology employed by the Church to send broadcasts of general conference and other devotionals and trainings from Church headquarters to stake centers and other meetinghouses around the world. The equipment used for satellite transmission includes a satellite dish mounted close to the building and a receiver unit in the meetinghouse that distributes the signal through the building’s AV system. The satellite transmission system is a one-way system: it enables signals to be transmitted to the stake centers but not back to Church headquarters.
TS RESPONSIBILITIES
Test
- Test satellite system at least one week prior to any satellite event
- Test related equipment (AV distribution, media displays, Accessibility Technology)
- Notify local facilities management group (FMG) if problems are encountered during testing
Operate
- Prepare a backup system
- Broadcast through satellite
- Confirm that satellite and video systems (dish, LNB, cabling, receiver) are operational
- Optimize satellite network video in meetinghouses
- Confirm routing through the AV distribution system
- Confirm proper language settings
- Use accessibility technology
- Review broadcasting solutions and options:
- Broadcast schedules
- Alternate broadcast solutions (internet streaming, downloading for playback, satellite)
Maintain
- Inspect and identify satellite parts and equipment that the FMG needs to have serviced or repaired (dish, LNB, cabling, receiver)
- Inform physical facilities representative (PFR) or FMG of any obstructions to the satellite dish that could cause signal degradation
- Perform satellite system check
Support
- Contact the FMG for support with satellite issues
FMG RESPONSIBILITIES
- Configure the satellite receiver for broadcast languages
- Set the satellite carrier parameters
- Set up satellite receiver remote monitoring
- Set up satellite system—make sure it works in appropriate languages
- Route the satellite system through the building’s AV distribution system
- Perform maintenance for the satellite and video systems (dish, LNB, cabling, receiver)
- Purchase new satellite system service
- Troubleshoot installation before a broadcast
- Perform an in-depth satellite system check (if required)