How to apply this answer
Back up functions, not every item. Prioritise the speech, playback, display, power, stream or recording whose loss would stop the programme or remove a promised deliverable.
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Which AV outputs need a backup path?
A direct answer first, then the facts to collect and how to check it for your event.
You can start without a complete equipment list. The message is editable before you send it.
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Direct answer
Which AV outputs need a backup path?
protect the function whose loss would stop the programme or remove a promised deliverable
How to verify the decision
Trigger the failure during rehearsal, switch to the alternate path and confirm every destination. Measure the recovery time rather than assuming the spare is usable.
Facts to put in the brief
- Every output promised to the audience, presenter, organiser, remote participant or recording recipient.
- The programme consequence if each output is lost and the maximum acceptable recovery time.
- The alternate source, device, path or operating action and who initiates it.
Example decision record
For a keynote presentation, the backup may be a second tested playback laptop connected to a spare switcher input, with the video operator authorised to change over after a named trigger.
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How this guidance is researched
This guidance separates general advice from event-specific facts. Confirm venue conditions and your event details before finalising the requirement.