Liquid Video DesignPartner with LVD

LVD / ENGINEERING WORKSPACE

System designerPlanning tool

Build your system step by step. Your choices shape the next options.

01

Define the venue

Video sources & destinations

LVD is a DIRECTV dealer. We supply the DIRECTV receivers or COM3000 headend specified in your system.

Display totals come from the room schedule. Enter simultaneous sources. DIRECTV, cable and EverPass each use one LVD LinkPi HDMI encoder input.

Cable control automatically adds Global Caché IP2IR units and dedicated IR emitters.

Music sources

Select all sources needed. TouchTunes can supply jukebox audio, background music, or both. Perfect Octave requires a Q-SYS Core; Rockbot works with Q-SYS or LVD LinkPi.

Control & processing

LVD v10 is the control suite. Core model, firmware and licenses require project review.

Audio & amplification

Catalog models fill and lock their usable channels, rated watts and rack units. Custom mode uses unverified allowances. One mono Hi-Z output per zone; speaker taps must match the selected line voltage.

Network & control panels

A supplied UDM Pro adds a gateway and 1U of rack space. AV switch capacity is calculated separately.

Bandwidth & power assumptions

Video estimate excludes audio, previews and other traffic. Verify each PoE port and total switch budget.

Rack & LVD prebuild

SnapAV Strong racks: Custom Series floor racks (21–42U; 20, 24 or 30-inch usable depth) and SR-WMS wall racks (6–24U). Size and model update with the equipment load. Strong floor specifications · Strong wall specifications.

HDMI and patch-cord schedule

Counts follow the connection plan. Lengths are planning allowances; confirm rack and room measurements. Uplink media and structured cable runs are scheduled separately.

One cooling unit or panel per rack. Top kits use no rack units and fit Strong Custom floor racks. The vent panel and component fan each reserve 1U per rack. Final airflow and temperature need checking with the installed equipment. Strong fan kits · 1U fan specifications.

PDU Pro: 2U, managed power without a battery. UPS Pro: 2U, battery backup, 630 mm deep and 32 kg (US model). Final load, runtime and mounting require verification.

Rack-unit and shelf allowances

Replace these planning allowances with the exact model dimensions. Each unit includes its rack adapter where needed.

02

Rooms & displays

Name each room, enter its display count and assign an audio zone. Rooms can share a zone or have no audio. Each display gets one decoder.

03

System signal flow

04

Audio zones

Sonance 70V/100V speakers · load limit 80% of channel power · verify speaker taps and amp output mode.

05

Rack plan & prebuild

06

Design review

Checks identify missing or unqualified paths. A design with no blockers still needs model selection and commissioning.

07

Equipment schedule

Preliminary quantities. Exact SKUs, pricing, rack models, electrical capacity, cabling and installation require final selection.

QtyEquipmentSelection notes
08

Network plan

Compatibility basis & commissioning checklist

Rules reviewed September 26, 2026. Based on LVD v10, COM3000/VSBB deployments, the LinkPi pilot and current manufacturer guidance. Pilot evidence does not certify another model or release.

  • Confirm exact hardware, firmware, input/output formats and content protection.
  • Configure IGMP snooping with a reachable querier on each multicast VLAN; verify multicast routing if crossing VLANs.
  • Apply end-to-end QoS, verify PTP clocking for network audio and follow Q-SYS switch requirements.
  • Test source tuning, receiver route readback, physical playback, lip-sync, volume/mute and speaker protection.
  • Verify simultaneous full load, schedules, startup/shutdown and power/network/internet recovery.
  • Use separate authorized identities for Q-SYS and LVD controllers; verify site activation and shared configuration.

Dealer purchase-order draft

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