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Broadcast Operation Guide

Sat, 03 Feb 2024 19:49:51 -0700

A printable copy is attached to be left in the Cage for ease of access to anyone on Stream .

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MBON - Setup / Powering Guide

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When MBON is requested , there are one of two ways this will be handled .

Option A - All PS4s connected :

In the event all PS4s are connected from the prior weekend , there are two Power Strips . One for Consoles only and another for A/V . Both are labeled .
On the end of the A/V Power Strip , press the button and a green and blue light will illuminate .

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All monitors should automatically power on except for Station A2 .

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There is a remote on the rear for Station A2's monitor ,

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Press the following button on the rear of the Live Monitor to power it .

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Option B - A PS4 needs added :

If a PS4 is not plugged in , the only cable possibly required by the person bringing the console is the power cable . We are working on supplying all of these . Currently , all Networking and Video cables are provided and labeled . There will be 3 cables per setup .

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If a power cable is not provided , there will be an open available outlet on the following power strip at the end of the table against the wall .

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Power on the AV Power Strip , Station A2s monitor and the Live Monitor as shown in Option A above .

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Ensure that none of the following boxes are touched , these have EDID information stored that are configured for the Live Monitor , Station Monitor and Stream Video Distribution . These devices are only shown for troubleshooting as their labeling will be important for remote support .

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In a situation where a PS4 displays no video , it will need to be isolated . There is a common problem of the HDMI connector on the PS4 lifting off its pads and losing connection . The first device in this chain to be tested is the PS4 . There is a " Bench Use Only " monitor which can be directly used with the PS4 , located in the base of the ITG setup . This includes a known working and tested HDMI cable .

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If video continues to not display , please replace the PS4 with another device that outputs HDMI . The Surface Tablet used to display shows above the Big CRT is a good test device for this .

If this display does not appear on it's Monitor + Live Monitor , please contact Yams . There is a problem deeper in the chain which is not as easily resolved .

If this were to happen , we will document this in a troubleshooting guide . Information on this setup can be found HERE

Closing Guide

Sat, 03 Feb 2024 18:09:09 -0700

GENERAL

This Guide is in a total of 5 sections :

1.) General Cleaning Guidelines - You are Here
2.) Upstairs Hall
3.) H2H Room
4.) Salty Bet Station
5.) The Cage
6.) Downstairs Hall

General Shutdown entails powering down all Windows based setups , turning off power strips , bagging up recycling and trash and taking out , then turning all the lights out .

Empty the main water tank in the yard out back . The main water tank can then be set back on it's shelf , with the lid left unpressed . This prevents most of any dust from getting in , also allows the tank to breath off anything inside , as shown ,

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Any leftover food should be offered out to those who need it most first ( if known ) then the rest is up for grabs . Whatever leftovers are not taken can be thrown out back . Excluding sweets and rice or anything spicy . The rice can cause serious harm to birds , the sweets can cause dental problems in animals that can't brush their teeth or see a dentist or anything spicy can cause discomfort in the animals that eat it .

Dry items such as salty snacks , breads ( Pizza without hot peppers ) , etc can be dumped on the wood stump next to the water bowl ,

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All other leftovers ( Restaurant foods ) can be tossed out near the shed out back as these foods are not guaranteed to be consumed by animals , the rest will be consumed by insects or bugs and eventually decompose .

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Unopened drinks ( around the place or in cases ) or condiment bottles left out at the end of the night can be put in the downstairs refrigerator . Alcohol left behind , capped , can be left on The Table . These generally do not fit in the fridge , the upstairs fridge does not have space for them either UNLESS requested to be chilled for the following weekend .

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Any open drinks should be poured into the MEIJER bucket , stashed under the utility sink where the water tank sits .

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This should be carefully poured into the toilet ONLY and flushed . Do not pour this outside .

Opening Guide

Sat, 03 Feb 2024 15:46:41 -0700

GENERAL

This Guide is in a total of 6 sections :

1.) General - You are here
2.) Upstairs Hall
3.) Downstairs Hall
4.) H2H Room
5.) The Cage

6.) Salty Bet Station

There is a Closing Guide Here for at the end of the night .

Title Updates :

To detail any required updates , boot the Main Stage setup outside of open hours . This has all supported titles installed . If any updates are showing , execute all updates here first , than one at a time on the rest of the cabs .

The procedure for connecting and updating per Host is outlined HERE <--

Cleaning :

This is done after every event , before the following Saturday . If not , ensure the following .

1.) Upstairs Hall Swept .
2.) Dust the screens on all Cabs .
3.) Germ Killer Sanitation Wipe all controls and door knobs .
4.) Downstairs Hall Swept .

Supply Storage :

Behind the energy drink nobori in the Head to Head Room is where all the overstock of paper towels , plates , bowls , plastic cutlery and cups are located . The broom and dust pan and trash bags can also be found here .

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Enough cups , napkins , and paper towels should be placed out next to the water tank here .

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Water Tank :

This tank is emptied after every night , and 30 minutes before opening should be rinsed in the shower with the detachable shower head . Then filled using the bath tub main tap . Ice Cubes can be found in the upstairs refrigerator in 2 flat trays . These should be added directly after the water is filled and the tank is placed back on it's shelf . This is optimal timing for cooling and keeps the water ice cold for the entire night .

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Title Update Guide ( Check Weekly )

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Title updates for games are critical . All titles must be ensured to be up to date . This is important to be handled before open hours , as some updates can take almost an hour to download depending on Steam and even more time to install depending on the title .

Outside of busy seasons , this process can be done at the time of opening . When checking for updates we use the Main Stage . Updates shown here , will be required across all other machines . For the sake of accessibility , the Main Stage is used for this check .

Therefor this will include booting instructions for the Main Stage specifically .

Maintenance Cables :

There are two Maintenance Only ethernet cables available .

Upstairs Hall - Pink - Located Here ( image to be updated soon ) :

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Downstairs - Blue - Located Here :

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Booting the Main Stage :

The Main Stage is powered by a single power switch on the outlet strip located here :

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The only button that is required to be pressed is the Main Stage Computer . All monitors and other devices will auto power with the single switch above . Do NOT press any buttons or remove any cables .

Press the following to boot the Main Stage Computer :

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A BIOS screen will show on the Main Stage Live Monitor . This also replaces the Windows loading screen . The Main Display will remain blank but the backlight will be on . Windows will then load , and Steam will Initialize ( Including an update check ) .

Checking for Title Updates :

Once Windows is loaded , the taskbar is set to automatically hide . You must mouse over the taskbar to show .

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Click the carrot to expand programs so you can view the Steam icon :

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Click the Steam icon and Select " Library "

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At the bottom of the Steam Window you will see a tab at the bottom showing updates . When clicking this , it will bring up the update page .

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You are now brought to a page showing all available updates . The Steam Update Page is broken into 4 sections :

Up Next
Scheduled
Unscheduled
Completed

Steam will automatically have some games scheduled for odd dates and times . These are not intentional nor set by us . A solution is being worked on for this . For now , anything showing " Scheduled " or "Unscheduled " click the download arrow to the right of the game title , for all games .

Example of Scheduled,

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Example of Unscheduled,

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This creates a download queue that can be walked away from . Otherwise you will wait for one to update , then have to click the next manually creating possible downtime .

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Updates can be done by one machine connection at a time . Valve does not allow us to download multiple updates at a time . Ensure only ONE machine is connected to the internet at a time .

Remember , Updates shown here , will be required on all Host machines if running the title being updated .