production control room
Area equipped to select and compose pictures to be broadcast or recorded; it is also used to coordinate activities in other control rooms and the studio.
production desk 
Desk housing all the technical equipment of the production control room.
telephone 
Device allowing the human voice to be transmitted over a distance by means of a network of telephone lines.
auxiliary video switcher 
Additional video switcher.
output monitor 
Screen for viewing a picture that was broadcast or recorded.
main preview monitor 
Screen for viewing a program before it is broadcast or recorded.
production video switcher 
Device used to select and transmit pictures to be broadcast or recorded; it can create various transitional effects between images.
digital video special effects 
Device used to create special effects from digital images.
audio volume unit meters 
Instruments that measure the relative intensity of sounds.
audio monitoring selector 
Device for selecting a sound source to be checked.
video monitoring selector 
Device for selecting a picture to be checked.
audio monitor 
Device that reproduces the audio portion of an on-air program to monitor its sound quality.
monitor wall 
Set of screens on which various camera shots are projected as requested by the producer; it allows the producer to switch from one shot to another during the program.
clock 
Clock used to time a program.
digital video effects monitor 
Screen used to view special effects generated by digital video special effects.
preview monitors 
Screens used to view a picture before broadcasting or recording it to ensure its quality.
audio/video preview unit 
Module used to check sound and picture quality.
technical producer monitor 
Screen allowing the technical producer to check a picture.
stereo phase monitor 
Measuring device used to check the phase of a stereophonic signal.