Standards & Resources
About InfoComm's Performance Standards
InfoComm standards and best practices give your company a major business edge. By adopting InfoComm's American National Standards Institute (ANSI) standards, you can design and document high quality AV systems that have consistent, measurable performance.
InfoComm has several standards that have been designated as ANSI approved. Below are brief descriptions for each standard.
Audio Coverage Uniformity in Enclosed Listener Areas
ANSI/INFOCOMM 1M-2009
A well-executed audio system design allows all listeners to hear the program material at approximately the same sound pressure level throughout the listening area. This standard provides a procedure to design and measure the spatial coverage of audio systems.
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Standard Guide for Audiovisual Systems Design and Coordination Processes
ANSI/INFOCOMM 2M-2010
This standard helps you manage three important questions when documenting an audiovisual project:
- Which tasks need to be completed?
- Who is going to complete them?
- Who is going to sign off on them?
A properly documented audiovisual project contains the information to understand and implement the client's requirements in a logical and efficient manner. This standard provides a guide for defining, coordinating and establishing responsibilities for all project teams.
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Projected Image System Contrast Ratio
ANSI/INFOCOMM 3M-2011
Everyone wants to see a project image on a screen with the proper amount of detail and clarity. Are you unsure if an existing or new system meets a certain viewing requirement? This standard establishes four viewing categories (Passive viewing, basic decision making, analytical decision making, full motion video). Each category has a minimum contrast ratio for achieving a client's viewing requirements.
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Performance Standards Development
InfoComm's Standards & Best Practices department focuses on developing system performance standards rather than individual product or technology standards. Over time, a growing list of standards will provide AV companies with credible resources they can adopt and include in their strategic business plans. More
Standards from Allied Industries
There are many standards from allied industries that are used to create audiovisual equipment. These standards make interoperability of audiovisual devices possible. Most of these standards define connectors, signals, device dimensions, measuring equipment output parameters and measurement of acoustic parameters. The most prominent standards-setting bodies include:
- AES (Audio Engineering Society)
- ASA (Acoustical Society of America)
- ASHRAE (American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air Conditioning Engineers)
- BICSI (Information Transport Systems)
- CABA (Continental Automated Buildings Association)
- CEDIA (Custom Electronic Design & Installation Association)
- IALD (International Association of Lighting Designers)
- IES (Illuminating Engineering Society)
- ISA (International Society of Automation)
- NFPA (National Fire-Protection Association)
- RealComm
- SID (Society for Information Display)
- SMPS (Society for Marketing Professional Services)
- SMPTE (Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers)
- USGBC (US Green Building Council)
- USITT (United States Institute for Theatre Technology)
"Standards define a profession, demonstrate a commitment to professional self-regulation, and acknowledge the profession's responsibility to the public.”
– Scott Walker, CTS-D, LEED AP, WaveGuide Consulting
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