Chapter06
Setup Guides
Setup guide 07 · Hosts · ~3 min
Kit Check, Before and After
Everything present, clean, charged, and tested at real distance before you leave. Packed the way it came when you are done.
Standards
- Before you leave
Present, clean, charged, tested
- Test
Real distance, real backdrop, real photos
- Proof
Photo of the kit attached to the event
- Baseplate
Never against the unit head
- Cables
Unplugged before they go in the case
Kit
- The kit for that event, photographed
- Backup camera, backup light, backup cables, sealed backup kit
- Microfiber cloth
Steps
Lay it out and count it
Everything present. Everything clean. Everything charged.
Backups in
Camera, light, cables. Backup kit sealed.
Test it for real
Real distance, real backdrop, real photos. Not a bench test.
Photograph the kit
Attach it to the event. Right backdrop stand, right panels, checked twice.
On site
Photo and video of the finished setup. Verify everything is plugged in and charging. Wipe screens before doors.
End of event
Verify the uploader: every photo is up. Unplug every USB-C cable from the charging block, the Wi-Fi router, or whatever it’s plugged into before it goes in the case. Packed plugged in, a cable snaps off inside the port. Pack it how it was. Clean baseplates, cables, screens.
Say something
Broken, dirty, needs maintenance, or just looking rough: say something, the same night. A backdrop that needs washing, a frayed cable, a wobbly stand, a scuffed case, something low or not right and you’re not sure why. We can only make it right if we know.
What goes wrong
- Trusting last event’s pack instead of counting.
- Baseplate packed against the unit head.
- Leaving before the uploader shows every photo.
- Packing a cable still plugged into a charging block or router. It breaks off inside the port.
- Noticing something broken, dirty or worn and not saying anything.