Technical Assistance
- Technical assistance is available on a 24-hour basis by contacting Court Administration A/V at (407) 836-0522. After the beep, leave your name and number. The system will page the on-call engineer and they will return your call promptly. The A/V Department maintains staff on call.
Pool Camera Feeds
- It is presumed that all media personnel covering court proceedings have read and know the content of Rule 2.450 of the Rules of Judicial Administration, Administrative Order 2023-23 Governing Media, and Administrative Order 2023-24 Governing Cellphones and Other Electronic Devices.
- In order to route the courtroom signal, media should notify the A/V Department at least 30 minutes prior to the start of court by calling (407) 836-0522.
- The media should designate someone to serve as pool operator, who is responsible for connecting to the courtroom media panel with BNC and XLR cables.
- He or she is responsible for adjusting camera output to16X9 SD, not HD. If they fail to make this adjustment and the feed does not go out as planned, then they must share footage with other media.
- He or she should be set up and providing Color Bars at least 15 minutes prior to the start of proceedings.
- The pool operator should continue coverage until a natural pause of Court. Prior to terminating the feed, he or she should call the A/V Department at (407) 836-0522.
- Setup and breakdown of media equipment should occur when Court is not in session. Pool operators must not move about the courtroom while proceedings are in session, nor engage in any movement that attracts undue attention.
- Courtroom audio is provided to the pool camera thru the media panels located in the rear of each courtroom. Audio feeds are at line level.
- Appropriate dress is requested. No chewing gum allowed. Cellphones should be turned off or placed on vibrate mode.
Media Pedestal
- The pedestal is located on Orange Avenue at the corner of the semicircle in front of the courthouse complex. Vehicles should be parked in the lane closest to the Courthouse and should not be left unoccupied.
- Access to the pedestal is gained via a key that is stored by security at the courthouse loading dock entrance, which is managed 24 hours a day. Only media may obtain the key after providing valid ID. It is the media's responsibility to close and lock the pedestal when not in use. Feeds are as follows:
- Courtroom
- Courtroom
- Arraignment Main Jail
- Initial Appearance Central Booking
- Note: Weekend Initial Appearance and Arraignment are all on the (C) Feed