EQUIPMENT: VIDEO PROJECTORS
1.	Inventory
2.	Status of the equipment
3.	Type of projector
4.	Modifications
5.	General Cataloguing information 
6.	Associated items 
7.	Provenance
8.	Power requirements
9.	Condition assessment 
10.	Maintenance, Servicing, Failure & Repair
11.	Spares and consumables
12.	Dimensions and packing details
13.	Risk of obsolescence

1.	INVENTORY
•	Please list all the equipment which came as part of the work and could be classed as  a ‘Video Projector’
•	If the equipment has been provided with a unique reference number as part of your collection management strategy – please list it. 
2.	STATUS OF THE EQUIPMENT Please describe what is important about this equipment in relation to the work of art. The status of the equipment will determine how important it is to gather detailed information about it.  
•	Is the equipment considered part of the work of art? If so how and by whom? (artist, registrars, curator, artist’s gallery etc)
•	Is the equipment visible in the installation and valued as part of the visual appearance of the work of art? 
•	Is it purely the function of the equipment that is significant? 
•	Is the equipment obsolete and therefore not easily replaced? Is the function unusual? Has the equipment been modified for either technical or aesthetic reasons? (if so by whom?)
3.	TYPE OF VIDEO PROJECTOR
•	CRT
•	LCD single panel
•	LCD three panel
•	DLP single chip
•	DLP three chip
•	LED
•	Other (please specify)
4.	MODIFICATIONS
Please say who has modified the projector and why
•	Modifications internal reflectors and or lenses
•	Modifications to the cooling system
•	Modifications related to synchronising two or more projectors
•	Modifications to the power supply
•	Other (please specify)
5.	GENERAL CATALOGUING INFORMATION
•	Make 
•	Model
•	Serial number (if applicable)
•	Inputs and outputs – please give details for each
o	SDI
o	DVI
o	HDMI
o	Component
o	Scart
o	Composite 
o	Other (please specify)

6.	ASSOCIATED ITEMS
•	Lenses (please give details)
•	Remote control
•	Cables (power, video, audio, remote control etc)
•	Synchronising unit (please give details)
•	Brackets (please given details)
•	Lens cap
•	Service manual
•	Operating manual
•	Any associated items missing?
•	Other (please specify)
7.	PROVENANCE (if the equipment came from the artist’s gallery or the artist they may be able to provide this information)
•	Supplier
•	Cost 
•	Warranty information 
•	Date purchased or received
•	History
8.	POWER REQUIREMENTS
•	Voltage required
•	Adapters provided (please give details)
•	Current drawn 
•	Other (please specify)
9.	CONDITION ASSESSMENT 
•	Appearance
o	Casing of the unit intact and undamaged 
o	Clean and dust free
o	Action recommended (and if necessary approved by….)

•	Operation
o	Check that the unit is clean and dust free and there are no signs of overheating. 
o	Lens holder intact and lens sits firmly
o	Fan running smoothly and quietly, filters attached and clean
o	Lamp comes on and produces area of light unobstructed and at the correct brightness  
o	Make a note of lamp hours and unit’s operating hours
o	Check all the units functions are working – for example standby, lens shift etc. 
o	Action recommended (and if necessary approved by….)
•	CRT
o	Check for burn
•	LCD
o	Check white screen creates even white across the picture
o	Check for dead pixels on a black screen and a white screen
o	Check for colour accuracy
o	Check for dirt and dust in the optical path
•	DLP
o	Check the colour wheel is functioning properly and colour is true

10.	MAINTENANCE, SERVICING, FAILURE & REPAIR 
•	Provide details of recommended maintenance and servicing schedules
•	Specify which parts are most likely to fail and an estimated or known cost of replacement. 
•	Provide details (if known) about where to get parts or where best to go to have the equipment serviced or repaired

11.	SPARES AND CONSUMABLES
Please provide details of the type, make, model number, expected hours of usage, cost and supplier where possible. 
•	Projector Lamps / CRT tubes
•	Filters
•	Other 
12.	DIMENSIONS & PACKING DETAILS 
•	Unpacked dimensions
•	Packed dimensions
•	Weight
•	Type of packing
o	Manufacturer’s box
o	Flight case
o	Other (please specify)
13.	RISK OF OBSOLESCENCE OF THE EQUIPMENT 
•	Is the equipment still being manufactured? 
•	Are parts still available?
•	How many years is the manufacturer committed to providing parts?
•	Is there something about the unit or its relationship to the artwork which would make it difficult or undesirable to replace with another make or model of projector?