Case Study

Nicco's Restaurant & Bar Derby

Sound and lighting installation using RCF loudspeakers, Cameo lighting fixtures and a Cloud Z8 zoner for multi-area audio control.

Location: DerbySector: Bars · Hospitality · Restaurants
Inside the project

From brief to finished system

A focused look at the thinking, delivery and outcome behind the installation.

niccos-derby-rcf-speakersProject detail
01

The brief

Provide sound and lighting installation using RCF and Cameo; audio zones controlled by Cloud Z8 zoner.

02

The approach

Specified and installed RCF loudspeakers for venue audio, Cameo lighting fixtures for lighting, and a Cloud Z8 zoner to provide area-based audio control. The project evidence records these technology choices without additional documented rationale.

03

The result

Verified installation of RCF loudspeakers, Cameo lighting and Cloud Z8 zoned audio control at Nicco's Restaurant & Bar Derby.

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The Brief

Nicco's Restaurant & Bar in Derby required a commercial sound and lighting installation. The verified scope for this project specified RCF loudspeakers for venue audio and Cameo fixtures for lighting. Audio was to be delivered to multiple areas with zoned control using a Cloud Z8 zoner.

Delivery constraints

This case study records only the verified technical elements of the installation. The documented project facts are the choice of RCF loudspeakers, Cameo lighting fixtures and Cloud Z8 zoner-based audio zoning. No additional project timings, attendance figures or client quotations are recorded in the supplied evidence.

Design decisions

Pro Technical specified and installed an RCF loudspeaker solution for venue audio and Cameo for the lighting rig. The audio design incorporated a Cloud Z8 zoner to provide area-based volume and source control for separate hospitality zones within the venue. Where specific equipment models, speaker quantities and signal-routing topologies were not supplied in the project evidence, this case study records only the verified technology choices and the inclusion of zoned audio control using Cloud Electronics hardware.

Equipment and system architecture

Installed technologies (verified): RCF loudspeakers for venue audio; Cameo lighting fixtures for ambient and performance lighting; Cloud Z8 zoner for distributed audio zone control. The installed systems delivered three discrete engineering functions that are documented in the project evidence: loudspeaker-based playback and distribution (RCF), programmable/architectural lighting (Cameo), and zoned audio control/zone mixing (Cloud Z8).

Installation

Pro Technical completed the physical installation of the verified equipment. Works included mounting and positioning of RCF loudspeakers and placement of Cameo lighting fixtures appropriate to the venue interiors visible in the supplied photography. Cabling and infrastructure for audio and lighting were installed to connect the specified products into a central control and distribution arrangement using the Cloud Z8 zoner for area-level audio control.

Commissioning

Following installation, the systems were commissioned and integrated so that audio zones were controllable via the Cloud Z8 zoner and lighting responded to the installed control points. Commissioning activities verified that the RCF loudspeakers were connected and that Cameo lighting fixtures operated from the venue control architecture. Specific tuning parameters, measurement data or commissioning checklists were not supplied in the project evidence.

The Result

The completed installation at Nicco's Derby delivered a verified commercial AV fit-out comprising RCF loudspeakers, Cameo lighting and Cloud Z8 zoned audio control. The documented outcome is a venue with distributed audio handled by RCF loudspeakers and area-level control provided by the Cloud Z8 zoner, plus Cameo lighting for the venue's ambient and performance lighting requirements. No client performance metrics, date of completion or post‑installation measurements were included in the supplied evidence.

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Pro Technical provides system design, fixed installation, and commissioning services for hospitality venues. For projects using RCF, Cameo or Cloud Electronics products we provide supply, installation and integration services plus on-site commissioning and handover. For full commercial AV specification and multi-zone audio projects, contact our technical team via the contact page.

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