# Integrator Notes

> Short animated videos and free printable field cards for smart-home and AV integrators: factory resets, identify sequences, wiring, network gear and test signals. One procedure per card, with every step written out.

Each card page has the procedure as text: what it fixes, before you start, every step with what you should see or hear and what it means if not, how you know it worked, what to do if it didn't, the full sequence, the YouTube video and a printable A4 PDF. Brand names identify the products only; not affiliated with any manufacturer.

## Field cards

- [5.1 speaker system: Test every 5.1 channel, one at a time: L C R SR SL SW + pan](https://integratornotes.com/cards/028/): New install or moved a speaker? Every 5.1 channel, one at a time, with the level measured on screen — in 60 seconds.
- [Stereo speakers: Test left, right, center and polarity: L, R, both in phase, one side inverted](https://integratornotes.com/cards/029/): Stereo system sounds thin, wide or off-center? Four test sounds at a calibrated level tell you if the left and right speakers are swapped, if the balance is off, and if one speaker is wired + / - backwards.

## Optional

- [All field cards as plain text](https://integratornotes.com/llms-full.txt)
- [YouTube channel @integratornotes](https://www.youtube.com/@integratornotes)
- [Sitemap](https://integratornotes.com/sitemap.xml)