Hollyland Wireless Tally System (8 Tally Lights)

The Hollyland Wireless Tally System (8 Tally Lights) is a professional, comprehensive broadcast cueing package designed for multi-camera live event productions, large house of worship broadcasts, and multi-cam studio environments.

Instead of forcing your production crew to run hundreds of feet of dedicated tally cables across a venue, this complete turnkey kit provides everything needed to transmit instantaneous switching cues wirelessly. The package includes a central Tally Station base hub paired with eight independent, wireless Tally Light camera nodes, allowing technical directors to coordinate up to an eight-camera setup right out of the box.

Key Kit Capabilities

• Turnkey 8-Camera Coverage: This configuration is pre-paired and configured from the factory to deploy seamlessly across up to eight individual camera positions. It ensures both the camera operators behind the rigs and the presenters in front of the lenses stay visually synchronized with the control room during highly complex, multi-angle switches.

• Dual-Color Live Status Signaling: Each of the eight included light blocks utilizes the universal, three-state broadcast visual language:

  • Red Light (Program / PGM): Alerts the crew and talent that the specific camera is live on the master program feed.

  • Green Light (Preview / PVW): Signals that the camera is next in line to go live, prompting the operator to lock down their frame.

• Sub-1GHz Venue Penetration: Operating on an optimized Sub-1GHz wireless band rather than congested 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz spaces, the system effortlessly transmits signals through heavy concrete infrastructure, metal staging trussing, and dense crowd interference. It delivers a rock-solid operational range of up to 2,600 feet (800 meters) line-of-sight.

• Universal Switcher Integration Matrix: The rear interface of the central Tally Station houses DB25 and RJ45 parallel inputs alongside USB protocols, allowing the kit to connect natively with the industry's most widely utilized live video switchers, including the Blackmagic Design ATEM series, vMix software systems, Roland, Panasonic, Sony, and NewTek Tricaster systems.

What is Included in the Box

1. The Wireless Tally Station (The Brain)

The main hub sits right next to your technical director's video switcher at the control desk. It captures live tally status data over a single hardware adapter, converts that tracking data into an encrypted wireless broadcast, and flashes it across the floor instantly. The station can be powered via a standard DC power wall supply or run on a portable Sony NP-F (L-series) battery for fully remote control flypacks.

2. Eight Wireless Tally Lights (The Camera Nodes)

The individual light modules slide directly onto each camera’s hot shoe or rig cage via their integrated cold shoe feet or 1/4"-20 threaded bases. They feature a dual-sided LED layout: a large, ultra-bright front-facing panel for on-screen talent to watch, and a lower-profile rear-facing status matrix for the camera operator. Each individual pod houses an internal rechargeable lithium battery that provides over 8 hours of continuous runtime on a single charge.

Technical Specifications Matrix

On-Set Multi-Camera Configuration Tip: When setting up your eight cameras, always match each physical light's assigned channel number to its corresponding input row on your video switcher. For instance, if your technical director has a PTZ camera routed to Input 5 and a roaming Steadicam routed to Input 6, use the digital selection screens on the side of the tally housings to set those specific camera blocks to Channel 5 and Channel 6. Completing this numerical assignment mapping during morning prep ensures that your live cues never display crossed signals when the show goes on-air.