This learning space is equipped with an Extron digital touchscreen A/V control panel interface.
- To start the A/V system, select a mode by touching the lectern's control panel interface screen.
- Remember to shut down the system when finished.
If you encounter an unresponsive A/V control panel interface:
- Check that the mute button is not selected.
- Check that the monitors are on.
- Restart the interface.
This learning space is equipped with a single lectern computer monitor and single screen projector/screen.
- By default, the system will use the lectern computer's monitor as its source.
- To view an alternate source, such as Solstice, doc cam, HDMI, or Blu-Ray, select accordingly on the A/V control panel interface.
If you encounter an unresponsive projector:
- Check that the mute button is not selected on the interface.
This learning space is equipped with a Windows Desktop workstation computer.
- By default, the system will use the lectern computer's monitor as its source.
- Press the space bar on the computer keyboard to view the main display.
- Log in with your HawkID and password.
- Log out when finished.
If you can't access the computer’s login menu:
- Make sure the A/V system is not muted.
- Check that the computer monitor is on.
- Check that the HDMI/display port cable is connected to the back of the monitor.
- Restart the computer.
This learning space is equipped with wireless lavaliere and handheld microphones and a CatchBox microphone. Wireless microphones provide audio input for the room's speakers and the lectern computer and its Zoom, UICapture (Panopto), and Skype applications.
- Turn the wireless microphones on.
- The CatchBox wireless microphone must be turned on in two spots. The on/off switch on the catchbox cylinder and the internal lavaliere microphone.
If you encounter a wireless microphone that doesn't work:
- Check the microphone display for power and mute.
- Check the microphone display for battery replacement. Rechargeable batteries are typically located on the battery charger. Alkaline batteries are typically located in the microphone drawer.
- If using rechargeable battery supplies, remember to replace the depleted batteries on the charger.
- If nearing the end of the battery supplies, contact the ITS Help Desk for resupply.
- Select Microphone (2- ATR2USB) as the audio source device in the lectern computer's Zoom, UICapture (Panopto), or Skype applications.
This learning space is equipped with a Huddly Go webcam, which is on a flexible mount that can be manually positioned.
If you find a USB camera that doesn't work:
- Select the Huddly Go as the camera input or source in the lectern computer's Zoom, UICapture (Panopto), or Skype applications.
- Make sure that the USB cable is connected.
- Unplug and re-plug the USB cable on the back of the camera.
This learning space is equipped with in-room audio output from the lectern computer through ceiling-mounted speakers that are controlled with the A/V control panel interface.
- The A/V control panel interface has a touchscreen volume slider. Drag the slider up to increase the volume, and drag the slider down to decrease the volume.
- Press the audio mute button on the A/V control panel interface to mute audio.
If you can't produce in-room audio from lectern computer with the A/V system on and not muted:
- Check that the computer, device, application, or website audio is not muted.
- Increase the audio level of the computer, device, application, website, or A/V control panel interface.
- Select the Extron HDMI (HD Audio Driver for Display Audio) as the speaker or audio playback source in the lectern computer and its Zoom, UICapture (Panopto), or Skype applications.
- Select Blu-Ray as the display input or source on the A/V control panel interface.
- Press the eject or open/close button on the Blu-Ray media player disc tray or the A/V control panel interface to load a disc.
- The Blu-Ray media player may be controlled with the A/V control panel interface or by remote control, which is typically near the Blu-Ray media player or in the A/V rack drawer.
If you can't produce in-room video and audio from Blu-Ray media player with the A/V system on and not muted and Blu-Ray selected:
- Increase the A/V control panel interface audio.
- Toggle the mute button on the A/V control panel interface.
- Toggle the mute button on the Blu-Ray remote if available.
- Restart the A/V system.
- If the disc is a DVD, you may attempt to play it through the lectern computer's DVD drive.
This learning space is equipped with a document camera.
- Select doc cam as the display input or source on the A/V control panel interface.
- The document camera should automatically power on.
If the document camera can't be projected with the A/V system on and not muted and doc cam selected on the A/V control panel interface:
- Check that the document camera has power. Typically, the power button light should turn blue when on.
- Check that the output cables are connected.
- Toggle the mute button on the A/V control panel interface.
- Restart the A/V system.
This learning space is equipped with an HDMI cable to display HDMI-capable devices.
- To display an HDMI-capable personal device, connect the HDMI cable on the media lectern to the personal device's HDMI-port.
- Select HDMI as the display input or source on the A/V control panel interface.
- Not all HDMI adapters work with every device and the A/V system. We recommend testing the HDMI connection in advance.
If you can't produce in-room video or audio through HDMI with the A/V system on and not muted and HDMI selected:
- Increase the A/V control panel audio level.
- Toggle the mute button on the control panel interface.
- Restart the A/V system.
This learning space is equipped with Solstice wireless collaboration and content sharing platform.
- Select Solstice as the source on the A/V control panel interface.
If Solstice can't be projected with the A/V system on and not muted and Solstice selected on the A/V control panel interface:
- Contact the ITS Help Desk.
This learning space is equipped with accessible XLR audio input/output capability.
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