McCombs School of Business
Media Services : CBA 4.344

CBA 4.344

Multimedia Desk Interface
CAPABILITIES
 Computer Projection, Multimedia Desk/Lectern.
WHERE ARE THE CONTROLS?
 On the top right side of the desk there is a black interface screen, touch the screen and it will turn on.
LAPTOP COMPUTER PROJECTION
Connect the VGA cable from the desk's VGA port under the round black plate at the top rear of the desk to your laptop computer. Turn on your computer and press the Projection On, and PC buttons on the desk's touch screen to display your presentation. If you need to mirror your laptop's display for presentation on the projectors, the key command FN-F8 will accomplish this on a Dell laptop.
The desk also has Computer audio and Ethernet connections, as well as an AC outlet.
WHERE IS THE VIDEO PLAYER?
On the side of the desk facing the screens is a DVD/CD player and a VCR. The controls for these units are available on the desk's touch screen.
Desk/Lectern Capabilities
I WANT A LECTERN, NOT A DESK!
On the touch screen push Lectern Up until the desired desk height is reached.
I WANT A DESK, NOT A LECTERN!
On the touch screen push Lectern Down until the desired desk height is reached.
 
Go from a desk... With the push of a button... To a lectern!
 

 
Laptop Cable Connection
  • The desk has PC Audio and VGA video ports to connect your laptop to the LCD Projector, and an Ethernet port to connect it to the UT network and internet.
    NOTE: Before using any application that accesses the University network through either a public Ethernet or wireless port, you must first open an internet browser application and login to the page that you are automatically directed to with your UTEID. If you have forgotten your UTEID, please visit the UT EID Self-Service Tools page for assistance. For additional Wireless/Ethernet instructions, please visit our Wireless/Ethernet Access page.
  • Connect a VGA cable to the desk, and to the VGA port of your laptop computer. Turn on your computer, press the Projector On, and PC buttons on the desk's touch screen.
Video Projection
PROJECTION ON
 Turns the left, right or both projectors on.
PROJECTION OFF
 Turns the left, right or both projectors off.
PROJECTION BLANK
 Temporarily blanks the image on the projection screen, allowing the presenter to make unobserved changes. This button will not turn the projector off.
Source Selection
  • Press the Projection On button for either the left or right projector, and then the corresponding source button that you wish to use. If you wish for both screens to display your material, turn on both projectors and hit both the left and right source buttons.
  • The Laptop PC and Document Cameras can be displayed independently on either projector or simultaneously on both screens. Any other source will always display on both projectors.
  • There are additional instructions for the VHS, DVD, CD, Doc Cam and Auxiliary sources further down this page.

PC
Selects the Laptop PC input to be displayed on either the left or right projector, to display it on both screens, turn on both projectors and then push the Left PC button and then the Right PC button.
DOC CAM
Selects the document camera input to be displayed on either the left or right projector, to display it on both screens, turn on both projectors and then push the Left Doc Cam button and then the Right Doc Cam button.
VHS
Selects the built-in VCR to be displayed on both screens. This button also brings up the VCR controls in the center of the touch panel interface.
DVD/CD
Selects the built-in DVD player to be displayed on both screens. This button also brings up the DVD controls in the center of the touch panel interface.
AUXILIARY
Selects the two front panel RCA inputs, the silver input is for video (adapter available at the Media Services office) and the white input is for audio. The auxiliary signal can be recorded on the built-in VCR as well as displayed on both screens. (e.g. a video camera recording an experiment) This button also brings up the VCR controls in the center of the touch panel interface for recording purposes.
Lights

SCREEN LIGHTS
These spotlights illuminate the whiteboards below the projection screens.
 MAIN LIGHTS
The ALL ON and ALL OFF buttons control the room lights.
LECTERN SPOT
These buttons control the desk light.
Volume, Microphone, Screen and Lectern Controls
VOLUME
These controls adjust the overall volume for the PC, DVD, VCR and Auxiliary sources. Additional volume adjustments for your laptop PC may be done on the computer itself.
 MICROPHONE
The Microphone sensitivity can be adjusted with these controls; the Volume is adjusted with the Volume controls.
SCREEN
These buttons raise and lower the projection screens.  To stop the screen at any point, press the button again.
LECTERN
These buttons raise and lower the Lectern to convert it from a stand-up Lectern to a desk, and back.
DVD/CD Controls
There are two screens to control DVD/CD use. The uppermost screen on the right appears when one of the DVD/CD buttons of the main screen is pressed. The lower screen on the right appears full screen when the small video image is pressed on the Main screen, and it has advanced controls for the DVD/CD player. To return to the main interface screen, press the video image again.

DVD INSTRUCTIONS
 To operate the DVD source, Insert your DVD disk into the player and press the Projector On and DVD buttons on the main interface. The DVD can take up to a minute to load so please be patient.
DVD CONTROLS - Main Screen Interface
 Press the triangular play button (green triangle on the upper-right screen) to play the DVD. The button with two vertical lines pauses the DVD, The square button stops the DVD,  the arrow buttons with vertical lines skip to the next or previous movie chapter, and the triangular button with a line underneath ejects the DVD.
 DVD CONTROLS - Advanced Controls Screen Interface
Press the video image on the main screen to bring up the advanced controls screen interface. Press the triangular play button to play the DVD. The square button stops the DVD, the button with two vertical lines pauses the DVD, the arrow buttons with vertical lines skip to the next or previous movie chapter, and the triangular button with a line underneath ejects the DVD. The triangular arrow buttons in the North, South, East and West positions navigate through a DVD disk's menu options. The Enter button selects the DVD option that is highlighted. The Menu button returns to a DVD disk's main menu. The Projector Blank button toggles the display from the projector on and off (e.g. for cuing a DVD) but does not turn the projector itself off.  The Subtitles button brings up the subtitles menu, repeatedly pushing the button cycles through your available language options.
VOLUME
Adjusts the overall presentation volume, push the Volume Up or Volume Down buttons for adjustment.
ERROR EXPLANATIONS
An icon shaped like a white circle with a red diagonal line through it indicates that the DVD player accepted the command that you issued, but the DVD disk does not allow it's execution. (e.g. trying to skip the FBI warning on a movie.)
"No Disk" indicates that the DVD player cannot recognize the disk. Try ejecting and re-inserting the DVD disk.

CD PLAYER INSTRUCTIONS
Insert the CD into the player and press the DVD/CD button on the touch screen. The CD can take up to a minute to load so please be patient.
 CD PLAYER CONTROLS
Press the triangular play button to play the CD. The square button stops the CD, the double arrow buttons fast-forward and rewind the CD, the button with two vertical lines pauses the CD and the triangular button with a line underneath ejects the CD.
PROJECTOR BLANK
Blanks projector temporarily.
 VOLUME
Adjusts the overall presentation volume, push the Volume Up or Volume Down buttons for adjustment.

 DVD/CD Main Screen Interface
DVD/CD Advanced Controls Screen Interface

 
VHS Tape Controls
There are two screens to control the VCR for VHS tape use. The uppermost screen on the right appears when one of the VHS buttons is pressed. The lower screen on the right appears full screen when the video image is pressed on the main screen, and it has advanced controls for the VHS tape player. To return to the main interface screen, press the video image again.

VHS TAPE INSTRUCTIONS
 To operate the VHS tape source, Insert your VHS tape into the desk's VCR and press the Projector On and VHS buttons on the main interface.
VCR CONTROLS
Press the triangular play button to play the tape. The square button stops the tape, the double arrow buttons fast-forward and rewind the tape, the button with two vertical lines pauses the tape and the triangular button with a line underneath ejects the VHS tape.
 TOGGLE TIMER DISPLAY
This button toggles the onscreen timer display through 3 states: Off, Time that the tape has been playing, and Remaining time.
 PROJECTOR BLANK
 This button toggles the display from the projector on and off (e.g. for cueing a tape) but does not turn the projector itself off.
VOLUME
Adjusts the overall presentation volume, push the Volume Up or Volume Down buttons for adjustment.

 

 VHS Main Screen Interface

 

VHS Advanced Controls Screen Interface
Document Camera Controls

PROJECTOR AND SOURCE SELECTION
The buttons to control the projector and source selection are located on the left-hand side of the "Main Screen Interface" illustration on the right. Since there are two projectors in this room, determine which projector(s) you wish to use and hit the Projection ON button for those projectors. Next, hit either the right or left Doc Cam button to bring up the Document Camera Controls screen. If you wish to display the Document Camera on both screens, hit both Doc Cam buttons.

 

 Main Screen Interface
DOC CAM OPERATION
 The "Document Camera Interface" illustration on the right displays the Document Camera controls inset in the middle of the Main Screen Controls screen. To use the Doc Cam, first hit the Projection ON button. The Doc Cam is actually mounted in the ceiling, and it will project a rectangle of light onto the desk surface to display where it is focused. Place your document into the light rectangle and hit the Zoom In button to shrink the lighted area to the size of your document, with a border of about 3/4" on all sides. The One-Touch Focus button will focus the Doc Cam on your document. If necessary, hit the Focus In or Focus Out buttons for fine tuning.		 Document Camera Interface
AUX (Auxiliary Input) Controls
There are two screens to control AUX use. The uppermost screen on the right appears when one of the Auxiliary buttons is pressed. The lower screen on the right appears full screen when the video image is pressed on the main screen, and it has advanced controls for the Auxiliary input. To return to the main interface screen, press the video image again.

AUXILIARY SOURCE HOOKUP
The Auxiliary button selects the two front panel RCA inputs, the silver input is for video (adapter available at the Media Services office) and the white input is for audio. Hook your auxiliary source (such as a video camera) into these inputs.
AUXILIARY SOURCE INSTRUCTIONS
Operate your auxiliary input source (such as a video camera) as you normally would and the signal from it should be displayed on the room's LCD projector screen.
VCR RECORDING CONTROLS
 The auxiliary signal can be recorded on the built-in VCR as well as displayed on both screens. (e.g. a camera recording an experiment) The initial Auxiliary button press brings up the VCR controls in the center of the main touch panel interface. Press the round record button to record your auxiliary source's input. The square button stops the tape, the double arrow buttons fast-forward and rewind the tape, the button with two vertical lines pauses the tape and the triangular button with a line underneath ejects the VHS tape.
TOGGLE TIMER DISPLAY
Press this button to display or hide the tape information on screen.
 PROJECTOR BLANK
 This button toggles the display from the projector on and off (e.g. for setting up a shot) but does not turn the projector itself off.
 VOLUME
Adjusts the overall presentation volume, push the Volume Up or Volume Down buttons for adjustment.

 Auxiliary Main Screen Interface
Auxiliary Advanced Controls Screen Interface