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Multimedia Desk |
CAPABILITIES
LCD Projection,
Laptop Computer Connections, Multimedia Desk/Lectern,
Document Camera, CD, DVD, VHS, Microphone Input.
WHERE ARE THE
CONTROLS?
On the top of the desk there is a computer interface screen, touch the screen and it will turn on
and display the control interface.
LAPTOP COMPUTER PROJECTION
Connect the
desk's VGA
cable (attached to the desk under the black plate at the top
rear of the desk) to
the VGA port of your laptop computer. Turn on your computer, press
the Projection On, and PC buttons on the
desk's touch screen.
The desk also has computer audio and
Ethernet jacks, as well as two AC outlets.
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
UTEID
Self-Service Tools
page for assistance. For additional Wireless/Ethernet
instructions, please visit our
Wireless/Ethernet
Access
page.
WHERE IS THE DVD PLAYER?
On the rear
side of the desk is a slot-loading DVD/CD
player. The controls for this unit are available on the
desk's touch screen. |
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Desk/Lectern Operation |
Press and hold the Lectern Up/Down
buttons on the desk interface to raise and lower the
desk to your preferred height.
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the push of a button... |
To
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Laptop
Projection Instructions |
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The desk has built-in power
outlets, PC
Audio and
Ethernet (UT network and internet access) cables, and a
built-in VGA video cable to connect your
laptop to the LCD Projector.
- Laptop Connections/Instructions
- To connect your laptop
computer, simply plug in the desk's VGA cable
(supplied under the black plate on the desktop) to
the VGA port of your laptop computer. If you have audio
in your presentation you will also need to connect the
available PC audio
cable.
- Turn on your computer, press
the Projection On, and PC buttons on the
desk's touch screen. If your laptop's screen appears on
the room's screen you are ready to go, if not, you may
need to mirror your laptop's screen onto the projector.
To do this on a Dell computer, hit the FN and F8 keys at the same time until you see your laptop
content on the screen. Hitting FN-F8 successively
will scroll through the available viewing choices. The
command to mirror your laptop's screen may be different
on other manufacturer's computers, if you have any
questions please consult this
PDF
chart.
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Desktop Cables
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Video Projection |
PROJECTION ON
Turns on the LCD projector. While the
projector starts up, the
Projection Off
button may be blanked out for up to 2 minutes.
PROJECTION OFF
Turns off the LCD projector.
The projector will wait 90 seconds before
it
can be turned on again after it has been turned off.
PROJECTOR AUTO-ADJUST
This button will auto-adjust the screen image. |
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Source Selection |
- Press the
Projection On button and then the source
button that you
wish to use.
- There are additional
instructions for the
PC,
DVD,
CD,
Doc Cam
and Auxiliary sources
on this page.
BLANK
Blanks the image on the
projection screen, so that the audience cannot see the
projected image temporarily.
This button will not turn the
projector off.
PC
Selects the Laptop PC input to be displayed on the screen.
DOC CAM
Selects the document camera input to be
displayed on the screen.
DVD/CD
Selects the desk's slot-loading DVD/CD player to be displayed on
the screen. This button also brings up the
DVD/CD controls in the center of the touch
panel interface.
VHS
Selects the desk's
VHS player to be displayed on
the screen. This button also brings up the
VHS controls in the center of the touch
panel interface. |
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Lights |
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LIGHTS
These controls turn the ceiling lights on or off, and
adjust their brightness.
SPOT
Turns the lectern spotlight on or off, and adjusts its
brightness. |
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Screen, Lectern,
Microphone and Volume Controls |
SCREEN
Raises and lowers the projection screen. To stop the screen at any point, press the
button again.
LECTERN
Raises and lowers the desk to allow for desk or
lectern use.
MICROPHONE
The Microphone Up/Down buttons adjust the microphone volume
(microphones may be checked out at
Media Services).
VOLUME
These controls adjust the overall volume for the PC, DVD, and Auxiliary sources. Additional volume adjustments for
your laptop PC may be done on the
computer itself. |
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DVD Controls |
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There are two screens to control DVD use. The
uppermost screen on the right appears when the DVD/CD source button is pressed. The lower
screen on the right with advanced DVD controls appears
when the video image is pressed on the touch screen. To return to the main interface screen, press the video image again.
DVD INSTRUCTIONS
To use the DVD/CD source, Insert your DVD disk
into the slot on the rear side of the desk and press the
Projection On and DVD/CD
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 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, the
double triangle buttons fast forwards or reverses through
the movie, and the
triangular button with a line underneath ejects the DVD.
The Subtitles button brings up
the subtitles menu, and repeatedly pushing the button cycles
through your available language options.
DVD CONTROLS - Full Screen Interface (Touch Image)
On this page you have additional DVD controls. The
Menu button goes to the DVD's main menu.
The triangular arrow buttons in the North, South, East and
West positions navigate through a DVD disk's menu options,
and the Enter button selects the DVD option that is
highlighted. The Menu button returns to a DVD
disk's main menu.
VOLUME
Adjusts the overall presentation volume.
ERROR EXPLANATIONS
An icon shaped like a white circle with a 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. |
Main
Screen Interface
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Full Screen
Interface
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CD Controls |
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CD PLAYER INSTRUCTIONS
Insert your CD disk into the slot on the left leg of the
desk and press the DVD/CD
source button on the main interface. It is not necessary
to turn the projector on for an audio-only CD. 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.
VOLUME
Adjusts the overall presentation volume. |
Main
Screen Interface
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Doc Cam Controls |
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DOC CAM INSTRUCTIONS
To operate the Document Camera (Doc Cam) source, press the Projection On
and
Doc Cam buttons on the main interface. The Auto
Adjust button on the interface screen will automatically
adjust the LCD projector's image.
CONNECTING/SETTING UP DOC CAM
To connect the portable Document Camera to the desk, plug the
Ethernet and power cables attached to the camera into the
pop-up connection port on the desktop (see Doc Cam
Connected to Desk photo on right.)
To set up the Doc Cam, refer to the Setting Up illustration on the right
which demonstrates how to pull the
Doc Cam into its working position. The light gray tab next to the
arrow in the picture is the Pull Pad which when lifted will
turn the Doc Cam on automatically.
If you have turned the unit on but you do not see your image,
make sure that the EXT/INT light (see button #7 below) is
OFF.
SLIDE USE
Rotating the camera head so that the lens is aimed at the
slide light field (the slide-sized white rectangle towards the
rear of the unit in the top illustration on the right) will
set the camera to Slide. The Zoom will auto zoom to the slide
size. To use the camera with a document again, gently rotate
the head until you feel a slight click, this is the optimized
position for document projection. The Zoom will return to your
last zoom setting.
DOC CAM CONTROLS
The document camera can be controlled through
either the lectern's interface screen, or by the buttons on the
unit itself.
DOC CAM SCREEN
The Camera buttons turn the Doc Cam on and
off. The Focus buttons manually focus the
Doc Cam, the Zoom buttons zoom in/out on
the document, and the Auto Focus button
will automatically focus the Doc Cam. The Light
button controls the Doc Cam's onboard light.
DOC CAM BUTTONS
(Refer to the "Doc Cam Buttons" illustration on right)
1. LIGHT BUTTON
Located on the right side of the base and towards the rear,
the light button switches between top light, slide light field and light off.
The LIGHT button also works as One Push White Balance key if
pressed for 2 seconds.
2.
POWER BUTTON
The Doc Cam will automatically turn on when it's
camera arm has been extended, however this button which is
located on the right side of the base and towards the back
will manually switch the unit on and off.
3. ZOOM WHEEL
The ZOOM WHEEL can be found on the camera head. Holding the
zoom wheel lightly
down will zoom closer to your object, and holding it lightly
up will zoom out from your object. The more
you turn the ZOOM WHEEL, the faster the unit will zoom in or
out.
4. MANUAL FOCUS BUTTONS
When the Manual FOCUS keys are pressed the Doc Cam switches
off the autofocus function. Using the Auto focus button switches the
autofocus function on again.
5. AUTO FOCUS (AF) BUTTONS
Switches the auto focus on and off. The AF light indicates if
the AF is switched on.
6. FREEZE BUTTONS
Freezes the current image. The FREEZE light indicates if the
FREEZE mode is activated.
7. EXT/INT BUTTON
Switches between the Doc Cam image and an external input.
The EXT/IN light indicates that a signal from the external
input is being displayed. If the unit is on, but you are not
using an external source and you do not see your image, make
sure that the EXT/INT light is OFF.
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Main Screen Interface
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Doc Cam Connected to Desk
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Setting Up
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Doc Cam Buttons
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VHS
Controls |
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There are two screens to control the VCR for VHS tape use.
The uppermost screen on the right appears inset within the
main interface when the VHS source button is pressed. The
lower screen on the right appears full screen when the video
image is pressed on the touch 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.
TIMER
This button toggles the onscreen timer display through 3
states: Off, Time that the tape has been playing, and
Remaining time.
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. |
Main
Screen Interface
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Full Screen Interface
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