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Room Capabilities |
CAPABILITIES
Dual-screen Laptop/video/Document Camera Projection,
Multimedia Lectern, Wireless Microphone, Wireless
Ethernet
WHERE ARE THE
CONTROLS?
In the second wooden cabinet from the left you will find
the room's Crestron remote control and its recharger
base. Touch the remote's screen to turn it on. Use this remote for most of the room's functions.
Please return the remote to its recharger when you are
finished with it.
LAPTOP COMPUTER PROJECTION
Connect the
multimedia lectern's VGA
cable (attached to the lectern) 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 lectern also has a computer audio
cable and an AC power outlet.
WHERE IS THE VIDEO PLAYER?
In the second wooden cabinet from the left is a DVD/CD
player and a VCR. Use the controls on the machine for video
functions, audio volume and video projector controls are
on the room's remote control. |
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Video Projection and
Source Selection |
- For an optimal video
picture you may wish to dim the room lights and close
the window shades using the Crestron remote control or wall switches
(see "Lights and Window Shades" below.)
- There are additional
instructions for the
Computer,
VHS/DVD/CD,
and Doc Cam
sources further down this page.
PROJECTION "ON"
Turns on projector(s.)
PROJECTION "OFF"
Turns off projector(s.) You must wait 2 minutes after
the projector has been turned on before you can turn the
projector off. Additionally,
the projector will wait 90 seconds before it
can be turned on again after it has been turned off. The projector(s) will automatically cool down for a set time
before retracting into the ceiling.
VOLUME
Adjusts the presentation volume.
SOURCE
- COMPUTER
Selects the Laptop PC input to be displayed on the screen.
- DOC CAM
Selects the document camera input to be
displayed on the screen.
- VIDEO
Selects the DVD/CD/VHS player to be displayed on
the screen.
- BLANK
Toggles the video display from the projector on and
off but does not turn the projector off.
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Crestron
Remote Control

Crestron Remote Control
Interface
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Laptop Cable Connection, Multimedia Lectern Adjustment |
LAPTOP CABLE
CONNECTION
The multimedia lectern has
a built-in power
outlet (at its base) and PC audio and VGA video cables
(see upper image on the right)
for connecting your
laptop to the LCD video projector. The lectern also has
an Ethernet cable for laptops without wireless
capabilities. 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.To connect your laptop
computer for video projection, simple plug in the
lectern's VGA cable
to the VGA port of your laptop computer. There is
another VGA connection available under the main floor
port (see the second photo on the right) as an alternate
in case there is a problem with the wireless video
signal. If there is audio in your presentation you will
also need to connect the available PC audio
cable. Turn on your computer, press
the Projection "ON" and "Computer" Source buttons
for the screens that you wish to use on the Crestron
remote control. 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.
MULTIMEDIA LECTERN
HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT
The Multimedia and Document Camera lecterns are
height-adjustable. Under the right-rear of the lectern
(see lower image on the right) there is a lever that
will allow you to raise or lower the lecterns. |
Multimedia Lectern Laptop
Connections

Multimedia Lectern Height
Adjustment
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Lights and Window Shades |
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USING THE CRESTRON REMOTE CONTROL:
Lights
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Main The "High" button turns on all of the
lights, the "Med" button turns on the back three rows of
lights. The "Off" button turns off the lights.
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Spots The "Front," "Left"
and "Right" buttons turn on
their corresponding spot lights, hitting the "Front," "Left"
and "Right" buttons again turns off the lights.
Window
Shades
WALL SWITCHES:
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Crestron Remote Control
Interface

Lights and
Window Shades Wall Switch
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Volume, Microphone and
Video
Screen |
VOLUME
These controls (see upper image on the right) adjust the overall volume for the
Computer, DVD/CD and VCR sources. Additional volume adjustments for
your laptop PC may be done on the
computer itself.SCREEN
To raise and lower the video screen, simply use the
Projection "ON" and the OFF buttons
(see upper image on the right.)
Turning a projector on or off automatically raises or lowers
the video screen as well.
You must wait 2 minutes after the projector has been turned
on before you can turn the projector off. Additionally,
the projector will wait 90 seconds before it
can be turned on again after it has been turned off. The projector(s) will automatically cool down for a set time
before retracting into the ceiling.
LAVALIERE MICROPHONE
The
wireless
Lavaliere Microphone is stored in the second wooden
cabinet from the left along with the DVD/CD/VHS player and
the Crestron remote control. Simply clip the microphone to
your shirt (fairly close to your mouth) and press and hold
the power button on the top of the transmitter box (see
second
image on the right) to turn it on or off. The microphone should be active once it
is turned on, if you are not getting any audio out of it
please call 475-7836 for assistance.
To mute
the microphone, quickly push the power button and the LED
(see lower image on the right) will
turn from green to orange indicating that the microphone is
muted. Hitting the on button once more will turn off the
mute function and the LED will change back to green. The
Mic
UP/DOWN buttons on the Crestron remote control adjust the Lavaliere microphone
volume. |
Crestron
Remote Control Interface

Lavaliere
Microphone Power Button

Lavaliere
Microphone Mute Function
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DVD, VHS and CD Controls |
- The DVD/CD/VHS
player is in the second wooden cabinet from the left
on the brick wall.
- The remote control for the DVD/CD/VHS
player may be checked out from
Media Services, and
it is necessary for navigating through DVD menus.
- The video
volume may be adjusted with the Volume
buttons on the Crestron remote control.
- The Source
"Blank" button on the Crestron remote
control toggles the display from the
projector on and off but does not turn the projector
or the DVD player off.
- For an optimal
video picture you may wish to dim the room lights
and close the window shades using the Crestron
remote control or wall switches.
DVD INSTRUCTIONS
To use the DVD player, Insert your DVD disk
into the player and press the Projection "ON"
button and "Video" Source button for the screen(s)
that you wish to use on the Crestron remote control.
You may also need to press the "DVD" button on the
DVD/CD/VHS player itself (see the picture on the lower
right) to put the player in DVD mode.
DVD CONTROLS
- If it is necessary to
navigate through your DVD's menu, you will need the remote
control for the DVD/CD/VHS player which may be checked out
from Media Services.
On the DVD/CD/VHS remote or on the machine itself, press the triangular play button to play the
DVD. The
square button stops the DVD, the double arrow buttons
fast-forward and rewind the DVD and the button with two
vertical lines pauses the DVD. Use the Crestron remote
control to adjust the volume.
CD INSTRUCTIONS
To use the CD player, Insert your CD disk
into the DVD/CD/VHS player's DVD tray. It isn't necessary
to start up a video projector to play an audio CD.
CD PLAYER CONTROLS
Press the triangular play button to play the CD. The
square button stops the CD, the double arrow buttons
skip to the previous and next audio tracks and the button
with two vertical lines pauses the CD. Use the Crestron
remote control to adjust the volume.
VHS TAPE INSTRUCTIONS
To use the VHS tape source, insert your VHS
tape into the DVD/CD/VHS deck's tape slot and press the Projection
"ON"
and "Video" Source buttons on the Crestron remote
control interface. You may also need to press the "Video"
button on the DVD/CD/VHS player itself (see the picture on
the lower right) to put the player in VHS mode.
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 and the button with two
vertical lines pauses the tape. Use the Crestron remote
control to adjust the volume. |
DVD/CD/VHS
Player in cabinet

DVD/CD/VHS
Player controls
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Doc Cam Controls |
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"VZ-9
VISUALIZER" DOC CAM OPERATION
SETTING UP
The top illustration on the right 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.
VISUALIZER BUTTONS
(refer to second 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 Visualizer 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. |
Setting Up
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Visualizer Buttons
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