Multimedia Quick Guide: LRC-112

This quick guide is designed to be used as an easy how-to reference for this multimedia room at Worcester State College.  The guide includes instructions for reserving and accessing a multimedia room and quick how-to instructions for using the equipment available.

Reserving a Multimedia Room

  • All room reservations are made through Facilities (x8078).
  • Access to multimedia rooms is granted through Campus Police (x8886).
  • Podium keys are assigned through the Instructional Media Center (x8501).

Available Output Devices and Device Locations

  • Computer: located in the wall behind the podium; see configuration below.
  • Document Camera: located in the podium; see configuration below.
  • Laptop: panel to connect a laptop to the multimedia system located on the wall behind the podium.  Contact the Instructional Media Center in advance to arrange the availability of a connection cable.
  • Teleconferencing: Contact the Instructional Media Center in advance to arrange use of the teleconferencing features of this room.
  • VCR: located in the wall behind the podium; see configuration below.

Lights

Lighting control panels are located at the room entrance and behind the podium.  Each panel has five buttons for various lighting configurations.  A description of each configuration is given below, starting with the top button.

  1. All lights on.
  2. Front lights off, audience and podium lights on.  (Preferred for projector use.)
  3. Dim podium and audience lights.
  4. Dim podium lights only.
  5. All lights off.

Podium & Media Shelf Configurations

  1. PC monitor

  2. Crestron touch screen

  3. Keyboard/mouse tray

  4. Document camera

  5. Playback VCR

  6. Recording VCR

  7. Computer CPU

[The podium key will open all of the compartments in the podium.]

  

Crestron Touch Screen

Press the Crestron touch screen to bring up the display.  Press the words Touch Here to Begin Operation.  The screen to the right will appear. 

  • The left buttons allow you to choose which media device to display on the screen at the front of the room. 
  • The Volume buttons in the lower right corner control the media device volume level. 
  • The End Session button will turn off the Crestron Touch Screen and the projection screen.  Note:  All other devices must be turned off separately.
 

Device Specific Instructions

A.  General Directions
     1.  All directions assume you are standing behind the podium facing the audience.
     2.  For all devices, turn on the Crestron touch screen as described above.
     3.  For all non-teleconference features, turn on the video projector screen.
          a.  Press the Video Monitor Power button in the bottom center of the Crestron Touch Screen.  The
               monitor control buttons will appear in blank space on the screen.
          b.  Press the On button beneath Video Projector.
          c.  The large projection screen at the front of the room will turn on.  It will take a minute to warm up
               before being able to display the chosen device. 

B.  Computer
     1.  Press the power button on the CPU and the monitor.  (See podium and media shelf configuration above.)
     2.  When the computer has booted, enter your WSC network logon to access the computer.
     3.  On the left side of the Crestron touch screen, press the Computer 1 button. 

C.  Document Camera

     1.  Open the document camera compartment and pull the gray power cord plug away
          from the left corner of the document camera.  (See the podium configuration above
          and plug illustration to the right.)

     2.  Pull out the tray the device sits on. 

     3.  Plug the gray power cord into the document camera on the left side outlet marked
          AV in.

     4.  Raise the side lights and camera arm.  Note: You must press the release button at the base of the
          camera to raise/lower the arm.

     5.  On the left side of the Crestron touch screen, press the Document Cam button.

     6.  Use the buttons on the document camera to control the camera settings.

     7.  When putting away the camera, the power cord must be unplugged and tucked
          under the end of the document camera as shown on the right.  It will not fit into the
          compartment properly with cord plugged into the document camera.

  

 

D. Laptop
     1.  Connect the laptop cable to the port on the back of the laptop. 

     2.  There are two parts of the plug that attach to the panel at the
          input port (2) and audio port (1) noted in the image to the right.

     3.  Connect the other end of the cable to the laptop port.

     4.  On the left side of the Crestron touch screen, press the
          Computer 2 button.

  

E.  VCR
     1.  Turn on the VCR by pressing the power button on the left.  (See the podium and media shelf
          configuration above.)
     2.  On the left side of the Crestron touch screen, press the VCR button.
     3.  Place the video cassette in the VCR.
     4.  Use the manual controls on the face of the VCR or the control buttons on the Crestron Touch Screen. 

When leaving the room, please be sure to shut down the multimedia devices and turn off the lights.

 

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