Agnes Varis Campus Center Auditorium

Audio Visual Training

Startup Screen

The starting point for the touch panel control system begins with the system in the powered-down state. If the screen is blank, touch the panel with your finger to activate it. The Startup Screen is the first screen encountered. It looks like this:

To begin, touch the screen. The Select Your Session screen appears.

Select Your Session

Powers-up the left and right projectors. While this is occurring, the touch panel displays a “Please Wait” message and a countdown to the ready state. Then it displays the Local Presentation screen.

Powers-up the left and right projectors. While this is occurring, the touch panel displays a “Please Wait” message and a countdown to the ready state. Then it displays the Video Conference screen.

The Select Your Session screen lets you choose a system operating mode.

BE AWARE THAT BECAUSE THE PROJECTORS RETRACT FROM BE AWARE THAT BECAUSE THE PROJECTORS RETRACT FROM THE CEILING, THEN START UP, THEN THE SCREENS COME DOWN, THE CEILING, THEN START UP, THEN THE SCREENS COME DOWN,

THIS PROCESS TAKES ALMOST 10 MINUTESTHIS PROCESS TAKES ALMOST 10 MINUTES

Local Presentation

The Local Presentation screen lets you route output from the Source devices (such as the DVD, a computer, or an auxiliary device) to the left and right Projectors. This screen also provides access to the controls for the multimedia equipment that you

wish to use for your presentation.

The Local Presentation screen looks like this:

BUTTON ACTION

Selects the left projector as the destination for the selected source. This is STGE LEFT i.e. from the viewpoint of the audience.

Selects the right projector as the destination for the selected source. This is STGE RIGHT i.e. from the viewpoint of the audience.

Selects the auditorium Laptop as the source for routing to the projector you select.

Selects the auditorium PC as the source for routing to the projector you select.

Selects the auditorium Document Camera as the source for routing to the projector you select.

Selects the auditorium DVD as the source for routing to the projector you select.

Selects the auditorium TV Tuner as the source for routing to the projector you select.

*Selects Auxiliary Video from the Control Room as the source for routing to the projector you select.

*Selects the Auxiliary S-Video from the Control Room as the source for routing to the projector you select.

*Selects the Auxiliary Component from the Control Room as the source for routing to the projector you select.

*Selects the Auxiliary Laptop from the Control Room as the source for routing to the projector you select.

•These controls only operate the equipment in the control room and are of little or no concern if you are piloting your own presentation.

BUTTON ACTION

Pressing the volume UP arrow button raises the loudspeaker audio level, while volume DOWN lowers the audio level.

The bar graph is not a button; instead, it provides a visual indication of the audio level. At its lowest level, when the audio is muted, the graph color is all white. At full volume, the highest level, the graph is all black. The proportion of black to white changes as you make volume adjustments.

Toggles the loudspeakers on and off with each press of this button.

Displays the Video Conference screen.

*Lets you confirm your intent to power down the system.

Displays the Utilities screen.

After you select a component, you need to direct the system as to which side you want the image/information to go; left right or bot. This differs from other presentation set ups

on campus wherein you simply select the component and it appears on screen.

•THERE ARE TWO WARNING SCREENS THAT ASK IF YOU ARE SURE YOU WANT TO SHUT DOWN. THIS IS DUE TO THE LENGTH OF TIME IT TAKES

FOR THE EQUIPMENT TO SHUT DOWN – AND THEN RE-START.•THEREFORE, IF YOU ACCIDENTLY SHUT DOWN, IT WILL TAKE OVER 15

MIN. FOR THE SYSTEM TO BE USEABLE

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Audio Feed

The second, or most recently selected component, will be the audio feed.

If you select the PC and send it to the right screen, and then select TV Tuner and send that to the left, the audio feed will come from the TV Tuner. If you then

choose to show a video from the PC, you will not hear the sound. At this point you

would change the order of selection.

Video Conference Main Menu

The Video Conference Main Menu screen provides access to the multimedia equipment and video conference controls. This screen looks like this:

BUTTON ACTION

The number field located directly above the keypad is not a button. Instead, this field simply displays the numbers you enter using the keypad.

The keypad lets you enter the video number you wish to call.

Terminates the current video call.

Places a call to the video number you typed using the dial keypad.

Displays the codec directory on projection screen.

Displays your presentation output.

The arrow buttons let you move the cursor up, down, left, and right as you navigate through the codec menus on the projection screen. The Select button lets you choose the current option.

Displays your output from your video camera.

Suppresses all outgoing audio to the far end. Pressing this button when the mute is on (while the button is highlighted) re-activates the audio to its previous level.

Lets you control the camera in the local room.

Displays the codec menu on the projection screen.

Lets you control the camera at the remote site in a video conference if that camera is capable of and enabled for remote control.

Turns Picture-In-Picture (PIP) on and off, toggling the display between split screen and full screen view.

Lets you backspace to delete the last number entered in the onscreen number field.

Pressing the volume UP arrow button raises the loudspeaker audio level, while volume DOWN lowers the audio level.

The bar graph is not a button; instead, it provides a visual indication of the audio level. At its lowest level, when the audio is muted, the graph color is all white. At full volume, the highest level, the graph is all black. The proportion of black to white changes as you make volume adjustments.

Toggles the loudspeakers on and off with each press of this button.

Displays the Local Presentation screen.

Lets you confirm your intent to power down the system.

Displays the Utilities screen.

Displays the Conference Sources popup.

BUTTON ACTION

The number field located directly above the keypad is not a button. Instead, this field simply displays the numbers you enter using the keypad.

The keypad lets you enter the video number you wish to call.

Terminates the current video call.

Places a call to the video number you typed using the dial keypad.

Displays the codec directory on projection screen.

Displays your presentation output.

The arrow buttons let you move the cursor up, down, left, and right as you navigate through the codec menus on the projection screen. The Select button lets you choose the current option.

Displays your output from your video camera.

Suppresses all outgoing audio to the far end. Pressing this button when the mute is on (while the button is highlighted) re-activates the audio to its previous level.

Lets you control the camera in the local room.

Displays the codec menu on the projection screen.

Lets you control the camera at the remote site in a video conference if that camera is capable of and enabled for remote control.

Turns Picture-In-Picture (PIP) on and off, toggling the display between split screen and full screen view.

Lets you backspace to delete the last number entered in the onscreen number field.

Pressing the volume UP arrow button raises the loudspeaker audio level, while volume DOWN lowers the audio level.The bar graph is not a button; instead, it provides a visual indication of the audio level. At its lowest level, when the audio is muted, the graph color is all white. At full volume, the highest level, the graph is all black. The proportion of black to white changes as you make volume adjustments.

Toggles the loudspeakers on and off with each press of this button.

Displays the Local Presentation screen.

Lets you confirm your intent to power down the system.

Displays the Utilities screen.

Displays the Conference Sources popup.

Conference Sources

The Conference Sources page lets you select a source to control, display locally, and send to the remote site in a video conference. These controls look like this:

This page and all of it’s choices is the same as the LOCAL PRESENTATIONscreen minus

Re-displays the Video Conference Menu controls.

UtilitiesThe Utilities controls buttons provide projector screen and lift controls, master

volume controls, and mute buttons for each input. This screen also displays the current lamp hours for each projector.

The Utilities screen looks like this:

It is STRONGLY recommended that only those trained on how to It is STRONGLY recommended that only those trained on how to use the system operate these controlsuse the system operate these controls

Trouble Shooting

• The wireless mic isn’t picking up the lecturers voice.

Check the GAIN dial on the side of the pack and turn it clockwise

• There’s no audio after selecting a new source.

The most recent selected source is where the audio feed will come from. For instance, if you have selected TV for both sides and then select PC, there will be no audio from the TV as it was not the most recently selected. To solve this, re-select TV and select the same side that it is already on.

These are stream-lined instructions on how to operate the system without bogging the casual user down with too much information.

If you are interested in acquiring a complete manual please contactandrew.cunningham@tufts.edu

You will need to justify your need for a hard copy.