USING THE TIERED CLASSROOM MULTIMEDIA EQUIPMENT Rooms

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1 USING THE TIERED CLASSROOM MULTIMEDIA EQUIPMENT Rooms EQUIPMENT OVERVIEW Most functions in this room are controlled by the touchscreen AMX controller. To connect your laptop, there is a VGA connection in the top of the rack, and to connect a portable digital device, there are RCA connection inputs inside the doors.. The document camera is controlled either at the camera or on the touchscreen, DVD/VHS playback is initiated in the DVD/VHS player in the desk and controlled by the touchscreen AMX controller. The Sympodium is a tablet style screen with a touch-sensitive stylus that displays the Windows 7 operating system. There is also a standard keyboard and wired mouse. Routing of the video source and audio volume is controlled by the touchscreen, to the projector of choice - left, right, or center SEE PAGE 13 FOR INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO TURN OFF THE SYSTEM SEE PAGE 8 FOR INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO TURN OFF INDIVIDUAL PROJECTORS The multimedia equipment in this room is maintained by the department of Instructional Technology Services.

2 OPERATING the AMX TOUCHSCREEN To activate the AMX touchscreen controller, touch anywhere on the surface. TOUCH SCREEN ANYWHERE TO ACTIVATE

3 SELECTING A SOURCE TO DISPLAY ON THE SCREENS Touch the corresponding button for the source you would like to display on the screen in front of the room. The selected source is automatically displayed on all screens in the room. If the room is equipped with large screen monitors they will also display the same source video. The buttons for VCR/Tuner, DVD and Document Camera will provide on-screen controls when selected.

4 USING THE DOCUMENT CAMERA Touch the Document Camera button. You now have the option of controlling the functions of the Document Camera using the AMX Touchscreen panel or by using the physical buttons on the camera itself.

5 CONNECTING A LAPTOP Connect your laptop to the supplied VGA and audio-mini cable found on the top of the desk. If the laptop does not have a VGA connector, contact Instructional Technology Services at the technical support number or listed at the bottom of each page in this document. Next, touch the LAPTOP button on the AMX Touchscreen to display the video and adjust the audio using the SOURCE VOLUME touchscreen button referenced earlier in this document. VGA (laptop) and mini-audio connectors

6 PLAYING A DVD or a VHS TAPE (the player) Locate the combination DVD/VHS player in the desk below the AMX Touchscreen. Press the POWER on button. For a DVD, press the tray open button and insert the DVD label side up when the tray slides out, then gently push the tray to close. For a VHS tape, locate the tape slot on the right side of the player and insert the cassette, label side up. DVD tray open button VHS tape slot DVD/VHS player POWER on button

7 PLAYING A DVD or a VHS TAPE (the AMX Touchscreen) Press the corresponding button for either VCR/Tuner or DVD. On-screen controls appear appropriate for the source.

8 TURNING ON and OFF INDIVIDUAL PROJECTORS Follow this procedure if the room has 2 or more projectors: 1. Touch the Manual Controls button on the left side of the AMX touchscreen 2. Touch the ON or OFF button for the projector you want on or off

9 ROUTING VIDEO SOURCE TO PROJECTORS To choose which video source displays on which projector, follow this procedure: 1. Touch the Video Routing button on the left side of the AMX touchscreen 2. In the area labeled Routing Sources touch the round source button to choose the video source you wish to display, then 3. Touch the rectangular projector button (Left, Right or Center Screen) to send the video to that projector.

10 CHOOSING THE AUDIO SOURCE TO AMPLIFY IN ROOM To choose which audio source is amplified in the room, follow this procedure: 1. Touch the Video Routing button on the left side of the AMX Touchscreen panel 2. In the area labeled Routing Sources touch the round source button to choose the audio source you wish to amplify, then 3. Touch the rectangular Room Sound button to send the audio to the speakers.

11 ADJUSTING THE VOLUME IN THE ROOM Locate the source volume button in the upper left of the screen and touch it. A red drop down box will appear. Touch the VOLUME UP or VOLUME DOWN or MUTE SOURCE VOLUME button to make adjustments.

12 ADJUSTING THE VOLUME IN THE ROOM Locate the source volume button in the upper left of the screen and touch it. A red drop down box will appear. Touch the VOLUME UP or VOLUME DOWN or MUTE SOURCE VOLUME button to make adjustments.

13 TURNING OFF THE SYSTEM ALWAYS FOLLOW THIS SIMPLE PROCEDURE WHEN FINISHED USING THE EQUIPMENT Press the DONE button located in the lower left of the AMX Touchscreen display panel. Press YES when prompted onscreen.

14 IN THE DESK RCA left channel (white) cable input VGA (AUX) and mini-audio input for LAPTOP CONNECTION RCA right channel (red) cable input RCA VIDEO cable (yellow) DVD/VHS PLAYER POWER BUTTON DVD TRAY VHS SLOT

15 USING THE AUXILIARY SOURCE THE AUX or auxiliary source can be used to display or listen to portable analog or digital devices, such as an ipod, smartphone or similar device. The connectors are RCA type for both audio and video. It is likely you will need a proprietary cable to make the appropriate connection from your device to the input found beneath the desk. Please contact ITS in advance to see if an adapter cable is available. Contact information for ITS is listed at the bottom of each page in this document. RCA audio right channel (red) RCA audio left channel (white) RCA video (yellow)

16 USING THE AUXILIARY SOURCE After making the necessary connections as noted on the previous page, press the AUX Video button to display the video on the screens. Control the room volume using the System Volume button on the AMX Touchscreen and/or by adjusting on the device that has been connected.

17 MUTE SCREEN At times when it is desirable to Mute or show nothing on the screen, locate the Mute Screen button in the lower left of the AMX Touchscreen panel and press it to show a blank screen, and press again to toggle back to the selected source video.

18 USING THE SYMPODIUM THERE IS NO PROVISION FOR ALLOWING THE SYMPODIUM TO INTERFACE WITH LAPTOP CONNECTIONS. Tethered to the Sympodium screen is a stylus pen. Holding the stylus like a pen, bring it to light contact with the surface of the Sympodium monitor. The mouse cursor will follow the stylus around the screen. Tap the pen on the screen to activate features of the computer operating system or other programs. Double tapping the stylus has the same effect as a mouse double-click.

19 USING THE SYMPODIUM Along the top of the Sympodium screen is a row of buttons. The button icons indicate how the stylus will interact with the computer. To draw or write on the surface of the operating system or within programs such as PowerPoint, select/press the button that has a pen icon - the color of the pen icon represents the pen color. Bring the stylus to the screen and make contact while applying pressure and write as you would with a regular pen. An eraser or left or right click mouse function may also be assigned to the stylus behavior by pressing the appropriate button

20 USING THE SYMPODIUM There are also 6 function buttons along the bottom of the Sympodium screen. Each button has its own function. For example, the button with a keyboard icon will display an onscreen virtual keyboard when pressed. Short sections of text can then be tapped out using the stylus by touching the appropriate letters. For more information about the classroom Sympodium, view or download the document from the url listed below: