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USING THE TIERED CLASSROOM MULTIMEDIA EQUIPMENT

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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 SYSTEMSEE PAGE 8 FOR INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO TURN OFF INDIVIDUAL PROJECTORS

EQUIPMENT OVERVIEW

The multimedia equipment in this room is maintained by the department of Instructional Technology Services. The technical support number for ITS is: 464-1838on the web at: http://instructech.usi.eduemail to: [email protected]

The PC in this room is maintained by the USI Computer Center and their support number is 465-1080

http://instructech.usi.edu


mailto:[email protected]




To activate the AMX touchscreen controller, touch anywhere on the surface.

OPERATING the

AMX TOUCHSCREEN

TOUCH SCREENANYWHERE

TOACTIVATE







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.

SELECTING A SOURCETO DISPLAY ON THE SCREENS







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.

USING THE DOCUMENT CAMERA







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 email 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.

CONNECTING A LAPTOP

VGA (laptop) and mini-audio connectors







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.

PLAYING A DVD or a VHS TAPE(the player)

DVD/VHS player “POWER” on button

DVD “tray open” button

VHS tape slot







Press the corresponding button for either VCR/Tuner or DVD.

On-screen controls appear appropriate for the source.

PLAYING A DVD or a VHS TAPE(the AMX Touchscreen)







Follow this procedure if the room has 2 or more projectors:

1. Touch the “Manual Controls” button on the left side of the AMX touchscreen2. Touch the “ON” or “OFF” button for the projector you want on or off

TURNING ON and OFF INDIVIDUAL 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, then3. Touch the rectangular projector button (Left, Right or Center Screen) to send the video

to that projector.

ROUTING VIDEO SOURCE TO PROJECTORS







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 panel2. In the area labeled “Routing Sources” touch the round source button to choose the

audio source you wish to amplify, then3. Touch the rectangular “Room Sound” button to send the audio to the speakers.

CHOOSING THE AUDIO SOURCE TO AMPLIFY IN 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.

ADJUSTING THE VOLUMEIN THE ROOM







ALWAYS FOLLOW THIS S IMPLE PROCEDURE WHEN F IN ISHED USING THE EQUIPMENT

Press the “DONE” button located in the lower left of the AMX Touchscreen display panel.

Press “YES” when prompted onscreen.

TURNING OFF THE SYSTEM





IN THE DESK



RCA VIDEO cable

(yellow)

RCA right channel (red) cable input

RCA left channel (white) cable input

VGA (AUX) and mini-audioinput for

LAPTOP CONNECTION

VHS SLOT

DVD TRAY

DVD/VHS PLAYERPOWER BUTTON







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.

USING THE “AUXILIARY” SOURCE

RCA video

(yellow)

RCA audio right channel

(red)

RCA audio

left channel

(white)







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.

USING THE “AUXILIARY” SOURCE







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.

“MUTE SCREEN”







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.







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

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:

http://instructech.usi.edu/sympodium.pdf

USING THE SYMPODIUM







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