OM 423

Old Main 423 (Case Study Room) - Level 3 Classroom - Seats 49

OM 423 was upgraded in January.  Further details on operation and features will be added shortly.

Powering Up the Equipment
The equipment is controlled from the lectern using a Extron Touch Panel Interface.  

If the touch panel's screen is black, touch the screen to wake the display. When the Canisius Logo Screen appears, tap the screen to power up the projector and lower the screen.  

While the projector is powering-up the Extron will display the message "Please Wait...LCD Projector Warming-up." Once the projector is ready, the Extron will display the Main Menu.

The resident computer and document camera are powered on using the appropriate button located on each device.

Projection Screen and Room Lighting Controls
On the left side of of the Extron touch panel under Additional Controls, are buttons to access screen and lighting controls.  Press the Light Controls button to bring up lighting options.  Press the Screen Controls button to bring up controls to raise or lower the screen

Touch-buttons are provided which allow you to select different lighting presets (Full, Medium, Low, and Off) for the room, as well as raise and lower the projection screen.

Wall plates, found by each door and near the phone, can also be used to control the lights. A wall plate for control of the screen is also located by the phone.

Projector Standby (Pic-Mute)
On the lower right corner of the Extron touch panel is the Projector Standby button.  Pressing this button once will place the projector in standby or pic-mute mode. While this mode is active, the button will flash. Simply press the button again to take the projector out of standby mode.

Volume
On the right side of the Extron touch panel, are volume controls for the room, as well as a slider indicating the relative volume level.  These allow volume to be raised, lowered or muted respectively.

NOTE: Computers have their own volume controls which may need to be adjusted separately.

Resident Computer @ Lectern
Press the POWER button on the resident computer to turn it on. OM 423 is equipped with a rack-mounted Dell PC computer. USB ports are located next to the computer's power button.

Once the computer has been powered up, press the COMPUTER button on the Extron to display the appropriate touch-screen controls.

Document Camera (ELMO)
The Doc Cam's power and lights must be turned on manually using the controls located on the camera itself. Click here for more information regarding the document camera found in this classroom.

Once the camera's power is on, press the DOC CAM button on the Extron to display on the projector and monitor.

Blu-ray/DVD Playback (via the Blu-ray Player)

This room is equipped with a Blu-ray player that can play both Blu-ray and DVD discs.

Press the OPEN/CLOSE button on the DVD player and insert your disc into the disc tray. Press the DVD button on the Crestron to display the appropriate touch-screen controls.  

Touch-buttons are provided which allow you to control the Blu-Ray player from the Extron. The only time you ever touch the Blu-Ray player itself is to insert or eject your disc.

Connecting a Laptop
The HDMI cable needed for connecting a laptop computer is found on the instructor's podium.  The HDMI connection caries both video and audio.  For more information see Selecting HDMI Audio Output.

Don't have a HDMI port on your laptop? Visit Training & Support to find out what type of adapter is needed to connect your laptop.

Powering Down the Equipment
Press the SHUTDOWN button on the Crestron to display the appropriate touch-screen controls. Press the green "Yes" button to proceed with shutdown or the red "No" button to cancel.

The resident computer and document camera are each powered off separately. Instructions for shutting down the computer are found below.

Be sure to remove any media from the equipment before shutting it down.

Powering Down the Resident PC

1. Open the Start Menu (click on  in the lower-left corner).

2. Click the "Shut Down" button.