HO 201
No Optical Drive on PC
Please Note: This room's PC does NOT have a DVD drive. If you are planning on playing a DVD, CD, etc. you will need to use the room's DVD or Blu-ray player.
Need to access files saved on a DVD from the computer? You can arrange for use of a portable optical drive by contacting the ITS Help Desk at ext. 8340.
Staff can also provide assistance outside of class time with moving files off a disc to D2L, Google Drive, etc. so you can access the files without needing to use a portable optical drive.
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| HO 201 seats 50 students. |
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| HO 201 is equipped with chalkboards along the front and hallway walls. |
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| Lighting controls are located next to the door. |
Horan O'Donnell 201 - Level 3 Classroom - Seats 50
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Powering Up the Equipment
The LCD projector is controlled using the Extron Control Panel located on the Instructor's Podium.
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| Instructor's Podium | Extron Control Panel |
Press the ON button to turn on the LCD projector. After pressing ON, wait until the button has stopped flashing before selecting the desired source button on the Extron Control Panel. The projector will not receive the command to switch until after it has finished warming up. This will take approximately 30 seconds.
Volume
The adjustment of volume is done using the knob located on the Extron Control Panel. Rotate the knob clockwise to increase the audio volume or counterclockwise to decrease it. The LED lights to the left of the volume knob indicate the current audio level. The top light will flash red when the volume level is at 100%.
NOTE: Computers have their own volume controls which may need to be adjusted separately.
Resident Computer
Press the POWER button on the resident computer to turn it on. HO 201 is equipped with a rack-computer on the right hand side of the podium. USB ports are located next to the computer's power button.
Once the computer has been powered up, press the PC button on the Extron Contol Panel to display the image on the LCD projector.
Document Camera (ELPDC21)
The document camera is to the left of the podium. To use it, power it on, and press the Doc Cam button on the Extron Control panel. Click here for more information regarding the document camera found in this classroom.
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| ELPDC21 Document Camera | The power button, zoom, and focus buttons are located on the base of the document camera. |
Press the DOC CAM button on the Extron Control Panel to display the image on the LCD projector.
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. Tethered to the HDMI cable is a display port adaptor that you can use if necessary.
Don't have a Display Port or HDMI port on your laptop? Vist Training & Support to find out what type of adapter is needed to connect your laptop.
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.
- Turn on the Blu-ray player using the power button on the player, or on the remote control.
- Press the BLU-RAY button on the Extron Control Panel.
- The image from the Blu-ray player will now display.
- Open the disc tray by using the eject button on the Blu-ray player. Insert your disc and then press the same button again to close the tray.
- Use the remote control to control the playback of your disc.
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| Denon Blu-ray player remote control |
Powering Down the Equipment
Press the OFF button on the Extron Control Panel to turn off the LCD projector.
The Projector will take approximately 30 seconds to complete its shut down cycle.
The resident computer must be powered off separately. Instructions for this are below.
Please turn off the the Blu-ray player if it is on, as well as the document camera.
Powering Down the Resident Computer
1. Open the Start Menu (click on 
2. Click the "Shut Down" button.