HO 202

HO 202

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 202 seats 50 students.

HO 202 is equipped with chalkboards
along the front and hallway walls.

Lighting controls are located next to the door.

A phone is located in the front corner
of the room across from the lectern.

 Horan O'Donnell 202 - Level 3 Classroom - Seats 50Remove

EquipmentRoom Features
  • Extron Control Panel
  • Projector
  • Windows Computer
  • Document Camera
  • Ability to connect a presenter's laptop (HDMI)
  • Blue Ray disc player
  • Pull-down projection screen
  • Seats 50
  • Tablet arm desks (movable)
  • Light switches by door
  • Internet and network access
  • Phone (wall-mounted by windows)
  • Chalkboard (front & hallway walls)
  • Click here to see what software is installed in this classroom

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 lecternExtron Hard-Button 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.


After successfully entering the Access Code, the equipment will power-up and the Crestron will display the message "Please Wait...LCD Projector Warming-up." Once the projector is ready, the Crestron will display the Main Menu, further identifying the function of the hard-buttons.


ELPDC21 Document CameraThe 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.

Using the HDMI cable

1. Plug the HDMI cable into your laptop's HDMI port.
2. Plug the Ethernet cable into your laptop's network jack (if needed).
3. Press the HDMI button on the Extron.
4. Turn on your laptop's power.
5. If needed, set your laptop to display on a secondary display.

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.

  1. Turn on the Blu-ray player using the power button on the player, or on the remote control.
  2. Press the BLU-RAY button on the Extron Control Panel.
  3. The image from the Blu-ray player will now display.
  4. 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.
  5. Use the remote control to control the playback of your disc.

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  in the lower-left corner).

2. Click the "Shut Down" button.