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OM 200

OM 200

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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OM 200 seats 21 students.
OM 200 is equipped with two chalkboards.
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Lighting controls and a phone are located on the wall behind the teachers station.

 

 

 

Old Main 200 - Level 3 Classroom - Seats 21

Equipment

Room Features

• Extron Control Panel
• Ceiling-mounted LCD projector
• Windows computer
• Document camera (click here for more info)
• Blu-ray player with remote control
• Ability to connect a presenter's laptop (HDMI & VGA)
• Pull-down projection screen

  • Seats 21

  • Tablet arm desks (movable)

  • Light switches by door & behind lectern

  • Internet and network access

  • Phone (wall-mounted behind lectern)

  • Chalkboards (side & hallway walls)

  • Click here to see what software is installed in this classroom

Powering Up the Equipment
The ceiling-mounted LCD projector is controlled from the lectern using an Extron Control Panel.  

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Instructor's lectern
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Extron Control Panel


Press the ON button to turn on the LCD projector. After pressing ON, wait until the button has stopped flashing before the image will display on the projector.

The resident computer, document camera, and Blu-ray player are all powered on using the appropriate button located on each device.

Projector Standby (AV MUTE)
The AV MUTE button is located to the right of the display ON/OFF buttons. Pressing this button once will place the projector in standby or pic-mute mode, as well as mute room audio. While this mode is active, the button will flash. Simply press the button again to take the projector out of standby mode and unmute the audio.

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%.

Volume level readings on the Extron Control Panel

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 200 is equipped with a Dell computer. 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 to display the image on both the monitor and LCD projector simultaneously.

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The computer is located on the right shelf of the lectern

Document Camera
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 the image on both the monitor and LCD projector simultaneously.

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Blu-ray or DVD Playback (via the Blu-ray player)
Once the equipment is powered up, press the OPEN/CLOSE button on the Panasonic Blu-ray player and insert your disc (DVD or Blu-ray) into the disc tray. The Blu-ray player is controlled using the buttons on the unit or the corresponding Panasonic remote control provided.

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The Blu-ray player is in the rack
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 Panasonic Blu-ray player remote control

Press the BLU-RAY button on the Extron to display the image on both the monitor and LCD projector simultaneously.

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

Using the VGA cable

Using the HDMI cable

  1.  Plug the VGA cable into your laptop's VGA port.

  1.  Plug the HDMI cable into your laptop's HDMI port.

 

  1.  Plug the audio cable into your laptop's headphone jack.

  1.  Press the HDMI button on the Extron.

  1.  Press the LAPTOP VGA button on the Extron.

  1.  Turn on your laptop's power.

  1.  Turn on your laptop's power.

  1.  If needed, set your laptop to display on a secondary display.

  1.  If needed, set your laptop to display on a secondary display.

 


Don't have a VGA or 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 OFF button on the Extron to turn off the LCD projector.

The resident computer, document camera, and DVD/VCR combo unit must be 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 Computer

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

2. Click the "Shut Down" button.