OM 422

What's in Old Main 422?

Installed Equipment
• Crestron Touch Panel
• Ceiling-mounted LCD projector
• Pull-down projection screen
• Resident computer (PC running Windows)
• Blu-Ray Player
• Observation suite camera & recording system

• Document Camera

For Laptops & Other Devices
• Connectivity: HDMI cable
• Internet and network access: Wired & Wireless

Seating Information
• Capacity: 18
• Type: Tables & chairs (movable)

Other Room Features
• Adjacent observation suite
• Chalkboards (front wall)
• Light switches by door & lectern
• Phone (mounted on lectern)

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.

Observation Suite Note

IMPORTANT
The USB drive you record to will need to be formatted for the FAT 32 file system. When formatting your drive, be sure to select FAT32 under the File System drop down in the Format dialog box.

Photos

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OM 422 seats 8 students.

OM 422 is equipped with one chalkboard.

The observation suite is located next door.

Lighting controls, along with a phone, are
located on the wall behind the lectern.

The phone is located on the side of the lectern.

Old Main 422 - Level 3 Classroom - Seats 18

Equipment	Room Features
Extron Touch Panel Interface Ceiling-mounted LCD projector Windows computer Blu-Ray player Ability to connect a presenter's laptop (HDMI) Observation suite with remote controlled video camera Document Camera (click here for more info) Pull-down projection screen	Seats 18 8 Tables and chairs (movable) Light switches by door & behind lectern Internet and network access Adjacent observation suite Phone (wall-mounted on lectern) Chalkboard (front wall)

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

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Instructor's lectern	Crestron Touch Panel

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 turn on the projector. Note that the resident computer, and document camera are powered on using the appropriate button located on each device.

The equipment will power-up and the Extron will display the message "Please Wait...LCD Projector Warming-up." Once the projector is ready, the Extron will display the main menu, allowing a source to be selected.

Projector Standby (Pic-Mute)
Pressing the PROJECTOR Standby button on the lower right of the Extron will mute the image on the projection screen. Pressing it a second time will display the image again.

Volume
Use the the VOLUME controls on the right side of the Extron to adjust the sound in the room. Volume up, down, and mute controls are provided.

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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 422 is equipped with a Dell computer. USB ports are located on the front of the computer.

Once the computer has been powered up, press the Computer button on the Extron to display the PC on both the projector and monitor.

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The computer is located on the right shelf of the lectern	Computer selected as the source on the Extron.

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. It is located in the equipment rack in the left side of the lectern.

Press the BLU-RAY button on the Extron Control Panel.
The image from the Blu-ray player will now display on the projector and monitor.
Open the disc tray by using the eject button on the Blu-ray player or on the touch screen. Insert your disc and then press the same button again to close the tray.
Use the touch screen controls on the Extronto control the playback of your disc.

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The Blu-Ray player is in the rack	Blu-Ray playback controls on the Extron touch panel.

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.

Document Camera (Epson)

The Doc Cam's power and lights must be turned on manually using the controls located on the camera itself. If there is a glowing blue light on the Doc Cam's power button, it is already on. If the light is off, press and release the power button. It will blink a few times before power up is achieved (this will take a few seconds). To turn the lights on on the Doc Cam, use the light switch located on the camera.

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.

For more information see Epson DC-13 Document Camera. More information on features of the document camera can be found online in its manual by following this link: https://files.support.epson.com/pdf/elpdc21/elpdc21ug.pdf

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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 Laptop button on the Extron touch panel.

4. Turn on your laptop's power.

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

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.

Observation Suite Viewing/Recording
This unique room features an observation suite with a video camera that can be controlled using the Extron. Videos are recorded with the Extron SMP-111 to a user-provided USB thumb drive.

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The Extron SMP-111 is below the Blu-Ray player in the rack.

Press the Capture button on the Extron to display the observation room camera, and touch-screen controls to start, pause, and stop recording. Pan, tilt, and zoom control of the observation suite video camera can be accessed by pressing the Camera Control touch-screen button on the left of the screen. Click here (PDF) for a step-by-step instruction guide for use of the Crestron CAPTURE-HD.

An intercom system allows for communication between the observation suite and the classroom.

Training on this system can be setup by contacting the Media Center (ext. 2590).

Powering Down the Equipment
Press the Shut Down button on the Extron to display the appropriate touch-screen controls. Press the "Yes" button to proceed with shutdown or the "No" button to cancel.

The resident computer 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.