Using Equipment in Physical Sciences 158
- Arrive early for your class. The Lecture Hall should be unlocked.
If the door is locked, contact Campus Police at ext. 3-3700 and someone
should be out to unlock it in 10-30 minutes.
- Lower the Projection Screen by pressing the
switch, which is on the wall behind the Console. Use the
center switch. You must hold it down until it is lowered
to the position in which you want it.
- The Physical Sciences 158 Computer Console has been modified and reduced
in size.
- Unlock the padlock
using the four-digit combination you were provided. Every console
has a different combination. You must push in the shackle then pull
it to release the padlock.
- The top of the console contain the monitor on the left and the
VGA Laptop cables on the far right corner. To the right of the console is the Document Camera.
- Inside the console, on the left are
the keyboards for the Mac/PC and below is the Microphone. To
the right you will find a DVD/VCR combo unit, and a PC and a Mac
below it.
- Turn on the computer that you are going to use. PC users
will need to log on using their NIS account.
- Log on using your NIS account. If you
can't log on, click on the Option button located on the bottom
right of your Log On screen to make sure the domain is NIS.
- The remote control for the Multimedia Projector is located
under the DVD/VCR player. Point it directly at the Multimedia
Projector, and press the Power button to turn it on. It takes
a minute to warm up.
- To display what is on the computer, press the button labeled Comp1.
- To display what is on the Laptop or Document Camera, press the button labeled Comp2/YCbCr.
- To display what is playing on the DVD/VCR Player, press the button labeled Video.
- When you first come in the Multimedia Projector should have a steady
orange light.
When you press Power on the remote the steady orange light will change to a blinking green light. This means that the Multimedia Projector is warming up. After it finishes that phase you will see a steady green light, meaning that it is done warming up.
- To use the Laptop, connect the VGA Laptop cables to the
External Monitor Port. Remember to change your Laptop
resolution to 800X600. To display what is on the laptop, press the
button labeled Comp2/YCbCr from the Multimedia
Projector remote control.
Note:
You can adjust the audio volume by pressing on the Volume button
on the Multimedia Projector control. - To use the DVD/VCR combo, power on the system. Select the
device (DVD or VCR) you want to use from the Remote Control.
To display what is playing on the DVD/VCR, press the button labeled Video from
your Multimedia Projector remote control.
Note:
You can adjust the volume from the audio using the Multimedia
Projector control, by pressing on the Volume button.
- To use the Document camera, power on the system.
Swing out the left and right lamp and rise and adjust the camera
lens before use. Controls on the front include pause, zoom in, and
zoom out buttons. In addition to displaying traditional
transparencies, this device can display any three dimensional
object. To display what is on the Document Camera,
press the button labeled Comp2/YCbCr from the
Multimedia Projector remote control.
- The Microphone is On. You can adjusted the Mic volume using
the Mic Level knob.
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To turn off the Multimedia Projector, aim the Remote Control at it and press the Power button again. The steady green light will change to a flashing orange light, which indicates that it is cooling down. After it cycles through this phase the light will change to a steady orange light as you saw it when you first came in, meaning that it is once again off.
- When you are done using the console,
relock the padlock by changing the tumblers (numbers)
and pushing the shackle in. Pull on it to be sure it is locked.
- When leaving the Lecture Hall, you may leave
the doors unlocked. Eagle Patrol locks them every night.
