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Quigley Auditorium 101

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The projector control panel on the podium contains all the necessary controls to operate the projector. Audio is handled through the touch screen to the left.

BUTTON

FUNCTION

Power On/Off

Turns the projector on and off

Hide/Show

Hides the current image being displayed

Podium PC

Displays instructor computer screen

Laptop

Displays a Laptop computer screen

VCR

Displays images from the VCR

DVD

Displays images from the DVD player

Document camera

This button is not used in this room

AUX

This Button is not used in this room

EQUIPMENT

Podium PC -- located in the podium cabinet

DVD Player -- located in the podium cabinet

VCR -- located in the podium cabinet

Remotes for Projector, VCR, and DVD player -- located in podium cabinet

Air Mouse -- located in the podium cabinet

Laptop connection cables -- located on top of the podium cabinet

Clicker Software/Reciever

PROJECTOR USE

To raise and lower the projector screen use the switch labeled UP \ DOWN located on the wall.
Press Power On/Off to turn the projector on and off. (The projector may take a few seconds to warm up)
While the projector is on, use the keypad to switch between different displays. A light will appear next to the key of the display that is currently in use. You may refer to the above table for descriptions on the keys in the keypad.

To display instructor computer screen

After the computer is on, On the podium touch pad select COMPTR and then select LecternPC . Press the key labeled Podium PC on the Projector Control Panel

To use the air mouse

The air mouse may be pointed anywhere to work. To move the mouse pointer on the screen hold the trigger button located on the under-side of the mouse.
The air mouse will only work on the podium PC.

To display video from the VCR

Make sure the VCR is on. On the podium touch pad select VCR . Press the key labeled VCR on the Projector Control Panel. Use the VCR/DVD player remote to play the tape.

To display video or images from the DVD player

Make sure the DVD Player is on. On the podium touch pad select VCR . Press the key labeled DVD on the Projector Control Panel. Press the DVD button on the DVD/VCR remote control. Use the DVD/VCR remote to play the video.

To display the screen of a Laptop Computer

Plug the monitor cable, located behind the computer screen, into your laptop. On the podium touch pad select COMPTR and then select Lectern Laptop . Press the Laptop key on the podium keypad to display the laptop screen. If there is no image being displayed you can press Fn + F8 on your laptop or just restart your computer. If there is still no image being displayed you may need to adjust the resolution of your computer screen to no higher than 1024 x 768 pixels.

For Audio with your laptop you can also plug in the audio cable, located behind the computer screen, into your laptop. The audio will come from the projector only, so use the projector control panel to change the volume or use your laptops volume control settings.

In order to connect your Laptop to the Allegheny Network, you will have to have a network registration. Plug the network cable into your laptop and open up a web browser. If the network registration page does not initially come up, type http://www.allegheny.edu into the address bar and then follow the instructions on the registration page to connect to Gatornet.

To hide the image being projected

If you would like to temporarily hide an image or screen from being displayed by the projector without turning it off, press the key labeled Hide/Show. A blank screen will be displayed. Press the key again to resume viewing the display.

MICROPHONE USE

On the podium touch pad select Utility , then select Mics , and then select Lectern . You may use the volume controls on the podium touch pad to change the microphone volume or press the mute button on the touchpad to mute the microphones.

VOLUME CONTROLS

Press the PGM Volume button on the podium touch pad to change the volume of sound being projected.

LIGHT CONTROLS

Each time a selection is made on the podium touch pad to select a new projection source, the lights dim. Select High, Med, or Low to set the lights to the desired brightness.


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