Unlocking the Compartments
Each multimedia station has equipment compartments. If the doors to the compartments are locked, the key is located in the station's drawer. Note: Faculty who teach in Lewisburg may need to obtain a key from the Lewisburg campus staff.
The master power switch for the multimedia station is located inside the right compartment. Press the switch in a upward direction to turn the power "on." The master power switch should remain on at all times. Do not turn the power off when you are finished using the equipment.Power
The LCD Projector Switcher is mounted on the counter top of the multimedia station. Pressing the ON button will turn on the projector and lower the screen simultaneously. Use the DOC CAM, LAPTOP, PC, or VIDEO (DVD/VCR in some classrooms) on the right side of the switcher to switch the LCD projector's input sources. Pressing the PIC MUTE button will interrupt the video signal to the projector (and raise the screen in some classrooms) until it is pressed again. Press the AUTO IMAGE button to synchronize the projector with laptop or PC video image.Turning the Projector ON/OFF, Screen Control,
and Selecting Sources
Closed Caption Capability
Captions that are encoded on DVD and VHS media can be displayed (decoded) when playing this media in the DVD/VHS machine. To turn on the captions, press the CC ON/OFF button located on the LCD projector switcher. Press it again to turn it off. Note: If you play a DVD movie or video program on the computer using Windows Media Player, you can display captions by going to the PLAY menu and selecting "Captions and Subtitles" and then "On if available." The CC ON/OFF does not decode closed captioning encoded on computer media. This is done by the software program used to play the media from the computer.
Raising & Lowering the Screen
See Turning the Projector ON/OFF, Screen Control, and Selecting Sources above.
Use the LCD Projector Switcher to adjust the volume of the audio delivered to the room's speakers. The LCD Projector Switcher is mounted on the counter top of the multimedia station. Rotate the volume knob to the right to increase the volume; rotate the volume knob to the left to decrease the volume. There is no audio mixer in this system to adjust in conjunction with this knob.Audio Volume Controls
Computer
The computer operates on the Microsoft Windows platform. Equipped with Microsoft Office products, this computer is capable of displaying PowerPoint presentations, Word documents, and Excel spreadsheets. Additionally, audio CD's, and DVD's can be played using Windows Media Player. Internet access is available to Columbia State Faculty, Staff, and Students. Please note that thecomputers do not have floppy drives. We advise that you migrate your presentation material to a CD or a USB storage device.
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Laptop Connection and External USB Ports
Each multimedia station is equipped to allow users to connect a laptop computer to the projection system. Some are equiped with video and S-video connections for external devices (i.e. to play video via a video camera). Connect the appropriate cables from the laptop or other device to the ports located on the "hideaway" box that is mounted on the station. You must have the appropriate VGA cable, LAN cable, audio cable, and/or video cable to connect to the ports. These cables will be provided upon request if available.
Additionally, users of the station's computer may access the computer's USB ports by plugging in their USB devices into the ports located on the same box for laptop connection.
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Document Camera (Elmo)
A document camera is included in each multimedia equipped classroom that can be used to display transparencies, pages in a book, photographs, and other visual aids on the screen. The on/off button is located on the top of the base of unit (near the monitor). Zoom (Tele and Wide) and auto-focus buttons are located on the top front of the unit.
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document camera
Similar to a VHS or DVD player used at home, the classroom VHS/DVD combination machine has a remote control, as well as basic front panel control, that will turn the unit on/off and provide "play," "rewind," "fast forward," "pause," and "stop" functions for the VHS, DVD, or CD audio media. VHS/DVD Combination Machine
Desk Crank
The computer desk may be lowered to a comfortable seating position or raised for a comfortable standing position. Turn the crank counter clockwise to lower the desk. Turn the crank clockwise to raise the desk. Note: The crank may be removed on some stations and stored in the drawer.
Further assistance, including a personal tutorial session, may be arranged by contacting
Bob Trybalski, Coordinator, Instructional Technology Support Services (931) 540-2869