AV Instructions: ETB 537

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Room Overview

The image below highlights the location of the 3 main components of the AV system:

  1. Projector control panel (mounted on wall)
  2. Instructor's desk and computer (already connected via HDMI)
  3. The pull down projector screen

Control Panel

The control panel has 3 main functions, described and shown below.

  1. Turn the projector On and Off. Press the LHS to turn On and RHS to turn Off (while it looks like 1 button it is actually 2)
  2. Toggle between the 2 sources (HDMI cable connected to desktop, and free HDMI cable that can be connected to laptop)
  3. Turn volume up / down (RHS up, LHS down)

Projecting from Desktop

  1. The desktop at the Instructor's desk is already connected to the projector. Just log in.
  2. On the control panel (reference [insert ref]):
    1. Press the ON button
    2. If you only see a blue screen, press the input toggle button to switch input to desktop

Projecting from Laptop

  1. Locate the free (unplugged) HDMI cable at the instructor's desk. This should be around the back of the monitor, see image below.
  2. Plug the HDMI cable into your laptop
  3. On the control panel (reference [insert ref]):
    1. Press the ON button
    2. If you see a blue screen or the desktop computer screen, press the input toggle button to switch input to the laptop

Location of the free HDMI cable: