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This page describes typical General-Purpose (GP) Classrooms designed around Extron manufactured products. This design significantly improves the ability to deliver engaging, interactive, high-quality hybrid sessions, capture, record, and archive classes, and deliver superior multimedia academic instruction.

Items common to all presentation systems:

  • A Room PC w/Windows Operating System
  • One ceiling-mounted projector and screen
  • An Extron Switcher
  • An Extron push-button control panel
  • A Wolfvision document camera
  • A WACOM pen display

Using the Push Button Control:

To present content onto the projection screen, desktop monitor, playback audio, or use the microphone(s) you must interact with the push button control. If you plan to use audio during your session, there is a volume adjustment knob to adjust the volume to a more appropriate level.

Press the ON button (1)

Select your input source (2)

Extron panel

PIC MUTE will cause the screen to go up and the corresponding image to be removed, allowing access to the writing surface. This function is only for temporary use. It is not a substitute for the OFF button.

If you wish to use your laptop, press the HDMI button and use the provided HDMI cable. (If you do not have an HDMI connection, please visit the as CTS does not provide adapters).

Push the OFF button to turn off the projector and raise the screen.

NOTE: A manual switch on the wall near the presenter station can also raise and lower the screen(s).

IMPORTANT: If the push button control is nonresponsive, please call the Tech Team Helpline at 656-2604 or submit a Help Request. Please let us know if you require immediate assistance or are merely reporting the issue.

Other Equipment

Microphones
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Larger rooms are equipped with wireless microphones for room amplification. There are two wireless mic packs: one with a headset element that is worn over the ear, and one with a lavelier element that clips onto your clothing.

mic packs

Turn on the mic pack using the switch at the top.

green light on mic pack indicating it's turned on

Please turn off the mic pack and place it back into the charger base.

NOTE: The mic packs will only correctly fit in the cradle one way.

Cameras
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These rooms will have a Logitech Meetup camera mounted onto the desktop. It comes with a built-in microphone and a remote control that allows for pan/tilt/zoom and mute.

Logitech Meetup camera

Note: The Document camera is also detected as a camera. Make sure you have the correct camera selected in Microsoft Teams' device settings.

Wacom
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The Wacom One is a digital pen display.

Wacom One digital pen display

It is a secondary display or monitor. It's not a tablet. It doesn't have any apps on it. The included stylus must be used, or you may use the presentation computer's mouse.

Make sure the Room PC's desktop is in extended mode vs duplicate mode. There are icons on the desktop to easily switch between display modes.

Screenshot of "Display Switch" icons on the Room PC's desktop

If you intend for this to be projected onto the screens, you will need to select the WACOM as the input source and select the correct destination source (as described above).

Document Camera
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The Document Camera is a digital device that captures and displays everything being captured on the whiteboard below it. To use it, simply lift the arm up and the light and camera should become active. If you intend for this to be projected onto the screens, you will need to select the Document Camera (DOC CAM) as the input source, (as well in Teams under Settings > Devices) and select the correct destination source (as described above).

Document Camera
Desktop PC
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Each GP classroom has a ¶¶Òõ̽̽ computer available for your use. These computers are centrally managed and are up to date with security patches.

The computers are managed and set to be always powered ON and are scheduled to reboot themselves each night. If the computer is not ON when you arrive, please contact the Tech Team Helpline to report the issue.

Each GP classroom computer will have the following applications:
• Windows Operating System
• Microsoft Teams
• Microsoft Office 365
• Mathematica
• JMP
• SPSS

For other applications, please submit a Classroom Software Request.

Note: We are no longer purchasing machines with optical (DVD/Blu-Ray) drives. If you require one, please submit a Help Request.

Connecting Other Devices
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A connection module on the desk provides the following:

  • VGA pull-up cable
  • HDMI pull-up cable to connect your laptop or other devices
  • 3.5mm audio pull-up cable
  • Ethernet cable for network connectivity on other devices
Extron connection module on a desk

Additional Info

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Is something in the room not working?

Please call the Tech Team Helpline at 656-2604 or submit a Help Request.

Please let us know if you require immediate assistance or are merely reporting the issue.

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