SCI-274 Equipment Instructions

Formal Name: 
zScience Center Sage 274 Classroom
Layouts: 
Classroom: Tablet Chairs
Max Capacity: 
35
Features: 

I S:C D Player
I S:Computer, Macintosh
I S:Document Camera
I S:Projection Screen(2)
I S:Projector, L C D
I S:Projector, Slide
I S:Projector, Transparency
I S:V C R, U.S.A. Only

AV Controls

On the instructor desk, the Extron Switcher Panel has several active buttons for selecting source inputs. Press the respective button for the source you intend to use.

Turning on the Projector

Locate the Extron Switcher. Press and hold for 5 seconds the Display Power button to turn on the projector. The Display Power button will illuminate and the projector will take approximately 45 seconds to reach full brightness.
 

Projection Screen

The projection screen must be pulled down manually.

Projecting from the Mac

Confirm the Mac is on.  Select the Mac button on the Extron Switcher.

Projecting from a Laptop

  • Locate the VGA/audio cables on the instructor desk and connect to the laptop.
  • Press the Front Panel Input button on the Extron switcher to display the laptop screen.
Volume/Mute
 
Rotate the knob Volume on the Extron Switcher.

Projecting from the VCR

Insert the videotape into the VCR.  Press the VCR button on the Extron Switcher.  Use the VCR's remote or onboard controls to play, pause, stop, etc.

Projecting from the DVD/CD player

Insert the disc.  Press the DVD button on the Extron Switcher.  Use the DVD remote or the onboard controls to play the disc.

Projecting from the Document Camera

  • Press the DOC button on the Extron Switcher.
  • Unfold and raise the light arms on the document camera as far as they will go. Firmly press the lever on the camera arm downward and raise the camera head so the arm is at a 45' angle and the camera points straight down.
  • Press the Lamp button on the document camera to turn on the lights on either side of the document camera.
  • Turn on the document camera by pressing the Green Power Button on the left of its control panel.
  • The projector should display documents and objects that are placed on the bed of the document camera.
  • When switching documents/objects, you can press the Freeze button on the document camera to freeze an image on the projection screen. Press the Freeze button again to exit the freeze mode.
  • To display transparencies, press the Lamp button on the document camera once. The panel underneath the bed will light up and the arm lights will turn off. To turn the lights off entirely, press the Lamp button again.
  • You can zoom in and out with the Zoom buttons. If the image becomes unfocused, adjust the focus with the focus buttons.
  • When you are finished, turn the document camera off with the power button.