ROE C7 AV Guide
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ROE C7 AV Guide
The C7 lecture theatre is set up with 2 cameras (one forward-facing, one
audience-facing), mics that presenters MUST use, an audience mic and 2
projector screens (one drop-down, one static). Presenters can use the desktop
PC or use the provided HDMI/ or VGA + USB cables to connect a laptop
–
for
presentation, video conferencing (e.g Zoom, Teams) and lecture capture (via
UoE’s Media Hopper Replay)
For first-time users, it is STRONGLY recommended that you check and test your presentation / video
conferencing setup
–
the day before or ½ an hour before your start time
–
to allow you to set things up
and get familiar with mic, camera and touch-panel controls.
Instructions for use:
1)
For laptop use (no login required)
a.
Connect the HDMI cable to your laptop. An adapter for HDMI to USB-C / Thunderbolt is provided.
Connect the USB cable - to connect room speakers/mic/camera. For VGA, connect VGA + audio
cable + USB.
b.
Use the touch-control panel to select
‘Laptop’ for Projector 1 and 2.
c.
In
laptop’s Settings, select ‘Extron’ for speakers, ‘Extron’
or ‘UVC
-
01’ for input video and ‘
UVC-01
Roland’ for mic input
(device labels may be slightly different)
2)
For PC use (requires University login)
a.
Move the mouse, press a key to wake
–
login should appear in the ‘SMART’ screen after a few
seconds.
b.
Login to the PC
–
using your University credentials
c.
Use the small touch-
control panel and select ‘PC’ for both projectors
d.
In PC settings, set ‘EXTRON’ for speakers (Sadly the
PC sees two of these with the same name and
only one works), microphone should be MIC 2 USB
3)
Next, check that audio works from computer by showing a video
–
sound should be heard in the room.
4)
Pick up one of the lapel microphones from the dock
–
it will switch on automatically
–
light on top is
yellow for connecting/mute, green for ready. Test audience can hear. All mics can be used at once
5)
You can then control cameras (audience vs presenter, zoom and presets), speaker volume, etc from
the small control panel screen to the left of the two desk screens
6)
For video conferencing: depending on your PC/laptop setup, you may need to set the speaker and mic
options in the system setup as well as within Zoom/Teams for full functionality.
7)
Switching to audience
–
facing camera will switch on the audience mic in the ceiling
–
which is also fed
into the laptop/ PC alongside the lapel mic(s). It can be muted via the touch control panel.