MODULE 7 Controllers

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MODULE 7Controllers

• Room controllers operate the equipment in the
  IVC rooms.
• Polycom rooms (non Roll About rooms) are
  controlled by an AMX Touch Panel (top). The AMX
  touch panel is in all IVC rooms except HBC 103.6,
  301.3, CYP 1008 and EVC 3203.
• VTEL IVC rooms are controlled by a Penpal
  Tablet (bottom).

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Module 7 ControllersControllers-AMX Rooms

• For IVC rooms with AMX Touch Panels, all the
  room equipment can be controlled within the green
  Local Sources panel located at the bottom of
  the AMX Touch Panel.

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Module 7 Controllers Controllers-AMX Rooms

• From left to right of the Local Sources area
  of the AMX Touch Panel there are the following
  buttons
• Student Camera
• Instructor Camera
• Document Camera
• Desktop Computer
• Laptop Computer
• VCR Player
• DVD Player
• A/V Aux. 1

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Module 7 Controllers AMX Rooms Starting an AMX
Session

• When an instructor first enters an AMX Touch
  Panel room, the touch panel will be in sleep mode
• Click on Monitor Power (upper left corner) and
  then All to turn on all room monitors
• all AMX Touch Panel dialog boxes after they have
  finished with them. To close, simply select the
  Close icon in the lower portion of the dialog box
  (window)

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Module 7 Controllers AMX Rooms Student Camera

• The Student Camera on the AMX panel is the first
  selection on the left of the Local Source (green)
  Controls.
• Note Remember, students come 1st at ACC.
• The Camera Control Icon just above the Student
  Camera Icon on the Local source panel opens up
  the student camera control dialog box and allows
  the instructor to control the settings for the
  student camera and microphone.

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Module 7 Controllers AMX Rooms Student Cameras

• The student camera can be adjusted through the
  AMX panel and the mode can be changed from Manual
  to Auto (AMX Touch Panel only)
• The Auto setting automatically focuses the
  student camera whenever the Push to Talk
  Microphones are pressed by a student
• Manual allows the instructor to zoom in on a
  specific student location by pressing one of the
  microphone icons.
• Note The row of microphones on the bottom,
  correspond to the first row of desk microphones
  in the room. The top row corresponds with the
  back row of the IVC room.

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Module 7 Controllers AMX Rooms Instructor
Camera

• The Instructor Camera on the AMX panel is the
  second selection from the left on the Local
  Source (green) Controls.
• Press the Camera Control Icon (above the
  Instructor Camera Icon) to change the focal
  length of the Instructor Camera

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Module 7 Controllers AMX Rooms Instructor
Camera

• The Camera Function controls (located just above
  the Student Camera and Instructor Camera buttons)
  contain the following options
• Zoom (In/Out)
• Tilt (Up/Down Arrows)
• Pan (Left/Right Arrows)
• The Camera Function Control buttons can be
  adjusted on the AMX panel.

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Module 7 Controllers AMX Rooms Elmo Document
Camera

• The AMX Touch Panels Local Source area also
  controls the Elmo Document Camera which allows
  presentation materials to be displayed on both
  the Local and Remote site monitors.
• The Elmo is an overhead with a camera built in.

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Module 7 Controllers AMX Rooms Desktop Computer

• The AMX Touch Panels Desktop Computer icon
  displays the contents of the computer desktop,
  web sites and documents.
• Pressing the Desktop Computer icon switches the
  camera to display the computer screen to the
  Local and Remote site monitors.

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Module 7 Controllers AMX Rooms Laptop Computer

• Laptop Computer icon displays the contents of the
  Laptop computer desktop and documents.
• Pressing the Laptop Computer icon switches the
  camera to display the Laptops computer screen to
  both the Local and Remote site monitors.

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Module 7 Controllers AMX Rooms Laptop Computer

• The Laptop computer plugs into a 15 pin female
  connection plug labeled Input 2 on the Extron
  Switcher (black box installed either below the
  instructor console or on top of the instructor
  workstation).
• To initiate a Laptop session, youll need a 15
  pin male cable to connect to the Extron Switcher
  Input 2
• Connect the laptop before switching the input on
  the AMX panel, otherwise the Local and Remote
  screens will display only a blue output.

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Module 7 Controllers AMX Rooms Video Playback

• To play a video tape from the AMX Touch Panel,
  press the VCR Player icon located on the Local
  Sources Control Panel.
• To FF, Rewind, Play, Stop, adjust the VCR volume
  and Eject the a VHS tape, press the Play VCR
  Control icon just above the VCR Player icon and
  the Local Source Panel

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Module 7 Controllers AMX Touch Panel DVD
Player

• The AMX touch panel enables the IVC instructor to
  play DVDs.
• Insert a DVD in the VHS/DVD player.
• Select the DVD PLAYER icon on the Local Sources
  Panel.
• The DVD Control icon immediately above the DVD
  Player icon opens a dialog box to control DVD
  recordings.
• Skip Back, Skip Next, Stop, Eject and DVD Volume
  controls are available.
• Press the Config button to navigate DVD menus

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Module 7 Controllers AMX Room A/V Aux 1 Input

• The A/V Aux 1 icon is located at the far right of
  the Local Sources (green) panel. This option is
  not operational.

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Module 7 Controllers AMX Room Record Video

• Select the REC VCR CONTROL icon in the far
  right of the AMX touch panel just above the Local
  Source Panel.
• An instructor can choose to record the Near End
  only, Far End only or Auto (records both near
  and far)
• The Auto setting is recommended and will record
  the images selected from the Local site and the
  audio from the Remote site
• Note Make sure there is a tape in the RECORD VCR
  before you attempt to record an IVC class session.

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Module 7 Controllers AMX Rooms Room Volume

• The Room Volume can be adjusted or muted using
  the AMX panel.
• Press the down or up arrow to decrease or
  increase the room volume

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Module 7 Controllers AMX Rooms Mute Volume

• The Room Volume can be muted by pressing the Mute
  Outgoing icon in the lower right corner of the
  AMX panel or by pressing the top button on the
  Instructor Microphone

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Module 7 Controllers AMX Rooms Smartboard

• The contents of the Smartboard (whiteboard) can
  be displayed at both the Local and Remote sites.
• Before anything written on the Smartboard can be
  displayed, the Smart Tech Notebook software must
  be opened.
• Select the Desktop Computer icon from the Local
  Source Panel.
• Open the Smart Tools Notebook software on the
  computer desktop
• Write on the Smartboard.

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Module 7 Controllers AMX Rooms Completing an
IVC Session

• The AMX Touch panel is used to turn on and off
  the IVC room monitors and projectors.
• Select the Monitor Power icon in the upper left
  corner
• Select the ALL icon in the middle of the Monitor
  Power icon
• Close all AMX Touch Panel windows (CLOSE icon in
  the lower left corner of the dialog boxes)
• Turn off the Elmo Document camera
• Leave one of the room lights on
• Leave the computer ON

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Module 7 Controllers VTEL Rooms Starting a
VTEL Session

• To start a VTEL session, turn on the monitors by
  doing one of the following
• Point the TV Remote Control Device at the room
  monitors and switch them on or
• Manually turn the monitors on by pressing each of
  the Monitors ON buttons.

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Module 7 Controllers VTEL Rooms Student Camera

• The Student Camera selection on the VTEL Penpal
  is the first icon at the top of the panel (just
  remember students come first at ACC).

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Module 7 Controllers VTEL Rooms Instructor
Camera

• The Instructor Camera selection on the VTEL
  Penpal is the second (2) icon from the top of
  the panel.

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Module 7 Controllers VTEL Rooms Instructor
Camera Controls

• The Instructor Camera pan (left/right arrows),
  tilt (up/down arrows), and zoom in Telephoto
  (), zoom out Wide Angle (-) can be adjusted
  on the VTEL Penpal using the Camera Control
  panel.
• The Instructor Camera also has Camera Presets.

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Module 7 Controllers VTEL Room Document Camera

• The VTEL Penpal selection for the Document Camera
  is the third icon down from the top.
• Note Icon 4 is not operational

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Module 7 Controllers VTEL Room Video and DVD

• A VHS tape or DVD can be played in a VTEL Penpal
  room by choosing the VHS icon from the Penpals
  Local Source Panel.

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Module 7 Controllers VTEL Rooms PC

• The computer desktop can be displayed via the
  VTEL Penpal, by selecting the PC button (below
  the video icon) and the PC Icon within the View
  window on the Penpal tablet.

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Module 7 Controllers VTEL Rooms Record Video

• An IVC session can be recorded by selecting the
  Remote or Local icon from the VTEL VCR RECORD
  icon (yellow and green section of the VTEL
  Penpal).

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Module 7 Controllers VTEL Room IVC Room Volume

• To adjust or mute the room volume using the VTEL
  Penpal, select the - Speaker icon to decrease
  the audio or the icon to increase the rooms
  audio volume.
• To mute the outgoing audio to the remote site,
  press the microphone icon at the bottom of the
  Audio window

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Module 7 Controllers VTEL Rooms Smartboard

• Select the PC icon from the Penpal tablet (Local
  Camera Control Panel AND the PC icon from the
  View panel (see VTEL Rooms-PC slide)
• Smart Board Notebook icon from the desktop
  computer.

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Module 7 Controllers VTEL Rooms Smartboard

• Touch the Smartboard anywhere on the board (the
  HBC Smartboard only needs to be touched and it
  will display to the Near and Far locations).
• Write on the Smartboard.
• To clear the board, erase completely and press
  the Start/Reset button in the lower right corner
  of the board.

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Module 7 Controllers VTEL Rooms Completing an
IVC Session

• Use the Remote control device to turn off all the
  Monitors or Video Projectors
• Another way to turn off the monitors is to
  manually turn each one off individually
• Turn off the Elmo Document camera
• Turn off all but one room light before leaving
  the classroom
• Leave the Computer ON

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Module 7Controllers

• CONGRATULATIONS!
• You have completed Module 7 Controllers.
• Take Quiz 7 before proceeding to Module 8.