Difference between revisions of "COM 326 Screening Room"

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Need help? Call Media Services X 6270 for media assistance.
 
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===Power===
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===Waking the Projector===
#Turn ON the main power on both AV racks in 326.
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# Press ‘ON’ on the source switcher to start the projector
#Make sure the Audio Amplifier and ONKYO Receiver in the 326A control room is ON.
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# Turn on main power on the A/V rack, Bluray rack, Onkyo receiver (326A) and  
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Audio amplifier (326A)
  
===AV Controller (located on the desk)===
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===Using a Laptop===
# Press the '''ON Display button''' to turn on the projector
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# Use the '''Volume''' knob to control the overall volume
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# Select your media source 
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* '''Room Bluray''' - selects bluray player located in the black AV rack in 326
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* '''Room HDMI''' - selects the HDMI cable located on the media desk for your laptop (note: you may have to go into system preferences to select your audio output to HDMI audio)
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* '''Room VGA''' - selects the '''media rack''' located on the media desk: Laser Disc, DVD Player, VHS Player
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* '''Room Video''' - selects the composite video inputs located on the black AV rack, this lets you connect external auxiliary devices.
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* '''Booth Bluray''' - selects the bluray player located in the back room.
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===Media Rack (located on the media desk)===
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==VGA==
#Select your video source on the Extron switcher
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# Turn display ‘ON’
*VHS, DVD, Laser Disc, Mac Mini, Laptop Computer (using VGA cable)
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# Select ‘Switcher’ source
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# Select ‘Laptop’ from the switcher
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# Connect your laptop to VGA cable
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# Adjust the volume through the RANE mixer under ‘LAPTOP’
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If image does not appear check that your computer setting are set to mirror image
  
===Audio Sources for the Media Rack===
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==HDMI==
#Use the '''Rane audio mixer''' to individually control the volume of your media sources that are located on the media desk. Make sure both the source volume fader is up and the '''Main Volume''' knob is up.
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# Turn display ‘ON’
#Use the '''Volume knob''' on the AV controller located on the desk to control the overall volume
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# Select ‘HDMI’ source
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# Connect your laptop to the HDMI cable
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# Adjust the volume through your laptop and the source switcher volume knob
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If image does not appear check that your computer setting are set to mirror image
  
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===Playing a Bluray===
  
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==Playing from Bluray Rack==
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# Turn display ‘ON’
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# Turn on Bluray Rack power on
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# Select ‘326 Bluray’ source
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# Insert Bluray disc into Bluray player
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# Use the Bluray remote to navigate the menu and play your selected video
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# Use the source switcher knob to adjust volume
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==Playing from Bluray in 326A==
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# Turn display ‘ON’
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# Rack power in 326A should be on (if not, please turn on and leave on once finished)
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# Select ‘326A Bluray’ source from source switcher
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# Insert Bluray disc into Bluray player in 326A
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# Use the Bluray remote to navigate the menu and play your selected video
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# Use the source switcher knob to adjust volume
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===Playing a DVD===
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# Turn display ‘ON’
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# Select ‘Switcher’ source
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# Select ‘DVD’ from the switcher
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# Insert your disc into the DVD player and play through the menu
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# Adjust the volume through the RANE mixer under ‘DVD’
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===Playing a VHS===
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# Turn display ‘ON’
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# Select ‘Switcher’ source
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# Select ‘VHS YC’ from the switcher
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# Insert your VHS tape into the VHS player and press ‘Play’
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# Adjust the volume through the RANE mixer under ‘VHS’
  
 
[[Category:Media Classrooms]]
 
[[Category:Media Classrooms]]

Revision as of 13:34, 5 April 2016

<pdf width="800" height="500">File:COM 326 AVRack.pdf</pdf>

This room is an advanced screening room for media programs.

Need help? Call Media Services X 6270 for media assistance.

Waking the Projector

  1. Press ‘ON’ on the source switcher to start the projector
  2. Turn on main power on the A/V rack, Bluray rack, Onkyo receiver (326A) and

Audio amplifier (326A)

Using a Laptop

VGA

  1. Turn display ‘ON’
  2. Select ‘Switcher’ source
  3. Select ‘Laptop’ from the switcher
  4. Connect your laptop to VGA cable
  5. Adjust the volume through the RANE mixer under ‘LAPTOP’

If image does not appear check that your computer setting are set to mirror image

HDMI

  1. Turn display ‘ON’
  2. Select ‘HDMI’ source
  3. Connect your laptop to the HDMI cable
  4. Adjust the volume through your laptop and the source switcher volume knob

If image does not appear check that your computer setting are set to mirror image

Playing a Bluray

Playing from Bluray Rack

  1. Turn display ‘ON’
  2. Turn on Bluray Rack power on
  3. Select ‘326 Bluray’ source
  4. Insert Bluray disc into Bluray player
  5. Use the Bluray remote to navigate the menu and play your selected video
  6. Use the source switcher knob to adjust volume

Playing from Bluray in 326A

  1. Turn display ‘ON’
  2. Rack power in 326A should be on (if not, please turn on and leave on once finished)
  3. Select ‘326A Bluray’ source from source switcher
  4. Insert Bluray disc into Bluray player in 326A
  5. Use the Bluray remote to navigate the menu and play your selected video
  6. Use the source switcher knob to adjust volume

Playing a DVD

  1. Turn display ‘ON’
  2. Select ‘Switcher’ source
  3. Select ‘DVD’ from the switcher
  4. Insert your disc into the DVD player and play through the menu
  5. Adjust the volume through the RANE mixer under ‘DVD’

Playing a VHS

  1. Turn display ‘ON’
  2. Select ‘Switcher’ source
  3. Select ‘VHS YC’ from the switcher
  4. Insert your VHS tape into the VHS player and press ‘Play’
  5. Adjust the volume through the RANE mixer under ‘VHS’