All UConn classrooms have microphones a microphone and a document cameras camera integrated with the classroom PC. Rooms with videoconferencing systems cameras send their camera feeds to the classroom PC. These peripherals (room devices) can connect to personal laptops using HDMI and the USB cables (provided at the teaching station).
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The classroom microphones and cameras appear, to the computer, as regular USB devices and can be used with any program. |
Setting Up
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Scroll to the bottom of this guide for an instructional print-out. |
Tap the Touch Panel to wake the system if needed.
Select PC or Laptop as the source to be displayed.
The classroom PC is connected and ready to go.
If you are using your laptop, plug in both the HDMI cable (or USB-C cable) and the USB-A cable from the cable cubby.
The HDMI or USB-C cable shares your screen with the class, while the USB-A (rectangle) cable carries the microphone and camera signal to your laptop.
Sign in to the computer and open your web conferencing platform of choice (i.e., Webex, Teams, Blackboard Collaborate, Zoom).
The room's peripherals (microphones and cameras) will be detected as regular USB devices.
Choose the room's peripherals as your input devices. Look for “Room Microphone”, the room’s number, DMP, or “PTZ” in the device list.
Webex | Teams |
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Once your screen is showing on the projector/monitor, be sure to Share your screen into the web conference so those participants can see it as well. Sharing your screen will hide the main Webex window so that both your in-person and remote participants can see your presentation. |
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You may see System Setting listed twice. The System Setting shows your computer's default device. You may have your conferencing program use a different device than your operating system (i.e., You want your computer system to play music out of your speakers, but you want your video conference program to play the conference out of your headphones, instead). |
If availablepresent: Remove the wireless microphone from its charging dock and clip the element onto your lapel or mid-way on up the upper half of your shirt.
Use the small toggle switch at the top of the belt pack to turn on the microphone.
Be sure to return the microphone to its charging base when you are finished as shown below. The unit will audibly "click" into the base.
If availablepresent: If your room has a camera, simply choose the camera device that is not your built-in webcam.
It will may take around 10 seconds for the camera to appear properly after turning on the classroom. You may see your own screen shown in the webcam window before this 10-second period ends. If you do not see the camera, press Computer or HDMI on the touch-panel again.
Document Camera
If availablepresent: The document camera will appear on your computer as a webcam. To use this camera, manually turn it on and control it using the on-device buttons (shown below).
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