HC 215 is a teaching space located on the second floor of the Hendricks Center for the Arts. Instructional technology available in this space includes a ceiling-mounted data/video projector, manual projection screen, Blu-Ray player, wall-mounted speakers, and connections for laptops, DVD/VCR, and audio devices.  

The information below documents how to accomplish common tasks with the a/v equipment in the room.

1. Flip the touchscreen controller up and then connect one of the video cables (VGA or HDMI) from the cable cubby to the corresponding port on your laptop/device.

   • If you need to be away from the a/v cabinet, there is also a long cable tether on the hook on the right side of the podium that may be used to hook up to the laptop/device. These cables are the Aux connections.

2. For audio with VGA, plug the 3.5mm audio cable into the headphone/audio out port on your laptop/device.

   • HDMI transmits both audio and video through the same cable, so the 3.5mm cable is not needed when utilizing HDMI.

3. Press the On button on the touchscreen Crestron a/v controller to activate the room a/v system.

4. Press the Power button to boot up the laptop/device.

5. Select the source that you have the laptop plugged into - either VGA or HDMI.

   • Each source has two locations.  The Lectern location is the podium-top cable cubby and the Aux location is the cable tether on the hook on the right side of the podium.

   • Once selected, the active source button will change to white.

6. Audio level can be adjusted using the Volume and Mute buttons on the right side of the control screen.

7. Video Mute will shutter (blackout) the projector without turning it off.

8. When finished using the equipment, please press the Off button and then press the Yes button on the confirmation screen to shut down the a/v system. 

1. Press the On button on the Crestron touchscreen controller to activate the room a/v system.

2. Press the Blu-Ray source button on the Crestron touchscreen controller.

3. Press the Eject button on the Blu-Ray player (to the right of the disc tray) to open the tray and insert your disc.

4. Press the Eject button again to close the disc tray and launch the disc.

5. On the Crestron touchscreen controller, use the directional pad, menu, and playback controls on the Blu-Ray menu to navigate and control the disc content.

   • Video Mute will shutter (blackout) the projector without turning it off.

   • Audio level can be adjusted using the Volume Up/Down and Mute control on the right side of the control screen.

   • The Subtitle button will cycle through the available subtitle options on the disc for onscreen display.

   • When you are finished using the equipment:

6. Press the Eject and remove your disc. Press the Eject button again to close the disc tray.

   • Press the Back to Main Menu button.

   • Press the projector Off button and then press the Yes button on the confirmation screen to shut down the a/v system.

1. Press the On button on the touchscreen Crestron a/v controller to activate the room a/v system.

2. Orient the document camera so that the controls are facing you.

3. Lift the camera arm for the doc cam up and to the right.

4. Press the Doc Cam source button on the Crestron a/v controller.

   • Once selected, the active source button will change to white.

5. Press the Power button on the document camera.

   • The LED ring on the power button will glow BLUE when the doc cam is On.

   • The LED ring on the power button will glow RED when the doc cam is Off.

6. Verify that the HDMI source light is active.  If it is not, then press the Source button on the document camera until the HDMI light is active.

7. To control the image:

   • If needed, there is an LED light in the camera head that can be activated with the Light button on the document camera controls.

   • Camera zoom can be controlled using the Zoom +/- buttons on the document camera.

   • Focus can be adjusted using the Focus AF button on the document camera.

   • The camera image brightness or darkness can be adjusted using the Brighten Image or Darken Image buttons on the document camera.

8. When you are finished using the equipment:

   • Press the Power button on the document camera to turn it off.

   • Collapse the camera arm back into the body of the document camera.

   • Press the Back to Main Menu button on the touchscreen controller.

   • Press the projector Off button and then press the Yes button on the confirmation screen to shut down the a/v system.

1. Press the On button on the touchscreen Crestron a/v controller to activate the room a/v system.

2. Using the stereo RCA cable from the rack drawer, connect the output of the DVD/VCR (on the back of the player) to the RCA input ports on the front of the a/v cabinet. 

   • Yellow = Video

   • Red = Audio right channel

   • White = Audio left channel

3. Press the Rack RCA source button.

   • Once selected, the active source button will change to white.

4. Press the Power button on the DVD/VCR to turn it ON.

5. Insert your VHS tape or DVD into the appropriate slot/tray on the player.

6. Use the DVD/VCR remote control to navigate and control the tape or disc.

   • Video Mute will shutter (blackout) the projector without turning it off.

   • Audio level can be adjusted using the Volume and Mute control on the right side of the control screen.

7. When you are finished using the equipment:

   • Press the Back to Main Menu button on the touchscreen controller.

   • Press the projector Off button and then press the Yes button on the confirmation screen to shut down the a/v system. 

   • Press the Power button on the DVD/VCR to turn it OFF.

   • Disconnect the RCA cables from the a/v rack and the DVD/VCR.

   • Return the DVD/VCR and the RCA cables to the appropriate storage area.

1. Connect the headphone output of the audio player to the 3.5mm audio port on the rack connections panel using a 3.5mm stereo audio cable from the rack drawer.

2. Press the Rack Audio button on the Crestron touchscreen controller.

3. Audio level can be adjusted using the Volume Up/Down and Mute buttons on the right side of the Crestron touchscreen.

   • Make sure that the volume on the mobile device is at maximum to ensure that the system is getting the strongest possible audio signal.

   • Control the audio playback using the controls on the device.

4. When you are finished using the equipment:

   • Press the Back to Main Menu button on the touchscreen controller.

   • Press the projector Off button and then press the Yes button on the confirmation screen to shut down the a/v system. 

   • Return the 3.5mm audio cable to the rack drawer.