McMichael 002 - Lab

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Room Summary

Photo of the McMichael 002 identification placard Photo of the lab space showing student desks, chairs, cabinets, and emergency eye wash station

Photo of professor station

 

 

 

Located in the basement of McMichael, this room serves as a classroom and lab with seating available for 24 people. This classroom includes a document camera, an overhead projector, and a touch panel controlling the entire room. The eye washing station is located in the adjoining room (Powell 308).

How to Use Room: Base Level Operations

  1. Turn on the computer by pressing the power button on the bottom right of the monitor.
  2. Turn on the computer monitor by pressing the power button on the bottom right side of the computer monitor.
  3. Login with your Elon username and password.
  4. Tap the touch screen control to turn on the system. The system will take 45 seconds to warm up.
  5. Use the touch screen control to select the desired input (CMPTR, DVD, VCR, CD, and AUX).
    Laptop/Device inputs are built into the cable cubby at the top of the work station.
  6. Turn the system off by pressing the "System Off" button located on the top right side of the touch screen control.
  7. To power the desktop computer off, click the Windows button on the bottom left side of the desktop, the Shut Down button is located to the right of the display window.

Available Technology

Below is a list of all the available technology in Powell 306.

Equipment Manufacturer Model/Type
1.) Touch Screen Control Crestron TPS 4000
2.) Desktop Dell Inspiron 24 5000
3.) Projector (x2) Canon REALis WUX6000
4.) Automatic Projector Screens (x2) DaLite Cosmopolitan

1.) Touch Screen Control (Crestron)

Basic Operating Instructions

  1. Touch the screen to turn on the system. The system will take 45 seconds to warm up.
    Photo of the crestron control touch panel displaying the instructions to touch the screen to begin
  2. Use the touch screen control to select the desired input (CMPTR, DVD, VCR, CD, and AUX).
  3. Press IMAGE MUTE, located on the top left to mute the screen image and adjust the height of the projector screen.
    Photo of the crestron control touch panel showing the image un-mute option as well as the option to control the projection screen
  4. To turn the system off, press the System Off button located on the top right of the touch screen control.
    Photo of the crestron control touch panel showing the shutdown option for the system

Desktop Instructions

  1. Tap on the Desktop tab on the touch panel.
    Photo of the crestron control touch panel with the computer tab active and the desktop option selected
  2. Turn on the Desktop computer and login with your Elon username and password.

Laptop Instructions

  1. Tap on the Laptop tab on the touch panel.
    Photo of the crestron control touch panel with the computer tab active and the VGA - laptop option selected
  2. Plug in your device using the VGA cord (5) and the audio connection for VGA (3).
    Photo of the cable cubby with the power outlets, inputs, audio cable, network cable, and VGA cable identified by number
  3. Ensure that your device is on.

DVD Instructions

  1. The DVD player is located in the cabinet beneath the computer.
  2. Insert your DVD into the player.
  3. Tap on the DVD tab on the touch panel.
  4. The touch panel will display DVD controller buttons.
  5. Use the buttons displayed to control the DVD player.
    Photo of the crestron control touch panel with the DVD tab active

VCR Instructions

  1. The VCR player is located in the cabinet beneath the computer.
  2. Insert your VCR into the player.
  3. Tap on the VCR tab on the touch panel.
  4. The touch panel will display DVD controller buttons.
  5. Use the buttons displayed to control the DVD player.
    Photo of the crestron control touch panel with the VCR tab active

CD Instructions

  1. The CDs can be played from the Dell CPU.
  2. Insert your CD into the player.
  3. Tap on the CD tab on the touch panel.
  4. The touch panel will display CD controller buttons.
  5. Use the buttons displayed to control the CD player.
    Photo of the crestron control touch panel with the CD tab active

AUX Instructions

  1. Other devices can be connected via the composite input (2).
    Photo of the cable cubby identifying the AUX inputs as number 2
  2. Tap on AUX tab on the control panel.
    Photo of the crestron control touch panel with the AUX tab active
  3. The touch panel will display the AUX device options.
    You need to bring your own connection for the alternative device that is going to be used.

Click on the images to enlarge.

2.) Desktop Computer (Dell)

Photo of the all-in-one computer available at the instructor's station

Basic Operating Instructions

  1. Turn on computer by pressing the power button on the right side of the desktop.
    Photo of the power button for the all-in-once computer located on the right side of the monitor
  2. Login with your Elon username and password.
  3. Touch the touch screen control to turn on the system. The system will take 45 seconds to warm up.
  4. Select Desktop from CMPTR on the Touch Screen Control to display the desktop on the projector screen.
  5. To power the system off, press the System Off button located on the top right of the touch screen control.
  6. To power the desktop computer off, click the Shut Down button (click the Windows button on the bottom left side of the desktop screen).

3.) Projector (Canon)

Photo of the ceiling mounted projector

Basic Operating Instructions

  1. Touch the touch screen control to turn on the projector.
  2. Touch the touch screen control to mute the projector.
  3. Turn the projector off by pressing the System Off button on the top right side of the touch screen control.

Web Camera

This room is equipped with an Avaya HC020 web camera to use with web conferencing. Please review the articles below for additional information.

Connect Classroom Technology to Zoom
Connect Classroom Technology to Microsoft Teams

Additional Room Features

Photo of the cable cubby with the power outlets, inputs, audio cable, network cable, and VGA cable identified by number

  • Installed in the top of the instructor work station is a cable cubby which provides inputs for: 1) Electrical, 2) Composite for external devices, 3) Audio for VGA, 4) Ehternet and 5) VGA.

Details

Article ID: 83320
Created
Thu 7/18/19 10:03 AM
Modified
Wed 1/31/24 4:13 PM
Internal or External
External