How do I use a Crestron controlled instructor station?

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Resolution:  To control an instructor station that has an Crestron unit on the desk, see the instructions below.

 

Instructor station technology that can be found in the following classrooms:

Cook Hall CH100 CH102 [Retrofit] CH200 CH201    
Dana Hall DH138B DH139 [Retrofit] DH222 DH229 DH230  
Nevaldine North NN102 NN112 NN115 NN119 NN124 NN128
Nevaldine South NS119 NS133 NS135      
Payson Hall PH204 PH205 PH212 PH215    
Wicks Hall WH202 WH214E        

Starting the class

  • To start using the instructor station in the classroom, tap on the screen. A loading par will now appear on the screen and take a moment to load. In this time, the projector screen will turn on.

    Tap here to login to Crestron

Changing the input source

  • To change the input source to your preferred source, you simply need to tap the button across the top.
    • The instructor station is the default source
    • Laptop 1 refers to Laptop HDMI, if bringing your own device that has a HDMI port
    • Laptop 2 refers to Laptop VGA, if bringing your own device that has a VGA port
      • Note, you will need to plug in the 3/8" jack to hear audio in the classroom

Source Selection for Crestron Touch Panel

 

Using the Ceiling Mounted Document Camera

  • To use the Ceiling Mounted Document Camera, tap on the 'Doc Cam' option on the Crestron screen
  • From there, projector and the computer monitor will switch over to the document camera's view 
    • The document camera will have a red laser dot on the desk/table of what it will be seeing
  • You can use the zoom in/out buttons, along with the auto-focus to improve the field of view

    Document Camera controls

 

Adjusting the volume

  • To change the volume, you can press the Up/Down arrow for the slider on the bottom of the screen
  • Can also use the green mute button to entirely mute the audio output

 

Turning off the projector, but not the system

  • To turn off the projector only but keep the rest of the system turned on, go to Utilities in the bottom left corner
  • Tap Projector Off/On.
    • This will turn the projector off until you turn it back on
    • This method should only be used when it'll be off for several minutes
  • To mute the projector, or temporarily hide, what is on the projector, tap the Video Mute On/Off button
  • To put the screen up or down, simply tap Screen Up/Down in this same menu

To turn off the projector and use the remainder of the functionality of Crestron click "Utilities" and click "Off" for the projector.

 

To turn off the system at the conclusion of class

  • Make sure you are signed out of the computer
  • Turn off the entire system at the conclusion of your class by pressing the SYSTEM OFF button in the bottom right corner
  • Confirm your choice to shut down by pressing Yes
  • The projector and Crestron system will now begin shutting down. 
  • It will take several minutes before the system is usable again.
    Confirm shut down of Crestron
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