Playing a Video

1. Obtain the keys.

The equipment cabinet key may be requested by departments or by faculty teaching in this room.

Classroom keys and building master keys do not open these locks. Departments with faculty or staff needing access to the AV /computer equipment may want to have a key in their department office available for checkout. Or faculty and staff who make frequent use of classroom equipment may want to request a key for their personal use. In either case, a key request card must be completed, signed by the Dean or Department Head, and delivered to Facilities Management Key Shop. "AV Cabinets" must be printed at the top of the card to specify that the requested key is for the equipment cabinet and not for the room itself. A separate key request card for the room must be completed to obtain a room key.

2. Unlock and open the cabinet and podium doors.

The large cabinet in the front left corner of the room contains operating controls and other equipment. Use the MonH 108 equipment cabinet key to unlock and open the cabinet doors.

Two locks are located on the front of the cabinet doors.

Also open the podium/instructor station cabinet doors.

Two locks are located on the front of the podium doors.

3. Lower the screen.

MonH 108 has two projection screens. They are raised and lowered by electric motors. The switches that control the screens are located in the cabinet. To lower a screen, the press hall or window screen switch to the down position.

The screen controls are regular light type switches.

4. Turn on the classroom technology control system.

The control panel is located on top of the podium/instructor station.

It located on the left side corner on top of the podium.

Press the "ON" button for either the "Window Wall Projector" or "Hallway Wall Projector".

This button is the top, left one on the control panel.

The ON button passes the signals from the equipment to the projector. If you want to turn off the signal without turning off the projector, use the BLANK button.

5. Press the DVD/VHS button on the control panel.

The control panel is located on top of the podium/instructor station.

It located on top of the podium, left front corner.

Press the DVD/VHS button for either the "Window Wall Projector" or "Hallway Wall Projector".

There is DVD/VHS button for each projector.

The projector will begin to warm up. After two to three minutes the projector will be ready for use.

6. Turn on the closed caption converter if needed.

The close caption converter is located in the podium. To activate it, turn the dial to the CC1 or CC2 position.

The closed caption decoder power dial is the only dial on the front of the unit.

Captions in the main program language are transmitted on CC1. CC2 is sometimes used for a second language or for non-synchronous captions that carry data intended to augment information carried in the program.

7. Turn on the VCR.

The DVD/ VCR combo unit is located in the podium/instructor station.

It has both a VCR and a DVD player in a single unit.

The unit has two sections.

The DVD controls are clustered on the right side and the VCR controls are clustered on the left side of unit.

Press the POWER button.

The power button is the left most button on the front of the player.

The unit will turn on and the power indicator will illuminate.

8. Insert the videotape into the VCR.

The tape insertion area is located in the front left section of on the face on the VCR.

9. The tape should play automatically. If it doesn't press Play.

The power button is the third button from the the left on the front of the player.

10. Adjust the sound.

The control panel has several buttons to control and adjust sound.

You can mute, raise, or lower it. You can also blank the video.

11. Adjust the lighting.

The projector provides the best picture quality and brightness in a dark or dimly lit room. The switches are in the cabinet. You might want to experiment to find the best lighting option for your purposes.

The switches control the front and back lighting and have dimming options.

12. Remove your tape and turn off the VCR when you are finished.

Press the eject button to remove your tape.

The stop/eject button is the first button from the the left on the front of the player.

Press the power button to turn the VCR off.

13. Turn off the system.

This button is the top, right one on the control panel.

The projector lamp will turn off. Approximately one second after that the, lamp will be cooled for about a minute. Then the system will be completely shut off.

14. Raise the projection screen.

Press the switch of projection screen that you have been using (either the Hall Side or Window Side) to the up position.

15. Close and lock the cabinet and podium doors.

Close and lock the cabinet doors using the MonH 108 equipment cabinet key.