On the touch panel click ‘Manual Start’.
Using the PC (Located in the far-right cabinet):
- Click the ‘Room PC’ button on the left-hand side of the touch panel
- Click ‘Primary Output’ then click the ‘Front Projector’ button above
- The projector will turn on and the screen will come down
- The image from the PC will appear on the projector
- Note: The system is set up to duplicate the image from the PC on the projector
- With ‘Primary Output’ still selected, click the ‘Confidence Panel’ button above
- The image from the PC will appear on the display at the rear of the room
- Audio: To adjust the volume of the PC audio, use the volume slider on the PC first, then use the ‘Room’ volume controls on the touch panel for further adjustment.
- Using Zoom:
- The microphones and camera are integrated and can be used as inputs for Zoom
- Start/join a Zoom meeting from a link or cornell.zoom.us
- See the ‘Camera Control’ section below if you wish to adjust camera selection or positioning
Using the Laptop:
- Connect your laptop to the HDMI cable located at the Table.
- Use an adapter if your laptop does not have an HDMI output
- HDMI to Mini Display Port adapter is located in the cabinet
- Click the ‘Laptop’ button on the left-hand side of the touch panel
- Click ‘Primary Output’ then click the ‘Front Projector’ button above
- The projector will turn on and the screen will come down
- The image from your laptop will appear on the projector
- With ‘Primary Output’ still selected, click the ‘Confidence Panel’ button above
- The image from the PC will appear on the display at the rear of the room
- Audio: To adjust the volume of the laptop audio, use the volume slider on your laptop first, then use the ‘Room’ volume controls on the touch panel for further adjustment.
- Using Zoom:
- Connect the USB cable also located at the table to your laptop
- This will allow the microphones and cameras to be used as inputs for Zoom
- Start/join a Zoom meeting from a link or cornell.zoom.us
- Change the Camera and Microphone inputs in Zoom to ‘AV Bridge’
- Your laptop is now using the microphones and room camera in Zoom
- See the ‘Camera Control’ section below if you wish to adjust camera selection or positioning
Using Wireless Presentation (Mersive Solstice):
- Click the “Wireless Presentation” button on the left side of the touch panel
- Click ‘Primary Output’ then click the ‘Front Panel’ button above
- The projector will turn on and the screen will come down
- The splash screen for the Mersive Solstice will appear on the projector
- If you have not used a Mersive Solstice before:
- Find the CONNECT BY WEB area in the bottom left of the splash screen
- On your laptop, open a browser, and enter the IP address listed into the address bar
- On the webpage that opens, click ‘Get the App’
- Install the application, then follow the instructions below
- If you have used a Mersive Solstice before:
- Open the Mersive Solstice application
- In the list of ‘Other Displays’, look for MVR 2250 and click it
- If you do not see any displays listed, enter the IP address from the Mersive splash page and select MVR 2250
- When prompted to enter the Screen Key, enter the corresponding key on the Mersive splash page
- Now, use the app to share any content you would like from your laptop like you would in Zoom.
- The shared content will appear on the projector
Multiple people can connect to the Mersive Solstice at the same time and what content is displayed on the projector
Camera Control:
- To access the camera controls, click the ‘Camera’ button on the touch panel in the top left
- There are 2 cameras in the space:
- Camera: Faces Audience
- Camera: Faces Front of Room
- If the view you are seeing when using Zoom is not the view you need you will have to modify the camera settings
- Click the ‘Front’ or ‘Back’ buttons depending on which camera you’d like to use
- When using the ‘Back’ camera, use the Preset buttons on the right-hand side of the page to choose a view
- Preset 1: Close view of the front of the room and the presenter
- Preset 2: View of the whole front of the room
- Preset 3: Wide, zoomed out view of the room
- Manually Adjusting the Camera View:
- When a camera is selected:
- Use the ▲▼◄ ► buttons to move the camera’s view in the corresponding directions
- Use the and the ‘In’ and ‘Out’ buttons under the ‘Zoom’ section to adjust the camera’s Zoom