Media Services Virtual Manual

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Media Services Virtual Manual

• Room 7 8 Recording Lectures using the Wall
  Camera

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Welcome!

• In this mini-manual, youll learn how to use the
  wall camera in Rm 7 8. By the end of this
  session you should be able to
• Set up the VCR in the booth for recording.
• Prepare to record sound.
• Start, control, and stop the recording.

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Well start with the touchscreen. Youll need to
activate the system when you begin. When you
first approach the podium, the touchscreen will
most likely be dark a power saving feature.
Its on, just touch the screen anywhere to bring
up the image. Then press the indicated area to
bring up the menus.
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In order to record a classroom presentation to
video, you must gain access to the control booth
between classrooms 7 8. This is because the
microphones are kept in the control booth, and
the VCR for recording is built into the racks
inside the control booth. You CANNOT record a
class lecture on the VCR in the front of the
room. That VCR is NOT attached to the camera or
to the microphone system. Please contact
facilities or Carla Almaraz for access to the
booth.
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With the touchscreen (and the system) on, the
power will be on to the VCR in the control booth
also. You may now insert your tape youll be
recording to into the VCR. Make sure that the
VCR is set to channel L-1. Having the VCR on
any other channel will result in you recording
nothing but static. You may need to use the
channel up and down buttons (on front of the VCR
display) to get to the right channel.
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Now that the tape is in place, and the VCR is set
to L-1, we need to make a decision as to what
kind of microphone we should use. We have two
options. The first option is a wireless
microphone. Each room has one wireless
microphone. Its a rectangular box with the room
it works for clearly labeled. Be careful not to
confuse it with the wireless earphone for the
hearing impaired.
Earphone!
Wireless Mic!
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Pros? Wireless Microphones allow the speaker to
move around without worrying about cords or
stands. Cons? Theres only one Wireless Mic
for each room, and theres always the possibility
that youll run out of battery power or
accidentally turn the power off. (Spare
batteries are in the control booth).
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The second option is to use regular corded
microphones. The microphones themselves are in
the booth. The cords for them are in a drawer at
the bottom of the racks in the rooms. There are
two connections for microphones in each room in
the podium itself, to the right of the computer.
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Pros? You dont have to worry about batteries,
there are two of them, and you dont have to
worry about accidentally turning them off. Cons?
Well, theyre a little more bulky, and would
require stands. There are some desk stands
available in the control booth, and floor stands
should be available from facilities.
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With the speaker now wired for sound, and the
tape in place, were ready to record. Go to the
touchscreen, and select Camera in the bottom
left corner. Now, this MAY turn on the
projector. It may not. If it does, and this is
a problem, just turn the projector off by
pressing the System Power on the right, and
Projector Off. Be aware that as long as the
projector is on, and the Camera is selected, the
projector will show the image from the camera.
So if you dont want someone talking with an
image of themselves behind them, just turn the
projector off.
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To begin recording, simply press the Record
Video Camera Image button in the main control
portion of the screen. To stop the recording,
youll need to either turn the system off, or
proceed to the booth and stop the recording
there.
Press here to record.
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The arrows and buttons on the screen control the
camera view. Press the Pan buttons to move the
camera in the direction indicated. Use the Zoom
buttons to zoom in and out. Be careful the
movement is slow for the first second or so, then
jumps up in speed for Zoom and Pan controls. Use
the Display Teacher button to zoom in on the
podium, the Display Projection Screen to view
that, and Display Room to zoom back out and
view the entire room.
Pan, Tilt, and Zoom controls
Display Teacher
Display Screen
Display Room
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Note It is possible to record whats shown on
the screen by setting the camera to Projection
Screen, and then change to the DVD, VCR, Doc
Cam, etc. Be aware that the VCR does not have a
direct video feed to anything but the Camera.
Therefore, the VCR will record the image
projected on the screen only if the camera is
pointed there. When youre done with the
display, turn the projector back off (system
power Projector off), and go back to the
Camera selection in the lower left corner to
return to the camera controls, so you can bring
the view back to the speaker.
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Also, the cameras image and the sound can be
piped into the other room. I.E. Room 8s signal
can be piped into Room 7, and vice versa. Simply
activate the system in the room youre using for
overflow, selecting the Classroom LL button in
the lower left. This should automatically
activate the projector, and pipe the camera image
and sound into the overflow room. You may want
to have someone in the booth babysitting the
camera controls for this kind of activity, and
make sure that both systems get turned off when
the presentation is over.
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Last but Not Least!

• Please make sure to raise screens and shades,
  reset the lights, and turn the system off. The
  bulb in the projector has a very limited
  lifespan, is expensive, and difficult to replace.
  So, when youre done, please make sure to turn
  off the system by pressing System Power on the
  right side of the touchscreen, followed by the
  System Off button in the lower left. Thank you!

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You have completed this section of the virtual
manual. Feel free to review this manual if you
have any questions, or ask the Media Specialist
for help. X-6741 or lawmedia_at_lclark.edu