Diagram of a typical Media Cabinet

To connect a laptop computer...

There are three ways to connect your laptop to the media cabinet: video, audio, network. You only have to follow the instructions marked with (AUDIO) and (NETWORK) if you need to connect audio and network respectively.

NETWORK ONLY - Each media cabinet is equipped with an Ethernet connection, but you will need to furnish your own Ethernet cable. You will also need to configure your computer for DHCP. You should configure your computer for DHCP and register your hardware Ethernet address by following the instructions at http://netaccess.ucdavis.edu/instruct.html.

1. DO NOT turn on your laptop. You need to connect it first.
2. Use the projection screen switch to raise or lower the screen.
3. Push the PROJECTOR ON button. This will turn on the projector. You may get a blue screen that says "Sharp" or "NEC," corresponding to the model of the projector. Or, you may get a black screen and get no image until you plug in your laptop. In either case, the light next to the projector should flash red for some time (warming up) and then turn green, letting you know that the projector is working.
4. Wait 8-10 seconds for the projector to warm up, then push the button labeled LAPTOP. The button will light up.
5. Open the drawer in the bottom of the media cabinet. If it is locked, you can get a key from the Quick Response Team at 752-3333 if an emergency, or pick one up from Classroom Audio-Visual Support at rm 1440 Surge II.
6. Locate the connection cable in the drawer. The connection cable has a 15 pin VGA plug, and some have an adapter for older MACs and an audio cable.
7. AUDIO - If you want to play audio from your laptop plug the audio cable into the slot on your laptop that either has a picture of headphones or says "speaker."
8. Attach the VGA plug (or the VGA plug through the Mac adaptor) to the MONITOR port of your computer.
9. NETWORK - Connect your Ethernet cable to the Ethernet connection in the media cabinet and to your computer. Remember your laptop should be configured for DHCP.
10. Turn on your computer.
11. The image on your computer screen should project on projection screen. If not, you may have to configure your laptop send the image out the external video port.
    MAC - in the control panel go to display or monitor and then go to arrange and drag the image of one CRT screen over the other and then hit apply. In older Macs turn on image mirroring and hit ok. With both methods your computer may ask you to reboot.
    PC - Press the function key and the F(#) key with a picture of two CRT screens at the same time, this will toggle the image from the screen on the laptop- to the projector screen- the second time you toggle this it will go to both screens.
12. AUDIO - The volume control is next to the projector on/off buttons on the SmartPanel.

To project videos...

1. Use the projection screen switch to raise or lower the screen.
2. Push the PROJECTOR ON button. This will turn on the projector. You may get a blue screen that says "Sharp" or "NEC," corresponding to the model of the projector. Or, you may get a black screen and get no image until you play the video. In either case, the light next to the projector should flash red for some time (warming up) and then turn green, letting you know that the projector is working.
3. Wait 8-10 seconds for the projector to warm up, then push the button labeled VCR. The button will light up.
4. Turn on the VCR.
5. Insert video into VCR.
6. Push the PLAY button on the VCR.
7. Adjust the volume using the up and down arrows under the VOLUME label.

To toggle between overhead projector and video projector...

If you push the BLACK SCREEN button (the fourth button on the projection panel after the button that reads, "Aux. Video": this may not be labeled), the video projector will project black so you can use an overhead projector. REMEMBER TO TURN THE VIDEO PROJECTOR OFF BEFORE YOU LEAVE THE CLASSROOM.

To project images from devices other than computers or VCRs (such as a document camera)...

1. Use the projection screen switch to raise or lower the screen.
2. Push the PROJECTOR ON button. This will turn on the projector. You may get a blue screen that says "Sharp" or "NEC," corresponding to the model of the projector. Or, you may get a black screen and get no image until you plug in your device. In either case, the light next to the projector should flash red for some time (warming up) and then turn green, letting you know that the projector is working.
3. Wait 8-10 seconds for the projector to warm up, then push the AUX VIDEO button. The button will light up.
4. You will need to furnish a video cable with a BNC connector on one end and appropriate connector to fit your equipment.
5. Plug the BNC connector into the VIDEO IN connection located under the button labeled AUX VIDEO.
6. For sound, plug audio cables from your external player output into the RCA connectors labeled Audio under the Aux Video connector.
7. Adjust audio volume with the volume up/down buttons next to the projector on/off buttons on the SmartPanel.
8. When finished: unhook cables, push PROJECTOR OFF button to turn off projector.

To use the microphone...

Microphones are in the equipment drawer. The larger rooms are equipped with both a cordless and corded microphone, and the drawer will be locked. You need to check out a key from the Quick Response Team at 752-3333 if an emergency, or pick one up from Classroom Audio-Visual Support at 1440 Surge II.You can keep the key for the entire quarter. You do not need to use the PROJECTOR ON button for the microphone to work.

For the cordless microphone...

The first thing to do when using the cordless microphone is to check the battery life:

1. Turn the microphone power ON/OFF switch to the ON position
2. Observe the battery fuel gauge displayed on the microphone screen on the front of the microphone case. Battery power level is indicated by the number of black segments displayed. As batteries are consumed, displayed segments will gradually disappear.
3. If the battery only shows one segment on the fuel gauge, replace the batteries before your lecture or you will lose power before the lecture is over.

To use the cordless microphone, simply turn the mike on at the microphone itself, and adjust the volume at the Microphone controls in the media cabinet. Please turn off the microphone when finished or the batteries will run down.

For the corded microphone, plug into the input at the Microphone controls panel in the media cabinet and adjust the volume from there.

To install batteries in the cordless microphone...

1. Locate 2 spare 1.5 V AA batteries in equipment drawer of media cabinet. If AA batteries are not in the drawer, call the Quick Response Team at 752-3333, or use the corded mike and leave a note for the night crew that the cordless mike needs batteries.
2. Make sure the microphone power ON/OFF switch is in the OFF position
3. Open the microphone compartment by squeezing the two tabs on either side of the microphone and flipping the battery cover down
4. Remove the old batteries by pressing down on the negative terminal at the end of each battery
5. Install two fresh 1.5 V AA batteries. Make sure the battery terminals match the terminals in the microphone
6. Close the battery cover
7. Leave the dead batteries in the drawer and the night crew will collect them for recycling.

To use the cassette deck...

1. Turn the cassette deck on at the deck itself. You do not need to use the PROJECTOR ON button for the cassette deck to work.
2. Insert tape and utilize controls at the cassette deck.

NOTE: To record your lecture, you must use a microphone.

To record your lecture ...

NOTE: You must be using a microphone to record your lecture.

1. Plug tape recorder "Line In" into the Auxiliary Audio Out connectors located to the right of the Smart Panel.
2. Press Record and adjust the record level on the tape recorder.

To use auxiliary audio, such as an external CD player...

1. Plug audio cables into the connectors labeled Auxiliary Audio In to the right of the Smart Panel.
2. Adjust volume with the Auxiliary Audio Volume control located directly above the connectors. Note: You do not need to use the PROJECTOR ON button for the cassette deck to work.

To use the slide projector

1. Load slide carousel onto projector
2. Turn projector power on
3. Turn dial to LAMP
4. Adjust focus and size to screen
5. Turn dial to FAN
6. Advance slides using wireless slide remote located in equipment drawer of media cabinet.
7. Lamp may be turned off or on with switch on top of the media cabinet. NOTE: For manual slide projection, plug the EBY connector at the slide projector labeled "manual slide control"