Áras Ui Chathail

AUC-G002 (Theatre)

AUC-G002 theatre is a tiered lecture theatre located in Áras Uí Chathail Building which has a capacity of 166 seats.  

Available Equipment
Display
Data Projector YES
Display on Lecturn YES
Audio
Lecturn Microphone YES
Lapel Microphone
(located in projection room at back of theatre)
NO
Handheld Microphone
(needs to be booked in advance and collected from Audiovisual)
YES
Boundary Microphone
(used for lecture capture audio into MSTeams, Zoom, Kaltura etc)
NO
Laptop Connections
VGA Laptop connection NO
HDMI Laptop connection YES
Camera
Poly Eagle Eye Cube USB Camera and Microphone
YES
Web Conferencing 
Compatible with Zoom, MS Teams, YES
Additional Technical Features
Lecturn YES
Control Panel - Extron MLC100 YES
Networked Windows Computer (PC) YES
Wireless Apple TV NO
Overhead projector YES
Speakers YES
Hybrid Teaching Equipment Settings
Speaker/room camera Microphone Speaker
Poly Eagle Eye Cube USB Poly Eagle Eye Cube USB Speakers / Headphones (Realtek Audio)

AUC-G002 Instructions

See instructions here

Meeting Room 1 (MR1)

Meeting Room 1 (MR1) is located in the Áras Ui Chathail Building and has a capacity of 610 seats. This meeting room has one Aver tracking camera and a ceiling suspended echo-cancelling boundary microphone for the purpose of facilitating Hybrid Meetings. This can be achieved using the USB-C cable at the top of the table and the University of Galway ISS supported video conferencing applications. e.g. Zoom or MS Teams.

Available Equipment
Display
65" TV YES
Audio
Sennheiser Ceiling Microphone
(used for hybrid meetings audio into MSTeams, Zoom etc)
YES
Laptop Connections
HDMI Laptop connection (for local presentations only) YES
USB-C Laptop connection (for local presentations and Hybrid meetings to connect camera, microphone etc) YES
Camera
AVer CAM570 YES
Web Conferencing 
Compatible with Zoom, MS Teams YES
Additional Technical Features
Control Panel - Extron Touchpanel YES
Speakers YES
Hybrid Teaching Equipment Settings
Camera Microphone Speaker
AVer CAM570 Dante USB I/O Module PL6560U (Display Port)
Instructions on how to use the system

USB-C cable at the top of the table is for local Presentations and Hybrid Calls.  HDMI cable at the back to the table is for local presentations only.

1.  Press "Press anywhere to begin"on Controller to turn on screen.

2.  Select "USB-C" when using the Hybrid equipment.  (Camera, microphones). Connect to USB-C cable at the top of table for Hybrid calls.  HDMI cable is for local presentation only.

3.  Enter the chosen application for your Hybrid call, Zoom Teams etc.

Ensure that you select the correct, camera, microphone and the speaker within the application’s  Audio & Video settings.

How to select the correct Camera, Microphone, and Speaker while using this PC for Hybrid Meetings:

Select "AVER CAM570" as your camera. This camera is set to frame grouping and will adjust to size of group in the room.

Select “Dante USB I/O Module” as your microphone.  

Select  "PL6560U (Display Port)" as your speaker.  

How to turn off Microphone and Camera Tracking:

1.  By pressing the "Mute Mic" button the microphone will be muted and will display a red on the ceiling.

2.  Camera tracking can be turned On or OFF here.

Please make sure to press "System Off" when finished.