The Hardiman Building

The Moore Institute Seminar Room (THB-G010)

The Moore Institute Seminar Room is located in the The Hardiman Building and has a capacity of 60 seats. This room has two Aver tracking cameras and two ceiling suspended echo-cancelling boundary microphones for the purpose of facilitating Hybrid Meetings. This can be achieved using the provided PC and some of the preinstalled University of Galway ISS supported video conferencing applications. e.g. Zoom or MS Teams.

Available Equipment
Display
Data Projector YES
Lecturn YES
Audio
Lecturn Microphone YES
Lapel Microphone
(located in Audio Visual Dept)
YES
Handheld Microphone
(needs to be booked in advance and collected from Audiovisual)
NO
2 x Sennheiser Ceiling Microphones for Hybrid Events connected to PC for use with
MSTeams, Zoom, Kaltura etc
YES
Laptop Connections
VGA Laptop connection NO
HDMI Laptop connection YES
Camera
2 x AVER DL30 (Presenter Tracking Cameras, one positioned on the lecturn, and one on the audience)  YES
Web Conferencing 
Compatible with Zoom, MS Teams YES
Additional Technical Features
Height Adjustable Lecturn NO
Control Panel - Extron Touchpanel TLP Pro YES
Networked Windows Computer (PC) YES
Document Camera NO
Wireless Apple TV NO
Overhead projector NO
Speakers YES
Instructions on how to use the system
  • Press "Power" Button on Controller to turn on projector.
  • Select "PC" when using the Hybrid equipment.  (Camera, microphones are connected to PC only). When you move the mouse the PC should wake up, if not please press the Power button on the PC to turn on.
  • Login to the provided PC using your University of Galway campus account:
  •                 Staff:  login using staffid  (e.g 0123456s ) and associated password
  • From the PC desktop, please double click to the application you wish to use. i.e. MS Teams or Zoom.  When signing in to Teams or Zoom please use login [email protected] and associated password.
  • 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 DL30" as your camera.There are two of these cameras one on the presenter and one on the audience.  Please choose the camera you want to use from your chosen software Video Settings such as Zoom or Teams. 
  • Select “Echo Cancelling Speakerphone (TesiraFORTE)” as your microphone.  
  • Select  "Echo Cancelling Speakerphone (TesiraFORTE)" as your speaker.  
Camera Settings

You can change the camera settings and turn on camera tracking in the Lecturer Camera using the below settings;

  • Select "Lecturer Camera" to take control of camera pointing at lecturn.  
  • Select "Class Camera" to take control of camera pointing at class or audience.

From here you can turn on / off camera tracking or select from three presets the camera angle you require 1.  Lecturn Only 2.  Lecturn and Content. 3. Wide shot.

Mute Microphones

To mute the microphones please press "Mute Microphones" in the PC selection

Press "System off" and log off to shut down.
How to book this venue

Moore Institute Seminar Room is booked by emailing [email protected]

Seminar Room (THB-G011)

This Seminar Room is located in the The Hardiman Building and has a capacity of 60 seats. This room has two Aver tracking cameras and two ceiling suspended echo-cancelling boundary microphones for the purpose of facilitating Hybrid Meetings. This can be achieved using the provided PC and some of the preinstalled University of Galway ISS supported video conferencing applications. e.g. Zoom or MS Teams.

Available Equipment
Display
Data Projector YES
Lecturn YES
Audio
Lecturn Microphone YES
Lapel Microphone
(located in Audio Visual Dept)
YES
Handheld Microphone
(needs to be booked in advance and collected from Audiovisual)
NO
2 x Sennheiser Ceiling Microphones for Hybrid Events connected to PC for use with
MSTeams, Zoom, Kaltura etc
YES
Laptop Connections
VGA Laptop connection NO
HDMI Laptop connection YES
Camera
2 x AVER DL30 (Presenter Tracking Cameras, one positioned on the lecturn, and one on the audience)  YES
Web Conferencing 
Compatible with Zoom, MS Teams, YES
Additional Technical Features
Height Adjustable Lecturn NO
Control Panel - Extron Touchpanel TLP Pro YES
Networked Windows Computer (PC) YES
Document Camera NO
Wireless Apple TV NO
Overhead projector NO
Speakers YES
Instructions on how to use the system
  • Press "Power" Button on Controller to turn on projector.
  • Select "PC" when using the Hybrid equipment.  (Camera, microphones are connected to PC only). When you move the mouse the PC should wake up, if not please press the Power button on the PC to turn on.
  • Login to the provided PC using your University of Galway campus account:
  •                 Staff:  login using staffid  (e.g 0123456s ) and associated password
  • From the PC desktop, please double click to the application you wish to use. i.e. MS Teams or Zoom.  When signing in to Teams or Zoom please use login [email protected] and associated password.
  • 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 DL30" as your camera.There are two of these cameras one on the presenter and one on the audience.  Please choose the camera you want to use from your chosen software Video Settings such as Zoom or Teams. 
  • Select “Echo Cancelling Speakerphone (TesiraFORTE)” as your microphone.  
  • Select  "Echo Cancelling Speakerphone (TesiraFORTE)" as your speaker.  
Camera Settings

You can change the camera settings and turn on camera tracking in the Lecturer Camera using the below settings;

  • Select "Lecturer Camera" to take control of camera pointing at lecturn.  
  • Select "Class Camera" to take control of camera pointing at class or audience.

From here you can turn on / off camera tracking or select from three presets the camera angle you require 1.  Lecturn Only 2.  Lecturn and Content. 3. Wide shot.

Mute Microphones

To mute the microphones please press "Mute Microphones" in the PC selection

Press "System off" and log off to shut down.
Instructions on how to use the system for Presentations
  • Select "Laptop Input" from the touchpanel
  • Plug laptop into HDMI cable on table and project your Excel, Powerpoint etc

The PC can also be used for local presentations also by logging in using your UDS creditentials