Ideas Lab, Arts Science Building

The Ideas Lab is a multifunctional room with one large screen on the main wall with a High Definition video tracking camera, a second high definition tracking camera is located on the back wall for presenter tracing and ceiling suspended echo-cancelling microphone for the purpose of facilitating Hybrid Meetings.  

Available Equipment
Display
1 x 86" TV Main Wall YES
Audio
1 x Sennheiser Ceiling Microphone
(used to capture audio in a Hybrid Meeting using MSTeams, Zoom)		 YES
Laptop Connections
HDMI Laptop connection (below control panel) YES
Camera
1 x Poly Studio E70 Tracking Camera(located underneath LG screen)
1 x Aver PTC330UV2 (located on back wall)
 YES
Hybrid Meetings / Web Conferencing 
Compatible with Zoom, MS Teams, Canvas etc YES
Additional Technical Features
Extron TouchPanel YES
Speakers YES
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

Audio is through HDMI cable also to play music, you tube etc

Instructions on how to use the system for Hybrid Meetings
  • Using the Controller beside the screen press “PRESS HERE TO START” button to turn on TV.
  • Select "LAPTOP INPUT" to connect your laptop for video and audio on screen.
  • Connect the laptop into the HDMI cable.  Select “Duplicate” mode on your laptop and your laptop should display on screen.  
  • Connect the USB cable to your laptop also to connect camera and microphone to your laptop.
  • Open the application you wish to use. i.e. MS Teams or Zoom. When signing into Teams or Zoom please use login [email protected].

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

  • From the PC desktop, please double click on the application you wish to use. i.e. MS Teams or Zoom and login using your UDS creditenals.
  • Once you have logged into the application you wish to use, ensure that you select the correct, camera, microphone and the speaker within the application’s  Audio & Video settings.

 

  • Select "Poly Studio E70 Video" as your camera if using the room in a meeting environment.
  • Select "AVER PTC330UV2" as your camera if presenting.  
  • Select “DANTE USB Receive (3-Dante USB I/O Module)” as your microphone.  
  • Select "LG TV (HD Audio Driver for Display Audio)" as your speaker.   (Note you can adjust the TV volume using the volume button on the wall controller).

You can share content presentations / excel sheets as normal through your chosen application.  

Hybrid Meeting Settings
Speaker/room camera Microphone Speaker
Poly E70 camera / AVER PTC330UV2 camera   DANTE USB Receive (2-Dante USB I/O Module) LG TV (HD Audio Driver for Display Audio)