Birdsong Hall

Rooms 218, 219, and 220

Birdsong has three rooms that can be used individually or combined. These synchronous classrooms are each equipped with a front-facing web camera for remote participants. However, they also have unique features and operating directions as noted below.

Using the Podium PC

Touch the wall panel to wake up if needed and select start system.
The screen will automatically lower.
Select Room # PC as source and Room # PC as destination.
Sign into the PC with your R-MC username and password and the content should automatically project to the screen.
To hide computer content from the projector, hold the Windows key and press the letter ‘P’. Select either “PC Only” or “Second Screen Only”.
To return computer content to the projector, hold the Windows key and press the letter ‘P’. Select “Duplicate”.
When finished, sign out of the PC. Please Do NOT shut down.
Use the touch panel to shutdown the system in the room(s) that you are in.

Using a Laptop

Touch the wall panel to wake up if needed and select start system.
The screen will automatically lower.
Select Room # Laptop as source and then Room # Laptop as destination.
Sign into the laptop using your R-MC username and password, then connect it to the provided HDMI cable.
The laptop's content should automatically project to the screen.
To hide laptop content from the projector, disconnect the laptop cable.
To return laptop content to the projector, reconnect the laptop cable.
When finished, disconnect the laptop and use the touch panel to shutdown the system.

Combining Rooms

The option to combine rooms is only available from the center room (219).
On the center room's touch panel, select Combine Rooms.
Select the rooms to be controlled and then press Continue.
Select the source.
- i.e. Room 219 PC
Select the destination projector(s).
- i.e. Room 219 PC, Room 218 PC, and Room 220 PC if wanting to project to all three podium desktops
When finished presenting, sign out and control will be returned to each individual room.

Using Screen Sharing

Mersive Solstice pods are primarily designed for projection by Apple computers and ipads via native Airplay on the R-MC wifi network, but Windows laptops and Android smartphones/tablets may also connect to the projectors by downloading and installing the *Solstice app.

Please note that currently, Airplay is not an option for screen sharing due to the proximity of the pods. Macbooks will need to use the Solstice app or enter the network IP address (not name) of the projector(s) in order to connect. In addition, iPad can only project if using the Solstice app AND connected via a wired connection using an ethernet to lightening adapter.

Touch the wall panel to wake up if needed and select start system.
The screen will automatically lower.
Select Room # Mersive as source and then Room # Mersive as destination.
Connect your device to the projector in one of the following ways:

Mac Computers: Use the projector remote, select HDMI and then select the projector’s name in the Apple AirPlay menu on your device.
Windows Computers or Android smartphones/tablets: Use the projector remote to select HDMI and then enter the projector’s network address in the Solstice Client application on your device. The network address is shown on the screen when Mersive is selected as the source and destination.

Set the sound on your device and video source to its maximum.
Use the projector remote to adjust the room sound’s volume and to mute or unmute the room’s sound.
When finished, turn down the room volume (to avoid surprising the next presenter) and turn off the projector. You may also wish to turn down the volume on your device.

*Contact ITS for temp admin privileges to install this app on college-issued computers.

Audio Tip

219 has one receiver in addition to the room speakers. Input 2-USB is paired to the room's handheld mic and 3-USB is paired to the room's lavalier mic. By design, the microphones will only become live after the AV system is turned on. There is an Audio menu that is used to control the various audio devices’ volume.
The Crestron wall panel is configured to handle up to six additional lavalier mics that are provided.

Troubleshooting

For an unresponsive touch panel in 219:
1. please lift the panel up and away from the wall to reveal a single ethernet connection.
2. Unplug and replug the cable from the panel to reset the network connection.
3. Rehang the panel.