Refreshed Classrooms
The majority of classrooms in Copley/Smithy and all classrooms in Fox and Haley have HD Boxes and new projectors that have been simplified to auto-detect the source being used (desktop computer, laptop, etc.)
Remotes have been removed as projectors are "automatic turn on" and removing the remotes from the rooms prevents other issues from occurring where settings are changed and then not changed back for next use.
For these refreshed configurations, the following projector usage tips apply:
Please do not change cable connections.
Turning on the projector
Press the Enter key on the podium keyboard and sign in using your R-MC username and password, or sign into your laptop and then connect it to the HDMI cable. The projector will turn on in 20-30 seconds and should automatically display the connected computer's screen contents using the default HDMI 1 input.
Turning off the projector
Sign out of the podium PC (Please Do NOT shut down), The projector will stop displaying. (The projector does not need to be shut off)
Hide computer content from projector
Windows: Hold the Windows key and press the letter ‘P’. Select either “PC Only” or “Second Screen Only”.
Laptop: Disconnect the laptop cable.
Return computer content to projector
Windows: Hold the Windows key and press the letter ‘P’. Select “Duplicate”.
Laptop: Reconnect the laptop cable.
If a projector is not responding and you have already tried switching from Duplicate to Extend and back to Duplicate, contact ITS at 804-752-8500 as we can quickly fix most issues remotely in Fox and Haley while on the phone with you (Copley does not have the same ethernet infrastructure to support remote manipulation of the projector).
Tips
Some classrooms also have external speakers (ex. Haley 112). In these classrooms, the external speakers are listed as 2-USB and Kimafun mic as 3-USB.
Make sure that your laptop is signed into and active before connecting it to the HDMI cable or the system may not detect it, in which case, you might need to restart the laptop.
Make sure that the primary display is the desktop monitor, not the projector.
Windows automatically reverts the display mode to the last active selection so you may need to select the Windows + 'P' keys to change to what you want.
Projectors will goes into stand-by mode after about approximately 1 minute and 30 seconds after receiving no signal. This can happen when the display mode is either switched to PC Screen Only or after the desktop falls asleep (about 15 minutes of being idle). Please allow the projector to properly enter standby mode (when power indicator light turns green and has stopped flashing orange) before either: attempting to wake the computer back up if desktop fell asleep, or by using Windows + P to switch display mode to either Duplicate or Extend to wake the projector from stand-by mode.