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15-253 User Manual

15-253 Auditorium is a public Zoom Room enabled meeting space that is available in Google calendar to all Lab employees. It has an integrated audio/video system and in-room participants can share screens wirelessly using their laptops.

Podium

Crestron tablet - power on/off

Audio

All microphones are docked at the podium
- One (1) Wireless Handheld microphone
- One (1) Lavalier microphone

Video

One (1) 98” display
Two (2) PTZ cameras
- Fixed angles from front/back walls capture the podium and/or in-room participants

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Room Instructions

Power on the Display

Locate the Crestron control panel on the podium
Tap the controller to power on the display
If the display does not power on by tapping the controller, press the power button on the bottom center.

Start Meeting from the Host Laptop

Start or Join the scheduled meeting on the host/co-host laptop
Do not join the computer audio
Click the up arrow next to mute/unmute
Leave the computer audio to avoid echo

Every laptop in 15-253 must leave computer audio.

Join from the Zoom Room

Join the meeting from iPad controller
Click join and enter the meeting ID
The Zoom Room is a participant in the meeting that provides audio and video

How to Video: Join Meetings from a Zoom Room

Wireless Screen Sharing

Use wireless screen sharing to present from the laptop
For videos with audio, click “share sound”

How to Video: Ways to Share in a Zoom Room

Audio Visual Notes

Microphone Options

In-ceiling mics

The ceiling mics will not amplify in-room sound, but remote participants will hear all conversations.

Podium mic

The podium mic will amplify the in-room sound and project audio into Zoom.

Wireless Handheld mic

There is one (1) wireless handheld mics and one (1) lapel mic. They will amplify the in-room sound and project audio into Zoom.
Please dock the mics at the end of your session, so they are useful to the next group.
The room system does not allow additional mics to be added.