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40A Arts & Science Bldg.

(Guide to Operating Installed Technology)

Lighting | Control Pad | Campus Cable | Videotape | DVD | Laptop Computer | | Overhead Projector | Advance Preparation

Lighting When you enter the room, some lights may come on. Light switches are available just to the right of the door on the east wall as you enter the room and on the west wall, next to the control pad. They are either on or off as no dimming is available. Control Pad The control pad is located on the west wall and allows you to activate the projector, adjust volume, select a device for viewing, change cable channels, and control the VHS player. Projection Screen There is no control for the projection screen and it must be manually raised and lowered.

Laptop Computer

To hook up a Macintosh or Windows^TM laptop computer for display from the ceiling-mounted data projector, follow these steps:

1. Lower the projection screen if necessary.
2. Locate the control pad on the west wall, just to the left of the VCR.
3. Locate the VGA input cable which comes from the wall plate just under the touch pad controller and is usually coiled on top of the wooden enclosure that houses the VHS video cassette player.
4. Connect the VGA cable to your laptop computer.
Boot up the laptop. Windows computers use a function key to output a signal to the projector. (Consult your computer user's guide for specific information on your computer.) A 3.5mm audio cable should be bundled with the VGA cable to connect to your computer's headphone jack for computer audio amplification.
5. Mizzou Wireless' coverage area includes the Arts & Science Building. [Check with DoIT (Division of Information Technology) for a recommendation on purchasing a wireless network interface card for your laptop.]
6. Turn the projector on by pushing the ON/OFF button located on the left control pad.
7. Wait briefly for the projector to go through its warm up phase. (About 20 to 30 seconds; watch for light to come out of the lens.)
8. If the image from the computer isn't projecting, push the INPUT button on the left control pad. You may need to turn off the VHS video cassette player by depressing the power button located on the left front of the player itself.
9. Adjust room lighting as desired, using the switches to the left of the control pad.
10. Adjust volume using the VOL Up and VOL Down buttons located on the left control pad. Remember that volume controls on your computer will also affect loudness and may require adjustment as well.
11. After your presentation, disconnect your computer and leave the VGA and audio cables neatly coiled on top of the equipment shelf.
12. Before leaving the room, turn the projector off by pushing the ON/OFF button located on the left control pad.

Campus Cable

To watch a campus cable channel, follow these steps:

1. Lower the projection screen if necessary.
2. Locate the VHS player in the wooden shelf/enclosure on the west wall of the room.
3. Locate the control pad situated just to the left of the VCR.
4. Make sure the player is "on" by pressing the "power" button (left front of player).
5. Turn the projector on by pushing the ON/OFF button located on the left control pad.
6. Wait briefly for the projector to go through its warm up phase. (About 20 to 30 seconds; watch for light to come out of the lens.)
7. Push the INPUT button on the left control pad and a cable channel will be projected.
8. Use the CHANNEL Up and CHANNEL Down buttons on the right control pad to select a different cable channel.
9. Adjust room lighting as desired, using the light switches to the left of the control pad.
10. Adjust volume using the VOL Up and VOL Down buttons located on the left control pad.
11. When you are finished, turn the projector off by pushing the ON/OFF button located on the left control pad. Turn the VCR off using the "Power" button on the front left of the VHS player.

Videotape Playback

Videocassette playback functions are normally controlled using the control pad (any controls that are accessible on the front of the VHS player itself also function, including Power, Play and Stop/Eject).
To play a VHS tape, follow these steps:

1. Lower the projection screen if necessary.
2. Locate the VHS player in the wooden enclosure on the west wall of the room.
3. Locate the control pad situated just to the left of the VCR.
4. Make sure the player is "on" by pressing the "power" button (left front of player).
5. Turn the projector on by pushing the ON/OFF button located on the left control pad.
6. Wait briefly for the projector to go through its warm up phase. (About 20 to 30 seconds; watch for light to come out of the lens.)
7. Push the INPUT button on the left control pad. (A cable channel will be projected.)
8. Insert the VHS videotape into the VHS player. (If the record tab has been removed from the tape, the tape will begin playing as soon as the tape is inserted fully into the VCR.)
9. If the tape has not automatically begun to play, push the Play button (single forward arrow) on the right control pad. Alternately, you can press the Play button the VHS player itself.
10. Adjust room lighting as desired, using the light switches to the left of the control pad.
11. Adjust volume using the VOL Up and VOL Down buttons located on the left control pad.
12. Use the Stop, Fast Foward, Rewind buttons on either the right control pad of on the VHS player as needed.
13. Use the Stop/Eject button on the VHS player (right front of player) to eject the tape.
14. When you are finished, turn the projector off by pushing the ON/OFF button located on the left control pad.

DVD Playback

No DVD player is installed in this room but a DVD can be played from most laptop computers with DVD playback capability. If you are not using a laptop computer with a DVD drive, you can also bring your own DVD player and cables to the room and connect it to the system.
To play a DVD, follow these steps:

1. Lower the projection screen if necessary.
2. Locate the VHS player in the wooden shelf/enclosure on the west wall of the room.
3. Locate the control pad situated just to the left of the VCR.
4. Locate the video and audio inputs for the VHS player installed it in the room. They are the top two cables in the input box that is just below the control pad
5. Make sure the player is "on" by pressing the "power" button (left front of player).
6. Disconnect the video and audio inputs for the VHS player. Using cables you brought with your DVD player, connect the DVD player to the "video in" and "audio in" jacks that had been used to connect the VCR.
7. Plug your DVD player into the AC outlet.
8. Turn on the DVD player
9. Turn the projector on by pushing the ON/OFF button located on the left control pad.
10. Wait briefly for the projector to go through its warm up phase. (About 20 to 30 seconds; watch for light to come out of the lens.)
11. Push the INPUT button on the left control pad.
12. Insert the DVD in the DVD player and play your disc.
13. Adjust room lighting as desired, using the switches to the left of the control pad.
14. Adjust volume using the VOL Up and VOL Down buttons located on the left control pad.
15. When you are finished:
    • remove the disc from your DVD player,
    • unplug the DVD audio and video cables from the input box,
    • plug the VCR audio and video cables into the input box, and
    • turn the projector off by pushing the ON/OFF button located on the left control pad.

Other Information

An overhead projector is located in the room and may be rolled to a desired location for projection onto the screen.

Advance Preparation

Room users are strongly urged to contact the Academic Support Center (882-6703) prior to the start of their classes. An ASC staff member can meet with them in the auditorium to demonstrate operations and answer questions concerning their specific needs. (The room is checked weekly for proper operation of the installed technology, but if you notice a problem, contact ASC's Classroom Technology Services staff at 882-6703.)

40A Arts & Science Building
(Last Revised: 14 January 2009)