AIRC 127: Zoom Classroom with Tracking Camera

AIRC 127 is a Zoom Room that seats 12 people in two rows of tables and chairs.

This room has two TV monitors on the front of the room and on the back wall. These monitors can be configured to show Zoom participants and various forms of content shared at the instructor podium. The output of the monitors is the same front and back. The instructor camera (the white camera located on the back wall) has tracking capability. The classroom camera (the black camera above the front wall TVs) has multi-streaming for highlighting active participants in the room during Zoom sessions. All camera controls are operated through the Zoom controller touch panel at the podium.

Sharing content in the room wirelessly without starting a Zoom meeting
  • Ensure the TVs are turned on using the SHARP remote control.
  • Open your laptop and the Zoom Workplace application. Click the Home icon to see the meeting controls.
  • Click the Share screen icon: 
  • Zoom application share screen icon is a blue button with a white box inside with an arrow pointing up.
  • Your laptop should connect to the room wirelessly, and you may share anything on your computer. 
  • You will be able to configure what is shown on each front (or rear) TV. You can show the same content, or different content on each.
Sharing content using the HDMI cable (with or without a Zoom meeting)
  • Ensure the TVs are turned on using the SHARP remote control.
  • Connect your laptop to the HDMI cable at the podium. A USB-C adapter is provided. 
  • The Zoom controller should automatically share your laptop content. You can show the same content, or different content on each TV display. If your laptop is not automatically detected, tap the Share icon on the Zoom control touch panel, and select your laptop there.
Sharing the document camera content
  • Ensure the TVs are turned on using the SHARP remote control.
  • Turn the document camera on using the small Elmo remote at the base of the camera. The power icon is circled on the remote.
  • Tap the Share icon on the Zoom controller touch panel.
  • Tap the Cameras tab at the top of the pop-up window.
  • Select the Doc Cam as your camera source. Alternatively, select a room camera (classroom cam or instructor cam).
Using the VHS/DVD player for local presentation only
  • Ensure the TVs are turned on using the SHARP remote control.
  • Connect the VHS/DVD player to the HDMI cable at the podium. You'll be joining two HDMI cables together.
  • The Zoom controller should automatically share the VHS/DVD content. If it is not automatically detected, tap the Share icon on the Zoom control touch panel, and select it there.
Turn off the system
  • End your Zoom meeting if you started one. 
  • Turn off the TVs using the SHARP remote (you may need to stand in front of each TV to do this, so the signal isn't bounced to the other side of the room).
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