Project in RCS Classrooms: Difference between revisions

Summary	Connect your device to RCS projectors and displays
Author	Maintained by Derek Smith
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Status	Up-to-date for the 2024-2025 school year.

Latest revision as of 09:39, 5 August 2024

Basic Classroom AV Setup

AV setup in Riverdale classrooms and other indoor teaching/conference spaces allow you to connect your USB-C laptop to use:

Audio/video & interactivity link with a compatible Epson Brightlink projector and the classroom speakers
Audio-in connections from the classroom microphones
Charging power for your laptop

Use Classroom Anker Hub

Every classroom at Riverdale has an Anker Hub that allows you to connect your USB-C device and project to either the projector or TV in that space. Refer to the image below for what the cables on the Anker Hub are used for.

To project, simply plug in the long-braided USB-C cable into your Riverdale laptop
If you need to use a microphone, use this article on classroom microphones to make sure the microphone and computer are setup properly and connected to the Anker Hub
If audio is playing through the speakers properly, or if the video is choppy, grainy, or lagging
- Check your input and output settings
- Un-plug the USB-C power input (shorter non-braided cable on the Anker Hub) and plug it back in again

Wall Plate Diagram

All physical connections to projectors and speakers are done through a wall plate. You can also connect to most classrooms' and larger AV installations through Apple TV.

Here's a diagram of a wall plate in most classrooms.

Some older wall plates may have a vestigial VGA port which may or may not work. Wall plates installed after 2017 will not have a VGA port. Please use the connection cable bundles with the HDMI cable & dongle appropriate for your computer, ChromeBook, tablet or iPhone.

Use Apple TV AirPlay

Most classrooms at Riverdale have Apple TV's connected to the projectors. This allows teachers and students to wirelessly project their macOS, iOS, or ipadOS devices to the projector.

Click Source on the projector remote until you see the Apple TV name
AirPlay using your iOS or iPadOS device or macOS device

If you don't see the proper Apple TV, try following these steps:

Restart your device
Toggle the WiFi on your device Off and then On again
Ask the Tech Department to restart the Apple TV
If all else fails, submit a Tech Ticket so that we can help!

Change Sound Input/Output Settings

On macOS

Open System Settings
Click Sound
Click Click Output and select the projector/screen you want to output to
Click Input and select the microphone source you want to use

On Windows 11

To change the audio output in Windows 11, do the following:

Click the volume icon next to the clock
Click the arrow next to the volume bar
Switch to the desired audio device

Common Input/Output Audio Devices

Epson PJ
Samsung
Blue Snowball Classroom Microphone
DisplayPort (SAMSUNG)

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-All connections to projectors and speakers are done through a wall plate.
+== Basic Classroom AV Setup ==
-Here's a diagram of a wallplate at the River campus. [[File:River Campus Wall Plate.png|400 px]]<br clear="all">
+AV setup in Riverdale classrooms and other indoor teaching/conference spaces allow you to connect your USB-C laptop to use:
+* Audio/video & interactivity link with a compatible Epson Brightlink projector and the classroom speakers
+* Audio-in connections from the [[Use In-Class Microphones|classroom microphones]]
+* Charging power for your laptop
-If you're connecting your laptop or ChromeBook through the HDMI Cable, make sure the audio plug is not connected. This will ensure that the desired audio from your device is the audio sent to the speakers.
+=== Use Classroom Anker Hub ===
-[[File:Wall plate-p2.jpg|425 px]]
+Every classroom at Riverdale has an Anker Hub that allows you to connect your USB-C device and project to either the projector or TV in that space. Refer to the image below for what the cables on the Anker Hub are used for.
-[[File:Wall plate-p3.jpg|400 px]]<br clear="all">
-[[File:Hill Campus_Typical Wall Plate.png|400 px]]<br clear="all">
+# To project, simply plug in the long-braided USB-C cable into your Riverdale laptop
-==Connecting your phone to play audio files==
+# If you need to use a microphone, use this article on [[Use In-Class Microphones|classroom microphones]] to make sure the microphone and computer are setup properly and connected to the Anker Hub
+# If audio is playing through the speakers properly, or if the video is choppy, grainy, or lagging
+#* Check your [https://howdoi.riverdale.edu/wiki/Project_in_RCS_Classrooms#Change_Sound_Input/Output_Settings input and output settings]
+#* Un-plug the USB-C power input (shorter non-braided cable on the Anker Hub) and plug it back in again
-Only use the audio plug when you want to play music from your phone. In this case, it doesn't matter if the HDMI cable is also plugged in and you adjust volume from your phone. If you're unable to get the volume level you like from the phone controls, submit a tech request, and we'll adjust the volume on the speaker.
+[[File:AnkerHub.jpg|300x300px]]
-==Connecting to the Projectors in the Multi Purpose Room (MPR)==
+=== Wall Plate Diagram ===
+All physical connections to projectors and speakers are done through a wall plate. You can also connect to most classrooms' and larger AV installations through Apple TV.
+Here's a diagram of a wall plate in most classrooms.
-{{SS}}
+Some older wall plates may have a vestigial VGA port which may or may not work. Wall plates installed after 2017 will not have a VGA port. Please use the connection cable bundles with the HDMI cable & dongle appropriate for your computer, ChromeBook, tablet or iPhone.
+[[File:River Campus Wall Plate.png|300x300px]]
+=== Use Apple TV AirPlay ===
+Most classrooms at Riverdale have Apple TV's connected to the projectors. This allows teachers and students to wirelessly project their macOS, iOS, or ipadOS devices to the projector.
+# Click '''''Source''''' on the projector remote until you see the '''''Apple TV name'''''
+# AirPlay using your [https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204289 iOS or iPadOS device] or [https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/stream-content-to-apple-tv-mh40624/mac macOS device]
+If you don't see the proper Apple TV, try following these steps:
+# Restart your device
+# Toggle the WiFi on your device '''''Off''''' and then '''''On''''' again
+# Ask the Tech Department to restart the Apple TV
+# If all else fails, [mailto:support-ticket@riverdale.edu submit a Tech Ticket] so that we can help!
+==Change Sound Input/Output Settings==
+=== On macOS ===
+# Open '''''System Settings'''''
+# Click '''''Sound'''''
+# Click Click '''''Output''''' and select the projector/screen you want to output to
+# Click '''''Input''''' and select the microphone source you want to use
+=== On Windows 11 ===
+To change the audio output in Windows 11, do the following:
+# Click the '''''volume icon''''' next to the clock
+# Click the '''''arrow''''' next to the volume bar
+# Switch to the '''''desired audio device'''''
+=== Common Input/Output Audio Devices ===
+* Epson PJ
+* Samsung
+* [[Use In-Class Microphones|Blue Snowball]] Classroom Microphone
+* DisplayPort (SAMSUNG)