Collins Cinema Equipment Instructions

Features:

In the Booth

• 16mm Film Projector
• 2 x 35 mm Slide Projectors
• 2 x 35 mm Film Projectors
• VCR: For playing back VHS or SVHS tapes.
• Multi Standard VCR: For playing VHS tapes with PAL, SECAM etc.
• DVD: For playing DVDs.
• Region Free DVD: For playing DVDs from various regions.
• Digital DV/DV-CAM VCR: For playing digital VCR of NTSC and/or PAL format.
• Blu-Ray DVD: For playing Blu-Ray DVDs or Standard DVDs
• WCVN: Wellesley College Video Network.
   

On the Floor

• Mac Computer
• Region Free DVD: For playing DVDs from various regions.
• Blu-Ray DVD: For playing Blu-Ray DVDs or Standard DVDs
• Laptop: Auxiliary Connections for Laptop.
   

AV Controls

A Touch Screen Control Panel is located at the podium in the front of the room and in the booth.

Lights

Select Lights on the Touch Screen Control Panel. to choose a light setting:

• All on.
• Dimmed recessed lighting (adequate for note-taking)
• Dimmed recessed lighting (not adequate for note-taking)
• All off, except for floor and exit lighting.
   

Volume/Mute

Press the Volume Up or Down arrow button on the right side of the control panel.

Projection Screen

The screen is fixed to the wall.

Turning on the Projector

• Press the Video Proj button located on the left-hand-side of the control panel.
• Press the green power On button.
• Press the gray Return to Main Menu button to return to the main menu.
• If the projector was off, it will turn on at this point. It may take a minute to warm up.

Projecting from the Multi-Standard VCR

Insert a VHS tape into the multi-standard VCR in the rack.  Select M-VCR on the Crestron Touch-Screen Panel.  Use the touch panel to play, pause, rewind etc

Watching a Channel on WCVN (Cable TV)

On the Crestron Touch-Screen Panel, select WCVN.  Use the touch panel's Chan Up/Down buttons to change channels or enter a specific channel number using the numeric keypad.

Projecting from the Region-Free DVD Player

Select the Wall S-Video source on the touch-screen control panel.  Locate the Region-Free DVD player on the table by the podium and press the R-DVD button on the box marked Video Switcher.  Place a DVD into the player and use the DVD's remote control to play, rewind, etc.

Projecting from the Blu-ray DVD Player

Select the Wall S-Video source on the touch-screen control panel.  Locate the Blu-ray DVD player on the table by the podium and press the BD button on the box marked Video Switcher.  Place a DVD into the player and use the DVD's remote control to play, rewind, etc.

Show 35mm Slides

• Press the “Slide” button on the left-hand side of the control panel. One can choose to use a single slide projector or two slide projectors simultaneously.
• To select a single slide projector, press the Right Only button. To select two slide projectors simultaneously, press the Dual Side-by-side button.
• When selecting the right or dual side-by-side projectors, press the power On button to turn the projector/s on. To turn off the projector/s, press the power Off button. One can use the control functions (reverse, forward, focus and random access) on the control panel.

Show a 16mm or 35mm Film

Load the film on the Eiki film projector located in the Control Room. Press the “16mm Film” button on the control panel. NOTE: a trained film projectionist is necessary to show a film.

Microphones

• The installed microphone is located on top of the instructor's podium.
• Press the Microphone On button located on the lower right-hand side of the control panel.
• To lower and raise the volume select the voice/volume up/down on the touch-screen control panel.
• The wireless microphone is located in a black bag underneath the instructor's station.
• To use it insert the provided battery into the transmitter.
• Attach the microphone cable to the top of the transmitter
• Move the power switch from off to pwr, the battery indicator should light up green.
• Clip the microphone to your shirt collar and move the mute switch from mute to on.
• To lower and raise the volume select the voice up/down on the touch-screen control panel.
• To turn off the microphone, press the Microphone Off button on the control panel.
   

Turning the Projector Off

Press the All off button on the touch-screen control panel.