1. Smart Classroom Guide: www.colorado.edu/AmStudies/smart.htm

2. College of Music & the web: www.colorado.edu/AmStudies/collmus.htm

This Smart Classroom is equipped with a CD and Cassette player, a VCR and Campus Cable feed, a Computer input that will allow you to access the internet, and a Three-gun overhead Projector. An Amplifier controls the Sound for all this equipment. The most important thing to first do when you want to use this equipment is make sure all the power buttons are on.

 

Using the CD and Cassette Players and the Amplifier

• The audio controls for all the equipment, the VCR, Cable TV, CD, Cassette, and Computer, controlled through the Amplifier. The VCR, CD, Cassette, and Computer all have their own

volumes control knobs on the Amplifier.

• However, the total volume of the Amplifier is controlled by the Stereo volume button. If the Stereo volume button is turned way down, the volume for each of these devices will be greatly reduced. So if you aren’t satisfied with the volume for one of the devices, check to make sure the Stereo volume button is turned up high enough.

• In order to run the Video Input and the Three-gun Projector, the Amplifier, the CD and Cassette player, and the VCR you must first turn on their power. If you are having trouble running one of these devices, always check to see that its power is turned on.

 

Using the Computer and Video Projector

• Turn Video Input Power On and the VCR Power on.

• The Three-gun Projector can project input from the VCR, Campus Cable, or your Computer. If after turning the VCR on you get the Cable TV feed, then you know the Three-gun Projector is set for Video intput

• If you want to change the Three-gun projector source from Video to Computer to Input, you do so by pressing and releasing the "SOURCE" button then pressing the "UP" or "DOWN" buttons.

• To change the Video input, you must first press the Source button. After pressing the Source button, a box will appear on the screen with 4 source options: 1. Video, 2. Computer, 3. Input, and 4. Recall. When you see the Source box on the screen, press the up and down arrows on the Video Input box in order to change the video source going to the Three-gun projector.

• If you want to adjust the Brightness, Contrast, and Color, you can press the buttons on the Video Input Box. After pressing the "BRIGHTNESS" OR "CONTRAST" button a scale from 1 to 10 will appear on the screen. while the scale is present the "UP" or "DOWN" button may be pressed to change the projected image. In general the picture will be best when both CONTRAST and BRIGHTNESS are set in the range of 5 to 6.

 

Using the VCR and Campus Cable TV

• Turn the Video Input power on. Turn the VCR power on.

• If after you turn the Video Input power and VCR power on, you don’t get the Campus Cable feed, then you know that the Video Input is set to run the computer.

• If the VCR and Campus Cable feed aren’t working, then go to the Video Input box and press the Source button. After pressing the Source button, press the Up or Down arrow boxes to change the Video Input from the Computer to Video. After doing this, you should now get the Campus Cable feed.

• Don’t worry if you set up the VCR and you get the Campus Cable feed. When there is a videotape in the VCR and you push play, the VCR video input will override the Campus Cable feed and you will now be able to view your videotape on the VCR.