Classrooms - AV - COMRB Large Classrooms video conferencing and display settings

Use the projector, ceiling microphones, camera, and speakers in COMRB Large Classrooms.

These rooms are "BYOD" - Bring Your Own Device. There are cable connections coming out of the wall and a control panel on the wall that allow you to display content on the projector and use the room mics&camera to video conference.

COMRB Large Classrooms Wall Control Panel
Wall Control Panel

  

CMWT Small Classrooms cable connections on table
Table Cable Connections

Use Projector for in-room display

  1. Be sure your device is on
  2. Turn on projector using Wall Control Panel

    Press the "ON" button, then release.

  3. Wait for Screen to descend. Look towards the lens of the projector to observe the light come on.
  4. Connect HDMI cable to your device

    Your device may require an adapter to connect to HDMI if it does not have an HDMI port.
    HDMI cable
  5. Wait for your device to recognize the connection to the projector

    Your device screen may flash black and appear with a different resolution, and the projector display may also flash once before showing your device on the screen.

Use room microphone(s) and camera for video conferencing

Camera, Microphones, and Speakers available in CMWT Small Classrooms for in-room video conferencing
Ceiling microphone, wall mount camera and speakers
  1. Follow steps for Projector first

  2. After successfully displaying to the projector,

    connect the USB cable to your device

    Your device may require an adapter to connect to USB if it does not have a USB-A port.
    USB
  3. Open the Sound controls on your device, or the Sound controls within the specific app you want to use.
    Below are examples for Zoom.

  4. Start Zoom meeting
  5. Select "Shure..." for both Room Microphone and Speakers:

    COMRB Large Classroom Microphone and Speaker selection
    "Shure..." Microphone and Speaker selection in Zoom
  6. Select "UT-VID..." for the Room Camera:

    Note the Room Camera is stationary
    COMRB Large Classrooms Video Camera selection
    "UT-VID..." Camera selection in Zoom

Turn Off Projector When Finished

  1. Disconnect the table cables from your device.
  2. Turn off projector using Wall Control Panel
    Hold down the "OFF" button for a few seconds until you hear the projector beep, then release.
    1. The screen will ascend
    2. The projector image will disappear


Keywords:
BYOD, Video conference, sound, speakers, Zoom, audio, HDMI, USB, USB-C, BYOD, WebEx, Teams, COMRB, PHA, COMRB-3175, COMRB-4175, COMRB-5175, COMRB-6175, COMRB-7175, COMRB-8175 
Doc ID:
150346
Owned by:
Charity C. in University of Illinois College of Medicine
Created:
2025-05-07
Updated:
2025-05-07
Sites:
University of Illinois College of Medicine