Remote meeting PC in the Hokubu Kaikn 2F
There is a DELL laptop PC to be used for remote meeting, i.e. Zoom and eZuce, in the 2F conference room of Hokubu Kaikan.
It looks like this:
Start using the PC
The PC is always on (don't shut it down !). It is connected to the projector through the blue striped HDMI connector visible in the above photo. You only need to start up the projector. Then you should be able to see the screen of the PC on the projected screen.
You can use the wireless mouse and keyboard (shown below) for controlling the PC. Make sure to turn the power switch of each device on before use.
Sound setup
There is a wireless microphone shown below:
It may be connected to the PC with a USB cable for charging. Disconnect it first, the turn it on by long-pressing the power button. You can move it close to the current speaker. Make sure that you turn it off after use. It is better to connect it back to the PC after use for charging the battery.
Even though this microphone has a built in speaker, the sound output from the PC is routed to the speaker on the projector through HDMI.
Video
There is a web camera mounted on the silver rack next to the podium. By turning the lens, you can manually adjust the focus of the camera.
Launching remote meeting software
This PC has Zoom and eZuce installed and set up. There are icons to start Zoom and eZuce. You only need to double click them to start meetings.
After the meeting
- Shutdown the projector
- Turn off the power of the keyboard, mouse and the microphone.
Do not shut down the laptop.
Using Polycom
There is an HDMI selector in the silver rack. However, this selector blocks the transmission of audio signal. Therefore, the PC is connected to the HDMI cable directly coming out of the wall outlet, not going through the selector. If you want to use the Polycom instead of the DELL laptop, you need to unplug the HDMI cable from the PC and hook it up to the back of Polycom.