Camera and Microphone Setup - College of Law

Depending on the room in which you are teaching, the default settings for camera and microphone may be sufficient for your purposes.  A guide to enabling and customizing the systems is below.

Initial Setup

• Turn on teaching station

• Log in to PC

• Open browser, navigate to Blackboard site for course, click Zoom meeting link, and confirm launch of Zoom

Zoom

• Activate (unmute) microphone using mic icon in lower left of screen

• Activate camera using camera icon in lower left of screen

• If necessary, select desired microphone and speakers

  • Click menu carat next to mic icon

  • Choose desired microphone

  • Choose desired speakers

  • (note that these settings will depend on your room and computer configuration – you will need to determine which settings work in your space)

• If necessary, select the desired camera

  • Click menu carat next to camera icon

  • Choose desired camera

  • Notes

    • Not all cameras in room may be available to the Zoom app

    • In some spaces, the cameras will all have the same label – experimentation may be necessary to choose desired camera

Microphone activation

(Note that seminar spaces have ceiling-mounted microphones, rather than personal microphones for instructors and students.  The mic setup instructions below pertain only to lecture halls.)

• Obtain microphone from teaching station drawer

• Place personal foam cover on mic, if desired

• Turn on

  • Pinch the small buttons on either side of the front door on transmitter pack

  • Press and hold power button until mic display window lights up

• Check battery level

  • A three-segment indicator in lower right of mic's display window illustrates battery level

  • Two or three active bars will be sufficient for most classes

  • One active bar may indicate sufficient battery for class, though care should be taken to note if microphone turns off, in which case batteries will need to be replaced

  • Zero active bars indicates batteries will need to be replaced

  • Note - a red light on the front, labeled "low batt," will blink if battery level is too low.  A steady light indicates only that power is on.  The three-segment battery level indicator described above will provide a more accurate assessment of battery status

• Change batteries (if necessary)

  • Swap in two batteries from supply in teaching station drawer

  • Pay careful attention to battery orientation

  • If original batteries were removed while unit was still turned on, the unit will typically power up immediately on replacement of batteries, without needing to press the power button

  • PLEASE DO NOT RETURN DEPLETED BATTERIES TO MICROPHONE DRAWER

    • Depleted batteries may be returned to the IT offices (suite 215) for recycling

• Ensure microphone is not muted

  • Mute switch on top of microphone pack

  • When muted, a MUTE indicator will be visible in the mic's display window

• Test mic input to Zoom

  • A green level indicator will be visible within the mic icon

• Test mic amplification in room

  • Mic level can be adjusted using the Microphone Volume controls on teaching station control panel

• At end of class, please turn off lapel microphone, remove microphone cover if used, and return mic to teaching station drawer

Camera adjustment

• Touch Camera button on control panel

• Use presets, if desired

• If finer control is desired, press Camera Setup button

  • Adjust camera position using joystick-style control buttons

• Note - in seminar spaces, you may need to select the "secondary camera" button in order to control your desired camera