CFA 207 - Design Studio

CFA 207

Familiarize yourself with the technology

Main PC

  • When the PC is on, the light illuminates WHITE, as shown above.

  • If you find the PC turned off, press the power button once.

  • The power button is on the back right hand side if you are reaching from the front, as shown below. 

Do not shut down the main PC.

Troubleshooting the computer

If you think the PC is unresponsive, press and hold the power button for a few seconds to force a shut down, wait a few seconds, and then press the power button once to turn it on.

Room Audio

Note: Make all audio adjustments on the main PC first.

Each Mac has different icons to find volume button. Here is an example.

  • Click on the icon (outlined in red)

  • Drag the slider on the bar left to turn down and right to turn up the volume (outlined in green).

  • The computer volume is muted if you see the speaker icon with an cross on it (outlined in red).

    • To unmute the computer, click the speaker icon.

  • Use the TV remote to turn the volume up or down as needed.

Amplifier

  • Potentiometers (outlined in red) are used to optimize level, bass, and treble settings.

  • The LED light (outlined in green) illuminates green when the MPA 401 unit is receiving power and active. It lights amber when the unit is on standby.

Troubleshooting Audio

If you have no/low audio, it could be:

  1. The video volume is turned off/down.

  2. The computer volume is turned off/down or is muted.

  3. (Start with Steps 1 & 2) The amplifier potentiometers have been turned off/down.

Projector

  • To turn on the projector, press the power button (outlined in red) once while pointing the remote at the front of the projector.

  • To turn off the projector, press the power button twice.

Projector Screen

The projector screen is manual and there is a string at the bottom center.

To raise the screen, pull the screen by the string out away from the wall a couple of feet, pull down, and release, allowing the screen to retract.

To lower the screen, pull down on the string as low as possible and let go for full extension.

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