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Equipment

  • Polycom ViewStation VSX 7000e with ceiling microphone array
  • 50" high definition plasma TV
  • 12 speaker in-ceiling sound system
  • Epson ceiling mounted LCD projector
  • Dell Latitude D610 podium laptop
  • AMX Touch Screen Control System with remote
  • Remote controlled room lighting
  • Document camera
  • VCR
  • DVD
  • Wall phone for help or for use during a conference (814-863-5942)
  • IP for "dialing" into Polycom: 146.186.48.116

Capabilities

  • Classroom, Seminar or Video Conference seating arrangements (30 seats currently available)
  • Front and rear video camera with switching from podium touch screen or "director's" touch screen (remote unit)
  • Collaborative learning environment by virtue of modular furniture and wireless laptops
  • A personal laptop can be used in the room. There are podium connections for video, audio, and network. The network jack on the podium is live. You will need to call our Deputy in the Dean's Office for network settings.
  • Campus Cable TV is installed. To view cable use VCR and select channels on VCR

Scheduling

This is a College of Health & Human Development (CHHD) maintained and controlled facility. Only departments, schools and centers in CHHD can reserve the room. Reservations will no longer be accepted from outside parties.

Call ISS at 865-INFO or send an email to reservations@hhdev.psu.edu to schedule the facility. The calendar for the room is available for viewing here or through the Oracle Calendar as "HHD/East101/UP" if you have an Oracle account.

Responsibilities

When you schedule this room, you will be asked to designate a person who will be obliged to assure that the facility is used appropriately and responsibly. They will also be required to make sure all the equipment is powered off and secure, all locks are in place and locked, and that the room is secure (doors and windows locked) when their activity is over.  You must pick up the keys for the facility also as described below.

Keys

There are two keys for this room. One opens the door into the room and the other opens the podium.

Plan to pick up the keys for the room early and spend some time familiarizing yourself with the equipment in the CHHDIRR. Keys can be picked up in the College's Dean's Office, 201 Henderson Building. See Gloria, first stop after entering the office.

Questions

For general questions on the facility, call ISS (865-INFO) or email us at info@hhdev.psu.edu.

For specific questions on video conferencing in the CHHDIRR, call Leslie Hutchins, 865-3510 or drop her an email. Her office is in room 210B East Henderson.

If you experience a problem with the equipment in the room, follow this table to decide who to call:

Item Not Working Call Notes
Video conference cannot be established Leslie Hutchins (865-3510) or

TNS (865-4662)

TNS maintains the Polycom system and the data connection out of the facility. Try resetting the Polycom unit by turning it off and back on. The power switch is on the main Polycom unit which is in the podium.
Audio and Video Equipment ISS (865-INFO) This includes the PA system, VCR, DVD Player, Plasma TV, Projector, Document Camera, Touch Control System
Printer Dean's Office 865-1428 Toner and Paper are provided by the Dean's Office. If you have difficulty printing, call ISS 865-INFO.
Heating/Air Conditioning/Lighting CHHD Facilities 863-0890  

If you experience a problem with the equipment that can wait, call our Dean's Office Computer Deputy. Describe the problem to them. They will contact our office for help.