Introduction
Our newly refreshed teaching spaces are using Crestron processors to control our audiovisual systems. This knowledge base article details how to use the Crestron touch panel to control PC/AV Integration.
| PC/AV Integration is the process of sending video and audio from the AV system to the room PC via USB. The incoming video is commonly set to the presenter's camera and the audio is a mix of all microphones. The PC sees the video and audio as USB peripheral devices which can be used by video conferencing software using Zoom, Teams, WebEx etc.
The Crestron controlled PC/AV Integration design allows for audio from all microphones and any video source connected to the AV system to be sent to the PC. |
When available in a teaching space, PC/AV Integration can be used to provide a blended environment, students can attend in person or connect to the class using the chosen video conferencing software solution
Instructions
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How to connect to PC/AV integration using zoom?
A common use case for PC/AV Integration is video conferencing with Zoom.
| Note: You need to be signed into zoom to see the settings menu. |
- On the PC, search and open Zoom, navigate to settings cog on top right-hand corner.
- Navigate to Video from the Settings menu.
To use the video signal from the AV system for your Zoom call, ensure the camera device selected has 'INOGENI' within the name. - Then navigate to Audio settings.
To use the AV systems speakers, ensure the speaker is set as 'Crestron (Intel(R) Display Audio)' To use the AV systems microphones, you will have the option of choosing an item that either contains 'INOGENI' or 'QSCFLEX'.
How to determine which video Source is active
You can turn the AV System on by touching the center of the touch panel located on the presentation desk.
After the Crestron control system has been turned on, the touch panel default page shows which video sources are being sent to the displays & PC/AV Integration.
This example shows us that the source selected for PC/AV Integration is currently 'camera'.
How to Change the PC/AV Integration Video Source
- Press the PC/AV Integration display menu item circled in red.
- Press a source menu item circled in red.
- The source selected will now be sent to the PC.
How to control Camera's Pan, Tilt and Zoom (PTZ).
- Press the PC/AV Integration display menu item circled in red.
2.Press the camera source selection menu item.
3.Use the camera controls circled below.
How to Mute the Microphones
Microphone audio is sent from the AV system to the PC, the output level from the AV system is set and can not be adjusted by the end-user. However, the microphones can be muted in the same manner as muting the local sound reinforcement.
Microphones are active when the microphone icon shows 'Mic Active' as seen below. To mute microphones, push the microphone icon, it will change to 'Mic Muted'.
Microphones are muted when the microphone icon shows 'Mic Muted' as seen below. To unmute microphones, push the microphone icon, it will change to 'Mic Active'.