Document Camera [Elmo LX1 / L1]

Summary

How to use the Elmo LX1 Document Camera: Buttons, Input/Output, Positioning, and Zooming - not all classrooms have a document camera

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Elmo LX1 / L1

elmo LX1

If your room has a document camera that looks a bit different than this, check out the article for the Elmo TT-12


How to use a document camera

If a classroom has a document camera, it will generally be located on top of the instructor station.

To learn how to send the image from a document camera to the projector, see Extron Control Panel and Projector

document camera sitting on a classroom instructor station


Document Camera Buttons

close up picture of the doc camera's buttons

  1. Power On/Off - Blue=On, Red=Off
     
  2. Rotate – each press will rotate image 90°
     
  3. Lower Brightness - use if document is too light
     
  4. Raise Brightness - use if document is too dark
     
  5. Light – will toggle a small light next to lens
     
  6. Auto Focus – focus will automatically adjust to document
     
  7. Menu - will access advanced tools

 


Camera Inputs and Outputs

doc camera ports on the side

DC IN 5V – Power

USB – Allows camera to be accessed on the PC

HDMI – Output to projector

RGB – VGA output

 

**Note – Hybrid classrooms only use USB output to PC. All other standard smart classrooms use HDMI output

 


Positioning

The camera can be rotated for different views or angles.

cartoon images showing how the camera can move


Zooming

Use the black knob on top to zoom in or out.

doc camera's knob at the tob to adjust zoom


 

Details

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Article ID: 631
Created
Mon 10/4/21 10:27 AM
Modified
Wed 6/5/24 10:02 AM

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