Some classrooms are equipped with document cameras.  If your classroom does not have one and you need one, please contact WCTS

The document cameras as installed in Whitman smart classrooms are designed to be used with either a Windows or a Mac computer.  If you have a device that uses another operating system (Linux, Android, iOS, etc.) please contact WCTS for assistance.

Using the document camera

HoverCam ULTRA 8                                      LCD Screen - note the Power Button

1. The document camera is already connected to the classroom technology. It connects to the projector through the computer connected to the "blue" cable.
2. Turn the document camera on by pressing the Power button next to the LCD screen. The document camera is on when you see the LCD screen light up.
3. Turn on the projector using the touchscreen control panel, located on the teaching station.
4. Sign into the computer that the blue cable is plugged into.
5. Open a built-in camera application or a preferred video conferencing application. Examples are:
   1. Camera application (Windows)
   2. Photo Booth (Mac)
   3. Zoom (Windows, Mac)
6. If needed, select "HoverCam ULTRA8" as the camera source in the application you are using.
7. Place your document as flat as possible and under the camera arm. The camera arm is articulated and can bend on three joints, as well as rotate along the base of the arm. Adjust the arm as needed, while looking at the projected image.
8. The physical buttons near the LCD screen on the camera housing have several functions.  See the pictures and explanation below of the most frequently used adjustments.

   

   Power: Turn document camera on and off.

   Rotate: Rotates the displayed image between 0 and 180 degrees..

   AF-L: Auto Focus Lock, locks the focus of the camera, allowing for annotations to be made on a document as it is being shown, without the focus shifting.

   Scan size (A3, A4):  Effectively rotates the image between 0 and 90 degrees.

   Light Settings: This switch is used to turn on and off some optional LED lighting at the camera head to help illuminate the document being shown.

9. Please turn off the document camera before you leave the classroom.

Troubleshooting

If the document camera is not showing up as a source in the computer you are signed into, check the following:

• Make sure that the blue cable in the room is plugged into the computer you are using. If it is not, plug it into the computer you are using and try and access the camera using a camera application or a video conferencing application.
• Try reseating the USB cable in the USB 3.0 (ss) port on the side of the document camera.

• The document camera is set to output video through USB by default, but this could have been changed. Check the output setting using the soft buttons as depicted on the edges of the LCD touchscreen.

•  You may have to touch the screen to activate it.
  • Look for and press the icon on the LCD screen that looks like a monitor: . This will open a video interface menu.
    
    
  • In the video interface menu, touch the USB menu item. There should be a check mark to the left the letters USB.

• If the document camera is still not being recognized, then unplug the power cord from the document camera, wait a few seconds and plug it back in.