Dear Colleagues,
If you are using a projector in your class (or in a presentation), you may find it useful to know about some of the buttons on the remote. (the buttons may go by different names on different models..)
There are two buttons that I use a lot (other than the power button!)
One useful button is the “freeze” button which you can use to freeze the screen on a view that you want to keep on the screen while working on something else on the main computer screen.
Another one is the “AV mute” button which will blank the screen. Useful when you have potentially confidential information on the screen such as SDS student data or just want to take the focus off the screen for a few minutes.
Additionally, please don’t forget to turn off your projector at the end of class, since the bulbs are expensive and have a limited lifespan.
Figure 1 The remote for many of our Optoma projectors
Also, please let me know if you have any tips you would like to share!
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Mike Jackson, Science Teacher
Academic Technology Coordinator
St Michaels University School, Victoria, BC
