News

• Thursday 25 September 2009
  

  The amber lamp light on the HDeck projector was lit indicating the lamp is burned out. On Friday morning Victor Martinez swapped in the spare 2400 MP projector.

• Thursday 16 July 2009 - Geoff Savage
  

  The 2400MP lamp in the Hurricane deck burned out after 1879 hours. Pete Simon replaced the lamp. We have no spare MP2400 lamps so more need to be ordered.

• Wed 15 April 2009 - Geoff Savage
  I have neglected to add a number of changes to the news section over the last year so I will add all the updates here.

  The 5th Dimension has been configured for video conferencing with a Polycom 7000 plus the subwoofer which provides power. This system has the ability to transmit "People and content". You can connect your computer to the "Visual Concert" box mounted on the wall via the cable on the desktop and have the desktop transmitted along with the image from the set top camera. The remote systems must be able to display "People and Content" to get both images.

  The Dog House has a new Polycom 7000 system without the subwoofer. From the 5th Dimension we learned that the subwoofer just gets in the way. This sytem was chosen so we could attach

• Thu 15 May 2008 - Geoff Savage
  On Monday May 12th a new projector (Dell 2400MP) was installed in the Hurricane Deck. This projector has a 5 year exchange warranty to reduce the time needed to get a functioning projector back into position. The other 2400MP projector we own has no exchange warranty and is the backup for the the Hurricane Deck. The 3300MP projector that was in the Hurricane Deck that regularly required power cycling has been returned to our spare pool.

  I wanted to thank Pete Simon and Victor Martinez for handling the power cycling of the 3300MP projector while it was installed in the Hurricane Deck. I also wanted to apologize to everyone meeting in the Hurricane Deck who suffered through the power cycling.

  The 4100 MP projector we own was sent out for repair in December 2007. It came back in mid-April 2008. When it was installed in the Hurricane Deck and powered on there was a small pop and the lamp did not come on. It has been returned for repair.

  Projector Inventory -

  • Dell 2400MP - installed in Hurricane Deck
  • Dell 2400MP - spare for Hurricane Deck, can be borrowed for short term use
  • Dell 4100MP - out for repair
  • Dell 3300MP - spare for other meeting rooms, can be borrowed for short term use
  • Dell 3200MP - installed in Far Side
  • Dell 3200MP - installed in Dog House
  • Dell 3200MP - installed in Salle Des Heros
  • Dell 3200MP - installed in 5th Dimension
• Tue 13 May 2008 - Geoff Savage
  The new 2400 MP arrived yesterday. Victor and I installed it in the Hurricane Deck yesterday afternoon. This one has a 5 year exchange warranty to reduce the time needed to get a functioning camera back into position. We now have two 2400 MP projectors. The 2nd one is in for repair. The 4100 MP projector was sent out for repair in December 2007. It came back in mid-April 2008. When Victor installed it in the Hurricane deck he heard a small pop and the lamp did not come on. It has been returned for repair.
• Wed 26 Mar 2008 - Geoff Savage
  The camera in the Far Side does not work. I borrowed a camera from Sheila Cisko and installed it in the Far Side. The camera that failed, Canon VC-C1, is no longer produced so I need to find a suitable replacement.
• Wed 26 Mar 2008 - Geoff Savage
  Pulled out the power cord in the 3300MP in the Hurricane Deck. The projector was unresponsive to the remote and the buttons. Power cycling by removing and inserting the power cord fixed the problem for now.
• Tue 25 Mar 2008 - Geoff Savage
  Pete Simon and I installed our only spare projector (Dell 3300MP) on the ceiling of the Hurricane Deck. I will look into getting the 2400MP repaired and/or buying a new projector.
• Mon 24 Mar 2008 - Geoff Savage
  Victor Martinez and Pete Simon installed another bulb in the 2400MP projector in the Hurricane deck. We are now out of bulbs for the 2400MP and the old projector the 4100MP is still out for repair. If the bulb in the 2400MP fails again we will have to put a less bright 3300MP projector in the Hurricane Deck.
• Mon 10 Mar 2008 - Geoff Savage
  Victor Martinez installed another bulb in the 2400MP projector in the Hurricane deck.
• Mon 25 Feb 2008 - Geoff Savage
  Victor Martinez installed a new bulb in the 2400 MP projector in the Hurricane deck this morning. This is the last bulb for the 2400 MP so we are ordering two more for spares.
• Mon 4 Feb 2008 - Geoff Savage
  Installed our only spare video conferencing camera in the Far Side because the camera that was in there added a green tint to the picture. Someone had attempted to repair the camera by moving the video connection to the polycom unit to the audio input of the polycom which caused the microphones to not function. If another camera fails we can borrow one from Sheila Cisko while we determine the best solution for replacing the failed camera.
• Dec 2007 - Geoff Savage
  Victor Martinez sent the Dell 4100MP projector out for repair. It was making a loud buzzing sound from the fan.
• Fri 4 Nov 2005 - Geoff Savage
  Hurricane Deck projector bulb replaced.
• Fri 4 Nov 2005 - Geoff Savage
  Disconnects are still occurring. The experts at ESnet are aware of the problem and are investigating possible causes. This problem has been occuring over the last three weeks.
• Thu 3 Nov 2005 - Geoff Savage
  Reset the presentation clicker in the Far Side. It would work for a few slides and then cease to move the slides.
• Wed 2 Nov 2005 - Geoff Savage
  Replace the TV in the Far Side. It was blinking on and off once a second. Thanks to Jim Fagan for purchasing and installing the TV.
• There have been failed Ad-Hoc conferences recently, with their failures traced to participants using NetMeeting. Users of this kind of software please be aware that it is not supported by ESnet. It is everyone's responsibility that our meetings can be conducted properly.
  GnomeMeeting and OhPhoneX are exceptions in that they have been determined not to affect Ad-Hoc meetings adversely (once correct settings have been entered).