1. How to use Courtroom Equipment

2. MPC Courtroom

3. Courtroom Equipment  Judge’s Controls  Audio  Connection Outlets  Laptop  Internet Access  Elmo  DVD/VCR

4. Judge’s Control

5. Judge controls  Camera Angles/Views  Images on Monitors  Recording of Prehearings/Hearings

6. Judge’s Remote

7. Judge’s Camera Views

8. Set camera views

9. Camera control

10. Recording  Judge controls recording from her laptop.

11. Inputs / outputs

12.  DVD / VHS  Document Camera  Judge’s PC  Table 1 PC  Table 2 PC  Camera 1  Camera 2

13. Indicators  Video input from Camera 2 set on the Document Camera  Monitor input from the Judge’s computer Camera 2 Doc Camera Judge’s PC

14. Relationship to end result

15. End Result Audio/Video Documents

16. Audio

17. Audio is “most” important  Microphones at each station  All on when system on  Room noise is a problem  Cardioid pattern  Be “near” to hear

18. Audio is most important

19. Connection Outlets

20.  There are two panels located at the front of each litigant table with connection outlets for internet, power, display, and audio. (see arrows) Connection Outlets

21.  Connect your vga cord to your laptop and to the “computer” outlet.  Digital video from laptop will appear on monitor displays, but does not get recorded (can be recorded as multiple still images) Laptop Connection

22.  Audio can be recorded if played from laptops.  If you have audio with an exhibit, you will need to connect to the audio feed, located beside the monitor connection. Laptop Connection (Continued)

23. Monitors  22-inch, widescreen display at each station  PDF text is readable  Practice beforehand

24. Monitor Display  Use your screen  Or use courtroom displays as secondary monitor for your computer  You may have to adjust screen resolution

25. Internet access  For internet, your laptop must be DHCP enabled  You may borrow a network cable or bring a pass-through Cat5e cable

26.  If you are not using a computer, you can place documents on the Elmo to be viewed on the courtroom monitors. (You will have to change each page for it to be displayed). Elmo  Letters  Forms  Rules and Laws  Other paper  Best for physical, non-paper evidence!

27. Elmo Features  Zoom  Rotate  White balance  Focus

28. Be sure to focus…

29. …and don’t get in the way

30. Policy Alert!  Documents presented during an in-person proceeding or produced as a result must be uploaded into the online system  ALJ will submit through the system a Notice of Hearing Record that details evidence and pleadings considered

31. DVD/VCR  DVDs can be played  DVD shown will be captured on video during recording

32. Thank you!