University of Essex has a long tradition of academic excellence, both teaching and research, and innovation. AVMS is a key player providing audio visual equipment to all Departments and Services.
AVMS supports these five types of centrally timetabled rooms: Full AV room, Partial AV room, Smart Shelf, Video Projector Only and Seminar room. For Departmental rooms information please contact the specific department.
Please be aware you need to contact Timetabling office for room booking. AVMS does not either book the room or hold information about the room booked.
All rooms have an OHP (overhead projector) available with spare transparency roll.
The names reflect the kind of equipment users will find within. Additional AV equipment and upgrades are available by booking either by email or online.
Please read below details about the rooms. Alternatively you can find on the drop down top menu a link to our equipment in any specific room and its status.
Full AV room
Full AV room has a networked computer with access to your M: drive (your personal folder), your emails and the internet, as well as a number of commercial software packages available on campus. Most of the AV cabinets need an AV key to access the equipment, except the one in ICLH Aud A and B and the new AV cabinets with electric adjustable height.
There are facilities to project on a screen, a stereo sound system, VCR (Multi region) and DVD playback (Multi region), cassette player and recorder. Voice amplification is available if requested.
Access to a second connection for laptop (including sound and internet) is available. A VGA cable is provided
List of equipment available in every Full AV room as standard:
- Computer & monitor, with front USB ports, DVD Drive and MS Office & Other software (Visit Computing Service for software available)
- Video projector linked to all equipment
- Video cassette player & recorder: Multi regional
- DVD player: Multi regional
- Some rooms have Audio cassette tape player & recorder
- Stereo amplifier
- A traditional OHP (overhead projectors), with extra acetate rolls
- If you need more than 1 OHP please contact us to place another in the room, but please do not remove equipment from other room as will interfere with other sessions
- Traditional Whiteboards, with non-permanent markers and eraser
- Some rooms are being installed with New Interactive Whiteboards
In order to access the equipment inside the AV cabinet you will need an AV key. AV keys are provided either by your Department (contact your Administrator) or signing out a temporary key at our AVMS Service Counter in the LTB Foyer.
We ask users to follow instructions written on stickers on the cabinet and lock the cabinet with all remotes in, once you have finished your session. Please help us to keep tidy and clean our teaching environment for all members of the University.
We do not sign out AV keys to students or guests, only to members of the University of Essex who are on the payroll (either temporary or permanent, regardless of position held).
Some AV cabinets (such as Electrically Height Adjustable and Smart Shelf) does not need an AV key and it does not need remotes as they are integrated on a Console. Some of the AV furniture for full AV room are:
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Partial AV room
Basically, Partial AV room differs from the Full AV room by the number of devices that can be found in the cabinet.
Most of Partial AV rooms are PC Labs, where the computer provided is the master computer next to the cabinet and there is a sound system.
Voice amplification is available if requested.
List of possible equipment available at Partial AV rooms:
- Laptop (or Video) access connection to a Video projector. You will need a VGA cable for laptops
- Video projector, for up to 2 VGA signal (laptops) and 1 video signal (VCR or DVD)
- Video cassette player & recorder: Multi regional
- DVD player: Multi regional
- A traditional OHP (Over head projectors), with extra Transparency roll
- If you need more than 1x OHP please contact us to place another in the room, but please do not remove equipment from other room as will interfere other people expectations
- Traditional Whiteboards, with non-permanent markers and eraser
In order to access the equipment inside the AV cabinet you will need an AV key. AV keys are provided either by your Department (contact your Administrator) or signing out a temporary key over our AVMS Service Counter at LTB Foyer.
We ask users to follow instructions written on stickers on the cabinet and lock the cabinet with all remotes in, once you have finished your session. Please help us to keep tidy and clean our teaching environment for all members of the University.
We do not sign out AV keys to students or guests, only to members of the University of Essex who are on the payroll (either temporary or permanent, indistinctly of position hold).
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Smart Shelf room
Smart Shelf is a development deployed last year and basically in rooms where due to size constraints an AV cabinet will be uncomfortable.
It is a folding shelf to allow you support for your laptop. Power, audio, video and internet connectors (cables are provided in place) are provided with a direct link to the video projector and powered speakers.
A control buttons for sound and projector are including, eliminating any needs of remote controls.
Voice amplification is available if requested.
Laptops and portable DVD players are available from our Service Counter by booking in advance.
List of equipment available at Smart Shelf rooms:
- Embedded Computer with Windows XP and Office 2007, monitor, keyboard and mouse on a holder
- Video cassette player & recorder: Multi regional
- DVD player: Multi regional
- Laptop connection access, with sound and network
- Video projector, for up to 2 VGA signal (laptops) and 1 video signal (VCR or DVD)
- Powered Stereo Speakers
- A traditional OHP (Over head projectors), with extra transparency roll
- If you need more than 1x OHP please contact us to place another in the room, but please do not remove equipment from other room as will interfere other people expectations
- Traditional Whiteboards, with non-permanent markers and eraser
- Remote PowerPoint presenter
To access this equipment you don't need an AV key. If you are using your own laptop please visit the room in advance to make sure your laptop is compatible with our system, otherwise contact us.
We ask users to follow instructions written on stickers and switch off video projector once you have finished your session. Please help us to keep tidy and clean our teaching enviroment for all members of the University.
We do not sign out AV equipment to students or guests, only to members of the University of Essex who are on the University payroll (either temporary or permanent, indistinctly of position held). Please do not send students to collect equipment (including Frontrunners).
- 1. Control Pannel "Pixie"
- Control pannel to switch ON/OFF projector, choose PC or Video, and turn volume UP/DOWN
- 2. DVD/VCR combo
- Multi regional DVD and VCR player.
- 3. Laptop harness - Connections
- All connectors (VGA, network and audio) for a guest laptop.
- 4. Wheel Optical Mouse
- Wheel Optical Mouse
- 5. Large characters keyboard
- Keyboards with large character for easy key identification.
- 6. Instructions
- Please follow the instructions on the wall before calling us.
- 7. Power sockets
- 2 gang power sockets for external devices.
- 8. USB connectors
- USB sockets for your external USB memory sticks and other USB devices
- 9. Remote holders
- Holders for DVD remote and PowerPoint presenter. Some room for pens.
- 10. elease lever
- Release lever to lower the shelf.Take extra care releasing the shelf.
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Video projector only
Video Projector Only rooms (VP Only) are the basic room installation to allow users to connect either a laptop or video signal to a linked video projector.
Laptops, TV rigs, Voice amplification and Sound are available if requested.
Portable equipment are available from our Service Counter by booking in advance, TV rigs are delivered to the room by our staff.
List of equipment available at VP Only rooms:
- Laptop (or Video) access connection to a Video projector. You will need a VGA cable for laptops
- Video projector, for up to 2 VGA signal (laptops) and 1 video signal (VCR or DVD)
- A traditional OHP (Over head projectors), with extra Transparency roll
- If you need more than 1x OHP please contact us to place another in the room, but please do not remove equipment from other room as will interfere other people expectations
- Traditional Whiteboards, with non-permanent markers and eraser
We ask users to follow instructions written on stickers and please switch off video projector once you have finished your session. Remote Control should be kept next to the connection box.
Please help us to keep tidy and clean our teaching environment for all members of the University.
