In this video I will show you how to connect your laptop to the Elmo document camera that can be found in many of the classrooms at MMA. I will also show you some of the basic features.
Thank you so much for posting this video! I will need my Elmo to teach distance learning, and your video was easy to follow and now my Elmo is all ready to go!
For those having issues, try this: Connect HDMI cable from elmo to a tv. Select the correct hdmi source on tv. The camera should now be showing up on the tv. From here, you'll be able to get to the elmo menu. Click menu and settings will pop up. Find the USB setting and select Application - NOT mass storage. Disconnect Hdmi. Connect usb from elmo to computer. Should recongnize it right away. Hope u get it figured out!!
Good video. However I am having an issue with the doc reader working when I try to share camera view through zoom. When I had my older laptop at school it was set up and worked but now with the new laptop I cannot get the doc reader to work when sharing view.
Screen Castomatic is a separate software that allows you to make videos by capturing part or all of your screen. You can find it online though there are other programs too
Does this work when you are also projecting simultaneously? I don't have the switch camera option either. I need to be able to project to my in person class while also getting it to my computer for my virtual students.
I assume there must be a way to do it but I don't know how. I wonder if you can input from the document camera to your laptop through the mini USB cable and then connect your laptop to the classroom projector as normal. Try seeing if you can access the document camera through the device manager in the settings of your laptop. Then maybe you will get the option to switch between cameras.
What do I do if my change camera button only switches between front facing and rear facing cameras on my laptop? Is there a way to loop the elmo into that?
@@deckprep The computer was detecting it (showed up in settings/bluetooth and other devices). I just couldn't pull it up in Camera app or OBS. I've sent it into IT to see if they can sort it. In the meantime I'm holding up charts while kneeling in front of my webcam.
I'm not sure what the issue is in your particular case but I suspect it is that you need to go into the menu on the Elmo and set it to send the signal to the correct port. There are some additional instructions and a link to a PDF of the manual in the comments. Good luck.
Yo need a cord with 3 different ends. The regular usb side plugs into your laptop or computer. The other side should be a mini usb and that plugs in to the back of the elmo.
When I connect my Elmo with the USB cable and open the camera app, there is no camera switching icon in the upper right. It will not allow me to switch to the Elmo camera.
Hi. The problem could be that the Elmo is sending the video feed out the VGA or HDMI ports instead of the one leading to your laptop USB. If you have those other cords and a monitor connected to them you can try that. You want to get into the Elmo's menu and switch the feed to the USB but you need to connect to see it. The other possible problem is that your laptop is blocking the 2nd camera due to a privacy issue
I think the document camera is sending the output to a different port. Try connecting it via VGA or HDMI to your laptop. If that works then use that xonnecrion. If your laptop does not have these connections try connecting the document camera to a TV or projector. If you get it to connect and can see it then press the menu button on the document camera and navigate the menu and select USB. If you search Elmo document camera manual PDF you can see the instructions to navigate the various menus. You have to get the document camera connected to something first though. Good luck. Please let me know if any of these suggestions resolve your issue.
My computer makes a noise when the Elmo turns on, but I cannot get the Elmo to work. I've tried opening a Google Meet and changing the camera from my webcam to my Elmo, but I don't have that option. When I open the Camera App, it only connects to my webcam, I cannot change to the Elmo. Any tips? Thanks!
I think you would need to open the document camera on your screen, then open a meeting in Teams and the share your screen by clicking "share screen" in Zoom and choosing the document camera. I'm not aware of any other way (though there may be one)
@@carollutz8253 For anyone not seeing the change camera option in the Windows camera app, note that this procedure doesn't work with the TT-12 - you need to be using a TT-12i or newer (i, iD, F, W). Using a TT-12 with Zoom/Meet requires a few extra hoops to jump through (either the Image Mate software + share screen, or an HDMI-USB capture card).
You actually need to go into the menu on the Elmo itself and tell it to send the camera feed into the cord that I showed in the video. Once you change the settings in the Elmo you will then see the switch camera on your windows 10 app. I found the instructions in the manual online.
@@stephentarrant1015 This is really awesome. But I still have the same problem. Sorry for asking but how do I get in the menu on the Elmo? Tried to change anything in the programm I downloaded (Elmo Interactive...) but I haven´t found anything that the Icon "change camera" in the camera setting appears. Could you give me some help? I can actually see the pictures of the Elmo with the Interactive - program.
I figured it...connect HDMI cable from elmo to a tv. Select the correct hdmi source on tv. The camera should now be showing up on the tv. From here, you'll be able to get to the elmo menu. Click menu and settings will pop up. Find the USB setting and select Application - NOT mass storage. Disconnect Hdmi. Connect usb from elmo to computer. Should recongnize it right away. Hope u get it figured out!!
Sorry. I don't know anything about MacBooks but I assume they are plug and play the same as PCs. The most common problem are having I think is that the document camera is sending the signal out to one of the other ports. It can send the signal to the mini usb-b, HDMI or VGA. You may need to connect to a monitor by one of those other connections and then switch to the one that works with your macbook
I just added an elmo to my laptop. Thank you so much for creating such a helpful video.
Glad to learn that the video is still helpful. Thanks for the feedback
Thank you so much for posting this video! I will need my Elmo to teach distance learning, and your video was easy to follow and now my Elmo is all ready to go!
Thank you. This fix enabled both the ability to use my Elmo with or without the EIT software.
Thank you! Got my Elmo working on my PC. I wouldn't have figured it out by myself!
Glad to have been a help!
I wish you showed the whole set up. Like what is plugged into the back of the computer.
For those having issues, try this:
Connect HDMI cable from elmo to a tv. Select the correct hdmi source on tv. The camera should now be showing up on the tv. From here, you'll be able to get to the elmo menu. Click menu and settings will pop up. Find the USB setting and select Application - NOT mass storage. Disconnect Hdmi. Connect usb from elmo to computer. Should recongnize it right away. Hope u get it figured out!!
Thank you!! Finally got it working!
I have an Elmo TT-02 Rx and I am trying to connect to a new laptop with Windows 11. Can you HELP me?
I have a Smart SDCC doc cam.....how do I connect this doc cam to laptop to do what you are doing going back and forth from doc cam to computer cam
You saved me today! Thank you!
Good video. However I am having an issue with the doc reader working when I try to share camera view through zoom. When I had my older laptop at school it was set up and worked but now with the new laptop I cannot get the doc reader to work when sharing view.
awesome! super helpful
I don't have an alternate camera to select in my HP Probook camera . I have the same black box to take photo or record video.
What is screen castration? Where would you find it on your computer? I am having difficulty setting up my Elmo.
Screen Castomatic is a separate software that allows you to make videos by capturing part or all of your screen. You can find it online though there are other programs too
Does this work when you are also projecting simultaneously? I don't have the switch camera option either. I need to be able to project to my in person class while also getting it to my computer for my virtual students.
I assume there must be a way to do it but I don't know how. I wonder if you can input from the document camera to your laptop through the mini USB cable and then connect your laptop to the classroom projector as normal. Try seeing if you can access the document camera through the device manager in the settings of your laptop. Then maybe you will get the option to switch between cameras.
What do I do if my change camera button only switches between front facing and rear facing cameras on my laptop? Is there a way to loop the elmo into that?
@Flanagan It means the camera app is not detecting the Elmo. There are a variety of reasons why that could be.
@@deckprep The computer was detecting it (showed up in settings/bluetooth and other devices). I just couldn't pull it up in Camera app or OBS. I've sent it into IT to see if they can sort it. In the meantime I'm holding up charts while kneeling in front of my webcam.
My laptop doesn’t have top icon that allows access. PPS is stumped. help.
What type of cord did you use? It doesn’t work via hdmi cable with a dongle to plug into USB port.
I used a mini usb to usb cord. The mini usb was plugged into the elmo and the usb into my laptop
You did not give the full set up. I tried to duplicate your steps. I was unsuccessful. What other connections would I need to get it working?
I'm not sure what the issue is in your particular case but I suspect it is that you need to go into the menu on the Elmo and set it to send the signal to the correct port. There are some additional instructions and a link to a PDF of the manual in the comments. Good luck.
Thank you so much, I thought I had to download some sort of software for this, and all I needed was to open my camera smh
Hi! Which software did you have to download? I might need to as well
Where do I plug in the USB chord on the Elmo ?
Yo need a cord with 3 different ends. The regular usb side plugs into your laptop or computer. The other side should be a mini usb and that plugs in to the back of the elmo.
When I connect my Elmo with the USB cable and open the camera app, there is no camera switching icon in the upper right. It will not allow me to switch to the Elmo camera.
Hi. The problem could be that the Elmo is sending the video feed out the VGA or HDMI ports instead of the one leading to your laptop USB. If you have those other cords and a monitor connected to them you can try that. You want to get into the Elmo's menu and switch the feed to the USB but you need to connect to see it.
The other possible problem is that your laptop is blocking the 2nd camera due to a privacy issue
Hi,
I followed your directions. I do not to see the icon on my screen to switch to the document camera.
I think the document camera is sending the output to a different port. Try connecting it via VGA or HDMI to your laptop. If that works then use that xonnecrion. If your laptop does not have these connections try connecting the document camera to a TV or projector. If you get it to connect and can see it then press the menu button on the document camera and navigate the menu and select USB. If you search Elmo document camera manual PDF you can see the instructions to navigate the various menus. You have to get the document camera connected to something first though. Good luck. Please let me know if any of these suggestions resolve your issue.
@@deckprep I could not get the icon either. I was hoping it would work for my class. Thank you anyways for sharing.
My computer makes a noise when the Elmo turns on, but I cannot get the Elmo to work. I've tried opening a Google Meet and changing the camera from my webcam to my Elmo, but I don't have that option. When I open the Camera App, it only connects to my webcam, I cannot change to the Elmo. Any tips? Thanks!
Please read some of my previous comment threads for some ideas
What cables do I need and where do I plug them?
In my video I show how to use a usb to mini b wire to connect the doc. camera to my laptop. You can also use VGA or HDMI
How do you connect the Elmo to Teams and have it show to students?
I think you would need to open the document camera on your screen, then open a meeting in Teams and the share your screen by clicking "share screen" in Zoom and choosing the document camera. I'm not aware of any other way (though there may be one)
What if my camera app doesn't have the change camera button???
Exactly my problem!!
@@carollutz8253 For anyone not seeing the change camera option in the Windows camera app, note that this procedure doesn't work with the TT-12 - you need to be using a TT-12i or newer (i, iD, F, W). Using a TT-12 with Zoom/Meet requires a few extra hoops to jump through (either the Image Mate software + share screen, or an HDMI-USB capture card).
Thank you Thank you Thank you
My camera app doesnt show there is a second camera to select from
This great! I just dont have the change camera feature on my camera app (windows 10 )
You actually need to go into the menu on the Elmo itself and tell it to send the camera feed into the cord that I showed in the video. Once you change the settings in the Elmo you will then see the switch camera on your windows 10 app. I found the instructions in the manual online.
Me either
@@stephentarrant1015 This is really awesome. But I still have the same problem. Sorry for asking but how do I get in the menu on the Elmo? Tried to change anything in the programm I downloaded (Elmo Interactive...) but I haven´t found anything that the Icon "change camera" in the camera setting appears. Could you give me some help? I can actually see the pictures of the Elmo with the Interactive - program.
Same issue as you guys...teaching from home....need to figure this out!!
I figured it...connect HDMI cable from elmo to a tv. Select the correct hdmi source on tv. The camera should now be showing up on the tv. From here, you'll be able to get to the elmo menu. Click menu and settings will pop up. Find the USB setting and select Application - NOT mass storage. Disconnect Hdmi. Connect usb from elmo to computer. Should recongnize it right away. Hope u get it figured out!!
what kind of usb cord is that?
One end is regular USB and the other is usb mini b. Here is a picture www.amazon.com/dp/B00NH11N5A/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_8KVpFbYDPA39G
Seems easy, but I cannot figure out how to do it with my MacBook Pro!! Help!
Sorry. I don't know anything about MacBooks but I assume they are plug and play the same as PCs. The most common problem are having I think is that the document camera is sending the signal out to one of the other ports. It can send the signal to the mini usb-b, HDMI or VGA. You may need to connect to a monitor by one of those other connections and then switch to the one that works with your macbook
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