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Ideally you would position the Owl in the middle of a conference table to capture all of the subjects using it’s 360 wide angle camera lens. The nice thing about the Owl is that if you have more than one person talking around a table it will automatically change the view to show who is speaking at that moment. There is a volume control built into the body of the Owl, but otherwise all other settings are handled internally. The newest version of the Owl requires an app to be downloaded to your phone. After plugging in the usb cable and power cable you’ll just need to remember to change the video and audio settings to the Owl in the software you are using to conference, such as Zoom.
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To learn more about the Owl conference kits and how to integrate them into your teaching , please contact us at inmediad@lehigh.edu.
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| 1) When you first connect the Owl to Zoom the video will tell you that you need to download the Owl Meeting app to get started. |
| 2) Launch the app and click Ok to allow the Meeting Owl to use bluetooth to scan for nearby devices. |
| 3) Optional: You can also allow to the Owl to send you notifications if you'd like. |
| 4) The bluetooth scan should find the device called DMS #2. |
| 5) Once connected you will be presented with these Meeting Control options. |
| 6) Before looking at the meeting control options makes sure that the Meeting Owl Pro is selected for the Zoom video. |
| 7) Also select the Meeting Owl Pro for the speaker and mic if you would like. |
| 8) From the app, select Camera Controls. |
| 9) Next choose Camera Lock and Zoom. |
| 10) Click take control to enter the manual camera controls. |
| 11) Simply swipe and drag the framing box to change the camera position. The slider on the bottom controls the level of zoom on the camera. Click reset to Auto Focus will return the settings back to normal. Click back when done.
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| 12) Note that in Zoom there will be a flattened view of the entire 360 video at the top of your video. If you wish to remove this you can toggle off the switch for 360 degree Pano. Click back when done.
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| 13) Other app features include the Pro Connect option which allows you to connect multiple Owl Pro's together for use in a single meeting.
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| 14) Finally, in the Features & Settings menu the Owl offers Meeting Analytics and software updates and WiFi setting changes under About Your Owl. Analytics are shared to the Owl servers for help in making improvements to the software for future releases. |
