RORYCO Crowdbeamer Quick start guide

Other language versions can be found on

www.crowdbeamer.tech/manuals

for presenters that want to share information with their audience

QUICK START GUIDE

Before you start using crowdbeamer, take some time

to have a good look at your device. In particular, make

sure to distinguish between the VIDEO IN and VIDEO

OUT side of your crowdbeamer device.

HDMI IN

VGA OUT

MICRO-USB

HDMI OUT

MICROPHONE

LAN

VGA IN

(not yet operational)

VIDEO IN

VIDEO OUT

CONNECT TO THE POWER GRID

CROWDBEAMER

MICRO-USB

POWER ADAPTER

NOTE

At all times, you should use the power adapter supplied with your crowdbeamer.

Plug the micro-USB power adapter delivered with your

crowdbeamer device into the micro-USB port.

If your crowdbeamer device has been charged before,

it can operate on battery power without the need to

connect to the power grid.

1

VIDEO IN

POWER UP YOUR DEVICE

Press the POWER button once to start up your crowd-

beamer.

Consult the OLED display for information on the cur-

rent status of your device, and for battery charging sta-

tus in particular. This information will become available

within a few seconds after startup.

POWER BUTTON

OLED DISPLAY

2

VIDEO IN

ACTIVATE YOUR DEVICE

Once crowdbeamer has been powered up, activate

your device to get access to FREE FIRMWARE UP-

DATES during your warranty period. Activation needs

to be done only once. Look for the label on the bottom

side of your crowdbeamer to get the information that

is needed for activation.

Or visit www.crowdbeamer.me, and enter the SERIAL NUMBER

(S/N) and CODE provided on the label.

Scan the QR code provided on the label, using your smartphone

or tablet.

3

www.crowdbeamer.com

ProducedinEurope

DesignedbyRORYCONV

DrieEikenstraat661

2650Edegem,BELGIUM

www.crowdbeamer.com

MODEL CB-**-**

S/N ********

CODE ****

ACTIVATETHISDEVICE

• viawww.crowdbeamer.me

• orscantheQRcode

INPUT

5V2.5A

Then follow the instructions that you nd on the activation page until

activation is conrmed.

CONNECT YOUR LAPTOP

OR

VGA IN

HDMI IN

NOTE

Always make sure to duplicate the screen you want to share. In case you are

using a MacBook, press either F7 or Command-F1 on your keyboard.

To share content from your laptop, connect it to crowd-

beamer using a VGA or HDMI cable. Make sure to plug the

cable into crowdbeamer’s VGA IN or HDMI IN port.

Check the OLED display for conrmation that STREAMING

is active.

4a

CONNECT YOUR TABLET OR SMARTPHONE

OR

HDMI IN

VGA IN

To share content from your tablet or smartphone, connect

it using an appropriate adapter for a VGA or HDMI cable.

Make sure to plug the cable into crowdbeamer’s VGA IN

or HDMI IN port.

Check the OLED display for conrmation that STREAMING

is active on the VIDEO IN side.

4b

CONNECT YOUR DIGITAL CAMERA

OR

HDMI IN

To share content from your digital camera, connect it

to crowdbeamer using an HDMI cable. Make sure to

plug the cable into crowdbeamer’s HDMI IN port.

Check the OLED display for conrmation that

STREAMING is active on the VIDEO IN side.

4c

(OPTIONALLY)

CONNECT YOUR ROOM DISPLAY

OR

HDMI

VGA

With crowdbeamer connected to your presentation

device, you may now choose to connect it to a projec-

tor or a at panel display. Plug a VGA or HDMI cable

into crowdbeamer’s VGA OUT or HMDI OUT port, and

check the OLED display to see if the VIDEO OUT is

properly connected.

5

VIDEO IN

VIDEO OUT

6INFORM YOUR AUDIENCE

Make sure everybody in your audience has the crowd-

beamer app installed on their laptop, tablet or smart-

phone. If needed, invite audience members to down-

load the app from www.crowdbeamer.tech/app.

More information on the use of crowdbeamer is also

available on www.crowdbeamer.tech/manuals.

www.crowdbeamer.tech/app

CONNECT WITH YOUR AUDIENCE

Invite your audience to connect to the private 5 GHz

WiFi network (or 2.4 GHz, if no other option available)

of your crowdbeamer.

To do so, ask them

• to activate WiFi-conguration in their personal de-

vice’s Settings menu,

• to select your crowdbeamer’s private WiFi network

from the list of available networks (prex CB_). You

can consult your crowdbeamer’s OLED display any-

time to read the name of its private WiFi network.

7

OLED DISPLAY

SHARE WITH YOUR AUDIENCE

Once your audience is wirelessly connected to your

crowdbeamer device, they can use the free crowd-

beamer app to watch your presentation on their laptop,

tablet or smartphone.

8

VIDEO IN

In case there is no longer any need to share content with your au-

dience, simply turn o your crowdbeamer device by pressing the

POWER button until the OLED displays “Bye”.

PAUSE/RESUME STREAMING

Pressing the POWER button once when your crowd-

beamer device is operational, will suspend content

sharing over crowdbeamer’s private WiFi network.

Pressing the POWER button once again, content shar-

ing will be resumed.

9

PAUSE/POWER

BUTTON

RESET YOUR DEVICE

SD CARD SLOT

RESET BUTTON

In case you experience any problems while using

crowdbeamer, reset your device. Use a pointed tool to

press the RESET button on the side.

(not yet operational)

Visit the crowdbeamer websites to get the most

out of your crowdbeamer device:

for commercial information:

www.crowdbeamer.com

for technical information & support:

www.crowdbeamer.tech

to activate your crowdbeamer device:

www.crowdbeamer.me

RORYCO NV

Drie Eikenstraat 661

BE-2650 Edegem

Belgium

For commercial information :

www.crowdbeamer.com

For technical information :

www.crowdbeamer.tech

crowdbeamer is a registered trademark of RORYCO NV

All crowdbeamer products, product specications and data are subject to change

without notice to further improve function, design, quality or otherwise. All crowd-

beamer versions are compatible with the free crowdbeamer app.

RORYCO Crowdbeamer Quick start guide

RORYCO Crowdbeamer Quick start guide

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