There is a 75” Xiaomi Television Screen in the Director’s Conference Room. The TV can be used wirelessly or wired (HDMI). A wired connection (HDMI) always provides the best connection quality.


There is also a Xiaomi video conferencing system.  The system has a soundbar-like design and a black plastic finish. In the middle of it is a camera that allows video calls. The camera has 4K resolution and its sensor has up to 120-degree viewing angle. In addition to the camera, the system also contains an omnidirectional microphone with up to 5 built-in microphones.


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Connecting to the Television Screen: HDMI (Wired)


Turn on the TV and your computer.


Plug the HDMI lead into your computer, as shown below:


Once connected you will see your computer screen appear on the television in the top left box, as shown below. By default this box (showing HDMI 1, which your computer is attached to) will be highlighted:



 


Using the television remote control, press enter by selecting the round, central button, as shown below:



You are now connected! The television will now switch to HDMI 1, displaying your computer desktop:



 



Connecting to the Television Screen: WIFI (Wireless)

Ensure your computer is switched on and Wi-Fi activated. Now, connect to the Wi-Fi signal called DirectorConferenceAP. The password is: W1ssr0cks!


Turn on the television and choose the second box on the second row, as shown below:



Scroll, then choose the green ‘Project Wirelessly’ icon, as shown below:


If you are using a Windows computer, select Miracast. If you using a Mac computer, select Airplay.


Connect your Windows Computer using Miracast

The TV will begin looking for a device to connect to. This example shows Miracast searching for a device:

While Miracast is searching for devices, you should initiate the search on your computer too. This example shows Windows: Click the Action Centre and select Connect to a wireless display, as shown below:


Select the wireless display called DirectorConferenceTV:


Your computer screen will now be displayed on the TV. To disconnect, go to the Action Centre again and click the Disconnect button on the selected TV display: 

Connect your Apple Mac Computer using Airplay

On a Mac click on the AirPlay icon on your Mac's menubar and from the dropdown and select DirectorConferenceTV:  

To disconnect, click on the AirPlay icon and select Turn Airplay Of

 

 

 

Now your visuals are wirelessly connected to the TV.


Connecting Sound 

  

If your sound does not automatically default to the speakers connected to the TV, you will need to do that manually, as follows. Choose either Sound On Windows Or Connect Sound On Mac:


 

  

Sound On Windows

On your Taskbar click the sound icon and choose the option called Digital Output (MiTV):

  

  

Connect Sound On Mac

Go to the Apple menu > System Preferences > Sound and under Output, select the speaker that you want to stream audio to "MiTV":

  


If you have any issues, ensure the audio connections are setup as following:

 

Ensure the audio lead is plugged into the back of the TV in SPDIF:

 

On the speaker bar ensure the SPDIF button is selected: 

Ensure the speaker bar is plugged into the power and the audio cable inserted as shown:

 

 



Connecting to the Video-conferencing System


The system's microphone is attached by a long cable to its soundbar/camera. You will need to connect the USB lead from the soundbar/camera to your computer:

 

First, check the power plug is switched on:

 

Next, use the remote control to turn the system on:

 

The system's microphone is attached to its soundbar/webcam. You just need to connect the USB-C lead from the soundbar/webcam to your computer:

 

Now the system is turned on and attached to your computer, it’s time to set up your video-conferencing software. You might need to adjust your audio and video settings to ensure the target is the Mi Conference Bar.

 

This example shows the menu settings for Zoom:

  1. In the Zoom desktop app, start a new meeting and accept the default settings.
  2. Once the meeting is running, go to the Audio settings in the bottom tool bar. Click the UP arrow to the right of the microphone icon and make sure Mi Conference Bar is ticked in both the Select a Microphone and Select a Speaker menus:

  1. Next, in the Video settings in the bottom tool bar, click the UP arrow to the right of the video camera icon and make sure Mi Conference Bar is ticked in the Select a Camera menu:

You can choose to do a test run. If all is setup correctly you should see this:

 

 

If you get a warning that Zoom does not have permissions, go to your Security and Privacy settings and allow access.