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Issaquah School District Leverages Hitachi CP-X265 Networkable
Projectors
(Wireless News Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge)
Issaquah School District in Washington State has purchased Hitachi
CP-X265 projectors for several of its 23 schools.
The projectors were purchased through Troxell Communications and are
networked for easy monitoring and management from a remote location.
Located in King County, WA, Issaquah School District serves the city of
Issaquah and parts of Sammamish, Renton, Bellevue and Newscastle. There
are 23 schools in the District, including the newest addition, Grand
Ridge Elementary, which has been outfitted with more than 40 Hitachi
CP-X265 projectors.
Upon receiving a funding grant for technology, Issaquah School District
searched for a projector that offered networking functionality and high
brightness at an affordable price point. We have integrated interactive
whiteboards and document cameras in our classrooms, so we needed
projectors to complete the system, said Jeannette Stansell, technology
specialist, Issaquah School District.
Because of the large number of projectors installed across several
different schools, the District chose to standardize on the Hitachi
CP-X265 projector. The CP-X265 enables monitoring and management of
multiple projectors simultaneously over a network. From her office, Ms.
Stansell can easily monitor the status of the projector (or many
projectors), such as lamp life, input source and if each projector is
turned on. Moreover, Hitachi s proprietary PJ Man software allows for
control over these functions from a computer.
The projectors were very easy to network, I simply hooked them up,
installed the software and configured the projectors using the IP
address, Ms. Stansell noted. On my computer, I can scroll through the
PJ Man program, see if there are any problems with any of the
projectors, and can make adjustments accordingly. If anyone has left a
projector on at the end of the day, I have the control to turn it off.
I can check the status of projectors from virtually anywhere, and
anything that can be done in the classroom from the projector s remote
control can also be done using the software.
Since installing the CP-X265 projectors, the networking capabilities
have prevented a lot of maintenance issues that previously existed.
Before we purchased the new projectors, we had to check each projector
individually to see when the filter needed to be cleaned, which was not
practical, Ms. Stansell added. This was dangerous because if the filter
wasn t cleaned in time, airflow blockage would build up, which impacts
the lamp life. That isn t a concern anymore.
The networking functionality also allows for quicker and more effective
communication in the event of an emergency. If an emergency arises, I
can send out an emergency response message to each projector on the
network, Ms. Stansell said. That message will override anything else
being displayed on the projectors, and will also automatically turn on
the projectors to display the image if they are not in use.
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