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How to use USB Capture HDMI Gen 2 and USB Capture HDMI Plus in Zoom Rooms

Magewell USB Capture HDMI Gen 2 and USB Capture HDMI Plus external capture devices have been certified for use with Zoom Rooms. To use either of these products in conjunction with Zoom Rooms, please follow the below steps:  Connect your video source to a USB Capture HDMI Gen 2 or USB Capture HDMI Plus device, and connect the Magewell device to the Zoom Rooms computer via USB. Zoom Rooms will recognize the Magewell unit as a Content Sharing device and will begin sharing video and audio content. Magewell USB Capture devices support plug and play. Once you connect the device to the computer, you can use it without installing any drive. When you open the Zoom Room Controller, you can find the Magewell unit in the camera device list. If you cannot find it, please refer to Can't find Magewell capture device in Zoom Rooms.

How to enable/disable the audio output of USB Capture (Plus) series

USB Capture (Plus) series support Audio Control, enabling customized selection of recording and playback devices. Steps: Open the USB Capture Utility. Go to "Advanced" > "Audio Control" tab. Select one device in the list to use its audio; Unselect one device, to close its audio. (All are selected by default.) After modification, click "Save to Device" at the bottom right of the window, confirm the change in the pop-up window. And the modification will take effect after disconnecting and reconnecting the device.   On Windows devices, this change is synchronised to refresh the USB Capture (Plus) counterpart display in the 'Device Manager > Audio inputs and outputs' section. Example: Select all the recording and playback devices for USB Capture HDMI Plus to enable their audio. The audio items are displayed in the Windows Device Manager. 2.  Unselect all the recording and playback devices for USB Capture HDMI Plus to disable their audio. The audio items disappears in the Windows Device Manager.