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You must do an initial login with your Butler username and password in order to receive your access assignment(s). If you used Connect2 last semester and are enrolled in a checkout course this semester, you are probably still in the system and strikes will be carried over from last semester. 

Help us reduce equipment damage. Please do not move cameras attached to tripods. This can lead to the camera falling off the tripod or being damaged by hitting walls or doorways. Take the camera off the tripod, move to your new location and reattach the camera.

Bookings not picked up within 2 hours of the start of the reservation are automatically canceled by Connect2 to make equipment available to other users. Be courteous- return your equipment on time and properly packed for the next user. 

Tips:
Book your equipment far enough in advance to charge your batteries. We don't have the infrastructure to charge all of them in checkout and its unlikely that the user before you charged them for you.

All users must supply their own SDHC cards (Class 10 or higher) 32G+ recommended for use with Video and DSLR Cameras. Be sure to label your cards and collect them before you turn in equipment.

Help

📺How to make a booking in Connect2

Important note: Your booking needs to cover the entire duration of the time that you need the equipment. Making a second booking for the same equipment will not work because the first booking shows up as a late return and the second one will expire 2 hours after the equipment is not picked up!

📺How to extend your reservation in Connect 2

If this doesn't work, email Mark Harris and ask to have your reservation extended. Be sure to include the reservation number, return day and time in your email.

Policies

Equipment Policy: All equipment is reserved by the system on a first-come, first-served basis. All equipment and available facilities must be checked out for use on academic class projects and class use. All equipment requests are subject to availability and the system may substitute another piece of equipment if the specific one that you reserved is unavailable.

Equipment Checkout is open from Noon until 8pm Monday-Friday.
The Fairbanks Center facilities in this system are available from 7 a.m. to 11:00 pm daily. If you need to return equipment after hours, request a locker from the checkout staff.

You are responsible for all equipment and associated parts assigned to you until they are returned to a checkout staff member. Do not leave equipment unattended or where it is susceptible to damage or theft such as in the seat of your car or outside of checkout. This will result in an immediate suspension. Equipment is not to leave the state of Indiana without prior permission.

Some studio reservations require that you contact staff PRIOR to reserving online as noted in the room description.

CCOM internships are not checkout courses. Your contracted organization should provide you with equipment and facilities to do work assigned for your internship. Employed positions on-campus likewise are not supported by camera checkout. Your employer needs to provide you with assets needed for you to do your job.

Failure to return equipment on time affects other students. Failure to return equipment as scheduled will result in a strike on your access and/or eventual suspension of equipment privileges, which may affect your course grades. Please respect the rules and your fellow students by adhering to policy. Use of Facilities or checkout equipment for use outside of designated CCOM class projects or any use for personal profit is strictly prohibited. By proceeding to make reservations, you imply your understanding & consent of this and other posted policies.