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Page 2 - Product Registration; Serial Number

FCC Warning This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This ...

Page 3 - Important Information

99-00667-00 B0 Important Information i Important Information Please read this manual carefully before setting up and using the SMART Board™ for Flat-Panel Displays interactive whiteboard (SBFPD). WARNING Make sure an AC socket outlet is near the SBFPD and remains easily accessible during use. Assure...

Page 5 - Other Precautions

99-00667-00 B0 Important Information iii Other Precautions For operating safety and to avoid damage to the interactive whiteboard and its parts, please read the following information carefully. • If you transport the interactive whiteboard, we strongly urge you to completely repackage it using the o...

Page 7 - Table of Contents

99-00667-00 B0 Table of Contents v Table of Contents Important Information i Other Precautions ........................................................................................................................... iii Introduction 1 Interactive Whiteboard Technology ...............................

Page 9 - Introduction; Components of the Interactive Whiteboard

99-00667-00 B0 Introduction 1 Introduction The SMART Board for Flat-Panel Displays interactive whiteboard adds touch-screen control and writing capability to your flat-panel display while only minimally increasing its depth. The SMART Board for Flat-Panel Displays interactive whiteboard includes an ...

Page 10 - The Overlay

2 Introduction 99-00667-00 B0 The overlay, which includes embedded digital cameras in the top-left and top-right corners, is mounted onto your flat-panel display. The pen tray attaches to your overlay and includes four colored pens and an eraser. To write over the computer image, just pick up a pen ...

Page 11 - The Display Control icon strip

99-00667-00 B0 Introduction 3 • Floating Tools – a virtual palette of writing tools that increases the screen’s interactive functionality, even if you don’t have a pen tray • SMART Board Control Panel – allows you to customize the writing tools and to change the SMART Board software settings • Aware...

Page 12 - Important Information about Compatibility

4 Introduction 99-00667-00 B0 Important Information about Compatibility Each SMART Board for Flat-Panel Displays interactive whiteboard comes with a SMART USB adapter cable that connects the interactive whiteboard to your computer. The adapter cable works only with version 8.1.3 (or later) of SMART ...

Page 13 - Installing SMART Board Software; Run; Cancel; To install SMART Board software

99-00667-00 B0 Installing SMART Board Software 5 Installing SMART Board Software For the SMART Board for Flat-Panel Displays interactive whiteboard to function properly, you must have SMART Board software running on a connected computer. The following procedures guide you through the process of inst...

Page 15 - Installing the Interactive Whiteboard; To mount the overlay on a flat-panel display

99-00667-00 B0 Installing the Interactive Whiteboard 7 Installing the Interactive Whiteboard To install your SMART Board for Flat-Panel Displays interactive whiteboard, you’ll have to: 1. mount the overlay on the flat-panel display (see below) 2. attach either a pen tray (page 16) or a controller (p...

Page 24 - To attach the pen tray

16 Installing the Interactive Whiteboard 99-00667-00 B0 21. With the assistance of another person, and while supporting the overlay, loosen both adjustment handles, vertically adjust the overlay so that you can see all of the flat-panel display’s screen, and then tighten the handles. NOTE: To contin...

Page 26 - Back of the Pen T

18 Installing the Interactive Whiteboard 99-00667-00 B0 4. Connect the MOD8 cable to the pen tray (see the next illustration). You’ll connect the other end of this cable to your computer when you complete the installation. 5. Connect the DB9 end of the SMART USB adapter cable to the pen tray. You’ll...

Page 27 - To attach the controller

99-00667-00 B0 Installing the Interactive Whiteboard 19 If you purchased the SMART Board for Flat-Panel Displays interactive whiteboard without the pen tray, you must install a controller unit. NOTE: Depending upon where and how the interactive whiteboard is mounted, you may need to perform the foll...

Page 29 - To complete the installation

99-00667-00 B0 Installing the Interactive Whiteboard 21 1. Connect the MOD8 cable to the corresponding port on the back of the overlay. You connected the other end of this cable to either the pen tray or the controller earlier. 2. Connect the power supply connector to the overlay’s power port. NOTE:...

Page 33 - Preparing the Interactive Whiteboard for Use; Opening SMART Board Software; SMART Board Software; Orienting SMART Board Software; To open the SMART Board tools

99-00667-00 B0 Preparing the Interactive Whiteboard for Use 25 Preparing the Interactive Whiteboard for Use When you’ve installed SMART Board software (page 5), set up your SMART Board for Flat-Panel Displays interactive whiteboard and connected it to the computer (page 7), the interactive whiteboar...

Page 34 - Configuring the COM Port for a Serial Connection; To orient the interactive whiteboard

26 Preparing the Interactive Whiteboard for Use 99-00667-00 B0 1. Press the SMART Board icon in the system tray (Windows computers) or in the Dock (Macintosh computers), and press Orient . The orientation screen appears. 2. Follow the on-screen instructions, pressing your finger squarely on each tar...

Page 35 - Manually choose; Select; Setting Up the On-Screen Display Control; To connect the flat-panel display to a computer

99-00667-00 B0 Preparing the Interactive Whiteboard for Use 27 4. If you know to which port you connected the interactive whiteboard, select Manually choose COM port . The Select COM Port dialog box appears. Highlight the correct port from the list, and press Select . OR If you’re unsure of the corr...

Page 36 - Using the SMART Bulb Saver; To configure an On-Screen Display Controller; To use the On-Screen Display Control

28 Preparing the Interactive Whiteboard for Use 99-00667-00 B0 1. If you haven’t already done so, connect the flat-panel display to your computer. (See the previous procedure.) 2. Press the SMART Board icon in the system tray and press Control Panel . 3. Press SMART Board Settings . 4. Select Displa...

Page 37 - Configuring the Display Control Icon Strip; To activate the SMART Bulb Saver

99-00667-00 B0 Preparing the Interactive Whiteboard for Use 29 1. Connect a serial cable from the flat-panel display to an available serial port on your computer. NOTE: You may already have connected the flat-panel display to the computer to activate the On-Screen Display Control (page 28). 2. Open ...

Page 38 - To configure the Display Control icon strip

30 Preparing the Interactive Whiteboard for Use 99-00667-00 B0 The table below summarizes the function of each icon in the strip. If you find you no longer need the Display Control icon strip, you can easily disable and remove it (page 30). 1. Connect the flat-panel display to a serial port on your ...

Page 39 - Cleaning and Troubleshooting; Cleaning; Troubleshooting

99-00667-00 B0 Cleaning and Troubleshooting 31 Cleaning and Troubleshooting Cleaning Shut down your computer before you clean the interactive whiteboard. If you touch the interactive whiteboard when the computer is in any other state (for example, with a program open or at the desktop), you can acti...

Page 40 - Calibrating the Cameras; To calibrate the cameras

32 Cleaning and Troubleshooting 99-00667-00 B0 If you encounter a problem with the interactive whiteboard, check all the cable connections. If this doesn’t solve the problem, note the color of the LEDs described above and contact SMART Technical Support (page 33). Calibrating the Cameras Digital cam...

Page 41 - Customer Support; Online Support; Contacting SMART Technical Support; SMART Technologies; Warranty

99-00667-00 B0 Customer Support 33 Customer Support Online Support www.smarttech.com/support Visit the SMART Technologies support site to view and download user’s guides, “how-to” and troubleshooting articles, software and more. Training Visit www.smarttech.com/trainingcenter for free training mater...

Page 42 - Registration; Sending Feedback

34 Customer Support 99-00667-00 B0 Registration To help us serve you, register online at www.smarttech.com/registration . Sending Feedback You can help us improve our technical documentation by e-mailing your comments to [email protected]. Obtaining More Information on SMART Products Visit...

Page 43 - Index

99-00667-00 B0 Index 35 Index A Activating the SMART Bulb Saver 29 B Bad Orientation Point 26 Bracket 7 Bulb Saver see SMART Bulb Saver C Calibrating the Cameras 32 Cleaning 31 Completing the Installation 21 Configuring Display Control Icon Strip 29 Manually Configuring a Port 26 On-Screen Display C...