Smart WS100 - Manuals

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About the AirLiner WS100 Wireless Slate 1 About the AirLiner™ WS100 Wireless Slate With the AirLiner™ WS100 wireless slate you can interact wirelessly with your computer, SMART Board™ interactive whiteboard or Sympodium™ interactive pen display from up to 52’ (16 m) away. The battery-free tethered p...

2 About the AirLiner WS100 Wireless Slate \\ • A paper underlay, installed between the overlay and the workspace, allows you to select customizable tools and start programs when working with your slate (see page 30). • The Connect button switches the slate to discoverable mode, enabling a wireless c...

About the AirLiner WS100 Wireless Slate 3 The Bluetooth USB adapter enables wireless communication between the AirLiner slate and your computer (see page 6). NOTE: If you already have a Bluetooth USB adapter, or your computer has built-in Bluetooth wireless support, you don’t have to install the Blu...

4 About the AirLiner WS100 Wireless Slate The cordless mouse includes customizable left, right and wheel buttons (see page 33). Cordless Mouse Right Mouse Button Left Mouse Button Wheel Button

99-00666-20 B0 Installing the Slate 5 Installing the Slate To install the AirLiner WS100 wireless slate, you must: • Enable the wireless connection (page 6). • Install the battery (page 6). • Recharge the battery (page 8). • Install the underlay (page 13). • Install the anti-slip feet (page 15). • I...

6 Installing the Slate 99-00666-20 B0 If you want to install the included Bluetooth USB adapter, or if you want to purchase and install a commercially available USB-to-Bluetooth wireless adapter, install the adapter’s driver software according to the instructions that came with the adapter. If you w...

8 Installing the Slate 99-00666-20 B0 5. Close the battery compartment door. Recharging the Battery A rechargeable lithium ion battery acts as the wireless power source for the AirLiner slate. A power adapter is included with the slate for recharging the battery and for powering the slate from a pow...

99-00666-20 B0 Installing the Slate 9 The AirLiner slate power adapter is composed of two parts: the power supply and the power cable. Before you begin, connect the power cable to the power supply. 1. Insert the power adapter’s round connector into the DC IN receptacle located on the right side of t...

10 Installing the Slate 99-00666-20 B0 If the charging indicator doesn’t light up, the AirLiner slate isn’t receiving power. Verify the following: – The battery is correctly installed (see page 6). – The power outlet is working. – The power adapter cables are securely connected. – The AirLiner slate...

99-00666-20 B0 Installing the Slate 11 3. Click your AirLiner slate in the Select a SMART Product area. A blue border appears around your AirLiner slate. The AirLiner slate Battery Status is located at the bottom right corner of the SMART Board Settings dialog box. If the following three issues aris...

12 Installing the Slate 99-00666-20 B0 • Turn off the AirLiner slate when you’re not working with it. • Recharge the battery to ensure that some charge remains for when you next use the slate. NOTE: A built-in protection circuit prevents the battery from overcharging. • Do not drain the battery’s ch...

99-00666-20 B0 Installing the Slate 13 Installing the Paper Underlay An underlay is a sheet of paper placed between the AirLiner slate’s workspace and its transparent overlay. There is a tool strip of pens and icons printed on the underlay. You can press these pens and icons with the tethered pen to...

14 Installing the Slate 99-00666-20 B0 1. Locate the locking slider on each side of the slate, and then slide them towards the slate’s top edge. 2. Grasp the transparent overlay’s upper edges with your fingertips, and then lift the overlay away from the slate. 3. Place the paper underlay on the AirL...

99-00666-20 B0 Installing the Slate 15 Four black, adhesive anti-slip feet are included with the AirLiner slate. 1. Remove the backing paper from each anti-slip foot. 2. Place each anti-slip foot into one of the circular grooves located on the back of the AirLiner slate, and then push it firmly into...

16 Installing the Slate 99-00666-20 B0 Installing the Tethered Pen Use the tether (included) to attach the pen to the AirLiner slate, so that it’s always within reach. 1. Thread one loop of the tether through the opening at the end of the pen, and then slip the rest of the tether through the loop. P...

18 Installing the Slate 99-00666-20 B0 Installing SMART Board Software To maximize your AirLiner slate’s capabilities, install SMART Board software. However, if you don’t install SMART Board software, you can use the slate as a mouse device. 1. Turn on your computer and close all programs. 2. Insert...

99-00666-20 B0 Turning on the Slate and Creating a Wireless Connection 19 Turning on the Slate and Creating a Wireless Connection This chapter explains how to: • Turn on the slate. • Create a wireless connection between the AirLiner slate and your computer (page 19). • Reestablish a wireless connect...

22 Turning on the Slate and Creating a Wireless Connection 99-00666-20 B0 After you create a connection between the AirLiner slate and your computer, the slate rejects connection attempts by other computers. However, if you press the Connect button, the slate switches to discoverable mode, allowing ...

99-00666-20 B0 Turning on the Slate and Creating a Wireless Connection 23 1. Reset the device that caused the broken connection: – Turn on the computer. – Insert the Bluetooth USB adapter into your computer’s USB port. – Turn on your computer’s built-in Bluetooth wireless support. – Move the slate w...

24 Turning on the Slate and Creating a Wireless Connection 99-00666-20 B0 1. Open the control panel for your Bluetooth wireless device. 2. Open the list of devices that your computer connects to using Bluetooth wireless technology. NOTE: The procedure required to open the list of wireless connection...

99-00666-20 B0 Using the Slate and its Tools 25 Using the Slate and its Tools This chapter describes how to use the AirLiner slate’s tools: • the battery-free tethered pen (page 26) • the cordless mouse (page 33) • the function buttons (page 34) • the slate locking feature (page 34). Function Button...

26 Using the Slate and its Tools 99-00666-20 B0 Using the Battery-Free Tethered Pen Within the slate’s workspace, you can use the tethered pen to point, single-click, double-click, select creative tools, start programs, and more. You can also customize the side switch. Use the tethered pen in place ...

99-00666-20 B0 Using the Slate and its Tools 27 The AirLiner slate’s workspace is a mapped representation of your display, be it your computer screen, SMART Board interactive whiteboard or Sympodium interactive pen display. Each point on the workspace corresponds to a point on your display. When you...

28 Using the Slate and its Tools 99-00666-20 B0 NOTE: To select or clear the Enable Hover feature, you must first install SMART Board software (see page 18). 1. Start the SMART Board software control panel: – Windows operating systems: Click the SMART Board icon in your computer’s notification area,...

99-00666-20 B0 Using the Slate and its Tools 29 To replicate a single-click on a mouse, tap the pen tip once on the workspace. To replicate a double-click on a mouse, quickly tap the pen tip twice in the same place on the workspace. NOTE: You can increase the Double-Click Zone on the workspace, in o...

30 Using the Slate and its Tools 99-00666-20 B0 Pressing the side switch as you move the tethered pen on the workspace changes the pen’s function. 1. Press and hold the upper or lower side switch, depending on the tool you want to apply. 2. Position the pointer at the desired location of your displa...

99-00666-20 B0 Using the Slate and its Tools 31 You can select a creative tool on the tool strip (adjacent) or by pressing the tethered pen’s side switch, and then write or draw on the AirLiner slate’s workspace with digital ink. Digital ink mimics the appearance of liquid ink on paper. Creative too...

32 Using the Slate and its Tools 99-00666-20 B0 To use the side switch to erase 1. Press and hold the upper or lower side switch (depending on how you customize the switch) 2. Position the pointer at the desired location of your display. 3. Press the pen tip on the workspace, and then move it along ...

99-00666-20 B0 Using the Slate and its Tools 33 Using the Cordless Mouse The cordless mouse is battery-free. You can use it like a traditional mouse within the workspace, instead of the tethered pen. The cordless mouse has three buttons. The left mouse button is set to left-click, the right mouse bu...

34 Using the Slate and its Tools 99-00666-20 B0 Using the Function Buttons There are two customizable function buttons located at the top of the AirLiner slate. By default, the left function button is set to start Floating Tools, and the right function button is set to start Notebook software. Howev...

99-00666-20 B0 Using the Slate and its Tools 35 Windows and Linux operating systems • To lock all AirLiner slates, click the SMART Board icon in your computer’s notification area, and then select Other SMART Tools > Lock Airliners . The AirLiners Locked floating tool appears. • To unlock all AirL...

99-00666-20 B0 Customizing the Slate 37 Customizing the Slate This chapter describes how to customize the AirLiner slate and its tools: • Customize the tethered pen (this page). • Customize the function buttons (page 44). • Customize and print underlays (page 46). • Map pointer movement to multiple ...

38 Customizing the Slate 99-00666-20 B0 5. Move the Tip Feel slider to the desired level. Select a firm Tip Feel if you want to apply a lot of pen tip pressure on the workspace, or select a soft Tip Feel if you want to apply minimal pen tip pressure on the workspace. 6. Click OK . The SMART Board Se...

40 Customizing the Slate 99-00666-20 B0 5. Select the desired functions in the upper and lower side switch lists. Side Switch List Item Side Switch Function Print page Print the current page in Notebook software. Next page Go to the next page in Notebook software. Previous page Go to the previous pa...

42 Customizing the Slate 99-00666-20 B0 7. Click OK . The SMART Board Settings dialog box closes. 8. Close the SMART Board software control panel. 1. Start the SMART Board software control panel: – Windows operating systems: Click the SMART Board icon in your computer’s notification area, and then s...

99-00666-20 B0 Customizing the Slate 43 5. Select your mouse settings. 6. Click OK . The SMART Board Settings dialog box closes. 7. Close the SMART Board software control panel. Setting Function Double-Click Zone Double-Click Zone allows you to set a greater margin of error when double-clicking. Whe...

44 Customizing the Slate 99-00666-20 B0 Customizing the Function Buttons By default, the left function button starts Floating Tools, and the right function button starts Notebook software. However, you can change the functions of these buttons. 1. Start the SMART Board software control panel: – Wind...

99-00666-20 B0 Customizing the Slate 45 5. Select the desired functions in the right and left function button lists. List Item Button Function Print page Print the current page in Notebook software. Next page Go to the next page in Notebook software. Previous page Go to the previous page in Notebook...

46 Customizing the Slate 99-00666-20 B0 6. Click OK . The SMART Board Settings dialog box closes. 7. Close the SMART Board software control panel. Printing and Customizing Underlays An underlay is a sheet of paper between the AirLiner slate’s workspace and its transparent overlay. A tool strip (adja...

99-00666-20 B0 Customizing the Slate 47 4. Select Display Properties in the list. 5. Select an underlay template in the Select a color scheme list. Blue Border Around AirLiner Slate Display Properties

48 Customizing the Slate 99-00666-20 B0 6. Click the Customize and Print button. The Customize and Print Underlays dialog box appears. 7. Click the Print button to print the underlay template. 1. Open the Customize and Print Underlays dialog box by following steps 1 to 6 in the previous procedure. 2...

99-00666-20 B0 Customizing the Slate 51 Mapping to Multiple Displays The AirLiner slate’s workspace is a mapped representation of your display, be it your computer screen, SMART Board interactive whiteboard or Sympodium interactive pen display. Each point on the workspace corresponds to a point on y...

52 Customizing the Slate 99-00666-20 B0 1. Start the SMART Board software control panel: – Windows operating systems: Click the SMART Board icon in your computer’s notification area, and then select Control Panel . – Mac operating system software: Press and hold the Control key and click the SMART B...

99-00666-20 B0 Maintaining the Slate 53 Maintaining the Slate This chapter describes how to maintain the AirLiner slate: • Clean the slate (this page). • Replace the tethered pen tip (this page). • Replace the battery (page 55). Cleaning the Slate Regularly clean the AirLiner WS100 wireless slate wi...

54 Maintaining the Slate 99-00666-20 B0 Replacing the Tethered Pen Tip The tethered pen tip (nib) will wear down with regular use. When the tip becomes too short or develops a flat point, you can replace it with another tip. To order a replacement pen tip (Part No. 45-00008-20), contact SMART Techni...

99-00666-20 B0 Maintaining the Slate 55 Replacing the Battery Lithium ion batteries typically need to be replaced every two or three years, whether you use them or not. If your battery no longer recharges (see page 8), contact SMART Technical Support (page 69) to order a new one. Only order and inst...

99-00666-20 B0 Troubleshooting 57 Troubleshooting If your AirLiner WS100 wireless slate isn’t working as expected, try the following: • If an error message appears on your display, follow the instructions suggested in the message. • If you have new hardware or software that’s incompatible with the A...

58 Troubleshooting 99-00666-20 B0 • Disconnect audio devices connected to your computer that use Bluetooth wireless technology, such as headsets. • Turn off devices operating in the 2.4 GHz band, such as WiFi networks and cell (mobile) phones, or move their antennas further away from your computer. ...

99-00666-20 B0 Troubleshooting 59 When you try to create a connection between the slate and your computer, the slate doesn’t appear in the list of available devices on your computer When your Bluetooth software searches for available wireless devices, wait for your computer to search for the AirLine...

60 Troubleshooting 99-00666-20 B0 The AirLiner slate works when it’s connected to an external power source, but turns off when it isn’t Remove the battery. Check that there is no leakage or other damage to the battery. If the battery is damaged, order a new one (Part No. 01-00173) from SMART Technic...

99-00666-20 B0 Troubleshooting 61 When you move the pen tip across the workspace, the pointer doesn’t move on the display Complete the following procedures. After completing each procedure, move the tethered pen across the slate’s workspace to verify if the issue is resolved. • Press the slate’s pow...

62 Troubleshooting 99-00666-20 B0 After you customize the tethered pen, it doesn’t work as expected Turn off your computer, and then turn it on again. The wireless connection between your computer and the AirLiner slate is automatically reestablished after you turn on the computer. You can use the t...

64 Troubleshooting 99-00666-20 B0 When you move the cordless mouse across the workspace, the pointer’s movement on the display lags or it jumps Optimize the Bluetooth wireless connection, because your Bluetooth wireless connection may not be transmitting data from the slate at the required speed (se...

99-00666-20 B0 Troubleshooting 65 The connected computer is linked to multiple displays, but you’re unable to move the pointer from one display to another. Complete steps 1 to 7 on page 52, selecting Entire Surface from the list in step 5. NOTE: There are different methods for defining the arrangeme...

99-00666-20 B0 Regulatory Compliance 67 Regulatory Compliance Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment regulations apply to all electrical and electronic equipment sold within the European Union. When you dispose of any electrical or electronic ...

99-00666-20 B0 Customer Support 69 Customer Support Online Support Visit www.smarttech.com/support to view and download user’s guides, “how-to” and troubleshooting articles, software and more. Training Visit www.smarttech.com/trainingcenter for training materials and information about our training s...

70 Customer Support 99-00666-20 B0 Warranty Product warranty is governed by the terms and conditions of SMART’s “Limited Equipment Warranty” that shipped with the SMART product at the time of purchase. Registration To help us serve you, register online at www.smarttech.com/registration .

99-00666-20 B0 Index 71 Index A AirLiner Slate Locking, 34 AirLiner Wireless Slate Cleaning, 53 Customizing, 37 Features, 1 Installing, 5 Introduction, 1 Maintaining, 53 Turning Off, 24 Turning On, 19 Anti-Slip Feet, 2 Installing, 15 B Band 2.4 GHz, 58 Battery, 2 Draining, 12 Installing, 6 Rechargin...