Page 2 - Serial Number; Product Registration
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
99-00668-00 REV 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. As...
Page 5 - Other Precautions
99-00668-00 REV 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 t...
Page 7 - Table of Contents
99-00668-00 REV B0 Table of Contents v Table of Contents Important Information............................................................................................................... i Other Precautions .............................................................................................
Page 9 - Introduction; Components of the Interactive Whiteboard
99-00668-00 REV 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...
Page 11 - The Display Control icon strip
99-00668-00 REV 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 • A...
Page 12 - Important Information about Compatibility
4 Introduction 99-00668-00 REV 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 SM...
Page 13 - Installing SMART Board Software; Run; Cancel; To install SMART Board software
99-00668-00 REV 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 ...
Page 15 - Installing the Interactive Whiteboard; To mount the overlay on a flat-panel display
99-00668-00 REV 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 10) or a controlle...
Page 18 - Optional Security Procedure; To attach the pen tray
10 Installing the Interactive Whiteboard 99-00668-00 REV B0 10. In the same way, attach a bracket without a triangular notch to the bottom-left corner (when you’re looking at the front of the overlay). NOTE: To continue the installation, attach either a pen tray (see below) or a controller (page 13)...
Page 20 - Back of the Pen T
12 Installing the Interactive Whiteboard 99-00668-00 REV 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. Yo...
Page 21 - To attach the controller
99-00668-00 REV B0 Installing the Interactive Whiteboard 13 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 some...
Page 23 - To complete the installation
99-00668-00 REV B0 Installing the Interactive Whiteboard 15 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. N...
Page 27 - Preparing the Interactive Whiteboard for Use; Opening SMART Board Software; SMART Board Software; Orienting SMART Board Software; To open the SMART Board tools
99-00668-00 REV B0 Preparing the Interactive Whiteboard for Use 19 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 white...
Page 28 - Configuring the COM Port for a Serial Connection; To orient the interactive whiteboard
20 Preparing the Interactive Whiteboard for Use 99-00668-00 REV 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...
Page 29 - Setting Up the On-Screen Display Control; To connect the flat-panel display to a computer
99-00668-00 REV B0 Preparing the Interactive Whiteboard for Use 21 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 ...
Page 30 - Using the SMART Bulb Saver; To use the On-Screen Display Control
22 Preparing the Interactive Whiteboard for Use 99-00668-00 REV B0 4. Select Display Control Settings from the drop-down list. 5. Select the Manufacturer , the Model of your flat-panel display and the Communications Port on your computer that you've connected the serial cable to. 6. In Automatic Sta...
Page 31 - Configuring the Display Control Icon Strip; To activate the SMART Bulb Saver
99-00668-00 REV B0 Preparing the Interactive Whiteboard for Use 23 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 21). 2. O...
Page 32 - To configure the Display Control icon strip
24 Preparing the Interactive Whiteboard for Use 99-00668-00 REV 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 24). 1. Connect the flat-panel display to a serial port on y...
Page 33 - Cleaning and Troubleshooting; Cleaning; Troubleshooting
99-00668-00 REV B0 Cleaning and Troubleshooting 25 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 ...
Page 34 - Calibrating the Cameras; To calibrate the cameras
26 Cleaning and Troubleshooting 99-00668-00 REV 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 27). Calibrating the Cameras Digital...
Page 35 - Customer Support; Online Support; Contacting SMART Technical Support; SMART Technologies; Warranty
99-00668-00 REV B0 Customer Support 27 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 http://smarttech.com/trainingcenter for free training materials and information on our t...
Page 36 - Registration; Sending Feedback
28 Customer Support 99-00668-00 REV B0 Registration To help us serve you better, 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 Pro...
Page 37 - Index
99-00668-00 REV B0 Index 29 Index A Activating the SMART Bulb Saver 23 Aware Applications 3 B Bad Orientation Point 20 Brackets 7 Bulb Saver see SMART Bulb Saver C Calibrating the Cameras 26 Cleaning 25 Completing the Installation 15 Configuring Display Control Icon Strip 23 Manually Configuring a P...
