Preparing Your Interactive Whiteboard for Use
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Preparing Your Interactive Whiteboard for Use
When your interactive whiteboard is installed and connected, you need to:
•
configure SMART Board software (this page)
•
calibrate the cameras and orient the interactive screen (next page)
After you install the software and connect the interactive whiteboard, your screen becomes fully
interactive. However, if SMART Board software can’t locate the port that your interactive
whiteboard is connected to, configure the port using SMART Board software. If your interactive
whiteboard is connected with a USB adapter, you’ll have to disconnect the USB connector from
your computer, and then reconnect it.
Configuring SMART Board Software
After you install SMART Board software, you must specify which USB or serial port the interactive
whiteboard connects to on the internal computer. The COM port configuration process runs
automatically. However, if you need to manually configure the COM port, complete the following
steps.
1. Press the
SMART Board
icon in the system tray (Windows computers) or in the Dock (Mac
computers) and select
Control Panel
.
2. Select
SMART Board Settings
.
The
SMART Board Settings
dialog box appears.
3. Select
Manually Choose COM Port
from the
Add SMART Board
list.
The
Select COM Port
dialog box appears.
4. If you know which port you connected the interactive whiteboard to, select it from the list and
press
Select
.
OR
If you’re unsure of the correct port, click the
Detect SMART Hardware
button. SMART Board
software locates the correct port for the attached interactive whiteboard.
Opening SMART Board Software
Open SMART Board software to access a wide range of software tools, such as Notebook
software, SMART Video Player, SMART Keyboard and Floating Tools.
You’ll know the SMART Board tools are open if you see the
SMART Board
icon in your system
tray (Windows computers) or in the Dock (Mac computers). Press this icon to view a menu of all
available software tools.
NOTE:
The SMART Board tools must be open to perform
any
of the procedures described in this
section.
For more information on using the tools in SMART Board software, read the extensive Help that’s
included in the software.
To configure the serial port
Summary of Contents for In-WallRear Projection Interactive Whiteboard
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Page 14: ...8 Preparing to Install Your Interactive Whiteboard...
Page 42: ...36 Preparing Your Interactive Whiteboard for Use...
Page 48: ...42 Using and Maintaining the Interactive Whiteboard...
Page 62: ...56 Appendix B Restoring the Projector Settings...
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