User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Product Registration
- Important Information
- Contents
- About Your SMART Board 600 or SBD600 Series Interactive Whiteboard
- In This Chapter
- Features
- How Does Your SMART Board Interactive Whiteboard Work?
- Included Accessories
- Optional Accessories
- Serial RS-232 Expansion Module
- The serial expansion module connects to the controller module on the back of your interactive whiteboard.
- Wireless Bluetooth Connection
- SystemOn Expansion Module
- USB Audio System
- Active USB Extension Cables
- Projector Wall-Mount (Models 680 and SBD680 only)
- SMART Board Interactive Whiteboard Floor Stand (Models 640, 660, 680 and SBD680 only)
- SMART Board Interactive Whiteboard Table Stand
- Installing and Securing Your SMART Board Interactive Whiteboard
- In This Chapter
- Environmental Requirements
- Mounting Your SMART Board 660, 680 or SBD680 Interactive Whiteboard on a Floor Stand
- Wall-Mounting Your SMART Board Interactive Whiteboard
- Securing the Pen Tray and Interactive Whiteboard
- Removing the Pen Tray
- Connecting Your Interactive Whiteboard to Your Computer
- In This Chapter
- Overview
- System Power Safety and Precautions
- Connecting with a USB Cable
- Installing SMART Product Drivers
- Connecting Using the Optional RS-232 Serial Expansion Module
- Connecting with the Wireless Bluetooth Connection Option
- Configuring Your Computer Settings
- Orienting Your Interactive Whiteboard
- Connecting a Guest Laptop
- Connecting Multiple Interactive Products
- Using and Maintaining Your SMART Board Interactive Whiteboard
- Troubleshooting Your SMART Board Interactive Whiteboard
- In This Chapter
- Adjusting the Projected Image
- Resetting Your Interactive Whiteboard
- Troubleshooting Using the Ready Light
- Flowchart 1: Getting Started
- Flowchart 2: Ready Light Off
- Flowchart 3: Ready Light Red
- Things to try first:
- • Disconnect and then reconnect the USB cable at both ends to reset your interactive whiteboard and reestablish the link.
- • If the Ready light changes from green to red while your computer is running, the computer might become unresponsive. Restart your computer.
- • An alternating red/green light might indicate that your computer is running too many other applications or doesn’t meet minimum specifications. Reduce the load on your computer by closing unnecessary applications, or replace it with a more powe...
- Things to try first:
- Flowchart 4: Ready Light Flashing Green
- Flowchart 5: Ready Light Steady Green
- A steady green Ready light indicates that the controller is operating normally. If the pen tray failed or isn’t communicating with the controller, your interactive whiteboard will still operate in mouse mode. When you reset your interactive whitebo...
- Troubleshooting Tips
- Where to Find More Information
- Contacting SMART Technical Support
- Hardware Environmental Compliance
- Customer Support
- Index
30 | CONNECTING YOUR INTERACTIVE WHITEBOARD TO YOUR COMPUTER
USB Extender Cables and Hubs
The 16' 5" (5 m) USB cable included with your interactive whiteboard conforms to the
USB 2.0 standard for maximum length. If the included USB cable isn’t long enough,
use active USB extender cables, USB extenders or hubs to extend the connection.
The SMART active USB extension cable (Part No. USB-XT)
enables you to use up to four cables to extend the USB
connection to about 80' (25 m), which is the limit of the USB
specification.
NOTES
• Passive USB extension cables aren’t supported.
• Some computers use internal active hubs to provide
more USB receptacles. The computer’s operating
system might recognize these internal hubs as external
devices, limiting the number of USB extenders that you can use.
Alternatively, USB extenders with Cat 5
cabling enable you to extend your cable
to approximately 325' (100 m), at a much
higher cost. However, the more economical
SMART USB extender pair
(Part No. CAT5-XT) enables you to extend
the USB connection up to 120' (36.6 m),
using an RJ45 Cat 5 cable.
NOTE
When you use these units, your cables and connectors must meet the vendor's
specifications. Impedance mismatches and poor connections might cause signal
degradation and performance problems with your interactive whiteboard.
A USB hub should also work well with your interactive whiteboard. If you also use
streaming audio through the USB hub, ensure that the Microsoft® USB drivers are
up-to-date so that your interactive whiteboard’s performance doesn’t become choppy,
intermittent or otherwise unacceptable.
IMPORTANT
• If you use a USB extender or hub with your interactive whiteboard, it must
comply with USB 1.1 or USB 2.0 interfaces to work correctly. It must also
provide at least 300 mA to your interactive whiteboard.
• Some self-powered extenders and hubs provide only up to 100 mA to a
connected device and therefore won’t work with your interactive whiteboard.