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
38 | CONNECTING YOUR INTERACTIVE WHITEBOARD TO YOUR COMPUTER
Configuring Your Computer Settings
For optimal configuration, use the following recommended settings for the computer
supporting your interactive whiteboard.
Recommended Settings
Configure your computer’s power management settings to turn off the monitor after
one hour of inactivity and to put the hard disks into standby mode after two hours.
This extended period prevents the computer from shutting down unexpectedly
(for example, during presentations or meetings that have gaps in computer activity).
Your computer will stop sending an RGB video signal to your projector after a period
of idle time, which also triggers the projector to go into standby mode. Similarly, you
can put your projector in standby mode by following the manufacturer’s instructions
included with your projector. To change the settings, see the instructions included
with your operating system.
Matching Your Computer’s Resolution to Your
Projector’s Resolution
Ensure that the resolution settings for your projector and computer match. If your
computer’s resolution doesn’t match the projector’s resolution, the image won’t
properly fill your interactive whiteboard’s screen, and might shimmer or be distorted.
Set the projector to its optimal image resolution by following the instructions included
with your projector, and then set your computer’s resolution to match. You can change
your computer’s screen resolution in the Windows Control Panel or in the Mac System
Preferences. If you need further help changing your computer’s resolution, see the
instructions included with your operating system.
You might also need to adjust your computer’s refresh rate to obtain the best results.
Set the computer to an initial refresh rate of 60 Hz, and then adjust this rate up or
down until you’ve determined the ideal refresh rate. For more information on changing
your computer’s refresh rate, see the instructions included with your operating
system.