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SMART Boar d™ 480 Interactive Whiteboar d User’ s Guide[...]
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Product Registration If you register your SMART product, we’ll notify you of new feat ures and software upgrades. Register online at smarttech.com/registration . Keep the following inform ation available in case you need to cont act SMART T echnical Support. Serial Number: _____________ _______________ ________________ _______ Date of Purchase: _[...]
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Import ant information Before you inst all and use your SMAR T Board™ 480 in teractive whiteboard, read and underst and the safety warnings and precautions in this user ’s gu ide and the included warnings document. T he included warnings d ocument de scribes the safe and correct operation of yo ur SMART Board intera ctive whiteboard and its acc[...]
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Content Important information .............. ................ ............. ................ ................ ................ ..........i Introducing your SMART Board 480 interactive whiteboard .......... ................ .............. 1 Introduction ................ ................ ............. ................ ................ ............. .[...]
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iv | CONTENT Registration ................ ............. ................ ................ ................ ................ ...... 18 Index .......................... ............. ................ ............. ................ ................ ............. ......... 19[...]
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Chapter 1 Introducing your SMAR T Board 480 interactive whiteboard Introduction Y our SMART pr oduct is a wall-mounted, front projection interactive whiteboard. It enables you to do everything that you can do at your computer— open and close applications, scroll thr ough files, hold meetings with other s, create new documents or edit existing one[...]
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2| INTRODUCING YOUR SMART BOAR D 480 IN TERACTIVE WH ITEBOARD Feature highlights DViT technology T wo digit al cameras, one in each of the interactive white board’ s top corners, track the position of your finger or the pen as it mov es across th e interactive surface. Durable surface The interactive surface is scratch-re sistant, dent-resist ant[...]
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3| INTRODUCING YOUR SMART BOAR D 480 IN TERACTIVE WH ITEBOARD Computer requirement s T o successfully power your interactive whiteboard and run SMAR T Product Drivers, your computer must meet cert ain minimum requirement s. For your interactive whiteboard’ s computer requirement s, see the SMART Board 480 interactive whiteboard specifications ( s[...]
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4| INTRODUCING YOUR SMART BOAR D 480 IN TERACTIVE WH ITEBOARD • Don’t bend USB ca bles sharply . • Don’t use USB plug adapters or p assive USB wall plates.[...]
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Chapter 2 Connecting your interactive whiteboard to a computer Overview Y our SMART Board 480 interactive w hit eboa rd ’s USB interfac e en a bles y ou to connect your interactive whitebo ard to yo ur computer . Because the included USB cable provides both a digit al signal and power from your computer to your interactive whiteboard, you don’t[...]
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6| CONNECTING Y OUR INTERACTIV E WHITEBOARD TO A COMPUTER Inst alling SMART Product Drivers Y ou must install SMAR T Product Drivers 10 .7 SP 1, or a later version, on your computer for your computer to re spond to touch on the interactive whiteboard’ s surface. SMART Product Driv ers includes th e tools that you need to contro l comp uter applic[...]
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7| CONNECTING Y OUR INTERACTIV E WHITEBOARD TO A COMPUTER T o orient your interactive whiteboa rd 1. On the interactive surface, click the SMART Board icon in the notification area, and then select Orient . The Orient ation screen opens. 2. Pick up the pen from the pen tray . 3. Beginning at the first t arget on the screen, touch the center of the [...]
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8| CONNECTING Y OUR INTERACTIV E WHITEBOARD TO A COMPUTER To o p e n t h e Floating T ools toolbar Press the SMART Board icon in the notificati on area , an d th en pre ss Show Floating T ools . NOTES • Some computer application s, such as SMART Noteboo k software, may include additional toolb ar s which allow you to control digital ink pens and [...]
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Chapter 3 Maintenance and troubleshooting T ips for trouble-free performance Y our SMART Boa rd interactive whiteboard is dura ble, but take care to pr event any damage to it and it s p arts. • Replace the pen when the nib wears out. • Don’t touch the interactive surface with sharp or pointed objects. • Don’t use adhesive t ape on the int[...]
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10 | MAINTENANCE AND TROUBLESHOOTING CAUTION Do not use harsh chemicals or abrasi ve cl eaners on your interactive whiteboard. IMPORT ANT • Before you clean your interactive whiteb oar d, disconnect its USB cable. • T o view dirt or streaks more easily , se t your projector to standby (lamp of f) mode. General troubleshooting Adjusting the proj[...]
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11 | MAINTENANCE AND TROUBLESHOOTING T ry the troubleshooting tips in the follo wing table to qui ckly resolve most issues with your product. NOTE These procedures vary , depending on your version of Windows operating system and your system preferences. Symptoms Cause Solution No image is projected on your interactive whiteboard, or a “No In put?[...]
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12 | MAINTENANCE AND TROUBLESHOOTING The projected image is blurry , too large or doesn’t completely fill your interactive whiteboar d’s screen. Y our projector’s position, zoom and focus settings aren’t adjusted. Adjust the projector’s position, zoom and focus settings. Refer to your projector ’s user’s guide for more informatio n. Y[...]
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13 | MAINTENANCE AND TROUBLESHOOTING The interactive surface doesn’t respond wh en you touch it, the point er moves erratically or gap s appear when you draw or write. Y our interactiv e whiteboa rd isn’t oriented. Orient your interactive whiteboard. For more information about orienting your interactive whiteboard, see p age 6 . SMART Board T o[...]
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14 | MAINTENANCE AND TROUBLESHOOTING There is a small red × on the SMART Board icon . SMART Product Drivers is unable to detect your interactive whiteboard. Ensure that the USB cable is connected fro m you r computer to your interactive w hiteboard and that the cable isn’t over- extended. SMART Board service isn’t running. S tart SMAR T Board [...]
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15 | MAINTENANCE AND TROUBLESHOOTING T ransporting your interactive whiteboard Save your original SMART Board interactive whiteboard p ackaging so that it’s available if you need to transport your interactive whitebo ar d. When required, repack your interactive whiteboard with all of the original pack aging. This packaging was designed with optim[...]
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16 | MAINTENANCE AND TROUBLESHOOTING T o determine your interactive whiteboard’ s serial number Look on the lower right edge of your in tera ctive whiteboard’ s frame when you’re facing the front of your interactive whiteboard. The serial number is also on the back of the interactive whiteboar d. The format of the serial number is SB480-xx-xx[...]
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Appendix A Hardware environment al compliance SMART T echnologies sup ports glob al effo rt s to ensure that electronic equipment is manufactured, sold and disposed of in a safe and environment ally friendly manner . For your interactive whiteboard’ s environmental compliance info rmation, see the SMART Board 48 0 interactive whiteboard specifica[...]
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Appendix B Customer support Online information and support Vis it smarttech.com/suppo rt to view and download user’s guides, how-to and troubleshootin g ar ticles, sof tware and more. T raining Vis it smarttech.com/train ingcenter for training materials and information about our training ser vices. W arranty Product warrant y is govern e d by th [...]
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Index A accessories, 3 USB cable, 3 adjusting projected image, 10 aspect ratio , 1 C cleaning, 9 erasing ink, 10 computer connecting to inte ractive whit eboard, 5 matching resolution to projector, 5 recommended settings, 5 refresh rate, 5 system requirements, 3 contacting S MART technical support, 15 customer support, 17 – 18 D Digital Vision To[...]
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20 | INDEX SMART Board software, 2 floating tools , 7 installing, 6 orienting your inte ractive whiteboard, 6 SMART Board 480 interactive whiteboard features , 1 how it works, 2 resetting, 10 SMART Notebook software, 1 , 2 SMART technical support, 18 support, 17 – 18 T technical support, 15 , 18 training, 18 transporting, 15 troubles hooting, 9 t[...]
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