Interwrite Learning Interwrite Board Getting Started
Getting Started InterwriteTM Board
GETTING STARTED
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Interwrite
TM
Board
for Windows and the Mac
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InterwriteTM Board Getting Started
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Table of Contents
Interwrite Board – Overview
Installation Overview 7
1. Unpack Your Interwrite Board 7
2. Mount Your Interwrite Board 8
3. Install the Interwrite Workspace Software 9
4. Connect Your Interwrite Board 9
5. Connect the Video Projector 9
6. Prepare the Electronic Interwrite Pens and
Install the Pen Charging Station 9
7. Calibrate Your Interwrite Board 9
Mount Your Interwrite Board
Mounting the Interwrite Board on the Wall 10
Attaching Floor Stand Mounting Brackets to
the Interwrite Board 12
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Mounting the Interwrite Board on the Floor Stand 13
Install the Interwrite Workspace Software
Installing the Interwrite Workspace Software on Windows 14
Installing the Interwrite Workspace Software on the Mac 15
Connect Your Interwrite Board
Cable Installation 16
BluetoothTM Wireless Installation 18
Install the BTCOM2 Module on the Interwrite Board 19
Install the Bluetooth Module on the Computer 20
Install the USB Adapter 21
Connect the Interwrite Devices 22
Connecting a Wireless Device on Windows 22
Connecting a Wireless Device on the Mac 24
Connect the Video Projector
Connect the Video Projector 26
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Calibrate Your Interwrite Board
Calibrating the Interwrite Board 29
Getting Started with Interwrite Workspace
Beginning an Interwrite Workspace Session 31
The Interwrite Workspace Toolbar 32
Using the Pen Tool 33
Presentation Files 34
Distributing Presentation Files 35
Additional Interwrite Learning Resources 35
What is PRS? 35
Whiteboard Mode 36
Interwrite Accessories
BTCOM2 Communications Kit 37
The InterwriteTM Pad 37
The Rechargeable Interactive Pen and
Pen Charging Station 38
Using the Rechargeable Interactive Pen 39
Assembling the Interwrite Marker Pen 40
The Interwrite Interactive Pen 41
Installing the Mounting Clips on the
Interwrite Board and Wall 42
Attaching the Pen Tray to the Interwrite Board 43
The Interwrite Board Floor Stand 44
The Floor Stand Accessory Shelf 44
Assembling the Floor Stand 44
Assembling the Legs 45
Attaching the Crossbars to the Leg Assemblies 45
Regulatory Statements and Warranty
Regulatory Statements 46
International Interwrite Board Warnings 52
Warranty 54
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Interwrite
Board
Overview
The InterwriteTM Board is central to the Interactive Classroom. These durable
TM
electronic whiteboards feature Interwrite Learning’s patented electromagnetic technology. Used alone, or in combination with Interwrite
Interwrite Board will provide the most effective means of facilitating and
stimulating a successful interactive, collaborative environment, whether in
the classroom, in the meeting room, or reaching out to participants around
the world.
You will see in this Getting Started guide how versatile your Interwrite Board
installation can be, accommodating every type of presentation environment.
Every step of the setup and installation process for each possible configuration
is described in these pages. In addition, a variety of accessories are described.
Some of the Interwrite Board accessories, such as an electronic pen, are
required, others are optional. In any case, we will show how they can be used
to uniquely tailor your interactive environment to your requirements.
Once set up, your Interwrite Board must be able to communicate with your
computer, either by means of a cable connection (serial or USB), or wirelessly,
using the Bluetooth
manages the communication link with your Interwrite Board, controls its
operation, and provides a robust set of tools to achieve the interactive
experience.
TM
Comm Kit. The Interwrite Workspace software
TM
Pads, your
You will use Interwrite Workspace software tools to establish communication with your Interwrite Board and to calibrate it. Calibration ensures that
the cursor on the projected image is properly aligned with the tip of the
electronic Interwrite Pen on the whiteboard’s surface.
The Interwrite software lets you operate your Interwrite Board in one of two
primary operational modes: Whiteboard Mode and Interactive Mode.
Whiteboard Mode makes it possible for you to easily capture the notes,
drawings and calculations on your Interwrite Board for print and/or electronic distribution. The only equipment you need to run the Whiteboard
Mode is your Interwrite Board, one or more electronic Interwrite Marker
Pens, and your computer.
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Interactive Mode allows you to take advantage of the full power and
features of the Interwrite system. Running Interactive Mode requires your
Interwrite Board, an Interactive Pen or one or more Marker Pens, a
computer, and a video presentation projector. The video projector is
connected to the computer so it can project the image of the computer
desktop onto the Interwrite Board’s surface. Once connected, your
Interwrite Board communicates as an input device to the computer.
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Installation Overview
This section describes what you will be doing and the order in which you will
be doing it, to facilitate the installation of your Interwrite Board and its preparation for use.
1. Unpack Your Interwrite Board
Open the shipping box and remove the Accessory Box. Leave the Interwrite
Board in the box until you are ready to mount it.
In the Accessories section of this guide, you will see that a variety of Interwrite
Board accessories are available to help you create the interactive environment
that best suits your requirements. Following is a basic list of the Interwrite
accessories likely to be included with your Interwrite Board:
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USB Cable
Cable Guides
Power Supply
Power Supply
Adapters
Mounting Clips
Interwrite Pens
Wall Mounting BracketSerial Cable
Pen Tray
Interwrite Learning
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This Interwrite
Board
TM
CD
Getting Started Guide
If you are going to connect your Interwrite Board using a cable, only one
cable, either Serial or USB, can be used. If you are going wireless, neither
cable should be used.
If your Power Supply shipped with a set of adapters, the instructions for
fitting the correct adapter on the plug are described on page 17. If you are
connecting your Interwrite Board using a USB cable, the Power Supply is
not needed. However, the Power Supply is required if you are using a serial
connection, attaching the BTCOM2 Module to the board for wireless
communication, or connecting the Interactive Pen Charging Station to the
board’s controller.
The Cable Guides are used to manage and guide dangling cables.
The optional Mounting Clips will be used only when you are mounting
your Interwrite Board on the wall. Their installation is described in the
Accessories section on page 42.
The Pen Tray is an optional accessory. If you are planning to mount your
Interwrite Board on the wall and you purchased a Pen Tray, it should be
installed on your Interwrite Board before it is mounted on the wall. Instructions for attaching the Pen Tray can be found on page 43.
Your Interwrite Board ships with one Wall Mounting Bracket. The board’s
frame is designed to hang from the Mounting Bracket installed on the wall.
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You will need an electronic Interwrite Pen to use with your Interwrite
Board. You can choose from among the Interactive Pen, the Marker Pen
and the rechargeable Interactive Pen, described beginning on page 39.
The optional Interwrite Interactive Pen Charging Station (page 38) is
designed to attach easily to the Interwrite Board frame. Nevertheless, it can
be mounted instead on the wall, although it should be close enough to the
Interwrite Board’s controller so it can be plugged into the Power Connector
on the top of the controller housing. (The Pen Charging Station can be
plugged directly into a wall socket or power strip. The power cable with a
standard power plug for such an installation is sold separately.) If you are
mounting your Interwrite Board on the wall, you should attach the Pen
Charging Station to the Interwrite Board before you mount it.
The Interwrite Learning CD contains the Interwrite Workspace software for
both a Windows installation and a Mac installation. Interwrite Workspace
must be installed on your computer before you can complete the installation
of your Interwrite Board.
2. Mount Your Interwrite Board
Will this be a wall mount, or a floor stand mount? If you are mounting your
Interwrite Board on a floor stand, you need to assemble the floor stand first.
The instructions for assembling your floor stand are included in the floor stand
shipping box. In addition, instructions for assembling your floor stand can be
found on page 44 in this guide.
The type of mount will also determine which Mounting Brackets, if any, you
will attach to the back of the Interwrite Board. For a floor stand mount, two
Mounting Brackets are attached to the back of the Interwrite Board with
supplied Phillips screws. These Mounting Brackets ship with the floor stand.
For a wall mount, the Interwrite Board requires only one Mounting Bracket,
which is attached to the wall. The frame of the Interwrite Board is designed to
overlap the Mounting Bracket on the wall. The hardware for attaching the
Mounting Bracket to the wall is not included. You will supply the hardware
that is appropriate to the type of wall on which the Interwrite Board is being
mounted.
WALL MOUNT
If you purchased a Pen Tray and/or an Interactive Pen Charging Station,
install them before you hang the Interwrite Board on the Wall Mounting
Bracket. If you plan to use the optional Mounting Clips (page 42) to stabilize
your wall-mounted board, install them after you have mounted your Interwrite Board on the wall.
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FLOOR STAND MOUNT
After you assemble the floor stand, attach the two Mounting Brackets to the
back of the Interwrite Board using the Phillips screws provided. It requires
two people, one at each end of the Interwrite Board, to mount it on the
floor stand. It is attached using the Knob Screws provided. You can attach
the Pen Tray and/or Pen Charging Station after the Interwrite Board is
mounted on the floor stand.
3. Install the Interwrite Workspace Software
4. Connect Your Interwrite Board
Your Interwrite Board must be able to communicate with the Interwrite
Workspace software on your computer. This communication link is established either by means of a physical cable (USB or serial) connection, or
wirelessly between two Bluetooth communication modules—one connected
to the Interwrite Board and one connected to the computer. The computer
will automatically find an Interwrite Board that is connected to it by a cable,
but the wireless Bluetooth Modules must be “connected” by the Interwrite
Device Manager, one of the Interwrite Workspace software applications.
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5. Connect the Video Projector
In order to run Interwrite Workspace in Interactive Mode, a video projector
must be connected to the computer.
6. Prepare the Electronic Interwrite Pens and
Install the Pen Charging Station
The Interwrite Marker Pen must be assembled and a battery installed before
use. A battery is installed in the Interactive Pen. The optional Pen Charging
Station is installed on the Interwrite Board and the rechargeable Interactive
Pens must be charged before they can be used. Instructions for attaching the
Pen Charging Station to the Interwrite Board are on page 38. Instructions for
assembling the Marker Pen and the Interactive Pen are on pages 40 and 41.
7. Calibrate Your Interwrite Board
Your Interwrite Board needs to be calibrated to ensure that the tip of the
electronic Interwrite Pen is aligned with the cursor on the projected image.
Any time the Interwrite Board or video projector is moved, the Interwrite
Board must be re-calibrated.
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Mounting the Interwrite Board on the
Wall
The Interwrite Board Wall Mounting Bracket, found in the Accessory Box,
is mounted on the wall. The Interwrite Board frame overlaps the Mounting
Bracket’s lip.
The hardware for attaching the
Mounting Bracket to the wall is
not included. The hole spacing
on the bracket matches 16” and
24” wall stud spacing.
Wall Mounting
Bracket
Figure 1
Wall
Interwrite Board
Figure 2
Hang the Interwrite Board frame
on the Wall Mounting Bracket, as
shown above.
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Two people should mount the Interwrite Board on the
wall to avoid injury, or damage to the Interwrite Board.
If you are planning to use the Mounting Clips, described on page
42, in conjunction with the wall mount, install them on the back
of the board and attach them to the wall
Interwrite Board.
1 Attach the Wall Mounting Bracket to the wall (Figure 1), using
hardware appropriate for the wall structure. (This hardware is not
included.)
2 Hang the Interwrite Board by interlocking the Wall Mounting
Bracket with the rear edge of the top part of the Interwrite Board
frame, shown in Figure 2.
after
you hang the
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Attaching the Floor Stand Mounting
Brackets to the Interwrite Board
After you have assembled the floor stand (instructions on page 44), you will attach the Mounting
Brackets that came with the floor stand to the back
of the Interwrite Board.
1 Attach the Mounting
Brackets to the back of the
Interwrite Board frame. The
Slide Slot is oriented toward
the top of the Interwrite
Board, the Ratchet Slots are
toward the bottom, and the
short side of the bracket
points inward toward the
center of the board.
Mounting
Bracket
Interwrite Board
Slide
Slot
Ratchet
Slot
Tools Required:
Phillips
screwdriver
Mounting
Brackets
Small
Screw
2 Line up the holes in the bracket
with the Brass Inserts on the
frame. Use the two small screws
provided to attach the bracket.
Brass Insert
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Mounting the Interwrite Board
on the Floor Stand
The Interwrite Board is attached to the floor stand with the provided Knob
screws—two on each side of the board.
Two people should mount the Interwrite Board on the floor
stand to avoid injury, or damage to the Interwrite Board.
Knob
screws
Slide Slot
Knob screws
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Floor Stand
3 With one person at each end of the Interwrite Board, position the
Mounting Brackets on either side of the Floor Stand Legs. Thread the top
Knob screw through the Slide Slot in the Mounting Bracket and into the
hole closest to the front edge of the Floor Stand. Screw the second Knob
screw through one of the Ratchet Slots in the Mounting Bracket and into
the screw hole positioned in the middle of the second, lower set of four
Crossbar screws.
Ratchet Slot
The position of the Interwrite Board on the floor stand can be adjusted by
standing in front of the Interwrite Board, grasping the bottom of the board
with both hands, and sliding it up or down, coming to rest on one of the
Ratchet Slots in the Mounting Brackets.
One person can adjust the position of the Interwrite Board up or down,
but be sure to stabilize the floor stand before you attempt to reposition
the board. Lock down the thumb tabs on the Casters, or push the floor
stand against a wall to prevent it from rolling, or put one of your feet on
the Floor Stand Foot to hold it in place as you adjust the Interwrite
Board’s position.
Position the floor stand on a level surface to avoid tipping.
Lower the Interwrite Board to the lowest position on the floor stand
before moving the stand.
Do not hang objects on the Interwrite Board.
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Installing the Interwrite Workspace
Software on Windows
The Interwrite Workspace software must be installed on Windows
by a user with Administrator privileges. Interwrite Workspace is
compatible with Windows 2000, XP, and Vista.
If you are using Windows 98/Me/NT, you must use Interwrite
Workspace version 5.0. For more information, contact Technical Support to order an installation CD.
1 Log in as Administrator. Insert the Interwrite Learning CD into the
CD drive on your PC. The installer will autoload. If it doesn’t, click
on the Start button on the Windows Task Bar and select Run from
the menu. Type X:\setup.exe (X represents the CD drive letter).
2 Select the Install Interwrite Workspace Software menu option.
3 Follow the onscreen instructions for the software installation. You
will know Interwrite Workspace has installed successfully by the
appearance of the Interwrite Workspace icon in the System Tray on
the Windows Task Bar. If the icon does not appear, restart your
computer.
The appearance of the Interwrite Workspace icon
on the Task Bar indicates that the Interwrite
Device Manager is now running on your PC.
Click on the Workspace icon to display the op-
tions on the Device Manager Menu shown here.
Device Manager, in addition to managing the
Interwrite hardware devices, provides direct
access to the three operational modes of the
Interwrite Workspace software.
Click the Interwrite Workspace icon in the System Tray of the
Windows Task Bar to display the Device Manager Menu. Select the
Check for Updates
download it now. You should periodically check for updates.
option. If a new version of Workspace is available,
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Installing the Interwrite Workspace
Software on the Mac
The Interwrite Workspace software must be installed on the Mac by
a user with Admin privileges. Interwrite Workspace is compatible
with Mac OS X version 10.4 or higher.
1 Insert the Interwrite Learning CD into the CD-ROM drive on your
Mac. An Interwrite Workspace CD icon will appear on your
desktop.
2 Double-click on the Interwrite icon on the desktop to display the
CD’s contents. Double-click on the Install Interwrite icon.
3 Follow the onscreen instructions for the software installation.
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The appearance of the Interwrite
Workspace icon on the Menubar
indicates that the Device Manager is
now running on your Mac. It will load
and run in the background every time
you start up your Mac. Click on the
Interwrite Workspace icon to display
the options on the Device Manager
Menu, shown here. Device Manager,
in addition to managing the Interwrite
hardware devices, provides direct
access to the two operational modes of
Interwrite Workspace on the Mac.
Click the Interwrite Workspace icon on the Menubar to display
the Device Manager Menu. Select the
new version of Interwrite Workspace is available, download it now.
You should periodically check for updates.
Check for Updates
option. If a
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Connect Your Interwrite Board:
Cable Installation
The Interwrite Board is connected to the computer either via a cable, or
wirelessly. If you are not using the Bluetooth wireless communication system
described next, you can connect your Interwrite Board to the computer using
either the supplied USB cable, or the serial cable. Do not use both cables.
Choose one or the other to connect the PC and the Interwrite Board. The
Mac can be connected to the Interwrite Board only with the USB cable.
The connectors and switches on the Interwrite Board Controller are shown
in the graphic below. Please note that the Controller on your Interwrite
Board has two power connectors, one on the top of the Controller and one
on the side. Plug the Power Supply into the Power Connector on the side of
the Controller. The Power Supply is not necessary if you are using a USB
connection. However, if you are using a serial connection, attaching a
BTCOM2 Module for wireless communication, or attaching the optional Pen
Charging Station, you must connect the Power Supply. The Pen Charging
Station, if you have one, is plugged into the Power Connector on the top of
the Controller.
2nd Power Connector
RJ12 BTCOM2 Port
Pen Prox LED
Power LED
Power Switch
Power Connector
Controller
Serial Connector
USB Connector
Use either a Serial or a USB connection, never both.
There is only one Connector for USB. It is on the side of the Controller, as
shown in the photo. The Connector located on the top of the Controller
with the Power Connector is the RJ12 Connector for the BTCOM2
Module.
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1 Shut down and turn off the computer.
2 Plug the square USB B connector end into the USB Connector on the
Interwrite Board. Or, if you are using a PC and installing the serial cable,
attach one end of the serial cable to the Serial Connector on the board’s
Controller.
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3 Plug the flat USB A connector into an available USB port
computer or USB hub, or the serial cable into the serial port on the PC.
4 If necessary, attach the appropriate power plug adapter to the Power
Supply plug, following these simple instructions:
a Remove and discard the Shipping
Collar Insert.
b Note that each plug adapter has a lip
that fits into the recess at the top of
the plug housing. Locate the lip on
the plug adapter you selected and tilt
it into the recess.
c Snap the lower edge of the plug
adapter into the adapter well. If
necessary, slide the thumb grip away
from the well as you push the plug
down into the well.
5 Plug the cylindrical metal end of the
power cord into the Power Connector on
the side of the Controller and plug the
plug into a power socket.*
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6 Use the supplied cable guides to manage
dangling cables. Remove the protective
covering to expose the adhesive surface
and stick them where you want to guide
the cable and power cord.
7 Toggle the Power Switch to turn on the
Interwrite Board. It will beep four times
and the Power LED will light up to
indicate the board has power.
8 Turn on the computer. It will automatically find the cable-connected
Interwrite Board.
9 The Pen Prox LED will light up and stay lit as long as the electronic
Interwrite Pen is in prox of or touching the Interwrite Board surface.
Plug Housing
2
Shipping Collar Insert
3
Recess
4
Adapter Well
5
Thumb Grip
6
Lip
7
Plug Adapter
on your
* The Power Supply is not necessary if you are using a USB connection.
However, if you are using a serial connection, attaching a BTCOM2 Module
for wireless communication, or attaching the Pen Charging Station, you must
connect the Power Supply.
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